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Summit Public Schools: Rainier
1750 S. White Road
San Jose, CA 95127
Rainier office is located in room 1215
NEW phone number: (408) 508-4702
(Rainier office)
New Phone Number (408) 831-3104 ____________________
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August Menus
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School Donations Needed
These are items we
need for our school.
Thank you to the following families for helping improve the Facilities with their donations:
Janet Amaro
Cindy Aviles
Rebeca Garcia-Ryken
Patti & Steve Hares
Hester Lau-Kim
Brad Matthews
Heriberto Soto
Maria Sousa
Dana Yates
*Updated* We need furniture, oven mitts, boxes of tissues, folding tables, empty paint cans and more.
Thank you to the families who have already donated items to the school:
Christina Aronen
Lucy Berlin
Regina Chambers
Elizabeth Franco-Lee
Helen Sironen
Crystal Speed
Lanie Tanhueco
Dana Yates
Faculty Treats Sign Up
Can you bring in snacks for one of the weekly faculty meetings? Please sign up on this list.
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Did you know?
This year, every Rainier student will have a brand new Chromebook to use throughout the school day. We're excited about the wealth of online learning resources that students will be able to access for their classes. Advantages to Chromebooks over other laptops include their lightness and portability as well as their long battery life.
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Thanks Garlic Festival Volunteers!
Joel & Shane Ryken, Brad & Mica Geldert, Sam Reguindin, Elizabeth & Joshua Franco-Lee, Martha Rozo, Mr. Rozo, Daniel Rozo, Rylie, Susan, Eric & Savannah Weaver, Jocelyn, Jasmine & Laura Sandoval, Joseph Nguyen, Manuel, Matthew, Luz Morales & Isias Morales, Raúl Pérez, Austin Rivera, Santi Villalobos, April Beale, Esael Balderas, Bret Buchanan, Tammy Ortiz, Albalena Diaz, Braulio Serrano, Mercedes Serrano, Greg & Regina Chambers, Minh Huynh, Natalie & Ed Gardner, and Richard Noll.
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Message from the Directors
Dear Rainier Families,
We just finished New Student Orientation with the incoming students. It seems like everyone had a lot of fun getting to know the school and each other.
First Day of School:
Monday, August 19, 9am. Uniforms required - uniform policy here. Be on time and ready to shine. 11th graders must bring their completed writing assignments and 9th and 10th graders should have completed their reading assignments and be ready for a test or writing assignment.
Bell Schedule:
- School starts at 9am daily and ends at 4pm daily (including Fridays).
- School will be open from 7:45am - 5pm.
- Teachers will be available for extra help from 7:45-8:45am daily and from 4-5pm on Mondays and Wednesdays (Teaching staff will be in meetings on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons).
Mentors by Grade Level:
Our mentor groups are a very important part of creating the Summit San Jose environment. 9th graders had a chance to meet their mentors and other students in their mentor groups during orientation.
9th grade:
| Ms. Beaven, Mr. Pratt, Ms. Stoever, Ms. Whited, Mr. Zisman
| 10th grade:
| Mr. Avarca, Ms. Crowe, Ms. Goddard & Ms. Lamcke, Ms. Jimenez, Ms. Pennings, Ms. Rieder
| 11th grade:
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Mr. Carrillo & Ms. Pinelli, Mr. La Torra, Ms. Larson, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lee
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Drop Off Zone:
We will have a drop off zone in front of the entrance gate off Marten Ave. It will be painted by Monday, but the signs will not be up yet. We are in need of 2 or 3 parents who can help us with the drop off zone from 8 - 9am every morning next week. Also, if you can donate orange cones that can be used to block off the zone, please drop them by the front office this week. We need your help to ensure that all of our students get to school safely.
Office:
The office is located in room 1215, the second portable in from the gate. Ana Martinez started as our Office Manager Monday, August 12. Ana is a recent graduate of Santa Clara University with a passion for political science, law, immigration reform, youth leadership, and giving back to her community. Ana brings lots of great energy and experience to our team, and we are thrilled to have her! She takes over for Edy Contreras who resigned as Rainier's Office manager last week to return to his previous district for personal reasons.
Questions?
Please check the PIVOT website where you can find important forms, the most current calendar, recent announcements, useful links and much more. Bookmark it!
Respectfully,
Pamela Lamcke, Principal
Lia Pinelli, Assistant Director
Summit Public Schools: Rainier
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Introducing the Faculty
We want to take this opportunity to introduce you to our talented and dedicated faculty.
Our 9th grade level team (pictured, from left to right) is Ms. Rieder for Math, Ms. Goddard for History, Ms. Larson for Biology, Mr. Carrillo for Spanish, and Ms. Crowe for English. We work at Summit because we are excited to help students make the four years of high school awesome and get into a college of their choice! Students, the 9th grade is exciting because you're finally in high school. In English, you get to read and discuss novels relating to your world around. In History, you will learn about how the past is still important today. In Math, you'll design water fountains and figure out what is the cheapest cell phone plan. In Biology, you'll learn about what makes you YOU. And in Spanish class, you'll get to try food from different Spanish-speaking countries!
 Our 10th grade level team (pictured from left to right) is Mr. Zisman for Math, Mr. Pratt for English, Ms. Stoever for Spanish, Ms. Pennings for Physics, and Mr. La Torra for World History. We teach at Summit for the high energy and personalized, small school environment. We believe that the traditional school model needs to change and that Summit is on the right path to lead that change! What students can expect in 10th grade: Get excited for your second year at Summit with some amazing projects to challenge yourself! To give you an idea of what we will be up to: you will build an electric house in physics, learn about Latin America culture and geography in Spanish, research human rights in History, explore literature and creativity in English, learn about using abstract math for the real world and get to know your new teachers!  Our 11th grade level team (pictured, from left to right) Mr. Lee for Pre-Calculus, Ms. Beaven for AP English Language, Ms. Lee for Chemistry, Mr. Avarca for AP U.S. History, and Ms. Jimenez for Spanish. We work at Summit because of the close knit community, and opportunities for building relationships through mentoring and personalized learning environments. 11th grade will give you your first opportunity to see what college is really like through AP classes. We as a team are excited to bring new experiences to guide you to the next level of your education, and are excited about sharing our subject matter with you!  Also joining us is Ms. Whited who will be working across the grades as our Resource Specialist. We'll see everyone when classes start on Monday, August 19. We're going to have an inspiring year of learning together. Go Bulldogs!
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Facilities Work Day Update
Pamela Lamcke, Principal
There were so many people who helped at the past Facilities Work Day that we forgot to thank them all in the last newsletter. Extra special thanks to Joshua Franco-Lee, Elizabeth Franco-Lee, Andrea Caballero, Mike Padua, David Gage, Ray Paradise, Cristian Trujillo, Katie Reguindin, The Nguyen, Andrew Nguyen, Anna Nguyen, Heriberto Soto, Emili Hartwell, Maria Sousa, Andrew Sousa, Frank Sousa, Karen Luna, Aaron Luna, Ken Ousey, Wyatt Ousey, Steve Gilmore, Sara Neighbors, Debbie Neighbors, Jamie Alcaraz, Jeff Hares, Connor Hares, Brad Matthews, Forest Sironen, Ashley Luna, Andrea Luna, Samantha Luna, Daniel Soto, Kristen Chan and Sean Gage.
There are still many things that still need to be done around our campus. Parents can stop by during the day to do these or take them on as a project. Please contact Ms. Pinelli if you can help. We will have our next Facilities day on August 24 from 8am-noon. Please RSVP to come and help on this list.
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Athletics
Coach J Bumagat, Athletic Director
Paperwork
All athletic paperwork and payment was due August 8. If there are students who are interested in participating, please contact Coach J at 408-688-1995 or at coachjbumagat@gmail.com. Co-ed Cross County Athletes that have signed up to participate should report to Tahoma's campus on Monday, August 19 at 4:30pm. If anything changes, you will receive an email from our Athletic Director. Girls Volleyball Coach Steezy is the Varsity volleyball coach and will be contacting players regarding conditioning this coming week. Practice/Tryouts begin on Monday, August 19 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Tahoma's campus in the auditorium. Proposed practices for Rainier will be Mondays through Thursdays: 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Game schedules will be passed out at that time. Coaches Needed We are still looking for coaches for Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Baseball and Softball. If you are interested or know anyone who is interested, please contact Coach J Bumagat or at (408) 688-1995. All coaches will need to follow all pre-secreening procedures in order to be a coach.
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Rainier Camping Trip
Patti Hares and Phillis Chan
Camping Trip September 5-6 
This is a mandatory trip for all students in all grade levels. We will be camping at Cutter Scout Reservation. This trip will be for all 9th, 10th and 11th grade Rainier students and faculty. (Tahoma will be camping the previous week.) All students will need a signed permission slip before they will be allowed to participate. Please turn in permission slips and $25 camping trip fee by August 21.
Parents, please sign up to chaperone or drive. We will need 5-10 volunteers in the kitchen for each shift. For general information, please click here. To sign up to drive, chaperone or loan equipment, please sign up on the Camping Trip list. We need enough drivers to transport all of our students to and from the campsite. Drivers - you need to fill out new forms for the school year, even if you completed them last year. Forms are available on the PIVOT website on the forms page - see the Transportation and Chaperones section.
All drivers must submit additional documents. As soon as possible, please complete and return the following required documents:
1. Driver Application
2. Student Transportation Policy
3. Chaperone Agreement (even if you are not staying overnight)
4. Copy of driver's license
5. Copy of vehicle registrataion
6. Copy of vehicle insurance policy informtion (the one you keep in the the vehicle for DMV purposes)
7. Distracted Driving Policy (please ready, however this one doesn't need to be signed and turned in)
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Gilroy Garlic Festival
Shane Ryken
At the Gilroy Garlic Festival, the preparation of the pasta and pesto sauce was led by Shane and Joel Ryken. Together the Summit students and parents helped prepare 3,300 pounds of pasta and 225 gallons of pesto sauce! Thank you to the volunteers who took their time out of their summer to volunteer at the Gilroy Garlic Festival to raise funds for Summit San Jose.
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Carpool Connection
Are you looking for other Summit Rainier families living in your area to set up a carpool? Please contact Sarah Paradise, Rainier's carpool coordinator with the following information, and she can help connect you with other families in your area:  Student's Name Parents' Names Street Address Phone Number Email address
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En Español
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
- Monday, August 19 - First Day of School, 9am-4pm
- Wednesday, August 21 - Deadline to turn in Camping Trip permission slip and $25 Camping Trip Fee
- Saturday, August 24 - Facilities Work Day at Rainier Campus, 8am-noon
- Monday, September 2 - School Closed, Labor Day
- Thursday and Friday, September 5 and 6 - Rainier All School Camping Trip
- Week of September 9 -13 - Rainier Expedition
- Thursday, September 12 - PIVOT meeting at Rainier Campus, 6:30pm
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Questions? Need More Information?
Please check Rainier's PIVOT website for more school information. If you don't find the answers you were looking for, contact Janet Amaro, Communications Chair and she will point you in the right direction.
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