Please make sure you log in your hours using the link above. Families who have reached the 40 hour commitment will be recognized in future editions of the newsletter and on this page of the PIVOT website.

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Summit Rainier YahooGroup

Diane Tom

We are happy to announce the launch of a Yahoo Group to facilitate communication between Summit Rainier parents/guardians. This group is set up to answer questions and build community. If you would like to join this listserve/email group, you can join in one of three ways:

1. Go to the group home page and click Join

2. Send a blank email to this address and responding to the confirmation

3. Email group moderator, Diane Tom and she will send you an invitation to the group

Labels for Education

We are now collecting Labels for Education to redeem for school and athletic supplies for Rainier students. Look for these labels on packages of Pepperidge Farms cookies & crackers, V-8 beverages, Campbell soups & Swanson broths, Dannon, Post cereals, PopSecret and more. A full list of participating products is here. Drop off your labels in the box in the Rainier office.

Amazon.com

null Do you shop at Amazon.com? Bookmark our new Amazon link today and Amazon will donate up to 10% of your purchases to Rainier! The donation comes out of Amazon's pockets not yours, so it is a painless way to donate. To take advantage of this program, simply visit Amazon.com from this link, shop and check out as you normally would and Amazon does the rest!

P.S. For all of our wonderful families who have been using eScrip's Amazon link: please switch to this new Amazon link while continuing to use eScrip for everything else. eScrip gives Rainier a maximum of 2.5% per Amazon purchase while using our new link brings in a minimum of 4%!

Camping Trip Lost and Found

There are a few items that remain in the office from the Camping Trip.

Sleeping bag - Red bag that is held together by a leather belt
Sleeping bag - Blue Ozark Trail brand, in a stuff bag with a red thermal shirt
various rainfly covers - the piece that goes over the tent

If these might belong to you, please come claim them.

Cafecito

Todas las familias de habla hispana est�n cordialmente invitadas a una sesi�n de preguntas y respuestas con los Directores de Summit Rainier y Tahoma. Nos vemos para tomar una tazita de cafe el jueves, 10 de octubre de 3pm a 4 pm en el Starbucks localizado en la esquina de Story Road y White Road. Si tiene algo que te gustar�a agregar a la agenda para nuestro primer Cafesito por favor env�e sus preguntas, comentarios o sugerencias a la Sra. Lamcke.

Message from the Directors

Dear Rainier Families,

PLP Meetings - September 27-28

Each student, along with their parents and mentor, will be participating in a PLP (Personalized Learning Plan) meeting. Meetings will take place as scheduled with the Academic Mentor that your student meets with each Friday during PLT time. We are looking forward to having every family involved in this important process.

In order to facilitate the meetings, there will be no regular classes held on Thursday and Friday, September 26-27. Classes will resume on Monday, September 30.

2013 Fundraising Campaign

Fundraising letters were distributed to students on Friday. We are asking for 100% participation from all our Summit Rainier families. You have the option to contribute the full amount now, pay in your choice of installments and/or participate in other fundraising events to go toward your family's commitment. Please complete the Commitment Form and turn it in no later than September 30, regardless of whether you are able to donate right now.

Respectfully,

Pamela Lamcke, Principal

Lia Pinelli, Assistant Director

Summit Public Schools: Rainier

Recruitment Open Houses & Parties

Our first Summit San Jose Recruitment Open House is coming up on Tuesday, October 1 (with additional events on November 5 and December 3) at 6:30pm on the Rainier campus. This will be the first opportunity to get and submit an application for the 2014-2015 school year and to sign up for shadow events and tours. Be sure to tell your friends and family to get their applications in early to have the highest chance of acceptance.

We would also like to announce that Summit staff is available for attending Recruitment Parties. If you bring a group of five or more new uninformed families/students together, so that our staff can inform your guests about our school option, you can earn parent volunteer hours, student free dress pass and a $50 Visa gift card. This is a great way to share about Summit and help change our community one student and family at a time. There is a form in the office.

There are a limited number of immediate openings in our current classes. For more information or if you have questions, please contact Assistant Director Lia Pinelli or call (408) 831-3104.

Comedy Sportz

Our Fall Fundraiser and Community Event will be a Comedy Sportz Show, an interactive improv experience - great fun for the entire family and friends!

What: Comedy Sportz Show

Where: Mt. Pleasant High School Theatre

1750 S. White Rd. San Jose, CA 95127

When: Saturday, October 12 at 6:00pm

Cost: $10 per ticket pre-purchase or $15 at the door

Concessions will be available for purchase that night - pizza, nachos, egg rolls and drinks.

There are a LIMITED number of tickets - only 200 for Rainier and 200 for Tahoma. Tickets will be available at the PIVOT meeting on October 3, or from parent volunteers. Watch for more information to come.

For more information, email Tahoma parent, Narumi Tashiro.

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Not comedy about sports, but comedy AS a sport! ComedySportz is the award winning interactive comedy show where two teams of "act-letes" compete for audience laughs and points while improvising scenes, games, operas and musicals based on audience suggestions. A referee governs the action, calling fouls and keeping the match moving at a blistering pace. The audience is always a part of the interactive show, and sometimes even winds up on stage! It's clean, fast and fun for all audiences. The Silicon Valley's longest-running show, they've been named Editor's Choice by the Wave Magazine and Best Local Theatre by the Metro's Best of the Silicon Valley.

College Corner

College Visits

Register to visit a UC or CSU campus that's tailored to students applying. More information on the College Readiness website.

CSU Event

Here is an opportunity to find out about all of the CSU campuses.

CSU College Night (Click for flyer)

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

6-8pm at the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy in Santa Clara.

RAZA Day at UC Berkeley

The 36th annual Raza Day at UC Berkeley will be help on Saturday, October 26, 2013. This is recognized as one of the largest college recruitment endeavors for Chican@/Latin@ students throughout the state. This event will explore various aspects of higher education including admissions posliceis, financial aid, student life, academic programs, support groups, community issues and current student perspectives. More information here.

D�a de La Raza

El Centro de Reclutamiento y Retenci�n de la Raza de la Universidad de California en Berkeley se dirige a usted para informarle de nuestro evento anual llamado D�a de La Raza. Este 26 de Octubre del 2012 celebraremos 35 a�os de su existencia. El prop�sito de este evento es el de traer estudiantes a la universidad y ofrecerles el apoyo y la informaci�n necesaria para continuar sus estudios universitarios.

El D�a de la Raza es un evento tradicional en esta universidad y es reconocido por el gobierno estatal por su �xito en la din�mica de reclutamiento. Es un evento en la cual los estudiantes tendr�n la oportunidad de familiarizarse con los recursos que ofrece la universidad. Por ejemplo informaci�n sobre ayuda financiera para continuar sus estudios, los requisitos de admisi�n, vivienda y aspectos generales de la vida estudiantil cotidiana. Hablaremos sobre temas para mejorar los h�bitos del estudio, y tambi�n se ofrecer�n talleres culturales. Proveeremos almuerzo y entretenimiento durante el evento.

QuestBridge College Prep Scholarships

QuestBridge's College Prep Scholarship provides opportunities to help outstanding low-income high school juniors prepare to apply to top colleges. More than 2,000 students will be selected as College Prep Scholars.

Did you know...

...a top-tier college education is possible for low-income students? Students from low-income backgrounds with strong academic records actually have significant advantages over other students in the college admissions process. Leading colleges are seeking to increase socio-economic diversity on their campuses, which means they are looking for students who have achieved academic excellence despite financial challenges.

...you can afford the education you dreamed about? Attending a selective private college can actually be less expensive than going to a community or state college. Financial aid packages at many leading schools cover 100% of students' demonstrated financial need.

Why should you apply?

The College Prep Scholarship provides opportunities to help qualified students successfully navigate the college admissions process. The awards include:

Full scholarships to summer programs at top universities
Individualized college admissions counseling
Invitations to the QuestBridge Conferences at Northwestern, Yale, and Stanford
All expense paid visits to college campuses

Who should apply?

If you are a high school junior with a strong academic record and an annual family income of less than $60,000, we encourage you to apply. Many past award recipients have also been part of the first generation in their family to attend college.

How do you apply?

The College Prep Scholarship online application is completely free and opens in mid-February. Before applying, you should familiarize yourself with the eligibility requirements.

ALL parents and students should take a look at the Student Resource Center section of their website as there are some excellent suggestions including preparing for college, applying to college and paying for college.

Community Service

Teen Volunteer Fair

There will be teen volunteer fair on Saturday, September 28 from 9am to noon at the Lexus of Stevens Creek, 3333 Stevens Creek Blvd designed to link high school students with non-profit organizations.

More information here.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley

The local branches of the Boys & Girls Clubs are looking for volunteers to assist with their after school programs. There are many volunteer and internship opportunities at the nearby Alum Rock and Smythe Clubhouses. Please take a look at their website for a complete list of opportunities. Contact Sophia Quinones, volunteer coordinator for more information.

Internship Partners Needed

This year during Expeditions we are offering a career class for Summit San Jose students and are working toward placing students in off-campus internships this year and over the summer. We are eagerly seeking partners - businesses and organizations of all kinds - that would be willing to host high school interns. Here is more information about the Internship Program. If you have a lead, please contact Expeditions Teacher-Leader Kathryn Hopkins or by phone at 415-609-5127.

Athletics

Coach J Bumagat, Athletic Director

Boys and Girls Wrestling

Wrestling team conditioning began Monday, September 23. Cost for the season is $125. Girls are welcome, so please spread the word. Last year, the Summit San Jose Wrestling team was very successful, with wrestlers placing and winning in every tournament attended. The plans are for 6 frosh/soph and 6 varsity tournaments. If you are interested in being contacted with further information, please contact Teresa Attebery. Coaches are needed! Anyone with previous wrestling experience interested in coaching, please contact Coach Ernest Mendez.

Winter Sports Meeting

There will be a mandatory parent and athlete meeting for all Winter sports (Basketball and Wrestling) on October 10 at 6pm in the Tahoma campus auditorium.

More information about our sports teams is available on our website: www.rainierbulldogs.com

Volunteers Needed

Janet Amaro, Communications Committee Chair

These are some of the volunteer jobs that we need filled.

Office help - Can you come in on a regular basis to help in the office? We especially need help covering the phones during the lunch hour so that Ms. Martinez can do lunch duty. Please contact Ms. Martinez in the office (408) 831-3104 ext 5001 if you are interested in helping.

Lunch help - We need one volunteer per day to come help Ms. Margie distribute lunches to our hungry students. On regular weeks, we need someone from 1-1:30pm, during Expeditions help is needed 11:45am-12:15pm. If you can volunteer even one day a week, that would be a great help. Please contact Ms. Pinelli.

Mentor Group Parents - Each student is assigned a mentor group, each group needs at least two parent leads to serve as the first branch of a phone/email tree between the mentor teacher and the other parents in the group. Ideally, one of the leads should be fluent in Spanish, but don't hesitate to volunteer if you are monolingual. If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please contact Lupe Trujillo.

Traffic Monitors - Volunteers are needed to direct traffic at the curb on Marten Ave in front of the Rainier gate during morning drop-off (8:30-9am) and afternoon pick-up (3:50-4:20pm). Please sign up for your choice of day and shift here (scroll down to On-campus).

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

Thursday and Friday, September 26 and 27 - No classes
Friday and Saturday, September 27-28 - Personalized Learning Plan meetings (time will be scheduled with academic mentor)
Tuesday, October 1 - Recruitment Open House for families interested in enrolling at Summit San Jose, 6:30pm
Thursday, October 3 - PIVOT meeting, notes from the last meeting on the PIVOT website, 6:30pm

Note: meeting will be on the Tahoma campus but we will have discussion on Rainier related items

Monday, October 7 - Picture Day
Monday, October 7 - Fall Sports Team pictures, Tahoma auditorium. Order form.

4:30pm Tahoma Volleyball
4:45pm Tahoma Cross Country
5:00pm Rainier Cross Country
5:15pm Rainier Volleyball

Cafecito - October 10, 3-4pm
Thursday, October 10 - Mandatory meeting for athletes and parents participating in Winter Sports, Tahoma auditorium, 6pm

Rainier's School Year Calendar Color / Black & White

School Events Calendar on the PIVOT website.

Newsletter Submissions

Is there something you would like to have included in a future edition? Rainier's newsletter comes out weekly on Wednesdays. The deadline for submissions is Monday at noon. Please email articles to the Rainier Newsletter Editor. Early submissions are welcome and appreciated.