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Summit Rainier YahooGroup

Diane Tom

If you would like to join the Rainier Parent 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 respond 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. Drop off your labels in the Rainier office.

Bookmark our new Amazon link today and Amazon will donate up to 10% of your purchases to Rainier.

Traffic Safety

Reminder for Rainier drivers: do not double park on Marten during morning drop off or afternoon pick up. Double parking is illegal as well as creating unsafe conditions for students and other drivers. Please drive forward and use the passenger loading and unloading zone - marked with a white painted curb just past the Rainier gate.

We are still seeking volunteers to direct traffic in front of the Rainier gate during the morning and afternoon: Please sign up for your choice of day and shift here (scroll down to On-campus).

Upcoming

11th Grade - Family Meeting - Thursday, December 19, 6:30-7:30pm at Rainier Campus.

Winter Break - December 23 - January 3. School resumes January 6.

Message from the Directors

Dear Rainier Families,

We are almost at the end of the fall semester winds - the last day is December 20. We will be doing an awards ceremony on Friday to recognize some of the outstanding students in our community.

Our winter break is from December 23 through January 3 and all students should come back on January 6 ready to start the second semester. If there are any questions about what students should be working on during winter break to catch up on projects or playlists, please reach out to the student's mentor.

Just a reminder that the uniform policy applies all week for students. Students have the opportunity to earn free dress by not receiving too many uniform violations over the course of the week. We will announce free dress for Friday as usual on Thursday afternoon. Only the grade levels who earn free dress will be allowed to wear free dress on Friday. Students who do not comply with the Uniform Policy will be sent to the office.

Respectfully,

Pamela Lamcke, Principal

Lia Pinelli, Assistant Director

Summit Public Schools: Rainier

College Corner

Pamela Lamcke, Principal

PSAT Scores

We have just received back PSAT scores for students who took the test in October. In order to ensure that all families receive a copy of the score report, we will be sending it home in the mailer the first week of January.

In the meantime, students can access their scores online at https://quickstart.collegeboard.org/posweb/login.jsp

SAT and ACT Registration

11th Graders - SAT and ACT registration needs to be done NOW for the January and February tests. The SAT test date is January 25, so registration needs to be complete by December 27. Register for the SAT. The ACT test date is February 8, and registration needs to be complete by January 10. Register for the ACT.

To register for the exams, students need either a credit card to pay for the exam, or a fee waiver. Students can qualify for a fee waiver if they meet specific criteria, including receiving free or reduced lunch here at Rainier. Students who need a fee waiver must request the fee waiver from Ms. Lamcke prior to registering for the exam. Students can receive up to two SAT fee waivers and two ACT fee waivers total over the course of both 11th and 12th grades.

Please use Rainier's school code (054621) when registering to ensure that our school gets a copy of the results.

Winter Dance - Night in Paris

Ms. Drew Larson

The Winter Formal (joint Rainier and Tahoma event) - A Night in Paris - will be December 20 from 6:30-9:30pm. Doors close at 7:30pm. (If you have to arrive late, you must confirm with Ms. Larson before the dance). Tickets will be on sale this week: Wednesday and Thursday - $3, Friday - $5. Request a song when you buy your ticket! Snacks will be sold and Winter Court will be announced.

Donations Still Needed

We would like to borrow the following items from our Summit community: clear Christmas lights, small non-breakable vases with artificial flowers, checkered table cloths, green Christmas garlands, and big red bows. Please label items with Rainier + your student's name for ease of return before dropping them off at the front office. Items can be picked up after the dance or on the first day back to school on January 6. Additionally, any kind of party decorations or cardboard storage boxes (2'x2') that you can donate for this event and reuse in upcoming years are gratefully welcomed, donations may also be dropped off at the office.

Chaperones

Want to start the winter break with a bang? We are looking for 4-6 fun-loving parents to join our faculty to help chaperone the dance this Friday from 6:30-9:30pm in the Tahoma auditorium. There will be a brief meeting at 6:15pm for all chaperones before the dance starts. If you are available to help, please contact Ms Larson at dlarson@summitsanjose.org.

Friendly Reminders

Please remind your son/daughter to not wear red/blue or anything related to 49ers, Sharks, Raiders, and Cowboys sports teams to the dance, or else they will be asked to change. Please make sure to drop off and pick them up on time as courtesy to dance organizers and chaperones.

Thank you! We're excited to provide this event to the wonderful students of the Summit San Jose community. For further information contact Rainier teacher Ms. Larson.

Holiday Fundraiser

Girls Varsity Basketball Team

The Girls varsity basketball team will be doing a holiday fundraiser! We will be selling Candy holiday Lei's for $3. You can send them to anyone you would like, Friends, a Special Someone (make sure you know their academic mentor) and teachers! You can also include a message with each Lei! All will be delivered on Friday, December 20th! You must pay up front, so bring your money and order a Lei at lunch.

Athletics

Coach J Bumagat, Athletic Director

Rainier encourages all students to complete 100 hours of physical activity per year. One way to accomplish this is to join one of our school sports. Sign ups are starting now for Spring Sports - Softball, Track and Field and Baseball. We also need parents to coach and help out with the teams. Sign up on these lists:

Softball Track and Field Baseball

Spring Sport athletes and parents will need to attend a mandatory meeting on January 16 at 6pm in the Tahoma Auditorium. Contact Coach J or Ms. Goddard with questions.

If you are completing your PE requirement in an approved outside activity or bike, walk or actively skateboard to school, please use this Form for Participating in Outside Physical Activities on the PIVOT website.

Rainier Varsity Boys Basketball

Coach J Bumagat

Varsity boys is on a 3-game losing streak but hope to change that this Friday, December 20 as they face Leadership at Thomas More School at 8pm. Come support us!

Admission fees for all home games are as follows:

13 yrs & up: $5

Senior Citizens: $3

5yrs to 12 yrs: $3

4yrs & under: FREE

Rainier Junior Varsity Boys Basketball

Coach Christian Uychoco

December 13 and 14 brought forth tough competition for our JV boys as they played San Jose High and Summit Shasta resulting in losses. The good news is that there will be a rematch on December 16 at San Jose High at 5:30pm and on February 1, 2014 against Summit Shasta at 6pm at Mt. Pleasant High School.

Rainier Varsity Girls Basketball

Coach Hena Khairzadah

Girls Basketball team defeated Oakwood in Morgan Hill with a score of 48 to 37 on December 13. Come watch this team as they face UPA this Friday night at Thomas More School (1565 S White Road, San Jose) at 6:30pm.

Varsity Wrestling

Head Coach Ernest Mendez

Asst. Coaches Dan Eaton, Ray Ramirez and Aaron Smith

VARSITY TAKES MEDAL AT WEBBER LAWSON TOURNAMENT

Summit Varsity Wrestlers: AJ Silva (120), Eddie Eaton (126), and Sean Smith (138) faced tough CCS Section wrestlers at this year's Webber Lawson Tournament in Sunnyvale. Sean Smith earned his first varsity victory, AJ Silva added another victory to his record and Eddie Eaton brought home the consolation bracket championship medal. After an unexpected opening round loss, Eaton pinned wrestlers from Half Moon Bay and Harker to take the medal. Members of the varsity team will travel to Clovis for the Zinkin Classic at Buchanan High School and then participate in the Coast Classic Tournament in Aptos, California on December 27-28.

Daniel Rozo, Sean Gage and
Guillermo Villalobos with their medals!

JV Wrestling

JV TEAM EARNS THREE FIRST PLACE MEDALS AT COUGAR MEMORIAL!

Summit Rainier and Tahoma JV Teams competed at the Cougar Memorial Tournament at Newark Memorial High School. Rainier Wrestler Sean Gage (HWT), Daniel Rozo (113), and Guillermo Villalobos (109) took home championship medals, Elijah Santana-Pena took 4th and Logan Parsons took 5th, and Nathan McCray took 7th in his weight class. Erick Lopez also wrestled tough in the first match between Summit Tahoma and Summit Rainier. JV Wrestlers will compete at Mount Pleasant High School and then look to continue their tournament winning streak in Los Banos on Saturday, December 21. Wrestling begins at 9am. Summit parents, students, and wrestling fans are welcome to watch and support your wrestlers.

Internship Opportunity

The Arthritis Foundation is now accepting applications for their 2014 Summer Science Internship Program. This program places 12 outstanding students in laboratories at the University of California, San Francisco and Stanford University. Interns receive hands-on experience in the fields of rheumatology and immunology. Students can learn more about the internship and apply through their Summer Science Internship Website.

The deadline for applications is Friday, February 21, 2014. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity.

Other listings will be posted as received on the PIVOT website.

Biology Wish List

Drew Larson, Biology Teacher

Biology has some exciting projects next semester to support our DNA and Genetics curriculum. While some of our big items such as a PCR Machine, or Thermal Cycler, a machine used to amplify segments of DNA via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are on the way, we are still in need of items to support the projects we have planned. All five Summit schools teaching biology this year will be doing the project and any donated items will be really appreciated. Thank you for your help and support as we continue to build our science resources!

Items still needed:

Ziploc Freezer Bags, quart size

1 gallon Plastic Pitcher

Gladware - at least 5x5x2 inches in size or gel staining trays

Plastic Spatulas

Fresh Strawberries

Items are needed by December 18 so we have time to inventory and acquire any remaining items. Donations can be brought to Ms. Larson's room (1211). Please sign up and check this list for more specific information. Contact Ms. Larson with questions.

Fundraising

Diane Tom

Amazon.com

Are there more gifts to buy? Make sure you use our Amazon link - we can earn up to 10% of your purchase price with no additional cost to you. Click on it first and remember to use it every time you purchase from Amazon. Please share this link with your family and friends.

Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=rainpivo-20

Other ways to help

eScrip - Register your Safeway card, and a portion of your purchase comes back to Summit San Jose when you use your debit card, check, or cash. Credit cards will no longer earn contributions.

Shop at Target with a red card? Just indicate you'd like donations to go to Rainier here:

https://www-secure.target.com/redcard/tcoe/enroll

We have SHARES cards in the office for anyone who shops at SaveMart, Lucky, or FoodMaxx. Just slide your card before payment and we earn a percentage of each purchase, with no additional cost to you.

Summit Rainier Yearbook

Alyssa Martinez, Editor in Chief

Rainier Yearbook

Selfies

Did you know that "Selfie" is the Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year for 2013? So take a picture of yourself and send it in so that we can showcase it in the yearbook. Make it your own....send in a funny selfie, send in a serious selfie, send in selfies of you and your friends....be creative and have fun!

Yearbook is also in need of photos including Camping Trip, Spirit Week, Expeditions and Campus Life.

Please send your pictures to Yearbookpic13@gmail.com. Contact Alyssa Martinez for more information.

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

This Week

Thursday, December 19 - 11th Grade Family Meeting at Rainier, 6:30-7:30pm
Friday, December 20 - Last day of semester
Friday, December 20 - Winter Dance, Tahoma Auditorium, 6:30-9:30pm

Next Week

December 23 - January 3 - Winter Break
Friday, December 27 - SAT registration deadline for January test

Mark Your Calendars

Monday, January 6 - School Resumes
Thursday, January 9 - PIVOT meeting, Rainier Campus, 6:30pm
Friday, January 10 - ACT registration deadline for February test
Thursday, January 16 - Spring Sports meeting (mandatory for athletes and parents), 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.