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Summit Public Schools: Rainier
1750 S. White Road
San Jose, CA 95127
(408) 831-3104
Rainier office is located in room 1215
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Principal
Pamela Lamcke
(408) 831-3104
Assistant Director
Lia Pinelli
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Quick Links...
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School Donations Needed
We especially need bottled water and facial tissues this week
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Families have a 40 hour volunteer commitment per student enrolled - start logging your volunteer hours.
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
If you would like to join the Rainier Parent listserve/ email group, you can join in one of three ways:
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
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Bookmark our new Amazon link today and Amazon will donate up to 10% of your purchases to Rainier. |
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
- Thursday, January 9 - PIVOT meeting, Rainier Campus, 6:30pm
- Friday, January 10 - ACT registration deadline for February 8 test. See article below.
Next Week
- Thursday, January 16 - Spring Sports meeting (mandatory for athletes and parents), Tahoma Auditorium, 6pm. See article below.
Mark Your Calendars
- Monday, January 20 - School Closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Tuesday, January 21 - Friday, January 31 - Expeditions, 9am- 3pm
- Tuesday, January 21 - College Visit, CSU EB, 3-4pm
- Tuesday, January 28 - Cafecito con los directores en español, Starbucks 3pm
- Thursday, January 30 - 11th Grade College Night, Tahoma Campus, 6:30pm
- Friday, January 31 - Coffee with the Director, Starbucks, 9am
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Message from the Directors
Dear Rainier Families,
We regret to announce that Ana Martinez will not be returning as our Office Manager this semester. We thank her for all her hard work and wish her the best of luck in the future! We are currently in the process of interviewing for a new Office Manager and hope to have the position filled by mid-January. In the meantime, we are thankful for our parent volunteers who are helping to keep the office running. If you are available to help out in the office over the next few weeks, please email Ms. Lamcke with your availability.
Progress reports will be coming home in the January mailer early next week. Please remember that this year we moved to a year-long grading system, so grades are not final until June. The grades you see next week are an indication of your student's progress so far this year, but there is still plenty of time to improve those grades! As a reminder, you can always check on your student's progress by visiting the PLP tool and clicking on the projected grades tab.
If your student is behind, it is important that he/she work to catch up as quickly as possible. Please keep in mind the upcoming opportunities to get caught up: - Students should be working at least 2 hours outside of school every day. This time should be spent on playlists and studying for content assessments.
- Students can attend Before School PLT every morning from 7:45-8:45am and After School PLT on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-5pm for extra help.
- Expeditions is a great time to get caught up! Students should plan to attend PLT before and after school during Expeditions and work at home while they have a short break from their academic classes.
As always, if you have any questions about your student's progress, please contact his/her mentor.
Pamela Lamcke, Principal
Lia Pinelli, Assistant Director
Summit Public Schools: Rainier
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Student Awards
Each department honored students for their outstanding work. Congratulations to the Rainier students who were recognized on December 20. The recipients for the Fall 2013 Awards for each grade are as follows:
English Department 
9th -- Andrea Luna
10th -- Savannah Weaver
11th -- Isaiah Chambers
History Department
9th -- Matthew Baker
10th -- Corinthia Mejia
11th -- Jeff Hares
Math Department
9th -- Willy Teav
10th -- Braulio Garcia
11th -- Robert Englehart
Science Department
9th -- Emili Hartwell
10th -- Daniel Silva
11th -- Alex Jimenez
Spanish Department
9th -- Marissa Esquivel (Spanish 1)
& Jorge Araiza (Native Speakers)
10th -- Kailani Wright (Spanish 2)
& Gabriel Estrada (Native Speakers)
11th -- Alyssa Martinez (Spanish 3)
& Daniel Rozo (AP Spanish)
Rising Star Award
9th -- Maria Solorio Lopez
10th -- Louis Duran
11th -- Dayanara Duarte
Bulldog of the Year Award
9th -- Amanda Ramirez
10th -- Cadalina Rodriguez
11th -- Kiana Hinojosa
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In Our Summit Community
Ms Hannon, Tahoma Principal
During Winter Break, one of Tahoma's 10th grade students, Daniel Gonzalez, and his family had a fire in their house. Fortunately, everyone escaped safely, but the fire destroyed nearly all of their belongings. The family is now staying with friends until their house can be repaired, so they are not ready to accept donations of clothing or household items at this time. If you would like to give the Gonzalez family gift cards or monetary gifts, you can bring it to the Rainier or Tahoma office and Ms. Hannon will make sure that they receive it.
Thank you for being such a supportive community. If you have specific questions about donations, please email Ms. Hannon.
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Pamela Lamcke, Principal
We recommend that all 11th Graders take the ACT test on February 8; 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.
The following colleges will have representatives visiting the Rainier campus. Students who are interested in these colleges should take advantage of meeting with the representatives and find out more about their schools.
Online Test Prep
Attention, 11th grade students! Are you getting ready for the SAT and ACT? Anxious to start studying and practicing? You have access to PrepMe through your Naviance accounts. Choose this option from the left side of your home screen when logged in to your Naviance accounts (listed under Resources). You will be using this program in the upcoming Expeditions session, but feel free to start preparing right now!
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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 (Girls) and Baseball (Boys). We also need parents to coach Softball and help out with the teams. Sign up on these lists:
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.
These is a mandatory Parent/Athlete Spring Sport meeting for any and all parents and their child interested in playing baseball or softball.
When: January 16, 2014, 6pm
Where: Tahoma Auditorium
Both parent and student athlete need to be in attendance. It is important to have several things completed by January 16 to get a head start for the first official day of practice, February 3, 2014:
1. All athletic documents need to be completed
On the Athletic Website under forms
2. Completed physical that clears the athlete for participation. You will need to schedule a doctor's appointment. Do not wait until the last minute.
3. $125 sports fee
No student will be allowed to participate if anything is missing. If you have questions, please feel free to phone or text Coach J at (408) 688-1995. You may also email Coach J at coachjbumagat@gmail.com.
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 Basketball
Coach J Bumagat
Come cheer on our teams at their next games.
Varsity Boys - Friday, January 10, 6:45pm against Immanuel High School at the Alviso Youth Center (home game).
JV Boys - Saturday, January 11 at Oakwood Morgan Hill at 6pm. Varsity Girls - Saturday, January 11 against Eastside Prep at Mt. Pleasant High (home game) at 3:30pm
Admission fees for all home games are as follows:
13 yrs & up: $5 Senior Citizens: $3 5yrs to 12 yrs: $3 4yrs & under: FREE
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Fundraising
Diane Tom
Amazon.com
 Thank you to our parents and community members who made purchases using our Amazon link. Summit Rainier can earn up to 10% of the purchase price with no additional cost. Click on the link before you purchase 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.
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Alyssa Martinez, Editor in Chief
Rainier Yearbook
Yearbook is in need of photos from the Camping Trip, Spirit Week, Expeditions, and Campus Life. Please send your pictures to Yearbookpic13@gmail.com. Contact Alyssa Martinez for more information.
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Zonta International Scholarship
The Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Program encourages young women to participate in public affairs by recognizing their commitment to volunteering, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements, and a dedication to the advancement of the status of women.
Applicants are asked to reflect on the issues affecting their school and community and the problems limiting the advancement of the status of women in their country and worldwide. The Zonta YWPA Program looks to the young women of today for the leaders of tomorrow. For more information about this local scholarship opportunity for young women ages 16-19, read more here. Deadline is March 15.
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Stanford School of Medicine Internship Opportunity
The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program's (SMYSP) Summer Residential Program is an annual five-week science- and medicine-based enrichment program that takes place annually from mid-June to late July, and is held on the Stanford University campus.
The Summer Residential Program is open to low-income and ethnically diverse high school sophomores and juniors who live in northern and central California. Please visit our Summer Residential Program page for complete eligibility requirements, program details, and a link to our application. Postmark deadline is February 15.
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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.
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