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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. Enter campus from Marten Ave.
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Executive Director
Interim Principal
Operations Manager
Principal Resident
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Bookmark our new Amazon link today and Amazon will donate up to 10% of your purchases to Rainier. |
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. |
Bring in Treats for the Faculty
Thursday Treats: Sign up here to bring treats for the faculty meetings on Thursdays! This is a great way to show appreciation for their hard work and dedication throughout the year.
Office Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to support Ms Miranda in the Rainier front office by performing light office work such as answering phones, filing, and assisting students. Please sign up here if you can help!
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College Representatives will be visiting Summit Rainier. This is an excellent opportunity for students to find out more about these schools. For visits scheduled during PLT time, students can make arrangements with teachers to attend.
Thursday, May 8, 4pm -
Soka University
Tuesday, May 13, 3pm -
Mills College
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The prom committee has been hard at work planning our first Junior Prom.
Date: Saturday, May 31
Time: 7:45-10:45pm
Location: The Villages in Evergreen
Theme: Roaring 20s
Estimated Ticket Price: $15
Details: Soda and light appetizers will be provided. There will be a photo booth, DJ, and prom royalty elections.
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In Case You Missed It
Deadline to apply May 2
Strong Girls, Strong Women Leadership Conference- May 3, 8am-1:30, free but RSVP Required
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
This Week
- Thursday, May 1 - PIVOT meeting, 6:30pm
- Agenda
- Families of next year's senior class are invited to attend to hear and discuss a proposal for housing the class of 2015 for the next school year (2014-15).
- Friday May 2 - Coffee with the Directors at Starbucks, 9am
Next Week
- Monday, May 5 - Friday, May 9 - Teacher Appreciation Week, see below for more information
- Monday, May 5 - 9th grade Physical Fitness Testing
- Tuesday, May 6 - Recruitment Open House at Rainier, 6:30pm
- Thursday, May 8 - College Visit - Soka University, 4pm
Mark Your Calendars
- Monday, May 12 - Friday, May 16 - Expeditions
- Tuesday, May 13 - Career Day
- Wednesday, May 14 - Sports Banquet (note change of date) at Tahoma Auditorium, 6pm
- Thursday, May 15 - 10th/11th grade Expeditions presentations
- Friday, May 16 - 9th grade Expeditions presentations
- Friday, May 16 - Ice Cream Social for incoming families, 5:30pm at Tahoma
- Saturday, May 17 - VIBE Concert, 5-8pm
- Saturday, May 31 - Junior Prom
Calendar is posted online here.
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Message from the Directors
Dear Rainier Families,
An outstanding job earlier this week by our Tech team as we piloted the new Smarter Balanced tests for the 11th graders. Bryant Wong, Peter Cazanis, Jack Chen and AJ Schuck were all on campus to troubleshoot any tech issues. Juniors, thank you for your patience and hard work on this week's tests!
We are looking for parents to participate in a one hour parent feedback session facilitated by SPS's Quantitative Data Analyst and Director of Family Engagement. These sessions will help inform and improve our school practices. The meetings will take place Wednesday, May 7 and Friday, May 9 at Rainier. If you are interested, please complete this short survey that will list available times.
More than ever, we strongly encourage students who are behind in their coursework or need extra help from teachers to attend ALL before and after school PLT opportunities. Teachers have been holding structured workshops on specific projects and playlists during these times, and students who attend report that these sessions are extremely helpful.
Before School PLT, 7:45-8:45am
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Monday
| History | | Tuesday | English | | Wednesday | Spanish | | Thursday | Math
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After School PLT, 4-5pm
| Monday | All Subjects | | Wednesday | All Subjects | | Thursday | Writing Center |
Sincerely,
Lesley Martin, Interim Principal
Dena Zingales, Principal Resident
Summit Public Schools: Rainier
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9th Grade Teachers
All 9th grade students will be doing Physical Fitness Testing on Monday, May 5. We are excited for this day of exercise and discussion of physical wellness! Students should not feel like they need to prepare for this day. Some things that students should know:
- We will be asking for students' weight. Please be prepared to give us your weight or use a scale. Weight will be asked for privately.
- We will also be asking for students' height.
- Dress in athletic/loose-fitting clothing and wear comfortable shoes that complies with Rainier's dress code. (No blue /red or clothes that have Sharks, Niners, Raiders or Cowboys insignia).
- Please bring:
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Helen Sironen
We will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week in May with a week of love for our amazing teachers and mentors.
Monday - Breakfast (A parent has generously volunteered to cook for the entire Rainier staff)
Tuesday - Flowers (bring cut flowers from your garden
 Wednesday - Catered Lunch
Thursday - Massages for the teachers
Friday - Letters of appreciation (email or handwritten notes ok, students and parents can participate)
We are asking for a $5 donation per student to help cover costs for the festivities. A collection box is in the office. Please contact the grade level coordinators if you have any questions.
9th Grade: Julie Ramirez
10th Grade: Crystal Speed
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William Baker
 
Summit's very own VIBE music club is excited to put on a performance mix of rock, jazz and pop for all to enjoy on Saturday, May 17 from 5-8pm at the Tahoma Auditorium. There will be food, drinks as well as t-shirt sales with all proceeds going to help fund one of Summit's original student run clubs.
Tickets are $5 preordered or $8 at the door and t-shirts are $15 with a special offer of $18 for a t-shirt/ticket combo. To order your t-shirts & tickets contact William Baker at wbaker.sj@mysummitps.org
We still have a supply of shirts in M, L as well as XL with the pictured design. However if you would like another size, we will be sending in an order for a similar, but new, design soon and will be accepting preorders!
Thanks for supporting our fundraiser - see you there!
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Career Readiness Class Needs Parent Volunteers for Career Day - May 13
William Baker
The WOC (Work, Organization, and Career) Expedition Class is hosting Summit Rainier's first ever career day on May 13! We are looking for parents who would be interested in coming to our event at the Rainier Campus and give a presentation or host a booth about their career and/or company for half or the whole day. Please see our Career Day website for more information or to sign up. Please contact Jeff Hares if you have any questions. Thanks for your support!
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Humane Society Donations Needed
John Gundayao
 Rainier's Interact Club is collecting items for the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. Please bring in donations of Dog and Cat Food, Blankets, Bunny Food and Treats. Items are collected in room 1220 until May 9.
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Emily Kobayashi
Did you know that Rainier has over 1000 books on campus?
If you're interested in checking out a book we have at the library, we have a catalog of books and their locations, sorted by author's last name, so that you can find the book you want! Look at the list of books available at our library here.
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Coach Robert Martinez
Congratulations to the Summit Rainier softball team for their victory over Summit Shasta with a score of 13-0 this past Saturday.
A fantastic pitching performance was once again put out by sophomore Reina Maldonaldo. Reina went 5 complete innings striking out 10. Reina also had an amazing offensive performance going 3-3 with 2 home runs and 5 runs batted in.
Other offensive stars were: Freshman catcher Sarina Maldonaldo going 2-3 with 2 RBI's, junior 3rd baseman Andrea Lopez going 2-3 and sophomore center fielder Sophia Maciel going 2-3 with 2 RBI's.
The lady bulldogs had an outstanding team offensive performance with 13 total hits. Way to go Bulldogs!!!
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APUSH Study Sessions
Mr. Edwin Avarca, 11th Grade APUSH Teacher
Juniors, Mr. Avarca is holding studying sessions to help prepare for the May 14 AP US History test. May study dates will be May 3 and 10 from 9-noon.
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Math Study Sessions
Mr. Evan Lee 11th Grade Math Teacher
Mr. Lee is offering extra sessions for 11th grade students who need help with Algebra II and other math coursework.
- Saturdays, May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 12:30 - 3pm
Parents, if your junior needs to get caught up in Math, please encourage them to attend these smaller sessions.
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Alyssa Martinez and Azra Hill
Just a quick reminder if you have not ordered your yearbook please do so. We have a limited stock and we want to make sure you get your yearbook! This yearbook has a lot of great qualities: teacher selfies, camping trip, and more. The yearbooks are now $40 and after May 9th the prices will go up!
We will be selling yearbooks during lunch Friday May 2nd in front of the FFR. Please turn in your order forms and payment for the school yearbook to Ms. Larson in 1211 or see Azra Hill, Alyssa Martinez or Ana Wallace in Room 1213 during Summit Reads. Parents can drop off money in the office to Ms. Miranda to give to Ms. Larson.
Yearbook is doing the Coin Jar Race - each mentor group has a coin jar - whatever mentor group has the most money in their jar by May 29 will win a pizza party! (Jars need to be at least halfway full to compete).
Here's a preview of our cover by Nadia Toribio:
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WACAC College Fair
Over 160 Colleges and Universities will be attending the WACAC (Western Association for College Admission Counseling) College Fair on Thursday, May 8 from 6-8pm at Mission College. This is an opportunity to talk to admission representatives to discuss course offerings, admission and financial aid requirements, college life, and other information pertinent to the college selection process. More information and resources here. Students can preregister on this link.
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Newsletter items are due Monday at noon for publication Wednesday afternoon. Please email articles to the Rainier Newsletter Editor.
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