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Summit Public Schools: Rainier
1750 S. White Road (enter from Marten Ave.)
San Jose, CA 95127
(408) 831-3104
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Executive Director
Assistant Director
Office Manager
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Quick Links...
(Parents and Students for a Common Goal, formerly known as Rainier PIVOT)
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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. |
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
- Monday, August 25 - Regular classes start
- Wednesday, August 27 - Club Fair for Students
- Monday, September 1 - School Closed, Labor Day
- Thursday - Friday, September 4-5 - Rainier Camping Trip, Parent drivers and chaperones needed from all grades. Driver packets are available in the office and must be completed and approved prior to the trip date. See below or contact Patti Hares for more information.
- Thursday, September 11 - Back to School Night - Part 2, 6:30pm
- September 15-18 and September 22-26 - Expeditions - Course Catalog online here.
- Thursday, September 18 - Make up picture day
- Friday-Saturday, September 19-20 - PLP meetings with families to be scheduled with mentors (no regular classes on Friday so that meetings can be held).
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Photos from Orientation
Top: Executive Director, Mr. Roe, standing among Summit Rainier students during orientation.
Left: Sr. Carrillo represented the faculty in the Hula Hoop contest
Bottom: Hula Hoop contest grade level winners - Sara Neighbors (12th), Anina Hitt (11th), Renée Broussard (10th), and Megan Hong (9th) who won the overall competition for the freshmen!
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Rainier Annual Camping Trip
Rainier is kicking off the year with our annual community-building camping trip! This trip is mandatory for all Rainier students. Permission slips and Annual Camping Trip Info Forms are due back to the office along with $25 to cover the cost of the camping trip.
When: Thursday - Friday, September 4-5
Where: Cutter Scout Reservation in the Santa Cruz Mountains
This trip cannot happen without support from parent volunteers. We need volunteers to transport students to and from the campsite, chaperone overnight, loan equipment, and prepare the meals for all the campers.
All drivers must submit additional documents. As soon as possible please complete, sign and return the following required documents: (packets of forms are also available in the office)
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Driver Application
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Student Transportation Policy
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Chaperone Agreement (even if you are not staying overnight)
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Copy of driver's license
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Copy of vehicle registration
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Copy of vehicle insurance policy information (the one you keep in the vehicle for DMV purposes)
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Distracted Driving Policy (please read, however this one doesn't need to be signed and turned in)
All chaperones must sign and submit the Chaperone Agreement.
Summit is very excited to offer parents the opportunity to make their camping trip donation online! The camping trip is a great opportunity for our students but it's also a big financial burden on our school. Every donation helps us ensure a great learning experience for our students!
Link to Parent Portal System: https://system.netsuite.com/pages/login.jsp
Instructions on how to pay Fall Camping Trip online:http://bit.ly/spscamping
Instrucciones para hacer pagos en linea para el Viaje de Campamento:http://bit.ly/spscampamento
More information about the Camping Trip will be sent next week. If you have any questions, please contact Patti Hares.
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Rainier Carpool Coordination
Rainier Families,  We know that our community comes from a vast breadth all over San Jose giving us an amazing amount of diversity. It has also given us the challenge of making sure every student can get to school without worrying over who will take them there and reducing gasoline usage (and spending). The best solution that combines both time and cost savings is carpooling.
Our goal this year is to have every student get the choice to carpool to Rainier. We are asking that ALL families enroll, even if the need is not urgent for them. The benefits of carpooling include more time for parents to stay home, and a chance for students to meet with each other.
One major concern for many families is that they would like to keep their street address private. We re-designed our application to be more accommodating for that wish. You now have the option of designating a common location such as a shopping center where your student could go and be picked up/dropped off from there.
To join the Carpool program, please go to this link and follow the instructions. After completing the form, you will receive a designated group with the contact information of all families in the group.
Families who already have an existing carpool arrangement, we would still like you to enroll as there may be students in your area who do not know about the carpool group. In rare cases, we may ask to split your group if it's full and students are still in need of a carpool. Please do not let this daunt you.
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Back to School Night
Rainier's Back to School Night was held on Thursday evening. It was wonderful to see so many families in attendance. Executive Director Mr. Roe and Assistant Director Mr. Bock gave an introduction to Summit Public Schools and introduced all of the faculty. We are excited that this year, our Rainier seniors will be part of the 9th year of graduating seniors from a Summit Public School.
Families broke out by mentor group and discussed the role of the mentor and role of the parent. If you were unable to attend you can find this information (and much more) on the Orientation website.
Orientation for families continues over the next several weeks. Please attend the Back to School Night Part 2 event on Thursday, September 11, at 6:30pm when we will go over the Personalized Learning Plan (PLP) tool. Also, we will be holding individual PLP meetings with each student and family on September 19 and 20. If you did not make an appointment yet, please reach out to your student's mentor to schedule a meeting time. Faculty emails are found on this page.
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Club Fair for Students
Students, did you know that there are many clubs at Rainier. Are you interested in joining a club? Come find out more and sign up for clubs next Wednesday, August 27 during the club fair.
Here is a list of current clubs. If you don't see one you're interested in, start a new club - applications are in the office. Clubs are a great way to meet new people, pursue activities you are interested in and look great on college applications.
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Newsletter Submissions
Newsletter items are due Monday at noon for publication on Wednesday afternoon. Please email articles to the Rainier Newsletter Editor. |
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