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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. |
12th grade reminders
Senior Portraits
Don't forget to make your appointment to take your Senior Portraits. Go to Pro Image Studio to schedule your appointment. Portraits must be taken by November 8.
ACT and SAT Testing
Fall testing dates are approaching soon. Make sure to register by the deadline. If you qualify for free or reduced price lunch, fee waivers are available in the office. |
College Visits
College representatives will be visiting Rainier and Tahoma:
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En Español
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
- Thursday, August 28 - Rainier PSCG meeting, Rainier campus, 6:30pm
- 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.
- Wednesday, September 17 - Winter Athletics Mandatory meeting (Basketball, Wrestling, and Soccer), Summit West on the Tahoma Campus, 6pm (make up meeting September 24)
- 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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Message from the Directors
Dear Rainier Community,
This week students are working on their Orientation Projects, meeting their teachers and learning about the Summit organization. There has been a very positive and productive buzz around the project and students are excited to show off their recommendations.
We hope that you will be able to join us for the PSCG meeting this Thursday at 6:30pm.
Our all school camping trip is scheduled for next Thursday-Friday, September 4-5. We are still in need of drivers and cannot make this trip happen without parent support. We also love when our parents join us overnight because we get to see them meeting new parents, laughing and cheering for our students in the talent show, and helping to feed our students.
Sincerely,
Jesse Roe, Executive Director
Kevin Bock, Assistant Director
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Rainier Annual Camping Trip
We still need drivers and chaperones for the September 4-5 camping trip. Please contact Patti Hares if you can help. Driver forms are available in the office and need to be completed BEFORE the trip.
Donations are very much needed to cover the cost of the trip. A suggested donation of $25 per student is requested. Donations may be brought into the office or paid online:
Link to Parent Portal System: https://system.netsuite.com/pages/login.jsp
Students need to bring: Tent to share, Thursday bag lunch, refillable water bottle, walking shoes, sleeping bag and pillow, warm clothing, overnight toiletries, hand towel, soap, flashlight, bug repellant and sunblock. Note: school dress code applies during the camping trip.
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Expeditions
Expeditions are 8 weeks during the school year in which Rainier students have the opportunity to take engaging, relevant, and meaningful electives. These are enrichment opportunities and experiences to prepare students for success in college, career, and life. This year we are offering:
Arts - Visual, Musical and Performing (VPA required for graduation)
Introduction to Dramatic Arts
Film and Video Production
Art of Dance: Capturing What Culture is All About
Modern Acting and Theater
Intro to Visual Arts: Tienda to Tianguis
AP Studio Art: Drawing
Ain't No Essays Here: Creative Writing for Empowerment
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics); Well Being (Physical and Emotional Health); and Leadership and Society
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Happy You
Psychology
Sociology of Law
Music Production
Human Sexuality
Holocaust: An In-Depth Study
Computer Science & Information Technology
Future Planning - College and Career Readiness
College Readiness (All 11th graders will be enrolled in this half day program)
Internship Program
Independent Study Program
Rainier Expeditions will run for four 2 week sessions starting on September 15, November 17, February 2 and April 20. (Eight weeks total).
For more information about the courses offered or about the Expeditions teachers, please see the Expeditions Course Catalog. Additional questions can be addressed to Greg Ponikvar, Director of Expeditions.
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Bulldog Athletics
Coach J Bumagat
Cross Country
Rainier Cross Country has been practicing with coach Christian Uychoco. He was our JV Boys Basketball coach at Rainier last year and is expanding his coaching horizons to Cross Country this year.
The Rainier Cross Country team joins Tahoma's team and consists of:
Manuel Mejia - 9th grade
Karamveer Cheema - 9th grade
Corinthia Mejia - 11th grade
Emily Kobayashi - 12th grade
Azra Hill - 12th grade
Volleyball
Rainier's Volleyball team is looking for at least four more interested girls to join. We have only three cleared to play with three more missing documents and need at least 10 to have a team.
If anyone is interested in participating in Cross Country or Volleyball, please contact Coach J Bumagat at 408-688-1995 or by email at coachjbumagat@gmail.com.
Winter Athletics
For students interested in participating in winter Basketball, Wrestling or Soccer there will be a mandatory parent/athlete sports meeting on September 17, 2014 at 6pm in the Summit West building located on the Tahoma campus. The make up meeting will be held September 24. All interested participants need to attend.
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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, Part 2
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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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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