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Rainier Yearbook

Alyssa Martinez, Yearbook Editor-in-Chief

Pre-orders for Rainier's 2014-2015 yearbook are now being taken. Until January 12, you can receive the discounted price of $45. Please fill out the order form and bring form and payment to Mr. Lee in 1208 or Alyssa Martinez.

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Newsletter items are due Monday at noon for publication on Wednesday afternoon. Please email articles to the Rainier Newsletter Editor.

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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

This Week

Week of November 17 - Expeditions
Wednesday, November 19 - Justin Semana Memorial Celebrations, before school, during lunch and after school.
Thursday, November 20 - No PLT - dismissal at 3pm for all students.

Next Week

Week of November 24 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

Coming Soon

Week of December 1 - Expeditions
Tuesday, December 2 - Recruitment Open House at Tahoma Campus, 6:30pm

Please invite any families interested in joining Summit San Jose to attend

Wednesday, December 3 - PSCG meeting, Rainier Campus, 6:30pm
Thursday, December 4 - College Case Study Night, Rainier Campus, 6-8:30pm (see below for more information)
Saturday, December 6 - Justin Semana Memorial Basketball Tournament

Rainier Boys Varsity Team plays at 10:30am
Second game at either noon or 1:30pm depending if they win the first game

A full calendar of events can be found on the rainier.summitps.org website.

Message from the Directors

Dear Rainier Families,

Even though we have Expeditions this week, students end their day with a one hour PLT session. This is valuable time that students can use to work on playlists, take assessments and work on projects.

Teachers will be at an off site professional development workshop this Thursday, the 19th, so there will not be PLT that day. Dismissal will be at 3pm.

If students are falling behind, we strongly encourage them to get extra help at the before school Office Hours (daily) or after school Office Hours (Every afternoon during Expeditions other than Thursday the 19th). Parents can monitor their students progress via the PLP tool. Log in to the PLP tool.

We encourage all of our Seniors to complete their college applications. UC and CSU applications are due November 30.

Sincerely,

Jesse Roe, Executive Director

Kevin Bock, Assistant Director

Facilities Work Day and Celebration

Last Saturday's facilities day and celebration was a huge success. Classrooms were cleaned, plants were planted, and tables were painted. These community events have been a great way for all of us to get to know each other better and improve our campus. Thank you to all of the parents, students, siblings and Summit employees that came to help out.

We are extremely grateful to Enrique Trujillo for his donation of the plants that now line the street side of the portables. We also received donations of fertilizer and mulch from OSH.

Volunteers included:

Alycia Earl	Stuart Sironen	Ulitafa Mariner
Prashant Bala	Sherry Gilmore	Sean Gage
Andrew Sousa	Julie Ramirez	Dan Gage
Guadalupe Caudillo	Isela Balleza	Salman Rashid
Anthony Parra	Radha Bala	Helen Sironen
Philip Chui	Bryce Wolfson	Dave Land
Crystal Speed	Ken Ousey	Francisco & Maria Sousa
Julie Lim	Ana Maille	Cristian Trujillo
Sandy Englehart	Wyatt Ousey	Enrique & Lupe Trujillo
Joey Maille	Ken Ousey	Daisy Trujillo
Colin Wolfson	Ashleigh Riordan	Ernest & Sue Mendez

Apologies to anyone left off the list.

Rainier Student in the Studio

Ian Yates, Rainier Junior

I recently spent a day with John Chiala, head of Technical Operations at CNBC's Silicon Valley Bureau. John was kind enough to guide me on an amazing tour, and I had the chance to see the production of the 11 o'clock news live! I was impressed by how much the weather lady does to prepare for her story. She not only has to present it live, but she does all her own research and she even creates all of the visuals that you see during the weather sequence. John gave me an opportunity to edit my own story, using his editing software.

I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to do for a career, but I knew I wanted to do something involving film or media. After this very interesting and eye-opening experience, I have a much clearer idea of what I am looking to do as a career. I can't thank John and the rest of the San Jose CNBC news crew enough. Everyone was so inviting and kind to me throughout the whole tour. It's one of those great educational experiences that no one could ever forget and it will invaluable in my college application process.

Rainier College Case Studies Night

Thursday, December 4, 6-8:30pm

Rainier will be hosting this wonderful opportunity, giving families, especially for 11th and 10th grade families, a chance to learn more about the college application process.

The Case Study college night is an engaging and effective way to begin the college application process. College representatives will lead parents and students through a mock admission committee using four sample student applications. The exercise will point out the intricacies of the process and the importance of assembling a strong application. Students and parents will gain insight and understanding as to what is valued in a college application.

If you want to prepare ahead of time, please visit the Regional Admission Counselors of California website and take a look at the four sample student college applications (Matthew Jordan, Marissa Wallace, Dorri Johnson, and Michael Stewart).

Boys Basketball

The Varsity Boys team kicks off their season with a game on December 2 against EPAA at the Alviso Youth Center at 6:45pm. The team will represent Rainier at the Justin Semana Memorial Basketball Tournament on December 6 with a game at 10:30am. They will play again at noon or 1:30pm depending on whether they win the first game or not. Please come out and cheer for the team.

Justin Semana Memorial Basketball Tournament

When:  Saturday, December 6, 2014, 9am-3pm
Where:  Woodside High School- Old Gym
What:  5 team bracket, single elimination

(Everest, Shasta, Tahoma, Rainier, Summit Prep)

Entry fee: Covered by Summit Public Schools. Profits will go to Justin Semana Memorial Fund.

The JV team starts its season on December 10 with a game at St. Lawrence at 4:45pm.

	JV Team	Varsity Team
	Rylie Weaver	Braulio Garcia
	Manuel Mejia	Eric Barries
	Andrew Nguyen	Daniel McFarlane
	Rolando Hernandez	Jose Lopez
	Anthony Nguyen	Isaiah Chambers
	Jonathan Diaz	Jordan Oum
	Elijah Taa	Som Ngeth
	Blaine Wiley	Clay Machado

Go Bulldogs!

Fundraising

Donations

We would like to thank the families who have already donated money to the school this year as well as the generous families who have donated in past years. Rainier collects donations to cover three major parts of our program. Donations help to cover our sports and clubs program, our books and supplies for classrooms, and our scholarship program which helps cover costs for students who can't afford all of the opportunities that we have for students.

We ask that all families make a donation and we hope to reach 100% participation this year. Our suggested donation per family is $400; however, we welcome any and all amounts. Cash and check donations can be brought to the office and left with Ms. Trujillo or submitted through your online account.

Amazon

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Young Scholars Program

The application for the Young Scholars Program at UC Davis will open on December 1. The major goal of the program is to expose and engage 40 high achieving and high potential students in a variety of research experiences within the fields of the biological, agricultural, environmental and natural sciences.To be eligible to apply a student must be currently enrolled as a sophomore or junior in high school. For more information, please see the Young Scholars Program website.

Girls Who Code

The Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program represents an innovative approach to computer science education, pairing seven weeks of intensive instruction in robotics, web design, and mobile development with engaging, career-focused mentorship and exposure led by the industry's top female entrepreneurs and engineers.

For more information about this program for current sophomores or juniors, here is a flyer, video and there will be an in person information session at the Berryessa Library on Saturday, December 6 from 5-6:30pm, please RSVP here.

Summit's mission is to prepare a diverse student population for success in a 4-year university and to be thoughtful, contributing members of society.