Orders for Rainier's 2014-2015 yearbook are now being taken. Please fill out the order form and bring form and payment to Mr. Lee in 1208 or Alyssa Martinez.

Facilities Work Day - January 31

Thank you to the parents, students and staff who came out to help us on January 31. The new benches look wonderful and the students are excited to have new tables for lunch!

Previously Mentioned Opportunities:

Santa Clara University Spring Engineering Education Days - Due February 5

Peninsula Young Writers Contest

- Due February 27

Stanford Horizon Scholars - Summer College Program - Due March 1

Growing Up Asian in America - Essay Contest - Due March 4

Santa Clara University Summer Engineering Programs - Due March 12

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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.

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

This Week

Weeks of February 2 - Expeditions

Before and After School PLT available

Wednesday, February 4 - PSCG meeting, All parents and students invited to attend, 6:30pm

Student Council Updates
Summit Ambassador Training
Parent Focus Groups
Volunteer Log Database Tutorial

Thursday, February 5 - Recruitment Open House - 6:30pm
Friday, February 6 - Parent Focus Group - sign up here

Also on 2/10, 2/24 and by appointment

Next Week

Week of February 9 - Expeditions

Before and After School PLT available

Thursday, February 12 - 11th grade parent meeting for the Study Trip, 5:45-6:45pm

Driver/Chaperone meeting - 6:45-7:15pm

Coming Soon

Week of February 16-20 - No School (teachers will be in Professional Development)
Friday, February 20 - Transfer Lottery between Summit Schools
Saturday, February 21 - Varsity Basketball Game Summit Rainier vs. Summit Tahoma, 6:30pm
February 25-27 - 11th grade Study Trip - Los Angeles
February 26-27 - 10th grade Study Trip - Berkeley and Sonoma
Friday, March 6 - Sadie's Dance in Mt. Pleasant Multipurpose Room, 6:30-10pm
March 12-13 - 9th grade Study Trip - Santa Cruz and Monterey
May - 12th grade Study Trip - Lake Tahoe area
June 10, 2015 Graduation for Class of 2015

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

Message from the Director of Expeditions

We started our third round of Expeditions at Rainier this week. We are excited to have our talented Expeditions teachers on campus while the academic teachers participate in valuable professional development training.

Students in Dance and Drama are working on the stage at the Mexican Heritage Center. Students in selected classes are are participating in field trips. Art classes are creating some incredible pieces of work.

The Creative Writing class is spending time on revisions of their projects. Louis Duran spent Tuesday morning on goal setting, getting help from classmates and analyzing the tone of two videos. Sandra Ortmann spent her time "understanding what I need to do" to get two specific parts of her grade up in the class according to the rubric, and then getting it done. Students are really working HARD during this session of Expeditions.

If you have any questions or concerns about the Expeditions classes, please feel free to reach out to me at gponikvar@summitps.org

Greg Ponikvar

Director of Expeditions

Message from the Directors

Dear Rainier Families,

Summit Public Schools is excited to launch a cell phone text messaging service to send parents key information and announcements. Based on our parent survey results, half of our parents would like to receive information from the school via cell phone texts so we are happy to provide this service.

To get started, text the word "Join" to the number 56360. You should receive a confirmation message from our messaging system (Synervoice). Create a contact on your phone with Rainier and the phone number 56360. Then when you receive a text from this number, you know who is sending it.

If we do not have your cell phone number, you will get a message saying: "Request not processed." If you receive this message, please contact us. Please email or call our Office Manager, Lupe Trujillo at (408) 831-3104 to provide your cell phone number.

Rest assured that we will be mindful of the number of text messages we send you. We will send you text messages if your student has an unexcused absence or tardy as well as tell you about key announcements and upcoming events. At any time, you can unsubscribe by texting "Stop" to 56360. Please note that standard text message charges may apply, depending on your text message plan. If you have an unlimited text messaging plan, there would be no additional charge.

After we have a critical mass of parents opted in, we will begin using the service.

Respectfully,

Jesse Roe, Executive Director

Kevin Bock, Assistant Director

We Want Your Feedback! Parent Focus Groups

Join other Rainier parents and Summit's Director of Family Engagement in an annual focus group. The dates are Friday 2/6, Tuesday, 2/10, and Tuesday 2/24. The focus group will cover topics on student, parent, and prospective family experiences as well as include feedback on Summit Rainier's LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan). The LCAP is a part of California's K-12 education funding process that guides school decisions. The focus group will provide you an opportunity to give feedback and input on the school that wasn't captured in the parent survey.

If you would like to participate, please fill out this form with your availability.

Scholarships

Seniors, if you are done with college applications, the next thing on your list is to apply for scholarships. It is important to check the eligibility criteria and make sure you fit the profile, keep the due date in mind and complete the requirements for the application. We have a list of scholarship opportunities on the Scholarship Task Card. Younger students and families can also take a preview look at the list to see what they may qualify for and can work towards next year.

Bulldog Basketball

Coach J Bumagat

The final games are coming up for Summit Rainier. We'd like to invite everyone to attend the last basketball games as Summit Tahoma and Summit Rainier will play each other on Saturday, February 21, 2015. The game will be played at Mt. Pleasant High School, 1750 S. White Road, San Jose. It will be a special night for our seniors (Tahoma - Joshua Silva) and (Rainier - Robert Jordan Oum, Som Ngeth, Clay Machado and Isaiah Chambers). The festivities for the seniors and their families will begin at 6:15pm and the game will immediately follow. Admission to watch the game: 13yrs & Up: $5, 5-12yrs: $3, Senior Citizens: $3, 4yrs & Under: FREE

Rainier Boys Basketball Games

Sat. 2/7, 12pm - Anzar High School at Anzar High School
Sat. 2/7, 8pm - Summit Shasta at Mt. Pleasant
Sat. 2/21, 5pm - Design Tech at Mt. Pleasant (JV team)
Sat. 2/21, 6:30pm - Tahoma (Senior Night) at Mt. Pleasant

Spring Sports

Baseball and Softball will start February 9, 2015. We are still in the process of securing field use at Mt. Pleasant. If you are still interested in signing up for baseball or softball, please contact Coach J at 408-688-1995 or coachjbumagat@gmail.com

Recruitment Open House - for Fall 2015 - February 5

Do you know a family who might be interested in joining Summit San Jose next fall? Please encourage them to attend a Recruitment Open House event to find out more about Rainier or Tahoma. The next event will be held on Thursday, February 5 at the Rainier campus at 6:30pm. They will also be able to find out more about Future Student Shadow Days and tours for Future Parents. Applications are being taken online - please visit: http://summitps.org/apply to learn more. Siblings of currently enrolled students need to submit an application, they are not automatically enrolled.

Transfer Process - First Lottery - February 20

With the upcoming move of Tahoma (to the Oak Grove High School campus in South San Jose), we wanted to take an opportunity to be very clear about the transfer process between Tahoma and Rainier. While we hope that all students stay with their mentor and friends at their current school, we understand that transportation may be a problem and that there are some families that are considering transferring between schools. Both schools have the same transfer process which can be found at rainier.summitps.org/admissions. The first transfer lottery is on February 20 but the sooner you fill out your transfer application, the better both schools can plan for next year.

Grade Level Study Trips

Study Trips are right around the corner. These trips are a wonderful opportunity for students to visit college campuses and other sites. We need parents to help drive and chaperone the trips.

9th Grade	Thursday, March 12, 10:45am - Friday March 13, evening	Monterey Bay Aquarium/ UC Santa Cruz/ CSU Monterey Bay	Mr. Griffin*
10th Grade	Thursday, February 26, 8:30am - Friday, February 27, appx 4pm	Stanford/ Sonoma State/ UC Berkeley/ Summit K2	Ms. Curry
11th Grade	Wednesday, February 25 - Friday, February 27	Los Angeles/ UC Riverside, CSU San Bernadino, Claremont Colleges, USC	Ms. Beaven
12th Grade	May	Lake Tahoe Area

*Mr. Griffin's email was incorrectly linked in the last newsletter. Please contact him at sgriffin@summitps.org

All of our trips will require enough parent drivers to transport the entire grade, so please make plans come with us. We are in need of drivers for EVERY grade level. Please make sure that your student has turned in his/her permission slip to the coordinating grade level teacher.

11th Grade Parent Meeting

Please note that the 11th grade parents will have a Study Trip meeting on Thursday, February 12 from 5:45-6:45pm. All parents should attend. We are going over logistics like visiting colleges, hotels, norms, food, etc. Drivers and chaperones will have an additional meeting from 6:45-7:15pm.

Sadie's Dance - March 6

Rainier will be hosting a Sadie's Dance on Friday, March 6, from 6:30-10pm in Mt. Pleasant's Multipurpose Room. Tickets will be sold at break and lunch the two weeks before the dance for $3 the entire week before, $4 the week of the dance, and $5 at the door. The dance is Oldies themed, so come wearing those leather jackets and poodle skirts! (think Grease) Snacks, drinks, and glow sticks will be sold at the dance. Sadie's means girls ask boys, but you don't need a date to go and have fun! Doors will close at 7:00. See you there!

Goodwill Fundraiser - May 16

The date for our next Goodwill Fundraiser will be Saturday, May 16 from 10am-3:30pm in the Tahoma front turnaround located at 14271 Story Road. Please start saving all your items and bring them so that we can fill up the trailer. We are paid by how much we donate, so we need everyone's help!

Summer of Summit - June & July

Summer of Summit is a unique summer opportunity for ALL Summit students (new and returning) that will be fun, engaging, supportive, academically rigorous, and free. Students will have a chance to participate in activities ranging from passion exploration to exciting projects to student leadership opportunities, and so much more!

Returning students can attend any or all of the weeks to attend on the Rainier campus:

June 23-26
July 7-10
July 14-17
July 21-24

New students can attend either:

June 23-26 & July 7-10
July 14-17 & July 21-24

Classes will be held Tuesday - Friday from 9am - 1pm

Please register by March 1 to secure a spot. Click here for more information and to register online, or there are paper forms available in the office.

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.