Summit Preparatory Charter High School
Published by Summit SPOT
November 4, 2013 |
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Important Dates
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This Week at Summit
- This week in Athletics (see article)
- Monday, November 4 - Morning with the Director, 8:30 a.m.
- Monday - Tuesday, November 4-5, CAHSEE retakes
- Friday, November 8 - School Dance, 8 - 11 p.m. (Help with snacks - see article)
Upcoming Events
- Monday, November 11 - School Holiday
- Tuesday - Friday, November 12 - 22 - Expeditions #2
- Thursday, November 14 - UC and CSU
Application Completion Night, 3 - 8 p.m. (see article)
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Friday, November 15 - All-school Potluck, 6 - 8:30 p.m. (see article)
Save the Date
- Monday - Friday, November 25 - 29, Thanksgiving and school holiday
All events are at Summit unless noted otherwise.
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Message from the Executive Director, Penelope Pak
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 Greetings Husky Families!Thank you so much for the classroom supply donations (see article)! We are very grateful for your generosity and support! Our Community High School Foundation has launched the annual fundraising campaign to raise $250,000 to support our basic operating costs (facilities, teachers, curriculum, etc.) so we would like to thank our early donors as well! Dance this Friday, November 8th from 8-11 p.m. at Summit Prep  Our wonderful student social committee is putting together our first dance of the year so we would like to see all of our community members in attendance! Tickets are on sale during lunch for $20. Guest passes are due this Thursday, and must include the signature/approval of the guest's school principal. Tickets at the door will be $25. Supporting our Reading Initiative  The ability to critically read and analyze text is a "habit of success" that prepares students for the rigors of higher education, and empowers them to be thoughtful career professionals, and contributing members of society. Reading is one of the dominant cognitive skills used to learn all throughout life, and it is a skill that is improved through continuous and disciplined practice. The theory of action for how all of our students will graduate with college and career ready reading skills is to deeply engage in reading, with guided practice from teachers and peers, during the vast majority of the school year. This constant practice allows students to develop disciplined habits with reading, and this cognitive skill "muscle" strengthens with quick, immediate feedback. Our regular academic program supports the development and practice of this critical skill, and each morning, our students engage in reading high-interest fiction on a technical platform that provides immediate feedback on their reading ability. Our school day begins at 8:15 a.m. with  this targeted reading support, so it is imperative that all students arrive to school on time to continuously practice this skill. We would greatly appreciate your efforts to help our students arrive to school at 8:00 a.m., to properly prepare for this targeted reading practice starting at 8:15 a.m. Thank you. ( Return to Top)
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Administration
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VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED! We still need drivers for the Service Learning Expeditions Seminar on November 13, November 15, November 19, November 20, and November 21. We need nine (9) drivers each way (to transport 26 students. We still need 7 out of 9 drivers for nearly each date. - Pick up location each day will be at Summit at 12:10 p.m. (departing at 12:20 p.m.) and will go to a different location each day.
- Return time will be from that daily location at 2:35 p.m. (departing at 2:45 p.m.) bringing students back to Summit.
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SPOT
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Friday, November 15 - Come and join other Summit parents in our Annual Fall potluck on Friday, November 15. Bring a dish to share and bring the entire family! You can sign up online as well: http://bit.ly/18WWmMu. To manually signup, please email sandracheung@yahoo.com. Volunteer Needs - Lunch Servers Needed! The sign up for daily lunch server is up and running. We need one volunteer every day to come and assist Karen in serving lunch. To sign up, go to: http://bit.ly/1a7I2Nl. Please make note that the times are the same (12:30 - 1 p.m.), except for Fridays (12:10 - 12:45 p.m.). To manually sign up, please email sandracheung@yahoo.com.
- Friday, November 8 - Our school dance needs snack donations. Please consider signing up for one or more items. Take a look here: http://bit.ly/1clt79Q. If you would rather donate cash so we can go and purchase the snacks, please do so by dropping off cash at the front desk (label it with "cash for dance") and we'll take care of the rest. Please be sure to put your name of the envelope, because we'll let you know that we received it. To manually sign up, please email sandracheung@yahoo.com.
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College News
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UC and CSU "internal deadline," Completion Night, and final deadline UC and CSU applications are due in November!Our "internal deadline" is Friday, November 8. We would like all seniors to submit their UC and CSU applications by this date for two reasons. First, we will be on Expeditions the 2 weeks following November 8, and then on Thanksgiving Break after that, so the first week in November is our last week to really work together on these applications. Second, for those qualifying for the EOP programs at UC and CSU campuses, submitting the application early gives you time to complete your accompanying EOP applications by November 30. (You have to submit the first application in order to start the second.) Our "UC and CSU Application Completion Night" is on Thursday, November 14, from 3 - 8 p.m. We will gather at Summit Prep that afternoon and evening to help students and families submit UC and CSU applications if they have not already done so. Lastly, applications for most UC and CSU campuses close on November 30, and once they are closed, they will not reopen. This is a very firm deadline. If you have any questions, please contact your student's mentor. Thanks! Stanford University Outreach. The Stanford's Junior class is conducting an outreach program for interested high school juniors and seniors. The event will consist of a college application and essay workshop with current Stanford juniors that will be led by The Phoenix Scholars and the Hume Writing Center. There will be a short introduction from both organizations followed by a two-hour workshop where the students will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with the current Stanford juniors. For the second part of the event that will run at the same time, high school juniors will be able to take an hour-long tour led by current Stanford tour guides followed by a panel discussion and a meet and greet. See this flyer for information. Stanford will be able to accommodate approximately 50 students from each class on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please sign up early as the links expire Tuesday, November 5 at 11:59 p.m. If the event is filled before then, students will be placed on a wait list. A confirmation and complete detailed schedule will be emailed out on Wednesday, November 6 to the participating students.
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Athletics
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Sports Activities
Results
Volleyball Tuesday October 29 vs Alma Heights - JV Loss 2-0, Varsity Loss 3-0
Thursday October 31 vs SFHS Varsity - WIN
Soccer Tuesday October 29 vs Kehillah - Tie 0-0
Thursday October 31 vs JCHS - WIN 4-1
Upcoming games
Playoffs. Please check MaxPreps for details on the playoff schedule for soccer and volleyball.
Tryouts. Check MaxPreps for details.
Girls Soccer Tryouts begin Tuesday, November 12 at Woodside HS
Boys and Girls Basketball Tryouts begin Monday, November 4 at Sequoia HS
Winter Sports Registration Due Now - Complete athletic forms, fees and medical clearance are due NOW for Basketball (boys and girls) and Girls Soccer. No exceptions. Athletic packets are at the front desk or you can download from here: http://bit.ly/1axF5vK.
Stanford Concession Fundraising. The next game is Stanford vs Oregon, Thursday, November 7. Sign-up here: http:// bit.ly/1672c9m. All winter sports athletes are asked to volunteer at the remaining 4 games. Please support Summit Sports and sign up today! (Return to Top) |
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Summit Supply Wish Lists - Updated
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Summit Supply Wish Lists - Thanks for all who have participated, the teachers are very grateful!
If you purchase any item, please have your student deliver it to Karen Zamora, and make sure to mark which grade to which you are donating the item. If you have questions about supplies to be donated, please contact Ms. Giamoni at pgiamoni@summitprep.net. (Return to Top)
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Community Events
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Fly to Neverland with Peninsula Youth Theatre! The beloved musical "Peter Pan" will be performed November 9-17 at the Mountain Center for the Performing Arts. One of our very own students is participating as a pirate. For tickets and more information, please visit www.pytnet.org or this flyer. Vuela a Neverland con Peninsula Youth Theatre! El amado musical "Peter Pan" se llevará a cabo 9 al 17 de noviembre en el Mountain View Center for Performing Arts. Para boletos y más información, por favor visite www.pytnet.org. Framing the Future: Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco Annual Breakfast BenefitFriday, November 15 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Sofitel San Francisco Bay Hotel 223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City The first annual Framing the Future breakfast will be held on Friday, November 15 at the Sofitel SF Bay Hotel in Redwood City. Framing the Future is a chance for 400+ of Habitat Greater San Francisco's supporters to hear fresh perspectives and creative solutions to our local housing crisis and meet Habitat partner families. Michele Norris, award-winning journalist and NPR special correspondent, will highlight the lack of affordable housing plaguing the Bay Area and the implications this has on our local economy and transit, and what this means for businesses and the hard working families who are committed to remaining in our region. Michele Norris will keynote this event, joined by Stanford's Randy Livingston and Habitat Greater San Francisco homeowner Evan Anderson. To learn more about the speakers as well as the generous sponsors who have made this event possible, click here: http://bit.ly/16X6hTB. For more information and to find out how to sponsor or donate to the event, click here: http://bit.ly/1avPFmR. (Return to Top)
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