This is the time of the year when we remind you of how very important your Tax Credit donations are to all of the Sabino Interscholastic programs.  You may donate up until the last day of December (for 2012) and those donations can be done online, or by mail directly to Sabino High School.  I thank you in advance for your generosity; it is no secret that without our Tax Credit gifts, your students would not have much of the necessary equipment, materials, and human resources (coaches/sponsors) that "drive" our phenomenal Sabercat Interscholastic programs.

Fall is one of my favorite times of year; our weather finally begins to cool off, we start to anticipate the holidays, and the first quarter is complete!  We recently celebrated Homecoming and many of our fall sports teams are headed into the playoffs.  With that I must extend my gratitude to all of the Sabino teachers for their hard work in the classroom, our Student Council (and sponsor), and all of our fine coaches (along with lots of moms and dads "working behind the scenes") to bring continued Academic and Interscholastic acclaim to our school.

As you may have read in my last month's article, we are (still) seeking host families for the Korean exchange students who will arrive in January.  Within a few weeks, the TKAP (Tucson Korea Ambassador Program) will begin to host informational meeting for both host families and those students who commit to serving as Ambassadors while our Korean students visit.  Please let me know ASAP (by calling 584-7704) if you and your family are willing to host a Korean student.  There is a weekly "stipend" of $100 for each Korean student hosted.

As always, I thank you for the wonderful students you send me, and I hope you know how much I value your support of our school.

Yours in Education,

Valerie Payne, Principal 

Hello Sabercat Families,

I can't believe it's almost the middle of the second quarter.  I want to thank of you who have signed up to be members of our Sabino PTSA this year.  We will be filing our first membership reports this week and our membership numbers are greater than last year.   Thank you for your support.

I want to thank everyone who has supported our three fundraisers.  The Non-Event Fundraiser, the  Safeway E-Script fundraiser and the Fry's Cool Cash.  If you need any information on these fundraisers, please check our PTSA website or send me an email and I will send you the information.

Our next PTSA meeting is on Oct. 30 at 12:30 in the administration building basement.  Everyone is invited.   

Thank you for your support.

Mary Palacio-Hum

PTSA President

maryphum@cox.net

 K. Halvorson (A-K)

 N. Semko (L-Z)

Jacqie Allen (Career)

Sabino Counseling Office Phone Number:  584-7743

AIMS TEST DATES

Students in Arizona must pass the writing, reading, and math sections of the AIMS test in order to receive a high school diploma.  Sophomores will take the AIMS Writing and Reading for the first time in February and AIMS Math and Science in April. Juniors and seniors who have not yet passed one or more sections of the AIMS will test in October.   In addition, students who asked us to order a test for them to retest to try to score "exceeds" on AIMS will take the October AIMS test.

AIMS test dates for 2012-2013 school year are as follows:

Tuesday, October 23, 2011 - Writing

Wednesday, October 24, 2011 - Reading

Thursday, October 25, 2011 - Math

Monday, February 25, 2013 - Writing

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - Reading

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - Math

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - Science - all sophomores and also freshmen who are taking biology.

TUTORING AVAILABLE

A listing of adults who provide tutoring services is available on the counseling page on the Sabino tutoring webpage.  Also, the counseling office has lists of students and adults who offer tutoring services.  Students are welcome to pick up the lists at any time.  Free tutoring is available in math and writing on Monday evenings at Christ Community Church, math on Tuesday evenings at Pantano Christian Church, and math Wednesdays from 4-7 PM at Rincon Mountain Presbyterian Church.  Math tutoring is available Tuesday-Friday mornings in room 229.  Students may also receive tutoring at Bear Canyon Library on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and through the library's Homework Help site. Flyers about these student tutoring programs are available in the counseling office.

PARENTAL ACCESS

If you had not already set up your parental access account you should have received an information/instruction sheet with your student's progress report.  It's easy-- grades, attendance, test scores, and important Bulletin Board information are available at your fingertips!!  Misplaced the instruction sheet?  Call us at 584-7743 or 584-7702; we will mail you a new one or you may stop by to pick it up.

COUNSELOR PRESENTATIONS

During the first quarter, presentations were made to each grade level.  Information about colleges, scholarships, and financial aid was presented to juniors and seniors. Sophomore and freshman classes received information about high school and post-high school planning.  Students at each grade level were advised to check the Language Arts Department website and print a handbook containing valuable information and important timelines.  You may want to ask your student to share the handbook with you.  The website address is http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/Sabino/LanguageArts.html .

SAT

ACT

For online registration -- ACT:  http://www.actstudent.org  

SAT:  www.collegeboard.com

The Sabino code for both tests is 030503.

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS

October and November are months in which many colleges and universities have priority deadlines.  Was your students' application sent?  Students planning on attending an in-state university or an out-of-state school with early decision deadlines should apply now.  Early applications will result in greater opportunities for acceptance and scholarships.

PAYING FOR COLLEGE

Scholarship and Financial Aid Information can be obtained from Sabino's Counselor Home Page at http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/Sabino/counseling/  Seniors also should get in the habit of stopping by the Counseling Department to check the Scholarship File on a regular basis.  Scholarships are also posted weekly as they are received on the Bulletin Board on the tusdstats page beneath student assignment and test grades.

MeritAid.com is the first comprehensive database of merit scholarships from colleges - they have over 78,000 individual programs from 1,700 schools. It's a great tool for students to discover new colleges along with the merit scholarships they offer. As a service of Cappex, MeritAid.com protects student privacy by requiring that students authorize which colleges see their personal information.  To access MeritAid.com's services, students need to go to www.MeritAid.com and create a profile.  A student will then received a customized list of colleges, based on the information they entered in their profile.  This list includes the merit-based aid available at each school listed.

Cappex.com has added a scholarship match tool to their site. The direct link is http://www.cappex.com/scholarships/

COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE VISITS

The following schools will have representatives visiting Sabino.  Interested students need to sign up in the counseling office in order to attend.

Oct. 17th

           Mount St. Mary's Women College - Los Angeles 9:20am

           University of Rochester (NY) 10:15am

           University of Colorado (Boulder) 11:05am

           Washington State University (WA), 12:30pm

           Whittier College (CA), 1pm

Oct. 29th

           Grand Canyon University (Phoenix), 8:30am

     Southwest University of Visual Arts (SUVA here              in Tucson) 4th & lunch

Nov. 7th

           U of A 9:15am

           Pima College 10:15am

Nov. 8th

           University of Southern California USC (CA) 10:45am

College rep visits are added regularly.  Please check the Parental Access Bulletin Board or the Sabino Counseling website for updated information.

JTED CENTRAL CAMPUS PROGRAMS

Pima County JTED (Joint Technological Education District) offers students the opportunity to participate in career and technical education programs outside of their regular school day at Sabino.  Registration begins in January for students interested in their programs.  This is free for students through JTED.  They receive Pima college credits and high school credits.  You can visit their website at www.pimajted.org for more information.

If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Allen at Jacqline.allen@tusd1.org or 584-7743.

UPDATED COUNSELING INFORMATION

The Sabino Counseling Page http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/Sabino/counseling/has important information including tutor lists, scholarship information, college visitation information, and much more.  This is updated on a regular basis.  Visit us! 

FROM the SABERCAT LIBRARY:

Got books? Got a donation? If you have Bookman's certificates or would like to donate gently used fiction books published after 2009 please have your teen drop them off at the Sabino library. We are also in need of current issues of magazines such as Time, Newsweek, U.S. World Report, People, Money, Seventeen, Sports Illustrated, Health,and Entertainment Weekly. Other titles are welcomed and if there are questions please contact me through email: leva.daly@tusd1.org

Thank you for your support,

Leva Daly

Sabino High School Librarian

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Excellence Award Nomination:

Susan Collett: For(at least) the last 2 years, Susan has generously provided meals and treats to the Sabino staff......On most occasions she does this all by herself;going as far as to (even)decorate areas such as the Sabino Faculty Dining Room....making the meals all the more enjoyable. Susan plans,delivers,serves the meals(or snacks and then cleans up! She is a woman who moves quietly about our campus; one who deserves special recognition. 

Volleyball claims trophy

Congratulations to Coach Ryan Mitchell and the girls volleyball team for capturing 2nd place at the TUSD Girls Volleyball Tournament.  They came home with the runner-up trophy over 17 other schools.

The girls will next travel to Mt. View and Scottsdale for October tournaments.

Elite Warriors

Two of Sabino's football players have been honored by the Marine Corps Recruiting Phoenix Station as Marine Corps Elite Warriors of the Week.

Matt Bushman and Sunthi Danh were each nominated during the season for their exploits on the field...

Character Counts

Several students have been honored for actions beyond the normal and have received certificates as Outstanding Character Counts students for the first quarter.  They also received a free pizza lunch courtesy of PTSA.

Cassie Birch was nominated by Drama Sponsor Mr. Kissel.  Cassie has used her creativity and positive attitude to  make the Little Theater and drama program a better place.  Whether she is memorizing lines, building props for a play, or making a birthday card for a classmate, Cassie has spent countless hours beyond the school day to help the program succeed.

Emily Rebb was nominated by Mrs. Eubanks.  Emily showed her honesty and citizenship when she found a telephone in the restroom and immediately turned it in.  The owner was extremely thankful.

Riley Stanton was nominated by Mr. Amidan.  Riley exhibited the characteristics of honesty, integrity, citizenship, and responsibility.  Riley is also a top student and a member of the football program.

Dustin Vorel was nominated by librarian Ms. Daly.  As she struggled with a heavy cart of supplies from the bookstore, Dustin came over and offered to help.  This happened during a passing period, and Dustin was the only one in the area who went out of his way to help.

Angela Swanson was nominated by Mrs. Simons.  As captain of the pomline, Angela always demonstrates caring with her teammates and classmates.  She also shows trustworthiness while leading the team waiting for a coach or activity.  She respects all students and teachers and leads without being asked.

Chelsey Miller was nominated by Ms. Magdanz.  Chelsey exemplifies responsibility  and caring whether helping younger volleyball players or arranging her younger brother's transportation to and from school.