 Menlo-Atherton High School BearNotes
Published by M-A PTA May 25, 2014 |
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Calendar
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THIS WEEK
- Monday, May 26 - Memorial Day, no school
- Tuesday, May 27 through Friday, May 30 - Dead week, finals preparation
- Tuesday, May 27 - PTA general meeting, 8:45 a.m., PAC Cafeteria (see article)
- Wednesday, May 28 - SUHSD board meeting, 5:30 p.m.
- Thursday, May 29 - Last day to purchase Senior Week tickets
- Thursday, May 29 - Senior Farewell, 6 p.m., PAC
- Friday, May 30 - Last day for 2014-15 class change request
- Friday, May 30 - AVID Senior Send-Off, 5 p.m. PAC Cafeteria
NEXT WEEK
- Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 5 - Final exams for non-seniors (see bell schedule)
- Monday, June 2 - Seniors: last day to submit graduation clearance forms
- Tuesday, June 3 - Election Day
- Tuesday, June 3 - Senior Picnic, 8 a.m., Huddart Park
- Tuesday, June 3 - Senior Awards Night, 7 p.m., PAC (see article)
- Wednesday, June 4 - Senior Breakfast, 9 a.m., small gym
- Wednesday, June 4 - Senior graduation rehearsal, 10:30 a.m., Coach Parks Field (see article)
- Thursday, June 5 - Last day of school
- Thursday, June 5 - Class of 2014 Graduation, 4 p.m., Coach Parks Field (see article)
SAVE THE DATE
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Administration
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 FINALS BELL SCHEDULE - Complete bell schedule for finals can be found here.
| Monday, June 2 | Period 6 Final | 1 - 3 p.m. | | Tuesday, June 3 | Period 0 Final | 8:45 - 10:45 a.m. | | | Period 1 Final | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | | Wednesday, June 4 | Period 2 Final | 8:45 - 10:45 a.m. | | | Period 3 Final | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | | Thursday, June 5 | Period 4 Final | 8:45 - 10:45 a.m. | | | Period 5 Final | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
GRADUATION CEREMONY - The class of 2014 Graduation Ceremony will be Thursday, June 5 at 4 p.m. on Coach Parks Field. The gates to the field will open at 3 p.m. and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please enter the field through the main entrance by the I building. Carpooling is highly recommended, as parking is limited. Parking is available in the senior and staff lots and at Stanford Research Institute and the U.S. Geological Survey. The gym and tennis court lots are reserved for handicap and VIP parking. Graduates must report to Ayers gym by 3 p.m. All senior week activity and graduation information is on the M-A website. Click on "Senior Information for the Class of 2014" on the home page.
TEXT BOOK RETURN - Students will turn in their textbooks soon and the library staff needs a few volunteers over the course of three days to help process the books. Please consider signing up here if you have an hour or two to spare. Thanks!
ARENA CHECK-IN - The end of the school year is approaching, and all the school staff and PTA committee chairs are already at work making plans for the next school year to ensure a smooth beginning to 2014-15. In particular, the PTA is already looking for volunteers for Arena Check-In on Tuesday, August 12 and Wednesday, August 13 and for Schedule Distribution on Tuesday, August 19. Please sign up before you leave M-A for the summer. M-A processes over 2,000 students over the course of two days and relies on hundreds of volunteers to staff the shifts. The PTA can't do it without you, so please volunteer! Sign up here. Questions? Contact Catherine McMillan and Mary Zarucchi at adminsupport@mabearspta.org.
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PTA News
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FINAL PTA GENERAL MEETING OF THE YEAR - Please come to the final PTA general meeting of the year on Tuesday, May 27 at 8:45 a.m. in the PAC Cafeteria. Your help is needed to approve PTA's site council contribution for next year, vote on the proposed budget, and make Student Service Awards. The PTA Co-Presidents Becky Flanagan and Elizabeth Katz hope to see you there.
JOINING OR LEAVING THE ADMIN SUPPORT COMMITTEE? - Just like our fabulous M-A staff, the Admin Support Committee never sleeps. As admin support events for 2013-14 wrap up, the Admin Support Committee chairs want to thank all the volunteers who make recruiting a cinch. If you are leaving M-A and will not be volunteering at events again or would like to be omitted in the future, please let us know and your name will be removed from the list. If you are new to M-A or would like to check out the Admin Support Committee, please sign up. In both cases, please use this link.
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Foundation News
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TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK
The clock is ticking and the end of the school year is near, but you still have time to support education excellence at M-A. Your donation of any size helps the Foundation fund:
- Smaller class sizes
- Strong and broad curriculum
- Excellent teachers
- College and career success
- Critical programs
Please hurry and give, or you just might turn into a pumpkin! To donate online, go to the Foundation website and click on "Donate Now." You may also mail a check to Foundation for the Future, P.O. Box 1228, Menlo Park, CA 94026.
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Senior News
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SENIORS - Check the list for your name on Karina Escobar-Weaver's door to confirm you are cleared for Grad Night. For those of you who need more time, please turn in your completed waiver, registration, and payment ASAP. This is the FINAL WEEK to get your ticket. Questions? Please email gradnight@mabearspta.org.
SENIORS: GRADUATION INFORMATION FROM THE LIBRARY - All textbooks and library books must be returned by Monday, June 2. This is also the last day to turn in senior clearance forms. Library staff cannot sign clearance forms until all materials are returned and all charges are paid. If students need to pay for lost or damaged items, they must pay in cash. (No checks will be accepted.)
If students have any questions about checked-out materials, they should come to the Library as soon as possible to resolve any problems. The Library is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Students may log in to the library catalog to see the materials they have checked out. To log in to the M-A library catalog, please go to the website, select M-A High School Library, select the login button in upper, right-hand corner of the page, use your Infinite Campus login, and select the "My Info" tab.
SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT, HONORING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS - The annual M-A Senior Awards Night will be held on Tuesday, June 3 at 7 p.m. in the PAC. During this inspirational evening, sponsored by the M-A PTA, many hard-working and talented seniors (and a smaller number of juniors) are honored for outstanding academic and extracurricular performance as well as service to the school and community. Some of the awards will be a surprise, while many will be recognition for awards already received. Students will be recognized for a wide variety of scholarships, prizes, and commendations awarded by school and community groups. Last year, more than 200 individuals were recognized. Invitations will be mailed to families of students who will be receiving recognition. Awards to junior students will be presented early in the program (so juniors can go home to study for finals!). Refreshments will be served.
GRADUATION REHEARSAL AND CEREMONY - All seniors graduating and participating in the ceremony are required to attend the graduation rehearsal on Wednesday June 4 at 10:30 a.m. (immediately following the Senior Breakfast). Seniors need to report to the Ayers Gym for rehearsal. On graduation day (Thursday, June 5), seniors must report to Ayers Gym by 3 p.m.
M-A'S BEST GRAD NIGHT EVER! Senior Grad Night for the Class of 2014 will take place on Thursday, June 5 after the graduation ceremony. Seniors will check in at Ayers Gym at 7:45 p.m., will be whisked off to a secret location, and will return at 3 a.m. the following morning. There will be little time between the end of the graduation ceremony and the check-in, so please plan your family celebration accordingly.
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Parent Education
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M-A PARENT EDUCATION SERIES: VIDEO LINKS
Who's In Your Teen's Village?
Kent Pekel, Ed.D., President and CEO of Search Institute
Good news! Below are links to the M-A student video (7 minutes, 50 seconds) and the presentation of Who's in Your Teen's Village? with Dr. Kent Pekel of Search Institute (Minneapolis, MN).
M-A Parent Education Series lecture
M-A Student Mentor video
Have a great summer and see you next year!
M-A Parent Education Series events are free and sponsored by the M-A PTA and the Sequoia Healthcare District. "Teen Village" presentations and videos were made possible by generous funding from The Esther Ting Foundation.
For more information, contact Charlene Margot, Parent Education Series, Founder/Program Director, at cmargot@csmconsulting.net or 650-868-0590.
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Measure A
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VOTE YES ON MEASURE A ON JUNE 3 TO KEEP HIGH SCHOOLS STRONG - The Sequoia Union High School District has a bond on the June 3 ballot. If passed, it will fund the additional classrooms, labs, and updated technology that students will need as enrollment grows and schools reach capacity. Enrollment has grown by 20% in the last 12 years and is expected to grow another 20% in the next 7 years. Visit the Measure A website for more information. Your help is needed:
- Register to vote: 18-year-olds, please register to vote and help pass Measure A!
- Volunteer: Make calls at a phone bank and help get out the Yes on A vote. Volunteers only call likely yes voters and don't need to change anyone's mind. You will be trained and given a script. Click here to sign up.
- Contribute: Help get the message out to voters in the SUHSD. Click here to donate.
- Endorse Measure A: Join the list of supporters by clicking here to support Measure A today.
If you have questions, please email Julia Horak at juliahorak@hotmail.com.
Measure A has been endorsed by the M-A PTA.
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Volunteer Opportunities
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CLASS OF 2017 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! It is a tradition for the freshman class to contribute baked goods for Senior Awards Night, held at the PAC on the evening of Tuesday, June 3. Awards Night is an evening where seniors (and a few juniors) are celebrated for their high school achievements. Baked goods should be finger food, without nuts and ideally homemade. Examples include lemon bars, cookies, brownies, and cookie bars. Please contact Nancy Kessler at nancykessler@velcap.com if you can contribute two dozen baked goods. Drop-off will be at the PAC, from 6 to 8:15 p.m. Drop-offs earlier in the day can be arranged. Thanks in advance for your help.
PARALYMPICS TRACK & FIELD - The U.S. Paralympic Track and Field National Championships will take place at the College of San Mateo from Friday, June 20 through Sunday, June 22. This event is put on by the U.S. Olympic Committee in conjunction with the Pacific Association of USA Track & Field. Some of the best athletes in the world will be competing! Many volunteers are needed; if you are available, please sign up here. For more information, contact Sharon Kelleher at 650-364-2509.
PARENTING AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA - Researchers at Mental Research Institute, a leading nonprofit family therapy institute, invite you to participate in a survey on parenting and electronic media use in families. Please consider sharing your views by completing this survey. The survey code is MA1. Please submit only one participant per family. If you take the survey, you may qualify for a paid follow-up interview. For more information, email Diane Schiano at djs.recherches@gmail.com.
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Athletics
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CHECK THE SPORTS ACTIVITY CALENDAR HERE!
SPRING SPORTS AWARDS - Congratulations to our outstanding senior athletes. Last week, the Athletes of the Year were announced. Sierra Sheeper, Oliver Bucka, and Zach Plante were recognized for their superiority on and off the field. Also recognized were the 25+ seniors who will be continuing their athletic careers in college.
Also, thank you again to all who volunteered and ran in the Big Bear Run. Visit our site to see if you are one of the many featured in the photos.
FALL ATHLETIC CLEARANCE PACKETS - Early bird athletic clearance packets can be turned in to the administrative vice principal's office Wednesday, July 30 and Thursday, July 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students and families can come in to pick up forms, ask questions, and turn in the completed athletic packets. Athletic packets can be downloaded from the school website. Athletic packets are due Friday, August 15 and must be turned in by this date in order for students to participate in athletics for the fall semester.
SPORTS WRAP-UP
BOYS VARSITY BASEBALL - M-A won its first 2 games of the CCS Division I playoffs, the first time in school history that the Bears have reached the CCS baseball semifinals. M-A (18-12-1) will face #1 seeded Wilcox (23-8) on Thursday, May 29, at 7 p.m. at San Jose Municipal Stadium.
In the CCS opener, Erik Amundson tossed a complete-game 1-hitter with 13 strikeouts as #12 seeded M-A upset #5 seeded Watsonville 2-1. Amundson (8-5) allowed just 3 total base runners: 2 walks and an RBI double. After surrendering that second-inning run, the senior right-hander retired the final 17 consecutive Watsonville batters. For the season, the UC San Diego-bound Amundson now has 96 strikeouts in 69 innings pitched, with a 2.33 ERA. M-A received all of the offense it would need in the top of the third inning when junior Max Gardiner's clutch 2-out single to right-center scored Charlie Cain and Amundson to erase a 1-0 Watsonville lead. The Bears managed just 3 hits in the game: Gardiner's 2-run single, and singles by Cain and DH Daniel Kollar-Gasiewski. Cain started M-A's third-inning, 2-run rally with a sharp single to center. Amundson followed with a walk, and both base runners advanced into scoring position on a passed ball. With 2 outs, Gardiner laced an 0-1 pitch to right-center field, giving the Bears what turned out to be an insurmountable 1-run lead.
In the CCS quarterfinals, Matt McGarry scattered 3 hits and struck out 7 as M-A defeated #4 seeded North Salinas 5-2 at Hartnell College. McGarry dispatched North Salinas on just 90 pitches, walking 4 and allowing just 1 earned run. The Vanderbilt-bound junior pitched out of serious trouble in 3 different innings. With bases loaded and 1 out in the first inning, he induced a groundball out that scored a run, and then struck out the next hitter to end the threat. In the second inning, and again in the fifth, McGarry surrendered a leadoff walk and a single, and then retired the next 3 Viking batters to escape further damage. With the victory, McGarry improved his overall record to 2-3 and lowered his ERA to 2.38. He now has 65 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched this season. M-A's offense, meanwhile, collected 10 hits off 2 different North Salinas pitchers. Third baseman Brett Moriarty was 3-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and 1 run scored, while DH Kollar-Gasiewski went 2-for-4 with an RBI and 1 run scored. Lawson Joos (2-run single), Amundson, Jordan Long, McGarry, and Matt DeTrempe also had base hits for the Bears. M-A produced all the runs it would need in the top of the first inning, scoring 4 times. Long got things started with a 1-out infield single, and Moriarty followed with a walk. With 2 outs, Kollar-Gasiewski lined a single to left, scoring Long and advancing Moriarty to third. Consecutive walks to McGarry and DeTrempe made it 2-0, and Joos then slapped a 2-run single to center for a 4-0 M-A lead. Leading 4-1 in the top of the sixth, the Bears picked up an insurance run when Amundson reached on an error, stole second, advanced to third on Long's flyball out, and scored on Moriarty's 2-out single to center. North Salinas scored an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth, but was unable to draw any closer as McGarry closed the game out.
TRACK AND FIELD - M-A had a very nice showing at the CCS Trials Saturday evening at San Jose City College. The team had some fast times and great marks that enabled 9 athletes to qualify for finals this Friday, May 30 in 6 different events. Here's a quick recap of Saturday's actions:
- The day started out with the girls 4x100 team setting a new personal record of 50.26 (good for 17th in school history) narrowly missing the finals.
- Freshman Rohan Depuy ran a personal record of 2:02.14 in the boys 800m.
- Annalisa Crowe ran a huge personal record of 2:12.17 in the girls 800m which placed her in the finals and second in school history.
- Zach Plante set a school record in the boys 400m running a 48.95 and qualifying for the finals!
- Deverick Meacham only needed 2 of his 4 jumps to tie a personal record of 21'8" in the long jump and qualified for the finals.
- Kathryn Mohr vaulted herself into the finals with a jump of 11 feet.
- In the most exciting race of the day the girls 4x400 team (Annie Harrier, Miranda Simes, Jordan Olesen, and Crowe) came from behind on a great anchor leg to edge out a win at the line and qualify for the finals. The team's time of 4:01.36 is third best in school history.
- The boys 4x400 team (Meacham, Kevin Conrad, Adam Scandlyn, and Plante) also ran into the finals with a season best 3:26.56, good for 11th in school history.
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Community News
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PENINSULA (BGCP) - This summer, your son or daughter can earn more than 100 community service hours interning with BGCP. Through BGCP's summer internship opportunity, interns will be responsible for leading engaging enrichment activities, inspiring BGCP youth, adding to the positive culture of BGCP, and giving back to their community. Please join BGCP to make an impact on today's youth. Visit the Careers page to learn more. To find out how your student can get involved, please visit the website or contact Paitra Sharp Houts at psharp@bgcp.org or 650-646-6131.
SUMMER LIBRARY EVENTS FOR TEENS - Readers can learn, discover and create at the Menlo Park Library this summer! Read at least five books and create a collage to earn a free book and to enter a drawing to win one of many cool prizes. Don't miss these great events:
Scooby Doo Marathon on Friday, July 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Come to a Scooby Doo marathon and relive your childhood. The library will provide Scooby snacks and light refreshments. Registration required.
Work on Collages, select Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m.
Get a head start on your summer reading collage by attending Betsy Halaby's Collage Workshop sessions. Learn about the history of collage and see some great examples that will inspire you to create your own works of art in future sessions. No registration required.
Book Club, select Saturdays from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Love books? Love movies? Join the teen book club as members discuss a book that has been made into a movie. Registration required.
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Quote of the Week
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Good luck on the final exams you're complaining about on Facebook instead of studying for.
~ Unknown
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Go Bears. Grrrr!
Thank you from the BearNotes Staff - Cindy Butler, Jenny Pont, Kelly Stewart, Linda Strober
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