[Ma-pta-enotes] eNotes for Tuesday

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For general information about M-A, including up-to-date news about
school events and the calendar, visit our website: www.mabears.org 
HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING (READ eNotes FOR MORE INFO) 
December 15: Ceramics gift shop on campus 
December 22: Last day to buy your senior a very special gift 
January 10: First day of second semester; help wanted 
January 17: Technology exam 
February 20, 22: Senior Challenge Day 
HOLIDAY SHOP ON CAMPUS 
Get a great deal on beautiful and unique gifts for sale next Friday,
December 15, from noon to 3:30 outside the library. All items have been
lovingly handcrafted by our own ceramics students, and proceeds will go
to the art program and the artists. 
NEED A HOLIDAY GIFT (SHHH) FOR YOUR SENIOR? 
We have the perfect suggestion: a ticket to Grad Night! Buy your ticket
now (or before December 22) to receive an email gift certificate that
you can give your senior. What better way to ensure that your grad-to-be
has a spot reserved at the PTA's safe and sober all-night celebration
party? 
Tickets are $85 and scholarships are available. Get your tickets early,
as prices will rise to $100 after January 1. To obtain a ticket order
form or ask questions email gradnight07 at earthlink.net or ticket chair
Lanette Kozlowski at lanette.kozlowski at comcast.net 
BACK-TO-SCHOOL IN 2007: YOU CAN HELP 
We need your assistance with schedule distribution on Wednesday, January
10, the first day of the second semester. Volunteers will need to arrive
at M-A by 6:50 a.m. and stay until at least 8 a.m (we will need a few
valiant souls to remain until 8:30 to help latecomers and students who
don't have a first period.) 
Please email PTA administrative support co-chairs Suzanne Amato or Kim
Mitchell at amato_family at msn.com or kimmitchell75 at sbcglobal.net if you
can help. We'd love to see you bright and early, and this is a great
opportunity for you to share your energy with our students and still get
to work on time! 
TECH TEST ON TAP 
If your students have yet to pass the technology exam, encourage them to
sign up by January 12 for the next exam, to be administered on
Wednesday, January 17 at 1:45 p.m. They can go to the guidance office to
register. 
FINISH STRONG: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 
We invite all parents to donate a few hours to support the senior
class's special challenge event, Finish Strong, scheduled for Tuesday,
February 20 and Thursday, February 22 from 7:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. With your
help leading small groups or working on event logistics, we can make a
real difference in the lives of our own young adults. Choose the day you
would like to help, plan to attend a training session on Saturday,
February 10 from 9 to 10 a.m., and email Margie Lawrence at
mlawrence at mppc.org, Judy Hood at summerhood at sbcglobal.net, or Stacy
Fredericksen at sfisherfred at yahoo.com to get more info or sign up. 
FOOD DRIVE...IN THE CAN 
Thanks to all of you and your students, we exceeded our canned food
goal, collecting 116,302 cans to provide food boxes to 400 families and
three churches. Your cash donations allowed us to give these families
fresh produce, bread, bags of rice, and chickens. We hope you are as
proud of yourselves as we are. 
AS THE TAX YEAR DRAWS TO A CLOSE 
There is still time to donate to The Foundation for the Future. Please
join us in supporting excellence in education at M-A and donate now! For
more information, go to www.m-afoundation.org 
ALGEBRA RECOVERY 
If your students received a D or F first quarter, we can help. Encourage
them to visit C-4 during seventh period and after school. Your students'
algebra teachers can provide more details. 
WEAR THE BEAR 
Bear Wear is available in the Student Store each day at lunch! We have
t-shirts for $10, baseball t-shirts for $15, white crewneck sweatshirts
for $20 and gray pocket hoodies for $25. Also, support your student's
class by buying a class shirt for a mere $10. If you have any questions
about Bear Wear, please feel free to contact Kelly Todd at
ktodd at seq.org. 
PROJECT BACKPACK 
Help clothe the chilly: bring your travel-sized toiletries and other
essentials (toothbrush, toothpaste), jackets, warm clothes, and
especially backpacks to A-4 in the office. Outreach will give all items
will be given to the poor and homeless in San Francisco. 
OLD CELL PHONES 
Got old and unused phones lying around the house? The M-A Key Club
(associated with Kiwanis) is having a cell phone drive with proceeds
benefiting local children in our local area. Please drop your cell
phones in the box in the front office. 
WANTED: OLD COMPUTERS... 

Working or not, for deserving M-A students. If your family or your
business has computers to donate, please contact Sue Kayton
kayton at alum.mit.edu, 650-853-1711 
2007 YEARBOOKS 
Yearbook order forms are now available on line at the M-A website. You
can either download an order form or pay with a credit card on line! You
can also go directly to Jostens at
http://shop.jostens.com/customer.asp?CID=130520&mscssid=FWVFBWF2SGP99GVL
477PHM5RULSUAMH1 (be careful if you copy/paste the foregoing into your
browser--some of the letters may drop off the end and will have to be
manually appended). Price for the yearbook is $65 until January 19. 
If you used a check to pay for your yearbook, please keep your returned
check. This is the only proof of your order and your only receipt. You
can also email M-A yearbook at ma_yearbook at yahoo.com and ask if your
order has gone through. 
SPORTS 
BOYS LACROSSE

Boys Lacrosse Pre-season meeting Friday, Dec. 15th, Coach Solano will be
in the old dance studio during your lunch break.  He will be going over
important dates and  will also need to get your updated information.  He
expects all intending JV and Varsity players to be there.  If you all
arrive early, we should be able to end quickly, so please try and head
over as soon as you can. 

BASKETBALL 
Congratulations to the boys' frosh soph team for capturing first place
in the 30th annual Burlingame High School Basketball Classic. M-A beat
Terra Nova 50-37 in the championship game. Hoop whoops for MVP Chris
Thacker, All Tournament Team Jeff Bell, Jeff Keller, and Michael
Fountain. 

GO BEARS! 
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