[Ma-pta-enotes] eNotes for Monday

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For general information about M-A, including up-to-date news about school e=
vents and the calendar, visit our website: www.mabears.org =


HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING (READ eNotes FOR MORE INFO)

November 22: regular class schedule (no block day)

November 23 and 24: Thanksgiving holiday!

November 30: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opens

Lots of opportunities to donate to those less fortunate.  Keep reading...

RAGS AND CANS

Leadership needs clean rags and painting supplies (new brushes, rollers, an=
d pans) for ongoing beautification. Please drop off in B-22.


CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

M-A students will be presenting this renowned Tennesee Williams play on Thu=
rsday, November 30, Friday, December 1, and Saturday, December 2 with shows=
 at 7 p.m. on each day plus (in the best Broadway tradition) a 2 p.m. matin=
ee on December 2. All shows will be held in the Black Box Theatre (room C-1=
6) at Menlo-Atherton High School. For tickets, email apaye at seq.org or stop =
by room C-16 during lunch and buy a ticket for $8.  This show will play one=
 weekend only, and you won't want to miss Julia Robinson in her first starr=
ing role at Maggie the Cat and freshman sensation Keenan Rehlich as Brick P=
ollit.

CAREER CENTER

The incredible Alice Kleeman passes along info about the following programs=
 that might be of interest.  These are not sponsored by M-A, and Alice does=
 not endorse them-just wants you to be aware of them.

--Learn more about Oxbridge Academic Programs (see www.oxbridgeprograms.com=
) on Monday, December 11 from 7-9 p.m. at the Palace Hotel Sunset Court, 2 =
New Montgomery Street, San Francisco. The Oxbridge Programs offer summer ex=
periences in Oxford, Cambridge, and Paris (that several M-A students have e=
njoyed in the past), and a new program in Barcelona.  There are separate pr=
ograms for students depending on their grade level (from 8th to 12th).  For=
 more information and to RSVP, contact Oxbridge at 1-800-828-8349 or info at o=
xbridgeprograms.com.

--The Woolman Semester is a program that poses the question, "Are peace, ju=
stice, and environmental sustainability really possible?"   Juniors, senior=
s, and post-grads can explore that question and more for a semester in the =
Sierra Foothills, taking classes in peace, justice, and environmental susta=
inability while earning high school credit in UC-approved courses.  Visit t=
he Woolman Semester web site (www.woolman.org) or contact Kathy Runyan at (=
530) 273-3183 or Kathyr at woolman.org for more information.  Financial aid an=
d full scholarships are available for qualified students.

Within the next couple of months, Alice will update her database of interes=
ting summer programs for high school students.  Meanwhile, your students ar=
e welcome to come to the Career Center to peruse the summer-program files.

WEAR THE BEAR

Bear Wear is available in the Student Store each day at lunch!  We have t-s=
hirts for $10, baseball t-shirts for $15, white crewneck sweatshirts for $2=
0 and gray pocket hoodies for $25.  Also, support your student's class by b=
uying a class shirt for a mere $10. If you have any questions about Bear We=
ar, please feel free to contact Kelly Todd at ktodd at seq.org. =



IF IT'S THANKSGIVING, THEN GRADUATION IS AROUND THE CORNER

The PTA is hosting a safe and sober all-night party at a top-secret locatio=
n to celebrate the Class of 2007's graduation. Tickets are $85 and scholars=
hips are available.  Get your tickets early, as prices will rise to $100 af=
ter January 1.  For a ticket order form or any questions email gradnight07@=
earthlink.net or phone ticket chair Lanette Kozlowski at 650-248-6377 =



PROJECT BACKPACK

Help clothe the chilly: bring your travel-sized toiletries and other essent=
ials (toothbrush, toothpaste), jackets, warm clothes, and especially backpa=
cks to A-4 in the office.  Outreach will give all items will be given to th=
e poor and homeless in San Francisco.

OUR LIBRARY NEEDS YOUR BOOKS

If you have extra copies of the following books, the M-A library would be g=
lad to take them off your hands so that students can use them for extra cre=
dit assignments.  Please drop the books off at the library.

Crane: Red Badge of Courage
Hillerman: A Thief of Time
Hosseini: Kite Runner
Hunt: Across Five Aprils
Kolbert: Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Mathabane: Kafir Boy
McCullough: 1776
Preston: Hot Zone
Shaara: Gods and Generals
Shaara: Killer Angels
Silverstein: Radioactive Boy Scout

OLD CELL PHONES

Got old and unused phones lying around the house? The M-A Key Club (associa=
ted with Kiwanis) is having a cell phone drive with proceeds benefiting loc=
al children in our local area. Please drop your cell phones in the box in t=
he front office. =


WANTED: OLD COMPUTERS...

Working or not, for deserving M-A students.  If your family or your busines=
s has computers to donate, please contact Sue Kayton kayton at alum.mit.edu, 6=
50-853-1711

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 a=
lso go directly to Jostens at http://shop.jostens.com/customer.asp?CID=3D13=
0520&mscssid=3DFWVFBWF2SGP99GVL477PHM5RULSUAMH1 (be careful if you copy/pas=
te 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 unt=
il January 19.  If you have questions or would like to buy a personal dedic=
ation page for your senior, please email the staff at MA_yearbook at yahoo.com

If you used a check to pay for your yearbook, please keep your returned che=
ck. This is the only proof of your order and your only receipt.  You can al=
so email M-A yearbook at ma_yearbook at yahoo.com and ask if your order has go=
ne through.

LUNCH MADE EASY

You can prepay for your students' school lunches simply by writing a check =
for the amount you wish to prepay and sending it with your student to give =
to any food kiosk attendant or mailing it to SUHSD Food Services 480 James =
Avenue Redwood City, CA  94062.   =


Be sure to include your student's ID number on the check.  If the check is =
for more than one student, indicate each student's ID and the amount per st=
udent. Checks should be payable to SUHSD Food Services.

After receiving the check, Food Services will mail a PIN to your home addre=
ss.  The student simply enters the PIN at any food kiosk to access the mone=
y in the account. Questions? Call 369-1411 extension 2590.

***SPORTS***

CONDITIONING FOR ALL

Head Track & Field Coach Vic will be running strength and conditioning cour=
se four days a week for all student athletes that want to get stronger, fas=
ter, and better conditioned no matter what sports they play. =

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Meet at the track on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3-5 p.m. and/or Wednesdays a=
nd Thursdays from 2:15-4:30 p.m. to participate.  Students will also be usi=
ng the weight room.  Cost: lots of hard work, lots of fun, and an occasiona=
l plate of cookies, brownies, turkey sandwich, or other treat for the coach=
.  Contact Coach Vic with any questions at 650-218-5209

GO BEARS! =


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