[Ma-pta-enotes] eNotes for Monday

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HIGHLIGHTS OF WHATâ  S HAPPENING (READ eNotes FOR MORE INFO)

Tonight: career fair

Tomorrow: mandatory senior meeting

May 3: PTA meeting

May 6: Big Bear Run

May 11: junior-senior prom

QUIZ BOWL TEAM TRIUMPHS

Yesterday the Quiz Bowl team competed in the Northern California state championship match.  Tom Kozlowski tied for the top individual scorer in the entire tournament, and the team went 8-3 against the top teams from Northern California.  Congratulations to Tom, Patrick Leugers, Benjamin Nuyens, Dan Kozlowski, and Mike Deady for their outstanding performance.

CAREER FAIR

Leadership will be hosting a career fair tonight in the library from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Students are invited to come meet professionals from a variety of backgrounds.  Fun, food, and facts about your potential future!  Parents and students are all welcome, and some teachers will be giving credit for attending.

MAY DAY ALERT!

Reminder that tomorrow is another early testing day.  All students but seniors need to report to their 3rd period class at 7:50 for our final day of STAR testing.  Seniors get to sleep in a little bit before attending the mandatory senior meeting in the J-Building at 8:45.  Students will attend all 1-7 per classes on Tues in a modified schedule.

PTA MEETING

Our PTA will be meeting this Thursday morning, May 3, at 8:45 in the Rise Room of the J-Building, with speaker administrative vice principal Matt Zito.  We will also announce the PTA Service Award and Bear Farewell recipients and present the slate of 2007-08 Executive Board officers for a vote of our general membership. Please join us!

COLLEGE FAIR REMINDER, AND AN INSIGHTFUL LOOK AT ADMISSIONS

Thursday, May 3, is the annual Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC) College Fair at Mission College (right next to Great America) from 10:00-12:30 during the day and 6:00 to 8:30 in the evening.  Hundreds of colleges from all over the country are represented at this fair.  Highly recommended for sophomores and juniors.  If your students would like to have a list of good questions to ask college representatives, send them to the Career Center to pick up a copy.

You might also want to take a look at this New York Times article on admissions (currently the NYTâ  s most emailed article) entitled Young, Gifted, and Not Getting Into Harvard:: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/29Rparenting.html?em&ex=1178078400&en=781fb3823f86044c&ei=5087%0A

RUNâ |TO SIGN UP FOR THE BIG BEAR RUN

It is not too late to register for the second annual Big Bear Run, scheduled for Sunday, May 6, at 9 a.m.  Hop over to http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1413981 today. 

THE RUN NEEDS NON-RUNNERS TOO!

Race day volunteers needed to serve as course monitors.  You will be directing and cheering on the runners from approximately 8-10 a.m. on Sunday, May 6.   Contact Cindy Newton at newton_c at sbcglobal.net if you would like to be part of the action without having to break a sweat. 

SENIOR PARENTS: TIME TO ORDER CAPS AND GOWNS

Make sure your senior picks up cap and gown information in B-21.  All graduation and prom information is available online at www.mabears.org.   Note also that students who cannot afford caps and gowns can apply for financial aid.  See Geri Nicholas in the office.

JUNIOR/SENIOR PROM: TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

Only 11 days until this yearâ  s prom, scheduled for Friday, May 11 at the San Francisco Regency Center at 1300 Van Ness Avenue from 8 pm to midnight. 

Tickets are now on sale for $50 single, $90 couple in front of B-21 at lunch.   Guest passes are available too.  For more info, contact Jenna Carson at jcarson at seq.org.  Students who want to earn the money for tickets should sign up in B-20. Each hour of work outside class hours earns students credit toward a dance ticket! See Mrs Todd in B-20 with any questions.

PRINCESS PROJECT: DRESS DRIVE FOR FORMALS

Are your daughtersâ   old prom dresses taking up space in their closets (or on their floors and chairs)?  Help make another girlâ  s prom night special by donating unwanted dresses to the first annual Princess Project Dress Drive.  Project Princess allows underprivileged girls to get their prom dress for free. Bring dresses to B-21 anytime between May 14 and May 25.

GRAD NIGHT NOTES

Make sure that your senior has purchased Grad Night 2007 tickets for the PTA-sponsored, all-night, safe & sober party that will take place on the night of Graduation. Ticket requests are available in English and Spanish in the school office, and must be signed by parents and accompanied by a check for $100 payable to M-A Grad Night 2007. Scholarships are available; students should speak to Geri Nicholas. 

ONLY ONE BIG JOB REMAINS (HURRY!)

The PTA Nominating Committee thanks you all for your tremendous response to our plea for volunteers.  A lot of folks signed up to help with Fashion Show and Grad Night at the Junior Parent meeting last Monday, but you can still toss your hat into the ring by contacting either of our incoming PTA Presidents, Julie Brody (julie at brodyfamily.net) or Pam Stoner (pastoner at yahoo.com).  They can put you in touch with the new chairs of these committees.

We now have just one job remaining to be filled: 

***a Trivocis calendar editor***    

Great volunteer opportunity for a parent who needs a job with flexible hours.  If you would like to step forward (or if you want to nominate the perfect candidate) please call or email David Jones at 328-5249 or DMacLJones at aol.com.

SPORTS 

For complete team information, see www.m-aboosters.org    
For driving directions to away games from M-A: http://www.m-aboosters.org/sports/drivingdir/Driving_Directions.html

GOLF

The Third Annual M-A Bears Golf Tournament took place on Saturday, April 28, at Coyote Creek Golf Course, raising over $7000 for our M-A Boys Varsity and JV golf teams.  Joining the M-A Bears were several parents from the M-A Community, who helped our boys capture 1st Place Team Net and 2nd Place Team Gross.  Additionally, Nick Sako defended his Individual Low Gross title by shooting a 6 under par 66.  Tournament Director and M-A parent Norm Hall did an excellent job of spearheading this successful event for the 3rd straight year. Look for more details and a full recap at http://m-aboosters.org/sports/golf/Boys_Golf_Latest_News.html

PAL Individual Playoffs start tomorrow, followed by CCS.

LACROSSE

Varsity girls trounced Leland, continuing their undefeated season. Thanks to our seniors who continue with a solid performance.

The JV girls did it also remain undefeated in season play, racking up yet another win with a score of 9-7 over Leland.  Eileen Johnson and Alex Fanelli each scored three goals, while Kendall Eder, Molly Murphy and Janika Lintz each scored one. Chloe Peters showed great ground control and on defense, Malena Spar fought hard for possession and Raissa Masket, goalie, had sixteen saves!   They also took second in the JV Tournament this weekend with losing by 1 goal in the final game.  The girls played five games in one day and only lost in the finals!

TENNIS

Facing #1 seeded Burlingame at their home, the boys left it all on the court, but couldn't quite come up with enough to pull the upset.  The Bears took an early lead as the undefeated doubles teams of Noah Greenberg/Matt Boles-Aguilar and Carson Weiss/Zack Schwab won their matches.  Although the Bears fought tooth and nail, the talented Panthers came back, taking the final 5 matches to earn an automatic CCS berth.
 
M-A boasts a 14-5 record in one of the toughest leagues in CCS, with wins over two League champions from other conferences.  The Bears are in contention for a CCS "at large" bid as they are more than qualified!  They will learn their CCS fate tonight.  

M-A BOY'S TENNIS SHINE AT PAL INDIVIDUALS
Two M-A teams were selected to participate in the PAL Invitational Individual Tournament.  Selected were #1 and #2 singles players, George Horowitz and Alec Haley to play as a team for the first time and the undefeated #2 doubles team of Zack Schwab/Carson Weiss.  The Schwab/Weiss team advanced to the round of 16, before losing a hard fought match to the top seeded team from Menlo.  The Horowitz/Haley team went all the way to the semi-finals before also losing to the #1 seeded Menlo team.  However, given a second opportunity to play for 3rd place, the Bears took on yet another Menlo team in the playoff.  In what was truly the most exciting match of the tournament with their teammates, parents and coaches urging them on, Horowitz/Haley prevailed in an exciting 3 set match.  The win qualifies them to apply for a CCS berth in the CCS Individual Tournament.
The Bear's hopes for a berth in the team CCS Playoffs will be determined this week. 



GO BEARS!

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