[Ma-pta-enotes] eNotes for Tuesday

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

 

 

May 18: deadline to buy Grad Night tix

 

May 19: Spring Art and Music festival

 

June 7: last day of school, graduation, and Grad Night celebration 

 

IMMIGRATION ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS

 

Congratulations to the following Immigration Essay

Contest Winners:

 

1st Place: Jonathan Jimenez

2nd Place: Vilma Torres and Erick de la Rosa

3rd Place: Peni Paea, Debra Plazola, and Alfredo Ponce

Best Effort: Brian Talavera, Juan Mendoza, Sarahy Mendoza, Jose Lopez,
Alfredo Caballero, Mayra Banderas, Rocio Alonzo, and Habtamu Getasew

 

Special Recognition: Tatsuhiro Kawano

 

WEST POINT ON CAMPUS

 

A representative of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point will be in
the Career Center tomorrow morning at 9:45.  Students should come by the
Career Center to request a pass to meet the representative.

 

SENIOR PARENTS: BUY GRAD NIGHT TICKETS NOW

 

May 18 is the deadline for you to buy tickets for our safe and sober
all-night post graduation party, supervised by PTA parents.  The Grad
Night Committee has been planning this event for nearly 10 months and
would like all graduating seniors to attend. Scholarships are available
for anyone who cannot afford a $100 ticket. 

 

Ticket requests are available in the Trivocis and in the school office.
Requests must be signed by parents and accompanied by a check or a
request for a scholarship. Questions? Email Barb Burgelin at
bburgelin at yahoo.com

 

 

SPRING ART AND MUSIC FESTIVAL

 

"Bearstock" will be appearing at the girls' soccer field on Saturday,
May 19, from 12-4pm. Come enjoy the student made art, student music and
drama productions, and culture club offerings. Admission is free, but
parking is $3 so try to walk, ride your bikes, or carpool.  There will
also be a children's carnival, so bring the entire family to enjoy the
sun and fun.

 

PAY YOUR FINES NOW!

 

The school treasurer informs us that Monday, May 21, is the last day to
use a check to pay fines for books, parking tickets, and other
transgressions.  After May 21, payments must be in cash.

 

PRINCESS PROJECT: DRESS DRIVE FOR FORMALS

 

Are your daughters' old prom dresses taking up space in their closets
(or on their floors and chairs)?  Help make another girl'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 before May
25.

 

HELP DEVELOP POLICY AT M-A

 

There is a PTA at-large position open on M-A's 2007-2008 Shared Decision
Making Site Council (SDMSC), the governing body that develops policy for
Menlo-Atherton High School.  The council meets twice a month at M-A.
If you are a parent interested in taking on this important position and
are a PTA member, please contact Pam Stoner at pastoner at yahoo.com by
Friday, May 25.

 

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

 

LOW COST PHYSICALS

 

Amy Jamison, head athletic trainer at M-A, wants parents of athletes to
know that BAK Physical Therapy is offering low-cost physicals to all
fall athletes on June 9 from 9-11 a.m. at 705 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo
Park.   The cost is $20 and no insurance is required.  Amy also would
like to have parents volunteer to help with crowd control.  Email her at
Amy.Jamison at stryker.com if you are interested.

 

BASEBALL

 

The varsity has entered the CCS playoffs with a #11 seed and will meet
Bellarmine tomorrow at 4 p.m. Please join us in the crowd and help
support your M-A baseball team.

 

LACROSSE

 

Our varsity boys have the highest team GPA of all boys' varsity lacrosse
teams in the Central Coast Section.  The team received the section
trophy during a presentation at the PAL League finals last Saturday

 

In a game that lived up to its pre-game hype, the girls' varsity won the
PAL championship with an 8-7 victory over Menlo School at Burlingame on
Saturday.  The girls started slowly, trailing early in the game by 5-2,
but rallied back for a 6-5 lead at the half.  Kayla Ushman led the
scoring with 3 goals and 1 assist.  Tenley Breen and Sam Bassin each had
2 goals. Adrian Holland had 1 goal, and Emily Wright added an assist. 

 

The defense carried the day on Saturday.  Julia Robinson faced 25 shots
on goal, turning aside 18.  Megan Power and Sarah Vallarino also played
very solid defensive games.

 

This was a season of firsts for the girls.  They went 16-0 in league
play, and became the first team other than Menlo (boys or girls) to
hoist a PAL championship lacrosse trophy.

 

SWIM: PAL CHAMPIONSHIP SWIM MEET RESULTS

 

Varsity boys finished third. Chris Kelvie was PAL champ in the 100 fly.
Chris Kelvie, Richard Hong, Jason Kwok, Jacob Morton, Peter Jacobs,
Robbie Eaton, and all 3 relays qualified for the CCS meet.  

 

Varsity girls finished in fourth place.  Lindsay Welton, Becca Dorst,
Sarah Winters, and all 3 relays qualified for the CCS meet.  

 

Frosh-soph boys finished first and are the PAL champs.   Individual PAL
champions were Simon Hood (100 IM and 100 back), Scott Swartz (50 Back
and 50 Fly), Jed Springer (200 Free), and Paul Jacob (50 Breast).  All 3
relays finished second.

 

Frosh-soph girls also finished first with 709 points (a PAL record) and
are the PAL champs.  Individual PAL champs were Vanessa Lane (200 Free),
Ryanne Haught (100 IM and 50 Fly), Rebecca Buchsbaum (50 Back), Morgan
Leech (100 Free), Maddy Martin (50 Breast), and Catherine Higgitt (100
Back).  The Bears won all 3 relays by huge margins, and our B relays
were the second fastest in the PAL.

 

GOOD LUCK TO ALL TEAMS IN CCS! GO BEARS!

 

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