[Ma-pta-enotes] eNotes for Monday

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*Upcoming Events*

*Minimum Day tomorrow, Nov. 6*

November 7 â   PTA General Meeting, Room F-15, 8:30AM

November 7 - Thriving Teens . . . Got Sleep?  M-A Parent Education 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the M-A Library

November 9 - Friday Night Lights football @ Woodside, 8PM


*Announcements*

FASHION SHOW DEDICATIONS REMINDER

It's not too late for Dedications!

Send your fashion show senior a great wish of encouragement or your best wishes-- just $25 for 25 words. Your dedication will be included in the program. We can take dedications- up until Tuesday, Nov. 6. Email N.Sterling at comcast.net and send your check made out to M-A PTA to 83 Lupin Lane, Atherton, CA 94027.

PTA GENERAL MEETING

IMPORTANT: PTA General Meeting on Wednesday, November 7th, 8:30 a.m. in Room F-15 (near the rear of the campus).  Our guest speaker will be Assistant Superintendent Ed La Vigne from the District Office informing about the Sequoia Union High School District Bond Measure, which will go out on the 2008 Presidential Primary Ballot on February 5, 2008.  We will also hear from Committee Chairs on past and future events.  Please come hear about our upcoming PTA Website!  We are very excited about it.  Hope to see you there! 

Campus map and special on-campus parking permit is available on the right hand column of the homepage on www.mabears.org.


SLEEP (OR LACK THEREOF) INFORMATION PRESENTATION â   M-A Parent Education Series

When you are equipped with information about your teens' performance, health and safety related to their sleep, you may actually get a better night's sleep!  Come hear Mark Rosekind, Ph.D. and Jerry Hester, M.D. 

discuss:

- Sleep and Competitive Advantage

- Driving Under the Influence of . . . Drowsiness!

- To Sleep, Not to Breathe: The Sleep Apnea Risk

Come here this informative lecture on November 7, 7 -8:30 p.m. at the M-A Library.

ENVIRONMENTAL TIP OF THE WEEK

And now, Bears, for the environmental tidbit of the week.  If just 25% of U.S. families used 10 fewer plastic bags a month, we would save over 2.5 BILLION bags a year.  Wow, saving 2.5 BILLION bags consumes a ton of plastic and energy!  Bears families, this is just one of the simple ways you can help with the environmental problems we face today!

OUTDOOR EDUCATION COUNSELORS

To all students interested in being Counselors at Outdoor Education for la Entrada School.  An informational Q & A meeting will be held on Thursday, November 8, at 11:30 a.m. in B-21.  Bring completed registration forms. If you are interested and want more information, be sure to come. Bring friends. Thank you for your service to the community. See you November 8 at 11:30. 

2007 YEARBOOKS STILL AVAILABLE

Anyone interested in purchasing last year's yearbook, 2006-2007 yearbooks are on sale for $20 in G-7 at the beginning of lunch all this week.  There are a limited number of books left, and this is your last chance. Don't miss out!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR FRESHMAN

Has your freshman stopped by Food For Thought yet?  Because, if they haven't, they are missing out on a great time.  Every week, tons of freshmen show up to eat free food and get help with their homework.  Come every Tuesday to G-12 and get your study on!

*Clubs*


KEY CLUB

M-A Key Club would like to thank their members who trick or treated for UNICEF.  Don't forget to bring in the donations on Wednesday's meeting in D-10.

*Guidance Office/College & Career Center*


COLLEGE RECOMMENDATION LETTER DEADLINE

ATTENTION SENIORS: The last day to request a college recommendation letter from your counselor is Wednesday, November 7th.  Counselors can get 30 to 40 requests, so get yours in early to avoid being at the bottom of their list.

COLLEGE VISITS

Colleges visiting the Career Center this week include:  Wyotech, Harvard, American University of Paris, Western New England College, and Whitman.  Come to the Career Center for times, dates, and passes to attend.

*Athletics*


CROSS COUNTRY

M-A BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY MAKE CCS CHAMPIONSHIPS


Congratulations to the frosh-soph Girls Cross Country team who placed 2nd at PALs on Thursday.  The team was lead by Julia Vitale and her 2nd place finish.  Julia's times this year for 3 miles have placed her as one of the top runners in recent school history.  Senior Suzanne Eldredge also qualified individually placing 14th out of 90 varsity girls to represent M-A at CCS. 

The Boyâ  s Cross Country Team took 4th place out of 17 teams on a hot dusty afternoon at the PAL Championship Meet held at Crystal Springs Cross Country Center on Thursday.  Three of their six runners ran under 17 minutes.  The team was lead by Andy DelCalvo running a very fast 16:39.  The boys ran valiantly and look forward to the CCS championships on Saturday, November 10th at Crystal Springs.  

Way to go, Bears.  Good luck at CCS Finals next week.

WATERPOLO

 A big CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Polo Bears for a fabulous season! The Boys and Girls championship games were played back-to-back against Menlo School in our own version of the "Big Game". In matches that were exciting from start-to-finish, the girls defeated Menlo 4-3, bringing home the *GOLD* for the first time in M-A history, while the boys played like champions, but came up short 8-9. Both teams now move on to CCS this weekend, where they look forward to more Bear action!  


FOOTBALL

Congratulations to the varsity football team which clinched at least a share of the league title with their victory over South San Francisco on Saturday, 37-10.  The defense had another impressive performance led by Litani MoiMoi, Josh Afungia and Andrew Klein.  Troy McCabe threw a touchdown strike to Sam Knapp and M-A also had four rushing touchdowns - two by Jamal Wilkins, one by Bobby Bustos and one from Willie Latu. Lee Bader also joined in the scoring fest with a 32-yard field goal.  Come cheer on the Bears for their last league game as they try to capture the league title outright against Woodside this Friday night at 8:00 p.m. at Woodside.

GO BEARS! 

Grrrrr.