[Ma-pta-enotes] eNotes

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*Announcements*


Upcoming Events:

Thursday, September 20 - Open House

Friday - Minimum Day & Club Rush


Fashion Show

Parents: Remind your seniors to come to this week's fashion show orientation!  We know that your seniors don't like to listen to the morning announcements, so they need your help. This Tuesday and Wednesday are the mandatory sign up/orientation meetings for the fashion show. All seniors that want to be in the show must attend one of the meetings-- to be held at 7 PM in the new gym. Students will sign up for exact rehearsal times, so they should come knowing their availability or prior commitments. It would also help if they bring a pen!  

Challenge Day

Attention All Freshman Parents! Attention All M-A Parents! Thanks so much for the 70+ parents who have already volunteered for Challenge Day!! You are all way too kind.  AND, we still need about 40 more small group leaders for Challenge Days.  A small group leader has 5-6 students in their group and stays with them the entire day, 7:15a.m. - 3:00p.m. The small group leader helps facilitate their kids through small group discussions and communication exercises led by the professional Challenge Day staff who come to our school. Half the freshmen will go through the program Monday, Oct. 29 and the other half will to through Tuesday, Oct. 30. We need small group leaders both days. This is a great way for freshman parents to get involved!  In response to past input, small group leaders will have an optional one hour training/Q & A session on the Sat. before (Oct. 27 - time and room to be announced). Also, a few registration helpers are still needed both days, 6:45a.m. - 8:15 a.m.. Don't pass up the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our M-A teens! Sign up for your position and choice of day with Betsy at: betbowe at earthlink.net. Thank you from the Challenge Day Coordinators: Betsy Bowersox (Hannah 2010) and Teri O'Neel (Danny 2011).

M-A 101

ORIENTATION TO MENLO-ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL Wednesday, Sept. 26, 10-11:30 a.m. or 6-7:30 p.m. in the M-A Library.

This is the 1st Parent Education Series Event!  Want to know more about M-A? Dazed and confused? Join Principal Matthew Zito, members of the Guidance staff, and current and returning students for an orientation to Menlo-Atherton. Mr. Zito will provide an M-A "how to" for new parents or anyone wanting to know more about "how M-A works." There will be an open Q & A at the end of each presentation.  Questions? Contact PTA Parent Education Co-Chairs Charlene Margot, charlenemargot at yahoo.com, or Darcy Prime, darcyprime at sbcglobal.net.

 

Attention Math Contest Participants:  The first math contest of the year will be Tuesday at lunch.  Do not miss this opportunity to earn extra credit for your math class.   Contests will be held in the D-Wing.

*Clubs*


Nice job turning in forms on time for the Club Training Day.  NOW we need the green permission slips to miss class on Friday, Club Rush day.  It will be an incredibly productive day and we are excited to have you join us.  Permission slips are due on Wed!

Many thanks to the group of twenty who participated on Saturday for Habitat for Humanity, led by M-A student Eric Siegel, who organized students to paint, install wallboard, fix cabinets, and much more for Peninsula Habitat in So. San Francisco. We are especially grateful to our parent chaperones, Mark Siegel, Don Harrier, Josef Decker, and both Banta parents. Four families are closer to their goal of owning their own home because of the volunteers.


*Guidance Office/College & Career Center*


Is your student facing the PSAT or doing a late SAT?  M-A's Own SAT Prep. opens Monday, September 17, and runs on Mondays and Tuesdays, on campus, for five weeks, ending the week the PSAT is given.  If enrollment reaches a minimum of 20 students per class, there will be two sessions, 3:30-5 and 5:10-6:40, to accommodate the student athletes.  20 enrolled per class means the fee is our basic $100.00.  For fewer students, the fee gradually rises to a maximum of $225, which works out to $15. per tutoring hour.  For information call Jane King at 323-4066 or email her at jccking at juno.com.


*Athletics*


Water Polo

Congratulations to the Varsity girlâ  s water polo team for making M-A history by beating Menlo 5-4 last week!  Menlo School girls' water polo team was unable to overcome a three-goal outburst by M-A Girls Water polo who beat Menlo for the first time in the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division opener, 5-4. 

JV Boys water polo finished 2-1 in Saturday's tourney at Bellarmine.  The Bears defeated Monta Vista 14-7 and Valley Christian 16-2 before losing to Los Altos 11-9.  Zander Rohn scored 11 goals in the 3 games, and Paolo McCarty and Andrew Higgitt each scored 9.  Jack McClelland led the defense with 8 steals, and Jack Moran had 13 saves in the goal.

Varsity Boys water polo finished 6th in Menlo's Roche Tourney.  The Bears started Friday with a 9-2 win over El Dorado (leading scorer Matt Bogott with 3) before falling to Palo Alto 7-3.  Eric Wright scored the game winner in overtime in Saturday's 7-6 win over Los Altos (Matt Bogott had 3 goals).  Finally, the Bears lost 10-8 to San Diego's top team, La Jolla, despite Matt Garlock's 3 goals.

Volleyball

Congrats to the girls volleyball teams, both JV and Varsity girls volleyball team dominated over Cupertino on Friday already off to a great start

 

Football  

The varsity football team lost to a very tough Valley Christian team this Saturday 24 - 14. Raymond Vanikolo scored on a strong 25-yard run, Troy McCabe connected with Steve DiSibio for a spectacular touchdown and Litani Moimoi demonstrated his fearsome defensive prowess when he chased down a Valley Christian runner from behind and stripped him of the ball.


Golf

Menlo-Atherton Girls golf team beat Menlo School last Tuesday at a match held at Menlo Country Club.  With a score of 219 M-A Girls lost to Los Gatos HS, with a score of 206, in a close match at Palo Alto Hills Country Club on Thursday.  


Tennis

The M-A Girl's Tennis Team upped their PAL League record to 3-0 by thumping the Dons of Aragon, 7-0.  Luiza Neto, a Brazilian exchange student in her first Varsity match won the 7th and final match. The Bears take on Hillsdale at M-A on Thursday at 3:30.

 

*ALL THAT JAZZ*

 

The M-A Jazz Ensemble has released a new CD! You will want to have your own copy and buy a few as gifts for your jazz-loving friends (plan ahead for the holidays!).  All proceeds benefit the Menlo-Atherton High School music program.  The CDs sell for $10 each, plus an additional $1.50 for postage.   Send checks payable to M-A Band Boosters c/o Perryn Rowland, 341 Linfield Dr , Menlo Park , CA 94025 . You can also email Perryn at perrynkrowland at yahoo.com for more information or to pick up a copy. CDs are also available at the store Occasions, 826 Santa Cruz Ave.