[Ma-pta-enotes] eNotes 4-21-08

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*Upcoming Events*
Monday April 14 - Tuesday April 29 - STAR testing; avoid making any medical or other appointments during school hours.

*Announcements*
M-A on eBay AUCTION A GREAT SUCCESS! 
So much fun! So many happy purchasers of terrific items and parties. Hope you got what you wanted! M-A's first on-line auction raised just over $50,000 for M-A. The Foundation for the Future thanks all of its generous donors and bidders for participating and making this such a success for our students. We will bring it back next year, so, whether you bid or not, please take a minute and tell us what you thought or your ideas to make it even better by sending your feedback and suggestions to us at mafoundation at yahoo.com. Thank you!

*Guidance*
Hello Parents and Juniors, The Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC) will hold its annual college fair on Thursday, April 24, at Mission College in Santa Clara (3000 Mission College Blvd., right near Great America).  The College Fair will be open during the school day from 10:00AM to noon (mostly for school groups), and again in the evening from 6:00-8:00PM.  Students are welcome to come by the Career Center to ask me for a list of excellent questions to ask college representatives.  Students might also want to prepare a small card with contact information to leave with college representatives.  I have samples of these cards as well.  This event is perfect for sophomores and juniors, though undecided seniors and highly motivated freshmen might find it of interest as well.  See you there!  Ms. Alice Kleeman.

*Clubs*
The Best Buddies Club is going to host a Chevy's Fundraiser Night on Wednesday, April 23rd.  Flyers will be passed out next week at school.  Please bring your family and friends to come out and support Best Buddies Club!

*Athletics*
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE FOR AN EVENT SPONSORED BY THE M-A ATHLETIC BOOSTERS
M-A parents and athletes are invited to an evening lecture by Jack Bowen on Monday, May 19 from 7:30-8:30 in the M-A Library. Mr. Bowen's talk is titled "Athletics in College:  The "What" and "How" of the Sports-in-College Decision."  He will explore what it means to be a college athlete at all levels and making the decision to pursue that, including:  A discussion of the various options open to athletes in college: club sports, intramural teams, community college, Division I, II, III, "red shirt," walk-on; How to use athletics to your advantage  --  Mr. Bowen will provide sample athletic resumes and cover letters along with a suggested timeline for the process; What to do--and not to do--when pursuing acceptance to a college or university as an athlete  --  He will reference specific Case Studies in order to highlight the intricacies of the process and the unique timing involved for athletes of all sports and experience levels.  If you'd like to attend, please RSVP to maboosters at gmail.com.  Include your family name and the number attending.  You can also sign up at the desk in M-A's front office.  Your RSVP allows us to have a set of hand-outs for you on the night of the lecture.

SWIMMING
The Swim Bears went the â  extra distanceâ   yesterday against Menlo in their 50 meter pool, and converted strong relay performances into wins for all teams. Girls Varsity won 89-81 with winners Sarah Winters (200IM 2:39.31) and Hannah Breen (50Free 30.18), plus relay teams of Morgan Leech, Anne Higgitt, Vanessa Lane, and Hannah Breen (200Free, 2:01.57) and Vanessa Lane, Hannah Breen, Sarah Winters, and Morgan Leech (400Free, 4:17.51). Boys Varsity won 88-82. Boys winners were Chris Kelvie (50Free 25.27), Kai Masuda (400Free 4:24.31), Richard Hong (100Breast, 1:12.17), and the relay teams of Jason Kwok, Chris Kelvie, Jackson Rafter, and Kai Masuda (200Free, 1:44.93) and Kai Masuda, Eric Wright, Chris Kelvie, and Richard Hong (400Free 3:49.47).  Congratulations to all swimmers for performing with superb athleticism and team spirit!

LACROSSE
The girls varsity lacrosse team beat Woodside on Friday by a score of 15 to 7.  Goals were scored by Kendall Eder - 5, Margho Dunnahoo-Kirsch â   4, Casey Burnett â   3, Adrian Holland - 2, and Alex Fanelli â   1.

BASEBALL
The varsity baseball team had a tough week in league play, losing to Aragon twice, Wednesday 3-2 and Friday 6-3.  Matt Mosher hit his 12th home run of the season Wednesday, shattering Bob Melvin's home run record.  On Saturday, the team rebounded with a great victory over Monte Vista.  The team collected 10 hits, highlighted by Abi Arias' homer in the 5th.

GOLF
The Bears completed their third win of the week on Thursday 4/17 at Burlingame Country Club, defeating Burlingame 200 to 216.  Leading the pack was senior and match medalist Nick Chladek firing a 2 over par 38, followed by Brian Jordan and Nick Sako each carding 39.  The Bears are still in a tight battle with Carlmont over first place in the PAL and are determined to defend their league championship title.  That decision will be made next week when Carlmont faces Sequoia on Monday and M-A again meets Burlingame on Tuesday to complete league play for the season.
 
Go Bears.   Grrrr.