From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Wed Apr 2 11:22:55 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Wed Apr 2 11:23:29 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] ****PARENT INFORMATION**** Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: *SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): Ongoing: *When your child gets accepted into a four-year college or university, please remind them to bring his/her letter of acceptance to room 45. I want to fill up the college bound glass case with pictures of these students as soon as possible! *THE SCHOLARSHIP LIST is updated at leasta once a week on the Sequoia High School website http://www.sequoiahs.org/resources/collegeCareerCtr/index.php ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN - WEDNESDAY -APRIL 2, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES Junior Class Room 123 Senior Class Room 206 Amnesty International Room 124 Anime Club Room 209 Rock & Metal Club Room 127 Atlantic Pacific Math Contest #P6 Room 141 Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Wednesday, April 2 VARS Baseball VS Carlmont-3:15 F/S Baseball AT Carlmont-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 VARS Softball AT Menlo-3:15-dismiss @1:45 Thursday, April 3 Badminton AT Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 12:45 Swimming VS El Camino-3:00 Boys Tennis AT SSF-3:30-dismiss @ 12:30 Track & Field-M-A, Westmoor @ M-A-3:00-dismiss @ 12:30 Friday, April 4 VARS Baseball AT Carlmont-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 F/S Baseball VS Carlmont-3:15 VARS Softball AT Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 F/S Softball VS Terra Nova-3:15 JJJ TODAY?S STUDENTS OF THE DAY JJJ Christina Rocha and Jose Orellana Christina is a very dedicated math student. She turns in beautiful homework, asks good questions, and works very well with others. She is a real pleasure to have in class. Jose is kind of a goof ball in class, but he worries about his work. He makes sure he has every problem correct and understands every topic. He has learned a lot in his 2 years at Sequoia. We are very proud of the progress Jose has made. He has the making of a great mathematician. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S FUN TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: There is no limit to the amount of times an aluminum can may be recycled. Once an aluminum can is recycled, it can be part of a new can within six weeks. J. Slater GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! April 11, 12, 13 and 18, 19 and 20th. Tickets available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance. Tickets will be $7 at the door. Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein SENIORS - Is it possible that you aren't graduating? Why haven't you ordered your cap and gown???? Tuesday, April 15th is the last day to order. After that you will have to wait until the day of graduation, when everything is hectic and they may not even have your correct size. DON'T JEOPARDIZE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN GRADUATION. All seniors must order a cap and gown from our new vendor, Josten's. You may not wear an old one as it will not match the others. SEE MS. REIBSTEIN IMMEDIATELY IN THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER FOR A FORM. There are over 100 of you that have not yet ordered. What's up? L. Reibstein ARE YOU a Christian, a Jew, a Buddhist? a Pacific Islander, European, Asian, Mexican, Salvadorian, Nicaraguan, African American, a mix? Are you straight, gay, bi, or questioning? Are you a skater, a sports-fanatic, a goth, a vegan, a green thumb, and totally unique? Do you know who you are?! The Teen Resource Center is looking for students to represent Sequoia's cultures in the Unity in Diversity Fair coming this May. If you identify with a culture just read or anything else, and if you're fed up with feeling judged and stereotyped because of your culture, sign up TODAY in the TRC to participate in the Unity in Diversity Fair. See Amy Blum or Judy Romero if you have questions. A. Blum SEQUOIA NEEDS TWO OUTDOOR ED CABIN LEADERS FOR NEXT WEEK to go with Hawes school. If you are interested, see Ms. Reibstein in the student activities center immediately. Applications are due on Friday. Thank you. L. Reibstein FYI - THE ROBOTICS CLUB no longer meets on Tuesdays but does meet Sundays at The TechShop. L. Larkin YOU'RE INVITED! ECOS, Sequoia's environmental club is hosting a summit this Friday, April 4th in the MPR from 4-7pm. Come learn about what we do, visit the school garden, think about global warming, eat some good food, win a prize...All are welcome! J. Slater APRIL SENTINEL IS NOW ONLINE. The latest issue is available on the Sequoia website. Go to http://www.sequoiahs.org/ and select "Resources," then "Sequoia Sentinel Newsletter." S. Cooper A FOOTHILL COLLEGE REP will be in the College & Career Center today from 10:30 - 1:00 with follow up info on the EOPS orientation. Please sign up in room 45 or drop by at lunch if you would like to speak with her. T. Ignaitis A REMINDER - ADVANCED DANCE AUDITIONS ARE THIS WEEK (3/31-4/10)! Please meet at lunch in the dance studio TODAY and tomorrow. The official audition will be held after school on Thursday. See Mrs. White for details. T. White HAVE YOU EVER GONE TO A STORE WHERE THEY SOLD YOUR FAVORITE DESIGNER JEANS BUT WERE TOO EXPENSIVE TO BUY? Now is your chance, Sequoia. Come to our jean party! Rock n' Republic. Seven. True Religion. Diesel. Juicy Couture and more for half the price - TODAY- Wednesday, April 2nd in the MPR from 3 to 6PM. Bring friends and family! Cash and check ONLY. Proceeds help Sequoia students go to France! K. Chin *** REMINDERS *** CALLING ALL ROCK STARS!!! The Los Altos Recreation Department is looking for high school bands to play in its 1st Annual Battle of the Bands on May 23rd. Play in front of a large audience and take a shot at the CASH PRIZE! The majority of your band must be in high school. Stop by room 308 or talk to Ms. Woodman ASAP to check out flyers and get more information. ROCK ON. J. Woodman Need MONEY or COMMUNITY SERVICE? The Teen Resource Center needs to hire 1 more junior or senior to join the Peer Education Program. Responsibilities are to join a team of "Street Outreach" advocates and share resources with other youth around San Mateo County. You must be available Mondays and Tuesdays after school for 2 hours. Apply in the TRC immediately, and see Amy Blum for additional info! A. Blum Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Wed Apr 2 16:05:28 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Wed Apr 2 16:05:53 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: New: GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. There will be a special elementary/middle school performance on Wed., April 9th which will include a tour of SHS, beginning at 5pm - showtime at 6:30pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein/G. Phillips MINIMUM ?A? DAY SCHEDULE Tuesday, 4/8/08 (SPRING OPEN HOUSE) Period Time 1 8:00 * 9:05 3 9:10 * 10:15 Brunch 10:15 * 10:30 5 10:30 * 11:40 7 11:45 * 12:25 Ongoing: *SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): New: *SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS: Would you like to attend a college faire where you can meet admissions officers face to face? You need to sign up with Ms. Ignaitis by tomorrow (Friday). If we have enough sign-ups to order a bus, we will go on April 24th. Ongoing: *When your child gets accepted into a four-year college or university, please remind them to bring his/her letter of acceptance to room 45. I want to fill up the college bound glass case with pictures of these students as soon as possible! *THE SCHOLARSHIP LIST is updated once a week on the Sequoia High School website http://www.sequoiahs.org/resources/collegeCareerCtr/index.php ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN - THURSDAY -APRIL 3, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES Key Club Room 130 AGAPPE Room 43 Drama Club Carrington Hall lobby BSU Room 304 Atlantic Pacific Math Contest #P6 Room 141 Mural Club Room 20 (3:30-4:40) Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Thursday, April 3 Badminton AT Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 12:45 Swimming VS El Camino-3:00 Boys Tennis AT SSF-3:30-dismiss @ 12:30 Track & Field-M-A, Westmoor @ M-A-3:00-dismiss @ 12:30 Friday, April 4 VARS Baseball AT Carlmont-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 F/S Baseball VS Carlmont-3:15 VARS Softball AT Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 F/S Softball VS Terra Nova-3:15 ECOS Summit - MPR - 4-7pm JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Veronica Garcia Veronica has made great strides this year in math. She has really learned a lot and done much better than last year. We are very proud of the work Veronica has done this year and hopes that she keeps it up!! Way to go Veronica. Echale ganas!! **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S FUN TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: An aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a can 500 years from now! J. Slater TUESDAY, APRIL 9th we will be on a Minimum Day Schedule as shown above due to Spring Open House being that night from 7:00-8:30. L. Lehman ATTENTION ALL KEY CLUBBERS*we need you at today's meeting in Room 130 at lunch for important community service activities in the next few weeks. Also, if you are attending convention, please come to discuss details. Seniors needing community service are also welcome to attend. T. Yeager SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS: Would you like to attend a college faire where you can meet admissions officers face to face? You need to sign up with Ms. Ignaitis by tomorrow (Friday). If we have enough sign-ups to order a bus, we will go on April 24th. T. Ignaitis A REMINDER - PTSA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are now available in the College & Career Center (Room 45). Seniors who wish to apply must do so before May 5th. Completed applications may be turned into Ms. Patience Room 44. T. Endo MURAL CLUB needs your tired and old ceramic ware - plates, cups, dishes - colors needed are purple, lavender, pink, green, blue and combinations thereof. WE ALSO NEED OLD MIRRORS. Bring them to Room 20 during brunch, lunch or after school... we are low on these SUPPLIES for our tile mural! Thanks. K. Sheehan DID YOU KNOW that about 92% of sexual assault survivors are female and about 8% are male? Did you know that approximately 1 in 5 high school girls are abused by a partner? There is help. If you or a friend is in an abusive relationship, don't be afraid to get help. April is the Sexual Assault Awareness Month and today is the National Day to take Action. The Youth Advisory Board and Peer Educators will be hosting a mini-fair during lunch time TODAY and there will be agencies that provide support to sexual assault survivors and those in abusive relationships. The mini-fair will be at the main quad area only during lunch. If you miss the mini-fair, don't hesitate to come by the Teen Resource Center for more information or to get help for you or a friend in need. M. Mosqueda GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. There will be a special elementary/middle school performance on Wed., April 9th which will include a tour of SHS, beginning at 5pm - showtime at 6:30pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! G. Phillips/L. Reibstein DO YOU NEED MONEY or COMMUNITY SERVICE? The Teen Resource Center needs to hire 1 more junior or senior to join the Peer Education Program. Responsibilities are to join a team of "Street Outreach" advocates and share resources with other youth around San Mateo County. You must be available Mondays and Tuesdays after school for 2 hours. Apply in the TRC immediately, and see Amy Blum for additional info! A. Blum SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ATHLETES! If you are a senior, have at least a 2.0 GPA and have participated on any of the Sequoia Varsity sports teams for at least 2 years, then you may be eligible for the Judy Carmona Memorial college scholarship from the Sequoia Boosters Club. The simple 2-page application form is available at the College/Career Center in Room 45. The deadline for applications is April 11th. S. Davenport JUNIOR FEMALES! Are you interested in going to an all women liberal arts school in Massachusetts? Please come by and speak to Ms. Ignaitis for more information. T. Ignaitis THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE "PENNIES FOR PATIENTS" DRIVE LAST MONTH. In total, the school collected over $500. Way to go! The class with the most pennies was Mr. Drogin with a total of 9445 pennies, so he is declared the winner and his p. 4 will get the pizza party. A very honorable mention goes to Mr. Gordon's class who did not have the most pennies, but did collect the most money $230 with Ashley Theisen and Samantha Daugherty collecting almost $130 of that money. Again, thanks to all who participated. Your spirit remains strong, Sequoia. Remember that we DO make a difference in everything we do. We will have one more penny drive coming up, so save those coins and thanks!! L. Reibstein DON'T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR PURPLE TOMORROW...you may even win a prize if you are spotted by the purple police at lunch time! L. Reibstein *** REMINDERS *** FYI - THE ROBOTICS CLUB no longer meets on Tuesdays but does meet Sundays at The TechShop. L. Larkin YOU'RE INVITED! ECOS, Sequoia's environmental club is hosting a summit tomorrow - Friday, April 4th in the MPR from 4-7pm. Come learn about what we do, visit the school garden, think about global warming, eat some good food, win a prize...All are welcome! J. Slater APRIL SENTINEL IS NOW ONLINE. The latest issue is available on the Sequoia website. Go to http://www.sequoiahs.org/ and select "Resources," then "Sequoia Sentinel Newsletter." S. Cooper SENIORS - Is it possible that you aren't graduating? Why haven't you ordered your cap and gown???? Tuesday, April 15th is the last day to order. After that you will have to wait until the day of graduation, when everything is hectic and they may not even have your correct size. DON'T JEOPARDIZE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN GRADUATION. All seniors must order a cap and gown from our new vendor, Josten's. You may not wear an old one as it will not match the others. SEE MS. REIBSTEIN IMMEDIATELY IN THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER FOR A FORM. There are over 100 of you that have not yet ordered. What's up? L. Reibstein ARE YOU a Christian, a Jew, a Buddhist? a Pacific Islander, European, Asian, Mexican, Salvadorian, Nicaraguan, African American, a mix? Are you straight, gay, bi, or questioning? Are you a skater, a sports-fanatic, a goth, a vegan, a green thumb, and totally unique? Do you know who you are?! The Teen Resource Center is looking for students to represent Sequoia's cultures in the Unity in Diversity Fair coming this May. If you identify with a culture just read or anything else, and if you're fed up with feeling judged and stereotyped because of your culture, sign up TODAY in the TRC to participate in the Unity in Diversity Fair. See Amy Blum or Judy Romero if you have questions. A. Blum SEQUOIA NEEDS TWO OUTDOOR ED CABIN LEADERS FOR NEXT WEEK to go with Hawes school. If you are interested, see Ms. Reibstein in the student activities center immediately. Applications are due on Friday. Thank you. L. Reibstein Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Thu Apr 3 16:06:14 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Thu Apr 3 16:06:40 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: *GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. There will be a special elementary/middle school performance on Wed., April 9th which will include a tour of SHS, beginning at 5pm - showtime at 6:30pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein/G. Phillips MINIMUM ?A? DAY SCHEDULE Tuesday, 4/8/08 (SPRING OPEN HOUSE) Period Time 1 8:00 * 9:05 3 9:10 * 10:15 Brunch 10:15 * 10:30 5 10:30 * 11:40 7 11:45 * 12:25 Ongoing: *SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): New: *SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS: Would you like to attend a college faire where you can meet admissions officers face to face? You need to sign up with Ms. Ignaitis by TODAY. If we have enough sign-ups to order a bus, we will go on April 24th. Ongoing: *When your child gets accepted into a four-year college or university, please remind them to bring his/her letter of acceptance to room 45. I want to fill up the college bound glass case with pictures of these students as soon as possible! *THE SCHOLARSHIP LIST is updated once a week on the Sequoia High School website http://www.sequoiahs.org/resources/collegeCareerCtr/index.php ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN - FRIDAY - APRIL 4, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES GSA Room 42 Chess Club Room 142 Atlantic Pacific Math Contest #P6 Room 141 Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Friday, April 4 VARS Baseball AT Carlmont-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 F/S Baseball VS Carlmont-3:15 VARS Softball AT Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 F/S Softball VS Terra Nova-3:15 ECOS Summit - MPR - 4-7pm JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Cora Johana Sanchez You hardly notice Cora in class. She is quiet and reserved, but she gets some of the highest grades in the class. She is a math wiz. Nice job Cora! We are very proud of you!! **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S FUN TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Styrofoam will never degrade. Find a substitute!! Don't use styrofoam peanut packaging - but if some comes your way - reuse it! J. Slater "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. Sports programs are an important part of the high school experience, adding many qualities to enrich a student's life now and into their future. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. We are counting on the Sequoia families to support this fundraiser in two ways -donating items to the event as well as rewarding themselves with a fun evening out and attending the event. Event includes a buffet dinner, parking and race program in the Turf Club. Only $40 for all! Please contact me regarding donating to the event, as well as for ticket information to attend this fun evening out. C. de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in helping put together a Jewish booth for the Unity in Diversity Fair, please come to a meeting in Mrs. Salvatore's room (206) at lunch on Thursday, April 10th. E. Salvatore YOU'RE INVITED! Today from 4-7pm in the MPR, ECOS, Sequoia's environmental club is hosting a summit! Come learn about what we do, visit the school garden, think about global warming, eat some good food, win a prize...All are welcome! J. Slater THERE ARE SOME GREAT SUMMER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE for students of all grade levels and interests. These activities look great on college and scholarship applications. Come by the College and Career Center and look through the Special Program files. T. Ignaitis TUESDAY, APRIL 8th we will be on a Minimum Day Schedule as shown above due to Spring Open House being that night from 7:00-8:30. L. Lehman ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL? Please see Ms. Ignaitis. T. Ignaitis SEQUOIA NEEDS TWO OUTDOOR ED CABIN LEADERS FOR NEXT WEEK to go with Hawes school. If you are interested, see Ms. Reibstein in the student activities center immediately. Applications are due TODAY! Thank you. L. Reibstein SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday, April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS: IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE CAMPUS FOR ANY REASON, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT FROM EITHER THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE OR THE HEALTH AIDE OFFICE. LEAVING CAMPUS WITHOUT A PERMIT TO LEAVE WILL RESULT IN A CUT AND OTHER CONSEQUENCES. NOTE: YOU MAY NOT CLEAR YOUR ATTENDANCE AFTER YOU HAVE LEFT THE CAMPUS! THIS IS A CLOSED CAMPUS!! One more thing*students need to remember to have their parents clear their attendance any time they are absent. THANK YOU! G. Solari *** REMINDERS *** SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS: Would you like to attend a college faire where you can meet admissions officers face to face? You need to sign up with Ms. Ignaitis TODAY. If we have enough sign-ups to order a bus, we will go on April 24th. T. Ignaitis MURAL CLUB needs your tired and old ceramic ware - plates, cups, dishes - colors needed are purple, lavender, pink, green, blue and combinations thereof. WE ALSO NEED OLD MIRRORS. Bring them to Room 20 during brunch, lunch or after school... we are low on these SUPPLIES for our tile mural! Thanks. K. Sheehan GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. There will be a special elementary/middle school performance on Wed., April 9th which will include a tour of SHS, beginning at 5pm - showtime at 6:30pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! G. Phillips/L. Reibstein DO YOU NEED MONEY or COMMUNITY SERVICE? The Teen Resource Center needs to hire 1 more junior or senior to join the Peer Education Program. Responsibilities are to join a team of "Street Outreach" advocates and share resources with other youth around San Mateo County. You must be available Mondays and Tuesdays after school for 2 hours. Apply in the TRC immediately, and see Amy Blum for additional info! A. Blum JUNIOR FEMALES! Are you interested in going to an all women liberal arts school in Massachusetts? Please come by and speak to Ms. Ignaitis for more information. T. Ignaitis APRIL SENTINEL IS NOW ONLINE. The latest issue is available on the Sequoia website. Go to http://www.sequoiahs.org/ and select "Resources," then "Sequoia Sentinel Newsletter." S. Cooper SENIORS - Is it possible that you aren't graduating? Why haven't you ordered your cap and gown???? Tuesday, April 15th is the last day to order. After that you will have to wait until the day of graduation, when everything is hectic and they may not even have your correct size. DON'T JEOPARDIZE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN GRADUATION. All seniors must order a cap and gown from our new vendor, Josten's. You may not wear an old one as it will not match the others. SEE MS. REIBSTEIN IMMEDIATELY IN THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER FOR A FORM. There are over 100 of you that have not yet ordered. What's up? L. Reibstein ARE YOU a Christian, a Jew, a Buddhist? a Pacific Islander, European, Asian, Mexican, Salvadorian, Nicaraguan, African American, a mix? Are you straight, gay, bi, or questioning? Are you a skater, a sports-fanatic, a goth, a vegan, a green thumb, and totally unique? Do you know who you are?! The Teen Resource Center is looking for students to represent Sequoia's cultures in the Unity in Diversity Fair coming this May. If you identify with a culture just read or anything else, and if you're fed up with feeling judged and stereotyped because of your culture, sign up TODAY in the TRC to participate in the Unity in Diversity Fair. See Amy Blum or Judy Romero if you have questions. A. Blum Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Fri Apr 4 15:57:38 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Fri Apr 4 15:57:52 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: New: CLASS OF 2008 Parents: Does your Senior have a PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are still ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after April 18th, so encourage your student to pick up their passport today! Students MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. Extra flyers and permission slips are available at the Treasurer's office or to request a copy by email, send an email message to: noreenchin@earthlink.net. N. Huey Ongoing: MINIMUM ?A? DAY SCHEDULE Tuesday, 4/8/08 (SPRING OPEN HOUSE) Period Time 1 8:00 * 9:05 3 9:10 * 10:15 Brunch 10:15 * 10:30 5 10:30 * 11:40 7 11:45 * 12:25 *GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. There will be a special elementary/middle school performance on Wed., April 9th which will include a tour of SHS, beginning at 5pm - showtime at 6:30pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein/G. Phillips *SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): Ongoing: *When your child gets accepted into a four-year college or university, please remind them to bring his/her letter of acceptance to room 45. I want to fill up the college bound glass case with pictures of these students as soon as possible! *THE SCHOLARSHIP LIST is updated once a week on the Sequoia High School website http://www.sequoiahs.org/resources/collegeCareerCtr/index.php ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN * MONDAY * APRIL 7, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES ASB Activities Center Young Thoughts Room 41 Mural Club Room 20 Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Tuesday, April 8 Badminton AT Hillsdale-3:15-dismiss @12:45 Golf-Burlingame @ Crystal Springs-4:15-dismiss @ 2:45 Boys Tennis VS Capuchino-3:30-dismiss @ 2:30 Wednesday, April 9 VARS Baseball VS El Camino-3:15 F/S Baseball AT El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 12:30 Golf-San Mateo @ Poplar Creek-3:00-dismiss @ 1:30 VARS Softball VS M-A-3:15 F/S Softball VS M-A-5:00 Thursday, April 10 Badminton AT Burlingame-3:15-dismiss @12:45 Swimming AT Hillsdale-3:00-dismiss @ 1:00 Boys Tennis VS Oceana-3:30-dismiss @ 2:30 Track & Field-PAL Dual Meet AT M-A-3:00-dismiss @ 12:30 Friday, April 11 VARS Baseball AT El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 F/S Baseball VS El Camino-3:15 VARS Softball VS Woodside-3:15 F/S Softball AT Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 GREASE * 7pm * Carrington Hall Saturday, April 12 Track & Field-Serra HS Invite AT Serra-9:00am GREASE * 7pm * Carrington Hall Sunday, April 13 GREASE * 2pm * Carrington Hall JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Jackson Campbell Without a doubt, Jackson Campbell is a star student who gives 110% everyday. He thinks critically and willingly puts in extra effort to understand his work. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S FUN TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: To produce each week's Sunday newspapers, 500,000 trees must be cut down. J. Slater SENIORS - You have a mandatory meeting during STAR testing week on Wednesday, April 23rd from 9:30-11am in Carrington Hall. You must attend this meeting if you are graduating in June. NO EXCEPTIONS. Attendance will be taken...see Ms. Reibstein if you have questions. L. Reibstein HEY SENIORS!! Do you have your PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? DON'T MISS OUT! Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are still ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after April 18th, so get your passport today! You MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. N. Huey ATLANTIC PACIFIC MATH CONTEST #R6 will be given this Wednesday through Friday (4/9-4/11) at lunch in room 141. This is the final math contest of the year. J. Kreutzmann/L. Larkin PTSA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are available in the College & Career Center (Room 45). Seniors who wish to apply must do so before May 5th. Completed applications may be turned into Ms. Patience Room 44. T. Endo TUESDAY NIGHT MATH TUTORIAL is every Tuesday from 5 - 8 pm. Come up to the math wing and look for an open door to get help from a real math teacher. Don't get behind on homework or concepts. L. Larkin A REMINDER THAT MURAL CLUB needs your tired and old ceramic ware - plates, cups, dishes - colors needed are purple, lavender, pink, green, blue and combinations thereof. WE ALSO NEED OLD MIRRORS. Bring them to Room 20 during brunch, lunch or after school... we are low on these SUPPLIES for our tile mural! Thanks. K. Sheehan ARE YOU a Christian, a Jew, a Buddhist? A Pacific Islander, European, Asian, Mexican, Salvadorian, Nicaraguan, African American, a mix? Are you straight, gay, bi, or questioning? Are you a skater, a sports-fanatic, a goth, a vegan, a green thumb, and totally unique? Do you know who you are?! The Teen Resource Center is looking for students to represent Sequoia's cultures in the Unity in Diversity Fair coming this May. If you identify with a culture just read or anything else, and if you're fed up with feeling judged and stereotyped because of your culture, sign up TODAY in the TRC to participate in the Unity in Diversity Fair. See Amy Blum or Judy Romero if you have questions. A. Blum TOMORROW - TUESDAY, APRIL 8th we will be on a Minimum Day Schedule as shown above due to Spring Open House being tomorrow night from 7:00-8:30. L. Lehman SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday, April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez *** REMINDERS *** "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. Sports programs are an important part of the high school experience, adding many qualities to enrich a student's life now and into their future. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. We are counting on the Sequoia families to support this fundraiser in two ways -donating items to the event as well as rewarding themselves with a fun evening out and attending the event. Event includes a buffet dinner, parking and race program in the Turf Club. Only $40 for all! Please contact me regarding donating to the event, as well as for ticket information to attend this fun evening out. C. de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in helping put together a Jewish booth for the Unity in Diversity Fair, please come to a meeting in Mrs. Salvatore's room (206) at lunch this Thursday, April 10th. E. Salvatore GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. There will be a special elementary/middle school performance on Wed., April 9th which will include a tour of SHS, beginning at 5pm - showtime at 6:30pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! G. Phillips/L. Reibstein JUNIOR FEMALES! Are you interested in going to an all women liberal arts school in Massachusetts? Please come by and speak to Ms. Ignaitis for more information. T. Ignaitis APRIL SENTINEL IS NOW ONLINE. The latest issue is available on the Sequoia website. Go to http://www.sequoiahs.org/ and select "Resources," then "Sequoia Sentinel Newsletter." S. Cooper SENIORS - Is it possible that you aren't graduating? Why haven't you ordered your cap and gown???? Tuesday, April 15th is the last day to order. After that you will have to wait until the day of graduation, when everything is hectic and they may not even have your correct size. DON'T JEOPARDIZE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN GRADUATION. All seniors must order a cap and gown from our new vendor, Josten's. You may not wear an old one as it will not match the others. SEE MS. REIBSTEIN IMMEDIATELY IN THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER FOR A FORM. There are over 100 of you that have not yet ordered. What's up? L. Reibstein Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Mon Apr 7 16:18:05 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Mon Apr 7 16:18:23 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: New: CLASS OF 2008 Parents: Does your Senior have a PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are still ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after April 18th, so encourage your student to pick up their passport today! Students MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. Extra flyers and permission slips are available at the Treasurer's office or to request a copy by email, send an email message to: noreenchin@earthlink.net. N. Huey Ongoing: TODAY'S MINIMUM ?A? DAY SCHEDULE Tuesday, 4/8/08 (SPRING OPEN HOUSE) Period Time 1 8:00 * 9:05 3 9:10 * 10:15 Brunch 10:15 * 10:30 5 10:30 * 11:40 7 11:45 * 12:25 *GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. There will be a special elementary/middle school performance on Wed., April 9th which will include a tour of SHS, beginning at 5pm - showtime at 6:30pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein/G. Phillips *SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): Ongoing: *When your child gets accepted into a four-year college or university, please remind them to bring his/her letter of acceptance to room 45. I want to fill up the college bound glass case with pictures of these students as soon as possible! *THE SCHOLARSHIP LIST is updated once a week on the Sequoia High School website http://www.sequoiahs.org/resources/collegeCareerCtr/index.php ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN - TUESDAY - APRIL 8, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES No meetings scheduled Minimum day (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Tuesday, April 8 Badminton AT Hillsdale-3:15-dismiss @12:45 Golf-Burlingame @ Crystal Springs-4:15-dismiss @ 2:45 Boys Tennis VS Capuchino-3:30-dismiss @ 2:30 SPRING OPEN HOUSE-7-8:30PM Wednesday, April 9 VARS Baseball VS El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Baseball AT El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 12:30 Golf-San Mateo @ Poplar Creek-3:00-dismiss @ 1:30 VARS Softball VS M-A-3:15-dismiss @2:10 F/S Softball VS M-A-5:00 Thursday, April 10 Badminton AT Burlingame-3:15-dismiss @12:45 Swimming AT Hillsdale-3:00-dismiss @ 1:00 Boys Tennis VS Oceana-3:30-dismiss @ 2:30 Track & Field-PAL Dual Meet AT M-A-3:00-dismiss @ 12:30 Friday, April 11 Saturday, April 12 VARS Baseball AT El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Track & Field - Serra HS Invite AT Serra-9:00am F/S Baseball VS El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 GREASE - 7pm - Carrington Hall VARS Softball VS Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Softball AT Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 Sunday, April 13 GREASE - 7pm - Carrington Hall GREASE - 2pm - Carrington Hall JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Jessica Kloak Jessica has shown incredible improvement this semester. She truly cares about getting her work done and is really fun to have in class. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S FUN TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: If all our newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year! J. Slater ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL? Please see Ms. Ignaitis. T. Ignaitis SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ATHLETES! If you are a senior, have at least a 2.0 GPA and have participated on any of the Sequoia Varsity sports teams for at least 2 years, then you may be eligible for the Judy Carmona Memorial college scholarship from the Sequoia Boosters Club. The simple 2-page application form is available at the College/Career Center in Room 45. The deadline for applications is April 11th. S. Davenport SENIORS: There are scholarships coming in daily to the college/career center. Please check the bulletin board and files in room 45 for daily updates. T. Ignaitis HEY SENIORS - Is it possible that you aren't graduating? Why haven't you ordered your cap and gown???? Tuesday, April 15th is the last day to order. After that you will have to wait until the day of graduation, when everything is hectic and they may not even have your correct size. DON'T JEOPARDIZE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN GRADUATION. All seniors must order a cap and gown from our new vendor, Josten's. You may not wear an old one as it will not match the others. SEE MS. REIBSTEIN IMMEDIATELY IN THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER FOR A FORM. There are over 100 of you that have not yet ordered. What's up? L. Reibstein *** REMINDERS *** SENIORS - You have a mandatory meeting during STAR testing week on Wednesday, April 23rd from 9:30-11am in Carrington Hall. You must attend this meeting if you are graduating in June. NO EXCEPTIONS. Attendance will be taken...see Ms. Reibstein if you have questions. L. Reibstein HEY SENIORS!! Do you have your PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? DON'T MISS OUT! Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are still ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after April 18th, so get your passport today! You MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. N. Huey ATLANTIC PACIFIC MATH CONTEST #R6 will be given tomorrow - Wednesday through Friday (4/9-4/11) at lunch in room 141. This is the final math contest of the year. J. Kreutzmann/L. Larkin ARE YOU a Christian, a Jew, a Buddhist? A Pacific Islander, European, Asian, Mexican, Salvadorian, Nicaraguan, African American, a mix? Are you straight, gay, bi, or questioning? Are you a skater, a sports-fanatic, a goth, a vegan, a green thumb, and totally unique? Do you know who you are?! The Teen Resource Center is looking for students to represent Sequoia's cultures in the Unity in Diversity Fair coming this May. If you identify with a culture just read or anything else, and if you're fed up with feeling judged and stereotyped because of your culture, sign up TODAY in the TRC to participate in the Unity in Diversity Fair. See Amy Blum or Judy Romero if you have questions. A. Blum SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday, April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. Sports programs are an important part of the high school experience, adding many qualities to enrich a student's life now and into their future. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. We are counting on the Sequoia families to support this fundraiser in two ways -donating items to the event as well as rewarding themselves with a fun evening out and attending the event. Event includes a buffet dinner, parking and race program in the Turf Club. Only $40 for all! Please contact me regarding donating to the event, as well as for ticket information to attend this fun evening out. C. de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in helping put together a Jewish booth for the Unity in Diversity Fair, please come to a meeting in Mrs. Salvatore's room (206) at lunch this Thursday, April 10th. E. Salvatore GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. There will be a special elementary/middle school performance on Wed., April 9th which will include a tour of SHS, beginning at 5pm - showtime at 6:30pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! G. Phillips/L. Reibstein Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Tue Apr 8 16:04:15 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Tue Apr 8 16:04:31 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: CLASS OF 2008 Parents: Does your Senior have a PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are still ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after April 18th, so encourage your student to pick up their passport today! Students MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. Extra flyers and permission slips are available at the Treasurer's office or to request a copy by email, send an email message to: noreenchin@earthlink.net. N. Huey *GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. There will be a special elementary/middle school performance on Wed., April 9th which will include a tour of SHS, beginning at 5pm - showtime at 6:30pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein/G. Phillips *SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): Ongoing: *When your child gets accepted into a four-year college or university, please remind them to bring his/her letter of acceptance to room 45. I want to fill up the college bound glass case with pictures of these students as soon as possible! *THE SCHOLARSHIP LIST is updated once a week on the Sequoia High School website http://www.sequoiahs.org/resources/collegeCareerCtr/index.php ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN * WEDNESDAY * APRIL 9, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES Junior Class Room 123 Senior Class Room 206 Amnesty International Room 124 Anime Club Room 209 Rock & Metal Club Room 127 Atlantic Pacific Math Contest #R6 Room 141 Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) English Tutorial Room 22 (3:15-5:15) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Wednesday, April 9 VARS Baseball VS El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Baseball AT El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 12:30 Golf-San Mateo @ Poplar Creek-3:00-dismiss @ 1:30 VARS Softball VS M-A-3:15-dismiss @2:10 F/S Softball VS M-A-5:00 Thursday, April 10 Badminton AT Burlingame-3:15-dismiss @12:45 Swimming AT Hillsdale-3:00-dismiss @ 1:00 Boys Tennis VS Oceana-3:30-dismiss @ 2:30 Track & Field-PAL Dual Meet AT M-A-3:00-dismiss @ 12:30 Friday, April 11 Saturday, April 12 VARS Baseball AT El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Track & Field - Serra HS Invite AT Serra-9:00am F/S Baseball VS El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 GREASE - 7pm - Carrington Hall VARS Softball VS Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Softball AT Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 Sunday, April 13 GREASE - 7pm - Carrington Hall GREASE - 2pm - Carrington Hall JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Cesar Sandoval In biology this semester, Cesar has developed the skills necessary to succeed. He is prepared for class daily, bringing focus and a desire to learn. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S FUN TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Approximately 1 billion trees worth of paper are thrown away every year in the U.S. J. Slater CAMP EVERYTOWN IS COMING! Camp Every Town nominees will receive invitations to Camp EveryTown today and tomorrow during third and fourth periods. There will be a brief meeting in the student government room across from the Tea Garden tomorrow (Thursday) at lunch. Come and check it out! J. Thompson/E. Bray PTSA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are available in the College & Career Center (Room 45). Seniors who wish to apply must do so before May 5th. Completed applications may be turned into Ms. Patience Room 44. T. Endo A REMINDER TO ALL STUDENTS: IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE CAMPUS FOR ANY REASON, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT FROM EITHER THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE OR THE HEALTH AIDE OFFICE. LEAVING CAMPUS WITHOUT A PERMIT TO LEAVE WILL RESULT IN A CUT AND OTHER CONSEQUENCES. NOTE: YOU MAY NOT CLEAR YOUR ATTENDANCE AFTER YOU HAVE LEFT THE CAMPUS! THIS IS A CLOSED CAMPUS!! One more thing*students need to remember to have their parents clear their attendance any time they are absent. THANK YOU! G. Solari ARE YOU a Christian, a Jew, a Buddhist? A Pacific Islander, European, Asian, Mexican, Salvadorian, Nicaraguan, African American, a mix? Are you straight, gay, bi, or questioning? Are you a skater, a sports-fanatic, a goth, a vegan, a green thumb, and totally unique? Do you know who you are?! The Teen Resource Center is looking for students to represent Sequoia's cultures in the Unity in Diversity Fair coming this May. If you identify with a culture just read or anything else, and if you're fed up with feeling judged and stereotyped because of your culture, sign up TODAY in the TRC to participate in the Unity in Diversity Fair. See Amy Blum or Judy Romero if you have questions. A. Blum GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. There will be a special elementary/middle school performance tonight - Wed., April 9th which will include a tour of SHS, beginning at 5pm - showtime at 6:30pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! G. Phillips/L. Reibstein SENIORS: There are scholarships coming in daily to the college/career center. Please check the bulletin board and files in room 45 for daily updates. T. Ignaitis HEY SENIORS - Is it possible that you aren't graduating? Why haven't you ordered your cap and gown???? Tuesday, April 15th is the last day to order. After that you will have to wait until the day of graduation, when everything is hectic and they may not even have your correct size. DON'T JEOPARDIZE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN GRADUATION. All seniors must order a cap and gown from our new vendor, Josten's. You may not wear an old one as it will not match the others. SEE MS. REIBSTEIN IMMEDIATELY IN THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER FOR A FORM. There are over 100 of you that have not yet ordered. What's up? L. Reibstein *** REMINDERS *** SENIORS - You have a mandatory meeting during STAR testing week on Wednesday, April 23rd from 9:30-11am in Carrington Hall. You must attend this meeting if you are graduating in June. NO EXCEPTIONS. Attendance will be taken...see Ms. Reibstein if you have questions. L. Reibstein HEY SENIORS!! Do you have your PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? DON'T MISS OUT! Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are still ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after April 18th, so get your passport today! You MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. N. Huey ATLANTIC PACIFIC MATH CONTEST #R6 will be given today through Friday (4/9-4/11) at lunch in room 141. This is the final math contest of the year. J. Kreutzmann/L. Larkin SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday, April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. Sports programs are an important part of the high school experience, adding many qualities to enrich a student's life now and into their future. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. We are counting on the Sequoia families to support this fundraiser in two ways -donating items to the event as well as rewarding themselves with a fun evening out and attending the event. Event includes a buffet dinner, parking and race program in the Turf Club. Only $40 for all! Please contact me regarding donating to the event, as well as for ticket information to attend this fun evening out. C. de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Wed Apr 9 16:00:06 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Wed Apr 9 16:00:21 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: New: * This Monday is a collaboration day. Please see schedule below. Thanks. L. Lehman MONDAY COLLABORATION DAY SCHEDULE 4/14/08 PERIODS TIMES PERI?DO HORARIO 1 8:00 - 8:30 2 8:35 - 9:05 3 9:10 - 9:40 4 9:45 - 10:20 Lunch 10:20 - 10:55 5 11:00 - 11:30 6 11:35 - 12:05 7 12:10 - 12:40 Collab/Colab 1:00 - 3:15 *Attention Sequoia Parents: "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. Carolina de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 by email: Bizmanage@sbcglobal.net Ongoing: *CLASS OF 2008 Parents: Does your Senior have a PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are still ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after April 18th, so encourage your student to pick up their passport today! Students MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. Extra flyers and permission slips are available at the Treasurer's office or to request a copy by email, send an email message to: noreenchin@earthlink.net. N. Huey *GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein/G. Phillips *SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): New: *JUNIOR MALES OPPORTUNITY! Redwood City's local American Legion will sponsor up to three junior males to a week long "Boys State" leadership program. If you are interested in government, this is a great opportunity. See Ms. Ignaitis. Ongoing: *When your child gets accepted into a four-year college or university, please remind them to bring his/her letter of acceptance to room 45. I want to fill up the college bound glass case with pictures of these students as soon as possible! *THE SCHOLARSHIP LIST is updated once a week on the Sequoia High School website http://www.sequoiahs.org/resources/collegeCareerCtr/index.php ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN * THURSDAY * APRIL 10, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES Key Club Room 130 AGAPPE Room 43 Drama Club Carrington Hall lobby BSU Room 304 Atlantic Pacific Math Contest #R6 Room 141 Mural Club Room 20 (3:30-4:30) Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Thursday, April 10 Badminton AT Burlingame-3:15-dismiss @12:45 Swimming AT Hillsdale-3:00-dismiss @ 1:00 Boys Tennis VS Oceana-3:30-dismiss @ 2:30 Track & Field-PAL Dual Meet AT M-A-3:00-dismiss @ 12:30 Friday, April 11 Saturday, April 12 VARS Baseball AT El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Track & Field - Serra HS Invite AT Serra-9:00am F/S Baseball VS El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 GREASE - 7pm - Carrington Hall VARS Softball VS Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Softball AT Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 Sunday, April 13 GREASE - 7pm - Carrington Hall GREASE - 2pm - Carrington Hall JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Lizeth Cuevas Rome Lizeth has done a remarkable job this semester in science class. She works hard, contributes positively to class, and demonstrates genuine interest in her work. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S FUN TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Plastic bags and other plastic garbage thrown into the ocean kill as many as 1,000,000 sea creatures every year! J. Slater JUNIOR MALES OPPORTUNITY! Redwood City's local American Legion will sponsor up to three junior males to a week long "Boys State" leadership program. If you are interested in government, this is a great opportunity. See Ms. Ignaitis. T. Ignaitis ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HELPING REBUILD A HOUSE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Rebuilding Together's National Rebuilding Day is April 26th. They need volunteers to help reconstruct homes. Work with friends, earn community service hours and help your community. If you are interested, please e-mail rebuilding.HSAC@yahoo.com L. Reibstein DID YOU KNOW THAT PROM TICKETS GO ON SALE BEGINNING APRIL 18TH? On Friday April 18th, we will have a one day special sale for our upcoming May 17th Prom, "Tonight's Fantasy, Tomorrow's Memory" in San Francisco. All tickets will be $60 and sold at lunch in the Student Activities Center for that day only! Cash and exact change are all that will be accepted. The following week all tickets will be $70 or $65 with a PAL. Ticket prices will go up by $10 each week they are sold. All tickets will be $85 the week of the prom. Don't miss out on the sale. You can also purchase tickets on-line at Sequoia's website, but the one day sale is in person only. L. Reibstein SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass CAMP EVERY TOWN IS COMING! Nominated students should come to the student government room across from the Tea Garden today during lunch. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity! J. Thompson/E. Bray TO NOMINATE PROM KING/QUEEN OR PROM PRINCE/PRINCESS, stop by Ms. Reibstein's office in the Student Activities Center any day at lunch. Nominations will be accepted through April 17th. One boy and girl can be nominated per person. Thank you. L. Reibstein ATTENTION SENIORS!! Have you bought your PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? DON'T MISS OUT! Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are still ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after April 18th, so get your passport today! You MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. N. Huey HEY SEQUOIA! It?s time for the 2008 Sadie Hawkins Dance! Are you ready? We are! Where? Sequoia High School Big Gym When? Friday, April 25th from 7:30 to 10:30 How much? FREE for freshmen, sophomores and juniors if you take all of your STAR tests! ($5 if you don?t). For seniors, if you attend the mandatory Senior meeting on April 23rd during STAR test, you get in free too! ($5 if you don't*) Come have fun and support the Sophomore Class. We have a DJ from WILD 94.9 coming! The dance will have a Luau theme, so dress accordingly. School dress codes apply and will be enforced. T. Yeager YOUNG JEWS BE PROUD! Come to a planning meeting today (Thursday) at lunch in Room 206 to plan our booth for the Unity in Diversity Fair!!! E. Salvatore DON'T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR PURPLE TOMORROW...you may even win a prize if you are spotted by the purple police at lunch time! L. Reibstein DO YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT OF SEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR? Do you want to be president or vice president of your class or run for student cabinet? Student elections for freshmen, sophomore and junior class officers and ASB president, vice president, treasurer and secretary will take place on Wednesday, May 7th. If you would like to run for office, please stop by the Student Activities Center and pick up an elections packet from Ms. Reibstein. Packets will be due April 28th. Show your leadership skills by running for office. You must enroll in Leadership B to be eligible for ASB office. Thank you. L. Reibstein SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ATHLETES! If you are a senior, have at least a 2.0 GPA and have participated on any of the Sequoia Varsity sports teams for at least 2 years, then you may be eligible for the Judy Carmona Memorial college scholarship from the Sequoia Boosters Club. The simple 2-page application form is available at the College/Career Center in Room 45. The deadline for applications is April 11th. S. Davenport *** REMINDERS *** ARE YOU a Christian, a Jew, a Buddhist? A Pacific Islander, European, Asian, Mexican, Salvadorian, Nicaraguan, African American, a mix? Are you straight, gay, bi, or questioning? Are you a skater, a sports-fanatic, a goth, a vegan, a green thumb, and totally unique? Do you know who you are?! The Teen Resource Center is looking for students to represent Sequoia's cultures in the Unity in Diversity Fair coming this May. If you identify with a culture just read or anything else, and if you're fed up with feeling judged and stereotyped because of your culture, sign up TODAY in the TRC to participate in the Unity in Diversity Fair. See Amy Blum or Judy Romero if you have questions. A. Blum GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! G. Phillips/L. Reibstein HEY SENIORS - Is it possible that you aren't graduating? Why haven't you ordered your cap and gown???? Tuesday, April 15th is the last day to order. After that you will have to wait until the day of graduation, when everything is hectic and they may not even have your correct size. DON'T JEOPARDIZE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN GRADUATION. All seniors must order a cap and gown from our new vendor, Josten's. You may not wear an old one as it will not match the others. SEE MS. REIBSTEIN IMMEDIATELY IN THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER FOR A FORM. There are over 100 of you that have not yet ordered. What's up? L. Reibstein SENIORS - You have a mandatory meeting during STAR testing week on Wednesday, April 23rd from 9:30-11am in Carrington Hall. You must attend this meeting if you are graduating in June. NO EXCEPTIONS. Attendance will be taken...see Ms. Reibstein if you have questions. L. Reibstein SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday, April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Thu Apr 10 15:57:14 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Thu Apr 10 15:57:25 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: Ongoing: *This Monday is a collaboration day. Please see schedule below. Thanks. L. Lehman MONDAY COLLABORATION DAY SCHEDULE 4/14/08 PERIODS TIMES PERI?DO HORARIO 1 8:00 - 8:30 2 8:35 - 9:05 3 9:10 - 9:40 4 9:45 - 10:20 Lunch 10:20 - 10:55 5 11:00 - 11:30 6 11:35 - 12:05 7 12:10 - 12:40 Collab/Colab 1:00 - 3:15 *Attention Sequoia Parents: "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. Carolina de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 by email: Bizmanage@sbcglobal.net *CLASS OF 2008 Parents: Does your Senior have a PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are still ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after April 18th, so encourage your student to pick up their passport today! Students MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. Extra flyers and permission slips are available at the Treasurer's office or to request a copy by email, send an email message to: noreenchin@earthlink.net. N. Huey *GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein/G. Phillips *SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): New: *If you signed up to go to either the Canada or Foothill College events. Please come get a permission slip from Ms. Ignaitis. There is still room if you still want to sign up in room 45. Ongoing: *JUNIOR MALES OPPORTUNITY! Redwood City's local American Legion will sponsor up to three junior males to a week long "Boys State" leadership program. If you are interested in government, this is a great opportunity. See Ms. Ignaitis. *When your child gets accepted into a four-year college or university, please remind them to bring his/her letter of acceptance to room 45. I want to fill up the college bound glass case with pictures of these students as soon as possible! *THE SCHOLARSHIP LIST is updated once a week on the Sequoia High School website http://www.sequoiahs.org/resources/collegeCareerCtr/index.php ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN - FRIDAY - APRIL 11, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES GSA Room 42 Chess Club Room 142 Atlantic Pacific Math Contest #R6 Room 141 Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Friday, April 11 Saturday, April 12 VARS Baseball AT El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Track & Field - Serra HS Invite AT Serra-9:00am F/S Baseball VS El Camino-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 GREASE - 7pm - Carrington Hall VARS Softball VS Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Softball AT Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 Sunday, April 13 GREASE - 7pm - Carrington Hall GREASE - 2pm - Carrington Hall JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Abraham Rico Abraham is a freshman who has definitely developed the skills necessary to be successful. His work and behavior exceed the expectations of his teachers. Abraham is a consistent student whose strong desire to do well is evident in everything he does. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S FUN TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic beverage bottles every hour! J. Slater DANCE SHOW TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! You can buy your tickets at lunch in the quad, in the treasurer's office, or through Mrs. White. Student tickets are only $7.00 and adults are $9.00. Get them early; we sold out last year! The show is at Sequoia on Friday, May 2nd and Saturday May 3rd, 7:30 PM. T. White *** REMINDERS *** JUNIOR MALES OPPORTUNITY! Redwood City's local American Legion will sponsor up to three junior males to a week long "Boys State" leadership program. If you are interested in government, this is a great opportunity. See Ms. Ignaitis. T. Ignaitis ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HELPING REBUILD A HOUSE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Rebuilding Together's National Rebuilding Day is April 26th. They need volunteers to help reconstruct homes. Work with friends, earn community service hours and help your community. If you are interested, please e-mail rebuilding.HSAC@yahoo.com L. Reibstein DID YOU KNOW THAT PROM TICKETS GO ON SALE BEGINNING APRIL 18TH? On Friday April 18th, we will have a one day special sale for our upcoming May 17th Prom, "Tonight's Fantasy, Tomorrow's Memory" in San Francisco. All tickets will be $60 and sold at lunch in the Student Activities Center for that day only! Cash and exact change are all that will be accepted. The following week all tickets will be $70 or $65 with a PAL. Ticket prices will go up by $10 each week they are sold. All tickets will be $85 the week of the prom. Don't miss out on the sale. You can also purchase tickets on-line at Sequoia's website, but the one day sale is in person only. L. Reibstein SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass TO NOMINATE PROM KING/QUEEN OR PROM PRINCE/PRINCESS, stop by Ms. Reibstein's office in the Student Activities Center any day at lunch. Nominations will be accepted through April 17th. One boy and girl can be nominated per person. Thank you. L. Reibstein ATTENTION SENIORS!! Have you bought your PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? DON'T MISS OUT! Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are still ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after April 18th, so get your passport today! You MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. N. Huey HEY SEQUOIA! It?s time for the 2008 Sadie Hawkins Dance! Are you ready? We are! Where? Sequoia High School Big Gym When? Friday, April 25th from 7:30 to 10:30 How much? FREE for freshmen, sophomores and juniors if you take all of your STAR tests! ($5 if you don?t). For seniors, if you attend the mandatory Senior meeting on April 23rd during STAR test, you get in free too! ($5 if you don't*) Come have fun and support the Sophomore Class. We have a DJ from WILD 94.9 coming! The dance will have a Luau theme, so dress accordingly. School dress codes apply and will be enforced. T. Yeager DO YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT OF SEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR? Do you want to be president or vice president of your class or run for student cabinet? Student elections for freshmen, sophomore and junior class officers and ASB president, vice president, treasurer and secretary will take place on Wednesday, May 7th. If you would like to run for office, please stop by the Student Activities Center and pick up an elections packet from Ms. Reibstein. Packets will be due April 28th. Show your leadership skills by running for office. You must enroll in Leadership B to be eligible for ASB office. Thank you. L. Reibstein ARE YOU a Christian, a Jew, a Buddhist? A Pacific Islander, European, Asian, Mexican, Salvadorian, Nicaraguan, African American, a mix? Are you straight, gay, bi, or questioning? Are you a skater, a sports-fanatic, a goth, a vegan, a green thumb, and totally unique? Do you know who you are?! The Teen Resource Center is looking for students to represent Sequoia's cultures in the Unity in Diversity Fair coming this May. If you identify with a culture just read or anything else, and if you're fed up with feeling judged and stereotyped because of your culture, sign up TODAY in the TRC to participate in the Unity in Diversity Fair. See Amy Blum or Judy Romero if you have questions. A. Blum GREASE is coming to SEQUOIA! Show dates and times will be as follows: April 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:00pm; April 13 and 20 at 2:00pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! G. Phillips/L. Reibstein HEY SENIORS - Is it possible that you aren't graduating? Why haven't you ordered your cap and gown???? Tuesday, April 15th is the last day to order. After that you will have to wait until the day of graduation, when everything is hectic and they may not even have your correct size. DON'T JEOPARDIZE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN GRADUATION. All seniors must order a cap and gown from our new vendor, Josten's. You may not wear an old one as it will not match the others. SEE MS. REIBSTEIN IMMEDIATELY IN THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER FOR A FORM. There are over 100 of you that have not yet ordered. What's up? L. Reibstein SENIORS - You have a mandatory meeting during STAR testing week on Wednesday, April 23rd from 9:30-11am in Carrington Hall. You must attend this meeting if you are graduating in June. NO EXCEPTIONS. Attendance will be taken...see Ms. Reibstein if you have questions. L. Reibstein SEQUOIA FAMILIES: We are still collecting prizes for our ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on Friday, April 18th. Families can help in several ways: Network with your friends and acquaintances in business to see if their company might want to donate a prize, gift certificate/card or service to Bingo Night. If you know someone, I can send you a solicitation letter to pass on. Email: wendyenriquez@comcast.net Individuals can donate a prize or gift card directly (usually $10-50 range), AND if you purchase the gift card from Barba Kandarian/PTSA, the school will benefit two ways! Email Barba Kandarian to purchase and Barba can pass the gift card onto the Bingo Night Committee directly for you! Easy as pie! Email Barba at: barbax4@yahoo.com Many thanks to those families and businesses who have already donated. W. Enriquez Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Fri Apr 11 14:54:16 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Fri Apr 11 14:54:45 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: New: CLASS OF 2008 Parents: Does your Senior have a PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? This week is the last chance to purchase Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) at the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Tickets will also be on sale at BINGO Night, Friday, April 18th, 7-9 p.m. in the MPR for the discounted price of $40. Price goes up after April 18th, so encourage your student to pick up their "passport" today! Students MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. Extra flyers and permission slips are available at the Treasurer's office or to request a copy by email, send an email message to: noreenchin@earthlink.net. Ongoing: (TODAY'S) MONDAY COLLABORATION DAY SCHEDULE 4/14/08 PERIODS TIMES PERI?DO HORARIO 1 8:00 - 8:30 2 8:35 - 9:05 3 9:10 - 9:40 4 9:45 - 10:20 Lunch 10:20 - 10:55 5 11:00 - 11:30 6 11:35 - 12:05 7 12:10 - 12:40 Collab/Colab 1:00 - 3:15 *Attention Sequoia Parents: "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. Carolina de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 by email: Bizmanage@sbcglobal.net *GREASE is now appearing SEQUOIA! Show dates and times are as follows: April 18 and 19 at 7:00pm; April 20 at 2:00pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein/G. Phillips COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): Ongoing: *If you signed up to go to either the Canada or Foothill College events. Please come get a permission slip from Ms. Ignaitis. There is still room if you still want to sign up in room 45. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN - MONDAY - APRIL 14, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES None scheduled collaboration day (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Monday, April 14 Boys Golf - M-A @ Crystal Springs-3:45-dismiss @ 2:15 Tuesday, April 15 Badminton VS Crystal Springs-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 Boys Golf - M-A @ Sharon Hts CC-3:00-dismiss @ 1:30 Boys Tennis VS El Camino-3:30-dismiss @ 2:30 Wednesday, April 16 VARS Baseball AT Mtn. View-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 F/S Baseball VS Mtn. View-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 VARS Softball VS SSF-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Softball AT SSF-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Thursday, April 17 VARS Softball AT San Mateo-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Swimming VS SSF-3:00-dismiss @ 2:10 Boys Tennis AT El Camino-3:30-dismiss @ 12:30 Track & Field-PAL Dual Meet @ Sequoia-3:00-dismiss @ 1:30 Friday, April 18 F/S Baseball AT Hillsdale-3:15-dismiss @1:45 JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Rolando Magallanes Rolando is a born leader. He also works hard, is very helpful and is involved in a lot of activities. We're lucky to have him here. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S FUN TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Every month, we throw out enough glass bottles and jars to fill up a giant skyscraper. All of these jars are recyclable! J. Slater HEY SENIORS!! Do you have your PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? DON'T MISS OUT! This is the LAST WEEK that Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after April 18th, so get your passport today! You MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. N. Huey DON'T MISS SEQUOIA'S 3RD ANNUAL FAMILY BINGO NIGHT this Friday, April 18th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm in Sequoia?s MPR (Multi Purpose Room). No need to pre-buy tickets. Bingo cards and raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Lots of terrific bingo and raffle prizes including ... iPOD Nano * Gift Cards and Gift Certificates for food, clothing, music, candy, gasoline, spa, health club memberships * Jewelry * Gift Baskets * Toys * Klutz Books * and much, much, more! Refreshments for sale: * Pizza * Taquitos * Delicious Desserts * Beverages All proceeds will benefit the Classes of 2008 and 2011 Grad Activities. FUN FOR ALL AGES! BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! W. Enriquez FOOTHILL COLLEGE will be on campus this Wed. If you want to speak to the rep, sign up in room 45. T. Ignaitis PTSA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are available in the College & Career Center (Room 45). Seniors who wish to apply must do so before May 5th. Completed applications may be turned into Ms. Patience Room 44. T. Endo *** REMINDERS *** DANCE SHOW TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! You can buy your tickets at lunch in the quad, in the treasurer's office, or through Mrs. White. Student tickets are only $7.00 and adults are $9.00. Get them early; we sold out last year! The show is at Sequoia on Friday, May 2nd and Saturday May 3rd, 7:30 PM. T. White ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HELPING REBUILD A HOUSE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Rebuilding Together's National Rebuilding Day is April 26th. They need volunteers to help reconstruct homes. Work with friends, earn community service hours and help your community. If you are interested, please e-mail rebuilding.HSAC@yahoo.com L. Reibstein DID YOU KNOW THAT PROM TICKETS GO ON SALE BEGINNING APRIL 18TH? On Friday April 18th, we will have a one day special sale for our upcoming May 17th Prom, "Tonight's Fantasy, Tomorrow's Memory" in San Francisco. All tickets will be $60 and sold at lunch in the Student Activities Center for that day only! Cash and exact change are all that will be accepted. The following week all tickets will be $70 or $65 with a PAL. Ticket prices will go up by $10 each week they are sold. All tickets will be $85 the week of the prom. Don't miss out on the sale. You can also purchase tickets on-line at Sequoia's website, but the one day sale is in person only. L. Reibstein SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass TO NOMINATE PROM KING/QUEEN OR PROM PRINCE/PRINCESS, stop by Ms. Reibstein's office in the Student Activities Center any day at lunch. Nominations will be accepted through April 17th. One boy and girl can be nominated per person. Thank you. L. Reibstein HEY SEQUOIA! It?s time for the 2008 Sadie Hawkins Dance! Are you ready? We are! Where? Sequoia High School Big Gym When? Friday, April 25th from 7:30 to 10:30 How much? FREE for freshmen, sophomores and juniors if you take all of your STAR tests! ($5 if you don?t). For seniors, if you attend the mandatory Senior meeting on April 23rd during STAR test, you get in free too! ($5 if you don't*) Come have fun and support the Sophomore Class. We have a DJ from WILD 94.9 coming! The dance will have a Luau theme, so dress accordingly. School dress codes apply and will be enforced. T. Yeager Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Mon Apr 14 16:05:07 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Mon Apr 14 16:05:39 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: New: ATTENTION PARENTS"... "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. Sports programs are an important part of the high school experience, adding many qualities to enrich a student's life now and into their future. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. We are counting on the Sequoia families to support this fundraiser by donating items to the event. Thank you. Carolina de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 email: Bizmanage@sbcglobal.net Ongoing: CLASS OF 2008 Parents: Does your Senior have a PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? This week is the last chance to purchase Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) at the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Tickets will also be on sale at BINGO Night, Friday, April 18th, 7-9 p.m. in the MPR for the discounted price of $40. Price goes up after April 18th, so encourage your student to pick up their "passport" today! Students MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. Extra flyers and permission slips are available at the Treasurer's office or to request a copy by email, send an email message to: noreenchin@earthlink.net. *GREASE is now appearing SEQUOIA! Show dates and times are as follows: April 18 and 19 at 7:00pm; April 20 at 2:00pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein/G. Phillips COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): Ongoing: *If you signed up to go to either the Canada or Foothill College events. Please come get a permission slip from Ms. Ignaitis. There is still room if you still want to sign up in room 45. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN ? TUESDAY ? APRIL 15, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES ACS & CSF Room 104 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Room B-5 ECOS/Thoughtful Fuel Room 207 German Club Room 209 Asian American Awareness Club Room 142 Hip Hop Club Dance Studio (3:15-4:15) Tues. Night Math Tutorial Math Wing (5-8) Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Tuesday, April 15 Badminton AT Crystal Springs-3:15-dismiss @ 1:15 Boys Golf - M-A @ Sharon Hts CC-3:00-dismiss @ 1:30 Boys Tennis VS El Camino-3:30-dismiss @ 2:30 Wednesday, April 16 VARS Baseball AT Mtn. View-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 F/S Baseball VS Mtn. View-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 VARS Softball VS SSF-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Softball AT SSF-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Thursday, April 17 VARS Softball AT San Mateo-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Swimming VS SSF-3:00-dismiss @ 2:10 Boys Tennis AT El Camino-3:30-dismiss @ 12:30 Track & Field-PAL Dual Meet @ Sequoia-3:00-dismiss @ 1:30 Friday, April 18 F/S Baseball AT Hillsdale-3:15-dismiss @1:45 JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Sean Pounder Sean is about as busy as a student can be. He's motivated and ambitious and he's going to do great things. Best of all, Sean really cares about this planet. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW ? HERE IS TODAY'S FUN TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: The U.S. is the #1 trash-producing country in the world at 1,609 pounds per person per year. This means that 5% of the world's people generate 40% of the world's waste. J. Slater CAMP EVERYTOWN delegates must come by room 104 to get the information packet to be filled out by your parents. The spaces will fill up quickly. Get you paperwork in as soon as possible. There will be another student meeting this Thursday, April 17th, at lunch in room 104. E. Bray SAT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 7, 2008 SAT test is Tuesday, May 6th. To register online go to www.collegeboard.com. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis ACT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 14, 2008 ACT test is Friday, May 9th. To register online go to www.actstudent.org. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis BUILD! Will you beat Woodside if you don?t practice? Let?s do it this Thursday! E. Kobrick DID YOU MISS THE IB ART SHOW during open house last week? No worries - you can visit the art gallery every lunchtime through Thursday this week. So, why not get some culture with your lunch and come see the art?!? M. daCosta Pinto A REMINDER TO SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass FOOTHILL COLLEGE will be on campus tomorrow (Wed). If you want to speak to the rep, sign up in room 45. T. Ignaitis TUESDAY NIGHT MATH TUTORIAL is every Tuesday from 5 - 8 pm. Come up to the math wing and look for an open door to get help from a real math teacher. Don't get behind on homework or concepts. L. Larkin *** REMINDERS *** HEY SENIORS!! Do you have your PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? DON'T MISS OUT! This is the LAST WEEK that Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after April 18th, so get your passport today! You MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. N. Huey DON'T MISS SEQUOIA'S 3RD ANNUAL FAMILY BINGO NIGHT this Friday, April 18th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm in Sequoia?s MPR (Multi Purpose Room). No need to pre-buy tickets. Bingo cards and raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Lots of terrific bingo and raffle prizes including ... iPOD Nano ? Gift Cards and Gift Certificates for food, clothing, music, candy, gasoline, spa, health club memberships ? Jewelry ? Gift Baskets ? Toys ? Klutz Books ? and much, much, more! Refreshments for sale: ? Pizza ? Taquitos ? Delicious Desserts ? Beverages All proceeds will benefit the Classes of 2008 and 2011 Grad Activities. FUN FOR ALL AGES! BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! W. Enriquez DANCE SHOW TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! You can buy your tickets at lunch in the quad, in the treasurer's office, or through Mrs. White. Student tickets are only $7.00 and adults are $9.00. Get them early; we sold out last year! The show is at Sequoia on Friday, May 2nd and Saturday May 3rd, 7:30 PM. T. White ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HELPING REBUILD A HOUSE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Rebuilding Together's National Rebuilding Day is April 26th. They need volunteers to help reconstruct homes. Work with friends, earn community service hours and help your community. If you are interested, please e-mail rebuilding.HSAC@yahoo.com L. Reibstein TO NOMINATE PROM KING/QUEEN OR PROM PRINCE/PRINCESS, stop by Ms. Reibstein's office in the Student Activities Center any day at lunch. Nominations will be accepted through April 17th. One boy and girl can be nominated per person. Thank you. L. Reibstein HEY SEQUOIA! It?s time for the 2008 Sadie Hawkins Dance! Are you ready? We are! Where? Sequoia High School Big Gym When? Friday, April 25th from 7:30 to 10:30 How much? FREE for freshmen, sophomores and juniors if you take all of your STAR tests! ($5 if you don?t). For seniors, if you attend the mandatory Senior meeting on April 23rd during STAR test, you get in free too! ($5 if you don't?) Come have fun and support the Sophomore Class. We have a DJ from WILD 94.9 coming! The dance will have a Luau theme, so dress accordingly. School dress codes apply and will be enforced. T. Yeager Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Tue Apr 15 16:05:09 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Tue Apr 15 16:05:35 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: Ongoing: ATTENTION PARENTS"... "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. Sports programs are an important part of the high school experience, adding many qualities to enrich a student's life now and into their future. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. We are counting on the Sequoia families to support this fundraiser by donating items to the event. Thank you. Carolina de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 email: Bizmanage@sbcglobal.net CLASS OF 2008 Parents: Does your Senior have a PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? This week is the last chance to purchase Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) at the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Tickets will also be on sale at BINGO Night, Friday, April 18th, 7-9 p.m. in the MPR for the discounted price of $40. Price goes up after April 18th, so encourage your student to pick up their "passport" today! Students MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. Extra flyers and permission slips are available at the Treasurer's office or to request a copy by email, send an email message to: noreenchin@earthlink.net. *GREASE is now appearing SEQUOIA! Show dates and times are as follows: April 18 and 19 at 7:00pm; April 20 at 2:00pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein/G. Phillips COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN ? WEDNESDAY ? APRIL 16, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES Junior Class Room 123 Senior Class Room 206 Amnesty International Room 124 Anime Club Room 209 Rock & Metal Club Room 127 Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Wednesday, April 16 VARS Baseball AT Mtn. View-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 F/S Baseball VS Mtn. View-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 VARS Softball VS SSF-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Softball AT SSF-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Thursday, April 17 VARS Softball AT San Mateo-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Swimming VS SSF-3:00-dismiss @ 2:10 Boys Tennis AT El Camino-3:30-dismiss @ 12:30 Track & Field-PAL Dual Meet @ Sequoia-3:00-dismiss @ 1:30 Friday, April 18 F/S Baseball AT Hillsdale-3:15-dismiss @1:45 GREASE ? Carrington Hall ? 7:00pm FAMILY BINGO NIGHT ? 7-9pm ? MPR Saturday, April 19 GREASE ? Carrington Hall ? 7:00pm Sunday, April 20 GREASE ? Carrington Hall ? 2:00pm JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Stephanie Ceja Stephanie is making incredible progress in school. She's also a kind and thoughtful person. It's a pleasure working with her. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW ? HERE IS TODAY'S FUN TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: More than 20,000,000 Hershey's Kisses are wrapped each day, using 133 square miles of tinfoil. All that foil is recyclable, but not many people realize it. J. Slater CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS: Miriam Garrido - UC Davis Evelyn Garcia - UC Davis, UC Riverside Katie Enriquez - UC Davis, University of Pacific Shaina Greenspan - UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, UC Riverside T. Ignaitis COME AND SEE THE FOOTHILL COLLEGE REP TODAY AT LUNCH in the college and career center. T. Ignaitis BUILD! Kobrick is proud of you, but make yourselves proud tomorrow! E. Kobrick THE 2008 EAST PALO ALTO ?BRAVE ENOUGH TO DREAM? COLLEGE FAIR will be held on Saturday, May 17th from 8:30am-2:00pm at Cesar Chavez Elementary School located at 2450 Ralmar Ave. in East Palo Alto. All are welcome! D. Burnside HEY SENIORS!! Have you gotten your PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? DON'T MISS OUT! This is the LAST WEEK that Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) are ON SALE for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up after this Friday, April 18th, so get your passport today! You MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. N. Huey DON'T MISS SEQUOIA'S 3RD ANNUAL FAMILY BINGO NIGHT this Friday, April 18th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm in Sequoia?s MPR (Multi Purpose Room). No need to pre-buy tickets. Bingo cards and raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Lots of terrific bingo and raffle prizes including ... iPOD Nano ? Gift Cards and Gift Certificates for food, clothing, music, candy, gasoline, spa, health club memberships ? Jewelry ? Gift Baskets ? Toys ? Klutz Books ? and much, much, more! Refreshments for sale: ? Pizza ? Taquitos ? Delicious Desserts ? Beverages All proceeds will benefit the Classes of 2008 and 2011 Grad Activities. FUN FOR ALL AGES! BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! W. Enriquez A REMINDER THAT PTSA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are available in the College & Career Center (Room 45). Seniors who wish to apply must do so before May 5th. Completed applications may be turned into Ms. Patience Room 44. T. Endo *** REMINDERS *** CAMP EVERYTOWN delegates must come by room 104 to get the information packet to be filled out by your parents. The spaces will fill up quickly. Get your paperwork in as soon as possible. There will be another student meeting tomorrow - Thursday, April 17th, at lunch in room 104. E. Bray SAT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 7, 2008 SAT test is Tuesday, May 6th. To register online go to www.collegeboard.com. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis ACT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 14, 2008 ACT test is Friday, May 9th. To register online go to www.actstudent.org. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis DID YOU MISS THE IB ART SHOW during open house last week? No worries - you can visit the art gallery at lunchtime through tomorrow. So, why not get some culture with your lunch and come see the art?!? M. daCosta Pinto A REMINDER TO SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Wed Apr 16 16:02:54 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Wed Apr 16 16:03:18 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: Ongoing: ATTENTION PARENTS"... "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. Sports programs are an important part of the high school experience, adding many qualities to enrich a student's life now and into their future. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. We are counting on the Sequoia families to support this fundraiser by donating items to the event. Thank you. Carolina de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 email: Bizmanage@sbcglobal.net CLASS OF 2008 Parents: Does your Senior have a PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? This week is the last chance to purchase Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) at the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Tickets will also be on sale at BINGO Night, Friday, April 18th, 7-9 p.m. in the MPR for the discounted price of $40. Price goes up after April 18th, so encourage your student to pick up their "passport" today! Students MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. Extra flyers and permission slips are available at the Treasurer's office or to request a copy by email, send an email message to: noreenchin@earthlink.net. *GREASE is now appearing SEQUOIA! Show dates and times are as follows: April 18 and 19 at 7:00pm; April 20 at 2:00pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein/G. Phillips COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): JUNIOR MALES OPPORTUNITY! Redwood City's local American Legion will sponsor up to three junior males to a week long "Boys State" leadership program. If you are interested in government, this is a great opportunity. See Ms. Ignaitis for details. T. Ignaitis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN - THURSDAY - APRIL 17, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES Key Club Room 130 AGAPPE Room 43 Drama Club Carrington Hall lobby Camp Everytown Delegates Room 104 Mural Club Room 20 (3:30-4:30) Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Thursday, April 17 VARS Softball AT San Mateo-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Swimming VS SSF-3:00-dismiss @ 2:10 Boys Tennis AT El Camino-3:30-dismiss @ 12:30 Track & Field-PAL Dual Meet @ Sequoia-3:00-dismiss @ 1:50 Friday, April 18 F/S Baseball AT Hillsdale-3:15-dismiss @1:45 GREASE - Carrington Hall - 7:00pm FAMILY BINGO NIGHT - 7-9pm - MPR Saturday, April 19 GREASE - Carrington Hall - 7:00pm Sunday, April 20 GREASE - Carrington Hall - 2:00pm JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Bryant Rodriguez Bryant is a very talented student in Mrs. Kispersky?s German I class. He is always in a good mood, has many ideas, and is interested in the new culture. He is also helpful, and very well liked by his classmates. Bryant has fun learning the new language and that has a positive impact on everybody else in the class. Good Job, Bryant !!! Bryant ist ein sehr talentierter Deutschsch?ler in Frau Kisperskys Deutsch 1 Klasse. Er hat immer gute Laune, viele gute Ideen und ist an allem Neuen interessiert. Er ist au?erdem sehr hilfsbereit und beliebt bei seinen Mitsch?lern. Bryant hat Spass am Lernen und ?bertr?gt dies auf seine Mitsch?ler in der Klasse. Good Job, Bryant!!! **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW ? HERE IS TODAY'S TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: A single quart of motor oil, if disposed of improperly, can contaminate up to 2,000,000 gallons of fresh water. J. Slater INTERESTED IN GOING TO DE ANZA? Please sign up with Ms. Ignaitis in room 45. T. Ignaitis BUILD! It?s tonight. You don?t need luck?you?ll be GREAT!! E. Kobrick ALL GIRLS WHO WANT TO PLAY ON THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM NEXT YEAR need to come to a meeting in room 207 at the beginning of lunch on Monday, April 21st. NEXT FRIDAY'S SADIE HAWKINS DANCE HAS BEEN CANCELED. Ladies, ask that guy out to a movie instead! L. Gleaton ATTENTION JEWISH STUDENTS! If you want to help plan our booth for the Unity in Diversity Fair, sign up with Mrs. Salvatore at lunch TODAY and find out how you can help! We need volunteers for fourth period, lunch time, and sixth period, plus help with our decorating! E. Salvatore SENIORS? If you haven?t gotten your PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet, you?d better get it today or tomorrow because these are the LAST DAYS to get your Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up next week, so get your passport today! You MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. N. Huey IF YOU MISSED THE IB ART SHOW during open house last week, no worries - you can visit the art gallery at lunchtime today. Get some culture with your lunch and come enjoy the art! M. daCosta Pinto *** REMINDERS *** THE 2008 EAST PALO ALTO ?BRAVE ENOUGH TO DREAM? COLLEGE FAIR will be held on Saturday, May 17th from 8:30am-2:00pm at Cesar Chavez Elementary School located at 2450 Ralmar Ave. in East Palo Alto. All are welcome! D. Burnside DON'T MISS SEQUOIA'S 3RD ANNUAL FAMILY BINGO NIGHT tomorrow - Friday, April 18th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm in Sequoia?s MPR (Multi Purpose Room). No need to pre-buy tickets. Bingo cards and raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Lots of terrific bingo and raffle prizes including ... iPOD Nano ? Gift Cards and Gift Certificates for food, clothing, music, candy, gasoline, spa, health club memberships ? Jewelry ? Gift Baskets ? Toys ? Klutz Books ? and much, much, more! Refreshments for sale: ? Pizza ? Taquitos ? Delicious Desserts ? Beverages All proceeds will benefit the Classes of 2008 and 2011 Grad Activities. FUN FOR ALL AGES! BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! W. Enriquez SAT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 7, 2008 SAT test is Tuesday, May 6th. To register online go to www.collegeboard.com. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis ACT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 14, 2008 ACT test is Friday, May 9th. To register online go to www.actstudent.org. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis A REMINDER TO SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Thu Apr 17 16:08:32 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Thu Apr 17 16:08:56 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] ****PARENT INFORMATION**** Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: Ongoing: ATTENTION PARENTS"... "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. Sports programs are an important part of the high school experience, adding many qualities to enrich a student's life now and into their future. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. We are counting on the Sequoia families to support this fundraiser by donating items to the event. Thank you. Carolina de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 email: Bizmanage@sbcglobal.net CLASS OF 2008 Parents: Does your Senior have a PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet?? This week is the last chance to purchase Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) at the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Tickets will also be on sale at BINGO Night, Friday, April 18th, 7-9 p.m. in the MPR for the discounted price of $40. Price goes up after April 18th, so encourage your student to pick up their "passport" today! Students MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. Extra flyers and permission slips are available at the Treasurer's office or to request a copy by email, send an email message to: noreenchin@earthlink.net. *GREASE is now appearing SEQUOIA! Show dates and times are as follows: April 18 and 19 at 7:00pm; April 20 at 2:00pm. Performances will be in Carrington Hall. Tickets are available in the Treasurer's office for the student price of $5 in advance/$7 at the door and adults are $10. For more info go to www.sequoiahs.org or email: gdl@gene.com - Don't miss the fun! L. Reibstein/G. Phillips COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER INFO (Ms. Ignaitis): JUNIOR MALES OPPORTUNITY! Redwood City's local American Legion will sponsor up to three junior males to a week long "Boys State" leadership program. If you are interested in government, this is a great opportunity. See Ms. Ignaitis for details. T. Ignaitis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN * FRIDAY * APRIL 18, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES GSA Room 42 Chess Club Room 142 Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Friday, April 18 F/S Baseball AT Hillsdale-3:15-dismiss @1:45 GREASE * Carrington Hall * 7:00pm FAMILY BINGO NIGHT * 7-9pm * MPR Saturday, April 19 GREASE * Carrington Hall * 7:00pm Sunday, April 20 GREASE * Carrington Hall * 2:00pm JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Daniel Palestino Daniel has been taking German for one and a half year. He is in German ICAP. If he comes across a problem, he does not give up. Instead, he makes sure that he understands them, even if that shortens his free time at lunch. Daniel wants to get it. That is cool. Way to go, Daniel!!! Daniel lernt seit eineinhalb (1-1/2) Jahren Deutsch. Er ist in der Deutsch ICAP Klasse. Obwohl er die Sprache manchmal nicht leicht findet, gibt er nicht auf. Er opfert sogar viele Lunchpausen, um seine Hausaufgaben direkt nach der Deutschstunde zu machen. Daniel will die Probleme verstehen. Das ist cool! Way to go, Daniel!!! **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: You can walk 1 mile along an average highway in the United States and see about 1,457 pieces of litter. J. Slater TIME IS RUNNING OUT, SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month *you?ve got less than two weeks. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass SENIORS* If you haven?t gotten your PASSPORT TO GRAD NIGHT yet, you?d better get it TODAY because TODAY is the LAST DAY to get your Grad Night '08 Passports (tickets) for the discounted price of $40 through the Treasurer's Office. Price goes up next week, so get your passport today! You MUST have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket. N. Huey TONIGHT?S THE NIGHT FOR SEQUOIA'S 3RD ANNUAL FAMILY BINGO NIGHT from 7:00 - 9:00 pm in Sequoia?s MPR (Multi Purpose Room). No need to pre-buy tickets. Bingo cards and raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Lots of terrific bingo and raffle prizes including ... iPOD Nano * Gift Cards and Gift Certificates for food, clothing, music, candy, gasoline, spa, health club memberships * Jewelry * Gift Baskets * Toys * Klutz Books * and much, much, more! Refreshments for sale: * Pizza * Taquitos * Delicious Desserts * Beverages All proceeds will benefit the Classes of 2008 and 2011 Grad Activities. FUN FOR ALL AGES! BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! W. Enriquez *** REMINDERS *** INTERESTED IN GOING TO DE ANZA? Please sign up with Ms. Ignaitis in room 45. T. Ignaitis ALL GIRLS WHO WANT TO PLAY ON THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM NEXT YEAR need to come to a meeting in room 207 at the beginning of lunch on Monday, April 21st. J. Slater NEXT FRIDAY'S SADIE HAWKINS DANCE HAS BEEN CANCELED. Ladies, ask that guy out to a movie instead! L. Gleaton JUNIOR MALES OPPORTUNITY! Redwood City's local American Legion will sponsor up to three junior males to a week long "Boys State" leadership program. If you are interested in government, this is a great opportunity. See Ms. Ignaitis for details. T. Ignaitis THE 2008 EAST PALO ALTO ?BRAVE ENOUGH TO DREAM? COLLEGE FAIR will be held on Saturday, May 17th from 8:30am-2:00pm at Cesar Chavez Elementary School located at 2450 Ralmar Ave. in East Palo Alto. All are welcome! D. Burnside Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Fri Apr 18 16:29:50 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Fri Apr 18 16:30:04 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. Sports programs are an important part of the high school experience, adding many qualities to enrich a student's life now and into their future. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held this Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. We are counting on the Sequoia families to support this fundraiser in two ways -donating items to the event as well as rewarding themselves with a fun evening out and attending the event. Event includes a buffet dinner, parking and race program in the Turf Club. Only $40 for all! Please contact me regarding donating to the event, as well as for ticket information to attend this fun evening out. C. de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN * MONDAY * APRIL 21, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES ASB Activities Center Young Thoughts Room 41 Mural Club Room 20 Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Monday, April 21 Golf-Carlmont @ Crystal Springs-3:00-dismiss @ 1:30 VARS Softball VS San Mateo-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Softball AT San Mateo-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Tuesday, April 22 Golf-Woodside @ Crystal Springs-3:45-dismiss @ 2:15 Wednesday, April 23 VARS Baseball VS Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Baseball AT Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 12:30 Thursday, April 24 Badminton AT Capychino-3:15-dismiss @12:45 Swimming AT Jefferson-3:00-dismiss @12:30 Track & Field-PAL Dual @ Woodside-3:00-dismiss @ 12:45 Friday, April 25 Badminton VS Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 VARS Softball VS Menlo-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 Saturday, April 26 VARS Baseball * HMB @ Ca?ada-3:30 F/S Baseball - HMB @ Hillsdale-1:00 JJJ TODAY?S STUDENTS OF THE DAY JJJ The Peer Mediators! This group of dynamic students has learned the skills of mediation and put them to work on campus to help students resolve conflicts. The mediators have also participated in ongoing training to stay sharp. Our mediators can provide services in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Tongan and Arabic. Thank you peer mediators for your positive contribution to the Sequoia community! **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Write manufacturers about packaging or ingredients that are environmental hazards or use animal testing. Voice your opinions, if they get enough response things just might change! J. Slater THE GSA WANTS YOU TO KNOW that in a national survey 83.2% of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender students reported being verbally harassed such as name calling because of their sexual orientation. J. Romero THERE WILL BE A CAMP EVERYTOWN MEETING at lunch in room 104 today. Get in your final applications as soon as possible. E. Bray ALL GIRLS WHO WANT TO PLAY ON THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM NEXT YEAR need to come to a meeting in room 207 at the beginning of lunch TODAY - Monday, April 21st. J. Slater *** REMINDERS *** TIME IS RUNNING OUT, SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month *you?ve got less than two weeks. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass THE 2008 EAST PALO ALTO ?BRAVE ENOUGH TO DREAM? COLLEGE FAIR will be held on Saturday, May 17th from 8:30am-2:00pm at Cesar Chavez Elementary School located at 2450 Ralmar Ave. in East Palo Alto. All are welcome! D. Burnside Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Mon Apr 21 16:12:20 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Mon Apr 21 16:12:58 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: New: THE LAST RALLY OF THE YEAR is this Friday. See schedule below! L. Reibstein RALLY SCHEDULE Friday, 4/25/08 Period Time 2 8:00 - 9:25 Brunch 9:25 - 9:30 Passing 9:30 - 9:40 4 9:40 - 11:10 RALLY 11:10 - 11:55 Lunch 11:55 - 12:35 Passing 12:35 - 12:45 6 12:45 - 2:10 Passing 2:10 - 2:20 7 2:20 - 3:10 Ongoing: SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. Sports programs are an important part of the high school experience, adding many qualities to enrich a student's life now and into their future. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held this Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. We are counting on the Sequoia families to support this fundraiser in two ways -donating items to the event as well as rewarding themselves with a fun evening out and attending the event. Event includes a buffet dinner, parking and race program in the Turf Club. Only $40 for all! Please contact me regarding donating to the event, as well as for ticket information to attend this fun evening out. C. de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN * TUESDAY * APRIL 22, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES ACS & CSF Room 104 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Room B-5 ECOS/Thoughtful Fuel Room 207 Tues. Night Math Tutorial Math Wing Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Tuesday, April 22 Golf-Woodside @ Crystal Springs-3:45-dismiss @ 2:15 Wednesday, April 23 VARS Baseball VS Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Baseball AT Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 12:30 Thursday, April 24 Badminton AT Capuchino-3:15-dismiss @12:45 Swimming AT Jefferson-3:00-dismiss @12:30 Track & Field-PAL Dual @ Woodside-3:00-dismiss @ 12:45 Friday, April 25 Badminton VS Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 VARS Softball VS Menlo-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 Saturday, April 26 VARS Baseball * HMB @ Ca?ada-3:30 F/S Baseball - HMB @ Hillsdale-1:00 JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Andrea Perez Andrea is a star student and leader in her classes. She is also involved in her Sequoia community by participating in the peer mediation program and the Camp Everytown program. Way to go, Andrea! **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Give away things you no longer need or want, or donate to a charitable organization or thrift store. Don't throw away good items that are still usable. J. Slater THE GSA WANTS YOU TO KNOW that in a national survey 84.3% of students reported hearing homophobic remarks frequently or often. J. Romero SENIORS - Please come by and pick up your baby pictures in room 104. You know your parents want them back! E. Bray CAMP EVERYTOWN APPLICATIONS must be turned in as soon as possible. The first 50 applications will have a space reserved. The Parent meeting is on Wednesday, April 23rd at 7:00 in the MPR. E. Bray PTSA Merit Scholarship applications are now available in the College & Career Center Room 45. Seniors who wish to apply must do so before May 5th. Completed applications can be turned into Ms. Patience Room 44. T. Endo "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. Sports programs are an important part of the high school experience, adding many qualities to enrich a student's life now and into their future. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held this Friday, April 25th at Bay Meadows Racecourse. We are counting on the Sequoia families to support this fundraiser in two ways - donating items to the event as well as rewarding themselves with a fun evening out and attending the event. Event includes a buffet dinner, parking and race program in the Turf Club. Only $40 for all! Please contact me regarding donating to the event, as well as for ticket information to attend this fun evening out. C. de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 *** REMINDERS *** TIME IS RUNNING OUT, SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month *you?ve got less than two weeks. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass THE 2008 EAST PALO ALTO ?BRAVE ENOUGH TO DREAM? COLLEGE FAIR will be held on Saturday, May 17th from 8:30am-2:00pm at Cesar Chavez Elementary School located at 2450 Ralmar Ave. in East Palo Alto. All are welcome! D. Burnside Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Tue Apr 22 16:00:11 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Tue Apr 22 16:00:42 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: THE LAST RALLY OF THE YEAR is this Friday. See schedule below! L. Reibstein RALLY SCHEDULE Friday, 4/25/08 Period Time 2 8:00 - 9:25 Brunch 9:25 - 9:30 Passing 9:30 - 9:40 4 9:40 - 11:10 RALLY 11:10 - 11:55 Lunch 11:55 - 12:35 Passing 12:35 - 12:45 6 12:45 - 2:10 Passing 2:10 - 2:20 7 2:20 - 3:10 Ongoing: SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass "NIGHT AT THE RACES" is an annual event that is held to raise funds for the Sequoia High School athletic programs. Sports programs are an important part of the high school experience, adding many qualities to enrich a student's life now and into their future. We are reaching out to our Sequoia families for support in favor of this very important fund raising event. Your donation of merchandise, services, gift certificates and/or cash contributions allows us to add excitement to our fundraiser evening with items to raffle. This event will be held this Friday, April 25th, 2008 at Bay Meadows Racecourse. We are counting on the Sequoia families to support this fundraiser in two ways -donating items to the event as well as rewarding themselves with a fun evening out and attending the event. Event includes a buffet dinner, parking and race program in the Turf Club. Only $40 for all! Please contact me regarding donating to the event, as well as for ticket information to attend this fun evening out. C. de los Reyes (650) 216-6360 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN * WEDNESDAY * APRIL 23, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES Junior Class Room 123 Senior Class Room 206 Amnesty International Room 124 Anime Club Room 209 Rock & Metal Club Room 127 Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Wednesday, April 23 VARS Baseball VS Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Baseball AT Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 12:30 Thursday, April 24 Badminton AT Capuchino-3:15-dismiss @12:45 Swimming AT Jefferson-3:00-dismiss @12:30 Track & Field-PAL Dual @ Woodside-3:00-dismiss @ 12:45 Friday, April 25 Badminton VS Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 VARS Softball VS Menlo-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 ?Night at the Races? * Bay Meadows * 7PM Saturday, April 26 VARS Baseball *HMB @ Ca?ada-3:30 F/S Baseball-HMB @ Hillsdale-1:00 JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Giesi Diaz Giesi is a role model for other students in class. Although quiet, he participates in class and offers his assistance to other students. He is very respectful and open to constructive criticism. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Plan ahead and consider what you will be buying and where things will ultimately end up. J. Slater THE GSA WANTS YOU TO KNOW that in a national survey 41.9% of students reported being physically harassed such as shoved or pushed because of their sexual orientation. J. Romero ATTENTION CAMP EVERYTOWN DELEGATES! This is a reminder that there is a parent meeting tonight in room 104. We will meet with the Camp Everytown people and answer any questions that you have. For more information, see Ms. Bray in room 104 or Ms. Thompson in PE-5. J. Thompson ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL? Please see Ms. Ignaitis. T. Ignaitis HEY JEWS! That's right - I'm talking to Jew! We have our poster board ready to decorate! Please come by room 206 tomorrow (Thursday) during lunch or seventh period to help put the words to the paper! If you have items to include in our display, please start dropping them off - I'll store them in my room until it's time to set up next week. See you soon! E. Salvatore ANOTHER REMINDER, SENIORS! Time is running out * Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month * you?ve got about a week left. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass *** REMINDERS *** SENIORS - Please come by and pick up your baby pictures in room 104. You know your parents want them back! E. Bray THE 2008 EAST PALO ALTO ?BRAVE ENOUGH TO DREAM? COLLEGE FAIR will be held on Saturday, May 17th from 8:30am-2:00pm at Cesar Chavez Elementary School located at 2450 Ralmar Ave. in East Palo Alto. All are welcome! D. Burnside Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Wed Apr 23 15:45:41 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Wed Apr 23 15:46:08 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: RALLY SCHEDULE Friday, 4/25/08 Period Time 2 8:00 - 9:25 Brunch 9:25 - 9:30 Passing 9:30 - 9:40 4 9:40 - 11:10 RALLY 11:10 - 11:55 Lunch 11:55 - 12:35 Passing 12:35 - 12:45 6 12:45 - 2:10 Passing 2:10 - 2:20 7 2:20 - 3:10 Ongoing: SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER NEWS: New: The Sequoia Alumni Association is looking for volunteers to work on the Tea Garden on the weekends. If you are interested in volunteering please see Ms. Ignaitis. This is a long term project that the group is trying to set up. They believe they will be coming twice a month. Family members are also welcome. Contact tignaiti@seq.org if interested. T. Ignaitis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN * THURSDAY * APRIL 24, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES Key Club Room 130 AGAPPE Room 43 Drama Club Carrington Hall lobby BSU Room 304 Mural Club Room 20 (3:30-4:30) Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Thursday, April 24 Badminton AT Capuchino-3:15-dismiss @12:45 Swimming AT Jefferson-3:00-dismiss @12:30 Track & Field-PAL Dual @ Woodside-3:00-dismiss @ 12:45 Friday, April 25 Badminton VS Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 VARS Softball VS Menlo-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 ?Night at the Races? * Bay Meadows * 7PM Saturday, April 26 VARS Baseball *HMB @ Ca?ada-3:30 F/S Baseball-HMB @ Hillsdale-1:00 JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Andres Perez Andres is a dedicated, hardworking student who is always in a good mood and very respectful to others. Andres is very self-directed in his learning and takes the initiative to go above and beyond what is expected of him. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Buy produce in season and from your local region. Support local agriculture rather than importing products from another region. Not only are you paying for shipping and transportation (unnecessary waste) but your local farmers need the support and it will promote self-sustainability. J. Slater THE GSA WANTS YOU TO KNOW that in a national survey 68.6% of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender students reported feeling unsafe in school based on their sexual orientation. Join the GSA tomorrow at lunch in the Quad to honor those students who feel they don't have a voice or are too afraid to speak up. J. Romero SENIORS: Have you been accepted into college or some type of school? Come by and get your picture taken in room 45. For Real this time! T. Ignaitis ARE YOU TAKING THE AP SPANISH LANGUAGE TEST IN MAY 2008? If so, please stop by Mrs. Sigala's room, #204, and pick up a practice test and other information during lunch as soon as possible. M. Sigala SENIORS: Did you win a scholarship or financial award from a school? Please bring a copy of this award to room 45 so you can receive recognition at your awards night. T. Ignaitis THE SEQUOIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION is looking for volunteers to work on the Tea Garden on the weekends. If you are interested in volunteering please see Ms. Ignaitis. T. Ignaitis HEY JEWS! That's right - I'm talking to Jew! We have our poster board ready to decorate! Please come by room 206 TODAY during lunch or seventh period to help put the words to the paper! If you have items to include in our display, please start dropping them off - I'll store them in my room until it's time to set up next week. See you soon! E. Salvatore ANOTHER REMINDER, SENIORS! Time is running out * Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month * you?ve got about a week left. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass INTERESTED IN GOING TO DE ANZA? Please sign up with Ms. Ignaitis in room 45. T. Ignaitis FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT FOR THE 2008-09 SEQUOIA CHEER TEAM, please don't forget to attend the mandatory tryout meeting in the Large Gym at 6pm tonight. You and a parent need to be present. Contact coach Kelly if you have any questions. K. Beall DON'T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR PURPLE TOMORROW...it?s spirit day and our LAST RALLY of the year! L. Reibstein Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Thu Apr 24 15:45:53 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Thu Apr 24 15:46:21 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** GENERAL INFORMATION: RALLY SCHEDULE Friday, 4/25/08 Period Time 2 8:00 - 9:25 Brunch 9:25 - 9:30 Passing 9:30 - 9:40 4 9:40 - 11:10 RALLY 11:10 - 11:55 Lunch 11:55 - 12:35 Passing 12:35 - 12:45 6 12:45 - 2:10 Passing 2:10 - 2:20 7 2:20 - 3:10 Ongoing: SENIORS! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! You will be placed on the No Privileges list in May if it is not turned in this month. So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER NEWS: New: The Sequoia Alumni Association is looking for volunteers to work on the Tea Garden on the weekends. If you are interested in volunteering please see Ms Ignaitis. This is a long term project that the group is trying to set up. They believe they will be coming twice a month. Family members are also welcome. Contact tignaiti@seq.org if interested. T. Ignaitis Ongoing: The Sequoia Alumni Association is looking for volunteers to work on the Tea Garden on the weekends. If you are interested in volunteering please see Ms. Ignaitis. This is a long term project that the group is trying to set up. They believe they will be coming twice a month. Family members are also welcome. Contact tignaiti@seq.org if interested. T. Ignaitis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN * FRIDAY * APRIL 25, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES GSA Room 42 Chess Club Room 142 Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Friday, April 25 Badminton VS Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 VARS Softball VS Menlo-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 ?Night at the Races? * Bay Meadows * 7PM Saturday, April 26 VARS Baseball *HMB @ Ca?ada-3:30 F/S Baseball-HMB @ Hillsdale-1:00 JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Claudia Mayen Claudia always pays attention in class and always works hard to get the job done. She is always proud of her work. Claudia is a student that you can always count on. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Don't let faucet taps leak or drip water. A running faucet uses 3-5 gallons a minute. Consider this: Brushing teeth: turn on the tap only to wet and rinse your brush, this will use 1/2 gallon, saving 9 gallons wasted if you let the tap run. J. Slater WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A HOST FAMILY FOR A FRENCH STUDENT THIS SUMMER? If so, come pick out your French student in Ms. Chin's room, room 209. K. Chin STUDENTS AND TEACHERS - tomorrow (Saturday), Students Helping Students is having a rummage sale in the Brewster Ave parking lot from 10am to 1pm. Please stop by and support the mentoring program with your few extra cents! A. Blum ATTENTION SENIORS! This is your last reminder!!! Please check the Seniors With No Contract list to make sure that you are not on it! If you have not turned in your Senior Contract by April 30th, you will be placed on the No Privileges list in May*that means, NO PRIVILEGES for you * So hurry! Contracts are in the AVP office. S. Bass INTERESTED IN GOING TO DE ANZA? A rep will be in the college & career center next Friday, 5/2. Please sign up with Ms. Ignaitis in room 45. T. Ignaitis PTSA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are available in the College & Career Center (Room 45). Seniors who wish to apply must do so before Monday, May 5th. Completed applications may be turned into Ms. Patience Room 44. T. Endo *** REMINDERS *** SENIORS: Have you been accepted into college or some type of school? Come by and get your picture taken in room 45. For Real this time! T. Ignaitis ARE YOU TAKING THE AP SPANISH LANGUAGE TEST IN MAY 2008? If so, please stop by Mrs. Sigala's room, #204, and pick up a practice test and other information during lunch as soon as possible. M. Sigala THE SEQUOIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION is looking for volunteers to work on the Tea Garden on the weekends. If you are interested in volunteering please see Ms. Ignaitis. T. Ignaitis Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Mon Apr 28 10:04:48 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Mon Apr 28 10:04:59 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] Fwd: Sequoia High School Student Bulletin Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER NEWS: The Muscular Dystrophy Association is looking for volunteer high school age counselors (especially male) for one week in August (18th through 23rd). If interested please see Ms Ignaitis ASAP. This is a great opportunity that looks good on college and scholarship applications. The group wants to organize a presentation so if your child is interested please contact me tignaiti@seq.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN * MONDAY * APRIL 28, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES ASB Activities Center Young Thoughts Room 41 Mural Club Room 20 Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Monday, April 28 Golf-PAL Day 1 @ Poplar Creek-11:00AM-dismiss @ Brunch VARS Softball AT M-A-3:15-dismiss @ 1:30 Tuesday, April 29 Golf-PAL Day 2 @ Shoreline-9:30AM-dismiss all day Badminton AT Woodside-4:00-dismiss @ 1:45 Wednesday, April 30 Golf-PAL Day 3 @ Crystal Springs-12:00PM-dismiss @ 10:30am VARS Baseball VS Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Baseball AT Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 VARS Softball VS Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Softball AT Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 12:30 Track & Field-PAL Trials @ CSM-2:00-dismiss @ Lunch Thursday, May 1 Badminton VS Hillsdale-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 Swimming VS Capuchino-3:00-dismiss @ 2:10 Friday, May 2 VARS Baseball VS Carlmont-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Baseball AT Carlmont-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Naomi Ah Kuoi Today's Student of the Day is Naomi Ah Kuoi. Naomi is the kind of student that you can depend on to get a job done right. She is a diligent student and has much ambition. Naomi is always upbeat about life and what it has in store for her, which is very refreshing to see in a teenager. And, although Naomi can often be very quiet, she never hesitates to speak up and express herself when need be. Thank you Naomi for being such a beautiful person inside and out. **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Reuse plastic wrap and plastic bags (they can be washed). Keep in a handy place. Better yet, use containers. J. Slater THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION is looking for volunteer high school age counselors (especially male) for one week in August (18th through 23rd). If interested please see Ms. Ignaitis ASAP. T. Ignaitis PARTICIPANTS IN THE UNITY IN DIVERSITY FAIR: please have the rough draft of your culture poster completed and approved by a Teen Resource Center staff member by TODAY. The finished posters must be turned in to the TRC by Thursday after school. Thank you! A. Blum ROSES ARE RED*Some teeth are gold*You'd best buy your yearbook*Before they're all sold! E. Bray ATTENTION STUDENTS AND TEACHERS: The Sequoia Youth Advisory Board is hosting a youth fishbowl on violence. A fishbowl is a structured way to provide youth the opportunity to be heard! We will have some Sequoia Students share their experiences with violence. The goal is to hear from youth what they feel needs to change to make our community safer for young people. This is a partnership between youth and adults to provide a safe environment for everyone on campus and in the larger community. School staff and students are encouraged to attend as audience. Food will be provided so please RSVP with Maria Mosqueda at the Teen Resource Center no later than today, Monday, April 25th. M. Mosqueda SENIORS! Do you play softball or baseball? There is a local scholarship available in room 45. T. Ignaitis SAT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 7, 2008 SAT test is Tuesday, May 6th. To register online go to www.collegeboard.com. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis ACT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 14, 2008 ACT test is Friday, May 9th. To register online go to www.actstudent.org. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis *** REMINDERS *** WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A HOST FAMILY FOR A FRENCH STUDENT THIS SUMMER? If so, come pick out your French student in Ms. Chin's room, room 209. K. Chin Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Mon Apr 28 17:59:56 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Mon Apr 28 18:00:09 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER NEWS: The Muscular Dystrophy Association is looking for volunteer high school age counselors (especially male) for one week in August (18th through 23rd). If interested please see Ms Ignaitis ASAP. This is a great opportunity that looks good on college and scholarship applications. The group wants to organize a presentation so if your child is interested please contact me tignaiti@seq.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN *TUESDAY * APRIL 29, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES ACS & CSF Room 104 Prevention of Cruelty to animals (PCA) Room B-5 ECOS/Thoughtful Fuel Room 207 German Club Room 209 Asian American Awareness Club Room 142 Hip Hop Club Dance Studio (3:15-4:15) Tues. Night Math Tutorial Math Wing (5-8pm) Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Tuesday, April 29 Golf-PAL Day 2 @ Shoreline-9:30AM-dismiss all day Badminton AT Woodside-4:00-dismiss @ 1:45 Wednesday, April 30 Golf-PAL Day 3 @ Crystal Springs-12:00PM-dismiss @ 10:30am VARS Baseball VS Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Baseball AT Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 VARS Softball VS Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Softball AT Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 12:30 Track & Field-PAL Trials @ CSM-2:00-dismiss @ Lunch Thursday, May 1 Badminton VS Hillsdale-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 Swimming VS Capuchino-3:00-dismiss @ 2:10 Friday, May 2 VARS Baseball VS Carlmont-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Baseball AT Carlmont-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 Sequoia Dance Show - 7:30PM - Carrington Hall Saturday, May 3 Sequoia Dance Show - 7:30PM - Carrington Hall JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Crystal Amaya Crystal is one of the sweetest, thoughtful, helpful, and intelligent students. Did I mention she is also very cute? She is that one of a kind student that goes beyond a teacher's expectations and is eager to learn new things. Crystal does not shy away from challenges and always tries to help others in anyway she can. Crystal also finds the time to be active outside of class by joining the French Club and helps raise funds for an upcoming trip to France. Good luck in all your ventures Crystal and keep up the good work! **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * DEAR SEQUOIA STUDENTS, On behalf of the Dodge family I would like to thank you for your kindness and thoughtfulness during this time of loss. The poster boards full of Sequoia love surrounded us with encouragement at Nathan?s memorial service. Thank you for your words of encouragement and care. Thank you so much, Mr. Dodge and the Dodge Family. C. Dodge HERE IS TODAY'S TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Try to cut down on the amount of plastics you use in the first place. Alternatives, such as cotton shopping bags, reusable water bottles, and refillable containers can go a long way toward reducing the amount of plastics that enter the waste stream. J. Slater DON'T FORGET, the Dance Show is THIS WEEKEND, Friday May 2nd and Saturday May 3rd, 7:30 PM. Buy your tickets from the treasurer or at lunch in quad...only $7.00 for students! Cheaper then a movie and much better! T. White GOING TO FRANCE NEXT YEAR? DO NOT forget to come to the meeting in Mme Chin's room at lunch. K. Chin ATTENTION STUDENTS AND TEACHERS: A reminder that the Sequoia Youth Advisory Board is hosting a youth fishbowl on violence today at 3:30 in the MPR. Hope you can attend. M. Mosqueda *** REMINDERS *** THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION is looking for volunteer high school age counselors (especially male) for one week in August (18th through 23rd). If interested please see Ms. Ignaitis ASAP. T. Ignaitis PARTICIPANTS IN THE UNITY IN DIVERSITY FAIR: please have the rough draft of your culture poster completed and approved by a Teen Resource Center staff member by TODAY. The finished posters must be turned in to the TRC by Thursday after school. Thank you! A. Blum ROSES ARE RED*Some teeth are gold*You'd best buy your yearbook*Before they're all sold! E. Bray SENIORS! Do you play softball or baseball? There is a local scholarship available in room 45. T. Ignaitis SAT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 7, 2008 SAT test is Tuesday, May 6th. To register online go to www.collegeboard.com. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis ACT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 14, 2008 ACT test is Friday, May 9th. To register online go to www.actstudent.org. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Tue Apr 29 17:39:19 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Tue Apr 29 17:39:55 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** THIS MONDAY, MAY 5TH is the next collaboration day. See schedule below. L. Lehman MONDAY COLLABORATION DAY SCHEDULE 5/5/08 PERIODS TIMES PERI?DO HORARIO 1 8:00 - 8:30 2 8:35 - 9:05 3 9:10 - 9:40 4 9:45 - 10:20 Lunch 10:20 - 10:55 5 11:00 - 11:30 6 11:35 - 12:05 7 12:10 - 12:40 Collab/Colab 1:00 - 3:15 COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER NEWS: The Muscular Dystrophy Association is looking for volunteer high school age counselors (especially male) for one week in August (18th through 23rd). If interested please see Ms Ignaitis ASAP. This is a great opportunity that looks good on college and scholarship applications. The group wants to organize a presentation so if your child is interested please contact me tignaiti@seq.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN - WEDNESDAY - APRIL 30, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES Sophomore Class Room 126 Junior Class Room 123 Senior Class Room 206 Amnesty International Room 124 Anime Club Room 209 Rock & Metal Club Room 127 Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Wednesday, April 30 Golf-PAL Day 3 @ Crystal Springs-12:00PM-dismiss @ 10:30am VARS Baseball VS Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Baseball AT Woodside-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 VARS Softball VS Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Softball AT Terra Nova-3:15-dismiss @ 12:30 Track & Field-PAL Trials @ CSM-2:00-dismiss @ Lunch Thursday, May 1 Badminton VS Hillsdale-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 Swimming VS Capuchino-3:00-dismiss @ 2:10 Friday, May 2 VARS Baseball VS Carlmont-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Baseball AT Carlmont-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 Sequoia Dance Show - 7:30PM - Carrington Hall Saturday, May 3 Sequoia Dance Show - 7:30PM - Carrington Hall JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Jeremy Hanson Jeremy is a hardworking, positive, contributing member of class. He really enjoys being creative and works hard at each project he creates. Jeremy is an enormous help in class. He will help out even before anyone is asks-if he sees something needs to be done, he just does it. Thanks Jeremy for your hard work and your constant smile! **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: Use both sides of paper when copying and writing. J. Slate FRESH FROM MAUI FOR YOUR FAVORITE GRADUATE...BEAUTIFUL ORCHID LEIS - The Sequoia Junior Class is selling orchid leis for your graduate to wear during the graduation ceremony--purple for girls and white for boys. The leis will be distributed after the Senior Brunch on June 5th, 2008. You can pick up an order form at the Treasurer's office. Please place your order no later than May 27th, 2008! The leis are $15.00 each. L. Coltman ALL CAMP EVERYTOWN PARTICIPANTS must check in with Ms. Bray in room 104 as soon as possible for part two of the application. E. Bray NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE OUR JEW BOOTH! Please come to room 206 at lunch and seventh period Thursday to finalize our poster board for Friday's Unity in Diversity Fair. If you have items to add, now is the time to bring them! E. Salvatore SENIORS: Did you win a scholarship or financial award from a school? Please bring a copy of this award to room 45 so you can receive recognition at your awards night. T. Ignaitis INTERESTED IN GOING TO DE ANZA? A rep will be here this Friday, 5/2. T. Ignaitis PTSA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are due to Ms. Patience in room 44 by this Monday, May 5th. Applications are available in room 45. T. Endo *** REMINDERS *** DON'T FORGET, the Dance Show is THIS WEEKEND, Friday May 2nd and Saturday May 3rd, 7:30 PM. Buy your tickets from the treasurer or at lunch in quad...only $7.00 for students! Cheaper then a movie and much better! T. White THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION is looking for volunteer high school age counselors (especially male) for one week in August (18th through 23rd). If interested please see Ms. Ignaitis ASAP. T. Ignaitis PARTICIPANTS IN THE UNITY IN DIVERSITY FAIR: please have the rough draft of your culture poster completed and approved by a Teen Resource Center staff member by TODAY. The finished posters must be turned in to the TRC by tomorrow (Thursday) after school. Thank you! A. Blum ROSES ARE RED*Some teeth are gold*You'd best buy your yearbook*Before they're all sold! E. Bray SENIORS! Do you play softball or baseball? There is a local scholarship available in room 45. T. Ignaitis SAT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 7, 2008 SAT test is Tuesday, May 6th. To register online go to www.collegeboard.com. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis ACT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 14, 2008 ACT test is Friday, May 9th. To register online go to www.actstudent.org. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX) From sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org Wed Apr 30 18:15:12 2008 From: sequoia-daily-announcements at listserv.seq.org (sequoia-daily-announcements@listserv.seq.org) Date: Wed Apr 30 18:15:27 2008 Subject: [sequoia-daily-announcements] (no subject) Message-ID: ****PARENT INFORMATION**** NEW: Extreme Pizza Days/Nights Coming Soon!!! Support the Class of 2008 Graduation Activities by ordering pizza on ANY or ALL of the upcoming Extreme Pizza Days/Nights: May 6, 7, 13, and/or 14. The Class of 2008 Graduation Committee will receive 20% of the proceeds from all sales all four days on ANY orders: dine-in, take-out, or delivery!! Extreme Pizza is located at Sequoia Station. Order your Pizza by calling (650)367-9593 OR order online at www.extremepizza.com (Menu also available on the website). PRE-ORDERING is appreciated. When placing your order, be sure to reference the Sequoia fundraiser and give the reference code: 650-369-1411 to assure that Sequoia gets the credit. Note: No other coupons will be accepted in conjunction with this offer. T.Chin ONGOING: THIS MONDAY, MAY 5TH is the next collaboration day. See schedule below. L. Lehman MONDAY COLLABORATION DAY SCHEDULE 5/5/08 PERIODS TIMES PERI?DO HORARIO 1 8:00 - 8:30 2 8:35 - 9:05 3 9:10 - 9:40 4 9:45 - 10:20 Lunch 10:20 - 10:55 5 11:00 - 11:30 6 11:35 - 12:05 7 12:10 - 12:40 Collab/Colab 1:00 - 3:15 COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER NEWS: The Muscular Dystrophy Association is looking for volunteer high school age counselors (especially male) for one week in August (18th through 23rd). If interested please see Ms Ignaitis ASAP. This is a great opportunity that looks good on college and scholarship applications. The group wants to organize a presentation so if your child is interested please contact me tignaiti@seq.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STUDENT BULLETIN - THURSDAY - MAY 1, 2008 TODAY?S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK?S ACTIVITIES Key Club Room 130 AGAPPE Room 43 Drama Club Carrington Hal lobby BSU Room 304 Mural Club Room 20 (3:30-4:30) Learning Center Room 206 (7th & 8th) (**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**) Thursday, May 1 Badminton VS Hillsdale-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 Swimming VS Capuchino-3:00-dismiss @ 2:10 Friday, May 2 VARS Baseball VS Carlmont-3:15-dismiss @ 2:10 F/S Baseball AT Carlmont-3:15-dismiss @ 1:45 Sequoia Dance Show - 7:30PM - Carrington Hall Saturday, May 3 Sequoia Dance Show - 7:30PM - Carrington Hall JJJ TODAY?S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ Lidia De La Cruz Lidia can be a very quiet and inconspicuous student. She takes pride in being on time to class and is rarely absent. Lidia also makes sure she maintains a 3.00 GPA and works hard to never fall behind. I have always known Lidia to be very organized and helpful as well. With these kinds of good habits, Lidia well be successful accomplishing any future goals she sets for herself. Keep up the good work, Lidia! **** NEW ITEMS **** THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW * HERE IS TODAY'S TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB: $1 out of every $10 we spend pays for packaging. Packaging makes up 1/3 of our wastes by weight, 1/2 by volume. J. Slater THE BAY AREA?S 14TH ANNUAL BIKE TO WORK DAY IS THURSDAY, MAY 15TH. This is a celebration that promotes bicycling as a healthy, fun and viable form of transportation. From new or leisure cyclists to bicycle hot-shots, we want to honor every kind of bicyclist out there during May, which is National Bike Month. Why not get in the spirit and consider riding your bike? For more bike-related information visit http://www.bayareabikes.org/btwd/index.php. L. Reibstein NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE OUR JEW BOOTH! Please come to room 206 at lunch and seventh period Thursday to finalize our poster board for Friday's Unity in Diversity Fair. If you have items to add, now is the time to bring them! E. Salvatore INTERESTED IN GOING TO DE ANZA? A rep will be here tomorrow (Fri., 5/2). T. Ignaitis PTSA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are due to Ms. Patience in room 44 by this Monday, May 5th. Applications are available in room 45. T. Endo THIS MONDAY, MAY 5TH is the next collaboration day. See schedule above. L. Lehman DON'T FORGET, the Dance Show is THIS WEEKEND, Friday May 2nd and Saturday May 3rd, 7:30 PM. Buy your tickets from the treasurer or at lunch in quad...only $7.00 for students! Cheaper then a movie and much better! T. White DO YOU LIKE EXTREME PIZZA? Stop by for pizza at Extreme Pizza at Sequoia Station next Tuesday or Wednesday and 20% of your purchase will support the Class of 2008 Graduation Activities. Mention the Sequoia High School fundraiser and the reference #650-369-1411 so Sequoia gets the credit. No other coupons will be accepted in conjunction with this offer. T.Chin A REMINDER TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE UNITY IN DIVERSITY FAIR: please have the rough draft of your culture poster completed and approved by a Teen Resource Center staff member by TODAY. The finished posters must be turned in to the TRC by today (Thursday) after school. Thank you! A. Blum *** REMINDERS *** FRESH FROM MAUI FOR YOUR FAVORITE GRADUATE...BEAUTIFUL ORCHID LEIS - The Sequoia Junior Class is selling orchid leis for your graduate to wear during the graduation ceremony--purple for girls and white for boys. The leis will be distributed after the Senior Brunch on June 5th, 2008. You can pick up an order form at the Treasurer's office. Please place your order no later than May 27th, 2008! The leis are $15.00 each. L. Coltman ALL CAMP EVERYTOWN PARTICIPANTS must check in with Ms. Bray in room 104 as soon as possible for part two of the application. E. Bray THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION is looking for volunteer high school age counselors (especially male) for one week in August (18th through 23rd). If interested please see Ms. Ignaitis ASAP. T. Ignaitis ROSES ARE RED*Some teeth are gold*You'd best buy your yearbook*Before they're all sold! E. Bray SENIORS! Do you play softball or baseball? There is a local scholarship available in room 45. T. Ignaitis SAT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 7, 2008 SAT test is Tuesday, May 6th. To register online go to www.collegeboard.com. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis ACT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The last day to register for the June 14, 2008 ACT test is Friday, May 9th. To register online go to www.actstudent.org. For fee waivers, see Ms. Ignaitis in the College & Career Center. If you have any questions, see Ms. Ignaitis or your counselor. Thank you. T. Ignaitis Lori Lehman Senior Office Assistant/Teachers Secretary Sequoia High School 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94062-1378 (650) 369-1411 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 367-9780 ext. 6261 (Phone) (650) 368-5180 (FAX)