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****PARENT INFORMATION****

GENERAL INFORMATION...
		
* TODAY - Monday (5/19/08) COLLABORATION DAY SCHEDULE shown below:
              
PERIODS       TIMES
PERIÓDO	      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

*  SENIOR FAMILIES:   Grad week is coming quickly and we need your
help!   SENIOR BBQ / SWIM PARTY is June 4th.  We will be BBQing
hamburgers and hotdogs for about 350 kids and need food/drink donations:

Cookies/brownies/Rice Krispy treats; bottled waters, canned soda, fruit
trays, bags of chips.  If you can donate a food/drink item or are
available to help out on June 4th between 10:30 ? 3:00, please email:  

wendyenriquez at comcast.net (phone: 650 / 364-6750) or 
Cynthia.Holland at palm.com.   Please help make this a fun party to end
the year for our seniors!

*  SENIOR BRUNCH is June 5th.  Please help with bottled water, cut-up
fruit (bring to MPR that morning), various perishable and non-perishable
food items.  To donate a food/drink item, or to volunteer to help out at
the 
brunch between 9:00 ? 1:00, please email Linda Morton at
lindamorton4 at yahoo.com or call 369-4716.

*  FINALS SCHEDULE SHOWN BELOW.        B. Hansen
	
FINALS SCHEDULE * May and June, 2008

May 27th * May 30th: Seniors take finals
	                    Dead Week for grades 9-11
Monday, June 2nd:
	Traditional Monday Schedule

Tuesday, June 3rd:	  FINALS DAY
Period 1		 8:00 * 10:00
BRUNCH	               10:00 * 10:05
Period 3	               10:15 * 12:15
LUNCH	               12:15 * 12:55
Period 7		 1:05 *   3:05

Wednesday, June 4th:  FINALS DAY
Period 2		 8:00 * 10:00
BRUNCH	               10:00 * 10:05
Period 4	               10:15 * 12:15
PTSA Staff Lunch   12:15 * 12:55
Period 0/8                1:05 *   3:05

Thursday, June 5th:  FINALS DAY
Period 5		 8:00 * 10:00
BRUNCH	               10:00 * 10:05
Period 6	               10:15 * 12:15

Friday, June 6th	Graduation

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STUDENT BULLETIN * MONDAY * MAY 19, 2008

TODAY’S MEETINGS AND THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES
None scheduled	Collaboration day
(**All meetings at lunch unless otherwise noted**)

			JJJ TODAY’S STUDENT OF THE DAY JJJ
				    Juliet Padilla
Juliet is a fabulous Math student.  She is on time, every day with her
Algebra homework ready to go.  She takes great notes, asks outstanding
questions and helps other students without being asked.  Every teacher
should be so lucky as to have a student like Juliet in their class.

				**** NEW ITEMS ****

THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW *


HERE IS TODAY'S TIP FROM ECOS, SEQUOIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB:
Your cell phone charger still uses energy when your phone is not
attached-unplug it when it’s not being used!    
J. Slater

TODAY (Mon., 5/19) is a collaboration day.  Please see schedule.    L.
Lehman

THE LAST ANIME CLUB OF THE YEAR is TOMORROW (Tues.) at lunch in room
209.  Hope to see you there!      
K. Chin

NEED HELP IN ENGLISH? The English tutorial is held every Wednesday from
3:15-5:15 in room 22 with access to computers!  Get help from an English
teacher with reading, writing, homework, and studying - keep those
grades up...finals are coming!  Hope to see you Wednesday in room 22.   
    K. Haltom

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A REPORTER?  Want to get the 411 on
events happening at school?  Please come to a meeting for the school
paper this Wednesday, 5/2,1 in room 123 at lunch. We will brainstorm
ideas and discuss what direction we can take the school paper next year.
     D. Weyant

IF YOU ARE HELPING WITH THE YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION EVENT, please come to
a meeting on Tuesday at lunch in room 104.    E. Bray

ATTENTION ALL YOU SEQUOIANS!  Want to support a great cause?  Come join
PCA during lunch as we celebrate Animal Awareness Day tomorrow, Tuesday,
May 20th.  Vegan snacks and brochures provided.  Remember, watch every
step you take and you will learn new facts along the way!  (Located at
the B-quad.)      K. Chin/S. Renteria

				*** REMINDERS ***

A REMINDER THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO AUDITION TO SING THE STAR SPANGLED
BANNER AT GRADUATION, please come by student activities at lunch
TOMORROW - Tuesday, May 20th....you must be a senior and you will sing
the whole song a cappella for Ms. Reibstein, ASB President Aly Colling
and Senior class president Berta Garcia.  See Ms. Reibstein if you have
any questions.  Single singers only, please.  Thank you.       L.
Reibstein	
ATTENTION ALL SEQUOIA YOUTH - The Teen Resource Center is recruiting
leaders for next year. Did you hear about all the fun the mentoring
program, Students Helping Students, had this year? If you're going into
your junior or senior year and want to make a big difference to an
incoming 9th grader, please come to an informational meeting at the
start of lunch this Wednesday, May 21st in the TRC. Anyone can also pick
up an application to mentor students at Kennedy Middle School, or for
the San Mateo Youth Commission!  See Amy Blum or Maria Mosqueda right
away to take action in your community!       A. Blum

YEARBOOKS WILL BE HERE IN TWO WEEKS!  Keep your eye out for information
about the Sequoia Yearbook Distribution Extravaganza!  You still have
time to reserve your book.  Prices will go up again soon.  The current
price is $80.  See Mrs. Gordon in the treasurer's office ASAP.      E.
Bray

HAVEN’T YOU ALWAYS WANTED A BLANKET TO SHOW YOUR SCHOOL PRIDE?  Do
you need a beach blanket or something to keep you warm at the football
games next year?  What about a grad gift?  Sequoia HS Leadership
students are selling super soft purple, white and black spirit wraps for
just $35 a piece.  The blankets are 48 by 70", machine washable and
sport our school seal and our promise of Unaliyi.  Come by the
Activities Center or ask a Leadership student for more information.  See
Ms. Reibstein with any questions.       L. Reibstein	

BEAUTIFUL ORCHID LEIS fresh from Maui for your favorite grad!  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


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)