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Presidents’ Message 2

Principal’s Message 3

School Scoop 5

Parent Groups 10

District News 11

Community Happenings 16

Calendar 17

FYI 18

Back Talk

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TouchTouch pOINTSpOINTS

Curriculum Night

October 3

PTSA Meeting

October 10

Homecoming

October 20

High School & Beyond

October 24

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Welcome to the 2012-13 school year. We are off to a great start, and we would like to extend a very warm welcome and “hearty howl”—the Jackson Timberwolf variety—to new students and their families as well as to our returning students and families.

It was wonderful seeing everyone who visited our PTSA tables at orientation to sign up as members, enroll to re-ceive our informative monthly Wolf Tracks e-newsletter, and show strong interest in helping out with volunteer ac-tivities. Your enthusiasm tells us this is going to be another great year.

Our PTSA strives to foster a strong connection with the school, its students, and their families. We take great pride in our ability to offer grants to JHS teachers and staff to be used towards curriculum enrichment that directly bene-fits the students of Jackson. We feel our instructional grants are one of the greatest services we can offer as a PTSA. In addition, we:

1. coordinate student and parent programs; 2. award senior scholarships; 3. host monthly staff appreciation luncheons; 4. sponsor the annual national PTA Reflections art contest; 5. keep abreast of local, state, and national legislation; 6. communicate via our monthly e-newsletter all the latest happenings taking place in and around JHS; 7. offer financial support for the Everett PTSA Council’s Shoe Fund and the Assistance League’s Operation School

Bell; and 8. offer financial support for BirthdayGrams and new student Welcome Bags.

You can help to make all these programs successful by contributing to our fundraisers which include annual PTSA membership dues, Pass the Hat contributions, and purchase of a student planner. You can be proud of your involve-ment at our school and in your student’s education.

Most of all, we want YOU to feel welcome as part of our team. By working together we bring spirit to our school community and enhance our students’ learning environment. We are excited to collaborate with the amazing JHS staff who are strongly committed to making each student’s stay at Jackson relevant and meaningful. Celebrate indi-vidual and collective achievements and attend the many musical and theatrical productions and athletic games where our students display PRIDE, EXCELLENCE, AND CHARACTER. Let’s work and play together—the Jackson Way.

Please get to know our dedicated Board of Directors and share your voice at our monthly PTSA meetings. Our monthly newsletter, Wolf Tracks, will keep you informed of all JHS happenings, and we will email this to all who wish to receive it. Our plan is to issue a Wolf Tracks each month, and we will also send you timely information with special email notices.

You can access additional PTSA information through our website, www.jhsptsa.org, or find us on the JHS home page by clicking on the PTSA link. We welcome your questions, comments, or suggestions at jhsptsapresi-dent@gmail.com or drop a note in the PTSA mailbox in the school office. JHS PTSA is always interested in your thoughts. We are proud to be serving as your PTSA Co-Presidents and look forward to making the school year a great one for students and parents alike.

Mary Lou Evans and Loran Bond

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I am writing this article during sixth period on the first day of school, and I am amazed and thankful for the students we have a Jackson! We have nearly 1,900 students in our building today, and their positive attitudes and enthusiastic smiles have made this first day of the 2012-2013 school year amazing for our entire staff. After a couple of months wandering the empty halls of this building, it has been fantastic today to see our students and observe their excitement about re-turning to school. During the course of the summer we have had the pleasure of hiring several new teachers. I would like to briefly introduce our new staff to you. Eric Bush—Mr. Bush is a former Jackson teacher and we are pleased to have him return this year. Mr. Bush will be teaching Advanced Placement World History and Government. Brittany Elliott—Ms. Elliott, formerly Ms. Rose, is another teacher who is returning to Jackson. Ms. Elliott com-pleted her student teaching internship at Jackson and then was hired as a math teacher the following year at Ever-green Middle School. Ms. Elliott will be teaching Statistics and Algebra. Janet Hitt—Ms. Hitt is another teacher who is returning to Jackson. Most recently Ms. Hitt was teaching at Forest View Elementary School. Ms. Hitt has an extensive background in choral music and will be teaching our Symphonic and Concert Choirs. Deborah Littler—Ms. Littler was hired this year as a paraeducator. She will be working in both our student store and assisting in our nutrition classrooms. Dan Monett—Mr. Monett completed his student teaching last year at South Whidbey High School. Recently mar-ried, Mr. Monett moved to Washington from Wisconsin. This year Mr. Monett will be teaching Introduction to Art and Drawing and Painting. Kyle Peacocke—Mr. Peacocke will be teaching both junior and freshman English this year. For the past several years he has been teaching at Everett High School. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Mr. Peacocke is also our girls’ varsity softball coach. Katie Pope—Ms. Pope just completed her student teaching internship at Everett High School. Ms. Pope will be teaching one of our Structured Social Skills classes and our Modified Algebra and Geometry classes. Pilar Reiman—Ms. Reiman is one more teacher who we are glad to welcome back to Jackson. Ms. Reiman is very excited to be returning and will be teaching Spanish 1 and Spanish 3. Rebecca Wynne—Ms. Wynne comes to Jackson after working the last six years in the private sector as a speech and language pathologist. Ms. Wynne will be working full-time this year at Jackson as our speech and language patholo-gist.

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(continued) The Everett School District continually strives to improve. Each year the schools create continuous improvement plans to enrich your children’s educational experience. Over the last four years we have sought your insights to help create those plans. Each year, we invite parents and guardians to take part in an online survey developed by the Center of Educational Effectiveness, (CEE) which is a Bellevue based research firm. The anonymous information from the survey is reported back to us as a school profile. School staff members use their school’s profile to make school improvement plans. School improvement plans are available for review on each school’s website. Our district parents are very involved in their schools. Each year our parents’ response to the CEE survey is a greater percentage than for other districts our size, and that response is helping us meet your child’s educational needs. If you are new to the district or have not taken the survey before, I want to thank you in advance for giving 20-25 minutes of your valuable time to take the survey this year. We will have the parent CEE Surveys available at our Curriculum Night on October 3, and our parents will also have the opportunity to access the CEE Survey online starting in October. Again, I want to encourage you to take this sur-vey; your insights are essential for Jackson to continue to grow and improve. Finally, I would like to remind our parents that our Curriculum Night for the 2012-2013 school year is scheduled for Wednesday, October 3. We will begin the evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons where we will provide an overview of the evening and share some pertinent information about Jackson. The classroom visitations will begin at 7:00 pm. Again, I want to welcome each of our parents, returning and new, to Jackson. I am excited about the new year and look forward to helping you as you assist your student in achieving their academic goals. Terry Cheshire Principal

Pride Excellence Character

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High School & Beyond Family Night

Please mark your calendars for High School &

Beyond Family Night at Jackson High School. This is

a great opportunity for you and your students to

learn more about the exciting step of preparing for

college!

Date: Wednesday, October 24

Time: College/Career Fair 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions 6:40-8:25 p.m.

More information will be sent home with students

before the event.

We will begin the evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons where school representatives will provide an overview of the evening and share some pertinent information about Jackson. The classroom visitations will begin at 7 p.m. and end at 8:25 p.m. Please have your students write down their 1st through 6th period classes for you, including the room numbers.

Curriculum Night

Wednesday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m.

There will be a PTSA table at Curriculum Night. If you have

paid for a 2012-2013 member-ship, you may pick up your mem-

bership card from the table.

SCHOOL SCHOOL ScoopScoop

Want to know what other teens around the country are spending on their prom? Go to this link and find

out!

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Homecoming ~ Oct. 20

PTSA M e e t i n g

O c t o b e r 1 0 - 7 p m

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Outstanding Students

Mill Creek Journal Announces JHS Students of the Month

Anna Smith and Michael Swaringen were the award winners for the month of June 2012! Congratulations...

In the 2011-2012 school year, Anna was involved in many aspects of school at JHS including Link

Crew, captain of the girls varsity tennis team, ASB activities coordinator, Honor Society mem-

ber, and a lot more! She also enjoyed contributing time to nonprofit causes such as Relay for

Life, Friendship Adventures, and working at a women’s shelter in Mexico. She plans to attend

the University of Washington to major in political science and pre-law. Her teach-

ers have called her a wonderful representative of JHS as well as the future genera-

tion of American young people.

Michael has been extremely active in Boy Scouts throughout his life. He has received many

awards in baseball, soccer, and bowling. He is also an avid hacky sack player! Michael would like

to be a welder or locksmith after he graduates from high school. Staff at JHS have called him

thoughtful and caring. He is a quiet leader in class with character and integrity.

He helps others because he believes it is the right thing to do and not for outside

recognition.

First Place Awards to TSA Students

Sri and Sai Nimmagadda attended the National Technology Student Association Awards this

summer in Nashville, TN, and won in their division, Debating Technological Issues. They had to

choose the pro and con sides of selected subtopics in this year’s theme, Biotechnology. One of

the topics they debated was regarding

appropriate use of technology to build

new forms of life. They also had to de-

bate whether genetic engineering

should be used in agriculture, and if so, should companies

be allowed to monopolize the industry with their products

that have been engineered in this manner? There were

over 4800 students from the U.S. including students from

Germany and Turkey. Great job, Sri and Sai, and to the en-

tire TSA team!

SCHOOL SCHOOL ScoopScoop

Mr. Rick Wigre with the TSA team in Nashville, TN

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SCHOOL SCHOOL ScoopScoop

Boys

800 Blake Nelson (4th) 1600 Blake Nelson (16th) 3200 Aaron Roe (10th) 300 hurdles Brendan Casel (13th) 4x100 relay (12th) Elian Amador, Andrew Ang Cordell Johnson, Alex Pazevic 4x400 relay (9th) Alex Pazevic, Spencer Robert John-Robert Woolley Blake Nelson Pole Vault Everett Kleven (8th)

Girls

1600 Brooke Kingma (6th) 3200 Brooke Kingma (9th) 300 Hurdles Anna Pischer (14th) Pole Vault Olga Yevsyugov (9th) Brianne Laird (11th)

Track & Field Track & Field State Results ~2012State Results ~2012

Outstanding Students (continued)

JHS FCCLA Students Earn GOLD in Orlando

Sydnee Johnson and Luda Putrya brought home Gold medals over the summer at the Family, Career, and Commu-nity Leaders national competition in Orlando, FL. Sydnee competed in Job Interview and Luda competed in Food In-novations. Thank you for representing JHS so well!

National Merit Students from JHS

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced this year’s semifinal-ists in its annual academic competition. The 16,000 semifinalists, including hun-dreds from Washington state, are among the top scorers on the 2011 Preliminary SAT and represent fewer than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. Congratulations to Eunice J. Chu and Christopher J. Steckler! Your PRIDE, EXCEL-LENCE, and CHARACTER are showing!

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Former Jackson High School student drafted by Silvertips Daniel Woolfenden is first Snohomish County product to be drafted by Silvertips The Everett Silvertips have drafted a former Jackson High School student, Daniel Woolfenden, who was a freshman at JHS last school year, to be a Silvertip. Daniel is the first Snohomish County product to be drafted by the Silvertips, and if he were to go to the training camp with the Silvertips and make the team (the earliest this young man could do so is the 2013-14 season), he would be the third Washington native and the first Snohomish County native to play for the team. Woolfenden, who is a defenseman for the Sno King Amateur Hockey Association Bantam A team, excelled academically at Jackson High. He wass a pole-vaulter, javelin thrower, and sprinter on the JHS track team. JHS track coach Ryan Simmons was not surprised that the Silvertips tagged Woolfenden. He noted, “Daniel is a soft-spoken, hard working young man who has been a pleasure to coach this season. His athleticism was apparent from the beginning of the season, so it wasn’t much of a surprise to hear that he also played hockey.” As a scholar athlete, Woolfenden balanced the demands and ran the gauntlet of high school classes, high school track, and amateur hockey—successes supported and admired by Coach Simmons, who is a former scholar athlete and currently teaches history at JHS. Simmons explained, “Daniel recently placed fourth in the high jump and seventh in the pole vault at the WESCO freshman championships. I know I speak for all of our coaches in wishing Daniel the best in reaching his goals with the Silvertips organi-zation ,and, as a season ticket holder, I am personally looking forward to the day he makes his debut in a Silvertip uniform.” That debut date won’t be known for awhile for a couple of reasons: one is that Woolfenden is not yet 16 years old. Also, Woolfenden and his family will be weighing the options and considering the possibilities the draft opens for his future. “We’re thrilled that a local player like Daniel is getting noticed for his abilities, especially now that we have been fortunate enough to draft him,” said Silvertips Assistant General Manager Zoran Rajcic. “It’s a testament to the growth of hockey in our area that Daniel has an opportunity to further his hockey career in the Western Hockey League. It’s even more special that he’ll have the chance to do that right here at home as an Everett Silvertip, and we hope to see him on the ice as our first hometown player in the near future.” All Silvertips team members are between 16 and 20 years old. Only three 20-year-old players are allowed on a team. About two dozen young men are on the current Silvertips roster, and about half of those attend school at Everett High School. The Silvertips organization emphasizes the importance of academic success as well as skill on the ice. Each of the Silvertips players at EHS was recruited from other locations and lives with local families. A Silvertips educator is assigned to ensure that each EHS player is a scholar and gentleman in his school community and a skillful stick handler on the ice. Everett High Principal Sally Lancaster noted that the Silvertips players “have added a rich dimension to Everett High School. These student athletes remain focused on their studies even with the difficult schedule they maintain during the season. The Silvertips organization provides exceptional support and assistance to these students and maintains strong communication with the school to ensure academic success.”

SCHOOL SCHOOL ScoopScoop

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Varsity Letter in Community Service

Everett School District and United Way of Snohomish County are proud to announce a program new to Snohomish County called the Varsity Letter in Community Service (VLCS). Many of our district’s high school students commit their time and energy to a variety of projects that improve our community, and we believe they should be re-warded for their work.

This program started in Pierce county ten years ago. This past school year, the United Way of Pierce County awarded over 550 varsity letters to deserving students. To earn this letter, students must meet the following re-quirements and qualifications:

Complete the VLCS 2012-2013 application in full, and submit on or before May 1, 2013.

Be a student in grades 9-12 in a Snohomish County school offering the Varsity Letter in Community Ser-vice.

Complete at least 145 hours of community service (which cannot include hours used to fulfill graduation or class credit requirements) between May 1, 2012, and April 30, 2013.

Complete at least 50 of the 145 hours of community service in non-school-related volunteering opportu-nities (i.e., 50 hours should be at a nonprofit or civic service setting).

Participate in at least one school-related activity (no hours required).

All volunteer activities must be verifiable (United Way verifies 100% of submitted volunteer hours).

Meet the 2.0 GPA requirement.

For more information please contact Amy Franklin, Youth United Coordinator, at youthunited@uwsc.org or 425-374-5526.

Jackson is rated in U.S. News

Jackson High School was ranked in the top 5% of all high schools by the U.S. News rankings. Jackson also was the 34th best high school in Washington out of 626 total high schools.

In addition, JHS was one of only 35 schools to receive a Silver Medal. Way to go, JHS!

SCHOOL SCHOOL ScoopScoop

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Attention: Class of 2014 Parents!

Your junior will be graduating in less than two years! Plans are already underway for the Class of 2014 All Night Graduation Party. For a party this size it’s important to know as far in advance as possible how many graduates will attend so we can get the best deals and book the most exciting venues! If you would like your student to attend this JHS tradition, please make your initial installment (or full payment) at this time.

Early Bird tickets are now on sale for $180.00 until 12/31/12. After 12/31/12 price will increase to $210.00.

Payment Plan Option: 3 installments of $70.00 on the following dates:

First installment due now ● 3/15/13 ● 8/15/13 (full payment is due by 1/15/14)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..……

(Cut on dotted line and send form below with full or partial payment ~ final installment due by 1/15/14.)

JHS Class of 2014 Parent Group Graduation Party Student: ID #:

Parent/Guardian Name(s):

Address:

*Email: Phone:

Amount Paid: Date: Check #:

My student plans to attend and will take advantage of the payment plan.

My first payment will be made on .

Make checks payable to JHS Class of 2014 Parent Group. Mail to:

JHS Class of 2014 Parent Group ~ Treasurer Stacy Lane

4300 144th St. SE Snohomish, WA 98296

*Email addresses will be added to the Class of 2014 email distribution list in order to provide updates on the Graduation Party.

Questions? Email jhsparents2014@hotmail.com

PARENT PARENT GroupsGroups

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School Performance Report

Our school’s performance report, now called Washington Assessment of Student Learning Progress Report, is available online. You may access it via our district website, http://cms.everett.k12.wa.us/everett/H.M.%20Jackson, or via the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) website, www.k12.wa.us. On the OSPI site, click on “State Report Card” and select Everett from the list of districts.

Delayed start or closed schools

If we have to cancel school or delay the start of school, we will use our parent communication system to call in the morning after 5:45 a.m. with a brief message regarding the reason for closure or delay. We will also use local media and post the message on our website. If there is no announcement about Everett Schools, school is on the regular schedule.

To see more information about preparing and resources for school closures or delays, see the district website under the Parents tab.

In cases of inclement weather or other emergencies, please

listen for media announcements;

view the district’s website at www.everett.k12.wa.us; or

call our district information line, 425-385-4636.

Washington State 2012 Healthy Youth Survey

Our district is participating in the Washington State 2012 Healthy Youth Survey during the week of October 15-19.

The Healthy Youth Survey includes questions related to physical activity and diet, unintentional and intentional in-jury, substance use, risk and protective factors, access to school-based services, and sexual behaviors. Survey re-sults are used by schools, communities, and state agencies to plan programs to support our youth and reduce their risks.

The Healthy Youth Survey is given to students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 across Washington state. Participation in the survey is voluntary and students’ answers are anonymous. More information including a Spanish translation is available online at www.k12.wa.us/Safetycenter/HealthyYouthSurvey/default.aspx.

You can link to voter registration online from the

right-hand Quick Links section of our district

website or at http://bit.ly/VoteRegistration. Voter

registration information and materials are also

available in an area in your school’s main office.

Register to Vote

DistrictDistrict NEWSNEWS

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DistrictDistrict NEWSNEWS

Advanced Math Textbook Adoption Open House The Everett Public Schools is entering Phase 2 of its math adoption process. Phase 2 involves adoption of high school advanced math text books for AP Calculus, AP Statistics, Pre-Calculus, Modeling Math, and a yet-to-be-named 4th-year, senior-level, quantitative course with implementation of the selected texts in the fall of 2013. Parents and school staff are invited to peruse the textbooks under consideration, give their input, and discuss any aspects of this important second phase of our district’s math adoption process. Three Open House events are planned: October 29: Everett High School, Library, 6 p.m.

October 30: Jackson High School, Annex, 6 p.m.

November 1: Penny Creek Elementary, Portable 4, 5-7 p.m. Phase 1 of the math adoption process was the adoption last spring and implementation this fall of the Holt middle school math curriculum as well as Pearson Common Core Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2.

Our students outperformed the nation’s students in critical reading, math, and writing. SAT scores of seniors are higher for students who have taken the test first as juniors rather than taking it only the first time as seniors. Students who take AP classes score higher than their counterparts who do not take AP classes.

SAT ResultsSAT Results

Great Jo

b JHS!

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Access to public records

Many records and documents in the school

district are available to the public. Parents and

other citizens have the right to ask the school

district to view or have copies made of records

defined as “public” under state and federal laws

including their own student’s records and

public records about discipline of school

employees.

Everett Public Schools public records requests

are handled by the district’s business and

finance office. Records can be requested by

writing that office at 3715 Oakes Ave., Everett,

WA 98201, or sending an email to

publicrecords@everettsd.org or you may call

425-385-4150.

Your student’s records are confidential

Everett Public Schools takes very seriously its

duty to protect student records and privacy.

Student transcripts and other education-related

records are protected by multiple security

measures. Only those teachers, administrators,

and other staff members who work directly

with the student and have an educational need

to know about the student have access to

individual student records. Staff members are

expected to maintain confidentiality about

information contained in a student’s records.

All about your student’s recordsAll about your student’s records

Did you miss the last recorded call from us? If you would like to hear the most recent recorded calls made to your home phone, dial 1-877-737-5291 (1-877-REPLAY1). You will hear a list of the most recent recorded messages sent to your home; select the message that you would like to hear.

PARENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM MESSAGESPARENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM MESSAGES

DistrictDistrict NEWSNEWS

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DistrictDistrict NEWSNEWS

Take steps to protect your children

Experts say first and foremost, tell your kids the chances of someone actually

abducting them are incredibly remote, but if a situation should arise, there

are some simple things they must remember.

The single most important thing to teach kids is to simply run away the very

moment someone they don’t know tries to talk with them. “The safest thing

kids can do is say no, leave immediately, get out of there, and tell an adult,”

police advise.

We encourage you and students to report any concern about safety on school grounds to the district’s safety tip

line at 425-385-5050. If there is reason for concern about safety on a designated walkway to school, calling 9-1-1

immediately will get authorized, quick help. We have strong partnerships with local law enforcement who share our

interest in safe schools and neighborhoods.

Student safety is a priority for all of us. Working together, we can help make our neighborhoods and schools nurtur-

ing places for students to safely learn and grow.

Community events and activities on the Web

We post approved community fliers on the district website and send a monthly email with a link to those approved

activities and resources. From our district home page, find a Quick Link to Community Activities under the In the

Spotlight menu on the right hand side. The activities are listed by category. If you do not have Internet access, cop-

ies are available in the school office.

Attendance

One of the most important things you can do to help your child succeed in school is to make sure he or she is there

every day. When students miss school, they miss critical opportunities to learn and participate. Each lesson and

class is critical to learning. The material covered each day depends on the lesson from

the day before and introduces ideas for the next day.

When your child must be absent, be sure to let us know the reason for the absences. For

absences of five or more days, we ask for a written note from your doctor.

The single most

important thing to teach

kids is to simply run away

the very moment someone

they don’t know tries to

talk with them. The

safest thing kids can do

is say no, Leave

immediately, get out of

there, and tell an adult.

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DistrictDistrict NEWSNEWS

Many student safety tips are available for parents on our district website under the Parents

tab, Helping your child. They include information about bike and walking safety, theft

prevention, registered sex offender awareness, and other helpful resources.

Theft prevention tips

Sometimes students can fall victim to theft of expensive and popular electronic

devices. Thanks to the Everett Police Department for providing practical tips for

reducing the chance of having items stolen at school or anywhere else.

Keep your devices with you at all times, preferably in an inner pocket of your

purse or backpack.

If you are involved in extracurricular activities or have to leave a room, do not

leave your purse or backpack unattended.

Keep your device in a bulky case (such as a makeup bag or plastic container). It

will be harder for a potential thief to steal without being noticed.

Take advantage of device engraving services offered through Apple, or engrave it

yourself. That will make it harder for a thief to resell and thus less attractive for

theft in the first place.

If you store your device in a locker, LOCK IT! Do NOT share your locker

combination with anyone, even with your friends.

Do not leave your device or other valuables in your parked car.

If you see someone acting suspiciously, hanging around a school, a parking lot, a

locker room, or area where students and belongings are gathered, report the

incident immediately.

Always report stolen devices immediately.

Student Safety Tips for ParentsStudent Safety Tips for Parents

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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY HappeningsHappenings

Guitar I

Oct. 11 - Dec. 6, Thursdays (no class Nov. 22) 6:30-7:20 p.m.

Penny Creek Elem., Music Room Resident Fee: $82

Non-Resident Fee: $94

Family Fitness Oct. 12 - Nov. 9, Fridays

6:30-7:30 p.m. Outer Edge Crossfit Resident Fee: $60

Non-Resident Fee: $69 Price includes one adult and one youth;

extra $20 for each additional family member.

Cupcakes 101 Workshop

Oct. 20, Saturday, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Jan. 31, Thursday, 6-8 p.m.

15720 Main St., Small Community Room Resident Fee: $28

Non-Resident Fee: $32

Holiday Wreaths and Centerpieces Nov. 8, Thursday 6:30-8:30 p.m.

15720 Main St., Large Community Room Resident Fee: $15

Non-Resident Fee: $18

Gifts from the Kitchen Nov. 27, Tuesday

6:30-8:30 p.m. 15720 Main St., Small Community Room

Resident Fee: $32 Non-Resident Fee: $37

Kung-Fu for Self-Defense

Nov. 2 - Dec. 14, Fridays (no class Nov. 23) 6:30-7:15 p.m.

15720 Main St., Small Community Room Resident Fee: $75

Non-Resident Fee: $86

Portrait Photography Classes Nov. 6 - Dec. 11, Tuesdays

6:30-7:30 p.m. 15720 Main St., Large Community Room

Resident Fee: $55 Non-Resident Fee: $63

The following fall classes are available through

Mill Creek Parks & Rec. Limited scholarships are available.

Questions? Call 425-745-1891. To register online:

www.activenet.active.com/millcreek

To register in person or by mail: City of Mill Creek 15728 Main St.

Mill Creek, WA 98012

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OctoberOctober 20122012 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

Homecoming candi-

dates announced

2

3

Curriculum Night,

Commons, 6:30pm

4

ASB Senate meeting,

6:30am

5

Learning Improve-

ment Friday

Talent Show

6

Mill Creek Garage

Sale

SAT

7

8

Open Campus applica-

tion deadline

9

School Board meeting

10

Honor Society induc-

tion

PTSA General Mtg,

7pm

11

ASB Senate meeting,

6:30am

Picture retakes

12

Teacher work day—

no school for students

13

Practice SAT,

Commons, 9am-

1pm

14

15

SPIRIT WEEK

16

SPIRIT WEEK

17

SPIRIT WEEK

Fall band concert

JLC meeting

PSAT

18

SPIRIT WEEK

ASB Senate meeting,

6:30am

19

SPIRIT WEEK

Homecoming pep

assembly

Learning Improve-

ment Friday

Homecoming game

20

Homecoming

dance, 8-11pm

PSAT

21

22

College Gear Day

23

College Gear Day

School Board Meeting

24

College Gear Day

Pathways assembly

High School & Beyond,

5-9pm

25

ASB Senate meeting,

6:30am

Jazz retreat

26

Jazz retreat

27

Jazz retreat

ACT

28

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30

SAT results, library

31

Octoberfest

For athletics calendar info,

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FYI...FYI...

JHS PTSA 2012JHS PTSA 2012--20132013 Executive BoardExecutive Board

Presidents

Loran Bond JHSPTSApresident@gmail.com

Mary Lou Evans JHSPTSApresident@gmail.com

VP—Membership

Barbara Hagstrom BMH909296@comcast.net

Jean Hanson jean.millcreek@gmail.com

Becky Hitchcock beckyhitchcock1@gmail.com

VP—Ways & Means

Bonnie Ellis jeffnbonnie@frontier.com

Roshan Jooma roshanjooma@comcast.net

Cheryl Mackay cheryl@csf.org

Karen Magarelli karen@magarellinet.com

Shelley Wingert shelley@wingertagency.com

Treasurer

Christa Pederson christapederson@comcast.net

Secretary

Brandi Lind judbrandi@frontier.com

Lisa Steckler jlcjsteckler@comcast.net

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