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| EVEREST NEWS • October 16, 2016 | ||
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Letter from the Directors Ever since my first October at Everest eight years ago, the Everest Parent Organization has hosted a fun community event this month to bring our students, parents, and teachers together. Indeed, the close-knit community here is one of the most prominent reasons why many of you decide to attend and stay at Everest year after year. We believe that strong learning is rooted in a strong community, and we never stop working to build and strengthen that community. As you know, our two parent priorities for the 2016-2017 school year at Everest are to: With this in mind, we are planning a Mentor Potluck for this Friday, October 28th. We will be getting into the Halloween spirit and - with a follow up to the Mentor Olympics from Camping Trip - allowing mentor groups a chance to compete against each other in holiday-themed events. There will be Jack-O-Lantern carving, a dessert competition, and a mentor group costume contest with points going to the group with the most creative costume that gets the most people participating! The event will take place directly after school starting at 3:30 so that students can remain on campus after being dismissed at the end of the day. The costume contest will begin at around 4:30, and dinner will be served at around 5:00, so we hope parents and family members can join us as soon as you can make it this Friday evening! The event will wrap up at around 6:30. There are many ways that we need your help. You can: - To your student and help get them excited to participate in the festivities We look forward to seeing you and celebrating with you on Friday! Sincerely, NEWS FROM THE EPO
I hope your kids enjoyed their first Expedition session of this school year. My son Christopher is a junior and he really liked the College Readiness class, where juniors start planning for college and the Pathways to Education class where he was able to be a teaching assistant at Garfield School to see what it is like to be a teacher. Both were great experiences for him, experiences that he could only get at Everest. Expeditions are definitely one of the many things that I love about our school. Please come out and show your love of our school this Friday, October 28th at our All School Potluck. All families are welcome! And we need your help. Please see the article below and sign up to help with what you can and please come on coming out and celebrating our wonderful school! Questions? As always, please contact me at lindamburt@gmail.com. Linda Burt Everest All School Potluck on Friday, October 28th from 3:30-6:30 Please plan on coming to our All School Halloween Themed Potluck on Friday, October 28th right after school....3:30-6:30pm. The agenda for the afternoon is: Come whenever you can, we would love to see you! This is a big community building event, come meet other Everest families, everybody in your family is welcomed to come. Please signup to help here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b4aafae1-allschool6 We hope that you can join us for this fun event to be held in the back parking lot of Everest.October Teacher Appreciation Luncheon - Tuesday, October 25th "Let's Have a Picnic This month's teacher appreciation luncheon theme is "Let's Have a Picnic". We will be serving the teachers prepared sandwiches, salads, chips, drinks and desserts. We are looking for people to bring food, as well as help with setup, cleanup and working the front desk so that Alma and Jackie can enjoy the luncheon with the rest of the staff. Please sign up here: www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b4aafae1-teacher15 FAFSA/Dream Application Night, October 26th, from 6-8 PM at Summit Prep College Day/PSAT Testing Wednesday, November 2nd will be a day devoted to helping Everest meet our mission of preparing all of our students for college and career. In the morning, our 9th-11th grade students will be taking their PSAT exams. The PSAT is a valuable exam for students because it gives them firsthand practice with high stakes, external exams that are required for college admissions. This test is also valuable because students can use it to qualify for a National Merit Scholarship. The National Merit Scholarship awards high achieving students with scholarships of $2500. We believe both of these opportunities will serve our students well in helping them achieve their own college and career goals. While the 9th-11th grade students are completing their PSAT exam, our 12th grade students will be engaged in personalized college application workshops with the 12th grade mentor team. We know that November is the most high volume month for completing college applications, and we will take this opportunity to support our students in reaching their desired college destinations. Workshops will range from completing UC/CSU/Common Applications, completing Early Opportunity Program applications, developing and editing personal statements, and submitting FAFSA applications. The afternoon will give all students the opportunity to speak with Everest alumni and set personal goals for the paths they want to take through college. We know students are their most productive and focused when they are able to connect their long term goals to daily actions, and we will be using College Day on November 2nd to make progress on these goals. To be most successful on this day, please review the following details: Show Your Everest Spirit... Donate Today and Get a Magnet For Your Car
Questions about fundraising? Please contact Chris Lewine or Linda Burt. Everest Spirit Wear Available Now We now have Everest t-shirts ($10), Sweatshirts ($25) and Zip-front Hoodies ($30) for sale. If you didn't have a chance to buy one at one of the Back to School nights and you or your student wants to show off their Everest pride, we will have them for sale at the next EPO evening meeting on Thursday, October 13th from 7-8pm at Everest. It has been great seeing so many of the kids and adults wearing their Everest spirit wear. Questions? Please let me know: lindamburt@gmail.com. Girls Soccer Is Looking For A Coach Everest Boys Soccer Wins! After getting a late start, the Everest Boys Soccer team played two games. They tied the first game 3-3 and won the second game 9-1! The team played great and it was fun to see all of the teachers out cheering the boys on. Athletics Update All athletes must complete a sports packet before they are eligible to tryout for the Everest athletics program. Please download the updated packet off of the everest.summitps.org/community-partners/athletics or access it directly here. You can also pick up a copy in the new flyer folders by the teachers lounge entrance. Students interested in playing winter sports should turn in the packet as soon as possible! Please contact Everest Athletics Directors, Mike Blondino or Heather Lowe at EverestPHSathletics@gmail.com if you have any questions or need any help. Come cheer for the girls volleyball team at the last games of the season! 10/25 - Girls Volleyball vs. Summit, MA HS gym, 5:30 pm This will be an exciting game. Last time, Everest won decisively against Summit, with a standing room only crowd. This time, Summit will be looking for a rematch. Help cheer on our Lady Leopards! 10/27 - Girls Volleyball vs. Waldorf, Carlmont HS Scots gym, 7pm (Senior Night) Last game of the season and Senior Night will honor our senior players, Jordan Zirbes and Katie Takemoto. Come cheer on our girls volleyball team in their final game! Sequoia Parent Education Series Join us for a 'fireside chat' with Lloyd Thacker, founder of the Education Conservancy and co-author of Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions. College admissions should and can be a meaningful, productive, and healthful experience for all involved. Come learn about national efforts to improve this formative process and about what each of us can do to help. Parents, students, faculty/staff and community members welcome! Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available. Free admission. Sequoia Parent Education Series events are sponsored by the SHSEF, the Sequoia Healthcare District, and the Sequoia Union High School District. MA Parent Education Series “Defining the New College Readiness” with Abby Falik, Julie Lythcott-Haims, and Lloyd Thacker Thursday, October 27, 2016, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Register: http://collegereadiness2016ma.eventbrite.com Is your student ready for college? Could he or she benefit from a “bridge” or gap year? How do we define college readiness in the 21st century? Join us for a conversation on “Defining the New College Readiness” with Abby Falik, founder of Global Citizen Year, Lloyd Thacker, founder of The Education Conservancy and co-author of Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions (report from Harvard GSE), and Julie Lythcott-Haims, prior Dean of Freshmen at Stanford University and New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult. Parents, students, faculty/staff, and community members welcome! M-A Parent Education Series events are sponsored by the M-A PTA, the Sequoia Healthcare District, and the Sequoia Union High School District. Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, M.A., Director, The Parent Education Series, at cmargot@csmconsulting.net or(650) 868-0590. For Spanish, contact Lilly Quiñonez, Parent Center Coordinator, at 650-322-5311, Ext. 50255. WOODSIDE PARENT EDUCATION SERIES Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Register: http://ctcl2016woodside.eventbrite.com Join Maria Furtado, nationally recognized presenter and Executive Director of Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL), for a conversation about helping your student find the “right fit” for college. Colleges That Change Lives, Inc. is a non-profit organization that supports the goal of each student finding a college that develops a lifelong love of learning and provides the foundation for a successful and fulfilling life beyond college. Parents, students, faculty/staff, and community members welcome! Spanish interpretation will be available. Free admission. Sequoia Parent Education Series Thursday, November 17, 7:00 pm 6:30 Pre-Reception, Refreshments and Resource Tables. 7:00-7:15pm Fay Zenoff, Exec Director Center for Open Recovery, 7:15-8:40pm Film Presentation From the creators of THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE comes GENERATION FOUND a powerful new film about one community coming together to ignite a youth addiction recovery revolution in their hometown. For more information, contact Charlene Margot cmargot@cmsconsulting.net Purchase tickets here:Newsletter Submission Information Quick Links Contact Us | Everest Website | Visit Our Facebook Page | Parent PLP |
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