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Roosevelt High School
Parent eNews 04.09.2021
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Purchase Grad Class Gear: Senior Class t-shirt ; Junior class t-shirt & sweatshirt ; Sophomore Class t-shirt & sweatshirt
No school April 12-16 for spring break. Meal distribution sites and tech resource centers will be closed during this time. The Student TechLine will be available for tech support requests 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Monday through Friday during the break and can be reached at 206-252-0100 or laptops@seattleschools.org.
Does your student have their ORCA card?
If not, there's still time to get it. Go to the RHS website to find out how to get yours.
Returning to In-person
SPS return to in-person info VIDEO
Requirement: Signed Covid Safety Form. Return electronically to mgamble@seattleschools.org, or you can print and sign to bring on your Day 1. We are being told that students cannot enter on day 1 without this form signed by a parent or guardian. Students who are 18 years of age can sign their own forms.
SPS Secondary Family Guide can be found here
Change your mind? Make a change through 5pm on April 16th. To request a change for a student’s learning preference, a parent or guardian will need to email our Registrar (Ms. Dana Miller) at dtmiller@seattleschools.org. Please provide the student’s full name, and the request to change either: from “In-Person” to “Remote” or from “Remote” to “In-Person.” After April 16th, any requests to change a learning preference will need to go through an appeals process at the district level. That will start on Monday, April 19th.
Students returning to buildings on April 19 should bring their SPS-issued laptops or a personal device with them for their in-person learning session. Make sure to protect it with a backpack or laptop case. #SPSSafeReturn
Important Message From RHS School Nurse Madie:
If your student is returning to the building for in-person learning, and takes any medication (prescription or over-the-counter) while at while at school, or carries emergency medications such as EpiPens or Inhalers, please have this Medication Authorization Form signed by both a parent/guardian and a medical provider and return via email to mdnelson1@seattleschools.org, faxed to (206) 743-3165, or mail/drop off to the building. Medications stored in the nurse’s office need to be in original containers and/or have a pharmacy label. I’m actively contacting families of students with known Life-Threatening Health Conditions to ensure accuracy of Care Plans. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns, or want to provide me with an update.
AP Exam Dates Have Been Posted
Exams will be given during Administration 3. For more details, please visit the College Board site. For online testing, the Department of Technology will prompt you to download the College Board testing app soon.
RHS ASR
Run for ASR Class Council or apply for an Appointed Position! Click HERE for more information. Applications due by April 19th.
PTSA
Restock the Pantry & Help Roosevelt Families in Need
Shop the pantry wish list. Items purchased from the Target wish list will be shipped to pantry organizers and then brought to the pantry for distribution. A minimum purchase of $35 may be required for delivery. As an alternative, your donations through our secure site are greatly appreciated. Pantry wish list or Donate rhspacksforteens@gmail.com Website
JOIN THE PTSA BOARD 2021/2022 - OPEN POSITIONS include VP of Class Funds, Advocacy Chair, Membership Chair and more. Full list: Open Positions
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Become a Member of our PTSA! Help support all our great programs. JOIN NOW!
Do you have an announcement for the eNews? Submit content for the RHS eNews by Wednesday at 5pm to the RHS Parent eNews editor (rhs.ptsa.comm@gmail.com) and it will be published the following Friday.
Do you need more information or more resources? Check out the RHS PTSA website or reach out to your PTSA Advocacy Chair, Natalya Yudkovsky, at natalya.yudkovsky@gmail.com.
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Support Roosevelt Jazz: Roosevelt Jazz auction April 5th - 11th
Big Bid for Roosevelt Jazz. Choose from gift certificates to local restaurants, handmade jewelry, a fabulous Chilean dinner for 8 delivered to your home and so much more!
Orchestra Fundraiser - thru April 14th
We have another great opportunity for some spring color through our spring plant sale. We use the same great growers that are just across the border in Canada.
Spring plants are on sale now! ORDER today!
Race and Equity Committee meeting April 20th 7pm to 8:30pm.
All parents, students, teachers, and staff are welcome to attend see our page for more info.
Junior RHS College Info Session April 21st – 5:30 PM – 7:30PM
Please join our College Info Session and learn about College Application, Personal Statement, and other updates. Sign up HERE
Race and Equity Community Gathering Wednesday, April 28th, 7-8:30pm
Our fabulous equity consultant, LaJuana Johnson, is back to facilitate the second of three community engagement sessions. Join us in cultivating a wise and compassionate culture at RHS. In this month’s meeting we will explore and define racial equity terminology, and talk about what a racially equitable Roosevelt community looks like to you. We will also take a deeper dive into the racial equity work RHS staff, families and students are doing. New and returning families and students are welcome to attend. Please register here.
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SPS Family Update: Return to In-Person Instruction
As your student transitions back to in-person learning, please use this family guide as a reference for key updates and procedures. A reminder that all students need to complete a daily health screening before entering the building. The screening needs to be done by 10 a.m. for in-person learning in the afternoon. Please watch this video for more information. You will receive the screening by email at 5 a.m. every school day. You will also have the option of receiving this screening by text message or providing your student permission to complete their own daily health screening. This option will be included in the emailed screening on April 19.
Contact Tracing at SPS
SPS is working to mitigate risks by creating a robust contact tracing program. This program works alongside our daily health screenings. If there is a case of COVID-19, we are prepared to limit exposure and stop the spread. Learn more
SPS Return to In-Person Health and Safety Protocols
Reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission is everyone's responsibility. Local, state, and federal health guidelines have informed the development of the SPS COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols. SPS has been using these protocols since the beginning of the pandemic. Here are the top 10 things families need to know, in English and with links to translations in 8 languages.
Language and Translation Supports
SPS has created web pages in each of our community's top six languages: Amharic, Chinese, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
2020/21 School Year Calendar
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Race and Equity in the Community
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Roosevelt Alumni For Racial Equity (RARE) Monthly Open Discussion -Monday, April 26, 5PM
Zoom This month’s meeting will feature Ann Boyd of the Roosevelt Race and Equity Committee (REC) along with other parents of current RHS students. The format will be a presentation about REC and its goals, including proposals for improving racial equity issues at RHS, followed by an open discussion session. Everyone is welcome to attend!
RARE Fundraising Campaign Following First Scholarship Awards!
Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity (RARE) has announced an exciting Matching Challenge to reach its overall funding goal of $250,000, which would allow two annual scholarships to be awarded in perpetuity to students of color at RHS! Each dollar raised will be matched equally by a pledged donation from existing RARE donors! Learn about this year’s scholarship winners here.
Raising White Kids Podcast: Jennifer Harvey Future Hindsight
PTSA Race & Equity Committee
The Race & Equity Committee meets every other week to plan activities and discuss issues related to inclusion, diversity, and equity at RHS. The committee has rolled out a series of monthly conversations to encourage discussion and community building. The next one is April 20th. Everyone is welcome at the meetings and the monthly engagements! Please see the website or email recrhsptsa@gmail.com for more info.
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Academics, College, and Career
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SPS April Scholarship Bulletin
Internship & Volunteer Opportunities
RHS Career Center Announcements
RHS Dream Project Career Center office hours update: Mon/Thurs: 12 PM - 1:30 PM Tues/Weds: 12 PM -3:30 PM Zoom link for appointments: https://washington.zoom.us/s/94625094412
Elevator Construction Apprenticeship - Interested in assembling, installing, and replacing elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walkways and other equipment in new or old buildings? Meet a woman Elevator Constructor, Nuria Navarrete! Learn what she does and why she loves the work. Want more information? Please visit Seattle Local 19. 206-282-4885 smcginity@neiep.org www.iuec19.org
Students Exploring Pharmacy (STEP) Summer Program
A program designed to inspire high school students as they explore pharmacy as a career option. Students engage in hands-on activities that provide an introduction to pharmacy practice and perspective on the numerous ways a pharmacist contributes to improving people’s health—in ways that go far beyond dispensing medications. Apply by April 30th, here
Youth Force Virtual Youth Resource Fair on April 14th from 3:30-5:00! This event is limited to those ages 14-21 and will be held virtually due to COVID-19 regulations. We intend to have 20-30 companies and organizations participate and speak to teens about jobs and local opportunities! Sign up now!: bit.ly/YFVRF21 questions? yfcoordinator@positiveplace.org.
Summer Programs
If you haven’t decided how to spend your summer, you may want to think about the possibility of participating in a summer program. If summer programs interest you, you should act soon! Application deadlines come early in the year. Please visit the RHS Career Center Website's Summer Programs tab!
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Roosevelt athletic paperwork is online. Please complete your packet via the link located on the Athletic page. Athletic Paperwork deadline for Season 2: Friday, April 16th
Make your ASB payment by clicking here. This payment is required for athletic participation.
Athletics Memo, Athletics 2021 FAQ, Proposed start schedule for WIAA sports
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Washington State PTA Legislative Report
State lawmakers are now working to pass bills out of the House or Senate before the April 11th deadline. Budget writers from their respective chambers are working to align their competing operating, capital, and transportation budgets before the end of the legislative session on April 25th. You can find the latest information in the WSPTA Legislative Report. At this point our advocacy efforts should focus on budget concerns to mitigate the current proposed budget cuts in our schools. Please email this list of legislators with the asks listed below. Remember to personalize your email to you and your student(s) experience and state that you are a member of Washington State PTA, the state’s largest child advocacy organization. Please tell legislators and budget writers to:
- Fund the actual costs of transportation funding for the 2020-21 school year.
- Allow school districts to use all of the three rounds of federal funding they have
- received or will receive for purposes related to the pandemic, not to make up for
- enrollment decline.
- Stabilize enrollment decline with state support for school districts by providing a per-pupil amount so that all school districts benefit, and mid-year budget cuts are softened. This includes levy equalization and passing ESHB 1476 to protect local enrichment levy collections in at least the calendar year 2022.
- Fund more school counselors to support student mental health and academic success.
- Provide robust funding for computers and devices to close the digital divide.
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Community Events and Resources
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The Rise of Cancel Culture: A Talk for Parents + Teens
Tuesday, April 20, 6:30 PM, FREE ($15 suggested donation)
Jo Langford, M.A., a Seattle-based therapist and parent, will break down what families need to know about cancel culture and its impacts, both on the larger culture and on individuals. Langford will share how parents can help their teens navigate the phenomenon, including how to avoid contributing to canceling unnecessarily, healthy ways to address problematic behaviors and what to do (or not do) if your kid gets canceled. Teens are encouraged to join their parents for this important discussion presented by Parent Map Live.
Fighting Words Poetry Contest
How can poetry be an effective response to current events and under-reported stories? How can we use poetry to connect global issues to our local and personal contexts? Students are invited to explore these questions and make their voices heard in their entries to the Fighting Words Poetry Contest hosted by the Pulitzer Center for Education. Any current K-12 student in the United States or internationally may enter. Students may write in any language, and are welcome to submit multilingual poems. Cash prizes will be awarded. Deadline May 15.
Understanding Ableism IV: If We Led Schools - Youth Perspectives
Thursday, April 15, 4:30-6:00 PM
King County Disability Consortium will present its fourth "Understanding Ableism" event to identify some key issues in the current public school system, from the perspective of deaf, blind, and disabled youth ranging in age from middle school to graduate school students. This free, public event will have American Sign Language and CART text-only translation available. Register, or contact Carrie Basas for more information
SkyHawk Spring & Summer Job Opportunities
Skyhawks are looking for well-rounded individuals who have a passion for teaching youth about sports in a fun, safe, and interactive environment. Candidates need to have high-energy and also be responsible leaders focused on providing quality, safe camps, and classes. This is a great learning experience for individuals who are interested in pursuing a career in coaching, teaching, sport management or enjoy working with kids. Apply Now
Parenting to Embrace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Wednesday, April 21, 5:30 PM, FREE
Join educator Monique Marshall for the fifth installment of the Bush School’s virtual Parent University series. Learn how to raise the next generation to be more culturally competent and confident than many adults are. Monique will invite us to think about how we were brought up and offer a healthy and more holistic approach to raising our children. This interactive workshop is designed to invite dialogue and offer a framework for equity and inclusion work at home and in school. Advanced registration is required, but there is no cost associated with your ticket.
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Student Meals
Students can pick up breakfasts and lunches Monday-Friday, 10:45AM-1:15PM at 40 area schools, including Bryant Elementary, Sand Point Elementary, Eckstein Middle School, Nathan Hale High School, and Olympic Hills Elementary. You can find more details on student meals and how to apply for Free and Reduced Lunch here. *new change, meals no longer available for adults
Need Immunizations?
Is your child behind on immunizations, but you are concerned about going into a clinic? Roosevelt Teen Health Center is offering car visit vaccinations (sorry, no COVID vaccines yet). Please use this link to contact us or call 206-527-8336.
Guide for Urgent Care
Not sure whether you should take your child or teen to urgent care or the emergency room: Seattle Children’s has a new guide in English, Spanish and Arabic. Urgent care doesn't do well visits, sports physicals, or return to play after concussion. You can contact your primary care provider, or the teen health center will gladly assist you with those services. Call to make an appt. 206-527-8336 or go to this link to register.
Roosevelt School-Based Health Center
The Neighborcare Health Center at Roosevelt offers both remote and scheduled, in-person visits to students. If you are interested in scheduling an appointment for you or your child, please send an email to alexandram@neighborcare.org. If you or your child are not yet registered, you can complete a registration form here.
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Laptop Problems?
If students are unable to log on or need assistance: please call or email our tech support team. The team is available, Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Call: 206-252-0100. Email laptops@seattleschools.org.
Roosevelt Centered Tech Support
RHS librarian Deb Gallaher has compiled a treasure trove of Roosevelt centered tech support information here.
Technology Resource Centers
- New site: the Roosevelt High School technology resource center will open March 23.
- Closure: the John Marshall Building technology resource center closed on March 19.
Find a schedule and all locations on the Technology Resource Center page.
How-to Videos for Common Platforms
Need help with Schoology or Teams? How-to videos, including translated versions, are now available. These videos will teach you how to log in, navigate your student’s school courses, submit assignments, and more.
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Earn Community Service Hours in our own community by volunteering every Sunday from 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, NE 65th Street under the I-5 bridge. Volunteers serve home cooked meals. Service includes setting-up/taking down tables and chairs, serving food, separating trash/recycle or handing out toiletries. Are you in? Sign up for the next serving date and be put on the mailing list: ravennapopupkitchen@gmail.com.
University Food Bank (https://www.udistrictfoodbank.org/involved/). Ages 15-17 accompanied by a parent/guardian. magparkpantry@udistrictfoodbank.org Hannah (Volunteer Coordinator) 206-523-7060 ext. 706. Description: Volunteers are helping to distribute food to customers 6 days a week. Volunteers assist with packing premade non-perishable boxes, shopping for customers, sorting donations, restocking shelves and helping maintain a clean and safe grocery store.
Volunteer to Connect With Older Adults
RHS students looking for a volunteer opportunity can enroll in the Sages and Seekers program. This program pairs students with older adults to have conversations about life and work to dismantle the stigma around aging.
Internship & Volunteer Opportunities
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