Issaquah High School E-News
May 5th – May 10th
Information and Announcements
Senior Honors and Awards Night: Would you like your Senior student to be recognized at our Honors and Awards Night on Tuesday, May 20th? Let us know about any college scholarships or awards your student may have earned by completing a submission form today. Wednesday, May 7th is the LAST DAY to submit!! Please visit the Senior Information page on the IHS website to print out the submission form. All forms must be returned to Mrs. McGinnis in the Counseling Office by this Wednesday, May 7th.
Spring Play: Don’t miss the IHS Spring Play, The Odyssey. Performances are May 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th at 7:30 in the IHS Commons.
Driver’s Education: The Issaquah High School summer driver’s education program is now registering for enrollment. Applications are available on the IHS website http://www.ihs.issaquah.wednet.edu/Traffic%20Safety/TSE%20intro%20app%20summer%202008.doc or in room B-7 at IHS. Enrollment is on a first come, first served basis, so get signed up!
If you have any questions, please e-mail Brenda Middleton at middletonb@issaquah.wednet.edu
Postage stamps for business size envelopes go from 41 cents to 42 cents on May 12th.
Any envelopes submitted to the Counseling Office to mail transcripts must have the correct postage. This mainly pertains to the mailing of the final transcript to the college of your choice. Larger manila envelops (10” by 13”) will now require $1.00 postage
Student Highlights
The Annual Sports Medicine Competition took place two weekends ago and the Advanced class at IHS did a great job representing our school. We took 5th overall which means we have been in the Top 5 in the State and Nation for 4 straight years. All of our varsity competitors placed in the top 35 spots (There are 8 on varsity) individually out of over 500 total competitors. We also had the 4th fastest speed taper in the whole competition (Lauren Greenhall) finishing a complete ankle tape job in under 23 seconds.
PTSA
Your Issaquah High PTSA wins top award at the 2008 Washington State PTA Convention!
The highest honor within the Washington State PTA organization is an annual award called the Outstanding Local Unit of the Year. This award has only rarely been awarded to a high school PTA in its history. The award was presented to the IHS PTSA on May 3 during annual Washington State PTA Convention.
The Outstanding Local Unit of the Year is defined as the PTA unit that, when compared to all others in their unique environments and within their own special circumstances, is selected as the most representative example of a local unit which exemplifies the purposes and mission of PTA. The annual winner of this award represents the Washington State PTA membership at its annual National PTA convention held in June. This year’s convention will be held in San Diego.
What does this award mean at IHS? This award is an indicator of many things, not the least of which are the many talented and generous volunteers who understand the value of maintaining high levels of parental involvement in their child's school and don’t back away because they think involvement is only important when children are little. It means that the students of Issaquah High School are valued and that adults join PTSA every year as a show of support towards them. With 1340 members, the adults of the IHS community have said "yes" to student support and can take pride in their role, big or small, in making Issaquah High a better place for our youth. It also means that our PTSA sets goals, collaborates, advocates, communicates, devises programs, evaluates, and manages its operations carefully to make ensure valuable contributions are used to their highest and best purpose.
The IHS PTSA was also recognized with these awards:
100% Membership
Honor Unit
Standards of Excellence
National PTA Unit Achievement Award
2008 Leadership Academy Crystal Level Honorees: Marianne Kersten & Deborah Parsons
The next PTSA meeting will be Friday May 9 at 9:30 AM in the library. The 2008-09 budget will be reviewed for approval and the Standing Rules will be amended. The proposed budget includes a $3400 request to offer after school science labs. The 11 AM program will feature a casual conversation with Kim Hamilton, the IHS parent representative to the district's Graduation Requirements Committee which has recently begun its work. Please join us!
IHS PTSA Parent Education Event
May 19 at 7 PM in the Commons
Navigating the College Search and Application Process: Finding the Fit...Thoughts & Ideas for Personalizing the College Search/Selection Process. This unique and popular PTSA event will feature an IHS alumni student panel and expert speaker, Claire Nold-Glaser, an independent college counselor. Experienced, recent IHS alumni will answer your questions and provide their own anecdotal stories and perceptions of their college search and selection process. They will address their current college experience and answer questions about their preparation for college including parental involvement, things that worked well, as well as things they could have done differently to better prepare themselves for the college search and application process. Interested 9-11th grade students and their parents are welcome and will benefit greatly from this action packed evening. There will be time for questions and answers.
IHS Staff Appreciation Week is this week, May 5-9—A full week of appreciation events are under way for our IHS staff. A detailed listing can be found on our website www.issaquahhighptsa.org Families and students are encouraged to send in cards this week. If you would like to lend a hand or send in food, please email Lisa Gaan lisagaan@comcast.net or Tina Weber webers@qwest.net.
Be sure to check the Issaquah High School website at
www.ihs.issaquah.wednet.edu for more information and details about IHS.