Yearbooks - We Need Your Help! Would you please check your student's yearbooks for the sticker that identifies its owner? Many students are reporting their book is missing (or stolen), and since these are a special collection of memories we want to try to get the books back to their rightful owners. It is especially devastating for senior not to have their graduating memories and signatures.
Any books found can be returned to the school office - NO QUESTIONS ASKED!
Thank you!
Newport Announcements
Time to Recognize Outstanding Contributors Do you have input on this year's OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR award? Use THIS Form
...or input on this year's GOLDEN ACORN (PTSA Volunteer) award? Use THIS Form
Year-End Closure Locker Clean Out: Students who were absent June 10th can go to the office after school on Thursday, June 11 or Friday, June 12, and a staff member will check out their locker. Students with lockers not checked out by June 12 will receive a fine of $5.
• Locker assignments are posted outside the office. There will be no allowances made for “I didn’t know I had a locker.”
• Locker cleanout is an all-school event. Unless you have an excused absence, there will be no waiving of the fine for “My teacher didn’t tell me.”
Computer Files: Student folders, including common folders, will be deleted over the summer. Students will need to back up any files they wish to save to a USB memory stick of other device by the end of this school year. Students should ask for assistance if they have any problems.
Summer School: Students should check with their counselor to get registration materials for summer school.
Yearbooks: If your student did not order a yearbook, but wants one, s/he should go to the Accountant’s Office on Thursday, June 11. Books will be sold first come-first serve for $65 each.
BSD Proposes cutting Library Staff Janet Suppes prepared a very informative summary of the BSD plan to eliminate trained library staff at Middle and Senior High Schools.
About the Flu .... Letter from the school administration about helping prevent the spread of disease during this heightened state of awareness.
BSD Names New Superintendent The Bellevue School District Board of Directors named Dr. Amalia Cudeiro as the district's next superintendent. The board said that Dr. Cudeiro "brings an exceptional and unique aspect to this job, based on her personal and inspirational story of immigrating to the US from Cuba, learning English and eventually earning a doctorate from Harvard. She will be an inspiration to parent and students. She has a track record of building strong teams and working with teacher and administrator teams. She would like Bellevue to be the model in the US for how schools can close the achievement gap."
Let's show our support for Dawn Appel Dawn Appel, the wife of Newport Science teacher Casey Appel, was diagnosed with leukemia over a year ago. She's in bed most of the day and passes time by reading a lot of magazines. If you have magazine you have finished reading, please take them to the main office at school. (If you'd like them back just put a note on them so Casey can return them to you). Dawn will be going in for a bone marrow transplant in the near future and that might include 100 days in the hospital, so she'll definitely need plenty of magazines! Visit This Link to check on Dawn’s progress.
Be Sure you're on Liaison Mailing Lists PTSA Class Liaisons send out occasional emails specific to the needs of your student’s grade as well as late-breaking information about events and activities here at Newport. Your Liaison can also help you with questions about anything and everything to do with Newport. If you are not already on their list, contact:
BSD: Budget FAQ's BSD is receiving many questions regarding the District’s budget reduction plans. To answer the most common questions, they have prepared
this (PDF) download for your review.
Community Service Opportunities
• Tyee Middle School is looking for volunteers to help set up and decorate for the 8th grade party on June 19. See Ms. Jones in the ASB office
• Tillicum middle school is looking for volunteers for the 8th grade party on June 20
• Become part of Seattle’s largest running event and Sea Fair by volunteering at the Rock N Roll Marathon. They need volunteers to pass out water, medals, t-shirts, and food to runners. June 25th – June 27
• Bellevue School District is looking for students to volunteer during the summer school program. You can start volunteering the first day of summer school on July 6
• The Eastside Heritage Center needs volunteers for the 2009 Strawberry Festival. Volunteer shifts are 3-4 hours long
• Kelsey Creek is looking for summer volunteers
From the B.S.F. (Bellevue Schools Foundation)
BSF LUNCHEON QUITE A SUCCESS Bellevue Schools Foundation SPRING FOR SCHOOLS Luncheon was highly successful! $564,150 was raised at the event on Thursday, June 4th!
Thanks! You Answered the Call... Bellevue schools are among the best in the nation, thanks to strong community support. The Bellevue Schools Foundation Phonathon has so far raised over $175,000 from over two thousand households to support a great education for Bellevue students! The fall BSF fundraiser is critical, because it pays for books and training used throughout the year.
It’s not too late to give! You can make a secure online gift at your convenience by visiting www.bsfdn.org.
Remember ... if you shop ONLINE... If you happen to do any shopping on Amazon, please START your shopping excursion via the link at www.bsfdn.org. The Bellevue Schools Foundation will get up to 7% of all our purchases; and it doesn't cost YOU any more than if you start your search by going directly to Amazon.com!
Did you know we now have a Newport Knights Team Store at Prep Sportswear? The site offers hundreds of quality products to choose from, and you can personalize most products with your name, player number and year! A percentage of the proceeds helps fulfill Coach Mike's and Trainer Phil's wish list.
