Shaker Heights High School PTO Newsletter September 4, 2015

In this Issue Upcoming Events SHHS PTO News *ACT Saturday, Sept. 12 @ 8am

Guidance Department News MON TUES WED THUR FRI 9/7 9/8 9/9 9/10 9/11 SHHS Atheltics News Board of Ed Assembly School District News Labor Day NO SCHOOL Meeting @ 6 Schedule Community News pm Subscription Info Financial Aid Meeting @ 6 pm

Quick Links Open House / Curriculum Shaker School District Night @ 7 pm Online Calendar Sports Calendar MON TUES WED THUR FRI Shaker Heights High 9/14 9/15 9/16 9/17 9/18 School Rosh Gr. 12 Theatre Picture Staff Directory Hashanah Parents Support Day NO Naviance Meeting SHHS PTO SCHOOL Meeting @7 pm Morning Announcements (@ 6:30 The Shakerite pm) & College Progress Book Planning PayForIt Meeting Shaker Band Boosters (@7 pm)

Shaker Sports Boosters ChOrD Shaker Theatre Support

SHHS School & PTO News

Parent Open House/Curriculum Night Get the year off to a good start by attending the fall Open House/Curriculum Night at the High School on Thursday, September 10, at 7 pm. Please join us to meet your child's teachers and hear what they have planned for this year. You will receive an agenda for the evening and a copy of your student's schedule in the mail prior to the Open House.

Attention Parents of 10th Graders! Info About IB Personal Project Shaker Heights High School, along with Shaker Middle School and Woodbury, are now officially International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) schools! As this is our first year as a fully-authorized MYP district, all 10th graders are now expected to complete an independent inquiry into a topic of their choice. The topic should be meaningful and challenging to the student while not taking over their already busy lives. A few examples from Shaker's previous pilot program include: 1) creating a YouTube series, 2) shadowing a doctor, 3) performing in a play, 4) building a computer, 5) writing a short-story, 6) organizing a fundraiser, and 7) starting a new club. The range of topics has been inspiring, a trend that Shaker will undoubtedly continue.

The Personal Project is an individualized experience completed in the 10th grade year. It consists of three main components: a product/experience, a process journal, and a written or oral explanation of the project.Students have the opportunity to choose their topic and enjoy learning about it, much like Exhibition in the 4th grade year and Senior Project in the 12th. For the Personal Project, every student is paired with a faculty member who coaches them through the completion of their inquiry.

To provide you with a more specific timeline and additional details regarding the Personal Project, we invite you to the Large Auditorium on Thursday, September 10, at 6:15 pm just prior to Open House. Students who previously completed projects will be available for questions as well (some pictured below). We look forward to working with your student on this exciting adventure!

More information can be found here: Brochure and YouTube Video Overview.

Or contact John Moore by email or 295-6322.

Order Your Yearbook Now! Yearbooks are now available to be purchased for $50 until October 25. After that date the price increases! They can be purchased at the high school in the main office, or by clicking here.

Shaker Heights High School Band Spain Tour Fall Meeting: We currently have over 450 travelers with nearly 300 student performers and over 150 Shadow Tour participants! There is currently no waiting list for Spain registrations. If you are still interested in the Spain Tour, there are limited spots available and we would encourage you to register as soon as possible.

There will be a mandatory meeting for all Spain travelers and parents on Monday, September 21 at 7:00 pm in the High School Large Auditorium. At this important meeting, you will receive an updated itinerary, calendar of events and other vital tour information.

At the conclusion of the general meeting, all Shadow Tour participants will be invited to a separate meeting in the Small Auditorium, conducted by Mr. Jeff Goldsmith, to discuss the Shadow Tour itinerary, procedures, and hotel rooms.

The band directors are looking forward to a highly successful year working with our amazing group of students. We look forward to seeing you at the Spain Tour meeting on Monday, September 21 at 7:00 pm. If you have any questions regarding the Spain Tour contact Mr. Dan Crain or call the High School Band Office at 295-4233.

Shaker Marching Band in the News Northeast Ohio Media Group reporter, Maura Zurick, spent some time at Marching Band camp a few weeks ago. You can read her article, Shaker Heights, The Biggest Darn Band in the Land: March On, by clicking here. Her article includes videos and interviews with students.

Get Shaker Bands news: FeedBlitz signup Shaker Bands website

Did You Know? There are sauerkraut and salsa gardens at the High School. The German Club is growing two types of cabbage in the Learning Garden. The students intend to make sauerkraut and then learn to can it. Mano En Mano has a salsa garden with tomatoes, onions, peppers, and cilantro. The students are going to make salsa and also learn to can.

Reminder from the Math Department Students are required to have a graphing calculator for math class. Graphing calculators have become common place in the mathematics classroom and are permitted on the State of Ohio end-of-course exams, the ACT, PSAT, and SAT. Students who are not familiar with the workings of a graphing calculator may be at a disadvantage on these assessments.

In most courses, the desired calculator is a Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus or a TI-84 Plus CE model. Prices vary from store to store so you may want to do some comparison shopping. The TI-84 Plus CE is the newest model in the line-up. It has more available memory, a higher screen resolution, and color graphics.

Students in AB or BC calculus should purchase a TI-89 calculator (most students probably already have one).

Students who are in the free or reduced lunch program should see Mrs. Steenbergh in the main office for a permission slip to checkout a calculator from the school library.

Please direct your questions to Gene Tournoux, Math Department Head by email or by calling 295-4249.

Peru Immersion Trip Spring Break 2016 Interested? Come to a parent/student informational meeting on Thursday September 10 at 6 pm (Open House night) in Rm. 161 or click here for more information (PowerPoint from parent meeting and tentative itinerary) and to complete the application. We are looking for a small group of committed students to take a trip of a lifetime. Please email Ms. Ersek if you have any questions.

Shop Heinen's and Support SHHS PTO Heinen's ABC program is now "Teaming Up for Education." When you shop at Heinen's, you can help Shaker Schools through their school donation program. Up to 1% of your qualified purchases during the school year can be donated to the High School or the school of your choice. You are required to RESELECT a school every year. To select the High School from your Tasteful Rewards profile page, log into your account by clicking here with your registered email address and password. Click on "My profile" at the top of the page. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, select Shaker Heights High School and save the changes. You can also register by going to the service counter at any Heinen's Supermarket. It's a great, easy way to raise money for the High School PTO, which uses the money for grants and outreach activities to enrich students' learning experiences. If you have any questions, contact Julia Meyer.

Stop Hunger Now The SHHS Youth Ending Hunger (YEH) Club and Girl Scout Troop 70101 invite you to help us with a food packing event to feed hungry kids! We need about 50-70 volunteers and $2900.00 to pay for it. Can you help donate your time or money to feed hungry children across the world? Learn more about what a food packing event is at Stop Hunger Now's website.

Saturday, September 19 from 10 am-noon Shaker Heights High School lower cafeteria

HOW YOU CAN HELP: Donate money to help fund the event. Each meal only costs $0.29. Volunteer to help pack meals. Children 5 or over are welcome with an adult. Donate or sign up to volunteer here.

QUESTIONS? Contact: Clara Pelfrey (991-3850) Guidance Department News

Preliminary SAT (PSAT) and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test On Wednesday, October 14 at 8:00 am, the PSAT/NMSQT will be given at Shaker Heights High School. The test is given only once a year. The results are used for qualifying for three programs: the National Merit Scholarship Program, the National Achievement Scholarship for Black Students and the National Hispanic Scholar Program.

The student PSAT Bulletin, given to each student at the time of registration, contains information about the test, including sample questions, explanations, and a full-length sample test.

REGISTRATION: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015. FEE: $17.00

LATE REGISTRATION: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 THROUGH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015. LATE FEE: $21.00

Click here for more information.

College Rep Visits Seniors and Juniors can meet with an admissions staff from a wide variety of colleges and universities. Students should use Naviance to sign-up for these visits. College rep visits are designed for students only. Parents and guardians can visit Naviance to see the list of colleges and universities that are scheduled to visit our school this fall.

All visits will be held in Room 216.

Tue. 9/8 Johns Hopkins University - 9:00 a.m. Loyola University New Orleans - 10:00 a.m. Ohio Wesleyan University - 11:30 a.m. Emory University - 12:30 p.m.

Wed. 9/9 Oberlin College - 9:30 a.m. Saint Louis University - 10:30 a.m. Colby College - 12:00 p.m. Hobart and William Smith Colleges - 1:00 p.m.

Thu. 9/10 Lynn University - 10:00 a.m. Kenyon College - 11:30 a.m.

Fri. 9/11 Hofstra University - 9:30 a.m. University of Virginia - 10:30 a.m. SHHS Athletics News

Raider Field Hockey Shaker's unbeaten streak continues! Shaker hosted Maumee Valley Country Day School and Ottawa Hills from Toledo last Saturday. Shaker beat MVCDS 4-0. Elana Herbst (1), Meagan Mitchell (1) and Haley Brady (2) scored goals in this game.

Shaker beat Ottawa Hills 5-0. Drew Hubbard (2), Jessica Morford (1) and Meagan Mitchell (2) scored goals in this game.

The JV team beat MVCDS 1-0 and tied with Ottawa Hills 0-0.

Shaker Sports Booster Club Get your fall season pass and become a member of Shaker Sports Boosters! Click here for a membership flyer. Shaker Sports Boosters is ordering team yard signs. Have your coach or parent representative contact Renee Boyle about ordering these signs.The deadline for ordering is September 18. School District News

Shaker Schools Family Directory App Have you entered your information on the Shaker Schools Family Directory App? If we were able to load your data from last year's directory you received an email on August 16 from [email protected] asking you to verify and update your information. Please follow the instructions in that email. If you didn't receive a verification email, please enroll now!

To enroll: 1. Click here. 2. Select "Join as a new family." 3. Select "Shaker Heights City School District." 4. Enter your information. (Required fields are identified with "*") 5. Save

Your information will go into a queue to await approval. Please be patient as this is a new system and PTO volunteers need time to process the data. It may take a few days before your data appears in the directory. Once that happens, you will receive an email from [email protected] with your login information. Then you can access the Shaker Heights Schools Family Directory via your smartphone or computer.

Some key points to remember about this directory app: - If parents are living at the same address, there is one household tied to the student. - If parents have separate addresses, they are set up as two households, but tied back to the same student. Each parent maintains his/her own household information and cannot update the other parent's household information. Please send an email to [email protected] identifying the 2 households to be linked (this is done by the PTO volunteer directory administrator). - If there are siblings within one household with different last names, they must be set up as different families.

This is a little confusing, but remember that this is a student directory and not a parent directory and that can help.

Questions? Contact [email protected]

Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday There is a Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, September 8, at 6 pm in the High School Small Auditorium. All parents and community members are welcome to attend.

Do you want to know more about what is happening in our School District? There is a wealth of information on the website. Each week a packet is compiled for Board of Education members. This public information is available for all parents to read. Click here to read the most recent packet.

Progress Book for Grades 5-12 Progress Book is an easy-to-use, web-based program that enables Shaker teachers in grades 5-12 to record student grades and share important information about their classes. Every Shaker parent is encouraged to create an account. To begin, parents must use a key to log in and create a user name and password. Woodbury parents will receive this information from homeroom teachers at Curriculum Night on Wednesday, September 9. This applies to all students in fifth grade and any sixth grade students new to Shaker. Information for parents of Middle School students new to Shaker was mailed on September 3. Information for parents of High School students new to Shaker will be mailed on September 9. If you have any questions, please email us.

Shaker School District on Twitter Parents are encouraged to follow the School District on Twitter, as well as individual school administrators.

Shaker School District - @ShakerSchools Superintendent Gregory C. Hutchings - @DrHutchings High School Guidance Department - @ShakerGuidance Middle School Principal David Glasner - @dglasner Woodbury Principal Danny Young - @Principal_Young Fernway Principal Chris Hayward - @ShakerHayward Shaker Bands - @TheShakerBands

Shaker Schools Foundation Fundraiser A local Shaker business, Master Marr's Taekwon-do, is graciously making the Shaker Schools Foundation the recipient of its fall fundraiser, Give a Kid a Leg Up. On Saturday, September 26 at 1 pm, Master James Marr will present a rapid-fire board-breaking demonstration in Shaker Towne Centre's parking lot across from the Fire Station. Boards may be purchased for a tax-deductible donation of $10 each, and the goal is 250 boards! For more information, visit Master Marr's Taekwon-do or Shaker Schools Foundation. All proceeds will be used to help ensure that Shaker's disadvantaged students have access to enrichment opportunities. Thank you to Master Marr's Taekwon-do for being such a generous community member. We invite you to buy a couple of boards and/or watch Master Marr in action.

Red Raider Day is September 12 at 1 pm! Red Raider Day is a great day of individual school spirit and collective Shaker pride! Every Shaker school is represented at the High School football game on this day! Names of Shaker students are drawn from tickets purchased. Many wonderful prizes are given out and a fun time is had by all as we join together to support our football team! In addition, the fabulous world-traveled 400+ member Shaker Heights High School Marching Band and Raiderettes will entertain us! The 8th grade band will join the High School band, so there will be over 500 students performing on the field. Don't miss this amazing event! Students and family members are encouraged to wear their school spirit wear or red to show off school and Raider support.

Tickets are $2 for adults and $1 for Shaker students at pre-ticket sale. Tickets will be $6 for adults/students at the day of the event. So be sure to look out for where and when to purchase your Red Raider Day tickets. (Note: If you are new to the Shaker School system, you have the opportunity to see the game at no cost.)

Stay tuned for more information to come! Read The Shakerite Have you checked The Shakerite website today? Click here to get the latest news from the award-winning Shaker Heights High School newspaper. Recent headlines include: - New Year, New Tardy Policy - Agave Mexican Grill: A Step in the Right Direction - Shaker Convocation Starts the School Year Out Strong

Raider Rainbow Run Registration Is now open for Second Annual Raider Rainbow Run - Friday, September 25!

The Raider Rainbow Run is a 5k fun run benefitting Shaker Middle School. Runners will wind their way through the streets with a Rainbow Run shirt ready to be "hit" at color stations manned by Shaker elementary students and SMS teachers and staff!

Register today and begin your fundraising by clicking here. Registration for those who are not Shaker Middle School students is $25.

Many volunteers are needed to keep our runners safe and help us break fundraising records! Click Here to Sign Up to Volunteer! Questions about volunteering? Contact Maria Pelletier Questions about the Run? Contact Meredith Camp or Tiffany Goldstein.

Boulevard Used Book Sale & Mini-Scholastic Book Fair Donate your pre-owned and pre-loved books to the Boulevard Book Sale! You can deliver the books Monday - Friday during school hours to the collection box located just inside Boulevard's main doors by September 15.

Shop on Thursday, September 17, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm at the Book Sale Preview Party (fill a bag of first choice books for $15). Shop on Saturday, September 19, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (individual book sales).

Questions? Contact Miki Graban. Community News Community News for Shaker Families Click here to read community news for Shaker families. Information this week includes: * Shaker Lakes Hike and Run on September 20 * Youth Challenge Seeks Teen Volunteers * September 19 Gathering for Moreland Residents * Wings of Women for Grades 8-12 on October 10 * Shaker Travel Basketball for Grades 4-6 * Shaker Recreational Programs Newsletter Subscription & Publication Information

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