February 2013 - Klahowya Secondary School

Klahowya Secondary SchoolEagle Express – February 2013Make our website your home page!KLAHOWYA HOME PAGELibrary Senior Page Sport Schedules Student Service Ctr. School Calendar LinkUPCOMING EVENTS:February 11February 15February 18February 22February 25 – 27First Semester Report Cards DistributedFurlough Day – 10:30 DismissalPresidents’ Day – NO SCHOOLAll-District Dance – Ridgetop Junior High – 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.Academic Awards Assemblies (during Academy)A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL:We wanted to take a moment to introduce you to a new trend popping up at our local schools and to increase yourawareness about a new product being marketed to teens. Smokeless tobacco cigarettes are currently becoming muchmore popular among teenagers. The electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or the personal vaporizer (PV) is an electronicdevice that vaporizes a liquid solution into a mist, simulating the act of tobacco smoking without producing smoke.These devices produce the same amount of nicotine as smoking regular cigarettes and they are subject to the samerestrictions as regular cigarettes. These devices are not allowed at school and students who carry them are subject to thesame disciplinary sanction as students who carry standard cigarettes.These devices are being marketed directly to teens. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors. They arerather expensive, with an initial investment of approximately $65.00, but that is not deterring several teens frompurchasing these products. Once the original investment is made, students can purchase flavored nicotine vaporcartridges for approximately $12.00.We just wanted to take a moment to let you know that these devices are gaining in popularity among teens. They stillcarry health risks and they are not allowed at school. We appreciate your support regarding helping our childrenunderstand the health risks of what is being marketed as a harmless way to smoke.Picture of one-style of an e-cigarette.

GENERAL NEWS & INFORMATION:• SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS SCHOOL MUSICALMarch 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 167 p.m. in the KSS theatreSet in Oregon in 1850, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers tells the story of Millie, a young bride who plans tocivilize and marry off her six rowdy brothers-in-law to ensure the success of her marriage to Adam. Her planbackfires when the brothers, in their enthusiasm to find wives, kidnap six women from a neighboring town.Bursting with energy, this boisterous musical is sure to be a show you won’t want to miss! Come see Klahowya’smost talented in one of our most ambitious shows yet. Tickets $10.00 students and senior citizens, $12.00general admission, $40.00 /family. Tickets available at KSS bookkeeper’s office 7 am-2:30 pm, or at the doorFor more Info: 360-662-4078• Report Cards: Semester report cards will be distributed on February 11. If your student’s report card was notquite up to expectations, enroll in Parent Access to view missing assignments, homework, and attendance. Utilizethe quick email links to communicate with your student’s teachers and view future grade reports from your home.What Can Be Accessed on Parent Access?• Student Information – Basic Demographic and Health/Immunization data• Assignments – Student’s grades on previous completed assignments are displayed in a report ortable formato Grades – quarterly report cards and past transcripts can be viewed and printedo Attendance – Historical absence and tardy information is available in a report or calendarformat and is current as of the prior school day.o School Information – pertinent information about the school, staff, and announcements• Automatic Notification – Parents can choose to be automatically notified by e-mail of absences,tardies or missing assignments.To view more information on Parent Access click here. It is easy to enroll!1. Complete this Acceptable Use form.2. Bring the completed Acceptable Use form to the main office and get your child’s user ID andpassword.3. Go to our web site (left column - Parent ACCESS tab) and create your new account.• PTSA Awards: The Klahowya PTSA is accepting nominations for the Outstanding Educator and Golden Acornawards. If you would like to nominate at KSS staff member or community member for either of these awards,please click on the links to download the form. Nominations can be returned to Michelle Heyser in the SSC andare due by February 8th.• Tolo: The date for Tolo has been changed to Saturday, March 2, 2013. The dance will be held in the KSSCommons from 8:00 – 11:00 p.m.• Gifted News: Seabury School is presenting Dr. Susan Daniels on "Raising Creative Kids" on February 20, 2013in Tacoma. Creative children think outside the box! They are driven by curiosity and innovation. Parenting them,however, can be both EXCITING and EXHAUSTING. Learn strategies for cultivating and supporting creativity, aswell as parenting strategies for nurturing the social and emotional development of your creative children. Dr.Susan Daniels is a professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling at California State University, SanBernardino and the Co-founder and Educational Director of the Summit Center in Walnut Creek, CA, a psychoeducationalcenter that specializes in the needs of gifted, creative and twice exceptional (2e) youth and theirfamilies. She is a national and international consultant, with emphasis on the social-emotional development of thegifted, comprehensive program planning, and teaching for the development of creativity. She is the coauthorof: Living With Intensity (2009) and Raising Creative Kids, just released by Great Potential Press. For moreinformation, go to http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4844821993JUST FOR SENIORS:• Seniors who have not ordered their cap and gown and/or graduation announcements may pick up an order formin the stand by the information booth.. If the order form is mailed by March 1, delivery will be made to the schoolin mid-April. If the order form is mailed after March 1, delivery will be in mid-May to your home address.

• Every year about this time, questions about graduation tickets come up. Each graduating senior will receive 16tickets for his/her guests to attend the June 13th ceremony. After the senior meeting on May 17 th , the graduatewill have an opportunity to request additional tickets. No request for extra tickets will be accepted prior to thattime. Tickets will be distributed to graduates at the senior meeting.ATHLETICS:• High School Spring Sports begin on Monday, February 25. In order to practice you must complete the threerequired forms: Athletic Clearance, Concussion Waiver and Physical/Health history form. Visit the sports page onthe KSS website to download forms or you may pick them up by the main office at Klahowya. You may contact Mr.Winters, Athletic Director, if you have any questions.ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, & COMMUNITY:• Science Club: Do you love science??? Join Science Club – You will have the opportunity to win fabulous prizesand scholarships!!! See Mrs. Flint in room 124 for more information.• History Bee & Bowl: KSS will host the State Championships of the National History Bee & Bowl on February16 th . Students will be practicing for this competition during Academy and after school on 1/30, 2/6 and 2/13.• History Day: This is a research based competition in history. The theme this year is “Turning Points inHistory.” Students take a topic of their choice and research it, finding evidence and drawing conclusions how itwas indeed a “Turning Point” and therefore significant. Students can work individually or with groups. Theycreate documentaries, performances, exhibits, webpages, or research papers. All KSS students are eligible (6 thgraders could enter, too). The Regional competition takes place on Monday March 25 th at Olympic College—students would need to decide if they are entering by about Monday 3/4. There is also a State and National levelof the competition. Did you know that KSS has had someone reach the State Finals for the last 7 years? ContactMr. Kreifels for more information.• Pennies for Patients: The Klahowya Key Club is running a Pennies for Patients spare change drive fromFebruary 4-22, 2013. All donations go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which spends the money on“patient and community services, research, public health and professional education”. Our Key Club members askthat if you feel so moved, you consider donating to help end blood cancers and to help families facing thesediseases. The 5 th period class, which raises the most money per student, will be awarded an Olive Garden lunch.Our school goal this year is to raise $1500.00 in our three week drive.Ideas:• Give up a latte and donate that money to our drive• Ask businesses you are familiar with if they would be willing to donate to our drive• Send your coins in weeklyBlood Cancer Facts:• In the U.S., more than 12,000 children under the age of 21 are diagnosed with cancer every year;approximately 3,000 of them will not survive the disease.• The leukemias represented 27% of all cancers occurring among children younger than 20 from 2001-05.• Leukemias are the most common cancers in children younger than 18, and they cause more deathsthan any other cancer among children and young adults under 20.• Last year, about 497 children under 15 were expected to die from leukemia.• For more information, please visit www.lls.orgIf you feel so inclined to donate, you may make a cash/check donation via your student, who can place it inhis/her fifth period donation box or a box in the main office. Or, you may write a check made payable to “TheLeukemia and Lymphoma Society”. If you wish to bring the donation to the school, you may leave it with Mrs.