TR IVOC I S THREE VOICES… STUDENTS, PARENTS, FACULTY JUNE 2014 MENLO-ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL VOLUME 61, NUMBER 9 555 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, ATHERTON, CA 94027

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To the Menlo-Atherton Community

I’d like to welcome all of our new families and the entire M-A class of 2018. While the transition to high school is a major one, there are many built-in supports that will facili-tate your child’s journey at M-A. After a few short weeks, students become familiar with their new routines and the campus. New families need not feel apprehensive—your children are our top priority and we will care for them well. In four short years, they will be matriculating into a

wonderful variety of colleges and other postsecondary options.

Here is my short list of ways that students can ease the transition to ninth grade:

" Determine the transportation route to and from school, including drop-off and pick-up points.

" Join a fall sports team: football, girls’ volleyball, boys’ and girls’ water polo, girls’ tennis, girls’ golf, or boys’ and girls’ cross-country. (Download the sports packet at www.mabears.org or pick up a copy in the vice princi-pal’s office.)

" Know the location of student bathrooms, lockers, and main thorough-fares.

" Use the premier planner provided to all students, and take Cornell-style notes in class.

" Decide where to eat lunch and whom to eat with during the first few weeks.

" Bring a snack to munch on in the late morning. " Learn how to operate a combination padlock (for hallway and PE lock-

ers).

End-of-year reminders

" Our sixty-third graduation ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, June 5, at 4 pm on Coach Parks Field.

" Early-bird athletic clearance is scheduled for Wednesday, July 30, and Thursday, July 31, between 10 am and 2 pm in the Administration Build-ing. An electronic submission option is now available on the M-A Web site.

   

Calendar highlights May 27–30: Dead Week—finals preparation June 2–5: Final exams for nonseniors June 2: Seniors’ final day to submit completed

clearance forms for graduation June 5: Last day of school and graduation June 7: SAT exam June 13: Seniors’ deadline to request final tran-

scripts for fall 2014 college enrollment June 14: ACT exam June 16–July 3, July 7–24: Summer school July 30 and 31: Early athletic clearance August 12 and 13: Arena Check-In August 19: First day of school

Contents

From the principal Del director Thanks from Admin Support From the PTA / Desde la PTA M-A picture frames Challenge Day volunteers needed Foundation for the Future Foundation awards From the Guidance Office De la Oficina de la Consejería Senior Awards Night / Noche de

Premios para los Seniors Graphing calculators PSAT prep Visual and Perforning Arts Athletic Boosters Big Bear Run thanks Survey of electronic media use /

Estudio sobre el uso de los medios electrónicos

Menlo Park Library TriVocis June 2014 calendar Future events

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New and noteworthy

" Juniors Shaan Chilukuri and Kendall Lee and sophomore Alex Pinto achieved the rank of Eagle Scout through their work in Troup 109.

" Junior John Mulhern earned the rank of Eagle Scout through his work in Troop 206.

" Senior Will Carhart qualified for the US Rowing Junior National Championships through his participation in Norcal Crew. He will con-tinue rowing next year at the University of San Diego.

" Senior Katie Kelly placed third in the women’s singles at the US Row-ing Southwest Championships. She will row at Cal next year.

" Brothers Nick Fratt (senior) and Reed Fratt (sophomore) earned ath-lete-of-the-week honorable mention in the May 2 Palo Alto Weekly for their tennis successes. Reed was also an honorable mention in the April 18 Palo Alto Weekly.

" Sophomores Sally Carlson and Annalisa Crowe were named athlete-of-the-week honorable mention in the May 2 Palo Alto Weekly for their excellence in girls’ lacrosse and track/field, respectively.

" Junior Emily Katz was named athlete-of-the-week honorable mention in the April 18 Palo Alto Weekly for her pitching prowess on the girls’ softball team.

" Senior Zach Plante was named athlete-of-the-week honorable mention in the April 25 Palo Alto Weekly for his excellence in track and field.

" College junior and M-A alumna Diane Seely was named Colgate Uni-versity’s athlete of the year for her outstanding performance in volley-ball.

Matthew Zito, principal

Estimada Comunidad de Menlo-Atherton

Me gustaría dar la bienvenida a todas nuestras familias nuevas y la clase entera de 2018. Mientras que la transi-ción a la escuela secundaria es una transición muy importante, existen muchos apoyos integrados en M-A que facilitarán el trayecto de su hijo/a. Después de unas cortas semanas, los estudiantes se familiarizarán con sus nuevas rutinas y el campus. Las nuevas familias no tienen por qué sentirse inquietas—sus hijos/as son nuestra primera prioridad y los cuidaremos bien. En cuatro cortos años, se estarán matriculando en una variedad mara-villosa de universidades y otras opciones post-secundarias.

Esta es mi lista corta de maneras de facilitar su transición:

" Determinar la ruta de transportación de su hijo/a para ir y venir de la escuela, incluyendo los sitios de llega-da y recogida las primeras semanas.

" Anímenlos a apuntarse a un equipo de deportes de otoño: futbol americano, equipo femenino de voleibol, equipos femenino y masculino de polo acuático, equipo femenino de tenis, equipo femenino de golf, o ca-rrera a campo traviesa. (Descargar el paquete de deportes de www.mabears.org o recoger una copia en la ofici-na del vice-director.)

" Aprenderse la ubicación de los baños de estudiantes, lóquers, y pasillos principales.

TriVocis June 2014 Volume 61, Number 9 M-A High School PTA News 17th District PTA

Published monthly by the PTA of Menlo-Atherton High School 555 Middlefield Road Atherton, CA 94027 (650) 322-5311

www.mabearspta.org

Principal: Matthew Zito

PTA co-presidents: Becky Flanagan Elizabeth Katz

Articles editor: Jane Aaron Production editor: Adriana Castro Silva Calendar editor: Kathleen Balestra Proofreaders: Jane King, Becca Garcia, Brian LaPorte Mailing: Corby Locke, Kim Steere

The purpose of the newsletter is to promote communication between the administration/ faculty and parents. We welcome all your comments, suggestions, and articles. The mention of any business or service in this newsletter does not imply an endorsement by the M-A PTA.

Send articles for next issue by Wednesday, August 13, to trivocis@mabearspta.org.

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" Utilizar la agenda escolar proporcionada a todos los estudiantes y animen a su hijo/a a tomar notas al estilo del sistema Cornell en sus clases.

Recordatorio de fin de año

" Nuestra ceremonia de graduación número 63 está programada para el jueves, 5 de junio a las 4:00 pm en el campo de Coach Parks.

" La autorización deportiva temprana [early-bird athletic clearance] está programada para el miércoles, 30 de julio, y el jueves, 31 de julio, de las 10 am a las 2 pm en el ala administrativa principal. Ya hay una opción disponible para la entrega electrónica en la página Web de M-A.

Nuevo y digno de notar

" Shaan Chilukuri y Kendall Lee, estudianes de 11º grado, y Alex Pinto, estudiante de 10º grado escolar, con-siguieron el rango Scout Águila por su trabajo en la Tropa 109.

" John Mulhern, estudiante de 11° grado escolar, ganó su rango de Scout Águila por su trabajo en la Tropa 206.

" Will Carhart, estudiante de 12º grado escolar, mediante su participación en Norcal Crew, resultó elegible pa-ra el Campeonato Nacional Junior de remo de EUA (y así continuará el año que viene en la Universidad de San Diego).

" Katie Kelly, estudiante de 12º grado escolar, ganó 3er lugar en women’s singles en el Campeonato Nacional de remo de EUA. En el otoño remará con el equipo de la Universidad de California, Berkeley.

" Los hermanos Nick y Reed Fratt se ganaron el premio de mención de honor por atleta de la semana por el Palo Alto Weekly en su número del 2 de mayo por su éxito este año en la pista de tenis. (Reed también se ga-nó la Mención de Honor en el número del 18 de abril.)

" También Sally Carlson y Annalisa Crowe se ganaron mención de honor por atleta de la semana por su exce-lencia en los equipos femeninos de lacrosse y atletismo en el mismo número.

" Emily Katz, alumna de 11º grado, fue nombrada mención de honor en el número del 18 de abril del Palo Al-to Weekly por su hábil lanzamiento en el equipo femenino de softball.

" Diane Seely, estudiante de 3er año de universidad, fue nombrada atleta del año de la Colgate University por su desempeño sobresaliente en su programa de volleyball.

Matthew Zito, director

From the Admin Support Team

For the past ten months, we have called on volunteer parents to help us run a whole slew of events. You have responded with the same generosity of spirit with every event. Whenever we have sent out a call for help, you have signed up unhesitatingly, often exceeding our requests. We are so fortunate to have the most loyal, re-sponsible, and efficient volunteer group anywhere. To those of you who are leaving M-A, thank you for all your contributions year in, year out, and happy times ahead. To those who will be returning next year, we hope you will join forces with our committee again. By signing up and showing up, each of you has made our job easy and made M-A a better place. Thank you, Admin Support volunteers!

Catherine McMillan and Mary Zarucchi, Admin Support cochairs

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From the PTA

As we write this final TriVocis article as PTA co-presidents, we are overwhelmed with gratitude to-ward the many dedicated volunteers who have made our job easier. We owe a huge thank you to our incredible board: Juliana Andersen, Shari Con-rad, Karen Fryling, Pam Howland, Brian LaPorte, Jackie MacDonald, Elena Stallings, and Parke Treadway. We also want to thank the volunteers who have chaired and staffed over twenty-five PTA committees. Whether it’s gathering volunteers to support administrative tasks, getting BearNotes out each Sunday, or running Challenge Day, M-A par-ents consistently step up and help our causes, which in turn helps our students. We leave the PTA in the capable hands of Juliana Andersen and Shari Con-rad, along with Kim Steere, Terri Muschott, Pam Howland, Cecilia Pinto, Parke Treadway, and An-drea Palmer. Please support them as you have us!

The PTA recognizes and thanks volunteers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. The Selection Committee for the PTA Adult Service Awards received many outstanding nominations, and not all nominees could be honored. We are pleased to announce the recognition of the follow-ing dedicated volunteers for the hundreds of hours that they selflessly give to M-A.

Desde la PTA

Al escribir este último artículo de TriVocis como co-presidentas de la PTA, estamos tan agradecidas con los numerosos voluntarios tan dedicados, quienes hicieron que nuestro trabajo este año sea mucho más fácil. Le extendemos un “gracias” enorme a la extraordinaria mesa directiva: Juliana Andersen, Shari Conrad, Karen Fryling, Pam Howland, Brian LaPorte, Jackie MacDonald, Elena Stallings y Parke Treadway. Tambien le queremos dar las gracias a los voluntarios, tanto líderes de comités como ayudantes, de más de 25 comités de la PTA. Ya sea para obtener voluntarios en apoyar proyectos de la administración, mandar cada domingo Bearnotes, u organizar Challenge Day, los padres de M-A siem-pre responden y ayudan a la PTA, y por consecuen-cia, ayudan a nuestros alumnos. Dejamos la PTA en muy buenas manos con Juliana Andersen y Shari Conrad, y tambien con Kim Steere, Terri Muschott, Pam Howland, Cecilia Pinto, Parke Treadway, y Andrea Palmer. Por favor denle su apoyo así como nos lo dieron a nosotras!

La PTA quisiera reconocer y agradecer a voluntarios quienes se han distiguido por su ayuda constante y enorme. El Comité de Selección para la PTA Adult Service Awards recibió numerosas nominaciones , y desgraciadamente no todos los nominados podrán ser reconocidos. Estamos orgullosos de anunciarles el reconocimiento a los siguientes voluntarios quienes generosamente le dedicaron cientos de horas a M-A.

Becky Flanagan and Elizabeth Katz, PTA co-presidentas

2013–14 M-A PTA Adult Service Award Recipients Bronze Bear Award Stephanie Nisbet and Kathy Oppenheimer Continuing Service Award Jane Aaron PTA Service Award

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Alice Hom, Nancy Kessler, Corby Locke, Andrea Reid, Irene Searles Community Service Award Kathleen Balestra, Marci Coggins, Ernesto Jasso, Robert and Yoshiye Moriarty Bear Farewells Jane Aaron, Gail Blumberg, Rosalie Cornew, Molly Eason, Stasia Grose, Beth Henninger, Sachi Iwashita, Ernesto Jasso, Liz King, Ellen Mouchawar, Stephanie Nisbet, Kathy Oppenheimer, Jan Reed, Andrea Reid, Nancy Travers

Thank you to our invaluable committee chairs!

Gracias a nuestros invaluables líderes de comités! Administrative Support: Catherine McMillan and Mary Zarucchi BearNotes : Cindy Butler, Jenny Pont, Kelly Stewart, and Linda Strober Challenge Day: Lauren Calhoun and Irene Searles Computer Donation: Sue Kayton CSF: Molly Eason, Alice Hom, and Elizabeth Katz Directory: Lee Ann Yasukawa 8th Grade Info Night: Valorie Friedsam and Terri Muschott eScrip: BethAnn Lico ELD Tutoring: Andrea Reid Fashion Show: Karen Fryling, Stephanie Nisbet, and Kathy Oppenheimer Grad Night: Molly Eason, Ann Stoner, and Nancy Travers Honor Roll Display: Helena Henkin Hospitality: Julie Kleck M-A Canned Food Drive: Linda Gates National Honor Society: Sonoo Thadaney-Israni Outreach Club Support: Stephanie Nisbet and Kathy Oppenheimer Parent-at-Large, SDMSC: Polly Berquist Parent Education: Charlene Margot PTA Display Cases: Bonnie Hom PTA Membership: Julie Kleck, Amy McLanahan, and Jill Morgan PTA Mini-Grants: Elizabeth Katz and Nancy Kessler Senior Breakfast: Celia Aufdemberge, Helena Henkin, Liz Shane, and Jeanne Simonian Spanish Translation: Rosalie Cornew and Katie Parsons Staff Appreciation: Taylor Perkins and Patricia Sullivan Student Awards Night: Alice Hom and Nancy Kessler Summer Reading: Elizabeth Katz TriVocis : Jane Aaron, Kathleen Balestra, Becca Garcia, Jane King, Brian LaPorte, Corby Locke, Adriana Castro Silva, and Kim Steere Webmaster: Ora Chaiken

 

M-A Picture Frames

Purchase a customized picture frame for your M-A graduate or current student! Go to sequoiadistrict.org/Page/842 for information about senior events and to order frames. When ordering, be sure to enter the partner code 94027555 so that a portion of the profits will be donated back to M-A.

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Adult volunteers needed next fall at M-A!

Freshman Challenge Day

October 27, 28 and 29, 2014 Challenge Day is coming to M-A for the eleventh year, and we need your help. This freshman event, which kicks off our year-long “Be the Change” program, is sponsored by the M-A PTA with support from the princi-pal, teachers, and administrative staff. The incoming freshman class will participate in this lifetime experience. Our goal is that at the end of the day, students not only will have bonded as a class but also will have torn down old stereotypes and become inspired to live, study, and work in an environment of compassion, acceptance, and respect.

Since 1987, the Challenge Day programs have touched the lives of over half a million teens nationwide. In fact, Challenge Day is the subject of the popular TV series If You Really Knew Me and was featured on the Oprah show, in the book Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, and in the Emmy Award–winning documentary Teen Files: Surviving High School.

Challenge Day is a powerful, high-energy program in which youth and adult participants are guided through a series of experiential learning activities. The overall goals of the program are to increase personal power and self-esteem; to shift negative peer pressure to positive peer support; and to eliminate the acceptability of teasing, violence, and all forms of oppression. The Challenge Day programs are designed to unite the members of the school and to empower them to carry the themes of the program back to the greater school population. And it works! In the poignant words of a past parent volunteer and small-group facilitator, “I do believe that each time they see each other, it will remind them that they are not alone in their difficulties. I saw repeatedly throughout the day students realizing they are not the only one with various struggles. Then I saw their peers reaching out to assist.”

Adult participation is crucial to the success of these three days. The freshman class will be divided so that one-third attends each day, and we are looking for over 225 adult volunteers to help with this event. You can volun-teer either Monday, October 27, Tuesday, October 28, or Wednesday, October 29. Volunteer positions include small-group facilitators for four to five students (8:15 am to 3:30 pm), registration (8:00 am to 9:15 am), or lunch servers (11:00 am to 1:00 pm). Everyone is welcome, whether you are a parent of a freshman or of an up-perclassman.

As you are making your volunteer plans for the school year, please take the time to consider making a real dif-ference in the lives of our M-A teens in this awesome way. As previous participants, we can promise you that you, too, will walk away a changed individual. To volunteer for any position, please e-mail us at chal l engeday@mabearspta.org , specifying the position and time for which you wish to volunteer.

Lauren Calhoon and Rachel Lokey, Challenge Day cochairs

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Thanks to our caring community . . . .  .  . Our 2013–14 efforts have allowed us to reach our goal of $2,000,000, up 12% from last year’s goal!

. . . Over 1,000 donors have participated, with 54% giving more than last year.

. . . Bid 4 Kids online auction raised a record $127,000. You can still join in the fun! Buy tickets to parties and events at www.maauction.org.

If you haven’t made your annual gift, please visit www.mafoundation.org or mail a check to M-A Foundation for the Future, PO Box 1228, Menlo Park, CA 94026.

Our final donor roll will be published in early fall.

The challenge ahead M-A students are counting on the Foundation to provide $2,100,000 for the year 2014–15 to fund essential programs—including smaller classes, more electives, a guidance counselor and the Partnership for Success pro-gram—which would otherwise be eliminated due to cutbacks. We will need the support of every family—veterans and newcomers alike—to meet this critical goal.

A warm welcome, a fond farewell For the 2014–15 year, the Foundation Board welcomes ten new members—George Garrick, Roscoe Jennings, Melissa Jorgensen, Baris Karadogan, Evan Lambka, Grayson Lane, Scott Lohman, Jackie MacDonald, Kim McNerney, Amy Paulsen, and Lauren Schoenthaler—who bring enthusiasm, energy, and a wealth of experience. This crew must fill the shoes of our talented departing members: Lexi Bisbee, Jeanne Connolly, Sara Griffin, Margie Klapper, Marci Coggins, Maggie Heilman, Kim LeMieux, Christie Tonsfeldt, Linda Itskovitz, Artis Montague, Susan Petersen, Paula Rash, and Elizabeth Wood. These dedicated parents have our deepest gratitude for many years of selfless service to M-A.

Watch for our summer newsletter in August. Until then, happy summer and many thanks for your generous support of the students of M-A!

Announcing the 2013–14 Foundation Award recipients!  

Foundation Classified Staff Award: • Hugo Reyes, M-A technology manager

Foundation Teaching/Certificated Awards: • Salvadora Calonje, Spanish teacher

• Mike Molieri, academic resources teacher • Gregg Patner, bilingual resource teacher

Watch for our August newsletter to learn more about these stellar award winners!

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From the Guidance Office

Course selection for 2014-15 Please note that as of May 30, classes have been finalized and students will remain in all of their courses. This policy will be strictly enforced.

Finals Finals for students in grades 9 through 11 start on June 2. Students should be aware of class deadlines, organize class ma-terials, prioritize time for studying, get involved in study groups and check in with teachers as necessary.

Please encourage and support your student in doing his or her best on final exams and projects.

Guidance summer office hours The Guidance Office will be open through late June, but Guidance Counselors will not be available after school is out. Any requests for Guidance support staff should be made by June 27. The office will be closed the month of July and will reopen on August 1.

Summer school Summer school will take place at M-A. Eligible students received a confirmation letter in May.

For additional summer school options and the district’s 2013–14 Concurrent Enrollment Form, please visit www.mabears.org and select Departments > Guidance > Summer Programs 2014 or Concurrent Enrollment Form. " Students taking approved Concurrent Enrollment courses for acceleration must complete and submit the district’s

Concurrent Enrollment Form prior to June 5 and provide the Guidance Office with a transcript by August 4. " Classes at College of San Mateo and Cañada College begin on June 16 (summer classes) and August 18 (fall classses).

College schedules and College Connection Concurrent Enrollment Program forms are available online at the schools’ Web sites, and hard copies are available in the Career Center and the Guidance Office.

Class of 2014 All seniors attending two-year or four-year, in-state or out-of-state, public or private colleges or universities must request an official final transcript from M-A no later than Friday, June 13. Submit the Final Transcript Request form, a stamped/addressed envelope, and $2.00 to Fran Huber.

Class of 2015 Next year’s seniors who need ten credits of physical education as of August 2014 will be placed in a PE class for the 2014–15 academic year.

Secondary school reports/counselor recommendations " Required for private or out-of-state colleges or universities only. " Students must complete the Recommendation Request Packet available on Naviance. Go to tinyurl.com/MANaviance

and log in. The packet is in the document library on the right. " Students should submit their recommendation packet in person to their guidance counselor as early as possible and no

later than the following deadlines: College deadlines on or before December 15, 2014: packets accepted September 2 to 23, 2014 College deadlines on or after December 16, 2014: packets accepted September 2 to November 7, 2014

Class of 2018 The Guidance Office needs a copy of every student’s birth certificate or passport. Bring it to our office between 7:30 am and 3:45 pm or fax a copy to (650) 323-1411. If you haven’t already done so, you will need to verify your address at our District Office, 480 James Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94062, (650) 369-1411.

We congratulate the class of 2014 for their hard work at Menlo-Atherton High School. We wish your students the best of luck in their future endeavors.

Silvia Torres-Garza, head guidance counselor Francine Andrade, Laura Duran, Karina Escobar-Weaver, Jason Kubo, and Lara Sandora, guidance counselors

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De la Oficina de Consejería

Selección de clases para 2014-15 Por favor tomen nota que para el 30 de mayo finalizaran las clases y los estudiantes permanecerán asistiendo a todas sus clases. Este reglamento será estrictamente obligatorio.

Exámenes finales Los exámenes finales para los estudiantes del noveno al onceavo grado empiezan el 2 de junio. Los estudiantes deben estar concientes de las fechas límite en sus clases, organizar los materiales de clase, hacer prioridades en su tiempo para estudiar, e involucrarse en grupos de estudio y hablar con sus maestros cuando sea necesario. Por favor anime y apoye a su estudiante en hacer el mejor esfuerzo en los exámenes y proyectos finales.

Horario de la Oficina de Consejería durante el verano La Oficina de Consejería estará abierta hasta finales de junio. Los consejeros no estarán disponibles cuando termine el año escolar. Si tienen alguna petición para el personal de apoyo en la oficina de consejería, deben solicitarla a más tardar el 27 de junio. La oficina de consejería estará cerrada durante el mes de julio y volverá a abrir el 1 de agosto.

Escuela de verano La escuela de verano se llevará a cabo en la M-A. Los estudiantes elegibles recibieron una carta de confirmación en mayo. Para opciones adicionales de escuela de verano, y para el formulario 2013–14 “Concurrent Enrollment Form,” por favor visite www.mabears.org, seleccione “Departments” > “Guidance” > “Summer Programs 2014” o “Concurrent Enrollment Form.” " Los estudiantes que toman clases aprobadas por medio del programa “Concurrent Enrollment” para acelerar deben

completar y entregar el formulario del distrito 2013-14 “Concurrent Enrollment” antes del 5 de junio y tienen que entregar un expediente académico a la oficina de consejería a más tardar el 4 de agosto.

" Las clases de verano en nuestros colegios comunitarios, College of San Mateo y Cañada College son como sigue: La sesión de verano empieza el 16 de junio, y las clases de otoño empiezan el 18 de agosto. Los horarios de clase de los colegios y el formulario “College Connection Concurrent Enrollment Program” están disponibles en el Internet, también hay copias disponibles en el centro de carreras y en la oficina de consejería.

Clase del 2014 Todos los estudiantes del doceavo grado que asistirán a una universidad pública o privada de dos o cuatro años dentro o fuera de este estado, necesitan solicitar su expediente académico final a más tardar el viernes, 13 de junio. Traer el formulario “Final Transcript Request,” un sobre con la dirección de la universidad, una estampilla, y $2.00 a Fran Huber.

Clase del 2015 Los estudiantes del doceavo grado que necesitan 10 créditos de educación física, en agosto del 2014 serán colocados en una clase de educación física durante el año académico 2014–15.

Reporte de escuela preparatoria (“Secondary school report”)/conocida como recomendación de consejero/a " Requerido solamente para colegios/universidades privados o fuera del estado. " Los estudiantes deben completar el paquete de cartas de recomendación, que está disponible en “Naviance.” Visite

tinyurl.com/MANaviance y entre al programa Naviance. El paquete está en la biblioteca de documentos en el lado derecho. " Los estudiantes necesitan someter sus paquetes de recomendación personalmente a su consejero/a lo más pronto posible y

a más tardar en las siguientes fechas: Para universidades con fecha de vencimiento el 15 de diciembre del 2014 o antes: se aceptarán paquetes entre el 2 y 23 de septiembre del 2014 Para universidades con fecha de vencimiento el 16 de diciembre del 2014 o después: se aceptarán paquetes entre el 2 de septiembre y el 7 de noviembre del 2014

Clase del 2018 La oficina de consejería necesita una copia de su acta/partida de nacimiento o una copia de su pasaporte válido. Usted puede traer la copia a nuestra oficina entre las 7:30 am y las 3:45 pm o enviar la copia por fax al (650) 323-1411. Si todavía no lo ha hecho, usted tendrá que verificar su domicilio en la oficina de nuestro distrito, 480 James Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94062, (650) 369-1411.

Nuestras felicitaciones para la clase del 2014 por todo el esfuerzo y fuerte trabajo que desempeñó en la M-A. Le deseamos a su estudiante la mejor de la suerte en todos sus esfuerzos futuros.

Silvia Torres-Garza, encargada del Departamento de Consejería Francine Andrade, Laura Duran, Karina Escobar-Weaver, Jason Kubo, y Lara Sandora, consejeros

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Senior Awards Night

Honoring Outstanding Achievements    The annual M-A Senior Awards Night will be held on Tuesday, June 3, at 7:00 pm in the Performing Arts Center. During this inspirational evening, sponsored by the M-A PTA, many hard-working and talented seniors (and a smaller number of juniors) are honored for outstanding academic and extra-curricular performance as well as service to the school and community. Some of the awards will be a surprise, while many will be recognition for awards already received. Students will be recognized for a wide variety of scholarships, prizes, and commendations awarded by school and community groups. Last year, more than two hundred individuals were recognized.

Invitations will be mailed to families of students who will be receiving recognition. Awards to junior students will be presented early in the program (so juniors can go home to study for finals!), followed by senior awards. Refreshments will be served.

Congratulations to the deserving recipients!

Noche de Premios para los Seniors En Honor a los Logros Sobresalientes

La Noche de Premios para los Seniors de M-A se llevará a cabo el martes 3 de junio, a las 7:00 pm en el Performing Arts Center. Durante esta noche de inspiración, patrocinada por la PTA de M-A, mu-chos seniors diligentes y talentosos (y un número menor de juniors) serán reconocidos por su rendimien-to académico y extracurricular excepcional, así como servicio a la escuela y la comunidad. Algunos de los premios serán una sorpresa, aunque muchos serán reconocidos por los premios ya recibidos. Los estudiantes serán reconocidos por una amplia variedad de becas, premios menciones concedidas por la escuela y grupos comunitarios. El año pasado, fueron reconocidos más de doscientas individuos.

Las invitaciones serán enviadas por correo a las familias de los estudiantes que van a recibir el recono-cimiento. La entrega de premios a los estudiantes junior se presentarán al principio del programa (¡para que los juniors puedan ir a casa a estudiar para los exámenes finales!), seguido por los premios de los seniors. Se servirán refrigerios.

¡Felicitaciones a los estudiantes merecidos!

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Graphing Calculators at M-A

Graphing calculators are an integral part of math education at M-A. They are used in all classes beginning with algebra II and including AS algebra II, algebra II/trig, precalculus, AP statistics, statistics, and AP calculus AB/BC. Ninth-grade geometry students use scientific calculators in the spring semester, but some stu-dents get graphing calculators instead, knowing they will need them for algebra II. The calculators are allowed on the SAT I test, which is referred to as “calcula-tor neutral” because students may use a calculator if they wish but can solve all problems without one. The other standardized tests—including the SAT math subject test, AP statistics, and AP calculus (AB and BC)—require graphing calcu-lators. They are also allowed on almost all math contests.

The most versatile calculators for M-A math classes are Texas Instruments’ TI-83+ and TI-84 series. All teacher presentations will be made with TI equip-ment. Please do not buy other brands such as Casio and HP. The TI-83+ and TI-84s all perform well, but there are differences in prices and functions. The TI-83+ is what many students purchase. (I would not buy a new or used TI-83.) The TI-84 offers three times the speed of the TI-83+, an improved display, more RAM, and a USB port for students who want to transfer data between their cal-culator and computer. The latest, TI-84 Plus C, has a color screen and is re-chargeable. TI-86s are great, but they do not do statistics and are not recom-

mended. TI-89s will not be allowed on tests/quizzes at M-A.

Prices can vary tremendously depending on the store and the time of year. Calculators will always be considerably cheaper in August and early September, when many stores such as Best Buy and Costco carry them as loss leaders and sometimes sell them at or below cost. The prices can be as much as $30 or $40 less than during the rest of the year. I do not know what prices will be this August, but the TI-83+ can be as cheap as $80 during this brief one-month window. The TI-84s will cost approximate-ly $20 to $30 more than a TI-83+. Some students buy their calculators through eBay, where you can pay as little as $30 for a TI-83+ or $50 for a TI-84.

Math teachers encourage students to check out graphing calculators from the department if they choose not to purchase them. This year over 150 students have been using graphing calculators checked out from the Math Department.

If you buy a TI graphing calculator, please save the TI Technology Rewards symbol, which awards points for TI purchases. We can use these points for earning TI teacher-presentation equipment. Re-turn the points symbol to your son’s or daughter’s math teacher or to me in room D20, or mail it to me at 555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton, CA 94027.

Questions? Send them to gwhitnah@seq.org. Gregg Whitnah, Math Department chair

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PSAT Prep All incoming junior year parents, please note: M-A’s Own PSAT/SAT Prep will open in mid-September for juniors to prepare for the October PSAT. Please be aware that the fall PSAT will be in the format that currently exists; the newly an-nounced format will not begin to operate until later. The for-mats of the PSAT and the SAT are identical, except that at pres-ent the SAT has a mandatory essay.

In addition to juniors, for whom the PSAT is designed, we will also accept those few seniors who need to take a late SAT. Sophomores have no need to take the PSAT since good scores are rewarded only when the test is taken in the junior year. Next year’s sophomores who know they will have sports or other after-school activities in the fall of junior year are best served by taking one of our two SAT preps in the spring of their sophomore year.

Prep classes meet on campus for five weeks, Mondays and Tuesdays, 3:30 to 5 pm, ending the week the PSAT is given. Our fee runs from $100 to $225 depending on the number enrolled. The fee includes all materials.

For Q&A, e-mail jccking@juno.com. E-mail is much preferred over the telephone as it gives me a record and it enables me to be more efficient. If you must call, the number is (650) 323-4066.

Places are secured in the order of enrollment, so do not delay guaranteeing your student’s place.

Here’s to great scores for M-A’s juniors!

Jane King, director

Visual and Performing Arts

The Visual and Performing Arts Department thanks the Menlo-Atherton community for your continued support throughout the year. It was another great and successful year with plays, concerts, cabarets, competitions, exhibi-tions—all giving students the opportunity to express themselves creatively. We look forward to more opportunities and creativity next year.

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Spring sports highlights

The Bears once again showed their claws during the spring sports seasons. Highlights for the teams (as of mid-May):

" Both the boys’ and girls’ varsity lacrosse teams advanced to their league playoffs following strong league play. The girls’ JV team won the WBAL title, losing only one league match and three games for the season.

" The baseball team began the PAL tourney after finishing third in the PAL Bay Division and were in position to qualify for the CCS.

" The boys’ tennis team won its sixth consecutive PAL Championship and advanced to the CCS semifinals for the first time since 1985, following a 6-1 win over Serra.

" The swim team had a strong showing, with more than twenty swimmers and divers competing in the CCS meet.

" All four track teams won the PAL dual meet title, and many individuals competed in CCS. " Boys’ golf qualified for CCS as a team and had one qualifier for the individual title as well. " The badminton team finished second in the PAL Ocean Division. " The varsity softball team had a much improved winning record and finished in the middle of the

PAL Ocean Division.

These top finishes, combined with strong showing by the fall and winter teams, should earn M-A its seventh Commissioner’s Cup in eight years. Congratulations to all our athletes and coaches for another outstanding year!

Senior athletes recognized

The Spring Sports Awards Night on May 21 honored our senior athletes. Sierra Sheeper was named Femail Athlete of the Year, Oliver Bucka and Zach Plante shared honors as Male Athletes of the Year, and Oliver Bucka was named Three-Sport Athlete.

In addition, more than twenty-five Bears will be continuing their athletic ca-reers as they head to college. Thank you to all the seniors for your leadership and dedication. Go Bears! Libby Beasley and Jill Roumeliotis, Boosters cochairs

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9th Annual Big Bear Run Wrap-Up Big Bear hugs to all the fabulous runners, walkers, volunteers, and sponsors who helped make the 9th Annual Big Bear Run on Sun-day, May 4, a huge success! This year there were over 900 registered runners and 730 finishers who came out to support M-A Athlet-ics. The M-A Boosters granted over $120,000 for M-A’s 44 athletic teams this school year, funding critically needed uniforms, basic equipment, and $70,000 in coaching stipends for approximately 850 committed student athletes. Support for the Big Bear Run and M-A Athletic Boosters is a separate and necessary addition to the donations you may have already made to your athlete’s individual sports team. Individual team needs far exceed the amount any team can raise alone. In addition, many of the items funded by the Boosters are shared by several teams. Examples include the athletic trainer and equipment, electronic timing devices, canopies, and our new weight room. Congratulations again this year to the fastest male and female Bears, seniors Zack Plante and Taylor Fortnam. Fortnam won fastest female Bear all four years at M-A! Check out the race results and great Big Bear Run photos on the M-A Athletic Boosters’ Web site (www.m-aboosters.org). Congratulations to the lucky M-A student winners in the end-of-race drawing for an iPad Mini, Beats Head-phones, and various gift cards. Thank you for the contributions of new and gently used shoes, which have been donated to those in need. The race could not have happened without the help of many wonderful volunteers. The Big Bear Run Committee oversaw all the de-tails such as food, logistics, T-shirts, sponsors, publicity, and race planning. Thank you to committee members Kathleen Balestra, Libby Beasley, Alison Blank, Marci Coggins, Beth Henninger, Nancy Kessler, Liz King, Corby Locke, Maryellen McCabe, Nancy McMahon, and Jill Roumeliotis. An additional 75 parents, students and friends came out race day to help with set-up, regis-tration, food and water, course marking, and cheering the runners. Thank you to senior Madeleine Baier for her inspiring singing of “The Star Spangled Banner,” Danny McCabe as the M-A Bear, Alan Perry as our Race Rabbit, Principal Zito for the race start, Michele Culhane for keeping us in our places prior to race start, Mark Culhane as the race commentator, the M-A Dance Team for its great performance, and Mark Balestra for the fun race photos. Thank you to the Atherton and Menlo Park Police Depart-ments for keeping us all safe on the race course. Thank you to Jeff Child and Tom Hayse for marking our revised race course that triumphantly enters the track through the Media Arts Building archway. A big thanks to Brien Oliver and Keith Perkins and their M-A custodial crew for all the heavy lifting in race preparations, set-up, and take-down. Thank you to all the M-A neighbors for ac-commodating our race so graciously! Thank you to Freewheel Brewing Company for the space and equipment we used to prepare our food, Hobee’s California Restaurants for the delicious coffee cake, Bianchini’s Grocery for our fresh fruit, Liz King for guid-ing the design of the beloved Big Bear Run T-shirts, Fleet Feet Sports for our race bibs, and Occasions, etc… for our trophies and medals.

Save the date for the 10th Annual Big Bear Run: Sunday, May 3, 2015.

Platinum Sponsors: Intuit; The Howard & Betty White Foundation; Tavarez Orthodontics; Carolee White Gold Sponsors: 24 Lost Soles; Anonymous; Beasley Family; Carruthers Family; Mark & Mary Stevens; Yogi Jorgensen Memorial Fund Silver Sponsors: Anonymous; Allen/Cogan; Andersen; Baer; Bay Cities Driving School; Berquist; Brody; Coggins; Diablo West Phys-ical Therapy and Sports Medicine; Diller; Doug Gonzalez, Realtor; Goode; Hayse; Jaggers; Kessler; Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Levenson; the Matteson Companies; McMurtry; Pearson Buick-GMC in Sunnyvale; Rodrigues; San Mateo Credit Union; Silicon Valley Risk and Insurance Services, LP; D&T Roberts Bronze Sponsors: Anonymous; Banchoff/Grover; Bassin; the Benevity Community Impact Fund; Branning; Cheun/Park; Child; Falkenhagen; Flanagan; Grove; Hansen; Harrier; Helm of Sun Valley Ski & Snowboard Shop; Henninger; Hunter; Landolfi; Lipps; Maines; Menlo Swim & Sport; Nisbet; Relan; Roumeliotis; Savides; Shelton; Shimbo; Simes; Stanford Blood Center; Sydeman/ Moreton; Tonsfeldt; Yasukawa/Olsen; Zapata Family Sponsors: 6th Man Club; Anonymous; Aaron; Anderson; T&T Arrington; Balestra; Baxter; Blank; Bogomilsky; Claverie; Crowe; Cole; Culhane; Deal; Denend; Easton; Elementus; Fischer; Gaston; Gray; Grose; Swetter/Guenin; Hom; M&R Johnson; Kemp; King; Kleck; Knapp; Knox; LaPorte; Locke/Shaffer; Marianacci; McCabe; Missan; Moore/Bryan; Mohr; Noble; Ojeda; Olson; Oro; Ostrow; Peters; Perrone; L&T Plante; Pont; J&P Roberts; Roelig; Searles/McGinnis; A&B Smith; Sten; Tasch; Thiele-Sardina; Tinsley; Vitale; Walsh; Watson; White; Ana Williamson Architect; Young/Moragne; Zarucchi/Goland In-Kind: AIA/Eagle Marketing; Angel Heart Cakes; Atherton PAL (Police Activities League); Bianchini’s Grocery; Fleet Feet Sports; FreeWheel Brewing Company; Hobee’s California Restaurants; Jeffrey’s Hamburgers; JP Digital Imaging; Liz King Design; Occasions, Etc...; Peet’s Coffee & Tea

GO, MIGHTY BEARS!

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Survey: Parenting and Electronic Media Use in Families

Researchers at MRI, a leading family therapy institute, invite you to participate in a survey about electronic media use in families—a topic of great importance to today’s parents and therapists. Please consider sharing your views by completing the survey posted at www.surveymonkey.com/s/EM-P1. Your survey code is MA1. One participant per family, please. Taking the survey may qualify you for a paid follow-up interview. For more information, contact Diane Schiano at dis.resherches@gmail.com. (Note that your school district does not endorse and is not responsible for any business or services advertised here.)

Estudio:

El Uso de los Medios Electrónicos dentro de Su Hogar

Investigadores del MRI, institución líder en terapia familia, lo invitan a usted a participar en un estudio sobre este importante tema de actualidad, tanto para las familias como para los terapeutas. Comparta su opinión respondiendo el siguiente cuestionario: respondiendo el siguiente cuestionario www.surveymonkey.com/s/EM-P1S. Su código de participación es MA1. Solicitamos que por favor responda un participante por familia. Si responde a este cuestionario, quizás califique para una entrevista por la que se le pa-gará posteriormente. Para más informatión, favor de contactar a Diane Schiano: dis.resherches@gmail.com. (Su distrito escolar no pro-mociona y no es responsable de ninguno de los negocios, servicios, o eventos anunciados en este volante.)    

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TriVocis Calendar—June 2014

Note: TriVocis calendar items are current as of May 23. For the most current, updated information about M-A events, please check the M-A Bears Web site at www.mabears.org and the weekly newsletter, BearNotes. Submit calendar entries by e-mail to trivociscalendar@mabearspta.org.

 

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2 Finals schedule, grades 9–11 Final day to submit com-pleted clearance forms for graduation; 3 pm (seniors)

3 Election day - Vote! Finals schedule, grades 9–11 Senior Picnic; check-in at 8 am; gym patio Senior Awards Night; 7 pm; M-A PAC

4 Finals schedule, grades 9–11 Senior Breakfast; 9 am; New Gym Graduation practice (mandatory); immedi-ately following Senior Breakfast; 10:15 am–12:30 pm

5 Last day of school Finals schedule, grades 9–11 Concurrent Course Enroll-ment Form deadline; tran-scripts due August 4 Class of 2014 graduation; 4 pm; Coach Parks Field; seniors report to Ayers Gym at 3 pm Grad Night party; check-in 7:45 pm; M-A New Gym; return 3 am

6 Teacher work day (no school for students)

7 SAT test and SAT subject tests; 8 am

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13 Seniors’ deadline to request final transcripts from Guid-ance Office for fall 2014 college admission

14 ACT exam; 8 am

16 Summer school session 1 begins; ends July 3; 8 am–1:30 pm

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Menlo-Atherton High School PTA 17th District of California PTA 555 Middlefield Road Atherton, CA 94027

TRIVOCIS Articles editor: Jane Aaron Production editor: Adriana Castro Silva Calendar editor: Kathleen Balestra Mailing: Corby Locke, Kim Steere Proofreaders: Jane King, Becca Garcia, Brian LaPorte

Next submission deadline: August 13, 2014 Next publication date: August 27, 2014 Send article submissions to          trivocis@mabearspta.org. Send calendar entries to          trivociscalendar@mabearspta.org.

This issue was mailed and a PDF version posted online at www.mabearspta.org on May 29, 2014.

FUTURE EVENTS

July 1–31: M-A office closed July 7–24: Summer school session 2; 8 am–1:30 pm July 30 and 31: Early athletic clearance; 10 am–2 pm

August 1: M-A office opens August 11: Pre-picture day; 10 am–3 pm; Wrestling Room

August 12: Arena Check-In for 9th and 12th grades; 1–5 pm; New Gym August 13: Arena Check-In for 10th and 11th grades; 8 am–12:30 pm; New Gym

August 15: Fall sports begin August 18: Freshman (class of 2018) orientation and new parent coffee August 19: Schedule distribution and first day of school for 2014–15

     

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