Bear Tracks Weekly 05-14-2018

BEAR TRACKS WEEKLY NEWS & UPDATES

Monday, May 14, 2018

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, May 15th

Special Needs Group Meeting
7:00pm - 8:30pm
LWSD Resource Center

To see all school events, see the online Tandem Calendar

PTSA NEWS

RMS PTSA Election Results

Elections for the 2018-2019 school year were held at the PTSA General Meeting on Tuesday, May 8th, 2018. The incoming Executive Board is as follows:

Co-presidents: Ashley Epstein and Laura Drover
1st Vice President (Volunteers): Stacy Hatch
2nd Vice President (Communications): Sujatha Patra
Secretary: Manjari Kanungo
Treasurer: Christine Li

The new board which includes the Drama, Emergency Prep, Family & Community Advocacy, Legislative Advocacy, & Membership chairs takes office on July 1st, 2018. If you're interested in any committee position (including the board committees) next year please contact president@rmsptsa.org .

2018-2019 Executive Board from left to right: Secretary, Manjari Kanungo; Co-president, Laura Drover; Co-president, Ashley Epstein;and 1st Vice President, Stacy Hatch.

Not pictured 2nd Vice President, Sujatha Patra and Treasurer, Christine Li.

Congratulations and Thank You to Our Outstanding Community Members

Redmond Middle School is graced with a number of highly active volunteers and staff and we thank each and every one of you! At the recent PTSA meeting, we also recognized several parents, faculty and staff with awards for all that they do to make RMS a stronger and better community. Congratulations to all recipients!

Golden Grizzly

Given to individuals who have done an exceptional job on a task or committee.

Heather Clark, Tisha Davis, Angela Easter, Kitty Tam

Outstanding Educator Award

Given to individuals who go beyond the normal expectations of their job to make the learning environment fun, beneficial, and challenging.

Beth Metcalf, Megan Medsker

Golden Acorn Award

Highest Washington State PTA award given to individuals for outstanding service in the school community.

Caleb Fleming, Laura D'Urso

Special Needs Group March Meeting on Tuesday

What: The Special Needs Group's March meeting

When: Tuesday, May 15th - Coffee at 6:30 p.m., Meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Where: LWSD Resource Center in Redmond Town Center

Details: Mendi Carroll, Sheldon Sweeney and Zack AhYat will walk us through the foundations financial and legal planning for families with children receiving special education and accommodations.

CELEBRATING RMS

Congratulations to the RMS Symphonic Band!

The RMS Symphonic Band attended the recent WorldStrides Heritage Festival in Seattle on April 27th. They were adjudicated by three college-level adjudicators and earned a Gold Award, the top award presented. Nicholas Yoon was presented with an Ovation Award and Outstanding Musicianship Award. Congratulations to Nicholas Yoon and everyone in the Symphonic Band!

STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH RMS NEWS!

Bear Tracks Weekly is RMS PTSA's electronic newsletter, sent each Monday to RMS families and staff via e-mail. You DO NOT need to be a PTSA member to subscribe to Bear Tracks, it is FREE to all families and staff in the Redmond Middle School community.

Submissions from the school and community should be sent to weekly@rmsptsa.org by 5pm on Thursday for publication the following Monday. Bear Tracks weekly newsletter is edited by Sara Buckley.

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