January 21
No School - MLK Day
January 23
PTSA Meeting 7pm in C6
"When Your Child
Leaves Home"
January 23
CA Next Generation Science Standards Meeting
January 24
January 25
Middle College Informational at LPC
January 25
January 28
"Angst" Screening at 7:15pm in MPR
January 29
January 31
Last Day to Register for May AP Exams
February 2
February 5
PUSD Community
Meeting
February 9
February 11
No school
February 15
Minimum Day
February 18
Presidents Day Holiday
February 21
Cash for College Workshop
6pm @ AVHS Library
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2019-2020 PUSD Calendar
2019-2020 Key Dates:
First Day of School: Monday, August 12, 2019
Thanksgiving Break: November 25 - 29, 2019
Winter Break: December 23, 2019 - January 3, 2020
Spring Break: April 6 - 10, 2020
Last Day of School: Friday, May 29, 2020
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January 23rd PTSA Association Meeting
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Seeking PTSA Nominating Committee Members
The Foothill PTSA is seeking three PTSA members for the nominating committee to recruit eligible candidates for the elected leadership of Foothill PTSA. The members of the committee have an influence on the future of the PTSA. Nominating committee members do not need experience but should include both experienced leadership as well as newer members. If you are interested in serving on the Nominating Committee, please email
Debi White (current PTSA president)
, or
Jun Xue (PTSA Parliamentarian)
. This is a short term commitment and does not mean you need to serve on the PTSA. The nominating committee will be officially elected at our January 23rd Association Meeting
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Science Standards Community Meeting
Please join us for an evening of information about the new California Next Generation Science Standards. We will be discussing the shift in instruction and learning.
Our state has adopted new standards based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) because we understand that a robust science education in middle school will pave the way for increased opportunities in high school, college, and future careers.
The California NGSS enable our teachers to offer all students interactive science instruction that promotes analysis and interpretation of data, critical thinking, problem solving, and connections across science disciplines—with a high set of expectations for achievement
K-12~ Pleasanton Middle School- MPR
Wednesday, January 23rd, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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PUSD Leaders Unite to Support Full and Fair Funding for Public Education
Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent David Haglund, Board President Valerie Arkin, Association of Pleasanton Teachers (APT) President Janice Clark and Classified School Employees Association (CSEA) President Laura Martinez ask community members in a joint letter released on Friday to join their call to local and state elected officials to provide full and fair funding for public education and Pleasanton students.
Read more.
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Could Middle College Be For You?
The Middle College High School program at Las Positas College is an alternative educational program that provides high school students the opportunity to complete their last two years of high school at Las Positas College, earning high school and college credits. Middle College will be accepting applications for students in the Classes of 2020 and 2021 for the 2019-2020 school year. For more information: see your counselor, check out the website
tvrop.org
and attend an informational meeting for PUSD students on Thursday, January 24th, 6:30 -7:30 PM @ Las Positas College Room 2420.
See flyer for details
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Students - Current Middle College high school students will be in the quad at Foothill
during lunch on January 18th
to field questions you might have about their experience.
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Jan 24th Scheduling Night for Incoming Freshmen
This will consist of a one-hour presentation to help assist incoming Freshmen in choosing classes for the 2019-2020 school year. All middle school students will receive a course selection worksheet and a supplemental scheduling sheet at their middle school prior to this meeting. The supplemental scheduling sheet must be turned in at the end of the presentation. There will be counselor Q&A if time permits. Those who would like to attend the AVID information session at 6:00 pm may choose a 7:15 pm scheduling session. Parents are welcome to attend.
Meeting times and locales for incoming freshmen are:
For last names
A-i:
6:00
to 7:00 pm in
MPR
For last names
J-L
:
7:15
to 8:15 pm in
MPR
For last names
M-S
:
6:00
- 7:00 pm in
Small Gym
For last names
T-Z
:
7:15
- 8:15 pm in
Small Gym
AVID information session in C-6 from 5:00pm-6:00pm
Incoming Freshman presentation will also be available at 5:15 pm in the following languages:
Korean in B-16
Mandarin in B-26
Spanish in Library
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Jan 28 is Scheduling Night for Rising Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors +
Angst
Showing
Students are invited to attend this one-hour presentation for assistance in choosing classes for the 2019-2020 school year. Parents can attend, too. Following the scheduling presentation will also be showing a free screening of 'Angst' - the film is designed to raise awareness around anxiety
- Rising Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors will meet from 6-7:00 pm in MPR
- 'Angst' showing from 7:15 to 8:15pm in MPR
Rising 10th-grade scheduling presentation on Jan. 30, 2019 in all Health/Global Studies classes.
Rising 11th-grade scheduling presentation on Jan. 31, 2019 in all World History classes.
Rising 12th-grade scheduling presentations on Feb. 1, 2019, in all U.S. History classes.
If your student is not enrolled in a history course at FHS, please have them contact their counselor directly to ensure they receive the appropriate information.
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Foothill Music Boosters Crab Feed on Jan 25
This is one of the biggest fundraisers for the Foothill High School Music Program. We look forward to seeing you there with friends and family for an evening of great food, camaraderie, and our Silent Auction. The Foothill High Jazz Bands will provide musical entertainment for this fun and festive evening! No Host Bar. Tickets are Will-Call at the door.
Click here to buy your Crab Feed tickets before they are sold out
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Planning on Taking AP Exams?
For the May 6 - May 17, 2019 AP exams, students at Foothill High School will be registering online.
This year each AP exam costs $100.00. Online Exam registration will
begin on Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 12:00 Midnight and end on Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 12:00 Midnight.
In order to register, students should visit
www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/052497
Information about test dates, registration and payments will be handed out in AP classes this week.
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Volunteer as an Outdoor Ed Counselor
Attention Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors! Do you love working with kids? Do you love spending time out in nature? Consider volunteering as an Outdoor Ed Counselor and join us for a week of fun in the redwood forest, at the beach, a tide pool and
more! Develop and sharpen leadership skills! Earn up to 100 community service hours! Receive a reference letter for college, internship and job applications! Be a hero to a 5th or 6th grader.
- February 19-22 - Donlon Elementary (applications due 1/31)
- May 13-17 - Alisal Elementary
- May 21-24 - Lydiksen Elementary
Applications can be picked up from the office by Mrs. Colon's desk. Questions? Contact our Program Coordinator, Natalie Oppliger at [email protected] or (650)879-0608.
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Foothill Athletics Boosters Crabtastic 2019
on Feb 2nd
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Help support Foothill High School's athletic programs, clubs, classes, and groups while having fun with friends at Crabtastic 2019!
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Saturday, February 2nd 2019, 6 to 10 pm
The Barn, 3131 Pacific Avenue, Livermore CA
Featuring: Silent auction and cocktail hour, all you can eat crab (or pasta), salad and bread. Followed by dessert dash, live auction, dancing and more!
Early Bird ticket price $55 or Reserve a Table of 10 for $500.
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Join us on February 5 for our next PUSD Community Meeting
Tuesday, February, 6 - 7:30 p.m. l Hart Middle School MPR
All families and community members are invited to attend our next community meeting on February 5, 6 - 7:30 p.m. in the Hart Middle School Multipurpose room. PUSD Cabinet members and Board of Trustees will lead the meeting with information related to our District goals for the year, engage in some informal Q&A, and take time to connect personally with attendees. We hope to see you there!
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PPIE Survey Results
Please visit our website at
www.ppie.org
for survey results of our district-wide survey - see what Parent and Teacher priorities are for PPIE funding at your school and a summary of the many comments PPIE received (as well as our response). Also, through Super Bowl Sunday, PPIE is matching all parent donations for those who have not been able to yet. Don’t forget Corporate Matching (we make it easy) and consider extending payments over the school year. Thanks for your support!
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Double Your Donation to PPIE
Super Match
campaign runs until February 3 (Super Bowl Sunday). For those who have donated to PPIE, thank you! For those who want an end of year or new year opportunity, your donations will be MATCHED with generous funds from the broader community. And now, we can accept securities/stocks allocations as well. Visit
www.ppie.org/donate
to learn how and to spread payments over 10 months! Feel free to contact us at
[email protected]
if you have any questions.
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PPIE Launches “Inspire” Campaign
Every day, PUSD teachers and educators inspire their students to be their best selves and to contribute to the community. Today, PPIE announces a new
Inspire
campaign to publicly recognize the amazing staff we are able to fund — librarians, support counselors, intervention specialists, and onsite IT specialists. But we need your help to share their stories - here’s how!
- January Nominations - Please use this brief form to nominate an educator from your school, from the list below of positions supported by PPIE. Submit nominations by Thursday, January 24. In the future, we hope to expand our scope and include more teachers and staff.
- February Selection - A review committee of PPIE Ambassadors and Board members will review and select one person at each school. PPIE will ask each nominee if we can share their story publicly and include them in our Inspire campaign. Participation is completely voluntary.
- March Promotion - PPIE will recognize those selected with an Inspire banner (see sample image) and story summary that will be shared with our schools and community.
The
Inspire
campaign is built on the notion that “success breeds success” and one way to sustain success is to celebrate it! We hope this campaign helps to publicly acknowledge what our teachers and educators have done to inspire our students. We appreciate your input – please
complete this simple form
to get started.
With Gratitude,
Steve McCoy-Thompson
Executive Director
PPIE
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Special Needs Resource and Transition Fair
The Tri-Valley SELPA is hosting a Special Needs Resource and Transition Fair on February 2 at Dublin High School. This event is FREE to all attendees. The conference includes 9 speakers, addressing age groups from infancy through the transition to adulthood. The vendor fair will include a variety of county and private service providers. Please go to
http://bit.ly/tv-selpa-fair
for more information and to register
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Employment Options for Young Adults with Disabilities
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A Morning with Dr. Wendy Mogel
Parenting Forum 2019
The Community Education Series presents the 3rd Annual Parenting Forum with Dr. Wendy Mogel on Saturday, February 9, 2019. Space is limited, reserve your seat today!
For more information please visit:
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Foothill Journalism is ready to announce the release of its 2018/19 winter issue! This issue features coverage of recent events around campus, various opinion pieces about a diverse array of issues, and student submissions of their own fiction pieces and artwork. Founded in 2017, the team publishes the
Talon Times
quarterly and is looking for interested writers, reporters, photographers, and designers to join its staff. Weekly meetings are in D-12, Mrs. Crawbuck's room, during lunch on Wednesdays. Any questions or concerns can be directed to their email,
[email protected]
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Local Scholarships for Graduating Seniors
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Amador Valley Scholarships
, Inc. offers scholarships to graduating seniors from Foothill, Village and Amador High Schools who plan to attend community college, vocational/technical schools, 4 year colleges/universities. Students fill out one (1) application and will be considered for eleven (11) scholarships.
The online application is now live through 3pm on March 15, 2019 and can be found at:
Tri-Valley Retired Educators
are pleased to offer scholarships to students planning to pursue a career in education.
Detailed information and application forms in
Naviance
.
Scholarships are added to Naviance on a continuing basis so check back often.
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Seniors, Are You Going to Las Positas College?
If you have made the decision to attend
Las Positas College
next year, this event is for you!
On February 7th
we are offering a one-of-a-kind event to take any seniors planning to attend LPC to the school campus to REGISTER for the upcoming school year!
Free bus transportation, orientation and lunch provided.
This is the opportunity to register right there on campus with LPC staff ready to answer all of your questions!
To participate, see Mrs. Olsen in the Counseling or email her at
[email protected]
for a permissions forms packet. Space is limited, seats assigned on a first come, first served basis.
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16th Annual Black College Expo™ February 9th
This event highlights over 50 of the 104 historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's), along with other higher learning institutions and educational services. It was developed 18 years ago to serve as a vital link between minorities and college admissions. Although the purpose is to educate ALL students about HBCUs and the college admission process, you'll find public colleges, private colleges, ivy leagues, baby ivies, and even military colleges on site.
Click here for event details
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Best of the West College Fair, February 7th
Select PAC-12 institutions are coming together nearby to help students and families prepare to navigate the college selection process. Hear about admissions, scholarships, and student-life, as well as unique opportunities available to you from multiple universities all in one place.
Universities attending:
- Arizona State University
- Oregon State University
- Washington State University
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Oregon
- University of Washington
February 7th at San Ramon Valley High School in Danville. Check-in begins at 6:30pm. The program starts promptly at 7pm to 8, then the
last 30 minutes will be set-up college fair style where you can ask additional questions to each university.
Register online at:
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2019 Education Summit at Cal State East Bay
A free educational event for first- generation, African American, Asian American, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander Students and their families.
All are welcome to attend.
Saturday, February 9, 2019
from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Cal State East Bay in the University Gymnasium, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward, CA 94542.
Program Highlights:
Learn how to prepare for college through presentations and workshops for middle and high school students. Visit the college and resource fair showcasing universities, community colleges, and support programs. Financial aid Workshops include FAFSA and Dream Act application tips. Lunch will be provided.
Click here for details or to register
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Cash for College Workshop
Senior Families! Need help completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act (CADAA) and Chafee Grant for Foster Youth applications? Sari Haskell from AVHS and Molly Allen from FHS have been trained by Cash for College and have volunteered to organize a free workshop on
Thursday, February 21 in the AVHS Library from 6-8pm - just before the March 2nd state deadline.
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Seniors Community Service Requirement
Seniors- please check
Google Classroom, Class of 2019 for graduation requirement information for community service. Due by March 1.
Click here for more info.
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From the Senior Parents Committee
We have some exciting fundraisers going on!
We are also still looking for corporate sponsors for our Safe and Sober Grad Nite.
It is going to be a fabulous event, but we need financial help to get us there!
(sponsor letter attached)
Kindergarten pictures for Baccalaureate (optional event) -
scan and send as jpg to Susan Weiglein at
[email protected]
. Put Student's Last Name, First Name, student ID# in the subject line
Thank you from the Senior Parents Committee!
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You can also update your e-mail profile
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. You'll want to stay on the main Talon Talk list to continue getting the school newsletter. You should also choose the year your student graduates so that you can get e-mails targeted at specific grade levels, especially during senior year.
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Deadlines for Talon Talk article submissions are the 10th and 22nd of each month. Please include all pertinent info -- who, what, where, when, why and, if applicable, how much does it cost. Send to
[email protected]
Talon Talk is a twice monthly online publication brought to you the 1st and 15th of each month by the Foothill Parent Teacher-Student Association (PTSA) in cooperation with Foothill High School Administration.
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