May 18, 2000
Volume 9, No. 9
Lost and Found - All found items will be contributed to a charitable organization on May 25, 2000. Please check the box in the Summit Office for items you might be missing before that date.
PARENTS OF NEW STUDENTS please join the Parent Volunteer Connection (PVC) for an informal afternoon get together on Wednesday, May 24, 1:30-2:30 PM in the Southern Hills Library. Bernie Grove, Summit's principal, will be there to greet you, along with members of the PVC. We look forward to welcoming you to the Summit community. Any questions, call Janet Christensen 303-499-5786.
The Summit Eighth Grade Graduation party will take place on June 9, 7-10 PM at the South Boulder Recreation Center. Everyone must RSVP with a check for $15, ASAP. Checks should be made out to Melody Johnson and placed in the marked box in the Summit office. This party is only for Summit 8th graders. No siblings or non-Summit friends are invited.
Parents who would like to chaperone are asked to please call Melody at 303-494-7406.
A total of 136 generous Summit families have pushed the Tools for Learning total to an outstanding $48,800. Once again, these parents and friends have done their part to help Summit continue to set the pace for quality middle school education in Colorado.
We will publish the list of Tools for Learning donors in three different locations: in the next Summit newsletter, in the graduation program, and in the Summit Annual Report. If you would like to join the families who have made this year's drive so successful, please send your check in now.
Be among the first to see our new home! Volunteers are needed to help move. Our move will take place in stages:
A lot of labor, especially able-bodied people who can lift and carry heavy objects, will be needed. PLEASE HELP! Call Debra Feyh (303-543-8646) to sign up to help pack boxes. To help move those boxes, furniture and so on, call Tom Jarmon, Summit dad and move manager: 303-442-5458 (work), 303-444-2262 (home).
On Tuesday, May 16th, Starlight, Silver Rain and the Summit Select Strings and Orchestra presented their final concert of the year, featuring a wide variety of music, from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, to great pop tunes from the 50s and 60s, through last year's hits. This concert was recorded for the Summit Music 2000 CD.
On Wednesday, May 31, the Summit Jazz Bands, Drumming Up a Storm, and the Dance class (along with a special guest appearance by Silver Rain) will present a concert of swing, rock, Latin, and pop music from the past and present! Don't miss this great event! This concert will also be recorded for the Summit Music 2000 CD. Please note the NEW DAY (all of our other concerts have been on Tuesdays). The concert will take place at 7:00 PM in the auditorium. Participating musicians should be there at 6:00 PM.
Congratulations to Layla Smith and Starin McKeen! Both students performed admirably in a recent regional synchronized swim meet and will be going on to the National Synchronized Swim Competition this June in Oakland, California. Layla will be competing in the 14 and older category in her solo, duet and trio routines, and Starin will be competing in the 12-13 team routine.
Congratulations to Summit 6th grade pianist, Andrew Scott, who will advance to State in the Colorado Federated Music Festival.
Congratulations to Summit's Destination Imagination Team which placed fourth at the State Tournament on April 29th. Way to go!
Congratulations to Galen Bascom, who participated in a Fox network show, "America's Brightest Students."
We are still searching for top-notch applicants for administrative assistant and para-pro positions. We need your help in identifying qualified candidates for these positions. If you are interested in applying for any of these Summit office staff positions, or if you know of someone who might be, please contact Bernie Grove at the Summit office as soon as possible.
The Regional Transportation District is offering free summer bus passes to graduating eighth graders. These passes will be good from June 1 through August 31 and will allow free rides on all RTD local and light rail and a $1.25 credit toward regional or express service. Applications for the "GradPass" are available at schools or by calling 303-299-2123. The summer "Just for Youth" pass (18 years and under) is $7 a month for unlimited trips on all local routes.
Contact: Michele.Coffelt@colorado.edu. For additional information go to: http://ubcparking.colorado.edu
The Parent Volunteer Committee (PVC) is looking for great people to help make our next school year as outstanding as our past four years. We still have openings for people to lead: Back to School (the week school opens), newsletter, hospitality and History Day. As leader, you will be given a list of volunteers to work with you. It will be your responsibility to see that the job gets done.
In addition, we are looking for a group of people who are available during the day on an on-call basis for special projects. Please call Margie Riksheim, 303-440-5457.
If you would like to join the effort to create an innovative Summit Library & Resource Center at our new site, or if you have high quality materials which you feel would be of use to our students and faculty, please call Marti Gorman at 303-494-4488.
The Summit Internet Access Survey has elicited 28 responses representing 33 Summit students to-date. This means that either only 13.2% of our students have access to the Internet from home, or that only 11.2% of our parents have responded to the survey.
If your student has access to the Internet on evenings and weekends at home, and you haven't yet responded, please take a moment to send a blank e-mail message to marthagorman@att.net with Summit Survey - number of students on the subject line. This will help us better plan the Library/Resource Center. Thanks!
Are you a proud Summit parent? If you'd like to wear the school logo, order an embroidered denim work shirt. Long-sleeved, high quality and just $30 (check payable to Summit Middle School) to the Office by Friday, May 26. All proceeds will augment the Tools for Learning fund.
Boulder Valley School District is looking for students who would be willing to be peers for students with special needs in the Skills Connection II Program. Students 12 years and older earn $2.50 per hour. This is an adult supervised summer activity program at Southern Hills Middle School or Centaurus High School, June 19- July 27, 8 AM - 11:30 AM. Call Meredith TeGrotenhuis, BVSD Special Education at 303-447-5105.
Weekly classes for 6th through 12th graders will be available in the fall to provide help with learning styles, time management and organizational skills, note-taking, test-taking, and memory skills. Parents attend (free) with students. Cost is $125 for 5 classes. For more information call Gloria Frender, 303-530-3195.
Area students and their families are invited to join staff and their families at the National Center for Atmospheric Research for some unusual science fun and exploration on Father's Day, June 18. The Bubble & Balloon Festival will take place from 10 AM to 4 PM on the plazas and grounds of the NCAR Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Table Mesa Drive in Boulder.
NCAR's Bubble & Balloon Festival is all about the physics of bubbles and balloons. It is part of NCAR's 40th Anniversary Celebration and includes the opening of a special exhibit highlighting NCAR's 40 years of research. The event features bubbologist, Casey Carle, movement artist, Peter Davison, and balloon sculptor, Bongo, as well as weather balloon launches, tethered hot air balloons and giant cold air inflatables. A bubble gum blowing contest, science demonstrations, and dozens of hands-on bubble and balloon activities round out the event.
Friends, parents and former students of Carol Newman are invited to celebrate Carol's 28 years of teaching, inspiring and reading with children. The reception will be held on June 5, at 3 PM, in the library at Heatherwood Elementary School. For more information, call 303-530-1234.
The next two Summit Board meetings will be held on Monday, May 22 and on Monday, June 5, at 7 PM in the faculty workroom.
The next deadline for Summit News is May 23. Articles may be sent to LDParkhill@aol, or left in the box in the staff workroom.
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