Communication
| Knight Notes 10/5/09 |
 |
 |
|
WEIRD WEEK IMPORTANT DATES
Teacher wish lists were sent out via email last week. Our faculty at Soquel would greatly appreciate any donation from their wish lists in order for them to better serve our students. Please take a moment to look at the wish lists and participate by buying at least one item off the lists for your student’s teacher/teachers. Thank you! Thank you to all who donated reams of paper. Thirty boxes were donated on back to school night through Palace Arts. The office uses 1 box of paper a day, so the donations were very much appreciated. Donations of paper are still being accepted and would be greatly appreciated! TEST DATES & PREP Sixty-five students participated in the PSAT/SAT seminar on Oct. 3, raising approximately $1300 for the Soquel High Fund. Thank you to Raise Your Score for offering this valuable class as a fundraiser. Raise Your Score will be offering additional classes to help prepare our students for the PSAT/SAT. -PSAT/SAT Drop-in tutoring Mon-Fri. Oct. 5-9 4PM – 6PM Tuition: $25 per class or $75 unlimited Mon-Fri. -One-Day PSAT Intensive Class Sat., Oct. 10th 10AM-4PM Tuition: $77** -SAT 5-Week Workshop, Saturdays Oct. 31, Nov. 7, Nov. 14, Nov. 21 10AM-2PM Tuition $277** **Benefits Soquel High School The PSAT for juniors and interested sophomores will be held on Sat., Oct. 17. Register your student at the Finance office in the Soquel High Main Office. The cost of the exam is $25. Call Finance office to confirm deadline to register. SAT exams will be held on on campus on Saturday, Oct. 10 (registration closed) Nov. 7 (register by Oct. 15), and Dec. 5 (register by Nov. 13). Register for SAT exam at collegeboard.com HOMECOMING HELP SOUGHT Homecoming is fast approaching on Oct. 23. The ASB is busy trying to energize the student body to get them excited about float decorating and spirit rallies. Any parents interested in helping the ASB achieve their goal in having the best Homecoming yet, please contact Julie McDermott at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . WIN A CAR OR CASH Tickets are now available for the Drive for School prize drawing. Toyota of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk are again hosting the drawing. Grand prize: 2010 Toyota Prius or $25,000 cash, plus over 100 exciting prizes! SHS groups will be selling in front of Safeway on 41st from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. for the next two weekends. You can also purchase tickets from the following groups: Library, Humanities Academy, Baseball, Football, Boys' Volleyball, Soccer, Soquel Sports Foundation, Surfing and Lacrosse. Tickets are $5 each or 6 for $25 – save $5! BASEBALL NEWS BASEBALL COMMUNITY: Jill Foster, Ginni Cutler, and Leslie Viall are compiling a list of students interested in playing baseball, their parents/guardians, and contact information. Anyone interested in supporting SHS baseball can be on the list. If you are interested please let one of us know and include the player's name, parent/guardian names, emails, and phone numbers. Let’s keep building our baseball community! Fundraising efforts for this spring sport have already begun.
If a SHS student in your family is interested in baseball and did not go to the first $2500! Everyone's help was truly appreciated !!! A BIG thank you to the Kiff family for going above and beyond (learning the secret to the garlic fry mixture, arranging the food delivery, arranging the use and delivery of the fryers, etc). Our GREAT Volunteers: Gloria Wells, Mathew Wells, Dena Edwards Maggie Merritt, John David, Ken Kiff, Sally Kiff, Kyle Kiff, Kevin Kiff, Danielle Grant, Michelle Jack-Parker, and Stu Walters for all his assistance. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Restrooms/Snack bar/Entrance project - Donations of time/material/expertise needed! Call and let us know how you can help us! We are looking for those interested in how the area turns out to join us. We are setting up a sub- committee to review the plans, the ideas, and time-line. Want to review the plans or ask questions, feel free to contact John David 831-332-2881. How you can support Soquel High Knights: * BINGO-Every Tuesday at SC Elks 150 Jewell St (Doors open at 5p) * SaveMart/Nobhill Cards - we can mail to you - let us know. * Purchase Toyota Tickets! (10/10 and 10/11, SHS groups will be selling in front of Safeway from 9a - 1p). * Get your Knights Visa Credit Card https://www.cardlabconnect.com/Soquel Knights * See website: www.soquelsports.com For more details on any above items, go to www.soquesports.com or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call John 332-2881, Sally 212-5399, Ken 212-5543 or Kathy 475-8884. STUMP STAYS IN SOQUEL “The Stump” game was held Oct. 2 between Soquel High and Santa Cruz High. The Knights retained “the Stump” with a winning touchdown late in the 4th quarter. The game was very well attended with Soquel High and Santa Cruz High students & their families, alumni, faculty, and community members all cheering on the players for this great game. Thank you to all who support Santa Cruz County High School Football. FAMILY NEEDED FOR EXCHANGE STUDENT Torbjoern, "Toby," Yttersian, a nice 17-year-old boy, is an exchange student and a junior this year at Soquel High from Norway. He's living temporarily with a "welcome family" with two young children, and representatives from his exchange program, Aspect Foundation, are seeking a permanent host family. Toby would enjoy living with a family with kids closer to his own age, and he'll be here until mid-June. He's doing well in his classes and is playing waterpolo. A host family voluntarily provides room (he can share a bedroom), meals, and transportation to and from school. Toby has his own spending money and health insurance. Would you like your family to learn firsthand about another country/culture? Would you like to make a lifelong friend with an international student? Would you enjoy sharing your family life with Toby? Hosting an exchange student is an outstanding opportunity for an entire family! Please call or email Valerie Peet if you'd like to discuss the possibility of hosting Toby. You can reach Valerie at 464-7526 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it NEED TECH SUPPORT? Ask Our Techs is a Santa Cruz-based technical support company that focuses on helping small businesses solve all their computer needs. Their technicians are professionally certified university students, who have cutting edge skills in computer technology. Ask Our Techs is supporting Soquel High in two ways. First, they are providing an on-site support technician to the school. Second, they will donate to the school 15% of their revenue from every contract with a member of the Soquel community. Ask our Techs is a full- service company that offers personalized service, and competitive prices. For information, contact Aaron Greene at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (831) 621-6266. |