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The following are programs and activities that can use
your help. If you are interested, please contact the names listed for
each area to find out more and to sign up. Thanks for your help! Newsletter Mailings
May 22nd Start in the morning and work as little or a much as you can. Contact Lee Trahan at Ltrahan1@san.rr.com ASB Dances Coat Room May 16th, 8:30 PM -12:00 AM (2 shifts) Contact Denise Ferraro-Trapp at deniseft@san.rr.com or LJHS ASB at ljhsasb@gmail.com Library Assistance Ongoing Contact Dianna Hoff at dnlhoff@san.rr.com Fall registration (8/22, 8/25, 8/26, 8/28) It is important to have enough volunteers at each station or our students will be forced to wait in longer lines. Please sign up and mark your calendar. Postcards will be mailed to you in June and information letters will be sent to you in early August. This is a fun and rewarding volunteer opportunity and the Registration Committee really needs your help and commitment. CONTACT: (If you haven't already signed up) Cathy Galli, c.galli@cox.net, with your name, address including city and zip code, phone number, and email address. FRESHMAN FALL REGISTRATION: THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2008 Current 8th grade parent volunteers needed for Registration. 7:15 AM to approx. 1:00 PM SOPHOMORE FALL REGISTRATION: TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2008 Current 9th grade parent volunteers needed for Registration. 7:15 AM - approx. 1:00 PM. JUNIOR FALL REGISTRATION: MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2008 Current 10th grade parent volunteers needed for Registration. 7:15 AM to approx. 1:00 PM. SENIOR FALL REGISTRATION: FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2008 Current 11th grade parent volunteers needed for Registration. 7:15 AM to approx. 1:00 PM. NEWS: Grad Nite Registration Form and Information Please click here to download the Grad Nite Registration Form and Information packet. NEWS: OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY Please
click here to read an
open letter from LJHS teachers to the community
regarding the budget cuts impact on La Jolla High School. NEWS: Supplies Needed by the Nurse Please
review the list of items
that our Nurse Lisa can use. Feel free to donate any items on the
list
and please help spread the word. Thank
you!
"Even a dollar makes a difference". Thank you, Gillian Moss Send your donation to: Library Tribute Fund, La Jolla High School, 750 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 To learn more about "Turf It", please visit our web pages
on the Muirlands web site at www.muirlandsms.org/turfit
To be blunt, the athletic field at Muirlands is in terrible shape and presents serious safety issues for our children. During this school year alone, more than a dozen students have suffered injuries while participating in P.E. classes held on the field and the surrounding track. And, since the field is used during the entire school year by all P.E. classes at Muirlands, and by middle school and high school athletic teams, all efforts to re-seed or re-sod the field in times past have been rendered useless within a month. The only possible solution to this situation is to install an artificial surface. In pursuit of that goal, a committee has been formed representing Bird Rock, La Jolla, and Torrey Pines Elementary Schools, as well as Muirlands Middle School and La Jolla High, and all five site principals fully embrace and support this effort. Operating under the name “Turf It,” this committee has organized with the goal of raising the funds needed to install the district standard synthetic material (FieldTurf), renovate the running course, and create a new outdoor fitness center as soon as possible. Every student attending an elementary school in La Jolla will attend MMS, participate in P.E. classes, and therefore benefit from this project—as will all those who participate in extracurricular athletics. Plans include space for a regulation athletic field which will serve the needs of the field hockey, soccer, and lacrosse programs, and the baseball program will finally have an appropriate outfield. Unfortunately, the San Diego Unified School District will only be able to help with minimal funds, so it falls to the “Turf It” committee to raise the estimated $1.2 million that will be needed to create this new facility for our children. Turf It! has raised over $220,000.00 to turf the Muirlands’
field and make it safe for our children. The momentum is moving us
forward- BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! We are applying for grants and still
trying to identify those large donors (individual or corporate) that we
could approach to help raise the additional $980,000.00 needed. IF YOU
KNOW ANYONE who might be able to help us reach our goal please have
them contact Howard Frank at 619-574-1888 or hbfandjm@aol.com as soon as
possible. Injuries continue to happen regularly on this field and it is
a situation that we cannot let continue.
Since many of you
might be looking for tax breaks- the following information may
be helpful:
The Foundation at Muirlands Middle school can now receive
gifts of appreciated common stock! You can donate your stock directly
to the Muirlands Foundation and receive an immediate tax deduction.
There is no cost to the donor and –since the Muirlands Foundation is
tax exempt- selling the securities will not be a taxable event for the
Foundation.
The Turf It! committee has a team of Certified Financial
Planners that have volunteered to meet with any potential donors and
their advisors to answer questions or assist in the structure of a
donation to the project.
All checks should be made payable to the Muirlands Foundation and should be mailed with the completed "Turf It Donation Form" to: Muirlands Foundation "Turf It"
1056 Nautilus Street
La Jolla, California 92037
If you have any questions or desire additional information, please contact committee chair: Howard Frank
(619) 574-1888 (Office)
The new textbooks we'll be using beginning next year are now posted on the Library Media Center Web site. Courses getting new texts are:
If you're interested in purchasing your own copy for any textbook we check out from the LMC, all information you need to order is in the Course-Textbook List: http://ljhs.sandi.net , click "Library", click "Course-Textbook List." There's also a "Used Textbook Vendors" link to help you access
companies and sites where you can often buy used copies to save money. Steve Grant, Teacher Librarian, sgrant@sandi.net Remember to look at the Counseling Pages on the LJHS web site http://ljhs.sandi.net/departments/counseling/ AP Testing May 5-16. Letters were sent in December. Please pay attention to deadlines. Extra letters and bar code information is available in the counseling office.Questions?
Mrs. Dvorak,Counseling Secretary, ndvorak@sandi.net SPRING STANDARDIZED TESTING :
Questions or concerns? Ms. Cathy Zimmer, czimmer@sandi.net How to reach the counselors:
College Planning and Information Guide now available online:
http://www.ljhs.sandi.net/departments/counseling/Coll_Handbook.pdf Is your child dealing with a loss, such as death, divorce,
imprisonment of a loved one, moving or changing schools, or other
personal issues? Does he or she need ways of coping with life,
school, parents, friends and every day life??? NEWS: End of Year PTA luncheon SAVE THE DATE! Date: June 6, 2008 Before eating, there will be a short meeting to take care of
end of the year business. Then the retiring position holders should
hand over any binders, paper work, etc. that the incoming people will
need to do their jobs. Some of you may need to arrange a separate
meeting to go over details in a quieter setting. If so, please be
prepared with your calendars. It makes the transition much easier for
everyone if this can be taken care of well in advance of September! Finally, we can all celebrate and enjoy each other’s company with a great meal. Many thanks to Maureen Weber for organizing the luncheon and opening her lovely home to all of us for this event! |
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