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The California State PTA is deeply concerned
about the damaging effects the Governor's proposed
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“Our children did not create this crisis, and we cannot allow their future opportunities for success to be undermined because of it.” |
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HOW TO USE THE PALY LINK |
Welcome to the Paly Link, a publication of Paly PTSA. If you're new to the Link, please explore!
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Small blue links at top => other pubs & orgs. |
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| USING THE PALY LINK |
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Submit an announcement. |
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Learn more about publications at Paly. |
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TROUBLE? |
Wrong info? Something missing? You clicked on something, but it doesn't work? You've subscribed, but e-mail doesn't arrive? Please let us know!
Write to us at palylink@paloaltopta.org, or just reply to one of our e-mail messages. THANKS! |
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NOTE: not all items in the Quick Calendar
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More details coming soon! |
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Please return all textbooks ASAP. THANKS! |
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The SAO has moved! [map] |
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Paly August mini-Reporter now online! |
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First week, no block days. |
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Thu-Fri Aug 28-29, Parent Volunteers Needed. |
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Thu-Fri Aug 28-29, Picture Days. |
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Fri Aug 29, Application DEADLINE, City of Palo Alto Web Site Review Committee. |
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Mon Sep 1, Labor Day, school closed. |
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Wed Sep 3, mandatory C&CC volunteer training, ERC, 9 to 11 a.m. |
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Thu Sep 4, "Welcome to Paly" Dinner, 5:30-7:30. |
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Thu Sep 4, Theatre Boosters, Theatre, 7:00 p.m. |
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Fri Sep 5, Project 2009, 8:15-9:15 a.m.. |
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Sun Sep 7, Project 2009 Parent Social, 4 to 6 p.m. |
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Tue Sep 9, Project 2010, 8:30-9:30 a.m. |
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PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
to help with Picture Days!
We have a new
signup mechanism for volunteers -- if you can help, please click on one of the links below, and voilà! you will be signed up!
(3) Thu-Fri Aug 28-29, we need volunteers from 7:50 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help with school pictures.
Please click on these links to sign up for a shift (more than one, if you can!) --
Questions? Please e-mail Beth Martin, bmartin@pausd.org. Thanks so much! |
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DREAMCATCHERS --
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Tutoring Underserved Youth for a Brighter Future. Volunteer as a Youth Tutor to Inspire Success! Tutor & mentor a PAUSD middle- or high-school student struggling in school. 2 hrs/wk, weekday evenings, at Paly. Start date: Mon Sep 8. A truly rewarding experience! Inspire your tutee to grow, learn, and succeed! This program is a collaboration among PAUSD, City of Palo Alto Family Resources, & Palo Alto Housing Corp. [details]
Contact Sarah Mummah, sarah@DreamCatchersYouth.org, 208-4068.
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THEATRE BOOSTERS.
Thu Sep 4, Haymarket Theatre, 7:00 p.m.
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PROJECT 2009
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Our first meeting of the year -- we hope to see a lot of friendly faces! Topic: coming back refreshed & relaxed; summer recap.
Fri Sep 5, Tess Byler's home, 8:15-9:15 a.m.
Location: 355 College Ave. [map]
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PROJECT 2009
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5th Annual Parent Social -- Parents, come meet some new friends & reconnect with familiar ones! Our Principal, Jacquie McEvoy, will be joining us!
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Sun Sep 7, 4 to 6 p.m., at the home of Diane Frank & John Mitchell, 845 Esplanada Way, Stanford [map]
RSVP: Mary Beth Lefebvre or Lucy LaPier.
Can't make it? E-mail us to subscribe to the Project 2009 Yahoo Group, to receive notes of our network meetings.
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PROJECT 2010
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Join us for our first coffee of the year!
Topic: Preview of Junior Year.
Tue Sep 9, Debbie Tranowski's home, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Location: 569 Madison Way.
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Info: Debbie Tranowski, 322-2362.
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SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
Everyone is welcome. Agenda includes public hearing
on certification that students have sufficient textbooks and/or instructional materials. [agenda]
Tue Sep 9, Board Rm, 25 Churchill, 6:30 p.m. [map]
Cablecast live on Comcast Ch 28; also [webcast] |
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DO YOU HAVE A COLLEGE STUDENT?
A student who will be away in November can sign up to be a "Permanent Vote By Mail Voter". Since his/her address will keep changing for the next few years, consider having the absentee ballot mailed to your home
address so you can forward it.
Learn more at http://www.sccvote.org |
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PALY IS A KEPLER'S COMMUNITY PARTNER.
Tell your friends & family to mention Paly when they make purchases at Kepler's, & Paly will earn 10% of their purchases. Link to the Kepler's website from www.paly.net/library, and Paly will get 10% of that online purchase. This is a great way to support independent book stores and Paly reading at the same time! |
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THE SAO HAS MOVED!
The Student Activities Office is now located inside the Library, where the Staff Lounge was last year. [map] |
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NO BLOCK SCHEDULES
the first week of school.
Wed & Thu Aug 27-28,
classes begin 7:50 a.m. |
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PICTURE DAYS.
Thu & Fri Aug 28-29.
Don't forget to bring your picture order form.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE INFO
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General info, nonprofit agencies, documenting your hours, etc. [click here] |
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CALLING ALL STUDENT LEADERS!
The Youth Community Service club at Paly is looking for a few strong students to help lead us through another great year of service in school & in the community. You might be the Paly YCS Co-President, Secretary, or Public Relations Representative for the 2008-2009 school year! Spread the word to energized & motivated youth with a desire to make change in the community.
Info / application, please contact Jenny Wegner,
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JOIN THE YCS HIGH SCHOOL FELLOWS CLUB,
an eight-month leadership & service program that empowers high school students to promote diversity and the ethic of service in their schools & communities. Ten high school students from East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, & Redwood City meet weekly to plan and facilitate Diversity Workshops and service projects. Are you ready to join the fight against racism, sexism and discrimination? Be a leader and get paid!
Info / application, http://www.youthcommunityserice.org
or Jenny Wegner, 617-8962. |
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NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES
& INTERNSHIPS.
For up-to-date info from Paly's Work Experience Office, [click here]. (No new info yet -- the page will be updated after school begins.) |
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Download "Permit Request Form" here.
(Graduating seniors under 18 don't need work permits.) Please write clearly. Work Permits can't be processed without
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Bring completed, signed form to Mrs. Gyves in the C&CC. Allow 2 or 3 days for processing. Permits will be mailed directly to employers. [more info]
Questions: Meri Gyves, 329-3816. |
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Over 40 parent volunteers each work a 2-hour shift in the C&CC once a week, serving students & supporting our College & Career Advisors.
Shifts are assigned by lottery to Junior & Senior parents. Opportunities to work as a substitute or to work on special projects may also be available to parents of 10th, 11th, & 12th graders. Volunteers who serve as shift substitutes receive priority for open shifts the following school year.
If you'd like to become a new C&CC volunteer or substitute, or work on special projects, please come to this mandatory Volunteer Training Meeting.
Wed Sep 3, ERC (in the Library), 9 to 11 a.m.
Info: Elaine Hahn or Janet Liu.
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for Fall 2009 applicants is now online.
Please take a few minutes now to
register for the Common App, read its FAQs
to learn how it works, & play with some of
the features, so you can get your questions answered before submission deadlines
start hitting this fall.
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Click here, print the form, fill it out, & obtain your teacher’s signature. |
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Bring this signed form with you -- you must present it at the start of the visit. |
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A College Advisor will sign the form for you to return to your teacher. |
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COLLEGE ADMISSIONS OFFICERS VISITING PALY.
[complete list (past & future)] Info, questions: 329-3818. |
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OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS .
[complete list (past & future)], details, locations, & RSVP info (*REQUIRED for some events).
Info, questions: 329-3818. |
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LEARN ABOUT THE C&CC!
The C&CC holds an open house after each Parent Night in the Fall so there are other opportunities to get to know more about C&CC; there is also a wealth of information on our web site, www.paly.net/college. |
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GOT QUESTIONS?
The C&CC
has answers, & many of them are online -- just select a topic & click:
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TEST DATES & DEADLINES
Sat Oct 4, SAT & Subject Tests.
Register by Tue Sep 9.
- Click for calendar, "standby" info, or home page.
Sat Oct 25, ACT. Register by Fri Sep 19.
- Click for calendar, "standby" info, or home page.
See "standby" info if you miss registration deadline,
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AP COURSES and EXAMS
Everything you ever wanted to know
but were afraid to ask. Please see both ["for parents"] & ["for students"].
On each page, pull down the menu in left-hand column. "Student" page gives you info about individual subjects.
For even more info, [click here]. |
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UC ADMISSION FIGURES ONLINE.
UC StatFinder, a new interactive website, provides public access to detailed data on undergraduate admissions and enrollment at UC. You can find info organized in static tables that present the most frequently requested info, or you can create your own tables based on variables such as SAT scores or ethnicity. Visit http://statfinder.ucop.edu/. |
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CROSS-COUNTRY [schedule] [championships]
Mon Aug 18, practice begins, track, (5:45?).
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FOOTBALL [varsity sched] [F/S sched] [playoffs]
Fri Aug 29, @ Woodside, scrim, F/S 4:00, V 6:00.
Fri Sep 12, @ Burlingame, F/S 4:00, V 7:00.
Fri Sep 19, Mitty @ Paly, F/S 5:15, V 7:30.
Sat Sep 20, Mitty @ Paly, F 11:00 a.m.
Fri Sep 26, @ Gilroy, F/S 5:15, V 7:30.
Sat Sep 27, @ Gilroy, F 11:00 a.m. |
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GIRLS' TENNIS [varsity sched] [JV sched] [championships]
Tue Sep 16, Lynbrook, V home, JV away, 3:30.
Thu Sep 18, Gunn, V away, JV home, 3:30.
Tue Sep 23, Homestead, V home, JV away, 3:30.
Thu Sep 25, Monta Vista, V home, JV away, 3:30.
Tue Sep 30, Los Gatos, V away, JV home, 3:30. |
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VOLLEYBALL [varsity sched] [JV sched] [frosh sched] [championships]
Tryouts: you're expected to participate all 5 days.
Mon-Fri Aug 25-29, JV tryouts, small gym, 3:30-5:30.
Mon-Fri Aug 25-29, F tryouts, small gym, 3:30-5:30.
Fri-Sat Sep 5-6, High Sierra Tourney, Reno, V 8 a.m.
Mon Sep 8, @ Menlo, F 4:15.
Tue Sep 9, Castilleja @ Paly, scrim, large gym, JV 4:00, V 5:30.
Tue Sep 9, Casti @ Paly, scrim, small gym, F 4:00.
Thu Sep 11, Mt. Pleasant @ Paly, JV 5:30, V 6:45.
Thu Sep 11, @ Sacred Heart, F 4:00.
Sat Sep 13, Milpitas Spikefest Tourney, Independence, JV 8 a.m.
Sat Sep 13, Aptos Tourney, Aptos, F 8 a.m.
Tue Sep 16, Woodside @ Paly, JV 5:30, V 6:45.
Sat Sep 20, Harbor Tourney, Harbor High, V 8 a.m.
Sat Sep 20, Mtn View Tourney, Mtn View, JV 8 a.m.
*Thu Sep 25, Mountain View @ Paly, F 4:15, JV 5:30, V 6:45.
*Tue Sep 30, @ Gunn, F 4:15, JV 5:30, V 6:45. |
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BOYS' WATER POLO [varsity sched] [F/S sched] [championships]
Mon Aug 13, tryouts, pool, 8 a.m.
(Waiting for info.)
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GIRLS' WATER POLO [varsity sched] [JV sched] [championships] [practice schedule]
Sat Sep 6,
Sacred Heart Round Robin, SHP, JV TBD.
Fri-Sat Sep 12-13, St. Francis Inv, St.F & SHP, TBD.
*Tue Sep 16, Homestead @ Paly, V & JV, TBD.
*Thu Sep 18, @ Los Altos, V & JV, TBD.
Fri-Sat Sep 19-20,
Palo Alto Inv, Paly, JV TBD.
*Thu Sep 25, @ Los Gatos, V & JV, TBD.
*Tue Sep 30, Gunn @ Paly, V & JV, TBD. |
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SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS! [details]
Crew/rowing, sailing, soccer
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SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS!
Crew/rowing, sailing, soccer
(AYSO and CYSA), swimming, & tennis!
http://palylink.paloaltopta.org/sports/ |
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STANFORD FOOTBALL -- KIDS DAY.
Thu Aug 28, vs. Oregon State,
& Sat Sep 20, vs. San Jose State,
Stanford Stadium, 6 p.m. |
Fun for the whole family! FREE admission for kids
14 & under; adults only $15. For free tickets, click here.
Enter promotional code: kidsday
Don't miss FanFest beginning 3 p.m. at the
Hammer Throw area next to Stanford Stadium.
Questions: Beto Lomax, 725-2876. |
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY:
ELECTRICITY FROM BUGS.
Learn about & observe how the energy-generating systems of common garden-variety bacteria can be harnessed to produce electricity in microbial fuel cells. Construct & use a small microbial fuel cell to measure electricity generated by bacteria that occur naturally in garden soil, mulch, compost, & manure, and use Ohm's Law determine the amount of power produced under different conditions. Instructor: Paul Levine, Stanford.
Sun Sep 7, Museum of American Heritage, noon to 4.
$45 (members $35). Ages 16 and up.
Register online
(click here; open until class is filled).
Info, 321-1004, admin@moah.org, or Wendy Breu. |
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WEB SITE REVIEW COMMITTEE.
Palo Alto is seeking volunteers for a short-term committee (beginning this fall & meeting regularly for several months) to review the City's Web site and make recommendations on improvements & future enhancements to present to City Council. Apply by Fri Aug 29, with your interest in, and qualifications for, serving on the committee.
To apply, contact Dir of Administrative Svcs Lalo Perez, lalo.perez@cityofpaloalto.org, 329-2675.
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Fri Sep 12, Baylands Athletic Ctr.
[map] 5K walk 7:15 p.m., 10K run 8:15 p.m., & 5K run 8:45 p.m.
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