From the egg-on-my-face department, I offer an apology to Sharon Rutberg, whose name I misspelled in the Monday Blast.  

Usually the Wednesday message is pretty brief, but there’s a lot of last minute, end of school year stuff coming through my inbox, and I wanted to get a head start.  So if you’ve got something you need to tell people, you’re in very good company.  Just send it along.

Comments, questions, etc?  Just ask…

sandi kurtz

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Parent Volunteer Hours – Reminder!

If you volunteered to help with a Center School project, don't forget to advise TCS volunteer hours monitor, Nancy Hom at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. of your hours. She will record your time for our school. She also has forms she can send you to fill out electronically and email back, or you can print, handwrite your hours and turn in at school. Libby and Kathy have a clipboard in the CSCA mailbox with a volunteer hours log to enter in manually.

Big Lots Correction

The Big Lots competition - you don't actually need to sign in, just use the following link: http://www.biglots.com/lots2give/vote/link?videoId=2c9461ed3002649d01301a8d87380008

People can vote three times a day, until July 4th.  Odd, but true.

More Summer Possibilities

from Karin Engstrom and Barbara Quintana, College/Career Specialists

The UW has an awesome summer day camp for computer programming, writing, dance and playwriting.   2-3 hour classes range from 5 to 15 meetings.  Not all classes are full so go online NOW to sign up online:  http://www.summer-camp.uw.edu/courses/high-school/

They are also offering many summer sports camps and there is still time to sign up.   Everything from baseball, softball, basketball, track, gymnastics, soccer, cross country & track, golf, tennis, volleyball and strengths & conditioning.  How can you lose?   For more information go to their website at:  http://www.gohuskies.com/camps/wash-camps.html

Seattle University Albers School of Business & Economics is offering a four day program for minority students who are juniors to experience classes, the SU campus and staying in dorms.  It will be held June 26-30.  Applications and more information are on their website:  http://www.seattleu.edu/albers/SBI.aspx

Seattle Parks and Recreation has an online class/activity registration called SPARC.  Go to:  http://class.seattle.gov/parks/Start/Start.asp?SCheck=710514135&SDT=40689.5215533565  to get your log on and link to the Activities to see what they are offering this summer.

For Juniors -- NELA Center for Student Success is offering a Mentor2College Summer Program from 7/11 through 8/25.  This free program gives you hands on help with your search for the right school, essays, scholarships and knowing the hoops for getting into the school you want.  Go to http://www.nela.net/Centers/Pages/washingtoncenter.aspx  and use the workshops link to get to http://events.nela.net/   This is so worth your time!

Caffeine Emergency Averted

The plans for the Center House remodel have been tweaked, and the project will be done in stages.  They are still on line to start work this summer, and finish in time for the 50th anniversary of the World’s Fair next spring, but not all food vendors will be closed at the same time, and Starbucks will remain open throughout the project.  Because construction workers drink coffee too.

Families and Education Levy Kick-off

from "Yes! Families and Education Levy" committee

Please join us along with civic leaders, community activists, education advocates and school kids to celebrate the official launch the 2011 Families & Education Levy campaign Saturday, June 18th from 10:30 to 11:30am. at El Centro de la Raza, 2524 16th Avenue South  The Families & Education Levy, set to expire this year, will provide $232 million of support for:

* Enhanced academic programs at schools with a high proportion of low-income students

* School-based health clinics proven to increase learning and graduation rates

* Early-learning programs that improve academic success

* Extra learning time and summer school programs for students struggling to advance from middle to high school

* Academic and college readiness programs for middle and high school students.

Seattle voters will be asked to renew and enhance the Levy, so EVERY kid in EVERY school can have the opportunity to succeed.  Additional details about the levy can be found at our website: www.familiesandeducationlevy.org

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Things we like to know:

School News, in and out of the building

Opportunities for Center School students (volunteering, classes, performances, etc)

Student, staff and faculty accomplishments beyond the school.

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