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PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL 2011-2012 Message from Head of School, Mr. Joe Sciuto Dear Providence Families, At Providence High School, our Core Values of Respect, Compassion, Justice, Excellence, and Stewardship are a very important part of our community. These Core Values are not just listed in handbooks and posted on classroom and office walls. These values are daily goals of all of our students, faculty, and staff members. We spend a great deal of time discussing these values, and we encourage all members of the Providence community to embrace them. This year a new way for us to promote these values and reward those students who best exemplify them is through our “Student of the Month” program. Each month our faculty and staff nominate students who best exemplify one of our Core Values. For the month of February, the Core Value of Compassion was chosen. The faculty and staff named Sophomore Vishnu Prasad as the Student of the Month who best lives our Core Value of Compassion. Vishnu is a caring and compassionate young man. He reaches out to people in need, and he gives comfort to them. Vishnu received a certificate of recognition, an AMC movie pass, and his name was displayed on the reader boards. Congratulations to this fine young man! For the month of March, the Student of the Month will be a student who best exemplifies our Core Value of Justice. We have so many students who live our Core Values on a daily basis. I was lucky to help chaperone the 11th grade Close-Up trip to Washington, DC. Our 37 students were engaged, focused, and very well behaved. I was so pleased to witness their outstanding behavior on the airplane, at the hotel, and at the conference sessions. They were so responsible and mature. I have also enjoyed watching our amazing varsity basketball teams this season. The girls’ and boys’ teams play hard and are disciplined and spirited. Congratulations to Coach Bencze and Coach Baskerville on their historic seasons!
Yours in Providence, Joe Sciuto Head of School YOU BELONG HERE.
March 2012 Congratulations to our Boys and Girls Basketball Teams! The Girls team made it to the CIF semi-finals! ------------------------------The Boys team is on their way to the CIF Championships! vs. Holy Martyrs at Mater Dei High Saturday, March 3rd at 11:30am
Save the Date! The Providence Gala April 28, 2012 Lakeside Golf Club Honoring Susan and Victor Georgino YOU BELONG HERE.
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Letter from Dean of Students, Mr. Dennis Bullock It seems this year is moving at light speed, and though it is by far not over, it is time to start discussing next year. This is a heads-‐up for all returning parents regarding uniforms for next year—we want to give you proper time to adjust to our plans. First of all, we want to inform you that Providence will have its basic uniform supplied exclusively by Crown Uniforms in Burbank. No other uniform company will supply PHS uniforms any longer. We have gone with Crown based upon convenience and price. They are located in Burbank (3800 W. Burbank Blvd.); other competing stores have moved out of our immediate area. We feel confident that Crown will serve our, and your, needs well—we will be in constant contact with them throughout the upcoming Spring and Summer to assure this. Second, we want you to know that several aspects of PHS’ uniform and uniform policy will change for the 2012-‐2013 school year, and this in some cases will require some purchases on your part—but not in all cases; we are sensitive to your costs. Most notably, pants/shorts and skirts/skorts, and polos and cardigans must be bought from Crown. There will be much more detail coming in a letter soon! As always, feel free to contact me with ANY questions or concerns. GO PIONEERS!!!
The Math Department wishes to share the results of the AMERICAN MATH COMPETITION held on February 7th.Congratulations to all the winners and participants! The American Mathematics Competitions 2012 AMC 10A and AMC 12 A School results: AMC 12 Student Team Honors: 1 . KEVIN MARK (Winner) Grade 12. 2 . KARL RAVANCHO (Team member) Grade 11 3. TORIBIO EDWIN (Team member) Grade 12. AMC 10 Student Team Honors: 1. ALLEN ALVARADO (Winner) Grade 10. 2. MATTHEW CHUNG (Team Member) Grade 10 3. GABRIEL SAHAGUN (Team Member) Grade 9 These students will receive their pins and certificates at the end of the year award ceremony. Thank you for your support. David Rufus, Math Dept. Chair
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Parent Service Hours Opportunities Service Hours for the 2011-2012 school year must be completed by March 30, 2012 Involvement in fewer than 40 hours will result in a billing of $10.00 for each hour. Ms. Paolone needs help at the Prom, as well as with the Prom fundraisers (lunch and break sales). This entails picking up food or donating bakery items. Her club, Rock and Roll A to Z, is also in need of some donations/improvements for this year. Contact: Marisa.Paolone@providencehigh.org She can offer two (2) service hours for each hour served/every $10 spent. The Annual Math/Science/Technology Fair will take place on March 13th in the SAC. We need parent volunteers, cookies, water, and other supplies. If interested in earning parent service hours please call Mrs. Ashjian ext. 265. The Math, Science and Technology Fair Committee needs 20 big-ticket items to raffle among the participating students. We need i-Pods, i-Phones, lap tops, tablets, graphing calculators... appealing items for teenagers. Contact Mr. David Bird, ext. 407 or at David.Bird@providencehigh.org Donate to the Gala Silent Auction for Service Hours. You can earn one (1) Parent Service Hour for every $10 in value of whatever you donate. For example, if you donate a $50 Best Buy gift card you would receive five (5) Parent Service Hours. Anything you bring in from soliciting businesses also counts, so you don't have to spend money to get service hour credits. Please come to room 403 to pick up solicitation letters and donor forms. Current Service Hours recorded by Family Key can be viewed on the following: • Portal under the Parents tab - "Parent Service Hours" Please check the portal, website, or parent newsletter for service hour and donation opportunities Please call Mrs. Bordey at ext. 100 if you would like any information or have any questions.
Department of Choral Activities Saturday, March 3rd – Choir Retreat (Daytime Only) 10:00 am -7:00 pm Wednesday, March 14th – Mount San Antonio College High School Choral Invitational 6:00-9:00 pm. Chaperones Needed!!! April 21-22 at the Disneyland Resort, “Music in the Parks” Competition Parent Hours Available
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Art Dept. to Host Ceramics Workshop for Parents ONLY The Art Department is sponsoring a Ceramic Workshop on March 7th and March 14th from 5 to 8pm on campus. This workshop will be for parents only. We will have several ceramic molds (Easter, sports, etc.). for parents to choose from, much like at a “Color Me Mine” store. You paint it and we will fire it in our kiln. You may pick up your item after it has dried. This is the first time we are doing this fund raiser/workshop so any comments are welcome. The cost will be one lump sum for the mold, glazes and firing. Contact Cathy.Main@providencehigh,org to sign up. Cathy Main, Fine Arts Department Chair
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Celebrating our school ⁄celebrating our community PROVIDENCE GALA, APRIL 28TH AT LAKESIDE GOLF CLUB The annual gala is quickly approaching! We will honor Susan and Victor Georgino Saturday, April 28th, 2012 at Lakeside Golf Club in Toluca Lake. All proceeds benefit Providence students and programs. The Gala’s silent and on-‐line auctions need auction items. Donating to this event is a great way to earn service hours before the March 30th deadline. Our committee is in need of vacations/ timeshares, services (salons, lessons, teeth whitening, etc.), gift cards, tickets to concerts or games, and unique items. Please contact paul.kaminski@providencehigh.org or the Advancement Office.
Children’s Book Drive
In honor of Read Across America Day, in support of FOCAL (Friends of Children and Literature), and in union with our core values of Justice and Excellence, Providence High School library will be having a children’s book drive between March 2 – March 15, 2012. Please bring your new or gently used children’s books to the library. Please contact Mrs. Cedillo in the library for further information: Marina.Cedillo@providencehigh.org
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The Science, & Technology Fair Tuesday, March 13th from 7:30-9:00pm in the Student Activity Center. Come and see all the exciting work we’re doing in the areas of mathematics, science, and technology. The exhibits will be on view to the general public starting at 7:30pm (after the judges have time with the presenters/participants as they evaluate their projects). This year’s judges are from all walks of life-‐ some are even returning from years past because they love our event so much. The judges’ scores will be posted on the screen in real time as they come in. We will open up the event with a prayer and pledge of allegiance followed by introduction of the judges, followed by the viewing of projects. The evening will conclude with announcement of winners in all three disciplines and sub-‐categories. We will be raffling off some very special prizes throughout the evening. We thank you for your support of academic programs at Providence and wish you and your child(ren) the very best in the competition. To celebrate our Tenth Anniversary this year, we have a new category - a middle school competition for students from all our feeder schools. We hope to see you there, Administration, Math, Science, & Technology Faculty
The Fresh & Easy Fundraiser was a Success! The Fresh & Easy events were a great success, thanks to your support. Between collecting receipts and our January Shopping Night, PHS will be receiving over $800! Shopping night was a lot of fun -- thank you to our cheerleaders who helped out by passing out samples to customers. Parent Board members and students were on hand to help customers bag groceries, and we gave away raffle prizes. Look for this event next year! 5
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The Family Pledge Program supports every student, teacher and program on campus. Click on the link below or find it on the school’s homepage. Every dollar helps a Providence Family in need. http://www.diamondmindinc.com/providence.html
From the Desk of the College Counselor, Clara Gaitan Senior Parents:
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Your children are beginning to hear from college and universities. Please encourage them to continue working hard this semester. All schools will require a final transcript and admissions are always provisional - schools will rescind acceptances if grades drop! Encourage your seniors to continue working on scholarships. At the beginning of each month students are e-mailed a newsletter with scholarship opportunities. Ask your student to print out the newsletter for you and encourage them to apply to the scholarships listed. College Placement Exams: These exams are required by the California Public University Systems to determine a student’s placement in English or math courses in college. Students may be exempt from these exams based on SAT or AP scores. Check the following websites to determine if your student is exempt from taking the exams: 1. California State University: English Proficiency Test (EPT) http://www.csumentor.org/planning/high_school/ept.asp & Entry Level Mathematics Exam: http://www.csumentor.org/planning/high_school/elm.asp 2. University of California Entry Level Writing Requirement (formerly known as the Subject A Requirement): www.ucop.edu/elwr
Junior Parents, I have met with all juniors to review their class selections for next year. Please ask your student about our meeting and continue (or begin!) discussing college plans. Juniors should begin the college search now by using Naviance, surfing the web and visiting college campuses. During our meeting, you student received access to Naviance, the College Handbook, and information regarding the SAT. Juniors and parents should take time to explore some campuses, and if possible, take advantage of spring break and schedule some college visits! Junior tips for getting ahead:
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Begin your college search today. Naviance has two great search engines and important statistical information regarding past Providence graduates and college acceptances. Visit college campuses and take tours during spring break and the summer. Register for the ACT and/or SAT and Subject tests. Consider enrolling in an academic summer program at a university or college. Attend the National College Fair at the Pasadena Convention Center on Monday, April 30, 2012 from 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. It is a great opportunity to speak to college admissions representatives and get information regarding majors and academic opportunities. For more information on this college fair, please visit www.nacacnet.org and click on the “events/training” and then click on “college fairs”.
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Re-enrollment Package Please take time to fully read all materials. In order to ensure your student’s re-enrollment, please note that the deadline for the return of all forms with your registration fee is March 19, 2012. If you believe something is missing from your packet, please contact the office. If you have any questions regarding tuition or fees, contact Mrs. Green, Director of Finance, at ext 502. Please note that tuition payments begin June 1, 2012. Families choosing the Monthly Payment Option will pay tuition over eleven months, through April 1, 2013.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: March 1st Christian Service Hours Due (75%)
March 22nd Congress Youth Day
March 3rd Boys’ Basketball Championship Game 11:30am at Mater Dei
March 23rd Full Day of School (CALENDAR CHANGE)
March 9th End of 4th grading period March 13th Math, Science & Technology Fair, 7pm March 16th, 17th, 22nd, 23rd, & 24th School Musical
March 27th Junior Retreat March 30th Parent Service Hours Due March 30th Career Day
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