George Washington High School October 15, 2010

Greetings from Principal Lovrin Dear Parents, Students and Teachers: It’s hard to believe that we are already into the second grading period of the school year. We have 2,321 students in grades 9th - 12th with a fresh-men class of approximately 526 students. We welcome these new students and their families to the Washington Community. We were very excited to see everyone on September 16th at our Back to School Night. Many of our teachers were pleased at how many par-ents attended Back to School Night. Thank you all for coming; it was one of our biggest yet! If you were unable to attend,

please contact your child’s counselor to set up a time to visit. You can call or email your child’s teachers to discuss your child’s classes and grades. In addition, Washington now has School Loop; this is an excellent way to stay in touch with your child’s teacher through the in-ternet. Your child’s grades and assignments can be viewed on line. Please follow the instruc-tions on how to log onto School Loop at the district website at www.sfusd.edu. As the second - six weeks begin; this is an excellent time to remind all students and parents that students should be spending time each night on homework or reviewing the work they’ve completed in class that day, each night. Make sure that students have a place to do their homework and

come to school on time after eating a good breakfast! Please help your child be on time for school and remind them that they must be on time for class, every class. The first 5-day cut list will be published soon. Stu-dents are put on the cut list for not being in class or being tardy to class or showing up late for class from lunch. Make sure you are on time! Additionally, this is a reminder that students should not be on their cell phones on campus or on any other electronic equip-ment. I want to personally invite you to attend our many sporting events, plays, and con-certs. Be a part of the school and join the PTSA. We appreci-ate parent involvement in all of our events. If you have not been to the Beacon, pay them a

visit and try one of their many classes offered to adults. It’s also a great place to have your child go for tutoring after school. Please listen for the auto dial-ers that I send regarding im-portant announcements or schedule changes or visit our newly refurbished website, it’s always changing. The website address is http://gwhs-sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com/

I would like to thank all the students, parents and teachers for their continuous hard work at Washington High School. Your dedication is what makes Washington a great school with many long standing traditions and proud graduates!

Have a great semester!Do your best - your very best!

Go EAGLES!!! ~ Mrs. Ericka M. Lovrin

MESSAGE FROM THE PTSA PRESI-

DENT…Greetings Parents, Teachers, Stu-

dents and Administrators. On behalf of

the PTSA Board here at Washington High

School, I would like to welcome all new

and returning students and their families

to the 2010-2011 school year.

My name is Alice Badi and I am

delighted to serve as your PTSA President.

I attended this school many years ago and

my son, Adam, is a Junior this year. I love

being involved in what’s happening here

at school and strongly believe that it takes

a village to raise a child—and the Wash-

ington High School family is that village.

Being involved in your child’s education is

important to his or her success. We have

many dedicated parents, teachers and

students, who give so much of their time

and commitment; this is one of the many

reasons why Washington High School is

such a great environment for learning.

I am pleased to welcome our PTSA

Officers: Executive Vice President - Avilone

Franklin; VP of Membership - Yanira Curry;

Secretary - Andrea Wulff; Treasurer - Cin-

dy Fong; VP Programming - Mila Diaz; His-

torian - Daniel Fong; and our Parliamen-

tarian - Sherrie Rosenberg.

I invite you to become a part of

the PTSA; the membership fee is only $10

for adults and $5 for students. The PTSA

Meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday of

each month in the school cafeteria. By

becoming a PTSA Member, you are not

obligated to attend every meeting, only

the ones you can. The meetings are fun

and informative and we welcome your

input and concerns. We have many ex-

citing and important programs planned for

this year. Students are more than wel-

come to attend, the more the merrier. For

PTSA News you can go to the school web-

site on school loop, click on PTSA under

“Our School”.

If you have any questions, ideas or

suggestions for our meetings, please feel

free to contact me at (415) 235-1581 or

email me at abadia9999@aol.com

Thank you very much for this op-

portunity to serve as your PTSA President.

Respectfully Yours, Alice Badi

PTSA President 2010-2011

EAGLE PRIDE

By Reina Ota, Eagle Pride VP of Outreach and Class of 2013 Executive Council

There are over 50 clubs at GWHS, however Eagle Pride is rising

to one of the top and making way for service that is truly from the

heart. For example, we eliminated the GPA and hour requirement to no

requirement; anyone who is willing

to help out should have the oppor-

tunity to do so. EP finds new and

different approaches in providing

students with volunteer opportuni-

ties to help make a difference.

How EP impacted my life:

The reason why I think EP is so amazing is because everyone

knows each other like a family. Just in eight months, I met so many

new people from different schools and grade levels, and now we are

like best friends. We really watch out for each other and we’re all very

close. We work together to help promote our own club that we love

because we want others to know how great EP is.

We volunteered at the club fair for freshmen orien-

tation (FLI) and we have around 70 new freshmen

members. We are excited to have them be a part

of our family. And I hope they will learn many

things from EP as I did.

I really love how EP is very flexible and

how volunteers can just sign up for the

events they want to participate in. Eve-

ryone can volunteer during their spare

time without their other commitments

being interrupted. This is why EP has a

very simple sign up system. Members are able to find all the infor-

mation and all the volunteer opportunities on an organized website,

which is very convenient!

Eagle Pride taught me how to be a leader, and how to make

our club more efficient and convenient for all of our members. When I

got more involved with EP, I got to help out with the officers and see

how they keep everything so organized. For example, all the officers

call all the volunteers (yes, even if it’s more than 100 people) and con-

firm if they are still volunteering, making sure they know all the im-

portant information, and remind them to bring their waiver if they

need one. Without the dedicated officers, EP would not have been

successful. Eagle Pride helped me gain the courage to run for student

government; they taught me about organization

and communication skills that I need in order for

me to be successful.

Encourage your child to join Eagle Pride today.

Membership is opened year round. https://

sites.google.com/site/gwhseaglepride/

Membership

EAGLES SERVICE SOCIETY

(ESS) - One of the oldest and most active

community service organizations at Washington High School. It was

established in the beginning when this school was built. ESS will be

celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2012 along with the school. Cur-

rently, we have 90 active members. We have ten 100 - hour club

members who earned more than 100 hours from May 1 - August 29,

2010.

The members are Simon Xie, Kevin Tan, Rosemary Ho, Eileen Liu, Ste-

ven Wu, Samson Ha, Janette Pham-Le, and Derek Lee. Currently 80%

of the members have earned 50 hours. The hours do not carry over

unless they earn more than 60 hours from May 1 - October 18, 2010.

We will be looking for 60 new members to replace the 60 seniors who

will be graduating in May 2011. Applications will be available in Janu-

ary 2011. If current juniors of 2012, sophomores of 2013 and fresh-

men of 2014 are interested in joining, please obtain an application in

room 223/219. Complete the application, go to an interview and vol-

unteer for one activity. We accept 90% of our applications. All mem-

bers must have a minimum of a 2.5 GPA, with no U’s and is not on the

five - day cut list.

ESS members were asked to volunteer for the Triathlon at Treasure

Island, JP Chase Morgan Race at Pier 30-32 and

the San Francisco Marathon due to a shortage of

volunteers. ESS was able to fulfill the needs by

providing a minimum of 45 volunteers at these events. ESS members

attended freshmen orientation, served the teachers on the first in-

service day, attended back-to school night and was present at the

aloha festival and the Nihonmachi Street Celebration.

ESS will also be of service with the following; October Activities - Nik-

kei Lions Club White Cane Day, Nike Women Expo/Marathon, Rich-

mond Neighborhood House Halloween Party, Cancer Walk, and

Lakeshore School Harvest Festival November Activities - Feed the

Homeless at Glide, Wild Run, and College Dragon Boat Race Decem-

ber Activities - Feed the Homeless at Glide, Golden Gate Wrestling

Tournament at Washington, Nutcracker and the Kung Pao Comedy

Show. This will complete their volunteer activities/services for 2010.

Students who are interested in joining ESS please see Griffin Ong

(President), in Ms. Yanez’s class during homeroom or Mr. Alan Layug

in room 219 during homeroom or at lunch time.

Thank you!

Alan Layug Dan Yee

Sponsor Alumni ESS member

CHINESE AMERICAN CLUB (CAC) - One of the largest

clubs at Washington with over 300 members was established

in 1976. The CAC President is Victor Liang, this is one of the

most popular clubs at Washington. CAC is both social and ser-

vices the community. There are five required activities to be-

come an active member; (1) Walk for CAC, (2) Bridge-to-

Bridge, (3) Nike Women Marathon/Expo, (4) Bay to Breakers,

and (5) Lunar New Year Parade. At the end of the school year,

CAC members who meet the minimum requirements attend a

trip to Great America, Santa Cruz, or Marine World. When

they return from the trip, they will attend a seven course

menu at a Chinese Restaurant. Active seniors are awarded a

college scholarship.

Students, who are interested in joining CAC, please contact

Alan Layug in room 219.Thank you!

Alan Layug- Sponsor

DRAGON BOAT - One of the most popular team/water sports at Washington. It was founded at Washington and Lincoln High

Schools in l995. We have a minimum of 80 paddlers who practice on Thursdays or Sundays. The head coach is Alan Layug, our So-

cial Studies teacher who paddles and competes for the Light Wave (adult team) he earned a gold and a silver for his team. Virgil

Jackson, our Science teacher who paddles and competes for the Dragon Warriors earned a bronze for his team at the 15th Interna-

tional Dragon Boat Race. Other coaches are Bryan Wong, Leslie Loui, Candance and Nick Lee (brother/sister team) and Rodger Ng.

All of our coaches are volunteers.

Our MVP (Most valuable parents) are: the CLASS OF 2010 Laurie Quach and Esther Lam, Class of 2011 Elizabeth Lee and

Jane Ma Fujimoto, Class of 2012 Don and Cindy Fong (PTSA treasurer) Jean Wong, David Yu, Shiu Shang Yee, George Lee (uncle of

Jean Wong), Rose Louie (mother of Jean Wong), and Janet Louie (niece of Jean Wong).

Our MVP provides lunch, drinks, and snacks for our team, parents, and coaches. We thank them for their valuable services.

Since we are not an AAA sport, we rely on the Washington community for donations. All donations are tax deductible. If you

would like to donate to our program, please send donations to: Washington Dragon Boat c/o Alan Layug, Washington High School,

600-32nd Avenue San Francisco, CA 94121. We sincerely thank the Alumni association, Nikkei Lions Club, BASHOFF, and the San

Francisco Federal Credit Union on Geary Street for their continuous support.

We placed FIRST in the "C" division in July at the Fremont Sprint race (250 meters) and placed SECOND in the “C” division at the

Long Beach race (500 meters).

On Sunday September 26, 2010 at Treasure Island, the A Boat/Scarlet Beasts placed 6th in the B Division. The B Boat/Grey

Gliders placed 3rd in the D Division earning bronze medals. The male and female teams did not qualify for the finals.

We would like to thank the following teachers who witness the 15th Annual International Dragon Festival. Many thanks to Ms.

Carrie Wert, Mr. Mitchell Vedar and Family and Mr. Martin Wolf and Family.

Thank you and Congratulations to all…

Alan Layug Dan Yee

Coach/Sponsor Sponsor/co-founder

GWHS DANCE COMPANY- The GWHS Dance Company

will perform 3 pieces in the USA Dance/Drill Spectacular at Great

America on Saturday, October 9th, 2010 at the Redwood Amphi-

theater; performances begin at 2:30 PM. Experience the LYRICAL

dance choreographed by Allison Lee, a HIP HOP piece by Nick

Wong, and a JAZZ dance by Kimberly Owyang. Come out and

support the GWHS Dance Company's artistry and talents.

Upcoming GWHS Dance Company performances:

VAPA assembly 6th period November 10th, 2010 - the Dance

Company will collaborate in performance with the CHOIR!

On November 18th, 2010 - GWHS Academy of Hospitality and

Tourism Fashion Show - GWHS Dance Company will perform.

The 11th annual VISION SERIES Dance Festival will be held on Sat-

urday March 12th, 2011 @ 4 PM at the Marines Memorial Thea-

ter. Come support this amazing Production with high school per-

formers and college/professional companies sharing the stage.

Let’s cheer on Nick Wong's contemporary choreography and the

GWHS Dance Company!

Please continue to support the artistic expression of our stu-

dents!

Thank you, Nina Mayer

GWHS Director of Dance

JROTC JROTC-What exactly is it? And what is it doing to help the

students? JROTC is defined as Junior Reserves Officer Training

Corps and its purpose is to “Motivate Young People to be Better

Citizens”. The program teaches students the value of citizenship,

leadership, service to the community, personal responsibility, and a

sense of accomplishment while instilling in them self esteem, self

discipline and team work.

Every year, JROTC cadets participate in various communi-

ty service events. Last summer, we accomplished two service learn-

ing projects held at St. John’s Presbyterian Church on June 12th,

2010 including five cadets and on July 10th, 2010 where 15 cadets

participated. In addition, we had a volunteer event on July 4th, 2010

where nine cadets participated at the Freedom Road Run.

Since the beginning of the 2010-11 school year, our cadets

have accomplished many more volunteer events. Included among

these are events listed below with the number of participants in pa-

rentheses:

August 24, 2010 - JP Morgan Run held between Pier 31 and

Pier 32 (12)

August 29, 2010 - Escape From Alcatraz (22)

September 11, 2010 - Autumn Moon Festival (27) Harvest

Food Bank held at St. John’s Presbyterian Church (24)

September 18, 2010 - Harvest Food Bank held at St. John’s Presby-

terian Church (23)

As the students are learning

skills that will help them later in

life, they are also receiving P.E.

credit by doing Physical Education Independent Study (PEIS). This

allows students the chance to do physical activity on their own.

When they perform physical education activities, they document it

on the appropriate recording sheet to be evaluated by the instructor

for P.E. credit.

There are many benefits to being in JROTC. First, there

are five credits for the regular class which has six units: Unit 1)

Citizenship in Action, Unit 2) Leadership Theory and Application,

Unit 3) Foundations for Success, Unit 4) Wellness, Fitness, and

First Aid, Unit 5) Geography and Earth Science, and Unit 6) Citi-

zenship in American History and Government. In addition, five

credits may be awarded for Drill Lab while serving as a member on

one or more of the following teams: Girl's Drill Team, Flag Team,

Drum Corps, Color Guard, or Raiders/Orienteering.

Our cadets are currently working very hard for the upcom-

ing Annual SFUSD JROTC Brigade Fall Drill Competition held at

Balboa High School’s Courtyard at 10:00 A.M on Thursday, No-

vember 11th, 2010. The following teams will be competing: Drum

Corps, Color Guard, Guidon and Squad Drill. We encourage every-

one to attend, support, and cheer on our cadets!

Thank you for all your support!

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS

GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 600 32ND AVENUE

News from the Alumni Association

Greetings to all… In case you weren't

aware, yes, GWHS has had an Alumni

Association since 1951. We support the

school through awards and grants to stu-

dents and teachers, and help the gradu-

ates of Washington strengthen their

bonds to the school through our commu-

nications and helping reunion com-

mittees publicize their events. Visit our

Hall of Merit display case in the Main

Hall for information on upcoming events.

Here is our new website

www.sfgwhsalumni.org it’s just getting

started, and since none of the other

Alumni Directors are web coders, the

website will remain a simple one-page

site until skilled alumni volunteers come

forward or are found. If you know any-

one with Word Press skills willing to

give just a little bit of their time to help

expand our site, please have them get in

touch with me.

We proudly introduce our 75th anniver-

sary logo! The eagle in this logo was de-

signed by Paul Mica, class of ‘83; I

adapted it for this logo. Of course it will

look much better in color! We'll add it to

our display board soon.

For juniors and parents of juniors, we're

planning several events next year to

commemorate our great school's 75th

anniversary, including a luncheon for

retired teachers as well as alumni partici-

pation in the Spirit Rally in October 2011,

and a Gala Dinner in March 2012. We'll

keep you updated as our plans develop.

Although membership forms to seniors

won't go out until January, I want sen-

I

ors and parents of seniors to keep in

mind that a student's senior year is the

absolute best time to join the Alumni

Association. If they don't join at the sen-

ior rate of only $10, they'll pay the pre-

vailing rate which is currently $30. It’s

such a bargain for a lifetime member-

ship!

By the way, if any parents are also alum-

ni who aren't yet members, we welcome

you to join now to avoid future rate in-

creases. Please email me to request a

senior or alumni membership form and

with our continued growth we will help

the school even more.

All Hail to Washington! Tammy Ara-

mian, class of Spring 1974 Alumni Asso-

ciation - Vice President

tammy@artamstudio.com

News from the Wellness Nurse indicates that this information is also available on School Loop Lynda Boyer-Chu, RN, MPH, NCSN

(National Credentialed School Nurse)

BoyerL@sfusd.edu

GREETINGS and INTRODUC-

TION... ...to returning families and welcome to

new families. I work at the Wellness

Center Tuesdays through Fridays. (I’m at

an elementary school on Mondays.) I’ve

worked in the SFUSD for over 20 years

and this is my 4th year at GWHS. I love

working at our school, which has a long

tradition of dedicated faculty, eager stu-

dents, and involved parents/caregivers.

The role of the Wellness Nurse allows me

to provide preventive and primary care,

health education, and community refer-

rals. In a typical day, I’ll be responding

to students who come to see me about

everything from sprains and skin condi-

tions to serious conditions such as diabe-

tes, asthma, and seizure issues. If a situa-

tion is mild and can be handled at school,

your teen will receive those services and

assisted to stay in school. But if a condi-

tion requires medical attention, I will call

parents/caregivers to seek support and

follow-up. I’m very familiar with the

medical and mental health services in San

Francisco and can help expedite care and

work with you to make sure appropriate

follow-up is obtained.

IS YOUR CHILD’S EMERGENCY

CARD TURNED IN? With help from a nursing student, I re-

view every Emergency Card submitted by

mid-September. Students with conditions

that might require emergency care such as

severe asthma, diabetes type 1, seizures,

and severe allergies, are noted. We need

medical orders to assure that we have the

medications and supplies for your teen in

the event of him or her experiencing a life

-threatening emergency. Please contact

me by email or a written message if your

child has an emergency condition that

was not noted on an Emergency Card.

PREVENTION COUNTS! Adolescence is an ideal period for learn-

ing about and practicing preventive care.

Towards that end, Wellness staff Quarry

Pak, Wellness Coordinator; Steve Youn,

Community Health Outreach Worker; and I promote healthy nutrition, tobacco

prevention, and alcohol prevention

through classroom education, lunch time

tabling, and one-to-one counseling.

DOES YOUR TEEN HAVE

HEALTH INSURANCE? One of my priorities is making sure every

teen has health insurance. Children and

youth in San Francisco are eligible for

health insurance. I’m pleased to share that

almost every student’s Emergency Card

indicates that he or she has some form of

health coverage. Here’s a tip: please give

your teen a copy of his/her health insur-

ance card; it’s an important way of ac-

knowledging their growing independence.

CONFIDENTIALITY: IT’S THE

LAW Did you know that if your teen seeks ser-

vices for STDs, pregnancy, mental health

or substance treatment, also referred to as

Sensitive Services, your teen can keep

this information confidential? While you

might feel that this sounds unfair, care for

“Sensitive Services” is protected by Cali-

fornia state laws. These laws are intended

to enable teens who are afraid of parental

denial of care or even abuse, to get the

care they need. For more information, a

good reference is www.teenhealth.org

9th Graders: FREE, EFFECTIVE

VACCINE thru HOMEROOMS! *

Want your 9th grader to prevent

catching and spreading flu to

friends and family? In early October,

9th grade homeroom teachers will be dis-

tributing PINK forms that are to be given

to parents/caregivers. Please discuss this

program with your teen, check YES or

NO on the pink form, and if you want

your child to receive the vaccine, com-

plete the screening questions on the back

of the form. Every student is expected to

return a pink form checked either yes or

no. The vaccine is given by a quick puff

into each nostril. There's no pain, no nee-

dles, and it's free. If you read Chinese or

Spanish, we'll have forms in those lan-

guages, too.

IT’S ALL ABOUT COMMUNICA-

TION * Worried about your teen’s activities with

friends? Feel awkward talking to them

about relationships? Want some tips and

support? Attend this three-session pro-

gram for parents/caregivers only.

Title: How to talk to your teen

about dating and sex

When? Three consecutive Wednesdays:

Oct. 13: 7:30-8:30 PM, right after

the PTSA meeting Oct. 20: 6:00-7:15 PM

Oct. 27: 6:00-7:15 PM

Where? George Washington High School

How do I sign up? Call Parent Liaison Mr. Chi Mak at 242-

2644 x3542, or email him at:

MakC@sfusd.edu

by advance reservation only. Parent/

caregiver must commit to attending all

three meetings.

Please sign up by no later than Friday,

Oct. 8, 2010.

What languages will be spoken? Discussion groups will be available in

English and in Cantonese.

Light refreshments available, courte-

sy of GEAR UP. Sponsorship: GEAR UP, Wellness Cen-

ter, and PTSA

Thank you,

Lynda Boyer – Chu

School nurse

PTA Reflections Art Program This year’s theme is “Together We Can”

The National PTA Reflections Program is an

arts recognition and achievement program

for students. The Reflections Program pro-

vides opportunities for students to express

themselves creatively and to receive posi-

tive recognition for original works of art

inspired by a preselected theme, while

increasing community awareness on

the importance of the arts in education

since it was established in 1969; more

than 10 million students have partici-

pated attesting to its strength.

Students may submit an entry in any

of the following six areas; literature, musi-

cal composition, photography, visual arts,

dance choreography and film video pro-

duction.

Students start creating your Reflections Art

Entries; just remember to follow these

guidelines and rules: (1) Each entry must

be original work of one student only (2)

Enter in as many art categories as you

would like (3) Both photography and visual

arts entries must be mounted or matted (4)

No copyrighted material can be used (5) Do

not mount or mat your literature entries

LITERATURE: Literature entries may be

works of fiction or nonfiction, prose, poetry

and drama. Entries must not exceed 2,000

words. It can be handwritten or typed (one

sided only) Must be on 8 ½ x 11 paper. Do

not mount or mat, place in a manila folder.

MUSIC: A musical composition entry may

be voice, instruments, or a combination of

voice and instruments. All compositions

shall not exceed 5 minutes. Record on a CD

only and Middle/Junior and Seniors: nota-

tion, including traditional tablature or elec-

tronic is required. Score size shall

not exceed

11 x 14 and band or or-

chestra may be 11 x 16.

PHOTOGRAPHY: A photography entry

must be an original black and white or col-

or image or group of images produced by a

photographic process. The student must be

the one to take the photograph. It must be

mounted or matted on cardboard mat,

poster board or other sturdy material. It

must not exceed 11x14 including the

mounting or matting.

VISUAL ARTS: A visual arts entry must be

an original print, drawing, painting, collage,

photographic collage, metal etching or

punch work, fiber work or computer gener-

ated. It must be mounted or matted and

not to exceed 3/8 inch in thickness. It must

not exceed 24 x 30 including the mounting

or matting. No 3-Demensional art work and

laminating is highly discouraged.

DANCE: A dance choreography entry must

be an original choreography dance compo-

sition. Dance must not exceed 5 minutes

and it must be recorded on a CD only.

There may be up to three dancers, only the

choreographer may enter the entry. Cos-

tumes are not necessary, however, if used

choreographer must create costumes.

FILM PRODUCTION: A film entry must be

an original work of fiction, non-fiction,

with or without sound. It can be an

animation, narrative, documentary and

or experimental. Student must be the

director, screenwriter and camera per-

son. Storyboarding and editing must be

done by one student and it must not ex-

ceed 5 minutes and must be recorded on

CD only.

For more information about the Reflec-

tions Art Program, visit www.capta.org

All entries submitted must be original

works of art and must relate to the current

Reflections Program theme. Entries are

first judged at the local level, where select-

ed works are chosen to represent the PTA

at each subsequent level. Each year the

Second District PTA creates an art exhibit

of the Reflections literature, visual art and

photography. Entry forms, rules and de-

scriptions of each category will be in the

Main Office by Friday November 19th,

2010.

If you have any questions, please email

susan-burke@comcast.net

Thank you, Susan Burke

Message From The PTSA President / 家長,教

師,學生聯會會長的話

致華盛頓高中的學生﹐家長/監護人, 校長和老師﹕

新的 2010 至 2011 學年開始了，家長教師學生聯會很歡迎

各學生和家長來到華盛頓高中的大家庭！

我的名字是愛麗絲巴迪,是家長聯會今年的主席。我是

這所學校的舊生和我的儿子現在就讀 11 年級。我喜歡參

加學校的活動和組織;並強烈認為，它需要整個學校的努力

去建立一個兒童的成功;華盛頓高中就是一個可以達到要求

的中學。參與孩子的教育是非常重要的。我們有很多專門

的家長，教師和學生，給學校很多時間和承諾，就是這個

原因,華盛頓高中有這樣一個偉大的學習環境。

我很高興地歡迎我們的家長聯會行政人員(PTSA Officers):

Executive Vice President - Avilone Franklin 副主席(行政 ) - 富

蘭克林;

VP of Membership - Yanira Curry 副主席(會員招募/籌款) -

卡里;

VP Programming - Mila Diaz 副主席(節目) - 迪亞茲;

Secretary - Andrea Wulff 秘書 - 沃爾夫;

Treasurer - Cindy Fong 財務長- 仙迪方;

Historian - Daniel Fong 紀事長- 丹尼爾方;

Parliamentarian - Sherrie Rosenberg 會議安排款待- 羅森堡.

我誠意邀請你成為家長聯會會員;會員費只需要 10 元,和學

生會員費 5 元。我們的會議在每個月的第二個星期三在學

校食堂舉行。成為家長聯會的會員，您沒有需要每個月也

來參加;選擇一些你喜歡的,有趣的或實際的會議。我們歡

迎您的投入和關注。今年,我們有許多令人興奮的重要方案

和計劃。家長和學生同樣歡迎，會員越多越好。對於華

盛頓高中家長聯會的消息，您可以去學校網站-“我

們的學校” 之下的 PTSA 網頁查看。

如果您有任何問題, 或家長會的建議;

請致電 415-231-1581 或電郵 abadia9999@aol.com

此致

愛麗絲巴迪

2010 至 2011 學年家長教師學生聯會主席

Alice Badi

PTSA President

校長的話: Message from Ms. Lovrin

家長,學生和老師們:

很難相信，我們已經進入本學年第二個評分期。本年度我們共

計有 2,321 位九至十二級的學生;新的學生大約有 526 個。我們

歡迎這些新的學生和他們的家人來到華盛頓高中。

在 9 月 16 日的回到學校夜,我們的老師都感到很高興有這麼多

家長出席回到學校夜。謝謝大家的光臨，這是我們其中一個最

大的回到學校夜呢！如果你不能參加在 9 月 16 日的回到學校

夜，請你與孩子的輔導員預約另一個參觀學校的時間。

你也可以通過電話或電子郵件與你孩子的老師討論你孩子的班

級課程。此外，華盛頓高中現在已經採用”學校通”，這是一

個很好的方式,通過互聯網與你孩子的老師保持聯繫;看到你的孩

子成績,功課和出席率。請到來三藩市聯合校區網站

www.sfusd.edu，在華盛頓高中的網頁登進”學校通”。

學校已經開始了八個星期，這是一個很好的時間，再提醒所有

的學生和家長，學生應該花時間做功課或家長每晚審查他們已

經完成了的功課。每個夜晚，確保學生有一個好的環境做功

課，和每天早上，吃一頓豐盛的早餐！請幫助您的孩子按時上

學，和提醒他們必須按時上課。此外，再次提醒，學生不應該

在校園內用他們的手機或任何其他的電子設備！

我想親自邀請你們來參加我們的許多的體育比賽，戲劇，音樂

會等活動。對所有已經加入了家長教師學生聯會的家長和學

生，我很感謝你們的參與。

如果你沒有去過我們”燈塔”的課後計劃，請花時間參觀他們

的課後活動或補習班，試試他們提供給成年人的許多類活動。

這是一個很棒的地方，讓您的孩子放學後去補習或給你學習不

同的生活樂趣。

當我們有重要的公告或更改上課時間,我們會給家長電話留言，

請注意收聽。我們也會發送有關重要公告到我們新近重修的網

站，該網站的地址是

http://gwhs-sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com/。

我要感謝所有的學生，家長和教師對華盛頓高中的不斷努力。

你們的奉獻，是華盛頓高中的一個偉大傳統，和令許多學生能

在華盛頓高中畢業感到驕傲！

祝各位有一個愉快的學期。

校長: Mrs. Ericka M. Lovrin

Saludos de parte de la Directora Lovrin...Estimados Padres de Familia, Estudiantes y Maestros: Es difícil creer que ya hemos entrado en el segundo periodo de las calificaciones de grados, del año escolar. Actualmente tene-mos 2,321 estudiantes en los grados del Noveno al Doceavo con un numero de estudiantes en el noveno grado de aproximada-mente 526. Nuestra comunidad aquí en Washington High School, les da la mas cordial bienvenida a los nuevos estudiantes y sus familias. Nos dio un gran placer el verlos durante nuestra noche “Regresando a la Escuela” la cual se llevo a cabo el 16 de Septiembre. Muchos de nuestros maestros estuvieron muy complacidos de ver cuantos de ustedes asistieron a este evento y les dan las gra-cias por su asistencia, este años ha sido el evento con la mayor asistencia. Si usted, no tuvo la oportunidad de venir, por favor contacte al consejero de su hijo (a) y haga una cita. Usted también puede llamar o enviar un correo electrónico al maestro de su hijo(a) para discutir sus clases y calificaciones. Además, la escuela George Washington High School, cuenta con el sitio en la internet “school loop” el cual es una excelente herramienta y una forma de mantenerse en contacto con el maestro de su hijo(a), las calificaciones, tareas de casa asignadas y aun la asistencia del estudiante a la escuela. Si todavía no se ha registrado, le pido siga las instrucciones al ingresar al sitio del Internet del Distrito Unificado de San Francisco www.sfusd.edu Mientras han iniciado las segundas seis semanas, este es un tiempo excelente para recordarles que todos los estudiante y pa-dres de familia deben de tener un tiempo juntos cada noche para revisar el trabajo completado durante el día, al igual que las tareas. Asegúrense que cada estudiante tenga un lugar donde pueda hacer su tarea en casa y llegue a la escuela a tiempo des-pués de tomar un buen desayuno! Por favor ayúdele a su hijo(a) a que este en la escuela a la hora indicada y recuérdele tam-bién la importancia de estar a tiempo todos los días. La lista de los primeros 5 días de corte será publicada muy pronto. Los estudiantes que son puestos en esta lista son aquellos que llegan tarde a sus clases o llegan tarde a la clase después del almuer-zo (esta lista también incluye a estudiantes que faltan a la clase o simplemente cortan clases). Asegúrese de que conversar al respecto con su hijo(a) y llegue a tiempo!. Adicionalmente, quiero recordarles que no es permitido el uso de aparatos electróni-cos y de teléfonos celulares. Quiero personalmente invitarlos a que atiendan algunos de nuestros eventos deportivos, dramas y conciertos. Siéntase parte de nuestra escuela, siendo parte del PTSA. Nosotros apreciamos, cuando los padres se involucran a los eventos que tenemos en la escuela. Si todavía no ha visitado el centro “Beacon” le invitamos a que lo visite y se inscriba en una de las clases que es-tos ofrecen aa los adultos. Este centro es también un lugar placentero y seguro para que su hijo(a) sea asistido con tutoría des-pués de la escuela. Por favor escuche y ponga atención a las llamadas telefónicas que hacemos a cada hogar anunciándoles los eventos o los cam-bios de horario. Visite también, nuestra pagina internet, la cual es constantemente renovada http://gwhs-sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com/ Quiero darle las gracias a todos los estudiantes, padres de familia y maestros por su arduo trabajo en la escuela Washington. Su dedicación hace que nuestra escuela se convierta tradicionalmente en una escuela excelente con una larga trayectoria y el orgullo para muchos de nuestros graduados! Tengan un buen semestre! Haga lo mejor posible – De lo mejor de usted! Arriba Aguilas!! Go Eagles!! Mrs. Ericka M. Lovrin

Mensaje de la Presidenta del PTSA ...Muchos saludos a los padres de familia, encargados, maestros, estudiantes y administrado-

res. A nombre del comité del PTSA de la escuela George Washington High School, les doy la mas cordial bienvenida a las nuevos estudiantes y

sus familias, al igual que a los estudiantes que están regresando y a sus familias al año escolar 2010-2011.

Mi nombre es Alice Badi y es un placer el servirles como su presidenta de la asociación de padres, maestros y estudiantes conocida como PTSA.

Yo atendí esta escuela hace muchos años y mi hijo Adam esta en el onceavo grado este año. Me encanta estar involucrada en lo que esta pa-

sando en la escuela ya que creo firmemente en el dicho que dice que “toda una aldea se tiene que involucrar para criar un hijo” y la familia

aquí en George Washington es esa aldea. El involucrase en la educación de su hijo(a) es de suma importancia a lograr el éxito académico en la

vida de su hijo(a). Tenemos muchos padres dedicados, así como maestros y estudiantes que dan mucho de su tiempo y a su compromiso hacia

la excelencia; creando en la escuela Washington un ambiente grandioso de aprendizaje.

Tengo el placer de darle la bienvenida a los oficiales que forman parte de la directiva del PTSA: VP Ejecutiva – Avilone Franklin; VP de Membre-

sia – Yanira Curry; Secretaria – Andrea Wulff; Tesorera – Cindy Fong; VP de programacion – Mila Diaz; Historiador – Daniel Fong; y nuestra

miembro parlamentaria – Sherrie Rosenberg. Le invito a que sea parte del PTSA; la membresía cuesta únicamente $10 para los adultos y $5.00

para los estudiantes. Las reuniones del PTSA son el segundo Miércoles de cada mes en la cafetería de la escuela. El ser miembro del PTSA no

le obliga a que atienda las reuniones cada vez, únicamente cuando le es conveniente. Las reuniones son muy divertidas e informativas al mismo

tiempo usted tiene la oportunidad de expresar sus ideas y sus preocupaciones. Para este año tenemos planeado una variedad de programas

importantes y amenos. Los estudiantes son bienvenidos a las reuniones los mas que atiendan lo mas divertido será. Para mas información

sobre las ultimas noticias del PTSA favor de ingresarse a la pagina internet de Washington en school loop e ingrese la tecla bajo “our school”.

Si tiene alguna pregunta o quiere compartir alguna idea para nuestras reuniones, siéntase en la libertad de llamarme al (415) 235-1581 o en-

víeme un correo electrónico a la siguiente dirección abadia@9999@aol.com.Muchas gracias por brindarme la oportunidad de poder serviles

como su presidenta del PTSA aquí en Washington. Respetuosamente, Alice Badi Presidenta del PTSA 2010-2011

PTSA Newsletter October 2010

Thank you to all who submitted an article to our first Newsletter of the school year! Thank you for tak-

ing the time to write and send in your articles! Information is very important throughout Washington

High School. Many thanks to our translators Ms. Yanira Curry (Spanish) and Mr. Chi Mak (Chinese) for

translating Principal Lovrin’s and our PTSA President’s articles.

For additional translations of some or all of the PTSA Newsletter, please contact Ms. Yanira Curry for

Spanish translation at ycurry@sbcglobal.net or 415- 239-0648 and Mr. Chi Mak for Chinese translation

at MakC@sfusd.edu or 415-415-750-8400 ext. 3271

Thank you to Joseph Wong for formatting the newsletter! A special thank you to Mr. Murphy-Thomas

for posting our newsletter on the school website! You did a fantastic job on our school website! Thank

you!

Sincerely,

Sandy Lee PTSA Newsletter Editor

Sandy.leeagae@gmail.com 415-740-4927