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IMPORTANT DATES
THE PRINCIPAL'S CORNER
RALEIGH CHARTER'S REPORT CARD
HAPPENING THIS WEEK
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE MEETS
WEDNESDAY
AMERICA AND ISLAM:
HISTORY LECTURE THURSDAY
GRADUATION PROJECT INFO FOR
PARENTS
FLEX DAY BACKUP NEEDED
LATER THIS MONTH
NEED AID WITH FINANCIAL AID
FORM?
SNOW MAKEUP DAY
FAT TUESDAY FILM FESTIVAL
LOOKING AHEAD
PROM
GRADUATION
NEWS AND NOTES
THANK YOU, HANDY HELPERS!
REGISTER FOR DRIVER'S ED IN
SPRING
PASTA POT UPDATE
THE SPORTS PAGE
SPORTS BOOSTERS MEET TUESDAY
CREW TALK — WITH CHEESE!
THE BEST OF TIMES FOR SWIMMERS
LINKS OF INTEREST
PUBLICATION INFORMATION
IMPORTANT DATES
FEBRUARY
9 RCHS Board of Directors meeting, 5:30 p.m., Room 300
10 Graduation Project info sessions, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m., Music Building
Phoenix Sports Boosters meeting, 6:30 p.m., Tookies Grill
11 Diversity Committee meeting, 5 p.m., Room 200
12 PASTA Board of Directors meeting, 8:30 a.m., Room 305
Annual History Lecture Series, 7 p.m., Music House
13 Flex Day
16 Presidents' Day; no school
19 Crew information session, 2:40 p.m., Room 307
21 College Aid application assistance, 9 a.m.–noon, Meredith College
23 Snow Makeup Day, 9 a.m.–12:05 p.m.
24 SOOTS Music & Film Festival, 5:30–9:30 p.m., 300 Hall
MARCH
9 RCHS Board of Directors meeting, 5:30 p.m., Room 300
12 PASTA Board of Directors meeting, 8:30 a.m., Room 305
16 Teacher Workday
19-20 Ex Days
THE PRINCIPAL'S CORNER
RALEIGH CHARTER'S REPORT CARD
Last week, the State Report Card was released. You may view our school's
results by going to the Department of Public Instruction website:
www.ncpublicschools.org
This information is based on testing from the end of 2007-2008. Once again,
our students have done a very fine job on their End-of-Course Tests. They
have scored well, and a very high percentage of them have scored well. These
EOC Tests, we hasten to say, are but one measurement, but the measurement is
one that all public schools use.
Our Open Houses are going well. We had several hundred (as many as a
thousand?) interested folks attend our sessions on Jan. 27.
We appreciate the fine work of our staff and students, coordinated by Shayne
Klein.
Tom Humble, Principal
thumble@raleighcharterhs.org
HAPPENING THIS WEEK
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE MEETS
WEDNESDAY
The Diversity Committee will meet at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in Room
200. All interested parents are invited.
Jacqui Hawkins-Morton, Diversity Committee Chair
jhmorton@ncsu.edu
AMERICA AND ISLAM:
HISTORY LECTURE THURSDAY
On Thursday, Feb. 12, the History Department will welcome Dr. Tim Marr as
our Annual History Lecture Series speaker. Dr. Marr's talk is entitled
"American Interactions with Islam."
Dr Marr, an associate professor in the American Studies Department at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will speak in the Music House
from 7 to 8 p.m. and field questions until 8:30. Refreshments will be
served. The RCHS community is encouraged to attend. Come early; seating is
limited!
Charles Montague, History Teacher
cmontague@raleighcharterhs.org
GRADUATION PROJECT INFO FOR
PARENTS
Parents of sophomores are invited to an information session about the
Graduation Project on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Sessions will be held in the music
building at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Please contact me if you have questions.
Angela Callanan, Graduation Project Coordinator
acallanan@raleighcharterhs.org
FLEX DAY BACKUP NEEDED
Thank you to everyone who has signed up to drive for Flex Day! We could
still use some backup drivers for the morning of Friday, Feb. 13. That would
mean you'd be here in the morning to wait and see if all assigned drivers
show up. If everyone shows up we will send you on your way, but if someone
doesn't, you can help us avoid a crisis and a lot of last-minute scrambling,
which is never fun.
If you would like to volunteer, please sign up at:
https://www.raleighcharterhs.org/volunteer
If you have any questions about the day or problems signing up, let us know
at:
volunteerdrivers@raleighcharterhs.org
Reminder: Carpool lanes are closed on Flex Days.
Judy McDevitt, Community Liaison
jmcdevitt@raleighcharterhs.org
LATER THIS MONTH
NEED AID WITH FINANCIAL AID
FORM?
College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) is offering free help to
students and parents completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal
Student Aid) on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 9 a.m. to noon at Meredith College.
Families will meet with college and university financial aid officers who
will assist them with the completion of their FAFSA.
Students may register online at
www.cfnc.org/fafsaday or call 866-866-CFNC.
Kern Hairston, College Counselor
khairston@raleighcharterhs.org
SNOW MAKEUP DAY
Our second makeup day from the snow days will be Monday, Feb. 23, from 9
a.m. until 12:05 p.m.
Thomas Humble, Principal
thumble@raleighcharterhs.org
FAT TUESDAY FILM FESTIVAL
Boo Hanks is the headlining performer for SOOTS' 4th Annual "Fat Tuesday
Film Festival" event on Feb. 24, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the RCHS 300
Hall. For more information, see:
www.sootsblues.org
Boo Hanks is an act you won't want to miss. Hear his traditional Piedmont
blues and help SOOTS help keep the music alive.
Charles Montague, Sustaining Roots Music Community Project advisor
cmontague@raleighcharterhs.org
LOOKING AHEAD
PROM
Save the date! The prom will be April 25 from 8 to 11 p.m.
C. Chandler, Junior Class Vice President
GRADUATION
Graduation is scheduled for 5 p.m. June 4 at Meymandi Concert Hall of the
Progress Energy for the Performing Arts.
Glenda Atkinson, Director of College Counseling
gatkinson@raleighcharterhs.org
NEWS AND NOTES
THANK YOU, HANDY HELPERS!
On Saturday morning, Jan. 31, five parents saved our school some money by
volunteering to do some needed repairs. They repaired a loose stairway
railing, tightened chairs screws on over 75 lab chairs, installed a
classroom screen, ran cable wires, and replaced classroom signs. Thank you
to these, and to all parents and students who have volunteered their time to
keep our school building maintained saving our school thousands of dollars!
Pete Cotter, PASTA Buildings and Grounds Chair
pcotter@kintgs.com
REGISTER FOR DRIVER'S ED IN
SPRING
If you are interested in taking Driver's Ed in March–May, it is important to
fill out a registration form and return it to Broughton High School now.
Linda Hash, RCHS Office
lhash@raleighcharterhs.org
PASTA POT UPDATE
The PASTA Pot continues to grow, thanks to the supportive parents of RCHS.
We have received donations from 53% of our families, yet we continue to hope
that all families will support the financial needs of our school community.
It's easy: simply write a check to RCHS PASTA Pot and send it to RCHS PASTA,
1111 Haynes Street, Raleigh, NC 27604.
Many families have already contributed, and we thank you for your support.
Tax receipts for contributions made in 2008 will be issued via email soon.
Nancy Thompson, PASTA Vice-President–Fundraising
pullet@msn.com
Lynne Chambers, PASTA Vice President–Fundraising
lynnechambers@nc.rr.com
THE SPORTS PAGE
SPORTS BOOSTERS MEET TUESDAY
The Phoenix Sports Boosters' next meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10,
at Tookies Grill near the school. If you have questions about the Boosters
you can send email to me at the address below.
Jack Bulkley, Phoenix Sports Boosters President
Jack.Bulkley@sas.com
CREW TALK — WITH CHEESE!
Thinking of rowing for RCHS this spring? Whether you've rowed for years or
have never tried it, come to the spring season informational meeting to
learn more. Free pizza will be provided.
The meeting will take place in Room 307 on Thursday, Feb. 19, immediately
after school and will last about an hour. The first practice will be Monday,
Feb. 23.
Melinda Thompson, RCHS Crew Boosters
thompsonsusa@hotmail.com
THE BEST OF TIMES FOR SWIMMERS
Phoenix men's and women's swim teams competed in the Conference Championship
Jan. 27 at the Triangle Sportsplex. All the early mornings and hard
practices came to fruition—of the 40 swim events entered, 30 were best
times! Special congratulations to J. Bonk, who won both his individual
events and was the Boys' Conference MVP.
The State Championship meet is this Saturday, February 7, at N.C. State
University, starting at 9 a.m. Coach Mosher asks all of you to show support
for our team.
Representing RCHS at the State Championship are: M. Jacobs, J. Horvitz, J.
Lukacs, M. Ring, S. Jones, K. Mikolajewski, B. Whalen, R. Williams, A.
Walker, H. Tempest, B. Rucker, S. Fatool, J. Bonk, S. O'Shea. Let's wish
them the best of luck!
David Rucker, Swimmer's Dad
drucker@improvepartner.com
For directions to events, see
https://www.raleighcharterhs.org/athletics/Sports_Directions.pdf
LINKS OF INTEREST
The following are quick links:
The Phoenix News at
http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/pasta/news.asp
PASTA Fund-Raising at
http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/pasta/simplefund.asp
Join PASTA at
http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/pasta/membership.asp
PASTA Alumni at
http://www.rchspasta.org/alumni/alumni.php
Lunch Vendors at
https://www.raleighcharterhs.org/studentlife/lunch.asp
RCHS College Counseling Naviance at
http://connection.naviance.com/fc/signin.php?hsid=raleighcharter
Calendar at
http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/pasta
Helpful Hints at
https://www.raleighcharterhs.org/Pasta/hints.asp
The Flame at http://flame.raleighcharterhs.org
Helpful hints at
http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/pasta/hints.htm
Extracurricular opportunities at
http://rchspasta.org/extracurriculars.htm
PUBLICATION INFORMATION
The Raleigh Charter High School newsletter, the Phoenix News, is
published each Friday of the school year as a service of Raleigh Charter
High School's Parent, Administrator, Student, and Teacher Association
(PASTA) and is distributed via an electronic news group. The Phoenix News is
also available on the RCHS website at
https://www.raleighcharterhs.org/pasta/news.asp
Parents, students and faculty are invited to share school-related news,
recognize accomplishments and solicit volunteer needs via the Phoenix News.
**The deadline for submitting articles is every Tuesday at noon for
publication the following Friday. Please send articles to
phoenixnewseditor@yahoo.com
If you would like to receive the Phoenix News automatically each week,
please subscribe to the RCHS Yahoo! news group by sending an email to
RaleighCharterHS-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Please indicate your student's name in the subject line so the moderator can
verify that you are a member of the RCHS community.
Membership is monitored and available only to RCHS parents, students and
personnel.
To unsubscribe from this group, send a blank email to
RaleighCharterHS-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
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