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CONTENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES
NEWS AND NOTES
RCHS IN THE NEWS
SOOTS' BLUESFEST TONIGHT: TIX STILL AVAILABLE
CARPOOL TIME AGAIN!
STUDENTS RUN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
PARKING PERMITS FOR RISING JUNIORS AND SENIORS
REGISTER FOR SUMMER DRIVER'S EDUCATION
THANK YOU
TONS OF THANKS!
CAN YOU HELP?
PROCTORS NEEDED FOR AP AND EOC EXAMS
SPRING CLEAN THAT QUILTING FABRIC
NEWS FOR STUDENTS
CHECK THE LOST AND FOUND
THE SPORTS PAGE
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE
LINKS OF INTEREST
PUBLICATION INFORMATION

IMPORTANT DATES

APRIL
23 SOOTS Bluesfest, 7 p.m., Historic LongView Center on Moore Square
27 Strings Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m., N.C. Museum of Science Auditorium
29 Band Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m., Brown-McPherson Music Building, Kenan Recital Hall, Peace College
30 Teacher Planning Day

MAY
1 Carpool registration begins
3 Parking lottery registration begins
4 Unclaimed lost-and-found items donated to charity
14 Parking lottery registration ends, 2:50 p.m.
31 Memorial Day, no school

JUNE
4 Last day of school
5 Graduation, 4 p.m., Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center

NEWS AND NOTES

RCHS IN THE NEWS
Our search for a permanent home was the focus of a recent News & Observer article. As stated in the piece, we are taking final due diligence steps related to our top choice, 1307 Glenwood Avenue. In case you missed it, the link to the article is:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/04/15/437579/raleigh-charter-picks-3-sites.html?storylink=misearch

We are grateful for the many parents who attended our information meetings this spring and who have offered to share their time, talent and expertise for this exciting but daunting challenge. The early stages of project planning are underway. We shall keep you informed and request assistance as needs arise.

Most of all, we are grateful for the positive feedback and generous financial support received thus far in the process.
Carolyn Jackson, Alumni/Development Office
cjackson@raleighcharterhs.org

SOOTS' BLUESFEST TONIGHT: TIX STILL AVAILABLE
The Sustaining Roots Music Community Project of RCHS (SOOTS) is proud to host its Fourth Annual Bluesfest, featuring John Dee Holeman and Boo Hanks, tonight (Friday, April 23) at the Historic LongView Center on Moore Square, 118 S. Person Street.

Tickets are $10 and doors open at 7 p.m. Arrive early to save your spot to support elderly Piedmont Blues musicians. A foot stompin' good time is to be had by all.

All proceeds after cost go to the Music Maker Relief Foundation. For more details, see:
www.sootsblues.org

SOOTS would like to thank our many sponsors and patrons who have generously given to make this event and our community workday program a great success. Without such support our students would not be able to travel to blues luncheons, deliver medical mini-grants to artists or invite George Higgs and John Dee Holeman to record stories in our classroom. We are fortunate to have such a foundation for strong community-building.
Charles Montague, Sustaining Roots Music Community Project Advisor
cmontague@raleighcharterhs.org

CARPOOL TIME AGAIN!
Students who need carpool for next year need to register beginning May 1. You must register every year that you need carpool. From the RCHS website:
https://www.raleighcharterhs.org/studentlife/transportation.asp
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the link "To submit your information to the Carpool database." Follow the instructions from there.

All information should be input by July 1. You will get information back about families in your area in early July. Questions? Email me at the address below.
Cathy Hren, PASTA Carpool Coordinator
cphren@mindspring.com

STUDENTS RUN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
Raleigh Charter High School hosted an Elementary Science Olympiad competition on April 17. There were 12 teams from New Bern, Greensboro, Selma, Wake County, and Chapel Hill who participated in 15 different events.

The entire competition was run by students from a citizenship group. These students wrote tests, graded tests, tested building devices, ran the awards ceremony, and compiled the results.

It was an uplifting day for over 140 students who participated in the tournament and the 20 Raleigh Charter community members who ran the event.
Whit Hames and Amy Koch, Coordinators for Elementary Science Olympiad: Wake County
whames@raleighcharterhs.org
akoch@raleighcharterhs.org

PARKING PERMITS FOR RISING JUNIORS AND SENIORS
It's lottery time again! Rising seniors and juniors can pick up parking-space lottery registration forms in the school office now. The completed forms will be accepted from Monday, May 3, to Friday, May 14.

IMPORTANT: Closing for lottery forms is 2:50 p.m. on Friday, May 14. No forms will be accepted after that time.

NO faxes, emails or phone calls will be accepted in place of the forms. All forms must be turned in to the office during the designated time frame. NO late applications will be accepted.

Students must have their driver's license by the first day of the next school year (August 11, 2010) to be considered. Seniors are given first priority in the lottery. The parking fee for the 2010-2011 school year is $220.00.

Results of the parking lottery will be posted May 17 outside the office.

Please contact me with any questions.
Pat Motsavage, PASTA Parking Permits Coordinator
patmot@nc.rr.com

REGISTER FOR SUMMER DRIVER'S EDUCATION
Students may enroll in Driver's Education when they are 14 ½ years of age. Summer forms are now available in the office.
Linda Hash
lhash@raleighcharterhs.org

THANK YOU

TONS OF THANKS!
To all the parents who drove for our Community Work Day, I am ever so grateful! Special programs like Flex Days and Community Work Days are part of what make Raleigh Charter the special school that it is. Many teachers spend many hours putting these programs together. We appreciate the support of volunteers from our parent base. These activities happen because of our parents' ability to provide transportation.

We set the dates for Flex Days and Community Work Days early in the year so that parents can put them into their schedule. We appreciate your supporting our students and our school.

With deep appreciation,
Judy McDevitt, Community Liaison
jmcdevitt@raleighcharterhs.org

CAN YOU HELP?

PROCTORS NEEDED FOR AP AND EOC EXAMS
We are looking for parents to proctor for AP and EOC Exams.

The dates of AP exams are: May 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14.

Testing will take place at The Royal Banquet Center (across from Meredith College), Peace College and RCHS.

The dates of the EOC tests are: May 26, 27, 28, as well as June 1, 2, and 3. These will all be at RCHS.

Please remember you CANNOT proctor in the room with your child. Please contact me as soon as possible if you are available for any of these dates.

AP Exams
Monday, May 3
US Govt/Politics 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. need 1 parent (The Royal Banquet Center)
French Language 1 – 5:00 p.m. need 1 parent (RCHS Language Lab Rm 301)

Tuesday, May 4
Computer Science 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. need 1 parent (The Royal Banquet Center)
Spanish Language 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. need 1 parent (RCHS Language Lab Rm 301)
Statistics 1 - 5 p.m. need 1 parent (The Royal Banquet Center)

Wednesday, May 5
Calculus 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. need 2 parents (The Royal Banquet Center)

Thursday, May 6
English Literature 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. need 2 parents (The Royal Banquet Center)
German 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. need 1 parent (RCHS Language Lab Rm 301)

Friday, May 7
US History 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. need 2 parents (The Royal Banquet Center)

Monday, May 10
Biology 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m need 1 parent (Peace College Flowe Bldg)
Physics B/C 1 - 5 p.m. need 1 parent (Peace College Flowe Bldg)

Tuesday, May 11
Chemistry 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. need 1 parent (Peace College Flowe Bldg)
Env Science 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. need 4 parents (Peace College Flowe Bldg)
Psychology 1 - 4 p.m. need 2 parents (Peace College Flowe Bldg)

Wednesday, May 12
English Lang 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. need 2 parents (Peace College Flowe Bldg)

Thursday, May 13
Macro/MicroEcon 8:30 am - 12:30 pm need 1 parent (Peace College Flowe Bldg)
World History 8:30 am - 12:30 pm need 1 parent (Peace College Flowe Bldg)

Friday, May 14
Latin 1 - 5 p.m. need 1 parent (RCHS Language Lab)
Susie Rubin
sqrubin@bellsouth.net

SPRING CLEAN THAT QUILTING FABRIC
Please donate any scraps or yardage of cotton material to the community work group for next year. We will make another beautiful quilt for a disabled U.S. Veteran. We prefer calicos, but any kind of woven (not knit) cotton cloth is accepted. The material can be brought to me in Room 306 anytime before or after school.
Mary Krawiec, Spanish Teacher
mkrawiec@raleighcharterhs.org

NEWS FOR STUDENTS

CHECK THE LOST AND FOUND
Students, please check the lost and found. Clothing items and shoes NOT claimed by May 4 will be donated to Planet Aid. All other items will be donated to another charity. Jewelry, calculators and other small valuable items may be identified in the front office.

Thank you.
Linda Hash, RCHS Office
lhash@raleighcharterhs.org

THE SPORTS PAGE

ATHLETIC SCHEDULE

Monday, 4/26
3:30 Home Men's Tennis vs. DSA (River Mill)
4:30 Home Women's Soccer vs. Granville Central (WakeMed #2)

Tuesday, 4/27
1:00 Golf Conference Tournament Match at Chapel Ridge
4:30 Track Conference Tournament at Cedar Ridge – Field Events

Wednesday, 4/28
3:00 Track Conference Tournament at Northwood – Track Events
3:00 Men's Tennis Regional Qualifier vs. River Mill & NCSSM (Peace College)
4:30 Home Women's Soccer vs. Northwood (WakeMed #2)

Thursday, 4/29
4:30 Home Women's Soccer vs. DSA (WakeMed #6)

For directions to events, see https://www.raleighcharterhs.org/athletics/Sports_Directions.pdf

LINKS OF INTEREST
RCHS website: http://www.raleighcharterhs.org
PASTA website: http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/pasta
The Phoenix News: http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/pasta/news.asp
PASTA Fund Raising: http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/pasta/fundraising.asp
PASTA Alumni: http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/Alumni/
RCHS College Counseling Naviance: http://connection.naviance.com/fc/signin.php?hsid=raleighcharter
The Flame: http://flame.raleighcharterhs.org
Extracurricular opportunities: 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:
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