Announcements
March 9, 2010 Alameda County Food Drive
The Alameda County Community Food Bank has invited us to participate in their annual School Food Drive. We will be accepting donations for a two-week period beginning Wednesday, March 10. Sadly, children represent 50% of the Food Bank's emergency food recipients. Please look in your pantries or go shopping to aid the hungry families of Alameda County. Items most needed are: canned fruit and vegetables, canned meats and fish, peanut butter, pasta, beans, rice, canned soup (low-salt), low-sugar cereal and oatmeal, tomato sauce, and powdered milk. A barrel in which to place your donations will be located by the administrative front desk. Thank you.
February 23, 2010 Colorado State University Open House -- Santa Clara, Saturday, March 6
Colorado State University is hosting a student information session on Saturday, March 6 at the Embassy Suites Santa Clara, 2885 Lakeside Dr.
The program will begin at 2:00 PM and end by 3:30 PM. University representatives will provide information regarding admissions, academic programs, financial aid, scholarship opportunities, and student life.
If you have any questions, please call the CSU Admission Office at (970) 491-6909
February 16, 2010 THANK YOU TILDEN STUDENTS!!
Thank you very much to everyone who participated in the Leadership Class’ bake sale to aid the Haiti relief effort! As a result of your generosity Tilden Prep donated nearly $600 to Doctors Without Borders, a humanitarian organization that won the Noble Peace prize in 1999. We hope everyone enjoyed the delicious goodies that were prepared for such a good cause!
February 16, 2010 GAP YEAR FAIRS
Dear parents,
Below is information about free Gap Year fairs:
GUEST SPEAKER - Joanna Lazarek, VP, The Center for Interim Programs. Joanna Lazarek is a nationally known authority on the gap year experience. For 20 years Interim Programs has assisted more than 1,000 individuals in making effective transitions to college by broadening their life experiences.
PARTICIPANTS:
High School Students and their Families · High School and College Counselors · Educational Consultants
COST FOR PARTICIPANTS:
Free!
Marin
Thursday, February 25, 2010
6:30 to 8:30 PM
Sir Francis Drake High School
1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
San Anselmo, CA 94960
San Francisco
Friday, February 26, 2010
6:30 to 8:30 PM
International High School
150 Oak Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Los Altos
Saturday, February 27, 2010
12:00 to 2:30 PM
Los Altos High School
201 Almond Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94022
Speak with representatives from:
Dynamy Internship Year
Thinking Beyond Borders
The Center for Interim Programs
AFS Intercultural Exchange USA
Aspire by API
Brown Ledge Gap Year
Carpe Diem Education
CIEE (The Council on International Education Exchange)
City Year
El Casal
Gap Year South Africa
Global Routes
GVI
International School for Earth Studies (ISES)
LEAPNow: Transforming Education
Lexia Study Abroad Programs
Map the Gap International
MASA Israel Journey
Oxford Advanced Studies
Projects Abroad
Rustic Pathways
SeaMester Global Program
SFYI International School
Taking Off
Travellers Worldwide
Where There Be Dragons
The Woolman Semester
Youth International
February 11, 2010 COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
Lazear elementary school is in need of student volunteers to help elementary school students with their homework. The school is located on 29th Ave. near Fruitvale. High school tutors have been coming on Wed. afternoon from 3:30-4:10 to help kids with their homework assignments. It’s also possible to tutor on Tues. and Thurs., but the time of the “academic” session of the afterschool program those days is 5:10-5:50. Tutors work with one or two students at a time, not always the same kids each week. They help out in the same classroom each week. It's preferred that the tutors are Juniors or Seniors in high school since they have to drive to get there, unless you have another way to get there. There are quite a few Spanish-speaking students at Lazear, so if you speak Spanish, your language skills will also be put to use! You’re welcome to call Beth Hurwich with questions: 654-9669, or email her at bhurwich@comcast.net.
February 9, 2010 President's Day Holidays
We will not be at school on Friday, February 12 and Monday, February 15 due to the President's Day holidays. If you would like your student to meet with your teacher, please contact the teacher directly by email to see if you can reach a mutual agreement. Otherwise, we will see you all on Tuesday.
Enjoy your holiday!
January 1, 2010 Volunteer Opportunities
Hi All,
Many of you have been asking about volunteering and community service opportunities for your students. As a friendly reminder, all graduating seniors need a minimum of 15 community service hours per year for a total of 60 hours in order to graduate!
We recently discovered this FANTASTIC website that is constantly updating volunteer jobs:
http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/vccc/org/opp/medallions/?portlet_id=10327400316
This particular page is for teens.
