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Steller Family International Potluck – March 31

Steller Family International Potluck
THIS FRIDAY, March 31st 6-8pm 

  Our entire Steller community is welcome to come and enjoy food and our families from around the world! 

LET’S CELEBRATE TOGETHER!!

Almost all of us come from somewhere else originally, please consider bringing a traditional dish from your family’s country of origin, or bring what your family loves to eat here.  If your family is Native American/Alaskan, please consider bringing traditional food.

Want to help? Planning meeting this Wednesday after school.

Are there students who might share a poem in their home language? Or a song? Or a dance?

 Some of the foods we hope to have!
Armenian, Iranian, Turkish, Russian, Danish, German, Italian, Australian, French, Irish, Pilipino, others??

Call us if you would like us to print out a flag or recipe card for the food you are bringing

 Please Contact Alyse Galvin 884-2299 or Seta setacon@msn.com with ideas or offers to help

Seniors and their Families: Graduation Choices and Plans

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is right around the corner.  The following list has many options for students.  Please contact Becky or Simone for questions and suggestions. See you soon at the Wendy Williamson for the big event!

Senior Meeting 3/31 at noon in Becky’s Room, number 143 at Steller

  • Optional guest speaker for 5/22
  • Senior breakfast on 5/22
  • Chairs and props on stage delivered and retrieved on 5/22
  • Rehearsal schedule on 5/22
  • Hat and gown size for cap and gown measured on 3/31
  • Order of graduates presenting decided for 5/22
  • Graduation slideshow/plan on quicktime for a powerpoint (2-3 mins) due on  4/12
  • Speeches—Arctic Entries model with a beginning, middle, and end due on 4/12
  • Plan for next year for programs due 4/21
  • Handprints in lobby date
  • Attendance for the rest of the semester important

Detailed testing calendar for PEAKS 2017:

7th grade

  • Wednesday March 29 – Math (part of 7th grade)
  • Monday April 3 – Language Arts
  • Wednesday April 5 – Math (part of 7th grade)

8th grade

  •  Tuesday April 4 – Language Arts
  • Thursday April 6 – Math
  • Monday April 10 – Science

9th grade

  • Monday April 17 – Language Arts
  • Wednesday April 19 – Math

10th grade

  • Tuesday April 18 – Language Arts
  • Thursday April 20 – Math
  • Monday April 24 – Science

Look for posters in the hallway where to meet for testing (MPR, Computer Lab, or work room across from the teachers’ lounge.)

Important: Phones or other electronics are NOT ALLOWED in the testing rooms. Please leave your phones and other electronic devices at a safe place before you arrive for testing.

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News from the Nurse: Prepackaged Food

Prepackaged lunches for kids are popular and convenient, but they’re also expensive and can be less than nutritious. Instead, create your own packable lunch using healthier ingredients. Consider these components and pack them in plastic containers, re-sealable plastic bags, or colorful plastic wrap:

  • 1⁄2 cup nuts, sunflower seeds, chickpeas, or edamame (soy beans in the pod)
  • cold-cut roll ups (lean turkey, ham, or roast beef; lower-fat cheeses; tofu and flour tortillas)
  • cold pizza (shredded mozzarella cheese; pizza sauce; flour or corn tortilla, English muffin, or mini pizza shell)
  • cracker sandwiches (whole-grain crackers filled with cream cheese or peanut butter and jelly)
  • peanut butter and celery sticks
  • veggie sticks with low-fat dip, hummus or dressing
  • 100% fruit juice box and water is just as important to help flush toxins and stay hydrated
  • optional dessert (choose one): flavored gelatin, pudding, oatmeal raisin cookie, graham crackers, or fresh fruit

    Try to involve your kids in the process of making lunches together so that healthier eating can become a goal they can strive for and teaches them these good tips.     (read more … Prepackaged_Lunches.pdf )

West High Theatre presents: Romeo and Juliet … April 6-8

West Anchorage High School Theatre Season 2016-2017
Main Stage Production (last chance to book this show!)
Romeo and Juliet An ongoing feud between the Capulets and the Montagues breaks out again on the streets of Verona. Both sides are warned by Prince Escalus that they must not disturb the peace again, on pain of death. Come see West High’s production of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy.
Rated PG-13 Recommended for middle school and high school Approx. 90 Minutes
School Performances Apr. 6 and 7 @ 10:00 AM
Public Performances Apr. 6-8 @ 7:00 PM
All productions are at West Anchorage High School Auditorium Performances begin at the listed time. Please plan to be on time.

Camp Internet Extreme … June 5-9 & June 12-16

Camp Internet: Extreme, entering its 23rd jaw-dropping year, offers students access to top-of-the-line flat screen iMac computers, 3-D printing capabilities, iPads, a wide variety of cutting edge multimedia equipment, and two certified teachers with 40 plus years of combined technology teaching experience.

Camp Internet meets in the Kasuun Elementary School technology lab. Enrollment is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Cost per session is $175 for Camp Internet: Extreme. Camp Internet Summer Break 2017.pdf

2017/2018 Travel Scholarship Deadline – APRIL 11th

 Next year there will be two exciting travel trips happening during Intensives. Rosa and Svetlana are traveling in December to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, and Jason and Leigh Anne are traveling in May to Iceland. If you need more information about the Galapagos trip, email Rosa at hohnstein_rosalie@asdk12.org or stop by and talk to her. If you want to find out more about the Iceland trip, there is a parent meeting this Thursday the 30th at 6:00 in Jason’s room, or email Jason at collins_jason@asdk12.org. Scholarship money is available for travel intensives. Students should pick up a form from the office and the deadline to turn them in is April 11th.

Spike Jorgensen Scholarship Reminder – March 28th Deadline

Important Reminder for the 2017 Spike Jorgensen Scholarship
DEADLINE:  Tuesday March 28, 2017
Students can receive $1,000 their first year, and can renew the scholarship up to four years – totaling $4,000.

Application is simple!
  *   One page application
  *   Short personal essay
  *   Two letters of recommendation

What makes this scholarship unique?
  *   It is only open to member districts of the Coalition for Education Equity (formally CEAAC)
  *   Which means the pool of applicants is historically smaller than for other scholarships
  *   Scholarships are awarded based personal essay and recommendations – NOT GPA

Applications can be submitted as a Microsoft Word (or compatible) document or as a scanned PDF document by emailing it to: info@ceequity.org
Spike Jorgensen Scholarship instructions and application 

If necessary, applications can also be submitted in hard copy to:
                                Spike Jorgensen Scholarship
                                c/o Coalition for Education Equity (CEE)
                                P.O. Box 90791
                                Anchorage, AK 99509

Questions can be addressed to: info@ceequity.org