Shawnee Mission Public Schools

Lancer Newsletter Shawnee Mission East High School

East Lancers 52 Years

Message from the Principal Parent-Student Presentations: Understanding Standardized Testing And

“What You Really Need to Know to Be Successful In College”

During the 2009-2010 school year, I had the opportunity to make two presentations at PTA

meetings: standardized testing (including an article in the Parent Newsletter – February, 2009),

and what it takes to be successful at college. The short presentation time certainly did not al-

low us room to go into much detail, provide examples, or to answer many questions. As a re-

sult of the feedback from the parents who were in attendance, we have decided to have two

evening parent-student presentations on both topics.

The date for the presentation on standardized testing will be on Wednesday, November 10,

2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the band room. In this meeting you will learn the differences between

the various types of testing (aptitude, achievement, norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, for-

mative, and summative), as well as understanding what the ACT, SAT, and IQ test scores actu-

ally measure. Information will also be presented on how colleges and universities use these

numbers to determine admission and eligibility for scholarships. We will conclude this presen-

tation on how to prepare for such examinations and how to reduce test anxiety. If time permits,

we will split away from the topic and talk about what parents and students need to know when

looking at a college or university to attend – a new paradigm of sorts may be in what the col-

lege or university can do for you after you graduate rather than what they can offer you while

you are there.

The second presentation on ―What You Really Need to Know and Do in Order to Be Success-

ful in College‖ will occur on Tuesday, February 1, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the band room.

One of the great myths regarding college success lies in the thinking that students who have

acquired high grades and test scores in high school have a much greater chance of being suc-

cessful in college – nothing can be further from the truth. The bottom line is ―success in col-

lege‖ is due more to one’s internal motivation and drive than anything else. More importantly,

students who have a desire to achieve and who are not afraid of failure are more apt to deal

with adversity and failure than those students who found high school easy and thus perceive

themselves as being invincible. The other topics we will present: time management, scheduling, social interaction, campus in-

volvement, money management, and self-discipline will only go to enhance a student’s opportunity for success.

If you are interested in attending one or both presentations, please call Ms. Loretta Preno, my administrative assistant at 913-993

-6600 and let us know you will be attending. This will help us out in the preparation of materials and handouts. We would en-

courage you to bring along your student(s), so they are informed on what they can do to effectively deal with both issues as they

prepare for their collegiate career.

Karl R. Krawitz Ed.D, Principal

September 2010—Published On-line Monthly www.smsd.org/schools/smeast

Superintendent to Present Boundary & Facility Proposals on September 13

In the fall of 2009, as part of the Shawnee Mission School District’s five-year strategic planning process, the Shawnee Mission Board of Edu-

cation directed Superintendent Gene Johnson to identify areas of educational and operational inefficiency within the school district. Dr. John-

son formed an internal committee to identify the areas of inefficiency. Last April, the committee provided Dr. Johnson with a draft report.

Throughout the summer, Dr. Johnson and his staff have been reviewing information from the report along with other available district data

and are in the process of developing proposals to address educational and operational inefficiencies within the district.

On September 13, Dr. Johnson will present these proposals to the board of education. The information, which will include proposals for

boundary changes and school closures, will be presented during the regular board meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held

in the cafeteria at Shawnee Mission West High school and is open to the public. The board will hear the proposals, but will take no action on

September 13.

The district will hold a series of community meetings between September 13 and the end of October to allow patrons to react to the proposals

and gain clarification regarding proposed changes. Board of education members will attend the meetings to hear reactions and feedback from

those in attendance. The schedule of the community meetings will be announced to the public at the September 13 meeting. The superinten-

dent’s presentation and community meeting schedule will be available to the public via the district’s website on September 14.

Following the community meetings, the superintendent will provide the board of education with formal administrative recommendations. The

board will consider the recommendations for action at the November 8 board of education meeting, which is scheduled at 7 p.m., in the

Shawnee Mission North auditorium.

Office Hours The main office at SME is open until 4:00 p.m. each day. The counseling office is open until 3:30 p.m.. Due to changes in staff hours and rotating schedules, not all support staff are here until those times, however. Please call the office to verify if you have a question about hours and

availability.

Key Dates: 9/2 Lancer Day Parade 2pm

9/6 NO SCHOOL, Labor Day

9/7 9th Grade Parent Night 7pm

9/9 Picture Make-Up Day

9/13 PSAT/PLAN Registration

9/14 EARLY DISMISSAL 1:10pm

9/15 College Planning Presentation Parents/Students

9/15 SHARE Renovation Sensation

9/23 Parent-Teacher Evening Conferences

9/24 NO SCHOOL, Conferences

9/27 College Connection 7pm

9/29 Parent/Principal Coffee 9am, Library

9/29 Culver’s Night Fundraiser 5-8pm

10/4 NO SCHOOL Improvement Day

10/5 LATE START, 9:40am

SMSD Public Feedback

Shawnee Mission School District is required by KSDE to provide a venue for feedback from parents, patrons and community

members related to technology in our district. This information must be included in our district’s technology plan submission to

KSDE this fall.

Beginning August 30, there will be a ―new story‖ on the district website and a posting on the district’s Facebook page to allow

for public feedback. Input will be collected through both of these venues through September 7. Please visit either site to share

feedback about technology in Shawnee Mission.

International Club/AFS

Fall lobster sale will be Saturday October 9, with orders due by Monday October 4; parents will receive

an order form or check the SME website. Information Night for student exchange programs and hosting

will be Tuesday September 21 in the SME Library.

35mm SLR Cameras Needed

As we get more into the digital image age, students taking Photography at school are not likely to have access at

home to a 35mm SLR manual camera. While the art department does have a number of cameras that students can

check out, we still need more. If you have a working 35mm SLR camera at home that you no longer want, you

might consider donating it to the SME photo department. We would be most appreciative and grateful. Please

contact Adam Finkelston or Shelly Trewolla.

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

October 23 is the date for this year’s Friends of the Library Used Book Sale which will be held in conjunction with the SHARE

Garage Sale. We welcome donations of new or gently used books of any kind, CDs, audio books, cassettes, and DVDs. You

may drop off your items at the library on weekdays, any time from 7:00-3:30. Call 913-993-6617 if you have questions.

Plan now to attend this special event! There will be bargains galore with most books priced at .50 or $1.00! Join with us to raise

money for new technology for our Library Media Center. We appreciate your support!

FOOD SERVICE….Did you know…………

Did you know why we keep flavored milk in schools? Studies revealed that eliminating chocolate and other flavored milks

from school cafeteria menus resulted in a dramatic drop in milk consumption along with a substantial reduction in nu-

trient intakes of students--which are not easy or affordable to replace. When flavored milk was not available, many chil-

dren chose not to drink milk and missed out on the essential nutrients that milk provides. On days when only white milk was

offered in cafeterias, milk consumption dropped an average of 35 percent.

To replace the nutrients lost from the decline in milk consumption:

Required three to four different food items to match milk's nutrient contribution

Added back more calories and fat than were being reduced

Added back roughly half the sugar, netting a savings of only 15-28 grams/week

Required an incremental $2,200 to $4,600 more annually per 100 students

We have worked with our dairy to have flavored milks reformulated. They now contain no high fructose corn syrup and con-

form with the Alliance for Healthier Generation beverage guidelines. Our flavored milks only have 130 kcal and 22g of sugar

per 8 oz. serving. White milk naturally has 12g of sugar per serving.

The school breakfast menus, lunch menus, and other nutrition information are available on the district’s website at

http://www.smsd.org/parents/foodservices.htm.

SME Newsletter Publication Guidelines The SME Lancer Newsletter is published online at the end of each month during the school year.

Deadline for submissions is the 2nd Friday of each month.

Submissions in Word are preferable. You may also send articles in other word processing formats or graphically as a pdf

or jpeg. Hard copy material can be placed in the ―Newsletter‖ folder located in the PTA mailbox.

Your submissions may be edited due to space considerations.

Questions? Contact Heather Royce, SME Associate Principal at 913-993-6600, earoyce@smsd.org; or Joan Beahm,

PTA Newsletter Editor at 913-341-3725, jmbeahm@hotmail.com.

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They may not know it, but teenagers and young adults are at greater risk for getting meningococcal disease (meningitis) and are

more likely to die compared to younger age groups. In fact, about 10% of the 1000 to2600 Americans who get meningococcal

meningitis each year will die. Death rates are up to 5 times higher among teenagers and young adults (15 through 24 years of

age) compared to other age groups.

Certain lifestyle factors are thought to put healthy preteens and teens at greater risk for meningitis infection, including:

Sharing drinking glasses, eating utensils, or water bottles

Being in crowded situations for prolonged periods of time

Kissing

Not getting enough sleep

Smoking (or being exposed to smoke)

Getting your children vaccinated is the best way to help protect them from meningococcal meningitis. The Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC) and other leading medical groups recommend meningococcal vaccines for:

Preteens and teens 11 through 18 years of age

College freshmen living in dormitories

Courtesy of: http://voicesofmeningitis.org/ For more information about the vaccine, ask your child’s doctor, the Johnson

County Health Department (http://health.jocogov.org), or look at the Center for Disease Control’s website: www.cdc.gov/

meningitis.

Reminders from the Nurse

Attention Ladies!

Don’t forget to order your BOUTONNIERE

for $10 for the Homecoming Dance!

Rose color (circle one): Red Hot Pink White Yellow

Name:____________________________________________________________ Grade_________

Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________

Closest cross street(s)________________________________________________________________________________

Cell number:___________________________ Home Number:____________________________

Note: The drill team may need to leave the boutonnière by your front door if nobody is home at time of delivery.

I understand this policy! Initials_________

Please contact Mrs. Fry with any questions: eafry@smsd.org

Mail your registration form to:

SM East, Attention: Kristin Fry, 7500 Mission Road

Shawnee Mission, KS 66208

Important Date

College Planning Seminars College planning for 9th-12th graders: Please join us at 7:00 p.m. on September 15 in the SME Auditorium for information

about helping your student plan for college. We will discuss ACT and SAT tests, choosing colleges, the applications process

and more! (Please note, in the past there were several meetings for the different grade levels on this topic, this is the only eve-

ning parent meeting about college planning this year and we’d love to see you)

Senior College Planning: On Monday, September 13, seniors will be asked to come to the library during their English classes

for information about making college selections, completing the application process, scholarships and financial aid. Each stu-

dent will be provided a folder including important information for both parents and students.

Selective College Admissions Seminar: hosted by College Connections on Monday, September 27. Colleges that

utilize this process are primarily privately funded and some out-of-state publically funded institutions. The process requires not

only a transcript but essays, letters of recommendation and resumes as well. If you know your student will be applying to col-

leges that utilize this process, please attend this session. You will receive more information directly from College Connections.

2010 PSAT/NMSQT Wednesday, October 13, 2010 What is it…should I sign my student up?

The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a program cosponsored by the College

Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). It's a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the

SAT®. It also gives you a chance to enter NMSC scholarship programs and gain access to college and career planning tools.

Primarily administered to juniors.

The most common reasons for taking the PSAT/NMSQT

Receive feedback on your strengths and weaknesses on skills necessary for college study. You can then focus your prepara-

tion on those areas that could most benefit from additional study or practice.

See how your performance on an admissions test might compare with that of others applying to college.

Enter the competition for scholarships from NMSC (grade 11).

Help prepare for the SAT. You can become familiar with the kinds of questions and the exact directions on the SAT.

How do I sign up? Registration forms are in the counseling office.

Cost: $16.00 for the Wednesday test (administered at SME 7:40 a.m.)

$18.00 for the Saturday test (administered at Broadmoor Technical Center)

Deadline to register is Friday, October 8 at 3:00 p.m.

Counseling Office News—www.smecounselor.org

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September

1 Night School Classes begin at Horizons

JCCC College Now High School Authorization Form (if applicable), JCCC Application Submission, & ACT/SAT

score (if applicable) submission deadline

7 Last day to drop a class without it showing on your transcript

8 Begin withdraw pass/fail today. Dropped classes will show as WP or WF on transcript.

10 SAT registration deadline for the October 9th test date

11 ACT—given at other area schools

13 Senior College Planning Presentations through English 12 classes—Library

PSAT/PLAN Registration begins—sign up in the Counseling Office

14 JCCC COMPASS deadline (if applicable) for College Now courses

JCCC College Now Enrollment deadline (payment is due the day of enrollment)

15 9th-12th Grade College Planning Parent/Student Meeting—7:00 p.m. in the SME Library

College Now—last day to withdraw without a “W” showing on JCCC transcript

17 1st Quarter Progress Reports given to students during 3rd Hour

ACT Registration deadline for the October 23rd test date

Counseling Office News—www.smecounselor.org

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48th

Annual College Clinic

Wednesday, October 13

Wanted:

College Clinic Volunteers

Help with mailing in August & September Help set-up October 13 afternoon Help with dinner for the college reps before the clinic Greet at school entrances during the clinic (1hr shift) Help clean up after the clinic Miscellaneous duties before and/or during the event

Be a part of the best college clinic in the region!

If you can help, please email Mary Shirling at mshirling@kc.rr.com

Come to the 48th

Annual Shawnee Mission College

Clinic at SME!

Representatives from over 250 colleges across the country

will chat and share information with high school students.

Freshmen through Seniors

and their parents are welcome on October 13.

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Jeremy Higgins, Athletic Director Lancer Athletics

New SME Sports Information Website

WWW.SMESPORTS.ORG

For any information regarding SM East Athletics, you are encouraged to refer to the following website at

www.smesports.org. This website, a service provided to you by the All-Sports Booster Club, allows you to do the fol-

lowing:

Download and reference all athletic schedules

Find out when your child’s athletic banquet is and reference other sports-related calendar dates.

Reference and download directions to all athletic away sites.

Reference KSHSAA and district athletic guidelines.

Print off forms such as the athletic packet, KSHSAA Physical form, etc.

Join the All-Sports Booster Club.

Link to other important websites – NCAA Clearinghouse, NAIA website and more.

Reference important information on the college athletic recruiting process.

And much, much more.

We hope you take advantage of this website. Make it a favorite on your computer!

Lancer Alert

Once again this year the All-Sports Booster Club is offering the ―Lancer Alert‖ service, designed to help you obtain

late-breaking information regarding Lancer athletics. Lancer Alert is a free service that communicates athletic related

announcements via text messaging on your cell phone.

You can sign up for specific sports information – game cancellations, practice cancellations, and venue or time

changes. You can sign up for this free service on www.smesports.org. LancerAlert is the mobile text message program

that delivers information to the mobile phones of SME students, parents, alumni, faculty, fans & friends. A Lancer-

Alert can be sent to any text-enabled mobile phone, regardless of which wireless carrier you use! LancerAlert lets eve-

ryone stay even more connected by getting timely and valuable information about SME sports. Once again, sign up on

www.smesports.org.

Fall Sports Season Underway

The fall sports season is underway with students participating in football, boys’ soccer, girls’ volleyball, cross country,

girls’ gymnastics, girls’ golf, and girls’ tennis. Your support of Lancer athletics is appreciated. Fall schedules are

available on the Lancer Athletic Website at www.smesports.org.

Lancer Day Set For Thursday, September 2

The annual Lancer Day Celebration will be held on Thursday, September 2, 2010.

The festivities will include a 2:00 p.m. parade from SM East north on Mission Road to

Lancer Village (the Village Shopping Center). The parade will be followed by a pep

rally at 2:30 p.m.

That night the Lancer Day festivities will conclude at North Stadium when the Lanc-

ers open the 2010 football season against SM Northwest at 7:00 p.m. Don’t miss out

on the fun!

Never is school spirit higher than at the Lancer Day Parade and Pep Rally. Mark your calendar now.

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Jeremy Higgins, Athletic Director Lancer Athletics

Winter Sports Begin November 16

Winter Sports are just around the corner with practice/tryouts beginning on Monday, November 15. Sports offered in-

clude boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, wrestling, boys’ swimming, and bowling. Please contact the head coaches with

any questions.

Boys’ Basketball Shawn Hair (eahair@smsd.org)

Girls’ Basketball Scott Stein (stein_scott@hotmail.com)

Wrestling Chip Ufford (eaufford@smsd.com)

Boys’ Swimming Wiley Wright (wwright@kckcc.edu)

Bowling Patti Kennedy (eakenned@smsd.org)

Prepare Now for Winter Sports

Now is the time to begin planning for the winter athletic season. Please keep the following in mind as you begin prepa-

rations.

Before an athlete can try out or practice, we must have a physical examination on file. If you have already turned in a

physical exam for fall sports, you have already met this requirement.

The exam must have taken place after May 1, 2010 and must be signed by both a physician and the athlete’s parents.

Specific forms (available at SME office or may be downloaded at www.smesports.org) must be used. This is a

KSHSAA requirement.

On a special note, please turn in your physicals to the AD Secretary at any time. It is a good idea to make a copy of the

physical before you turn it in.

Activity Tickets

Athletic activities are financed from athletic gate receipts, activity tickets, and the general operating budget allocated by

the board. All students who participate in interscholastic athletics shall purchase an activity ticket. This is a district pol-

icy. If your student participates in a fall, winter, or spring sport, they are required to have an activity ticket. If your stu-

dent is an athlete and has not purchased an activity ticket, please send them to the bookkeeper to pay for this. The cost is

$35.00 and is good for the 2010-2011 school year. Students with an activity ticket may attend home sporting events at

no charge.

Shawnee Mission East "Little Lancer" Cheer Clinic

The Shawnee Mission East "Little Lancer" Cheer Clinic will be held on Saturday, September 11,

2010 from 1:00-4:00 PM in the SME Gym. This clinic is for all Kindergarten through 6th grade

students! Participants will have the opportunity to cheer with the SME Cheerleaders during the

SME Varsity Football Game at the SM North District Stadium on Thursday, September 16, 2010.

All participants will learn chants, cheers, and jumps! Registration fees are $35.00 per child. Each child will receive

snacks, a SME Cheer t-shirt and poms! For more information, please contact Kelly Chapman, SME Cheer sponsor, at

993-6801 or at kellychapman@smsd.org.

THANK-YOU!!!

Many parents have been busy over the summer preparing for this school year.

Thanks to everyone who has volunteered their time and effort to help coordinate

student and faculty events, newsletters, mailings and student directory.

Cynthia Jarrold – worked with SME and the district to create the

student directory

Joan Beahm – works with SME to create the newsletter

Melissa Anthony – organized the summer newsletter mailings

Julie Norton – collaborated with SME to create a spirited Lancer Launch

for freshman

Kelly Kendall – organized a lovely luncheon for the SME staff

Ginnie Derusseau and Karen Johnson – organizing a fun freshman mixer

Suzanne Henley – arranged the welcome social for transfer students

Cathy Handy – organized parent volunteers to help with Fee Payment Days

Molly Mitchell-Danciger – has been diligent in reminding parents to

join PTA

Noni Newman – for her help with the staff luncheon and membership

Parent Principal Coffees

Please join the PTA for our Parent-Principal Coffees this year. More informal than PTA meetings, these gatherings are meant to

give us more information about Shawnee Mission East from our administration, as well as spend time conversing with each

other about the ins and outs of high school life.

September 29, 9:00 a.m. in the SM East Library

"Helping our Kids Get Plugged in and Connected at East!"

November 3, 9:00 a.m.

"The Social Life of Teenagers, Including the Realities of Drugs and Alcohol"

January 12, 2011, 9:00 a.m.

"Tips for Parents on Helping your Student Sign up for Classes"

March 9, 2011, 9:00 a.m. in the SM East Library

"Facebook! Texting! iPhones! iTunes and Parenting!"

April 20, 2010, 7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria

Panel of Senior Parents discuss "Tactics and Tips for High School Teen Parenting...What Worked and What Didn't!

Bridge Players Get a partner and join the East Bridge group! Evenings we will meet: October 27, February 2 and April 13. Contact Karen

Bailey karenmark@kc.rr.com and Laura Jones LJSpring5@aol.com for more info.

Additional Safe Home Families

Student Parents Grade

Lowe, Sydney David and Lisa 9

Esry, Eli Rita 9

Harding, Drew Darren and Allison 9

Kirkpatrick, Corey Don and Shelly 9

Cook, Anna Tom and Julie 10

Andresen, Spencer Terre and Tony 11

Andresen, Peter Terre and Tony 9

Eidemiller, Noah Janice Langholz and Neal Eidemiller 9

Smart, Ellie Robbie and Julie 9

Peters, Madeline Tyler and Jill 9

Calvert, Emma Chris and Kathy 9

Frigon, Kaleigh Ann and Scott 9

SME PTA SME PTA SME PTA SME PTA SME

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General

Membership Meetings

September 7, 11:30 a.m.

Village Presbyterian Church

October 5, 11:30 a.m.

Village Presbyterian Church

December 9, 7:00-10:00 a.m.

SME Library

February, 7:00 p.m.

Location to be announced

March 1, 11:30 a.m.

Village Presbyterian Church

April 5, 11:30 a.m.

Village Presbyterian Church

May 3, 10:00 a.m.

Village Presbyterian Church

Theatre News for September, 2010 Join us September 7 at 6:00 p.m. in the Little Theatre for our first Theatre Boosters meeting of the 2010-2009 school year. If

your student is enrolled in theatre classes or just interested in becoming involved in the theatre opportunities at SME, don’t miss

this chance to find out how Theatre Boosters helps support this great program, both in the classroom and out! This will also be

your chance to hear details on the Musical Revue and the fall play, Machinal.

Please check the Theatre Boosters website -- www.smetheatreboosters.org -- throughout the year for performance details, forms,

and other important information related to theatre activities at East.

The Theatre Department has added another great performance opportunity to the production calendar! A Musical Revue – The

Best of Broadway will be presented September 30, October 1 and 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Admission for the play is $7.

Tickets will be sold September 27 – October 1 during lunch.

Auditions for the fall play, Machinal, will be held September 14 and 15. Students should check the callboard outside the Little

Theatre to confirm audition times.

Looking to satisfy that sweet tooth? Theatre students are currently selling the World’s Finest Chocolate. Funds raised will bene-

fit theatre activities.

A Frequent Friday production will be presented September 10 by director Emma Marston at 3 p.m. in the Little Theatre.

We’re looking forward to another fantastic year in SME Theatre! If you have any questions, please contact Bonnie Blythe Dee

(ddee@kc.rr.com ) or Pat Latshaw (platshaw@kc.rr.com), Theatre Booster Presidents.

―Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.‖ (Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband) ...but you can be brilliant all the time by becom-

ing an SME Theater Booster! If you’d like to join Theatre Boosters, please contact Tara Thomas, Theatre Booster Vice-

President, at tara.thomas@sprint.com or 913-593-5262.

Renovation Sensation Thank you to all of you that have already signed up to be a guide during the Renovation Sensation Homes Tour. We appreciate

your help. For those of you that have not signed up yet……we are still in need of more help!!! If you can give of your time for

one of the sessions below, we would love to hear from you. Thanks, Kimberly and Beth

We are currently seeking volunteers for this year’s Renovation Sensation Homes Tour to benefit SHARE at Shawnee Mission

East. This tour includes 4 lovely homes in our school district that have gone through renovation. SHARE stands for Students

Helping in Areas Related to Education. It is the main avenue for volunteer projects for students at SM East. The proceeds from

this event support the SHARE programming.

The Homes Tour will be Wednesday, September 15, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed all day long to

guide visitors through the homes. Here are the shifts:

9:45 – 12:30 12:30 – 3:00 3:00 - 5:30 5:30 - 7:30

If you think you could help us as a volunteer, respond to this email stating your preference of shifts and if you are willing to

work more than one shift. The 3:00 and 5:30 shifts are the hardest to fill so if you can work one of these, please let us know.

We look forward to hearing from you and working with you. If you have any questions please call Kimberly Dodd at 341-4139

or Beth Richardson at 913-400-2155.

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Booster Clubs and Organizations

Celebrate Tradition Lancer Blues & BBQ Saturday, November 6, 2010, Milburn Country Club

A Party and Auction benefitting The East Fund.

Join in the fun, socialize with old friends, and meet new ones as patrons of SME come together for an eve-ning of celebrating the great tradition of SME by supporting this live and silent auction.

If you would like to volunteer your time, donate items, or help underwrite the auction, please contact this year’s auction chairs:

Deb Schneider. 816-686-5733, cdschneider@sprintmail.com or Jenny Wentz, 913-642-2541, jcwentz@yahoo.com.

Welcome to SHARE

SHARE is the largest student-led, school-based, youth volunteer organization in the country. We've got something for

everyone. Please check out our web-site at www.SMEShare.org for more information and a list of our projects.

The SHARE Fair this year is on September 21 during seminar. Your students will see a video about

SHARE and be able to talk to all of our SHARE Chairmen about their projects. SHARE is run by 6

Senior Student Execs and over 130 Project Chairmen. We're also planning a number of "Freshman

Only" projects that your students will learn about at the SHARE Fair. SHARE is given space (room

463) by the Shawnee Mission School District, but all of our other expenses are paid by our fund-

raisers and our generous donors.

Save the date for our Annual Garage Sale on October 23. Our drop-off dates this year are Saturdays from 9:00 a.m.-

noon on October 2, 9, and 16. Also, Save the Date for our Renovation Sensation Homes Tour on September 15 and The

Patron's Party on September 14. If you have questions about SHARE, please contact me at

PatKaufman@smsd.org or call me at my home number 913-677-1839. It's Great to be a SHARE Lancer!!!!!!

Pat Kaufman, SHARE Director

913-993-6820

SME Choir

SME Choir is off to a roaring start! We have 370 students enrolled in our choral music program this year and a great

leader in Ken Foley!

First and foremost, all parents and students involved in choir must please send us their e-mail addresses if they want to

receive important choir-related e-mails throughout the school year. Just send us an e-mail at smechoir-

boosters@gmail.com.We need the name of your student, male or female, the choir they are in, and their graduation year.

Secondly, make sure to go to smsd.org and sign up for lancer alerts, which are text messages and/or e-mail alerts for choir

and other event updates throughout the year.

Third, please consider joining choirboosters! Joining communicates to your student that their interests are your interests.

Just visit the choirboosters website at www.smechoirbooster.com. While you’re there, think about purchasing some spirit

wear — the blankets and pj bottoms would make great holiday gifts!

Our choral program receives only $1,800 a year, or just $4.89 per student. One piece of sheet music costs $150, so we

need your support to keep our program strong.

Important dates to remember:

October 5 - fall concert

September 30-October 2 - Musical Revue ―The Best of Broadway‖

November 9 - East Area Choral Festival

December 9 - holiday concert.

Finally, choirboosters will meet at 7:00 p.m. in the SME Choir room on Tuesday, September 28 and Tuesday, November

16. Please join us!

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Booster Clubs and Organizations

Support Shawnee Mission East Athletics!

There are TWO easy ways!

1. Become a member of the SM East All-Sports Booster Club

Multiple sponsorship levels available; Special recognition in the SM East Sports Program; and Receive two free season passes to all home SM East athletic events.

2. Buy an ad in the SM East Sports Program Guide

A cost-effective way to promote your business to the East community; Available in a variety of sizes and prices; East families and friends can also purchase ads; For one price, ads appear in all three – Fall, Winter and Spring – Sports Program Guides; and All ads include two FREE season passes to all home SM East athletic events.

About the SM East All-Sports Booster Club Founded in 1968, the All-Sports Booster Club has a rich tradition of supporting all Lancer sports teams and cheerleading on an equal basis. The Shawnee Mission School District provides approximately $50,000 in funds to support all of our sports programs. Funds raised by the Club provide significant additional support to student athletes and their coaches, helping pay for new equipment, travel, banners, uniforms, special training events, and more.

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2010-2011 SM East All-Sports Booster Club Check one or both of the following ways to support East Athletics

___ Advertise. A board member will contact you with more information.

___ Become an All-Sports Booster Club Member. Please check the level of your choice:

___ Gold, $300 and above ___ Silver, $225 to $299 ___ Bronze, $125 to $224

___ Lancer, $75 to $124 ___ Standard, $50 ___ Single, $30 (one pass only)

Name (as you want it to appear in the Guide) ____________________________________________________

Your student’s name/grade ___________________________________________________________________

Phone ( ) -- Email address _______________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________________

City ______________________________________________ State _______ Zip __________________________

Return this form to: Kelley Colby, 4408 W. 66th Street, Prairie Village, KS 66208

Questions? Kacolby25@aol.com 913.432.6483

The Fall Book has already gone to press, but ads may still be placed for the Winter and Springs editions.