THE SANTA ROSA HIGH SCHOOL PARENT NEWSLETTER JANUARY, 2014 … · 2015. 2. 11. · THE SANTA ROSA HIGH SCHOOL PARENT NEWSLETTER! JANUARY, 2014 SANTA ROSA HIGH SCHOOL, A CALIFORNIA

THE SANTA ROSA HIGH SCHOOL PARENT NEWSLETTER! JANUARY, 2014

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Principal’s UpdateBrad Coscarelli, SRHS Principal, [email protected], 528-5292

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I would like to thank our entire school community for a great first semester. Report cards will be mailed out during the second week of January. Please take the time to go over these semester grades with your child. Give them a lot of praise for good grades and discuss your concerns with them over poor grades. If you need further information on why your child is not succeeding in a certain class, communicate with the teacher. Remember, we offer free tutoring for all students on Tuesdays and Thursdays for one hour after school from 3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Parents can take an active role in Santa Rosa High School by coming to our School Site Council meetings, Student-Teacher-Parent (STP) meetings, English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC)

meetings, or through various other department and program parent groups. I realize getting involved at school isn’t easy for hard-working, busy parents, but try to volunteer in the classroom, at events, or at various meetings whenever you can to stay connected to the school.

The start of the second semester also means the beginning of our winter sports. Come on out and join us for an exciting season of girls’ and boys’ basketball and wrestling. Schedules are available in the Main Office and on our school website at santarosahighschool.net.

The start of the second semester also means that we have some upcoming State and Federal testing. Starting in March, the first round of testing will be for our Sophomore students. On February 4th and 5th, our tenth grade students will be taking the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) for the first time. Last year, we continued to show strength in the number of students passing the test, averaging over 92% of our tenth graders passing both sections, English and Math. This exam must be passed by your child in order to earn a high school diploma. Please take a few minutes to speak with them about the importance of this test. Have them take it seriously and do their best job.

Speak to your child nightly about school. Check their homework. Keep them organized with the use of their planner. Get them to school on time, having had a good night’s rest and a healthy breakfast. Have them get involved in different school activities. Have them come to our free tutoring, open to all students every Tuesday and Thursday in room 143, staffed by SRHS teachers and volunteers. If you have concerns or questions, contact your child’s teacher through email, voicemail, or a note in their mailbox in the Main Office. Parental involvement throughout high school is the key to student success.

Sincerely,

Brad Coscarelli

Published by the Student-Teacher-Parent Organization (STP). Available at www.srhsstp.org or www.SantaRosaHighSchool.net or by emailing [email protected].

In this Issue…

Calendar………………………....2-3Counselors’ Corner…………....4STP…………………………..…...6, 7Ag News….……………....…..…..8ArtQuest……………..……...9, 10

Parent InvolvementFriends of AQ………….……10-13Ag Boosters………………..…...14ELAC…………………………..….14School Site Council…….…....14Project Grad………..….…..15-17

Athletics…………...…….…..18-23

SRHS Foundation….….....23-25

PANTHER PURR

Bell Schedule

Period 0 6:59-7:54 a.m.Period 1 8:00-8:55 a.m.Period 2 9:01-9:56 a.m.

Break 9:56-10:10 a.m.

Period 3 10:16-11:16 a.m.Period 4 11:22-12:17 p.m.

Lunch 12:17-12:52 p.m.

Period 5 12:58-1:53 p.m.Period 6 1:59-2:54 p.m.Period 7 3:00-3:54 p.m.

Normal school hours are 8:00-2:54 (Periods 1-6)

Minimum Day Schedule School lets out at 12:20 p.m

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SRHS 2013-2014 CALENDARPLEASE CHECK BACK EACH MONTH FOR ALTERATIONS OR CORRECTIONS THAT MAY BE MADE TO THE CALENDAR!January, 20141 / 1-3, Winter Recess - No School1 / 4, Girls Basketball home vs Clayton Valley (JV/V)! 5:30/7:00!1 / 2-1 / 4, Boys Basketball Sonoma Cty Classic (V) at Piner 1 / 3-4, Wrestling at Valley Of the Moon, Sonoma 7:00 a.m. 1 / 6, School Resumes, First Day of 2nd Semester1 / 7, Girls Basketball at Montgomery (F/JV/V) 4:30/6:00/7:301 / 7, STP Meeting, 7:30, Staff Lounge1 / 8, Boys Basketball home vs Montgomery 4:30/6/7:30 1 / 8, Wrestling at Windsor 5:001 / 9, Girls Basketball home vs Windsor (F/JV/V) ! 4:30/6:00/7:301 / 10, Boys Basketball at Windsor 4:30/6/7:30 1 / 11, Mr. Panther Contest, 7:00 p.m., Auditorium1 / 11, Girls Basketball at Wood (F / JV / V) 2:00 / 3:30 / 5:00 1 / 13, Wrestling home vs Ukiah 5:00! 1 / 14 SRHS Foundation Meeting 4:30, Library1 / 14, Ag Boosters, 6:30, Ag Building1 / 14, Girls Basketball home vs Carrillo (F/JV/V) 4:30/6:00/7:30!1 / 15, Boys Basketball at Maria Carrillo 4:30/6/7:30 1 / 16, Wrestling home vs Maria Carrillo 5:001 / 16, ArtQuest Arts & Liberal Arts College Day, school day, Finley & ! Person Centers1 / 16, Girls Basketball at Rancho Cotate (F / JV / V) 4:30 / 6:00 / 7:301 / 17, Boys Basketball home vs Rancho Cotate 4:30/6/7:30 1 / 17, Prince of Mat JV at Windsor 2:00! 1 / 17-19, Debate Tournament, MLK Invitational, James Logan1 / 17, 18, Sonoma County Honor Band, Aud., Time TBD1 / 18, Girls Basketball at Ukiah (F/JV/V) 4:30/6:00/7:30!1 /18, Wrestling King Of Mat! at Windsor 7:00 a.m.1 / 18, SRHS Foundation Crab Feed1 / 20, Martin Luther King Day - No School1 / 21, Boys Basketball home vs Ukiah 4:30/6/7:30 1 / 21, Project Grad, 7:00, Library1 / 22, Girls Basketball home vs Casa Grande (F/JV/V) 4:30/6:00/7:301 / 22, Wrestling at Cardinal Newman 5:001 / 23, Tentative 2nd ArtQuest Information & Application ! Assistance Night, 6:30, Multipurpose Room - TBD1 / 23, Boys Basketball at Casa Grande 4:30/6/7:30 1 / 24, Girls Basketball home vs C Newman (F/JV/V)4:30 / 6:00 / 7:301 / 24, Instrumental Music Winter Concert, 7:00, Auditorium1 /24-25, Wrestling Mid-Cal Invitational at Gilroy1 / 25, SAT, 8:00 (Reg. at www.co!egeboard.com by 12/27)1 / 25, Girls Basketball at Heritage (V) Campolindo Shootout 12:001 / 27, Friends of AQ Mtg, 6:00, AQ Office, Rm 21, Arts Comp.1 / 27, Boys Basketball at Cardinal Newman 4:30/6/7:30 1 / 28, ELAC, in the library, 7:001 / 28, Girls Basketball home vs Montgomery (F/JV/V) 4:30/6:00/7:301 / 29, Boys Basketball at Montgomery 4:30/6/7:30 1 / 29, Wrestling home vs Rancho Cotate 5:00! !1 / 30, Girls Basketball at Windsor (F/JV/V) 4:30/6:00/7:30 1 / 31, Boys Basketball home vs Windsor 4:30/6/7:30 1 / 31, ArtQuest Priority App. Deadline for School Year 2014-15

February, 20142 / 1, Debate Tournament at Lowell HS2 / 1, Turn About Dance2 / 1, Wrestling at Puma Invitational, Maria Carrillo High 7:00 a.m.2 / 3, Girls Basketball at Maria Carrillo (F/JV/V)4:30/6:00/7:302 / 4, STP Meeting, 7:30, Staff Lounge2 / 4, Boys Basketball home vs Maria Carrillo 4:30/6/7:30

February, 2014, continued 2 / 4, Calif. High School Exit Exam CAHSEE, Engl - Soph./Srs. 2 / 5, Calif. High School Exit Exam CAHSEE, Math-Soph/Srs.2 / 5, Wrestling at Montgomery 5:00!2 / 5, Girls Basketball home vs Rancho Cotate (F/JV/V) 4:30/6:00/7:302 / 6, Boys Basketball at Rancho Cotate 4:30/6/7:30 2 / 7, Girls Basketball home vs Ukiah (F/JV/V) Sr. Night 4:30/6:00/7:302 / 8, ACT Test, 8:-2:00 (Reg. at www.act.org by 1/10)2 / 10, Lincoln’s Day - No School2 / 10, Boys Basketball at Ukiah 4:30/6/7:30 2 / 11, SRHS Foundation Meeting 4:30, Library2 / 11, Girls Basketball at Casa Grande (F/JV/V) ! 4:30/6:00/7:302 / 11, Ag Boosters, 6:30, Ag Building2 / 12, Boys Basketball home vs Casa Grande 4:30/6/7:30 2 / 13, STP - Staff Appreciation Luncheon2 / 13, Girls Basketball at C Newman (F/JV/V) 4:30/6:00/7:302 / 14, Singing Valentines; Contact Vocal Music for information2 / 14, Spring Dance!2 / 14, 2 / 14-15, Wrestling Women's NCS at Pittsburg 2 / 14, Boys Basketball home vs Cardinal Newman 4:30/6/7:30 2 / 17, President’s Day - No School2 / 18, Girls Basketball NBL Playoffs (V)2 / 18, Project Grad, 7:00, Library 2 / 19, Boys Basketball NBL Playoffs 2 / 21, Girls Basketball NBL Championships (V) at SRJC! 2 / 21, ArtQuest Application Deadline for School Year 2014-152 / 22, Debate Tournament at Windsor HS2 / 22, Wrestling NBL FINALS at Windsor 7:00 a.m.2 / 22, Boys Basketball NBL Champ, SRJC 2 / 22, ArtQuest Mardi Gras Ball, 6:00-11:30, DeTurk Rnd Barn2 / 24, Friends of AQ Meeting, 6:00, AQ Office, Rm 21, Arts Complex2 / 25, Girls Basketball NCS Playoffs (V)!2 / 25, ELAC, in the library, 7:002 / 27, Staff Lunch2 / 28, Blood Drive, MPR 2 / 28-3 /1, Wrestling NCS FINALS at Newark Mem. 7:00 a.m. 2 / 28, Musical Opens! Once Upon a Mattress, 7:30, Auditorium

March, 20143 / 1, Musical, Once Upon a Mattress, 7:30, Auditorium3 / 2, Musical, Once Upon a Mattress, 2:00, Auditorium3 / 3-7, Multi-Cultural Week3 / 4, STP Meeting, 7:30, Staff Lounge3 / 4, Tentative ArtQuest Registration. Times, Loc. TBD3 / 6, Tentative ArtQuest Registration. Times, Loc. TBD3 / 7, Last Day of 3rd Quarter3 / 7-8, Wrestling STATE FINALS at Bakersfield 7:00 a.m.3 / 7, Musical, Once Upon a Mattress, 7:30, Auditorium 3 / 8, Musical, Once Upon a Mattress, 7:30, Auditorium 3 / 8, SAT, 8-2:00 (Reg. at www.co!egeboard.com by 2/7)3 / 8, Boys Basketball NCS Champ 3 / 9, Musical, Once Upon a Mattress, 2:00, Auditorium3 / 10, Tentative ArtQuest Registration. Times, Loc. TBD3 / 11, SRHS Foundation Meeting 4:30, Library3 / 11, Ag Boosters, 6:30, Ag Building3 / 11, Calif. High School Exit Exam CAHSEE, English 3 / 12, Calif. High School Exit Exam CAHSEE, Math3 / 7, Last Day of 3rd Quarter



SRHS 2013-2014 CALENDAR, CONTINUEDMarch, continued3 / 7, Musical, 7:30, Auditorium 3 / 8, Musical, 7:30, Auditorium3 / 8, SAT, 8-2:00 (Reg. at www.co!egeboard.com by 2/7)3 / 9, Musical, 2:00, Auditorium3 / 10, Tentative ArtQuest Registration. Times, Loc. TBD3 / 11, SRHS Foundation Meeting 4:30, Library3 / 11, Ag Boosters, 6:30, Ag Building3 / 11, Calif. High School Exit Exam CAHSEE, English 3 / 12, Calif. High School Exit Exam CAHSEE, Math3 / 13, Tentative ArtQuest Registration. Times, Loc. TBD3 / 14, Talent Show, 7:30, Auditorium3 / 14-15, Debate State Quals, Pinole Valley HS3 / 17-21, Spring Break - No School3 / 24, Friends of AQ Mtg, 6:00, AQ Office, Rm 21, Arts Comp.3 / 25, Barclay Concert, 7:00, Green Music Center, SSU3 / 25, Project Grad, 7:00, Library3 / 25, ELAC, in the library, 7:003 / 27, Tentative ArtQuest Registration. Times, Loc. TBD3 / 28, 29, CMEA Band Festival, Time, Loc. TBD3 / 30, SRHS 140th Anniversary Event

April, 20144 / 1, STP Meeting, 7:30, Staff Lounge4 / 2, Student Govt. Speeches, Lunch, Quad4 / 3, Student Govt. Elections4 / 3, ArtQuest Spring Showcase, 6:30 p.m., Aud. & Var. Venues4 / 4-24, AQ Spring Showcase Visual Arts Exhibition, !continues open ! most school hrs., MPR4 / 5, STP Green Up Day - Tentative 4 / 7-29, STAR Testing Window4 / 8, SRHS Foundation Meeting 4:30, Library4 / 8, Ag Boosters, 6:30, Ag Building4 / 12, ACT Test, 8-2:00 (Reg. at www.act.org by 3/7)4 / 15, Project Grad, 7:00, Library 4 / 16, STP - Staff Appreciation Luncheon4 / 18, AQ Dance Company Perf. (Beg/Int), 7:00, Aud.4 / 19, AQ Dance Company Perf. (Beg/Int), 7:00, Aud.4 / 20, Easter4 / 25-27, Debate State Tournament, Modesto4 / 25, Vocal Music Command Performance, 7:00, Aud.4 / 25, SRHS Foundation Polenta Feed

April, continued4 / 28, Friends of AQ Meeting, 6:00, AQ Office, Rm 21, Arts ! Complex4 / 29, ELAC, in the library, 7:00

May, 20145 / 2, Instrumental Music Spring Concert, 7:00, Aud.5 / 3, SAT, 8-2:00 (Reg. at www.co!egeboard.com by 4/4)5 / 3, Jr/Sr Prom, 9:00- Midnight, Villa Chanticleer, Healdsburg5 / 5-15, AP Exam Window5 / 6, STP Meeting, 7:30, Staff Lounge5 / 13, SRHS Foundation Meeting 4:30, Library5 / 13, Ag Boosters, 6:30, Ag Building5 / 13, Calif. High School Exit Exam CAHSEE, English5 / 14, Calif. High School Exit Exam CAHSEE, Math5 / 16, AQ Dance Performance, 7:00, Aud.5 / 17, AQ Dance Performance, 7:00, Aud.5 / 18, AQ Dance Performance, 2:00, Aud.5 / 19, STP Library Books - Collection5 / 19-23, Dead Week5 / 20, Friends of AQ Meeting, time, location TBD5 / 20, Project Grad, 7:00, Library5 / 22, Senior Awards5 / 23, Senior Trip5 / 26, Memorial Day - No School5 / 28-30, Minimum Days - Finals - 8:00-12:205 / 28-30, Senior Graduation Practice5 / 30, Senior Breakfast5 / 30, Final Instructional Day!5 / 30, Graduation Ceremony, 6:30, Bailey Field, SRJC5 / 30, Project Grad

June, 20146 / 7, SAT Test, 8-2:00 (Reg. at www.co!egeboard.com by 5/9) 6 / 11, ArtQuest Office closed until next school year6 / 14, ACT Test, 8-2:00 (Reg. at www.act.org by 5/9)

September, 20149 /12 Foundation Golf Tournament

Mr. Panther!Please plan on supporting your favorite Mr. Panther

contestant on Saturday, January 11th at 7:30 p.m.

in the auditorium.

Always a Wild Time!

Save the Date!!The SRHS 140th Anniversary Event

An Amazing Open House!Sunday, March 30, 2014 - at the

SRHS Campus



Counselors’ Corner Blaire Murphy, Counselor 528-5302 [email protected]

Financial Aid WorkshopStudents and their parents are invited to attend a special workshop on financial aid and completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The FAFSA Line By Line workshop is on Saturday, January 25th at Santa Rosa Junior College, Plover Hall 11:00am – 2:00 p.m. (drop-in anytime). A financial aid representative will be there to answer specific questions in English & Spanish and to provide assistance with filling out the FAFSA. Please bring tax and personal information, as well as your FAFSA PIN numbers – www.pin.ed.gov . Hope to see you there!

Scholarship InfoDon’t forget to regularly check out the Scholarship Alert! These fliers are updated frequently and posted in all Senior classrooms, as well as on our website: www.santarosahighschool.net/support. The FREE search engines for scholarships that we recommend are: www.scholarships.com and www.fastweb.com.

College Information WorkshopParents, especially parents of 10th and 11th graders, who want information about the college admissions process, plan to attend one of our College Information Nights on February 24th in the MPR or April 2nd in the Library at 6:30.

Credit Make-up ClassesStudents that need to make-up credits prior to graduation should see their counselor immediately to discuss options for doing so. Please note that there is limited space in upcoming classes.

Receive P.E. Credits for Playing a School SportSanta Rosa City Schools now offers students 5 Physical Education Credits for participating in an interscholastic sport. In order to qualify, students must first earn 10 P.E. credits and then successfully complete a SRHS team sport. Please see your Counselor for specific guidelines & requirements.

Report CardsSecond quarter and first semester report cards will be mailed on January 15. If you have questions or concerns about specific grades, please contact the teacher(s) directly. The Home Access Center (HAC) can also be used to check grades and attendance on our District website (www.srcs.k12.ca.us). Your password may be obtained from the counseling office.

Free TutoringFree tutoring is now available to any student seeking support! Tutoring is every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00 – 4:00 in room 143. A list of SRHS & SRJC student tutors is available in the counseling office. Student tutors charge a small fee for their services.

Is your information up to date?If you have moved, changed your phone number, guardianship, etc., please call Toni Noonan in the Counseling Office at 528-5302, so we can ensure that you receive important information.

C.S.F. NOTICE (GOLD CORD INFORMATION):

Attention ALL seniors, juniors, and sophomores who earn As and Bs:

• Fall grades have been issued, so it is time to bring your report cards (or print your grades from the Home Access Center) to D103 to get a California Scholarship Federation (CSF) application. Applications accepted during lunch on Wednesdays or any time after school. Application fee is $3.

• Remember that you must do this every semester until your senior year. • Freshmen, you must wait until after you have grades from the first semester of your sophomore year. • All new sophomores interested in knowing more about qualifying for CSF Honors recognition, please come

to an informational meeting in Ms. Whyte’s room D103 on Wednesday, January 15 at lunch.• Application deadline is Friday, January 31, 2014.

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SRHS News

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

January 7 – SRHS – AuditoriumJanuary 8 – MHS – Performing Arts Center

January 9 – PHS – Science CenterJanuary 14 – EAHS – TheaterJanuary 15 – MCHS – Theater

PresentersSchool Resource Officer

• current drug, alcohol and tobacco crazes • social media…good and bad Community Action

Partnership• mentor program

community programs available to families

California Parenting Institute• challenges of adolescence as a developmental stage of

childhood: emotional changes and the growth of judgment through controlled practice

• addressing “sex, drugs and rock n roll” (teen: it’s not enough to be alive, I must FEEL alive)

• why parenting strategies need to adapt to these changes (we are moving from “control” to “coexistence” with our

children) MODEL the BEHAVIORS YOU WANT TO SEE.

• The importance of Positive Parenting and its primary strategic goals: self-regulation, self-esteem, and personal

and social success.•common issues and the benefits of delaying a response to a stimulus (yours AND theirs): never give a punishment in

anger and the importance of praise.

Santa Rosa City Schools PresentsHealthy Students Parent Information Night

VOICES serves transition-aged youth in Sonoma County emancipating

from systems of care. VOICES provides internal programs and co-

located services with a team of partner agencies, combining these services and skills

to meet a wide variety of issues identified by and for youth.

If you need help with tutoring, obtaining food stamps, getting your diploma or GED, we are the one-stop shop to help you! Give us a call or come by and see what we

can do for you!

(707) 579-4327714 Mendocino Ave.

Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Open Monday through Friday

from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.



Student-Teacher-Parent Organization (STP) Susan Burch, STP President [email protected]'

Did you know that the first PTA was founded in 1897 as the “National Congress of Mothers?" The group was dedicated to the betterment, educational success and promotion of family participation. In 1970, through advocacy, family, education and communication, the National PTA was able to establish programs that have made a difference in the lives of millions of children, like Arts in Education, hot lunch programs and school safety, to name just a few.

We at SRHS are the STP, and our goal is to serve the needs of our students, teachers and school in general, just like the PTA. To survive we need you, your ideas, your volunteer time, even if for only one event, and your support in every area, including donations if you can afford it, but everyone is a member and no one is turned away. Your participation could make all the difference and that difference could make for a better STP. Please consider attending a meeting in the New Year; just get involved in any way that you can.

We are still working on our goal of 140 desks, 52 floor mats and 5 large logo mats. The donations are continuing to roll in and we are optimistic that we will meet our goal by the end of the school year.

Plans are in the works for the 140th birthday of the school, so if you have family, friends, neighbors or co-workers who are SRHS alumni, please pass on the word. March 30th is the date for the open house and it will be an open house not to miss. Check in for details.

Stay warm, stay in touch and get involved.

Contact.............…....Susan Burch, President, [email protected] Regular meetings.....First Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m., Staff LoungeNext meeting.....…...January 7, 7:30 p.m.

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Advertising revenue supports the activities of the STP.

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Deadline is the first Friday of the month for the following month’s issue. For more information, contact Kim Nielsen-Glynn, Panther Purr Editor, at [email protected].

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By Hope Hansen, Reporter

Each year the National FFA Association holds a convention called National FFA Convention. All the finalists from each state come and compete at the national level. Students can receive the highest degree in FFA, which is the American Degree, at National Convention. This year, Santa Rosa FFA had two national finalists go to National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.

Adrianna Begley, a sophomore, won first place at the state level with her Agriscience project that investigated the effect of pellet or mash feed on pig’s weight. She received sixth in the nation for her project at National Convention. Adrianna is a 4.0 student, plays softball on a traveling team, and is the secretary for the Santa Rosa Chapter. “Going to National Convention and also competing made me realize how much I could do with FFA and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for me.” - Adrianna Bagley.

Angie Ruffoni, who graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 2013, participated in FFA all four years of high school and devoted a lot of her time to the chapter. She qualified for nationals with her vegetable production proficiency. At National Convention she placed in the top four. She was the secretary for the chapter her senior year. She also has a great passion for dance. She has participated in dance company at the high school and also at a local dance center in Santa Rosa. “It was a great honor to wear my blue and gold jacket one more time at national convention.” -Angie Ruffoni

Congratulations to Angie Ruffoni and Adrianna Begley on their accomplishments at National Convention. We also would like to extend our congratulations to all the Santa Rosa FFA members who received their National American Degree this year.

Ag News

Angie Ruffoni

Adrianna Begley



ArtQuest Jan Sofie, ArtQuest Director528-5070 X6765, [email protected]

4th Annual AQ Arts College Day Almost Ready To Go AQ and SRHS Arts Pathway students will attend the 4th Annual AQ Arts College Day on January 16th at the Finley/Person Community Center in Santa Rosa. After SRHS students return to campus, the event will be open to students and teachers from other high schools in the area. At press time, about 25 Visual, Performing and Liberal Arts colleges or departments are confirmed to exhibit in the College Fair Arena and to present individual sessions with detailed information about the colleges they represent. Among those attending this year include Academy of Art University, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California College of the Arts, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, Chapman College, Cornish College of the Arts, Dominican University, Ex’pression College of Digital Arts, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Kansas City Art Institute, Laguna College of Arts & Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Oregon College of Arts & Crafts, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Paris College of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Santa Fe University of Art & Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and University of the Arts-London. This event gives students a look at many arts-related majors and programs, at the breadth of possibilities for arts-related college educations and eventual careers and information about individual application requirements, financial aid opportunities, etc. Supporters and sponsors include Friends of AQ, SRHS School Site Council, Sonoma County Office of Education, Clone Digital Copy and Print, SRHS Fine Arts Dept. and ArtQuest. We still need parent volunteers for the event; please contact Friends of AQ Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected] if you can help.

Winter Concert Great Night to experience Instrumental Music’s Range A mid-winter night of music will take off the chill on Friday, January 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the SRHS Auditorium when the SRHS Instrumental Music Winter Concert is held. A wide array of music will be played, and every performing group will be included in the concert. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, contact Instrumental Music Director, Mark Wardlaw at mwardlaw@srcs,k12.ca.us.

The Finest In Medieval Musicals Coming VERY Soon!Stay tuned for the finest in medieval musicals! "Once Upon a Mattress" is coming to SRHS, and opening February 28th . Make sure you see this highly entertaining theatrical excursion into another time and place. Be prepared for a different take on the classic fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea, told in a very amusing and unexpected way! For more information, contact the faculty directors, Ms. Kira Bombace ([email protected]) or Ms. Vicki Carpenter ([email protected]).

Priority Deadline of January 31st Approaching Fast for AQ Applications The AQ Priority Deadline for Fall 2014 is just around the corner and applications are starting to come in. Pick up an AQ Application Packet in the AQ Office (Room 21 in the Arts Complex), at the SRHS Main Office or download one at artquestonline.org. You can also request one be mailed to you by calling AQ at 535-4842 and leaving your name and address. Application Packets contain detailed information about the program and the application process, as well as pertinent contact and transfer guidelines, if applicable. For more information contact AQ at the phone number above or email artquest @srcs.k12.ca.us. PRIORITY DEADLINE: Friday, January 31, 2014 (for best choice in specialty area acceptance, earliest notification and inclusion in all AQ Spring events). DEADLINE: Friday, February 21, 2014 (to be eligible for acceptance decision made before the end of the school year).

Thanks to EVERYONE Who Helped Almost 300 Students “Shadow” AQ at SRHS!Almost 300 students from Sonoma County and beyond visited SRHS this fall through the ArtQuest Shadowing Program from October 16 through December 6. The post-shadow surveys confirm that students had an exceptionally positive experience. Many thanks go to the AQ Student Docents, AQ and SRHS teachers and to Friends of AQ parent volunteers who helped escort and orient the Shadows each morning. Thanks to everyone for helping the Shadows feel welcome! It can often take teachers extra thought and effort to find space and time for these “students-for-a-day,” and we all appreciate this hospitality and know that the potential students and families do, too. Thanks again!

Get the Sweetest Valentine in Santa RosaHow about a UNIQUE valentine this year? We may have just sung "Auld Lang Syne,” but Valentine's Day will be here before you know it! Don't be caught without a gift for your loved one -- schedule a SINGING VALENTINE TELEGRAM to be delivered at the location of your choice (some long distance charges may be added for deliveries outside the immediate SR area). $50 buys a formally-clad quartet of singers from the award-winning SRHS Concert Choir to serenade your loved one with a flower, a card and a few short tunes. Unforgettable! Don't delay! Make your reservation now by calling SRHS Choral Music Boosters at 547-9000, email [email protected].







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Union of Mind & Body; AQ Collaborative Project To Evoke Sense of Place A site-specific dance performance can take place anywhere but rarely does it occur on a traditional stage, and that is the case with this project. Last school year, AQ Dance instructor, Nzinga Woods and AQ Photography instructor, Tanya Braunstein, conceived a collaboration that would expand dance performances to locations on the SRHS campus and challenge their students’ creative problem-solving abilities to use various alternative spaces as inspiration for their works. The idea also encompassed creating these site-specific performances with dancers’ bodies painted in a way that blended into the natural background of the landscape. Although the collaboration started with two AQ specialties, it soon broadened to include Stefanie Nagorka’s AQ Visual Fine Arts and Regina Brennan’s AQ World History classes. Mike Daniels, resident historian and retired English instructor, visited Ms. Brennan’s AQ World History classes to discuss SRHS’s early history. He captivated students with his knowledge of early rivalries between Petaluma High School and SRHS, the 1943 riot that followed a football game between the two rivals, famous alumni, the original senior steps, and the seven SRHS young women who refused to attend the recently opened Montgomery High School in 1958, just to name a few of the things he discussed.

After Daniels’ visit, author, filmmaker and U.C. Berkeley Professor of Architecture, Jean-Paul Bourdier, was invited to discuss his book Bodyscapes and his approach to mixing body art and land art. He became a driving force of the AQ collaboration because his artistic work conveys what students were trying to create: a visual union of the human body and the landscape. After these presentations, students worked intensely on their projects. Photography students photographed the architecture, land, space, and buildings of SRHS. World History students researched Burke Hall, the auditorium, the Girls Athletic Association, the DeSoto building, as well as the original SRHS campus on Fourth Street. Dance students created site-specific choreography and Visual Fine Art students organized the technical aspects of painting dancers in almost a camouflage manner, so that they would appear at one with the chosen environments, while also responding to aspects of the history of SRHS and the site it is built upon. It is important to note that the resulting pieces are not meant to be literal representations of the site nor its past, but seek to evoke something of a sense of place and the impressions and ideas that students seek to communicate through a work of art. The collaborative work, The Union of Mind and Body, will culminate with performances at various sites on campus during the 2014 Spring Semester; look for dates soon. Historical papers will be archived in the SRHS museum. “Intersecting many disciplines - photography, sculpture, performance, dance, land art, body art, design and acrobatics - the artist creates and choreographs each vibrant piece with a strong philosophy directing each scene, using the medium of photography, known to capture the 'real', to achieve the seemingly impossible, with thoughtful and surreal outcomes.” Jean-Paul Bourdier

Make Plans NOW to Attend 20th Annual ArtQuest Spring Showcase April 3rd!Put the 20th Annual AQ Spring Showcase on your Calendar NOW! Thursday, April 3rd will bring a lively program to SRHS beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium, with highlights from this school year including examples of how AQ faculty and students interpreted AQ’s 2013-14 interdisciplinary theme, Toward a More Perfect Union. Always fun and always interesting, don’t miss this 20 year marker, coming just a few days after the Santa Rosa High School 140th year anniversary celebration on Sunday, March 30. Hope to see you at the Showcase! For more information, contact AQ at 707-535-4842 or [email protected].

Parent InvolvementFRIENDS OF ARTQUEST

Tickets Sales for Second Annual AQ Mardi Gras Ball Are Still Available!Friends of ArtQuest is holding the second annual ArtQuest Mardi Gras Ball at the beautiful and historic DeTurk Round Barn on Saturday, February 22, 2014. Tickets are being sold exclusively online at: www.brownpapertickets.com. Just type “ArtQuest Mardi Gras” into the search to purchase your tickets! Cost is $65.00 per person, plus a $3.28 service charge. Don’t wait to purchase, as space is very limited this year and tickets are expected to sell out quickly. FofAQ is also seeking donations for the auction at the event. Please consider donating an item or two, such as wine, restaurant vouchers, fun experiences, vacation and spa packages, gift certificates or other significant items. If you would like to be more involved contact Friends of AQ volunteer coordinator Christi Corradi at [email protected] for volunteer opportunities, auction chairperson, Connie Sultana, at [email protected] for contributions to the auction, or Mardi Gras chairperson, Nicole Jeffries, at [email protected] for overall event information, sponsorship and other opportunities. And definitely plan on joining us for appetizers, beverages, a delicious gourmet Cajun dinner, live and silent auction, and dancing to the band Gator Nation! Costumes are encouraged, but fun and celebration are required! Hope to see y’all at the AQ Mardi Gras Ball on Saturday, February 22nd, 2014! Visit www.artquestmardigrasba!.com or email ,[email protected] for more information.

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Help Bring the AQ Teachers to the Ball !Even though the holidays are over, it’s never too late to give a special gift to someone - so, how about helping bring the ArtQuest teachers to the Ball? We’d like to bring every ArtQuest teacher to the AQ Mardi Gras Ball at the beautiful De Turk Round Barn on Saturday, February 22, 2014. Teachers will receive a gourmet Cajun dinner, a drink ticket, dance to the Cajun beat of Gator Nation and also be able to participate in a live and silent auction. Last year, almost all the AQ faculty purchased at least one additional ticket for a guest and many donated workshops, desserts, special experiences, dinners and other contributions to the event. We really appreciate their additional efforts to help us gather other donations, support students’ participation in making masks and other décor and all the numerous kinds of support they gave the event. Any amount of donation will be gladly accepted by Friends of AQ in our effort to sponsor the teachers who make ArtQuest such an amazing educational experience for our students. Let’s bring the faculty to the Ball! Please go online to www.brownpapertickets.com and donate your gift there by typing in "ArtQuest Mardi Gras" into the search and entering the amount you would like to give into the “Donation Teacher’s Ticket” area or send checks (made out to Friends of AQ) to the ArtQuest office or to P. O. Box 5693, Santa Rosa, CA 95402, with the following information:

Your Name_________________________________Yes, I would like to sponsor a ticket for an AQ teacher ________ ($65) Yes, I would like to partially sponsor a ticket for an AQ teacher ________ (designate amount enclosed)Friends of ArtQuest is a 501(c)(3) non profit parent and community organization committed to supporting ArtQuest; Tax ID # 68-0446082

Second Annual Mardi Gras Ball Live Auction Seeks Donations! Our very first Mardi Gras Ball and Auction had so many wonderful donations given it would be hard to beat, but we are hoping the second annual on February 22, 2014 will surpass that! Perhaps you have a beautiful home in a vacation destination that you can offer for a week, or access to an extraordinary event like a concert, theatre or ballet, or major sports event. Maybe it’s a spa package, a golf package, or a culinary event - any intriguing experience that would bring excitement to our Live Auction and help raise funds for the Art Quest program and its students would be so greatly appreciated. Donations from the last ball funded many constructive projects and needs within the AQ community! To name a few: costumes for the dance department, computers for the digital department, seed money to all Art Quest teachers, funds to build a website, funding for College Day (specifically geared to Arts and Liberal art colleges and conservatories) and nineteen scholarships for students! If you would like to contribute to this significant endeavor, please contact Connie Sultana at [email protected] or 588-8026 with your special donation. Thank you!! *Live auction donations will be viewed online at www.artquestmardigrasba!.com prior to event.

Happiness is Homemade! Bakers Needed - Mardi Gras BallDo you have a favorite dessert recipe that you’d love to make? We’re looking for bakers who like to show off their dessert “art!” The ArtQuest Mardi Gras Ball invites all bakers to participate in its annual Dessert Auction fundraiser, which is a popular feature of the AQ Mardi Gras Ball. Bake and donate your favorite dessert to be auctioned off at the ball on Saturday, February 22nd. All bakers are welcome! At last year’s ball, the dessert auction was a big hit and sold out completely. For details, please contact Dessert Auction Co-Chairs Cynthia Weissbein Macken ([email protected]) or Lisa Greenstein (lgreenst@pacbe!.net). Thank you for supporting ArtQuest and FofAQ and for making the AQ Mardi Gras Ball even more delectable! Yummm! (Please Note - if you’re not a baker, but would like to donate something “fantabulous” from your favorite bakery, we would love this too!)

Got Sign Up Genius?If you’re wondering what SignUpGenius is, we would love to be in contact with you! SignUpGenius is Friends of Art Quest’s main facilitator for volunteering. It is an email-based sign up program that is extremely easy and completely convenient to use! If you have never received an email from our SignUpGenius and would love to become involved in the many great volunteer opportunities we have to offer, please contact our Friends of Art Quest volunteer coordinator, *Christi Corradi, at [email protected]. She would love to add you to her contact list and answer any questions you may have. *Christi has advised checking your spam and promotions folders for possible previous emails from SignUpGenius – if you find these emails there, move them to your primary email folder.

It’s Never Too Late to Join Friends of ArtQuest or Purchase a Gift Membership!If you have not renewed your membership or joined Friends of ArtQuest for the school year, please use the membership form on page 13 to join. A membership also makes a great gift for those people who prefer gifts that help others. This is one of the greatest ways to help your student and the ArtQuest program!









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ARTQUEST MARDI GRAS BALL FUNDRAISERDonation Form

Santa Rosa High School’s Friends of ArtQuest is excited to announce our second annual ArtQuest Mardi Gras Ball Fundraiser, taking place on Saturday, February 22, 2014.

We ask for your support for our ArtQuest Mardi Gras Ball Auction. Please consider donating an item or two, such as:

• Wine and/or wine tasting experiences• Restaurant vouchers• Movie / Theater tickets

• Vacation rentals• Spa packages• And more - the possibilities are endless!

Friends of ArtQuest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit parent and community organization committed to supporting ArtQuest. This public school magnet Visual and Performing Arts program at Santa Rosa High School attracts

talented students from around the region. This fundraiser directly supports the ArtQuest program by purchasing supplies and equipment, funding scholarships, as well as staging and holding special events such as our annual Arts

College Day and our Fall and Spring Showcases.

For more information about the ArtQuest Mardi Gras Ball Fundraiser, please visit: www.artquestmardigrasball.com.

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Donation to arrive by (circle one): Enclosed Delivery Pick-up Mail

We are happy to pick-up your donation. Contact us at [email protected], Attention: Connie Sultana with any questions, or to arrange pick-up or drop off. Thank you for your support!

Return by mail to: Friends of ArtQuest /Attn: Connie Sultana, 707 Monroe St., Santa Rosa, CA 95404





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FRIENDS OF ARTQUEST, continuedHelp ArtQuest … Join eSCRIP!Looking for an easy way to help the Art Quest program? Join eSCRIP! While you are doing your normal shopping, you could ALSO be supporting ArtQuest! All you need to do is sign up with eScrip to have a percentage of the money you spend at Safeway or participating stores go to the AQ program of your choice. Register your Safeway Club Card, Visa, Mastercard, Discover card, or Oliver's Market card now at www.escrip.com. (Safeway will no longer contribute to eScrip when paid with a credit card). If a store or card participates in eScrip, it will automatically contribute a portion of its proceeds to your designated recipient program. If you are already an eScrip member, it is important to renew your commitment annually by logging onto your eScrip account and going to "my eScrip." Go to "my eScrip," then "schools or nonprofits" to add your favorite ArtQuest account: SRHS ArtQuest Dance, SRHS ArtQuest Digital Arts, SRHS ArtQuest Drama, SRHS ArtQuest Photography, SRHS ArtQuest Video, SRHS ArtQuest Visual Fine Arts, SRHS ArtQuest Instrumental Music, SRHS ArtQuest Vocal Music, Friends of ArtQuest SRHS (supports all ArtQuest programs) If you have any questions on how eScrip works, please don’t hesitate to contact our Friends of Art Quest eScrip coordinator, Linda Farison at [email protected].

Friends of Art Quest Welcomes Parent ParticipationContact the organization at [email protected] or visit the Friends of AQ table at various events. All interested parents are invited to attend Friends of AQ meetings, which are usually held on the third or fourth Monday of the month, at 6:00 p.m. in Room 21 of the Arts Complex (see Calendar for exact dates). The next meeting will be on January 27, 2014. Please get involved and bring new ideas and energy into the mix. Join us today!!

Friends of AQ General InfoFriends of ArtQuest is a parent, alumni and community not-for-profit organization with the mission to help support ArtQuest and the arts in education through advocacy, volunteer and fundraising efforts. ArtQuest is a specialized visual and performing arts magnet program designed in 1993 to provide an “above and beyond” experience for students who wish to concentrate on an arts specialty during high school. Membership in and involvement with Friends of ArtQuest offers many kinds of opportunities for parents and others to contribute to ArtQuest in ways that directly support the program and positively impact students’ education. Please join us! For further information please contact us at [email protected]

Contact....................Ellen Zalman-Rai, Friends of AQ President, [email protected] meetings.....Typically monthly, on 3rd or 4th Monday of month at 6:00; check calendar for exact dates and exceptions.Next meeting ...........January 27, 2014, 6:00 p.m., AQ Office (Room 21)

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Friends of ArtQuest (FOAQ) MEMBERSHIP FORMFOAQ is a non-profit created to support the needs of the ArtQuest program. Memberships need to be

renewed annually. Your membership at any giving level is greatly appreciated.

Name __________________________________________________________ Company ___________________________

Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip _______________________________________________________________________________________

Phone ___________________________________________ Email _____________________________________________

Student’s Name and Graduation Year ___________________________________________________________________

I would like to join at this level: ___________ Platinum ($1,000 and up) ____________ Gold ($500 - $999)

___________ Silver ($250 - $499) ____________ Bronze ($75 - $199) ____________ Standard ($35 - $74)

Make checks payable to Friends of ArtQuest. Return to: Friends of ArtQuest, P. O. Box 5693, Santa Rosa, CA 95402

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AG BOOSTERSThe Santa Rosa High School Ag Boosters is a parent and community organization committed to supporting FFA and the Agriculture Department at Santa Rosa High School. We work throughout the year to ensure funding is available for our students and their agricultural endeavors. We look forward to an exciting and productive year. We encourage you to join us on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, in the Ag Building. Our next meeting will be held on January 14, 2014.

Vintage Panther Chardonnay: The 2012 Vintage Panther Chardonnay has been bottled and is available for purchase. The wine is $17 a bottle. Ordering is available on-line or using order forms. A limited supply is also available at Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa. Visit our website www.srhsagboosters.com for more information. All proceeds of wine sales benefit the FFA and Agriculture department.

The Santa Rosa FFA participated in the Secret Santa Program with the Volunteer Center of Sonoma County during December. They donated 107 gifts to the program. They also assembled over 500 hearts that were displayed throughout Sonoma County. It was such a pleasure to see so much generosity for others during the holiday season. Thank you Mrs. Piehl, Miss Stornetta, Miss Smith, and the Santa Rosa FFA for their outpouring support to such a worthy cause.

Contact………………...Kathy Sharp, President, 542-3994, [email protected] Website.………………..srhsagboosters.com Regular meetings…...Second Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m., Ag BuildingNext meeting….........January 14, 2014, 6:30 p.m., Ag Building

ENGLISH LEARNER ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ELAC) ELAC provides parents of English Learners opportunities to learn more about programs for students at SRHS, advise the principal and school staff on positive and effective actions to improve learning of English Learners and support their full participation in all school activities, provide input to the School Plan, review the annual Language Census, and send information to the District English Learner Advisory Committee.

Contact.....................Emma Zavala, 528-5070 x6766, [email protected] Next Meeting……….January 28, 7:00, Library

SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL The School Site Council controls state funding that is allocated to the school to meet the needs of students through the School Site Plan. The Site Council is open to all parents.

Contact ....................Marlene Callen, [email protected], 528-5292

You already shop online, why not earn eScrip $$ for SRHS when you do?Shop in a way that earns contributions for:

Santa Rosa High School STP





Project Grad

Project Graduation 2014Please come join us on

January 21, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. February 18, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

in the SRHS Library

This event takes hundreds and hundreds of Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior

parents.

Our SRHS community really comes together to make each year’s event better than the last but we do need help now.

• We need HANDY Men and Women: Construction, engineering, electrical, design etc, etc.

• We need ARTISTIC men and women: Prop design and creation, set design and creation etc, etc.

• We need ORGANIZED men and women: We need logistics help, human resources organization, physical storage organization, equipment planning

and organization, etc, etc.

Next SRHS Project Graduation Planning Meetings

January 21, 2014February 18, 2014

7:00 p.m.SRHS Library

[email protected]

Please come!

PAY IT FORWARD

Parents of ALL grades are needed to volunteer. The idea is that you volunteer before your child is a senior, that way you

are not volunteering their senior year.

We need help from the Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Parents

this year. Senior parents please come help plan the event or assist with clean up and

putting everything back into storage.

[email protected]

www.SRHSProjectGrad.comLearn About the EventSign Up to Volunteer

Forms Contact Us

Donate News

Got questions?We’ve got a website!



Project Grad Project Grad Needs YOU:

Is Your Son a Senior? by Christi CorradiDecorations Chair, Project [email protected]

I have been asked this question: “Is Your Son a Senior?” every time I have talked to other parents about my involvement with Project Grad since his Freshman year. I got involved right away because I knew how important this event is. I shadowed Anita Adams and have now become the Decorations Chairperson.

Last year took 175 people to set up for the party, beginning the weekend prior to graduation (which this year is Memorial Day Weekend), and clean up in the wee hours the morning after the party. This included people to operate the lift and hang things up real high, to construction of various props and closing in the breezeway, to simple decorating. In addition, parents provided catered food and pizza for the volunteers. This is not even to speak about the many volunteers that begin preparing the food for the party.

Oh and the night of the party? It takes many parent volunteers to throw the party. And before all this? We have several work weekends in which we can use 25 or more volunteers each day to get things ready. (Dates and how to sign up below.)

Not only does this party save lives, but it creates a safe and meaningful way for the seniors to spend their last night of their high school years with their friends. It is a magical event. When I worked the night of the party a few years ago, one girl came up to me with a glow in her eyes and said, “This is the best night of my life!” What better tribute?

So, who can help? Any and all parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, etc., of all grades. Senior parents are encouraged to help set up and clean up, and leave the chaperoning of the party to parents whose students aren't attending, but even some seniors have been known to ask their parents to be volunteers the night of the party.

To Sign up for work days prior to the event:http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4DAFAA2AA46-project10To Sign up for the week of set up prior to the event:http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4DAFAA2AA46-project9

OR for more information please visit -- www.SRHSProjectGrad.com

Extra!! Extra!!

Make sure you receive the Panther Purr each and every month! No need to fish it out of your kid’s backpack! We’ll send it via email…. just send us your address!

Send a message to: [email protected] stating you’d like to be on the Panther Purr mailing list and give us your preferred email address.

PANTHER PURR



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Like To Play Cards?Parents: How would you like to be a “Casino Dealer” for a night?“Why?” you ask • “The kids are super polite, grateful and have a ton of fun!”• “ ...(we) get to play with the kids all night long.” Need more convincing?• The casino is where a lot of the action is, so it’s so much fun to be a part of it. • Sign up early and get your pick of shifts!!!• [email protected] Questions?: [email protected] or Janel Plack at (707) 494-1408

Like Food?The 2014 Project Grad Food Committee would like to add a few new volunteers to join their committee this year. What does the food committee do? Over the next few months the committee will:

Plan the menuSoliciting and coordinating donationsPlanning food/buffet displaysFood and supply coordination and acquisitionStaffingAnd generally helping to pull off the feeding of 400+ teenagers on the night of this amazing event.

Please contact Tracy Gonzales at [email protected] or 707-849-2958 if you want to join in the fun! Parents of all grades welcome.

Project Grad

Ways you can helpPlanning the event ~ ~ Days before the event ~ ~ Night of the event ~ ~ After the event: Senior parents, please

Committee help needed NOWDo you love to shop? The Price Committee needs shopping help and a Committee Co-Chair can you help there?

Contact Jessica Garzolli at [email protected] or (707) 849-2958.

Do you have a knack talking to people? We need help organizing volunteers, can you help with that? Contact [email protected], Stacy Mertz (707) 293-9152.

Don’t have a lot a time? How about helping with telephone calls? 10 calls? 20 calls? any amount would help. Please contact Stacy [email protected] (707) 293-9152.

Registration: After all this planning, creation, construction, and purchasing we have to register the entire Senior Class. This is a party for each and every Senior and there are 441 of them!! Can you help with registration? Contact

[email protected] Mary Lou Smith (707) 575-7301.

Do you love to help out not only a good cause but a fun one? Come join a committee or lead one, your [email protected]

We need you! It’s never too early in the year to help! How can you help this year?





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AthleticsKris Bertsch, Athletic Director, [email protected], Kathy Hower, Athletic Director, [email protected]

Morgan Bertsch Signs National Letter of IntentOn November 14, 2013, Morgan Bertsch signed a National Letter of Intent to play Basketball for U.C. Davis Aggies for the 2014-2015 athletic year. A very exciting and pride filled day for Santa Rosa High School and her family.

In Photo, bottom row from the left: Brad Coscarelli, SRHS Principal, Morgan Bertsch, Steve Chisholm, Varsity Basketball Coach. Top row from the left: Digger McAnulty, Grandpa, Jean McAnulty, Grandma, Kris Bertsch, Mother, Vince Bertsch, Father.

Boys and Girls Basketball BeginsOn Thursday, November 21, the SRHS basketball programs officially began with the “SRHS Basketball Kick Off Dinner.” We had great fun gathering in the North Gym, breaking bread together as a unified basketball program. One hundred forty-three athletes, friends of athletes, and family members joined together for the night. Joey’s Pizza donated half of each $10 ticket back to the SRHS basketball program. Thank

you, everyone for coming out and supporting our programs. Also, a big thank you to Stephen Felando for a great job with the food. We parents appreciate not having to whip up a “potluck special” after a long day of work, and the food was amazing. If you haven’t visited Joey’s Pizza, please give them a try. Not only do they have great food, but they are HUGE supporters of SRHS. After expenses, we raised $715.00 for the basketball programs.

During the evening, raffle tickets were collected and four lucky winners were pulled. The big prize for the Raffle was worth $100. The winners of the raffle received a season pass to all girls and boys home basketball games, good for four people.

Congratulations to this year’s winnersKylie Oden& Devin Murray& Steffenie Lueckens& Julia Muniz

Boys Tennis Out for a Close Shave Adison Mowforth - SeniorThe 2014 boys tennis season is right around the corner and I hope it will be the year of the Panther. I have high expectations for this season, both personally and for the entire team. In the past years we have grown a lot together and this year looks like we'll have our strongest lineup yet. I am particularly looking forward to practice with my good friends and seeing how hard I can push myself. I've set a goal of becoming number one in NBL and winning the title of the All-Empire player of the year. I believe pushing myself daily will help me to be a good team leader through example. This is my senior year, and to me being a Panther is more than the colors. Since joining the team in my sophomore year I have felt at home. I intend to leave my mark on campus as a proud Panther athlete and continue to propel myself forward in life, thanks to the lessons I've learned on court and in the classroom.

Jacob Plack - JuniorOur team has a deal with coach Corky Cramer; if we win the NBL championship he will shave his beard. He's had the beard for a very long time and this radical change for everyone who knows him has provided us with a huge incentive. According to Coach Cramer, the last time his chin saw the sun was in 1977. Even his wife has never seen it, so I'll expect to see her with as many of you as possible on the sideline cheering us on. Tennis is a great game; one that I plan on playing my whole life. I am looking forward to getting back out on the courts with all the good friends I have made on the team. All in all, this looks to be a great season, and I look forward to getting started soon.

THOSE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE TEAM OR WHO SIMPLY WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME, CONTACT COACH CRAMER: [email protected], (707) 318-1226.

SRHS Panther Family Pass and Individual Pass, a must for involved parents. The Best Deal inTown. Not only will these passes save your family a ton of cash on entrance fees for this year, but the money paid for the pass goes directly to the SRHS athletics department. SRHS offers its families the opportunity to purchase a Family Pass (good for 4 family members) which is garners free entrance to all home meets/games for all SRHS Sports for the entire 2013-2014 season. This pass will also allow your family to receive $2 off per person at away NBL meets/games. The Family Pass costs $100 and the Individual Pass is $50. You can purchase these passes at any gate of home games. Please contact Debbie in the SRHS Business Office for more information 528-5385 or [email protected]. GO PANTHERS!!











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Cross CountryDoug Courtemarche, Head Coach

The Santa Rosa High Cross Country teams finished the season with high placements at the North Coast Section Championships at Hayward High School Saturday November 23. The boys, led by junior Adan Chavez, finished sixth overall in the Division II race, while the girls finished eighth, only five points out of sixth. The girls were led by sophomore Delaney White, who finished third overall and earned a trip to the State Championships in Fresno. Delaney ran the eighth fastest time ever for a Panther girl at the State meet, tying the time of our most recent girl at the State meet, Kelly Brooks. Kelly, like Delaney, was the North Bay League champion. Kelly is currently running for UCLA.

The boys competing at Hayward included senior Aden Holmes, juniors Adan and Emmanuel Chavez, Justin Thurman, sophomore Toby Alongi and freshmen Luca Mazzanti and Daniel Pride. The girls at Hayward were seniors Marlys Jeane and Sarah Withers, sophomores Aimee Holland, Mazie Lewis, Jodi Pasquini, and Delaney White, and freshman Elizabeth Guzman.

Runners of the year were Adan Chavez and Delaney White while Aden Pierce and Jodi Pasquini were the most improved runners on the team. A great year for the Panther runners with a lot to look forward to next year.

SRHS Baseball NewsPaige Dumont, Head Varsity Coach, [email protected]

To all students interested in playing baseball at SRHS: I am Paige Dumont, the manager of the baseball program, and I am entering my fourth year as Varsity Head Coach. I was fortunate enough to play professionally in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, but have found my talents best served as Coach for SRHS.

There has been a lot of change since I first stepped foot on this campus, but we have slowly established ourselves as a school that produces college-bound student athletes. We have been representing our school well as baseball players within Sonoma County, and the colleges are seeing this. We have done this through an emphasis on learning life skills and making family and then education as our top priorities. We went from having a team GPA my first year of around 2.4 to a 3.1 last year with ten players out of 44 earning 4.0s. All of this hard work at home and in the classroom is paying off, too. We had a player recently selected to take part in Team USA tryouts in North Carolina, while another player currently is being recognized and recruited by UCLA, Long Beach State and St. Mary’s, just to name a few. Not to mention, we currently have four former SRHS baseball players attending and playing baseball at Stanford, Sonoma State, Santa Rosa JC and Marin JC. However, our biggest achievement is a perfect 7 for 7 on the former players attending college.

Baseball is right around the corner and I would like to encourage anyone who is interested in trying out for the team to please contact me if you have not already. If you can’t find me at the field, please contact your Athletic Directors, Kris Bertsch or Kathy Hower. You are going to need your athletic packets filled out and turned in by February 1st . An athletic packet can be obtained in the Main Office at SRHS. The first official day of practice is Monday, February 10th. If you do not have a packet turned in by Friday, February 7th at noon, you will not be able to attend the first day of tryouts. If you currently play on a winter sports team, you will not need to fill out the athletic packet again. All physicals are required and must be dated after June 1, 2013.

We have a very impressive schedule this year as we are the only Division I team in our area and will play at least 6 Division I teams such as Mission (San Jose), San Ramon Valley (Danville) and Vintage (Napa) just to name a few. So, anyone interested in coming to watch some quality baseball, come support the SRHS baseball teams while also enjoying a newly added second floor deck on the snack shack, which will be open for every home game for JV and Varsity. GO SRHS BASEBALL!

The 2012 Vintage Panther Chardonnay has been bottled and is available for purchase!

Order it on-line at www.srhsagboosters.com or use an order form.

Also, now available at Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa!





Athletics, CONTINUEDImportant Information for High School Athletes Planning to Compete in College

If you plan on participating in Division I, or II athletics as a freshman in college, you must first register and be certified by the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse. Register on line www.eligibilitycenter.org No Athlete will be allowed to participate, practice, or receive a scholarship during their Freshman year in any Division I, or II University if they have not been cleared, prior, by the NCAA Clearinghouse. Division III athletics does not require NCAA eligibility.

Student Athlete Time LineGrades 9 and 10Student takes/perform well in academic college-preparatory level courses, preferably one in each of the following areas: English, math, science, social studies and foreign language. The student should compare course selection against the list of NCAA-approved core courses.Student must contact their school counselor immediately if they fail any core academic level course.Student registers with the NCAA Eligibility Center and completes the academic information, the amateurism questionnaire, and pays the required $60 fee. (Fee waivers are available, contact Ms. Bertsch for possible eligibility).

Grade 11Student continues to take college preparatory courses in the areas listed above.Student registers for the SAT and/or ACT, making sure to use code 9999 at the time of registration. Using code 9999 will ensure the score is reported directly to the Eligibility Center.Student meets with their school counselor to discuss their NCAA Eligibility and to inform the school counselor of their plan to participate in University Athletics.At the end of the student’s sixth semester, the student requests an official transcript to be sent (or transcripts, if more than one high school) to the Eligibility Center. To request an official transcript, the student must contact the school registrar in the Counseling Office.

Mailing Address: NCAA Eligibility Center Certification Processing P.O. Box 7136 Indianapolis, Indiana 46207-7136

Grade 12• Student continues to take college preparatory courses in

English, math, science, social studies and foreign language.• Student meets with their school counselor to check

on graduation/college admission/NCAA Eligibility Status.

• Student registers for additional ACT/SAT tests if necessary, making sure to use code 9999 at the time of registration.

• On or after April 1 of the senior year, the student goes back into their Eligibility Center account to update their academic and amateurism information and request final amateurism certification.

• After graduation, the student requests for a final official transcript to be sent to the Eligibility Center. (which needs to include evidence and the date that the student graduated.

To play sports at an NCAA Division I or Division II institution, the student must:

Complete a certain number of high school core courses (defined below) To check on your high school accepted Core Courses go to https://web1.ncaa.org/hsportal/exec/hsAction

DIVISION I & **II16 Core-Course Rule (Note: a Core Course = 2 semesters) Courses are all College Prep.(P)16 Core Courses must include the following: • 4 Courses of English. • 3 Courses of mathematics (Algebra I or higher). • 2 Courses of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered

by high school). • 1 Course of additional English, mathematics or natural/

physical science. • 2 Courses of social science. • 4 additional Courses (from any area above, or foreign

language )**As of 2013, Division I and II will have the same 16 Core Course Requirement for Eligibility.

Earn a certain minimum grade point average (GPA) in the above Core Courses Division I- Sliding scale 2.0 GPA minimum (dependent on SAT/ACT test scores, see on line) ***For Class of 2016, student athletes must have 2.3 GPA minimum to participate in a college sport and a 2.0 minimum to receive scholarships, but this athlete will not be allowed to play during his/her first year. Students also must have 10 of the 16 core classes completed by the Senior Year.

Division II-2.0 minimum GPAEarn a certain minimum score on the SAT or ACT Division I has a sliding scale for test score and grade-point average. (see sliding scale on line)

Division II has a minimum SAT score requirement of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68. (SAT and ACT score excludes writing)

Graduate from high school

http://www.eligibilitycenter.org

http://www.eligibilitycenter.org




SRHS Athletes can earn high school credit Santa Rosa City School’s Board has approved Administrative Regulation 6146.11 Alternative Credits toward graduation, last year. What this regulation states is that any SRHS Student Athlete who participates on a sanctioned CIF team, can earn 5 credits of P.E. for this participation. Athletes can earn up to 10 total credits for their high school participation but before an athlete can earn any credits through athletics, the athlete must have completed ten P.E. credits prior to the start of the sanctioned sport. Once the regular season ends for the athlete, the coach of that sport will forward all eligible names to administration for awards of credit. Athletes cannot miss more than ten days of practice to be eligible for credits toward graduation. The athlete will not have to deal with any paperwork to receive credits. All paperwork will be dealt with through coaches/administration/athletic directors/counselors. Counselors will be given information on approved student athletes and they will add these credits to their transcript upon receiving approval through administration. Students can ask their coach if they are eligible at the end of the season. They can then monitor by checking on HAC. If they have any questions, or concerns, after the season is completed, they may contact Ms. Valente, the Assistant Principal in charge at [email protected].

SRHS Boys Basketball 2013-2014Date& & Opponent& & & Location& & Time& & & Dismissal

1/2-4 ! Sonoma County Classic (V) ! Piner ! TBA ! No NBL League Games1/8 ! Montgomery ! ! SRHS ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No1/10 ! Windsor ! Windsor !! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No1/15 ! Maria Carrillo ! Maria Carrillo ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No1/17 ! Rancho Cotate ! SRHS ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No1/21 ! Ukiah ! SRHS ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No1/23 ! Casa Grande ! Casa Grande ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No1/27 ! Cardinal Newman !! Cardinal Newman ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No1/29 ! Montgomery ! Montgomery ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No1/31 ! Windsor ! ! SRHS ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No2/4 ! Maria Carrillo ! ! SRHS ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No2/6 ! Rancho Cotate !! Rancho Cotate ! ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No2/10 ! Ukiah ! ! Ukiah ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! 12:502/12 ! Casa Grande ! SRHS ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No2/14 ! Cardinal Newman !! SRHS ! 4:30/6/7:30 ! No2/19 ! NBL Playoffs ! TBA ! TBA ! ! No2/22 ! NBL Championships ! SRJC ! TBA ! ! No3/8 ! NCS Championships ! TBA ! TBA ! ! No

John McGill- Varsity Coach: [email protected] Rich Clark- JV Coach: [email protected] Rodney Clark- Frosh Coach: [email protected]

Spring Sports Information:Spring Sport Contact InformationSpring Sport Tryouts begin on Monday, February 10th. Athletic Packets must be turned in by February 7th at noon to be eligible to try out on Monday. The last day to turn in a completed athletic packet is Friday, February 14th at 3:00.&& Paige Dumont ! ! Baseball ! ! [email protected]! Jeff Pratt ! ! Softball ! ! [email protected]! Corky Cramer ! Boys Tennis ! [email protected]! Doug Courtemarche ! Track and Field ! [email protected]! Brett Williams ! Badminton [email protected]! TBA ! ! Swimming/Diving! TBA ! Boys Golf


















Wrestling 2013-2014Date& & Opponent& & & Location& & Time& & DismissalJan 3 & 4!! Valley Of the Moon! ! Sonoma! ! ! 7:00 a.m.!! !Jan 8! ! Windsor! ! ! ! Windsor! ! ! 5:00 !Jan 13! ! Ukiah! ! ! ! Santa Rosa& ! 5:00 !Jan 16! ! Maria Carrillo! ! ! Santa Rosa! ! 5:00 ! !Jan 17! ! Prince of Mat JV! ! ! Windsor! ! ! 2:00 ! ! 1:00Jan 18! ! King Of Mat! ! ! Windsor! ! ! 7:00 a.m.!!Jan 22! ! Cardinal Newman! ! ! Cardinal Newman! ! 5:00 ! !Jan 24 & 25 ! Mid-Cal Invitational! ! Gilroy! ! ! TBD! ! 1/24 All Day!**Jan 29! ! Rancho Cotate! ! ! Santa Rosa! ! 5:00 !Feb 1! ! Puma Invitational! ! ! Maria Carrillo High! 7:00 a.m.!!Feb 5! ! Montgomery! ! ! Montgomery High!! 5:00 ! !Feb 12! ! Casa Grande! ! ! Petaluma!! ! 5:00 !Feb 15! ! Team Activity! ! ! Mt. St. Helena! ! ALL DAYFeb 14 & 15 ! Womens NCS! ! ! Pittsburg Ca! ! TBD! ! Feb 14 All DayFeb 22! ! NBL FINALS ! ! ! Windsor High! ! 7:00 a.m.!! !Feb 28, Mar 1! NCS FINALS! ! ! Newark Memorial High! 7:00 a.m.!! Feb 28Mar 7 & 8! STATE FINALS! ! ! Bakersfield! ! 7:00 a.m.!! Mar 7!** Indicates Senior NightHead Coach - Joe Dennison email- [email protected] Phone- 707-888-5620Asst. Coach - Jay Tiedemann Vol. Coach - Kurt Scheiber&& & Vol. Coach - Desiree Walker

SRHS GIRLS BASKETBALL 2013-2014Date! ! Opponent! ! ! ! Location ! ! Time! ! Dismissal1/4 ! ! Clayton Valley (JV/V)! ! ! SRHS! ! ! 5:30/7:00!No1/7! ! *Montgomery (F/JV/V)! ! ! Away! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No1/9! ! *Windsor (F/JV/V)! ! ! SRHS! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No1/11! ! Wood (F/JV/V)! ! ! ! Away! ! ! 2:00/3:30/5:00 ! No1/14! ! *Maria Carrillo (F/JV/V)! ! ! SRHS! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No1/16! ! *Rancho Cotate (F/JV/V)! ! ! Away! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No1/18! ! *Ukiah (F/JV/V) ! ! ! ! Away! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No1/22! ! *Casa Grande (F/JV/V)! ! ! SRHS! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No1/24! ! *Cardinal Newman (F/JV/V)!! ! SRHS! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No1/25! ! Heritage (V) Campolindo Shootout! ! Away! ! ! 12:00! ! No1/28! ! *Montgomery (F/JV/V)! ! ! SRHS! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No1/30! ! *Windsor (F/JV/V)! ! ! Away! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No2/3 ! ! *Maria Carrillo (F/JV/V)! ! ! Away! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No2/5 ! ! *Rancho Cotate (F/JV/V)! ! ! Home! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No2/7! ! *Ukiah (F/JV/V) Senior Night! ! SRHS! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No2/11! ! *Casa Grande (F/JV/V)! ! ! Away! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No2/13! ! *Cardinal Newman (F/JV/V)!! ! Away! ! ! 4:30/6:00/7:30! No2/18! ! NBL Playoffs (V)! ! ! ! TBA! ! ! TBA! ! No2/21! ! NBL Championships (V)! ! ! SRJC ! ! ! TBA! ! No2/25 ! ! NCS Playoffs (V)! ! ! ! TBA! ! ! TBA! ! No

* Indicates League Game

Steve Chisholm - Varsity Coach: [email protected] Katie Deneau - JV Coach: [email protected] John Ramsier - Frosh Coach: [email protected]










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Sports Eligibility: The Big QuestionDoes your student want to play a sport at SRHS? Are you confused as to how to go about doing this? The first step is to understand the sport seasons.

Winter: Basketball (boys and girls), Wrestling - Application Process ClosedSpring: Baseball, Softball, Swimming/Diving, Boys Tennis, Boys Golf, Track & Field, Badminton - Applic. Closes February 14

• Pick up an Athletic Packet from the Main Office. This athletic packet must be completed with an attached sports physical signed by a doctor dated after June 1, 2013.

• Contact the coach for the sport your student is interested in. Each coach has a box located in the Main Office. Coaches check their boxes regularly. Many off-season sports have Open Field or Gyms that are available outside of regular season.

• Student athletes must have a 2.0 GPA in the prior grading period to be eligible. If they have between a 1.4 and a 1.99 GPA, then we can look at the grading period prior. If the grading period prior was above a 2.0, then the student may be eligible for probation status. A student is only allowed probation status usage one time for all of 10-12 grades.

• If your student has transferred to SRHS from another high school, you will need to speak to Ms. Valente [email protected] to fill out all appropriate transfer paperwork for eligibility.

• If you student is not eligible due to GPA during the grading period that the sport tryouts occur, a student can turn in their athletic packet and still be eligible to practice with the team until the next grading period, if the coach has space and agrees.

Remember, Academics come first. Athletics are a privilege, not a right.


SRHS FoundationSanta Rosa High School

Foundation5th Annual Crab Feed

Saturday, January 18, 2014

When: 5:30 p.m. Doors Open — No Host Bar and

7:00 p.m. DinnerLive / Silent Auction

Where: Veteran’s Memorial Building 1351 Maple Ave., Santa RosaWhat: Fresh Dungeness Crab, Homemade Clam Chowder,

Ceviche, Caesar Salad, & much more

How: Tickets on Sale Now - $50 Donation, Adults Only

Call Pandy Line (707) 571-7747 (SRHS) or visit www.srhsf.org



http://www.srhsf.org

http://www.srhsf.org


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SRHS Foundation, CONTINUEDThe SRHS Foundation serves as a charitable organization which unites SRHS graduates, parents of current and past students, faculty and interested community members for the purpose of: 1) preserving and documenting the history and traditions of SRHS, 2) providing financial support for the school and its programs, and 3) promoting community involvement in the school’s activities.

Contact:……………….Jim Ward, President, [email protected], 571-7747Website:……………….www.SRHSF.orgRegular Meetings:….Second Tuesday of each month (except summer) Next meeting………..January 14, 4:30 p.m. in the SRHS Library!

SRHS Foundation November Grants

& Requested By& Department / Item&& & Requested& Granted! Administration!! Admin. / 16 HP Network Routers! $ 5,068.48! $ 5,068.48!! Killen! ! ! Special Ed. / Food Cart Repair!! 460.94! 460.94 ! Forchini! ! Modern Lang. / Purchase of AP Test! 305.00 305.00! Bohn! ! ! Math / ELMO Projector! ! 1,298.37! 1,298.37! McGill!! ! Athletics / Sign in South Gym! ! 400.00 ! 400.00! Dennis!! ! Yearbook / Advertising!! ! 450.00! 450.00

! Total & && & & & & & $ 7,982.79



http://www.SRHSF.org

http://www.SRHSF.org



Hello again !We are into our third year, keeping our eye on the goal. Have you joined in our Parade?Our goal continues to add UNRESTRICTED capital to the SRHSF Endowment Fund by promoting $1,000 donations from 1000 Panther supporters to

reach a goal of $1 million. The campaign began in 2011 and will continue until the goal is met. The earnings on these unrestricted funds will ensure an ongoing annual means of providing financial resources for SRHS student academic and athletic enhancement programs. The Foundation’s Board of Directors approve funding requests made by students, faculty or administrators through a monthly grant process. Donations can be made with cash, checks and credit cards from individuals and groups (pooled) or employer matching funds and can include pledges over 2, 4 and 5 years. Marketable stocks and IRA distributions directed to the Foundation are another choice. Call us at 707.571-7747 or email us at [email protected] and we will step you through the process. We are over 100 strong and growing monthly!Please complete the enclosed card today and your name will be added to our Parade of Panthers.

Ann Hutchinson PorrinoSRHS FoundationONE THOUSAND PANTHERS Chair

ONE THOUSAND PANTHERSA Santa Rosa High School Foundation

Development Committee Campaign

Why Endowment? The fund provides a permanent source of income for student scholarships, programs and departments at SRHS. Endowment funds are invested and the income directly supports programs as designated by the donor. Why Unrestricted? Unrestricted fund income may be used for broader needs of SRHS as determined by the SRHS Foundation Board. It benefits all students. Why Now? Endowment funds answer the growing need to have long term financial stability in order to deliver a consistent cash flow despite changes in the economy and State funding. How Can You Join and Be One In A Thousand? You can phone us at 707.571.7747 and we will send a card to you to donate or mail us at SRHSF P.O. Box 11006 Santa Rosa, CA 95406 or Donate via www.srhsf.org May I Donate More than $1,000? Absolutely!What is a ‘Pooled’ Fund? Multiple donors may join together and create a donation of $1,000 or more. Example: Class of 1961, Ag Alums, Memorial Fund, etc.Is There A Fund I Can Join as an Individual? Yes! Designate your donation to join the ONE THOUSAND PANTHERS Pandy Fund.

We Appreciate Any Donation as We Reach for Our Goal !

Thank you ONE THOUSAND PANTHERS for your generous support.We are 117 strong, 883 to go!

Join our Parade of Panthers TODAY !

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SRHS Foundation, CONTINUED



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