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Redwood PTSA -- School News and Calendar of Events

Read The Post, a Redwood High School online monthly newsletter. Each issue contains a Redwood calendar of upcoming events and important school news.

ANNOUNCEMENTS & MEETINGS

Freshman Parent Social
The Freshman Parent Social will be held on Thursday, October 7th from 6:30-8:30pm at the home of Randi and Greg Curhan, 7 Verona Place, in Corte Madera. At this Adults Only Social … Meet fellow Freshman Parents ... Enjoy Wine, Beer, Sodas and Appetizers! Principal Nancy Neu will be on hand to talk about the upcoming school year. For more information, contact The Freshman Parent Coordinators: Jenn Pfeiffer jpfeiffer@apr.com (415-302-3198) or Randi Curhan randi415@comcast.net (415-902-0327).

Race to Nowhere!
Back by Popular Demand! Thursday, Sept. 30 7:30pm and Monday Oct. 4, 7:30pm. First in a series of educational documentaries presented by the Lark Theater to stimulate discussion about schools and education, this film is a close-up look at the pressures on today's students to achieve and succeed. The film tackles the tragic side of our achievement-obsessed culture, with interviews that explore the hidden world of over-burdened schedules, student suicide, and academic cheating. Race To Nowhere is a call to families, educators, experts and policy makers to examine current assumptions about the best ways to prepare youth to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens of the next century. Q&A Panel after the screening. Tickets: $10 general admission, advance purchase recommended. Purchase tickets by phone or at the box office, Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, (415)924-5111.

October 7, 2010: Weed 101 - Why its Not the ‘70’s Anymore!
“Just Say Know”: Dr. Timmen Cermak will discuss the latest statistics on teen use of marijuana in Marin, adolescent addiction rates and recent science on the effectsof marijuana on memory, maturation, motivation and brain development, and other health issues. Learn what parents can do and why it matters. Dr. Cermak is a Mill Valley psychiatrist, President of the California Society of Addiction Medicine and Author of Marijuana: What’s a Parent to Believe?”. Copies of Dr. Cermak’s book, as well as “Imperfect Birds”, a novel about the Marin teen drug and alcohol scene by Anne Lamott, will be on sale to benefit the Redwood PTSA. Get the facts and be in the know -- with Proposition 19 (“The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010”) on the November ballot, marijuana is a hot topic this Fall. For more information, go to www.csam-asam.org, which contains a comprehensive but concise discussion of the latest science on the health effects of marijuana by Dr. Cermak. Click here for a flyer on Dr. Cermak’s October 7th morning appearance at Redwood and his recent article in The San Francisco Chronicle entitled “What Doctors Say About Marijuana” relating to Proposition 19.

Calling All Gardeners
Garden parties are a great way to get to know people at Redwood. Join us on Saturday mornings once a month from 9am to noon for light gardening that helps beautify our campus. Our first meeting is on Saturday, September 18 in the Amphitheater. Students receive community service for the hours they work. They also receive credit for family members’ time, as long as the student is present. You can bring your own gardening gloves and tools or use ours. No need to sign up. Bagels and water are always supplied. We hope to garden with you soon. For more information contact Lindy Flemming via email at lflemming@sbcglobal.net or by phone at 415-924-9739.

Wanted: PTSA Board Members!
THE REDWOOD PTSA IS LOOKING TO FILL THREE VERY IMPORTANT POSITIONS FOR 2010-2011! In order to fund our important PTSA programs and pay for informative and up to date speakers we need:

• Salespeople for directory sales for the Directory - Email Nancy Lovelady
• Redwood Rocks Event Chair - contact Catherine Way at the Foundation at 415-924-6793
• Graduation Chairs for the Class of 2011 - Email Judy Groesbeck

PURCHASE YOUR INSCRIBED TILES BEFORE NOVEMBER 1ST AND RECEIVE A HANDSOME DISCOUNT!
If you haven't had a chance to visit Redwood's Lunch Plaza, take a minute to go take a look! It's paved with hundreds of laser-inscribed bricks, commemorating those who've attended Redwood in the past. It also features an inscribed tile on each table, bench and raised tree planter.

This year, we are offering a special one-time-only opportunity to purchase a limited number of inscribed tiles (in two sizes) at a significant discount if purchased prior to November 1, 2010. Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase an inscribed 4x8 tile for $500 or an 8x8 tile for $750! Sorry, the tables are all sold out!

Each year we provide you the opportunity to purchase a brick paver or tile of your own, with the inscription of your choice. We'll see that it's properly inscribed and installed prior to commencement. All you need to do is fill out the order form and provide payment. This can be done on-line at using PayPal or through the mail using a check (to view and print order form click here). Deadline to place orders to be installed prior to 2011 commencement is March 1, 2011. Don't be left out! Questions, or an offer to assist with this project? Contact Robin Moller.

Welcome to the website for the Redwood High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association (PTSA). The mission of the California State PTA is to positively impact the lives of all children and families by representing our members and empowering and supporting them with skills in advocacy, leadership and communication. The purposes of this association, in common with the purposes of the National PTA and the California State PTA, are:

• To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship;
• To raise the standards of home life;
• To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth;
• To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth; and
• To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social and spiritual education.

Join the PTSA now to support PTSA programs and to receive a copy of the Redwood Student Directory as soon as it is published! Membership forms are available online. PTSA membership of $40 includes one copy of the student directory, which is published by the PTSA. Extra copies of the directory may be purchased for $20 at the Student Activities Office. Questions? Contact Membership Chair Paula Strand at membership@redwoodptsa.org

Click here to download your PTSA membership form.

Questions about PTSA events, fundraising or parent issues? Click here to send an email to the PTSA president.

Problems with the PTSA website? Click here to send an email to the PTSA webmaster.

REDWOOD PTSA • email: info@redwoodptsa.org
Academic year 2010-2011

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