EAGLE FLIGHTS
Los Altos High School Web Version May/June 2008
May Calendar Principal’s Message
3 SATs @ LAHS It is hard to believe that another school year is coming to an
5 Cinco de Mayo Celebration end. From the beginning of May until graduation we only
Instrumental Music Boosters Meeting, have 26 days left and that time will fly by very quickly. In
Band Room, 7:30pm those 26 days we have a lot to accomplish so check your
5-9 AP Testing calendar and make sure that you don't miss any of the end-of-
6 PTSA Meeting, Library, 6:45pm the year celebrations. Thank you for the role you have
6-7 CAHSEE testing, 11th grade played in making Los Altos High School such a wonderful
Foothill/DeAnza College Placement Testing example of what public education can and should be. Your
8 Band Concert, Eagle Theater, 7:30pm support, enthusiasm, involvement and donation of time and
9 Jazz and Orchestra Concert, Eagle Theater, 7:30pm money are greatly appreciated and continue to allow us to
12-16 AP Testing provide the very best education possible.
12 MVLA Board Meeting, District Office, 7pm
14-16 Dodgeball Fever THANKS
15 Student Recognition Night, Large Gym, 7pm I would also like to take this opportunity to THANK the many
15-16 Spring Dance Performance, Eagle Theater, 7pm parents who volunteer their time to the school. From working
17 Senior Prom, Decathlon Club, 7-11pm the front desk, to serving food to the students from the lunch
Jazz Band, Rotary Art Club Show cart, to Writer's and Science & Technology Weeks, to stuffing
20 Junior Letter of Recommendation Workshop envelopes in August, we are a richer community thanks to
Athletic Boosters Meeting, Library, 5:30pm your efforts. Three senior parents have volunteered for the
Grad Night Meeting, Library, 7:30pm past four years (and beyond) to help make LAHS a great
20-21 Acting I Performance, Eagle Theater, 7pm experience not only for our kids but for our parents as well. I
21 Graduation Speaker Try-outs would like to say THANKS and acknowledge their
Spring Sports Awards, Large Gym, 6:30pm contributions:
22 Senior Awards Evening, 7pm
26 Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL Andy Danver ~ Andy has been the lead for our
27 End of the Year Slideshow communications push in terms of getting Eagle Flights out
28 Graduation Seating Sign Ups, room P12, 2:50pm through elists and he supported me in getting Words from
29 Senior Dessert, 4-5:30pm Wynne up and running.
30 Yearbook Distribution Lynn Freret ~ Lynn has put the Student Directory
Senior Finals together for so many years that no one else can remember her
Broken Box Senior Showcase, Eagle Theater, 7pm not doing it.
31 Main Street Singers Concert Jana Schlansker ~ Jana has organized and formatted our
Eagle Flights newsletter making sure that we are all well
informed and up-to-date.
June Calendar I would also like to offer a specially THANK YOU to the
2 Dead Day presidents of our three boosters groups. Some of these folks
Senior Finals will be graduating with their seniors and their leadership,
Site Council Meeting, Library, 6pm support and organization have been greatly appreciated.
3-6 Finals, Grades 9-11
3 Senior Panoramic Photo and Picnic, 8:30-4:30 Pam Lytle & Brigit Grimm (Athletic Boosters)
5 Senior Graduation Practice, 9-11:30am Janet Tornow & Risa Biggar (Band Boosters)
Senior Cap and Gown Pick Up Cameron Bilger & Sherry Auerbach (PTSA)
6 Senior Graduation Practice, 9-1pm
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Graduation, Tom Burt Field, 6pm EAGLE Cards
7 SATs @ LAHS Eagle Cards are still available. See any ASB member or stop
14 ACTs by the Attendance Office. The cost is $20 and all proceeds go
16 MVLA Board Meeting, District Office, 7pm to support student activities at LAHS.
23 MVLA Board Meeting, District Office, 7pm
Principal’s Message, continued Counseling Dept., continued
2008/09 Calendar Dates In high school most students have not defined a career
Please mark your calendars with the following dates for next direction and are interested in many different possibilities for
school year. We will be sending out a postcard with a more their futures. To help them start thinking more seriously about
complete list of dates in late June. this life-altering decision, students can spend time this
August 11 Book Pick-Up and Pictures summer getting better acquainted with our Naviance Family
Seniors - Class of 2009 Connection program. In addition to its numerous college
Juniors- Class of 2010 planning features, Naviance now has a career exploration
August 12 Book Pick-Up and Pictures section in which students can search for occupations, find
Sophomores - Class 2011 detailed information about thousands of careers, and take a
August 12 Meet the Coaches career interest inventory. The new section links very nicely
New Parent Orientation with the college planning tools that students are already
August 13 Ninth Grade/New Student Orientation using. They learn how their skills and interests can be applied
Book Pick-Up in many different occupational fields, which is very useful
Pictures when planning for college, choosing a major, and pursuing a
August 18 SCHOOL BEGINS job.
September 4 Back To School Night
November 6 & 7 Parent/Teacher Conferences We would like to end our discussion of creative colleges this
November 10 & 11 No School for Students spring with colleges for musicians. Choosing a college music
November 27 & 28 Thanksgiving Break (No School) program is unique compared to other fields of study, since
December 17 - 19 FINALS students in this discipline generally have a strong connection
December 19 End of 1st Semester with faculty members. A close one-on-one connection
January 7, 2009 2nd Semester Begins between a student and faculty can make all the difference in a
musician's success. In fact, it is a good idea to try to schedule
We will be taking pictures during book pick-up again this year a private lesson during a college visit to an institution that one
to make sure that all students have their ID cards at the is seriously considering. This way, a student can get an idea
beginning of school. ID's will be available the day that the of what studying with a particular faculty member would be
student pictures are taken. like. Other factors to consider when evaluating a music
program include: performance opportunities, guest artists,
facilities, and alumni. Some local and national music programs
Counseling Department recommended by our Los Altos High School Music Depart-
The end of the Spring semester is rapidly approaching, with ment include: Chapman University, Long Beach State Univer-
summer vacation closely behind! The summer is a terrific sity, Indiana University, and the New England Conservatory.
opportunity for students to relax and take a break from the If you are looking for in-depth profiles of over 200 programs,
pressures of the school year. It is also a time to recharge and Creative Colleges - A Guide for Student Actors, Artists,
prepare for next year. Some students choose to visit college Dancers, Musicians and Writers by Elaina Loveland is an
campuses, work, or participate in summer programs, such as excellent resource.
study abroad, leadership camps, or specialized academic
programs. An extensive list of summer opportunities is avail- The Counseling Department thanks you for taking the time to
able on the LAHS website and at the College/Career Center. read our articles each issue, and hopes that you enjoy a
relaxing summer. We look forward to communicating with you
In early April, the counselors held two workshops during again at the start of the new school year.
Tutorial for Juniors: one for all students regarding post-
secondary options, and the other specifically for students
planning to apply to 4-year universities next year. Each student
was given a packet with a planning calendar, information on
creating a high school résumé, college planning, financial aid, Freestyle Final Exhibition
vocational options, and community college. Please review this The community is invited to Freestyle's final exhibition at the
packet with your student, as it contains a great deal of impor- NVIDIA Corporate Office on Saturday, May 31st from 4:000-
tant information. The 4-year college workshop included 7:00 P.M. The best of 2007-2008 Freestyle student projects will
information about letters of recommendation, which most be on display along with Senior Projects from Freestyle's first
private schools require. When requesting a letter of recommen- graduating class. An R.S.V.P. is required. Please check the web
dation from a counselor, students must submit a packet of site for a link to the invitation at www.freestyle.mvla.net. For
information including a résumé, list of achievements, and questions, contact Fara Brock, Freestyle Community Liaison,
stamped envelopes. Please encourage your student to gather at fara.brock@mvla.net.
the required information as early as possible, as the counselors
get inundated with letter requests in the Fall. Detailed informa-
tion about the required materials is available in the Counseling
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College/Career Center News
College/Career Center funded by the MVLA HS Foundation
The College Fair was very well attended again this year. Our
counselors held wonderful presentations for the Juniors
Letters of Recommendation/Question and Answers and a drop-
in Naviance program. The representatives were very pleased Thanks to you the
with the questions from students and parents and thought
their time was well spent. A huge thank you to the parent
MVLA High School Foundation met our goal
volunteers who helped set-up, take down and supplied the
terrific food for the representatives!! The following programs are currently in place in your
student’s classroom because of your generosity. Thank you
If your student is looking for a summer job, I do have the Job for helping the Foundation deliver state-of the-art technology
Board in the College/Career Center with many summer posi- and resources to our high schools that impact the lives of all
tions available. Remember a work permit is necessary for our students.
students under 18. You can obtain a permit through the
College/Career Center until the end of school. During the Class Size Reductions $255,000
summer, you can go to the Summer School Office here at Los Tutorial Centers $125,000
Altos High while it is in session or to the District Office. College & Career Centers $140,000
Online access to assignments, grades* $25,000
If you are still looking for summer programs, whether academic Library Enhancements $60,000
or enrichment for your student, I have a great list of available PSAT Funding* $25,000
programs on the College/Career Center page of the LAHS Readers for Advanced Courses * $35,000
website. Opportunities range from studying marine biology in Naviance College Database System* $10,000
the Caribbean and cultural immersion programs in Spain to $675,000
studying architecture at USC or attending the Robert E. Cook * New programs!
Honors College at Indiana University. There is usually
something interesting for everybody.
MVLA High School Foundation
If you and your family are traveling or vacationing this summer, P.O. Box 1146, Los Altos, CA 94023-1146
please take the opportunity to visit colleges along the way. Tel: 650 941-9922
Although you will not have as many students on campus as www.mvlahsfnd.net
you would during the regular school year, you will still get a
feel for each campus. Take campus tours and question Programs that benefit ALL students
students whom you come upon about the atmosphere, their
classes and social life at the college. You can look online at
school websites to find a calendar of campus tours and things
happening on campus during the summer.
Thank you again for a wonderful year and enjoy your summer!!
Kristin Joseph, Coordinator
960-8836 or kristin.joseph@mvla.net Yearbook News 2007-2008
The yearbooks will soon be here. Seniors may pick up their
yearbooks at the Senior Dessert on Thursday, May 29 from
4:00-5:30pm in the lower quad. General distribution will occur
on Friday, May 30 from 3:30-5:30pm during the Yearbook Party
in the main quad. All bills must be cleared in advance.
Class of 2009: It's time to think about your Senior Portraits. To
be in the yearbook, students must be photographed by
ProImage by October 15. Call 408-269-3677 to schedule your
appointment for the summer.
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Library News -- Books, Books, Books! Tutorial Center’s Corner
MVLA HS Foundation and the LAHS PTSA Tutorial Center funded by the MVLA HS Foundation
contribute to Library services It is the season for the SAT, ACT, CAHSEE, AP tests, projects,
With the coming of spring, the library is celebrating the arrival and finals. The Tutorial Center continues to help students
of some wonderful new books! Recent acquisitions include study and prepare for these, in addition to their regular daily
Skim, a graphic novel about the struggles in young women's homework. Our SAT/ACT prep sessions are underway but new
lives, by Mariko Tamaki with Jillian Tamaki as the illustrator. sign ups are welcome. The sessions are geared toward
To complement our World War II curriculum, a book about individual student's need and pace.
women war correspondents: Where the Action Was
chronicles the lives and activities of women reporters on the The Tutorial Center is also a great place for group study or to
battlefield, on board ships, in trenches, and in airplanes. Our do one's homework with available material and resources all
collection of Holocaust studies has been expanded with the around.
addition of The Unknown Black Book. In this forthright
compilation, we see often horrific wartime and early postwar Please check out our new website under www.mvla.net
diaries, letters, and testimonies written by Jewish victims and (or directly at http://www.mvla.net/apps/comm.asp?Q=P7597)
survivors of the Holocaust in the Ukraine, Belorussia, Russia, Tutors' schedules in all school subjects are updated regularly
and the Baltic countries, appearing for the first time in English since our tutoring team is expanding.
translation.
The Tutorial Center's services are free to all LAHS students.
Perhaps the most outstanding book to arrive this year is The We are located next to the library, open Monday through
Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. This compact little volume Friday from 8am to 4:30 pm.
will very likely become known as the successor to Tuesdays
with Morrie. Randy Pausch, a professor of computer studies For further information and assistance, please contact Quyen
at Carnegie Mellon University, participated in an activity Nguyen, the Tutorial Center coordinator, at 650-960-8474 or
popular among faculty on college campuses: that of giving a quyen.nguyen@mvla.net.
last lecture, outlining what would be your most important
thoughts if it were to be the last thing you would do. Dr.
Pausch accepted the challenge and soon after he found out
that he was suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer. He
decided to give the lecture anyway, as a legacy to his three
young children. The lecture was reported by Jeffrey Zaslow SELPA I Parent Education Event:
of The Wall Street Journal; the film soon became an Internet Special Needs Kids & The Justice System
phenomenon. Zaslow and Pausch teamed to build the What can be done to prevent special needs kids from getting
sentiments of the last lecture into glimpses into Pausch's life into trouble? What type of help is available if they do?
and philosophy that will bring inspiration to not only his
children but many generations to come. If you read just one Presented by: Roy Bennett, an attorney at Legal Advocates
book this year, this is the one. for Children and Youth, Stephen Johnson, Director of
Character Education at Santa Clara University, and Lynne
Reminder! If you do spring cleaning, we can work with your Woodward, therapist & President of the Board of Friends
gently used or new books! Outside.
Have a fun filled summer! And let me know if you read Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - meeting is 9 to 11 am.
something stunning that you think our students would also Hospitality begins at 8:45am.
love. . Covington Elementary School Multi,
205 Covington Rd, Los Altos.
Cheers, Doc Waite, Library Media Teacher
This parent education event is sponsored by the SELPA 1
CAC (www.selpa1cac.org) All of our events are free and open
to anyone who feels they might benefit. No registration is
necessary.
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PTSA President’s Message PTSA President’s Message, continued
The PTSA would like to recognize and thank all our "graduat- These volunteers are an example of the incredible contribu-
ing" senior parents for their time and energy spent on behalf tions our parents make to LAHS. There are so many more
of LAHS. Jana Schlansker has done a fabulous job as editor volunteers who should also be recognized who are not
of Eagle Flights. At times she must have felt like she was mentioned here. To every one who has been involved in the
"herding cats" as she collected, editted, and prepared the LAHS community: THANK YOU! Your contributions have
monthly publication. This is an enormous job and she will be made a difference to our students, faculty and staff at Los
sorely missed. Andy Danver has been our Communications Altos. We wish you all the best as you move on to the next
Guru. He created the e-lists, Words from Wynne, worked on stage. Please come back and visit us! We would love to have
improving Eagle Flights distribution, "cleaned" the data for you volunteer like Dee Gibson and Mike Abrams who continue
the student directory and emergency information sheets, to help out at the Parent Help Desk, MVLA Foundation, and
helped out with Robotics, the MVLA Foundation, etc., etc., Science and Tech Week. Thanks again!
etc.! His efforts to shift school communication from US mail
to email have saved the PTSA thousands of dollars that are The next PTSA meeting is Tuesday, May 6 at 6:45pm in the
now being better spent directly on our students. Joyce Library. We will be voting on the 2008-09 PTSA Budget and
Imprescia has been involved in almost every volunteer effort the 2008-09 slate of officers. Senior parents will be recognized
at LAHS including athletic teams, Writers' Week, Staff for their contributions to the school. Looking forward to
Appreciation, Band Boosters, Grad Night, as well as being an seeing you then!
instrumental part of the Counseling Department. She has
worked tirelessly on behalf of our students and always has a Sherry Auerbach and Cameron Bilger
ready smile. Joyce is a great team player! Lynn Freret is
another volunteer who took on a Herculean task: the school
directory. She spent months compiling and cleaning data, and
taking this through the publication and distribution stages.
Jacquie Faulkner has done a tremendous job organizing and
coordinating the Parent Help Desk at the high school. She
not only set up and coordinated volunteer schedules, but she
has also created a handy notebook with all the information
needed so that even the first day volunteers can answer
questions. Her cadre of dedicated volunteers help out in
Counseling and Attendance, and have been known to come
together at a moment's notice to fold and stuff envelopes--all
without any fuss. Tooran Oshikoji has dedicated her time at Flamingo Flocking
LAHS to computer restoration so that more of our students
are able to have a computer at home. Tami Adam, former
Surprise someone!
PTSA president, and Claudia Westrum have been actively
Invite a flock of pink flamingos
involved in a large variety of activities, especially athletics,
to visit the person of your choice*
and most recently Grad Night. Speaking of athletics, the list
would not be complete without mentioning Rose Rambo who
has done an incredible job for Athletic Boosters, chairing that
organization as well as being LAHS' number one fan at They are guaranteed to stay for 48 hours!
athletic events, especially soccer and track. Melinda Hom has $45 donation to LAHS Instrumental Music Boosters
been active in Athletic Boosters and football as well as an
involved member of the PTSA and Email Secretary. Janet For more information or to order your flock, please email:
Turnow and Risa Biggar have been dedicated "Boosters" for LAHSflamingos@hotmail.com
music introducing new ideas for raising money which has
enabled more students to participate in music. Leigh Help the LAHS Instrumental Music Boosters
Sullivan is "Ms. Hospitality", her beautiful arrangements and raise needed funds for instruments, competitions,
elegant sense of style have brightened the teacher breakfasts uniforms, music and much more.
and dinners throughout the years. Geri and Scott Macomber
and Lorellei and Larry Russell have been instrumental in the *Within the Los Altos High School attendance boundaries
success of Science and Tech Week and the Grad Night
Fundraiser as well as very active in their students' activities.
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Athletic Boosters Athletic Boosters, continued
The Athletic program at Los Altos High School has enjoyed a Our final Boosters meeting for this year will be May 20th at
very successful year, thanks to all of you. LAHS had over 5:30pm in the Library. At that time we will approve the budget
1000 participants in the athletic program this year (a by sport for next year and vote on the Board of Directors for
participant is a per-sport count, so a student that plays both 2007-2008. Please join us to preview the list of items we hope
football and basketball for example would count as 2 to provide the athletic program for 2007-2008.
participants) and about 40% of the student body was involved
in at least one sport. There were 53 teams active this year. Have a great rest of the school year, a relaxing summer, and
Several teams or individuals from Los Altos advanced to CCS see you in the fall.
or the state level, and some from the spring sports are hoping
to advance. Pam Lytle and Brigit Grimm, Co-Presidents, Athletic Boosters
Every one of you that got involved made a difference both to
your individual athlete and to the school.
* The Athletes: Where would we be without your
willingness to attend practices, give your all, and have fun all Grad Night 2008 Countdown!
at the same time? Grad Night 2008 is set for
* Parents and Athletic supporters: Thanks for attending June 6th, 8:00 pm - 5:00 am (June 7th)!
the games/meets, helping with the pre-game team dinners,
driving to the many activities, and providing moral support.
* Team Parents: We would not survive without you. GRAD NIGHT BIDS FOR SALE!
Every one of you is marvelous, goes way beyond the call of Any questions, contact Beth Johnson
duty to do whatever it takes to make the team and the coach a
success. More info and sign up forms available on line at
* Coaches and assistants: Your guidance on and off the http://www.mvla.net/
field/court is invaluable and our athletes will grow up as more (link to parent groups, then Grad Night)
balanced young adults, having a healthy respect for
competition, leadership, staying in good physical shape, and
being a team player. We are asking everyone to make sure they have sent in all
* Faculty, including our Athletic Director and Principal: their forms and are registered for the big event. If your
Thanks for all your support and for understanding that student's name is not on the big grad night poster at school,
athletics is an important part of the high school experience. chances are they are not registered (you can also call or email
* The Athletic Boosters membership: Thanks for your us if you're not sure). Please encourage every senior you
support this year as we have successfully achieved our goals know to get registered - after all, this party's for them!
of increasing the quality of athletics at LAHS and expanding
the community of supporters. Those of you that have We are having a "volunteer workshop" meeting on May 20th
graciously attended the monthly meetings and served as for all the volunteers with their chairs to go over all the details
advisors are an invaluable resource to the program. for the event. It is sure to be a fun-filled evening and we are
* Everyone else inadvertently overlooked: A special counting on ALL our volunteers to be there! If a chair person
thanks and an apology for not mentioning you specifically. has not contacted you and you want to volunteer, please
contact us and let us know what you would like to do!
Because of your support for our membership and our
fundraisers, including the Pumpkin Patch, the Sports Madness Please consider making a donation towards our scholarship
event, and the Golf Tournament, the Boosters group has been fund to help make this evening enjoyable for those who can
able to provide the majority of the uniforms and equipment not attend otherwise.
requested by the teams. Our goal for next year is to do even
more toward providing the equipment and uniforms requested Our Only "Volunteer Workshop" Grad Night Meeting is set
to support the athletes, improve safety on and off the field, for: Tuesday, May 20th at 7:30pm at the LAHS Library
and increase the longevity of the equipment through better
storage. Questions/Concerns??? Contact us at:
Claudia Westrum: cwestrum@earthlink.net
Or Tami Adam: tamara_dawn@sbcglobal.net.
Go Grads of 2008!
Grad Night Committee Chairs
Claudia Westrum and Tami Adam
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Flowers for Graduation
Help Support the Speech and Debate Team Grad Night ‘08 Family Donation Ideas
We're gearing up for Grad Night '08. We are looking for
Wearing a Hawaiian-style orchid lei at graduation has become a donations for the Game prizes given away that night. We
beautiful tradition among Los Altos High seniors and a popular would appreciate your help.
way for family and friends to acknowledge their favorite
graduates. The Speech and Debate Team organizes the lei sale What can you donate?
and delivers the fresh flowers to the seniors on graduation day
as they line up one last time with their classmates before Gift Cards to restaurants, clothing stores, music stores,
entering the stands. department stores, malls or anywhere your student and
his/her friends like to shop. Target, Best Buy, Frys, Jamba
The lei sales help the team cover its tournament entry fees. Juice, Starbucks, Coldstone, Chevys to name a few……
During the 2007 - 2008 school year, more than 65 team members
have competed in thirty tournaments at schools and universities Gift certificates can be in any denomination you like.
in the Bay Area and across the country. The Lincoln-Douglas Please keep expiration dates in mind. If you would like to
debate portion of the team ranks 5th in the nation. At the end of donate an item please give us a call.
the 2006-2007 school year, three team members from Speech and or
Debate went to State Finals, two members were chosen as A cash donation would be appreciated and we'll do the
alternates to the National Tournament, and one went to the shopping for you!!
Tournament of Champions. The MVLA Speech and Debate
Team are great representatives of the School District; please Any questions please contact
support their efforts while celebrating "your" senior's Joyce Imprescia or Nancy Kellenberger
graduation.
Thank you so much!!
The leis must be pre-ordered by May 15th. If you have any
questions, please contact Margaret Arculus at
migllo@earthlink.net.
p.s. We are trying a different supplier this year, who could offer
us a lower price, which is why we can charge less per lei for
Graduation 2008 than we had to for Graduation 2007.
Honor your Favorite Graduates with a Hawaiian-style Flower Lei
Beautiful, fresh, orchid leis--Available only by pre-ordering
Don’t delay! Last day to order is May 15
All Leis will be the same color and style
Graduates will receive them when they line up for the ceremony
*************************************************************
Mail Order Form with your check by May 15th
Please make check payable to: "LAHS"; memo line: "Grad Flowers"
Your Name: _______________________ Phone: ____________ Email____________
Students' Names: 1.__________________________ 2. ______________________
3._________________________ 4. ______________________
Number of Leis :______ X $18.00 per lei =_____ amount enclosed
Mail to: Margaret Arculus, 1402 Lloyd Way, Mountain View, CA 94040
Questions? migllo@earthlink.net
This fundraiser benefits the MVLA Speech and Debate Team. Thank you!
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Flores para Graduación .....Flores para Graduación
Ayuda y Apoyo para el Equipo de Lenguaje y Debate Al fin del año escolar del 2006-2007, tres miembros del equipo
(Speech and Debate Team) fueron a los finales del estado, dos miembros fueron
seleccionados como alternativos al torneo nacional, y uno fue al
Llevar un "lei" (collar de flores) de orquídeas estilo torneo de campeones. El Equipo de Lenguaje y Debate de
hawaiano al graduarse se ha hecho una tradición muy linda MVLA es un representante buenísimo de nuestro distrito
entre los graduados de Los Altos High. También ha sido escolar. Por favor, apoye el esfuerzo del equipo mientras celebra
una manera muy popular para que los familiares y amigos la graduación de su graduado.
puedan felicitar a sus graduados favoritos. El Equipo de
Lenguaje y Debate organiza la venta de los leis de flores El lei cuesta $18 cada uno. Los collares de flores tienen que ser
frescas. Se los entrega a los graduados al día de graduarse pre-ordenados para el 15 de mayo. Si tiene Ud. preguntas, por
al hacer fila una vez más con sus compañeros de clase favor comuníquese por correo electrónico con Margaret Arculus
antes de sentarse para la ceremonia. migllo@earthlink.net.
La venta de los leis ayuda al equipo para pagar los gastos Nota: Este año estamos usando otra compañía para bajar el
de las entradas de su torneo. Durante el año escolar de precio. Por eso podemos cobrar menos por cada collar de flores
2007-08 más de 65 miembros del equipo han competido en para la graduación de 2008 que habíamos cobrado en el año
30 torneos en escuelas y universidades en el área de la 2007.
bahía y en otras partes del país. La porción del equipo de
debate, "Lincoln-Douglas" tiene el quinto rango de la
nación.
EAGLE FLIGHTS is a Los Altos High School PTSA Publication
Next deadline is in the Fall! Submissions or questions - Jana Schlansker schlanskers@yahoo.com
Principal – Wynne Satterwhite Admin. Asst. to the Principal – Silvia Alcala 960-8813
Editor – Jana Schlansker Mailing – Andy Danver