Therapy Dog will visit TSAS today at lunch.  H.A.L.O. (Human Animal Link of
Oklahoma) will have a furry friend visit us today at lunch.  All the way
from Oklahoma City, Sally and her dog, Bosco, will be outside in the
backyard to hang out with any students who are interested.

First Presbyterian Church has donated 50 or so beautiful bedding plants
from their facility dedication service held yesterday. Students interested
in gardening are asked to help unload the plants at 12 noon today and
discuss plans for planting and beautifying our new school.

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) will have a representative
visiting us today at lunch.  Interested students may bring their lunch and
listen to the presentation during lunch today in Room 5.

Students, please re-submit your artwork to Mrs. Hughes's (Fields) room for
the hoodie competition as soon as possible.  Voting will be held later this
week.

TSAS Community Meeting:  The University of Tulsa has graciously allowed us
the use of the Allen Chapman Activity Center next Wednesday night for a
community wide meeting.  You are invited to an informational meeting at
6:00pm on Wednesday, September 12th.  We will be discussing the journey
ahead and sharing useful information that will allow us to coordinate our
recovery efforts.  Details will be available soon about parking on campus
for this event.

Transportation:  Our change of location does create some transportation
concerns for some students. Families that would like to carpool can contact
Dana Vogel at (918)855-0033 or feistymom...@yahoo.com. Send her your
nearest street intersections (such as 61st and Memorial) and if you need a
ride, can offer a ride, what days, and if the rides are before or after
school.  She will be working to connect students with transportation.

Parking: The Sequoyah building has limited parking spaces.  We are working
quickly to install a gravel parking lot to increase the parking capacity to
meet our needs.  Until then, students are encouraged to carpool to reduce
the numbers of cars in need of parking spots.  Those students and teachers
who are parking on the streets should be mindful of all street signs that
prohibit parking.  We want to be good neighbors.

Rebuilding Special Ed Files:  Parents of students with an IEP are asked to
send an email to our Counselor, Mary Hawkins at mhawk...@tsas.org.  Please
email us your student's name and indicate they have an existing IEP and we
will begin this rebuilding process.
TSAS Meals: Breakfast and Lunch will be provided this week.  Our
computerized student meal accounts still exist because it is tied to our
student information system, so money in student accounts can still be
accessed.  The menu, once it becomes available, will be posted in TSAS
Notes.

With all the schedue changes earlier this year, some students may have
books/textbooks from classes that they are no longer in.  Please bring any
unused textbooks, even those you may have at home from last year, back to
school and give them to your teachers. The teachers need all extra
textbooks for in class use!

Lockers:  The locker rental list will allow us to reassign lockers in our
new Sequoyah home. Students can visit with the Fishbowl to make
reservations.  New locks will be required.

Board of Trustees Meeting tomorrow, September 11, 2012: 5:30 pm-7:00 pm at
our new location.

PTSA Meeting, originally scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed.  Please
stay tuned for details regarding when we will meet.

--
Amber Ingram
Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences
Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 instructor
ACT/SAT Test Prep instructor

Rebuilding Special Ed Files:  Parents of students with an IEP are asked to
send an email to our Counselor, Mary Hawkins at mhawk...@tsas.org.  Please
email us your student's name and indicate they have an existing IEP and we
will begin this rebuilding process.

Debate try-outs will be this Friday from 3:00-4:30.  Please come prepared
with your specific debates and partners.  If you want to try out this
Friday but have not spoken with Mrs. Hughes, please see her as soon as
possible.

 To all of you lovely artists who created drawings for our hoodie
competition:  we need new drawings to be turned in by this
Thursday.  An all-school vote will take place on Friday.  You may want to
consider a new theme that includes the firefighters in some way as we will
be using the donations to give the eight firefighters injured a TSAS 2012
hoodie.  Please drop off all drawings to room 32 (right by the office).

Come join us at ORU this Saturday for the first ever TSAS cross country
meet.  The girls will run 2 miles at 10:10am and the boys will run a 5K at
10:35.  WE ARE PHOENIX!

Ultimate Frisbee practice at Zink Park today at 4:00.  Contact Courtney
Baker or Steven Sharpe if you need transportation.

Today's lunch choices include grilled herb chicken with whole wheat roll or
ham, spinach, cucumber whole wheat wrap.

Parking: The Sequoyah building has limited parking spaces.  We are working
quickly to install a gravel parking lot to increase the parking capacity to
meet our needs.  Until then, students are encouraged to carpool to reduce
the numbers of cars in need of parking spots.  Those students and teachers
who are parking on the streets should be mindful of all street signs that
prohibit parking.  We want to be good neighbors.

Students, please bring any unused TSAS textbooks, even those you may have
at home from previous years, back to school and give them to your teachers.
The teachers need all extra textbooks for in-class use!

Lockers:  The locker rental list will allow us to reassign lockers in our
new Sequoyah home. Students can visit with the Fishbowl to make
reservations.  New locks will be required.

The TSAS Board of Trustees will be meeting tonight at 5:30 in the Sequoyah
gym.  This meeting is open and you are invited to attend.

The PTSA has cancelled their regularly scheduled monthly meeting that had
been scheduled for tonight.

Tonight at 7:00pm on the anniversary of 9/11, First Presbyterian Church of
Tulsa will be holding an all-city worship service honoring emergency
personnel and first responders. Liesa Smith, Principal of TSAS, will be one
of the speakers.  All are invited to attend. 709 South Boston Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74119.

TSAS will be holding a Community Meeting tomorrow night at 6:00pm at TU.
The University of Tulsa has graciously allowed us the use of the Allen
Chapman Activity Center on Wednesday, September 12th.  We will be
discussing the journey ahead and sharing useful information that will allow
us to coordinate our recovery efforts.

Thursday after school from 3 to 4pm, students, parents and TSAS gardening
friends are invited to join us in planting 50 or so beautiful bedding
plants donated to us by First Presbyterian Church.  These plants were used
in their facility dedication service and we are honored to use them to
beautify our school grounds. Parents joining us after school are asked to
bring garden tools and gloves to help in our planting efforts.

--
Amber Ingram
Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences
Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 instructor
ACT/SAT Test Prep instructor

 1)  OYO (Knitting Club) will meet today after school.  Meet in the cafe'
around 3:00.

2)  Today's lunch offerings include tuna salad with spinach on whole wheat
pita or baked ground beef ziti (also available without meat).

3)  Debate try-outs will be this Friday from 3:00-4:30.  If you want to try
out this Friday but have not spoken with Mrs. Hughes, please see her as
soon as possible.

4)  To all of you lovely artists who created drawings for our hoodie
competition:  we need new drawings to be turned in by this Thursday.  An
all-school vote will take place on Friday.  You may want to consider a new
theme that includes the firefighters in some way as we will be using the
donations to give the eight firefighters injured a TSAS 2012 hoodie.
Please drop off all drawings to room 32.

5)  Come join us at ORU this Saturday for the first ever TSAS cross country
meet.  The girls will run 2 miles at 10:10am and the boys will run a 5K at
10:35.  WE ARE PHOENIX!

6)  Tomorrow after school from 3 to 4pm, students, parents and TSAS
gardening friends are invited to join us in planting 50 or so beautiful
bedding plants donated to us by First Presbyterian Church.  Parents joining
us after school are asked to bring garden tools and gloves to help in our
planting efforts.

7)  Hey Students - the TSAS back-to-school dance and gathering is on!  The
festivities will take place in the gym NEXT FRIDAY, September 21 from 7-10
pm.  Get ready to hang, chill, eat, dance, and chill some more as we bring
in the new school year with all our TSAS family - old and new.  Doors open
at 7:00.

8)  We will be holding a TSAS Community Meeting tonight, September 12th, at
6:00pm at TU.  The University of Tulsa has graciously allowed us the use
the Great Hall in the Allen Chapman Activity Center for our time together.

The Allen Chapman Activity Center (ACAC) is located on 5th Place, between
Gary Ave. and Florence Ave.  The Great Hall is located on the second floor
and is accessible via stairs and elevator.  There are several parking lots
adjacent to the building – on the south and west sides.

Because our meeting is after 5:00 pm, there should be ample parking in the
area.  Please consider parking in the lot east of the Lorton Performance
Center (adjacent to Harvard Ave.) and the Reynolds Center lot at 8th and
Harvard. You can catch a campus shuttle which will be running frequently
through the area to assist us.

We will be discussing the journey ahead and sharing useful information that
will allow us to coordinate our recovery efforts.

--
Amber Ingram
Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences
Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 instructor
ACT/SAT Test Prep instructor

PTSA meeting will be this coming Tuesday September 18th at 7pm at the
school.  The school dance on 9/21 will be discussed among many other issues
and upcoming events and fundraisers.  All are encouraged to attend.

Hey parents, we are planning to go forward with the TSAS Back to School
Dance and Gathering next Friday, September 21, from 7-10 p.m.  We could use
some parent volunteers for chaperones and food donations.  Contact Allyson
Black at ajcbl...@aol.com if you are interested in helping out.  Please
encourage your student to attend!

 Any student or group of students currently in a band that plays shows in
town needs to come to Dan's room at lunch today for a 10 minute meeting
about an awesome show opportunity. There are a lot of people at TSAS who
play music outside of school, and Dan needs to talk to you today at lunch
in room 4.

TSAS's own knitting club is up and running!  Eight students learned to cast
on, knit, and purl in an hour after school yesterday!  If you'd like to
learn, grab some needles and yarn (see Courtney or Stallings if you aren't
sure what to get) and mark your calendars for next Wednesday after school.

NHS invitations are (finally) rolling out today. If you received one and
are interested in joining the TSAS honor society, please fill out the form
and return it to Stallings no later than 3:00 PM on Monday. All
members--past and upcoming--need to fill out the application. Our first
meeting will be Monday, September 17th at lunch in Stallings's room.

Today's lunch offerings include slow roasted pork roast with brown gravy or
turkey, spinach, tomato, gouda whole wheat wrap.

Debate try-outs will be tomorrow from 3:00-4:30.  If you want to try out
but have not spoken with Mrs. Hughes, please see her as soon as possible.

To all of you lovely artists who created drawings for our hoodie
competition:  we need new drawings to be turned in by today.  An all-school
vote will take place tomorrow.  Please drop off all drawings to room 32.

Come join us at ORU this Saturday for the first ever TSAS cross country
meet.  The girls will run 2 miles at 10:10am and the boys will run a 5K at
10:35.  WE ARE PHOENIX!

Today after school from 3 to 4pm, students, parents and TSAS gardening
friends are invited to join us in planting 50 or so beautiful bedding
plants donated to us by First Presbyterian Church.  Parents joining us are
asked to bring garden tools and gloves to help in our planting efforts.

Hey Students - the TSAS back-to-school dance and gathering is on!  The
festivities will take place in the gym NEXT FRIDAY, September 21 from 7-10
pm.  Get ready to hang, chill, eat, dance, and chill some more as we bring
in the new school year with all our TSAS family - old and new.  Doors open
at 7:00.

--
Amber Ingram
Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences
Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 instructor
ACT/SAT Test Prep instructor

The PTSA will hold the September meeting next Tuesday the 18th at 7pm
following the TSAS Board of Trustees Meeting at 5:30.
The PTSA meeting will be held in the TSAS Cafe'. Please come and find out
how to get involved and how to help with the upcoming Back-to-School Dance.

TSAS needs substitute teachers! If you are interested in working as a
substitute teacher for this academic year, please email Liesa Smith at
lsm...@tsas.org.  We prefer individuals who have subject-matter backgrounds
(Science, Math, English, History, etc.) or teaching experience, but all
those interested are encouraged to contact her.

Hey parents, we are planning to go forward with the TSAS Back to School
Dance and Gathering next Friday, September 21, from 7-10 p.m.  We could use
some parent volunteers for chaperones and food donations.  Contact Allyson
Black at ajcbl...@aol.com if you are interested in helping out.  Please
encourage your student to attend!

Today is the day to vote for your favorite hoodie drawing!  Due to the
number of entries we will be choosing one design for a hoodie and another
for a t-shirt. Please vote in Mrs. Hughes's room (32) during lunch or at
the close of the school day.  The drawings are located in the back of the
classroom along with entry forms.  For your vote to count, you must put
your name on your ballot. Ballots will remain confidential and will be
immediately destroyed after the count.

This Monday On My Level, the TSAS diversity club, will be meeting in Mrs.
Hughes's room during lunch.  Youth Services will be here to run the
meeting.  On My Level is a group designated to represent and support
individuals who may feel that their individual concerns and voices are
overlooked by mainstream society.  Activities are very broad and include
events such as supporting animal rights, participation in events such as
Pride, and promoting anti-bullying campaigns in schools.  See you there!

Juniors and Seniors!  It's time to think about what lies ahead.  If you
have not already taken the ACT or you would like to take it again, register
now!  Here is the link: http://www.actstudent.org/.  The deadline for the
October 27 test is next Friday, September 21. Feel free to email Mary or
stop by and visit with her if you have questions.

Today's lunch offerings include sweet and sour chicken or turkey, ham,
salami, cheese whole wheat deli wrap.

Debate try-outs are today from 3:00-4:30.  See Mrs. Hughes for details.

Join students at lunch next Tuesday September 18th in Room #29 for an
informational meeting about a Student-led Bible study.  For information,
talk with Rebekah Biles.

If you received an invitation for NHS and are interested in joining the
TSAS honor society, please fill out the form and return it to Stallings no
later than 3:00 PM on Monday. All members--past and upcoming--need to fill
out the application. Our first meeting will be Monday, September 17th at
lunch in Stallings's room.

Hey Students - the TSAS back-to-school dance and gathering is on!  The
festivities will take place in the gym NEXT FRIDAY, September 21 from 7-10
pm.  Get ready to hang, chill, eat, dance, and chill some more as we bring
in the new school year with all our TSAS family - old and new.  Doors open
at 7:00.

--
Amber Ingram
Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences
Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 instructor
ACT/SAT Test Prep instructor

The PTSA will hold the September meeting tomorrow at 7pm following the TSAS
Board of Trustees Meeting at 5:30.
The PTSA meeting will be held in the TSAS Cafe'. Please come and find out
how to get involved and how to help with the upcoming Back-to-School Dance.

TSAS needs substitute teachers! If you are interested in working as a
substitute teacher for this academic year, please email Liesa Smith at
lsm...@tsas.org.  We prefer individuals who have subject-matter backgrounds
(Science, Math, English, History, etc.) or teaching experience, but all
those interested are encouraged to contact her.

Hey parents, we are planning to go forward with the TSAS Back to School
Dance and Gathering this Friday, September 21, from 7-10 p.m.  We could use
some parent volunteers for chaperones and food donations.  Contact Allyson
Black at ajcbl...@aol.com if you are interested in helping out.  Please
encourage your student to attend!

Several forms were sent home on Thursday to be filled out. We are required
to have these forms for each student, so please fill them out and return
them as soon as possible to help us start rebuilding our files.

Congratulations to Brandon O'Hara, Chris Huddle, Chris Conway, Hap Park,
Chase Baker, Jack Henry, Gio Pineda, Derrick Bryan, Chad Johnson, Steven
Sharp, Rebekah Biles, Brady Beard, Amber Dwyer, Olivia Blankenship, Rachel
Moss and Lara Barney for doing an AMAZING job at the Bishop Kelly Cross
Country meet on Saturday!

Dr. Lee has a request:  Would anyone who took pictures in her room (Room 8)
at Barnard PLEASE send her a copy, even if you only took a picture of the
dinosaur.  Thank you!!!

Join students at lunch tomorrow, September 18th, in Room #29 for an
informational meeting about a Student-led Bible study.  For information,
talk with Rebekah Biles.

Mandatory NHS meeting today at lunch in Stallings's room. All members, new
and returning, must attend.

Over 200 votes by teachers and students were entered on Friday for our
hoodie/tshirt competition.  The t-shirt winner with 1/4 of the total votes
was Virgina Spoos's coffee-holding phoenix.  There was a tie for the hoodie
design between #5 (Nicole Dresher) and #15 (anonymous); both will be
featured. Special thanks to all who participated.  Winners, please see Mrs.
Hughes during lunch today in room 32.

Hey Students - the TSAS back-to-school dance and gathering is on!  The
festivities will take place in the gym THIS FRIDAY, September 21 from 7-10
pm.  Get ready to hang, chill, eat, dance, and chill some more as we bring
in the new school year with all our TSAS family - old and new.  Doors open
at 7:00.

Key Club will have a meeting this Thursday during lunch in room 2.  We will
be discussing our up-and-coming bake sale.  Anyone interested is encouraged
to attend.

Alas, there will be no Writers Anonymous this Friday. Instead, the meeting
will be moved to the 28th. This gives everybody an extra week to write and
to decide what they want to bring to read to the group at our upcoming
meeting. We will see you guys one week from this Friday at 5:00 at Shades
of Brown Coffee House. Remember that you can always talk to Dan or you can
stop Emma Rose Kraus, Caitlin Wood, or Jaden Dunn in the halls if you have
any questions.

Any students still needing replacement school supplies are asked to talk
with their teachers today and arrange to pick up what supplies they need
for class by the end of the day tomorrow.  Arrangements are being made to
give our extra supplies to other schools and students in need.

Today's lunch offerings are not yet available, but you can be confident
that our kitchen guys will have something good for us today.  We are
working to get the menu in advance.  Please be patient.
--
Amber Ingram
Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences
Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 instructor
ACT/SAT Test Prep instructor