Announcements, 9/1

[Liesa Smith]

URGENT - Carpools Needed: 

Some families are having serious challenges with transportation if you can help provide a carpool ride to or from TSAS please email Liesa at lsm...@tsas.org

Carpool Needs: 

(1) Ride Needed: After school only to Riverside area

(2) Ride Needed: After school only to Brookside/Mapleridge area

(3) Exchange Rides from 61st and Utica area

(4) Ride Needed : Before and after school from 23rd & SW Blvd

Saturday 8/29 Newspaper Request:

Would anyone who has an unwanted copy of The Tulsa 100 magazine from Saturday's paper please donate it to the Oklahoma History Classes.  Just send your copy to Dr. Lee's room.  Thank you!

Upcoming Events:

TSAS Board Meeting: September 8th, 5:30 pm, Room # 15

PTSO Meeting: September 8th, 7:00 pm, Room # 2

Parent Conferences: September 24th & 25th 

Labor Day~ NO SCHOOL: September 7th

TSAS Day of Service: September 11th

NHS Sponsored Blood Drive: September 14th

Time to Sign-up for Parent Conferences: 

Conferences will be September 24th from 4-8pm and September 25th from 8am-12pm. 

This year we are offering online signups for parent conferences, simply go to http://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Tulsa_School_of_Arts_and_Sciences and select the teachers you are going to visit, register your email, and then pick from the times available. 

Student Announcements --

Clubs and Organization Meetings:

Anime Club will NOT meet this week.

Book Club

Hello there fellow Book Worms! Are you interested in reading new books and having great discussions with others about these books? Then join us at the Book Club. Our first meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 8th in room 20 over lunch. We will be discussing plans for the year as well as developing a list of books that we would like to read. Meetings will be held every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. We are partnering with the History Club so some of our readings will be looking at some of the same topics that the History Club will be exploring. Bring your lunch and join us. 

TOMORROW! Lunch with an Alum BIO/PRE-MED:
TSAS's third Lunch with an Alum of the year will be held tomorrow at lunch in Stallings's room 15. TU biology/pre-med major Nikki Randolph will share advice and answer questions about college life and academics. Bring your lunch, pull up a chair, have a chat.

French Tutoring:

French tutoring each Monday after school in room # 2.

Math Tutoring:
Math Tutoring will be available in Judi's room on Tuesday's after school from 3-4. If you need help with math skills or just get more practice please join us. We are also looking for students who would like to volunteer as peer tutors. If you are interested, please see Judi or Mama Hahn.

Speech and Debate Tryouts:
Speech and Debate tryouts for the 2015-2016 school year will be Thursday September 3 in room 8.  There will be a meeting this Friday at lunch where students will sign up for times, learn try-out procedures, and choose partners if trying out for the debate team or speech duos.  Speech events include:  Monologue, Poetry, Prose, Standard Oratory, Original Oratory, Humorous Duos, Dramatic Duos, Humorous Interpretation and Dramatic Interpretation.  Both US and International Extemporaneous speaking compete with the Speech team.  The debate team will compete in Lincoln Douglas and we have expanded and now have Policy Debate (team) this year as well. If you miss the meeting this Friday or know you will, please see Mrs. Hughes for more information.

Art Opportunity for Students:

ArtCore Studios, a FREE after school Arts program offered through Living Arts of Tulsa, which is sponsored by the Oklahoma Arts Council. The program begins September 8th.  Please follow the link to learn more, ArtCore Studios | Living Arts.

  

Junior Volunteer Opportunity:

“Generation Impact,” is an exciting volunteer program for high school teenagers ages 15 to 18 that combines volunteerism and medical career exploration through the St. John Auxiliary.   The junior volunteer program is an exciting opportunity to meet other students from the Tulsa area and learn more about medicine. For additional information about the junior volunteer program, please call Volunteer Services at 918-744-2284.

Fundraiser:

Do you have a sweet tooth?  The cross country team will be selling candy for $1 after school.  See a XC member or come to Jenny's office in the gym if you'd like to purchase one.  Money raised will go to buy our team hoodie!

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WE ARE TSAS...WE RISE!

Liesa Smith
Principal

Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences