January 2 - 7

Monday, 1/2/2006

• No School

Tuesday, 1/3 - LINK Schedule

• Admin/Counselor Mtg., 12:30 pm in the Guidance Center Conf. Rm
• BBall @ Beamer, JV at 5:45 pm and Varsity at 7:30 pm
• GBBall v. Beamer, JV at 5:45 pm and Varsity at 7:30 pm

Wednesday, 1/4 - LIT Early Release - Faculty Mtg

• Admin Tm Mtg., 6:00 am at Cutter's Point
• WASL Planning Mtg., 8:30 am in the Main Office Conf. Rm
• Sr. Intervention Mtg., 9:30 am in Scott's Office
• Facutly Mtg., 1:15 pm in the Library
• Active Shooter Scenario Planning, 2:30 pm in the Main Office Conf. Rm

Thursday, 1/5 - LINK Schedule

• Athletic Choice Mtg with Superintendent, 1:00 pm at ESC
• LINK Mtg., 2:30 pm in the Main Office Conf. Rm
• GBall @ Puyallup, JV at 5:45 pm and Varsity at 7:30 pm
• Wrestling @ Bethel, JV at 6:00 pm and Vasity at 7:30 pm

Friday, 1/6

• Management Tm Mtg., 9:30 am in the Main Office Conf. Rm
• Boys Swimming and Diving @ Curits, 6:45 pm
• BBall v. Puyallup, JV at 5:45 pm and Varsity at 7:30 pm

Other Items

Welcome Back - Hopefully all of you had a restful and somewhat peaceful holiday break. I would like to tell you I have a great "Christmas Vacation" story that would compete with Chevy Chase or maybe even Dave Tate but fortunately I do not. The last two weeks has been thankfully uneventful and very restful. Lots of "Dad time" and my new found friend, Airborne. For those of you who have not been introduce to the this miracle drug. You can find it well hidden in the cold and cough aisle of most stores. (I have heard you can also find it in the oil filter aisle at Shucks!) Anyway, you dissolve this rather nasty looking but somewhat tolerable tasting tablet in water. According to the second grade teacher who developed it, the substance is guaranteed to help with colds and otherwise antibiotic resistant microbes. In the end, if you take this every three hours and the developer gets very rich thereby making her feel much better and you have the most expensive urine know to man.

It is good to get back to more of a rountine. I am not sure I am ready for retirement yet. Going to bed late, reading books, playing with the kids, getting up late, watching movies, and not thinking about work at all. I am not sure I am getting used to it or getting bored with it. In either case, I am ready to get back to school and hopefully you are too. I did take the time to sit and write some long over due thank you notes to people. Some in this builidng and some who have help me develop my sense of purpose and compassion for education over that past almost 25 years in this business. If you get a chance in the next few days stop and take a minute to say thank you to someone who has made a difference in your life and your career. It makes all the difference in the world!

Computer Thefts - Sometime this past weekend (Dec 30 - Jan 2) we had one of our office computers stolen. We lost a laptop, Monitor, Docking station, and Power supply. Other buildings in our district were also "hit". Pierce County is investigating the matter. In the meantime, we need all staff members to do a complete inventory of all their computer equipment. If you are missing any equipment, please contact one of the administrators immediately. Also, if you hear anything please let an adminstrator or security know so we can follow up. We will be working with Pierce County and the District and will keep you informed as we hear updates.

Finally, it is a good reminder to verify that all your computer equipment is secured to your desk and/or locked up. If you need us to drill a hole in your cabinet or desk to help secure your equipment please let one of the adminstrators know and we can get that done as soon as possible. Also, verify and record the serial number of all equipment checked out to you. While we have it on record at TSC, it helps the investigation if we have it on hand here at Rogers in case something comes up stolen.

Faculty Meeting - Our monthly faculty meeting will be this week on Wednesday, 1/4. We will meet in the library at 1:15 pm. We will be going over upcoming events as well as our GLE work to date. We actually have a full month of meetings this month and the work we do this week kicks off the work for the rest of the month.

Upcoming Dates to Remember

• 1/12 - Sophomore Parent Connection Meeting, 6:30 pm in the Library
• 1/19 - Senior Parent Intervention Meeting, 6:30 pm in the Library
• 2/2 - Early Dismissal, 10:45 am - Grading Time for Staff
• 2/3 - First day of Second Semester