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• Piner's 2012 AP Language Class - This year 43 Piner High School students took the rigorous AP Language and Composition test on May 16th. Marching to the testing site with "This Is How We Do It" blasting from a stereo, Ms. Spearman's class wore student-designed T-shirts commemorating the big day (a Piner AP Language tradition going on seven years now). This year's shirt marked the "Year of the Dragon," the Class of 2013's "Beast Mode," and also a dedication to the passing of Ms. Spearman's father, who always told young adults to "Follow Your Bliss." This truly was a special day.

• 10 years of hard work and dedication by many people, especially Piner Faculty Kurt Kruger and Kristi Erickson, came to fruition on Wednesday May 9th when the City of Santa Rosa School Board approved the bid for Piner's Science and Technology Center. Construction to begin Summer 2012! Read an article in the North Bay Business Journal.

• Piner's Spring Beautification Day

• Piner's Golf Coach, Rich Gregus, named 2012 Boys' Golf Honor Coach

• World Book Night 2012

• Piner's T-Shirt Club demonstrates how to silk screen a t-shirt.

• Santa Rosa City School Board approves the naming of Piner's Administration Building for former Piner Vice Principal, Bob Zeni (third from left).

• Rain or Shine...Piner Prospector Swim Team (below) competes strongly against Montgomery High at Finley Aquatic Center March 27, 2012

• Congratulations to Piner's Monica Acosta who placed in the Top 10 in Prepared Speaking at the 2012 California State Leadership Conferences

• Piner sets meet records at Gold Rush Relays

• Piner's Mr. Erickson and the Piner Christian Club host "Piner's Got Talent!" Click on the picture below to see more photos.

• Piner Soccer Coach Barry Commerford named 2012 Girls Coach of the Year (North Section) of the California Youth Soccer Association.

• Piner Junior Monica Acosta took first place in the Windsor Lions Student Speaker Contest.

• Next time you are at Raley's on Fulton, check out the window art by Piner Ceramics Club.

• 2012 Poetry Out Loud Winner for Piner High School, AJ Smither

• Piner's Luis Luna featured in the 2/5 Press Democrat's Teen Life section

• Piner's Isabel Lopez-Ochoa named Santa Rosa City School District's MEAP Honor Student of the Year

• Piner's HOSA Program holds First Annual Student Health Fair. Read more about it here or in the Press Democrat's Extra Credit blog.

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Notices

• WASC Piner High School is preparing its self-study to present to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in the fall of 2012. This important process helps our school identify and implement school improvement needs and supports accountability. It is also how Piner earns its accreditation term. Please contact the School Office if you would like to learn more about this process.
• Piner High School Geospatial Science Center The proposed Piner High School Geospatial Science Center needs your help. The project, spearheaded by Piner Instructors, Kurt Kruger and Kristi Erickson, is in the home stretch and will be presenting to the School Board at the May 9th School Board Meeting looking to get the final approval for the Center. They have received a $1.7 million grant for the new building but still need about $750,000 which they are requesting from the School District. Please plan on attending to show your support. You can also send a letter of support to the School Board. Learn more about the Science Center and STEM.
  UPDATE 5/9/12: The Santa Rosa City School Board voted to approve the bid to build the Science Center. Construction begins Summer 2012!
• Mr. Gregus named NCS 2012 Boys' Golf Honor Coach: Piner's Golf Coach, Rich Gregus, was named 2012 Boys' Golf Honor Coach. Each year, NCS recognizes a Boys' Golf Coach. This year, the North Coast Section Honor Coach selection committee selected Rich Gregus, longtime golf coach at Piner High School. Mr. Gregus has been involved with high school athletics beginning with track at Piner High School in 1986. In 1998 he began coaching Boys' Golf and is currently the coach for both Boys' and Girls' Golf programs. Away from the course, Coach Gregus is the coordinator of Yes - Youth Empowerment System - a program for at-risk youth. "My greatest honor," he said, "has been watching my son Chris (a graduate of Cardinal Newman High School) win a medal at the State Championship in 2009."
• World Book Night: Piner High English teacher, Leslie Armstrong, was chosen to be a "Book Giver" on the first U.S. World Book Night, April 23, 2012. World Book Night was held in the U.S. as well as the U.K. and Ireland. It was designed to promote the value of reading by giving out free paperback books.
  As a "Book Giver" Ms. Armstrong chose one of her favorite books, The Poisonwood Bible. It is a fantastic story of a family and how they survive and thrive in horrible circumstances. To quote Ms. Armstrong, "I applied to be a book giver because I felt it was important to spread the love of books to those students who love to read. Many students don't have the opportunity to buy a brand new book. Here was a chance to give them a brand new book and a wonderfully rich and tragic story."
  Twenty junior or senior students were chosen by their Piner High English teachers to receive a free book because of their enthusiasm for reading. The following Piner students received a book donated by Copperfield's Books: Monica Acosta, Jocelyn Mendoza, Holley Maassen, Malika Lewis, Grecia Ramirez, Monica Tran, Josh Cobb, Tiffany Tran, Juliette Barasch, Yajaira Cervantes, Demi Moore, Daisy Villegas, Melissa Andrade, Alexis Melville, Ian Carpenter, Berhane Tesfamichael, Jessica Aguilar, Juan Correa-Gaspar, Angel Valencia, and Katheryn Dalby
• Advanced Placement Exam Information: Bulletin for AP Students and Parents 2011-2012, and the California Supplement
• Athletic Clearance Night, 2012-2013: August 1, 2012 2:30pm-7:30pm in the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR)
• Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Immuninization Required for 2011-2012. For the 2011-12 school year, all students entering into grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 will need proof of a Tdap shot before starting school. Tdap must be given ON or AFTER the 7th birthday. Flyer (in English). Flyer (in Spanish)
• Santa Rosa City Schools Distance Education (Online) Charter Development Team
  On June 22, 2011, the Board of Education approved the development of an online charter high school with a targeted opening date of August 2012. We are in phase one of the charter school petition process and are recruiting a diverse team to volunteer and assist in the development of the charter petition, with a specific emphasis on the school's: Mission and vision, and Instructional program. The team will meet both formally in at least two full-day meetings, and informally through email and individual research conducted in teams. Approximately 30 hours of work will be expected between now and December. To apply to be part of the team, or for more information, please visit www.distanceducation.com or email rayre@srcs.k12.ca.us
• Vote! Piner High School would like to create opportunities for students to be civically engaged. For more information you can contact the Secretary of State's Voter Education and Outreach Services Team at (916)651-3070 or MyVote@sos.ca.gov. You can also visit www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter.ed.htm For voter registration information please visit www.sos.ca.gov/nvrc.fedform/

 

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