Quarter Grade End and Fundraisers!

Starting this week is the Jamba Juice Fundraiser at the Southshore Jamba Juice in Alameda. During each purchase you make at Jamba Juice, if you say the special code word "Inter Act" 20% of your purchase will go to the Interact club and their international project. Plus, this week and this week only, the Hegenberger Jamba Juice is willing to deliver us drinks Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. We will have pre-sales at lunch and afterschool for only $4! So please help them out as much as possible!

This Friday, October 30th, will be Leadership's Movie Fright Night. Pre sales are going fast for just $3 and it is going to be $5 at the door. It will be from 3:30 to 7:30pm and pre-sale will continue on until Friday at lunch time.

On a final note, last week was Spirit Week and it was a huge success. Congrats to everyone for showing off their school spirit and thanks to the hardworking Leadership class who organized all the fun activities for everyone to participate in.

Spirit Week Update and Fall Leadership Conference

This Sunday was the Fall Leadership Conference for the 2009-2010 school year. It was a fun-filled day at the San Jose City College campus where over a thousand Interactors congregated and bonded with each other. The different areas in the 5170 Interact District participated in various workshops and icebreakers to help instill the general spirit of Interact into each and every Interact member. It was a great opportunity for building leadership skills and other abilities essential for a great Interactor.

Also, this coming week is Spirit week. Monday will be Plaid day, where everyone is encouraged to where all things plaid. This will be a week long competition to see which class has the most spirit. So represent your class and help them win the PIZZA PARTY on Friday.

Peace, Love, and Interact.

Ruby Bridges Tutoring and SoCal Trip Information

Sorry for the misinformation, this Monday will be Interact's second annual association meeting. it will held in D-119 as usual and they are also reminding the Interact class representatives to have their whole class attend the meeting so they can all win a free lunch. On another note, the Southern California College Tour will begin this Wednesday, October 14th 2009. For participants who need more information, please contact Ms. Valdez for any clarification concerning the trip. The Leadership class sponsored Ruby Bridges tutoring program will be having their first orientation at the school this Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 and the second orientation for those who could not make the Tuesday one will be on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. For more information, please contact Marisa Cherry, Leadership representative.

Finally, the PSATs are this Wednesday, October 14th. I bet you're tired of hearing about this but this is a great opportunity to view your weaknesses when taking the PSAT, basically a SAT clone. It will help you improve your test taking skills and inform you what you need more work on. Plus, if you do very well, you are eligible to win a scholarship worth almost $5000.

PSATS

Super Duper ASTIANs Update and Kaibigan Relief Project + FLC

In an effort to try and help the victims of the massive tropical storm in the Philipines and in the Samoan islands, ASTIANS started the Kaibigan relief drive. All donations will be accepted at the ASTI office and everything will be shipped to the two territories in an effort to support them. Please get all donations and goods to the office by Wednesday, October 7th so we can ship everything as soon as possible.

In club news, Interact will be holding its second official association meeting this Friday, October 9th. It will be at lunch as usual and in D-119. Again, there will be people directing you to the correct room and Interact is still allowing people to join if you have not already. There will be snacks provided and everyone is welcome. Also, Interact club is going to the Fall Leadership Conference in San Jose next next Sunday, October 18th. There is a $10 fee to attend. For more information, please contact Acen Datuin at acen.datuin@gmail.com.

Leadership is also restarting the Ruby Bridges tutoring program. Orientation is this Thursday, October 8th in Ms. Valdez's room. There will free pizza and it will be a good opportunity to gain experience teaching young children and gaining precious community service hours.

One final thing is that the PSAT is going to be next Wednesday, October 14th from 8 to 11 AM. It is mandatory to attend and take the test for all Juniors and Sophomores so please do not be late. If you have not yet given the $20 fee to Ms. Ahn, please give it to her as soon as possible or you will not be able to take the test. For upperclassmen taking the PSAT, please make arrangements with your college professors about making up the missed class that Wednesday.