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.

Important Information for the PSAT

The PSAT is just around the corner and all Juniors and Sophomores are required to take it. So Ms. Ahn needs the $20 fee as soon as possible. The PSAT will be held on Wednesday, October 14th, from 8AM to 11AM. Also, this Monday is the first annual Interact meeting. It will be held in D-119 at the College of Alameda during lunch time. They will have snacks and will be handing out prizes for most spirited Interact member. to finish everything off, this Friday was the end of the progress report period and I would like to thank everyone for making it this far and for putting so much hard work into your grades.

More School Updates for the ASTIANS

Club Day last Friday was a huge success. Thanks to all the clubs that came out and performed skits for the ASTI community. Everyone was amazed and entranced by the new and ongoing clubs at ASTI. With a plethora of new clubs at ASTI, please know that this blog is open to helping post any club news for you. Also, next Monday, September 21st, 2009 is Interact Club's first meeting. It is going to held at lunch from 12:10 to 1:00 pm. There's going to be a sign in sheet and for anybody who didn't get a chance to sign up on club day, admission is still open.

Club Day Mistake and PTSA Information

Sorry about the last post. Club day will actually be held this Friday, September 11th. To start your own club and participate in the Club day festivities, please contact Sara Yusufi or Lena Sok of Leadership Class for more information. Hopefully, there will be a plethora of clubs for everyone to chose from. Also, any club presidents who want to post any events or notifications on this blog, please comment on this or future blog posts. ASTIANS would be happy to post anything for you. PTSA is starting up again and everyone should have received a letter from the school that included details on how to join. If not, please contact Mr. Fong or wait until Back-To-School Night this Thursday, September 10th. There will be plenty of opportunities to join.