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HAWK HERALD VOL 18, ISSUE 1

R a n d a l l M i d d l e S c h o o l P T S A

September 2017

IN THIS ISSUE

neighbors and surrounding communities…Parents, Students, Principals, Faculty, Teachers, Businesses, Clubs, and Military… a million “Thanks” for your generosity! I am proud to live in a community with such a big heart.

The PTSA will hold a Texting & Driving Program this year to help remind us how important it is to keep our eyes on the road. It will include a portion for students to help them understand the importance of not texting while walking, biking, skateboarding, etc. Watch for date and time.

The PTSA Newsletter is packed with information for upcoming programs and educational information for our families to stay informed. Please feel free to contact me through the PTSA website with any questions or ideas you would like to share with us. www.RandallPTSA.org. Thank you for all your support!

PRESIDENT'S NOTEBy Kathi Hayes

Greetings Randall Hawk Families!

First off, thank you for everyone’s patience, positive feedback, ideas and support at the beginning of the school year as our Administration worked hard to ensure the safety of our children. It was a learning experience for all involved. Special thanks to Ms. Mawhinney, for keeping us informed through emails, parent links and texts.

I am also very grateful for everyone’s safe return from Hurricane Irma. My heart goes out to those who were less fortunate and have suffered damages, injuries and loss of loved ones during the past few weeks. For those of you who helped fellow

President's Note...................... PTSA Donations /Sponsorships............................ STEM Update............................ Great American Teach-In / Reflections................................ PTSA Membership Info.......... Yearbooks................................. Book Fair Volunteers / Patriot Day Display................. R.A.Y.S Workshop................... Prudential Spirit of Community Awards................ PSAT Info.................................. Counselor's Corner................. Spirit Day / Box Tops............. Hurricane Irma Info................ Students of the Month...........

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Randall Middle School PTSA | 16510 Fishhawk Blvd, Lithia, FL 33547 | [email protected] | 813-740-3900 | www.randallptsa.org

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PTSA DONATION DRIVE


In light of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, and the continued problems that have affected our community and those around us, the Randall Middle PTSA has decided to postpone its scheduled Fall Fundraiser, originally scheduled for last Friday, September 22, to concentrate on our ever-important Donation Drive and our Community Business Partners Program. Funds raised will not only support the programs and services that are only possible by your support for our students and faculty, but it will also allow our PTSA to provide much needed resources to other PTSA’s in our area, who are in much need of many resources at this time.

We invite you to join our campaign to help the community by contributing to our Donation Drive if you haven’t already done so and/or by becoming a Community and Business Partner. A Community and Business Partnership with our PTSA is mutually beneficial as it shows your support of our students and school, but also allows our PTSA to show our support for your business or organization. Attached is information on both the Donation Drive (ends October 19th) and our Community and BusinessPartnership Program.

We thank you in advance for your support that allow us the ability for our PTSA to support our needed programs and to support others in need. Together we can make a real difference, by working together and by reminding our students that what we do as a PTSA, really can make a difference. And at this time, our community and surrounding, really need our support. We are rescheduling our Fall Fundraiser, which is also critically important, for a date in the near future when it is a more appropriate. In the meantime, every dollar helps. Thank you in advance for helping us to teach our children, through your donation and partnership, that we will can and will make a difference.

For more details on the Donation Drive please go to: https://goo.gl/i1Ku3u

RMS PTSA SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIESThe Randall Middle School PTSA invites you to partner with our school and help advance our mission to “make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all of our children”. It is also an opportunity for community partners to have an active part in supporting our children’s future and to enjoy the benefits that come from recognition of their support of our school.

Please take a moment today and consider supporting our community’s children with a tax-deductible donation. Below is a list of our Community and Business Partner Sponsor Packages available that can increase your marketing exposure in this community. Your support will provide a resource for our school and PTSA to continue our mission and to help other PTSA’s in our community that are in need of our support at this time!

For more details becoming a sponsor please go to: https://goo.gl/126B9k


https://goo.gl/i1Ku3u

https://goo.gl/126B9k

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STEM 2017-2018 STEM Club is ready to begin our fourth year. Two hundred and three students have joined STEM this year. Remember STEM meets the first three Mondays of the month. Due to Labor Day and the hurricane we will only meet once in September.

CLUB ACADEMY This year we are calling the Monday session our Club Academy. Courses being offered include Architecture, Lego City, Science Olympiad, Space

STEM UPDATEBy Dr. Patricia Sanders

Exploration, Coding, Rocket Design, Mars—The Next Frontier, Tiny Forest, and Dimension U.

Assignments to the ACADEMY are located in the 100 hallway by the STEM Bulletin Board.

COMPETITIVE TEAMS In August, members who were interested attended meetings about the Competitive Teams and then took qualifying tests or completed an application.

Members of teams were posted on the STEM bulletin board and each member received an envelope in homeroom with a contract and a pass. All members should complete the contract and have parents sign. The contract should then be given to Dr. Sanders or the team sponsor. The pass should be placed in the plastic holder in the front of the agenda.

Competitive Teams include 3-D Printing (Meets on Monday morning), Science Olympiad (Meets during the Academy), Space Exploration (Meets during the Academy), Robotics (Meets on Thursday morning), and Bridge Building (Meets on Friday morning).

OTHER OFFERINGS Mathletics—This math competition is for any student who loves to solve math problems. Mathletics meets on Wednesday mornings. Water Tower Competition—Students can work alone or with others to build a water tower that follows set criterion. STEM Fair—Students can work alone or with others to develop a project and complete the experiment.



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PTA Reflections is a nationally acclaimed student recognition program to encourage artistic creativity in the classroom and at home. Founded in 1969, Reflections engages nearly 300,000 students and their families in arts education activities each year by encouraging students to explore the arts for fun and recognition.

REFLECTIONS ART PROGRAM

STEM is excited to once again sponsor the Great American Teach- In. The Teach-In will be on Thursday, November 16.

We are looking for speakers who can share their occupation, experiences, or hobbies. If you would be able to come for part of the day or the whole day, please contact Dr. Sanders at: [email protected]

STEM - GREAT AMERICAN TEACH-INBy Dr. Patricia Sanders


Students of all abilities are encouraged to reflect on this year’s theme, “Within Reach”, and submit works of art in up to 6 areas including: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Photography. Musical Composition, and Visual Arts.

Entries must be submitted with completed Student Entry and Parental Consent forms by October 11th or 12th, 2017 in the Randall Cafeteria. For rules and entry forms, visit www.randallptsa.org and select the Reflections link. You may also email Christine King or Michele Clor at [email protected] with questions.




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We are proud to announce our outstanding Business Members for the 2017-2018 school year! We greatly appreciate their generosity and continued support!

PTSA MEMBERSHIPBy Daniel le Triplett


RANDALL PTSA BUSINESS MEMBERS

Abdoney Pediatric Dentistry Aguiar Photography

AlphaGraphics Art Monkey

Cakes by Mylene CamdenElizabeth.com

Contact Media Craft Promos

Customizable Crafts, LLC EZ Choice Realty

Holland & Lamoureux Home Xpress Realty, Laura Muldoon

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice No Worries Pet Sitting- Allison Swartz

Oakdale Media Osprey Observer Newspapers

Pampered Chef- Jennifer Abadi PPSI- Lorie Loy

RK T-Shirts Rodan & Fields- Eileen Castro

Valrico Animal Clinic We Care Pediatrics

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There is still time to join the PTSA! You can sign up online at www.randallptsa.org. You can also send in your membership dues in an envelope to the front office. Please write PTSA Membership on the envelope. Include your name, student's name, homeroom number and type of membership. All checks are made payable to Randall PTSA.

We have memberships for parents, students, family members as well as businesses. Memberships are only $6 for individuals/ $25 for businesses. Business members will be listed on our PTSA web page and recognized in our monthly newsletters. It's a great way to support our school and promote your business.

Make sure to check out the Dual Membership Package for only $12! It includes a parent & a student membership. Your student will also receive a free treat coupon to Jeremiah’s Italian Ice. In addition, your student will receive treats throughout the year during their lunchtime.

Thanks in advance for your participation! Go Hawks!


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PATRIOT DAY DISPLAYby Dr. Kristy Verdi

The most awaited and enjoyed Scholastic Book Fair is back beginning Thursday Sept 28th and running through October 6th AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!

We will be needing a lot of volunteers throughout this and next week!

Please go to https://goo.gl/3iAKUc and sign up if you can help!

BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!


The Patriot Day display, honoring thevictims of 9/11, will be put up on Monday, November 6 and it will remain up for the Veterans Day holiday. While that date seems far away, it is never too late to carry out this project. On that Monday, we will also renew efforts to collect high need items for James A. Haley Veterans Hospital and their supporting facilities.

For now, the RAYS will turn to the more immediate needs created by Hurricane Irma. The Randall Area Youth Service (R.A.Y.S.) Program, along with Seeds of Hope, would like to help Randall area families who need assistance as a result of Hurricane Irma before offering assistance outside of our community. Once we have seen to our local families in need, we will turn to assisting others as our resources and reach can allow. And, when hurricane season is behind us, we will remember those we lost on 9/11 and honor those who have served our country in the years before and since that fateful day.

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You will receive a club pass at your first meeting to use to get in through the front office after 8:00A.M. The RAYS service-learning students will guide you in the weekly activities.

Each week, on Tuesday, we will post a poll to see who will attend the Thursday Workshop. This will help us plan for materials and supplies. Please check Edsby on Wednesday night for changes in location or emergency cancellation. At your first meeting, you will also receive an attendance card. You will need to bring this to every workshop to have it stamped (or stickered). If you are collecting hours for another service group, you can show Dr. Verdi your attendance card once per quarter so she may sign off on your club service log.

Also, we welcome ideas for RAYS Workshop! We are always looking for quick service activities that can be completed in 30-45 minutes. If you have an idea, share it on the Edsby group. Hope to see you on Thursday!

R.A.Y.S WORKSHOP: Thursdays @ 8:00 A.M.

RAYS stands for Randall Area Youth Service. It is a weekly service opportunity open to any and all Randall students!

If you would like to participate:

R.A.Y.S. WORKSHOPBy Dr. Kristy Verdi


Join the RAYS Workshop Edsby Group. Complete the weekly poll by Tuesday afternoon to let us know if you are attending the workshop on Thursday. Be at the front gate at 8:00 A.M. on Thursday morning (Note: parents should not let you out of the car until 7:55!). Dr.Verdi or another teacher/sponsor will meet you there.


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If you have planned, organized, or regularly participated in volunteer activities within the last year, apply for national recognition through the 2018 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

This program is an excellent opportunity to shine a spotlight on

2018 PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDSBy Dr. Kristy Verde

students who have distinguished themselves through community service, and celebrate the spirit of volunteerism throughout the student body. We hope you'll encourage your youth volunteers to apply.

2018 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards are open to students in grades 5-12 who have participated in a volunteer activity within the past year. Honors are granted at the local, state and national level. The top honorees from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia receive a cash prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. for four days of special recognition events.


Here's how students can apply:

Visit http://spirit.prudential.com or www.nassp.org/spirit

Complete the application and the student/parent agreement by November 7, 2017

Email or hand-deliver the application to Ms. Mawhinney

or Dr. Verdi in room 236.


http://spirit.prudential.com/

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PSAT PARENT INFORMATION



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Here is the important information for you to be aware of in September:

1. Please be sure you’re regularly checking both the student’s Edsby account as well as the parent’s account because there is different information on each of them. Keep in touch with teachers via email in order to ensure your children are doing well. More information can be found at mySPOT at myspot.sdhc.k12.fl.us

2. Students have three opportunities each semester to pass their classes. They need to earn at least two points each semester for each core class which includes 1 st quarter, 2 nd quarter and the semester exam. An A is worth 4 points, a B is 3 points, a C is 2 points, a D is 1 point and an F is 0 points. Of course, it’s best to earn at least A’s and B’s in high school credit classes in order to keep that GPA up.

3. Conference night has been changed to Thursday 9/28 from 5 to 7 pm so please meet with teachers in the classes where your children may be having difficulties.

4. Our theme this year is that Randall is a family and we’re all here to help each other succeed!

5. You can keep up on the happenings at Randall through parent links that are sent out at least weekly by Ms. Mawhinney, the principal, but you need to have an email address in our computer system. You can also get lots of information through this newsletter and through Edsby and through our school’s website at randall.mysdhc.org and on our electronic marquee in the front of the school.

6. Ms. Miller is the 8 th grade counselor and can be reached at [email protected] or at 740-3900 x255. Ms. Roberts is the 6 th grade counselor and can be reached at [email protected] or at 740-3900 x233. Ms. Richards is the 7 th grade counselor and can be reached at [email protected] or at 740-3900 x231. Email is probably the easiest way to reach the counselors since they are in and out of their offices frequently. In the guidance office we also have Ms. Hutchings, the Reading Coach, and she can be reached at [email protected] or at 740-3900 x234. Our Military Family Life Counselor is Ms. Alsing, and she’s at Randall Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 740-3900 x235. Our psychologist is Ms. Propst, and she’s at Randall on Thursdays, Fridays and every other Wednesday. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 740-3900 x236. Our social worker is Dr. Randall, and she’s at Randall on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 740-2900 x236.

COUNSELOR'S CORNERBy Melissa Mil ler , 8th Grade Counselor



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Who doesn't love FREE MONEY?! That's exactly what Box Tops are for our school!

We will be collecting box tops all year long and you can turn them in to your child's homeroom teacher in Ziploc baggies marked with the child's name and their teacher's name on them. AND the top THREE homerooms will win a DOUGHNUT BREAKFAST!

Think they won't add up? LOOK WHAT WE COULD EARN!

BOX TOPS

SPIRIT DAY



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Hillsborough County Public Schools will convert four Early Release Days into regular school days to make up for missed classroom time due to Hurricane Irma.

School will NOT dismiss an hour early on these Mondays: October 23rd, October 30th, November 6th, and November 13th. Those will be full-length days.

This change to these four Monday Early Release Days in a row will allow students at all grade levels to meet the state's requirements for time spent in class during the first semester.

Seven school days were missed because of Hurricane Irma. But Hillsborough County Public Schools builds additional instructional time into its calendar each year. That extra time allows our district to make up all of its state-required time with this change of making four Early Release Days into normal days.

Changing Early Release Days was the most popular option by far in a survey directed toward district staff last week, with 78% of respondents saying it was their preferred option to make up for missed time.

The district's leadership recognizes that Early Release Days provide valuable planning time for teachers, so this option was coordinated with the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association, to make sure it would preserve other teacher work days and vacation days, while also allowing our students to get the class time they need.

Please visit the District Website by clicking here for more information.

HURRICANE IRMA MAKEUP TIMEOfficial Release From Hil lsborough County Public Schools


FREE MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS THROUGH OCT 20THAll students in Hillsborough County Public Schools will be provided free meals through October 20th. Whether your child goes to school with a packed lunch or purchases their meal at school, all meals — breakfast and lunch — will be free.

Read the full article on the Hillsborough County Public School's newsdesk to learn more.

http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/doc/2015/emergency-management/resources/irmafaq/?show=9_25_17


http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/newsdesk/article/653/free-meals-for-all-students-through-october-20th

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STUDENTS OF THE MONTHCongratulations to our September Students of the Month!! Our Students of the Month were celebrated during their lunch period on September 21. In addition to a cupcake, they also received a Student of the Month cup filled with a Randall drawstring backpack and a gourmet lollipop!

Students of the Month are chosen by their first period teachers based on being role


Vincent Bevilacqua Abigail Cole

Addison Collins Nicholas Fournier

Noah Grant Steven Hayes Ellie Huffman Athan Husky

Samantha Jennen Hailey Kirkpatrick

Justin Maidens Bo Palmer

Ariana Pedroza Madison Ryan Isabella Shafer Abigail Twiggs

Malia Van Etten Jordyn Vincent

Nina Walsh

Julian Aldana Blake Bole Ella Bower

Maria Brooks Lauren Cardwell

Zoe Carlisle Maxim Collier

Emma Hill Ashley Hill Rylee HIll

Rylee Johnson Kate Johnson Jessica Lopez

Mary Mangold Jonathan Moore

Evelyn Ousby Vanessa Payes Kayla Purifoy

Hayden Richardson Jacob Shafer Trey Thomas Bailey Topp

Rashmi Alur Brodie Ames

Luciano Bevilacqua Erin Cunningham

Cooper den Haase Machlan Dugan

Julianna Gonzalez Makye Hayes

Nikole Kale Remington Law

Ashley Lewis Owen Montgomery

Chandler Pruett Madelyn Ritter

Zach Stenovitch Avery Triplett Jenna Velasco

Evan Wainman

6th GRADE 7th GRADE 8th GRADE

models to their peers with characteristics such as honesty, trustworthiness, leadership/responsibility, good conduct, hard working, good attendance and participation in class. Congratulations!!


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