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January 2015 PRESENTATION HIGH SCHOOL PARENT NEWSLETTER
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Service Success!
From November through December, our Presentation students, faculty, sta, parents, alumni, and neighbors were hard at work bringing in donations of food, pennies, and toys in order to ensure that all families in San Jose had a joyful holiday season. This was one of our most successful Holiday Drives seasons yet! We brought in 16,555 items of food, more than 700 coats and blankets, 21,085 diapers, 1,053 turkeys, more than $10,000, and more than 1,500 toys. These donations were given to Sacred Heart Community Service and given out during their Thanksgiving and Christmas food and toy programs. During each holiday, they provide food, clothing, and toys for 4,000 families. Donations from Presentation make up about 10% of what Sacred Heart gives out during the holidays and 25% of the turkeys they distribute. Without the dedication and heart of our Presentation community, none of this would have been possible. Thank you to all of those who contributed to our drives!
Not only were our students busy bringing in donations, but they were also out in the community getting their hands dirty through service. Since the start of school year, our students have served more than 2,000 hours. This community service has been done at local parishes, non-profits, and here at Presentation. Some students spent their time tutoring low-income students or teaching senior citizens computer literacy, while others helped coach middle school sports teams or prepare meals for the homeless. One student in particular, Sakthi Ponnuswamy, founded a program at A.J. Dorsa Elementary School to teach students about public speaking and help them with their career goals. She has been working there for the past three years and impressed the Principal of A.J. Dorsa so much that she nominated Sakthi for the Young Leader award given by the San Jose City Council. The City Council has choose Sakthi as the winner of the Young Leader award and presented her the award at the City Council meeting in December. Congratulations to Sakthi and all of the other inspiring Presentation students changing our community.
Inside this issue LETTERS From the Parent Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DEPARTMENT UPDATES Campus Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College Counseling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counseling OďŹƒce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletics: Varsity home games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ADVANCEMENT Fashion Show 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fashion Show Program - Senior Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Balloon & Starbucks Order Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 JANUARY CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8