Steller needs lots of parents to come help for a short time each Wednesday.  Parents are desperately needed to help students transition into the Wednesday Module classes, doing things like taking in the fees, doing attendance, and helping teachers with logistics.  The help of 6 or more parents is needed on Wednesdays from 12:30-1:00 (perfect for a lunch time break from work), on the R.E.C.E.S.S. Wednesdays.  If you know you can help out for some or all of the days email or contact Nina so she can tell you what needs to be done, or go to the office on the day and ask for an assignment.  R.E.C.E.S.S. is going great, and with your help it can go even more smoothly! This is a really easy way to fill some of your required volunteer hours.

Help is needed on Feb. 25, March 18, March 25, April 1, April 15, April 29, May 6, and May 13.
Nina’s email: Bonito-romine_nina@asdk12.org

Anchorage Public Libraries are looking for volunteers, ages 12 to 18, for their Teen Advisory Board.  If you are interested in libraries, this would be a good community service project and would look great on your resume.

Click here for more information.

Alaska Concert Association (ACA) recently held a Radio-Play Competition. A total of fifteen entries were submitted and three of those were from Steller.  One of our entries was selected to perform this Thursday, February 26th at 7:30pm in the Sydney Laurence Theatre, ACPA.

Click here for the flyer.

Jennifer led a group of Steller students to Washington, D.C for a week this January in order to celebrate the  Inauguration of our 44th President.   Click here for pictures and highlights.

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Your Steller 8th grade health class is hosting an extravagant health fair on Wednesday March 4th. This health fair will involve the whole school in a day of health related activities. The day will look like this:

• 8:30-9:00- healthy breakfast in advisory groups. We will need your help here with providing food, items such as fresh fruit (no bananas), yogurts, low sugar cereals, milk, juice, breads etc.
• 9:10-9:40- First session.
• 9:50-10:20- Second session
• 10:30-11:00- Third session
• 11:10- 11:40- Fourth session
• LUNCH
• 12:40-1:10- Fifth session
• 1:20-1:50- Sixth Session
• BACK TO ADVISORY GROUPS- healthy snacks and surveys (we need help with healthy snacks here as well, items such as celery, peanut butter, fruit, juice, etc.

So far, we have a chiropractor coming for all six sessions, a sexual health specialist, an organ donation specialist, and a teenage mental health specialist. We hope to also have a nutritionist, emergency room doctor, optometrist, acupuncturist, physical therapist, dentist, dermatologist, hair specialist, Alaska Lung association, and also a yoga instructor.  Please let Shannon know via email (herda_shannon@asdk12.org) or phone (907 440 2522)  if you might be able to help provide for any of these topics or just feel like volunteering in any other way throughout the day.

Sincerely, Shannon and the Steller Health class of 2009.

The Alaska Travel Industry Association Foundation will award more than $20,000 in scholarship money to students pursuing post-secondary degrees and who have demonstrated an interest in tourism careers in Alaska. Interested and eligible students should apply and submit the application form along with a transcript, one-page statement of tourism career plans and two letters of recommendation. The deadline for this year’s scholarship applications to be received is March 31, 2009. Scholarship winners will be announced in May and are applicable towards the upcoming academic year.

The ATIA Foundation strives to help local students achieve their educational and career goals through its tourism oriented scholarship program. The Foundation recognizes the importance of a well-prepared Alaskan work force, especially within Alaska’s third largest private sector employer, Travel and Tourism. ATIA Foundation scholarships are made possible through generous company and personal donations along with AlaskaTIA community chapters’ fund raising efforts. Last year, 11 scholarships totaling $20,500 were awarded to qualified students from all over Alaska.

The Alaska Travel Industry Association (AlaskaTIA) is the non-profit, member-based, visitor industry trade association that conducts tourism marketing on behalf of the State of Alaska and that represents the industry in the policy arena. AlaskaTIA’s membership is comprised of more than 1,100 businesses – from small bed and breakfasts to major corporations. For scholarship applications and more information about the association, visit www.AlaskaTIA.org.

The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) is holding it’s annual National Engineers’ Week Student Competitions Saturday, February 21, 2009 at UAA beginning at 10am. Students of all ages are invited to compete in Bridge, Airplane, Egg Drop, Floatable Moatable, and Shake & Break events. There is no pre-registration, students just show up and register.  For more information click here and rules click here.

They will also be offering a public viewing of the PBS documentary – Liquid Assets Monday, February 16, 2009; 6:30-8:30pm at the Wilda Marston Theater, Loussac Library. They would like to invite students and parents, to this event, as it is for community outreach, it will be free to the public. They will have a panel discussion at the end of the documentary, for a Q & A session with the audience.

For more information about the documentary visit: www.liquidassets.psu.edu

For a listing of all of the week’s activities click here.