Steller Community,

Please remember to nominate our school for the NFL Keep Gym in School Grant where we can get $1,000-$50,000 to improve our P.E. Program.  Replacement of broken items, a larger weight room with better equipment, better storage, an outside track and basketball court are all a possibility, but we need everyone in the Steller Community to come forward and nominate us. Continue reading →

Please remember to nominate our school for the NFL Keep Gym in School Grant where we can get $1,000-$50,000 to improve our P.E. Program.
Replacement of broken items, a larger weight room with better equipment, better storage, an outside track and basketball court are all a possibility,
but we need everyone in the Steller Community to come forward and nominate us.

It’s easy to do online: Continue reading →

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Alaska/Washington Chapter is pleased to announce that Polaris K-12 of Anchorage is the 2008-2009 Top Fundraising School in Alaska! Nurse Patty Barker has been coordinating the Pennies campaign at Polaris since 2006 and this was their best year ever, collecting $3,310.21.

We are also very pleased to announce that Steller Secondary School of Anchorage is the Top NEW Fundraising School in Alaska. Nurse Wendy Williams did an amazing job coordinating their first ever campaign and collecting $2,888.32.

Congratulations also to another first year participant, Faith Lutheran School of Anchorage. Their efforts resulted in a collection of $1,257.13. For a school with 58 students, the average raised per student was $21.67.

To date, 43 Alaska schools have raised $38,785 to support blood cancer research and patient services. Thank you!

It’s never too late to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. If you still have donations to turn in please send them to me at the address below. We look forward to working with you again next year.

Congratulations to the Top 10…… (first time participants in purple)

Polaris K-12 School, Anchorage, $3,210.21
Steller Secondary School, Anchorage, $2,888.32
Pioneer Peak Elementary, Palmer, $2,130.98
J H Romig Middle School, Anchorage, $2,116.42
Anchorage Montessori School, Anchorage, $1,609.45
Hanshew Middle School, Anchorage, $1,584
Immaculate Conception School, Fairbanks, $1,499.22
Wonder Park Elementary, Anchorage, $1,470.23
North Pole Elementary, North Pole, $1,270
Faith Lutheran School, Anchorage, $1,257.13

For a complete wrap up of Alaska schools as of May 8, 2009, please see the attached. You’ll also find photos and a thank you from an honored hero.

Barb Wodzin
Campaign Coordinator School & Youth Programs

Local schools making a difference….one penny at a time.
www.schoolandyouth.org/ak

Our mission cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease
and myeloma and improve the quality of life of patients
and their families.
http://www.lls.org/wa

This year, Steller Secondary School partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s  program to raise money to help fund research in finding cures and therapies.  Funding also provides patients and their families with information and support. Continue reading →

Steller’s Annual Auction and Potluck are March 27, next Friday, and we are in need of assistance. If you are able to help out in any way we would appreciate it.

First, we have designated food items for each Advisory Group to bring as follows:
Larry- Chips
Shannon- Drinks
Jen- Finger Sandwiches
Troy- Fruit Plates
Natalie- Veggie Plates
Danielle- Cookies/Brownies
Jean- Cake/Pie
Philip- Main Dish (Meat)
Frank & Toni- Main Dish (Vegetarian)
Gerald- Utensils (Spoons and Forks)
Michelle- Plates
Ken- Side Dish
Nina- Napkins

Furthermore, each Advisory Group is preparing a basket for the auction and we need donations; each basket is themed, so you can ask your student or his/her advisor about what to bring in. Thank you for helping to make our annual auction a success! -Jen and Natalie

This year, Steller Secondary has partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients program to raise money to fund research in finding cures and therapies as well as provide information and support to those with leukemia and lyphomas.

We have until 4/3/2009 to collect as much spare change and financial donations as we can for this cause.

Please help our students save lives with the power of a penny! Along with spare change, you can send checks in with your student made payable to: LLS, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or Pennies for Patients. You can also make a donation online in the name of your student and Advisory Group at www.schoolandyouth.org/wa/donate NOTE: leave both name fields blank and press enter. You will then be able to search a list of schools for Steller and make your tax deductible donation. Steller students are also selling Pennies for Patient Logos at lunch (see photo below).

Every penny counts! If we are able to raise at least $500, the top fundraising Advisory Group will win a pizza party!

If you are ever in need of resources to help someone with a blood cancer, please contact your school nurse or LLS. We would be honored to help. For more information regarding LLS, please visit www.schoolandyouth.org/wa or contact Barb Wodzin at barb.wodzin@LLS.org or 888-345-4572, ext. 113.

If you have questions or concerns regarding Steller’s Pennies for Patients fundraiser please contact Wendy Williams, School Nurse @ 742-4963 or williams_wendy@asdk12.org.

for Steller Students traveling to
England & Scotland
(Educational Tour)

Invite your family, neighbors and friends to order and pick up food to go.  YOU will enjoy a tasty meal and Steller STUDENTS will benefit from a portion of the proceeds.

LOCATION:  Geno & Sal’s New York Grill & Pizza on 7521 Brayton Drive
HOURS:  Lunch – 11 am 2 pm, Monday – Friday.
Dinner – 5:30 pm – 11:30 pm, Monday – Sunday.
For Pick Up Only.
PHONE:   344-5900
WEB:  www.genoandsalsnewyorkgrill.com

Rated 4 stars by the Anchorage Daily News
(go to play.adn.com/dining)

FUNDRAISER DATES
Friday, February 27th through Thursday, March 5th

Thank You for Supporting Steller Students

Click here to download Geno & Sal’s Menu.

During the winter Intensive, a beautifully hand-crafted quilt was designed and created by students at Steller. This lovely quilt is on display in the front office and is now being auctioned off through a silent auction for charity.  The proceeds will go toward creating warm children’s blankets for the pediatric unit at Providence Hospital.  The highest bidder will not only walk away with a warm, beautiful quilt, but also the warm feeling of giving back to others.  All you have to do is print your name, number, and donation on the form in the office.  The highest bidder by the deadline wins the prize. The form and quilt can be located on the display case inside the office.

It will also be available for viewing prior to the Talent Show on Thursday.
Don’t miss out on this great opportunity.
The auction will end February 13th.
Thanks,

Michelle

Steller Student Volunteers Shine Through the Day and Night!

Steller Secondary School students worked hard during their free time this holiday season to bring sunshine and hope into the lives of others, and had heaps of holiday fun while doing it!

Title Wave, Steller’s school business partner, continued to give Steller priority during the entire holiday season on the gift wrapping station located at the front of their flagship Northern Lights store.  Title Wave provided the wrapping paper, tape, table, and periodic public address announcements free to Steller students, chaperones and staff.  Steller volunteers provided cheerful and creative wrapping skills and a jar for gratuities to earn tips for charities, clubs and activities. Parent Paula DeLaiarro commented, “The folks at Title wave are always terrific!  I’ve been doing wrapping there for various Steller groups for a couple of years now and always enjoy my time.  The table is set up and supplied with everything we need when we arrive and the staff makes timely announcements about our group’s wrapping service.  It’s a well-run, stress-free operation.  Their willingness to welcome fund raising groups is a win-win deal for all!” Continue reading →

Along with eating lots of turkey, this weekend Steller students and staff will be working away wrapping gifts for tips at Title Wave Books, our school business partner.  Please drop by Title Wave while you are out and about this weekend doing your holiday shopping:

Friday, November 28  from 10:30 am through 5:30 pm, Steller will be wrapping gifts for Bob’s England Intensive

Saturday, November 29 from 11:00 am through 7:00 pm, Steller will be wrapping gifts for Toni and Frank’s Advisory Charity Project

Thanks for your support!

Linda