TAF@SGH Families,

We have made it! Winter break is around the corner! I hope that everyone takes some needed time to rest and connect with family in a socially safe way!

In the coming week, our TAF@SGH family will be on a mission to make meaningful connections with families and support our kids in demonstrating high levels of learning through Exhibition 1. Just-in case you are marking your calendars, we completed our SLCs last week, this is the final weekend before Exhibition 1 (2 school days way), and there are ONLY 5 school days until winter break! WOW! We have a lot of learning and growing to do in 5 days. I know that it WILL be an awesome experience. Our teachers and our scholars will shine like diamonds at the end of the process! I can’t wait!

In this moment, I’m reminded of my favorite Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell song… Ain't No Mountain High Enough! While we may need to use ALL of our energy this week to persevere to the finish line, I know we will make it! Ain’t no mountain high enough to stop that! 😊

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - https://youtu.be/-C_3eYj-pOM

Christina Spencer

Proud Principal

TAF@SGH 6-12

chspence@fwps.org

Each year Federal Way Public Schools provides surveys to our students, staff and parents to understand areas where we’re succeeding and act upon areas where we can make improvements.

This year, there are two short surveys where you can share your feedback. Your feedback is critical to helping us improve, and we’re aiming for 100% participation. Completing both surveys should take a total of approximately 5-10 minutes.

Survey 1: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/federalway/family2020

Survey 2: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FWPSwinterSurvey

Your feedback is valuable and can help us support our scholars’ academic and social emotional needs and build stronger family partnerships. Thank you for your participation!

We are excited to announce Pacific Coast Harvest and the Washington State Department of Agriculture are partnering to provide farm boxes for FWPS families! Starting December 7, the free farm boxes are available while supplies last.

Boxes are limited to one box per family.

Pickup schedule:

Monday, December 14, and January 4; between 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., or as long as supplies last. (Due to Winter Break, farm boxes won’t be served on December 21 or 28)

What’s included?

Content in boxes will vary based on availability.

Important location information:

• The distribution will operate as a drive-thru pick-up.
• Do not arrive before 9:55 a.m. to prevent traffic extending out into the public street.
• All families must remain in their vehicle.

Location:

• Federal Way High School, 30611 16th Ave. S. Federal Way 98003

• Congratulations to Aiden B. for his admissions to Seattle Pacific University, Central Washington University, and Northern Arizona State University! Congratulations to Gabrielle H. for her admission to Central Washington University! Congratulations to Vian R. for her admissions to Northern Arizona State University!
• 50% of all TAF seniors have completed their financial aid applications--great job to all seniors who got their FAFSA or WASFA done already! For seniors who still need to complete this important step in getting money for college or vocational training after high school, start here: https://readysetgrad.wa.gov/WASFAelig. If you need help with your online financial aid forms, please make a confidential appointment with Ms. Sarah or Ms. Benitez, who can assist you.
• Seniors - have you ordered your cap and gown yet? Discount pricing is still available through December 15th. Click on this link for more info: https://www.jostens.com/

• There are new scholarships and other exciting opportunities posted on the TAF College & Career Readiness "Portable C" virtual bulletin board. The bulletin board is updated weekly--bookmark it and keep checking throughout the school year.
• We recently had a CCR Wolfpack Time lesson on email writing etiquette. Students: have you had a chance to practice your email writing skills lately? Send a note to one of the CCR team to say hello, and be sure to use a subject line, a greeting line, a signature line, and appropriate language. What other CCR or post-secondary skills do you want to learn this year? Email Ms. Sarah at sarahw@techaccess.org, or Ms. Monique at moniqueh@techaccess.org.
• Wondering what you need to do in MaiaLearning.com? View your grade level High School and Beyond Plan checklist here (available in multiple languages).
• In Barbara Jackson's Business Class, we have had a guest speaker come in every week to talk to the students about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, marketing strategies, branding, and finance. Students have and will have the opportunity to talk and work with CEO and Co-founders from companies such as Fresh Chalk, Own Trail, Joywell Foods, Glowforge, NEU, PopSmartKids and Spark Toro.
  

Multicultural Club meets Mondays from 2:30 - 3:00, our first meeting was a huge success!

If you interested in joining please contact Kim Foster at kfoster@fwps.org or click on the flyer for the Zoom link.

Here's a link to the District page: https://www.fwps.org/Page/7901