Young Women’s Leadership Academy San Antonio ISD

College Preparatory, Leadership Development, Health and Wellness

2123 W. Huisache Avenue 210-438-6525

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Founded in 1982, Blue Ribbon Schools is a U.S. Department of Education program that recognizes

public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels.

Congratulations to our YWLA

family for all of your hard work

and dedication in making our

school a National success.

San Antonio ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, age, national origin, sex, or disability in providing education services, activities, and programs, including vocational programs, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amend-

ments of 1972; section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Es norma del Districto Escolar Independiente de San Antonio de no discriminar por motivos de raza, religion, color, edad, origen nacional, sexo o impedi-mento, en sus programas, servicios o actividades vocacionales, tal como lo requiere el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el

Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda

MANDATORY for All Students

January 14, 2016

Please mark your calendars

Students who do not attend will be placed

on academic probation.

Mock

SAT

It is time for our YWLA Annual Fall Festival. This is

a fun event organized by the students as part of their

leadership development. Each Prep class will be in

charge of an activity/booth and will also be assigned

to donate specific items that will be available to the

girls during the festival.

Students will be allowed to dress in costume the day

of the Fall Festival, October 30.

The theme for this year’s Fall Festival is Dynamic Du-

os

All costumes must be approved prior to the event.

Students may take a photo of their costume and

present it to their Prep teacher or administration for

approval.

Look for the Fall Festival flyer that will be sent home

prior to this event with more information regarding

Prep class donations and costume guidelines.

The YWLA Fall Festival is a student

generated event during school hours and is

for students only.

October 23, 2015

1:00pm

End of the of 1st

Nine Weeks

Booster Club Meeting

October 28, 2015

6:00pm

October 24, 2015

10:00am

Science Exploratorium

October 27, 2015

5:30pm - Cafeteria

6:00pm - Auditorium Nervous System, Human Brain

Dissection, Optical Illusions

LEAD THE WAY 5K & 1M

Sunday, November 8, 2015 1M - 8:00am 5K - 8:15am

San Antonio Botanical Gardens

555 Funston Pl. San Antonio, TX. 78209

Registration: BUTTERFLYRUNSA.ORG

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Student Name:___________________ OCTOBER NEWSLETTER PREP Teacher _________________

This must be returned to your Prep teacher by Oct. 09, 2015 for a grade. If it is not returned, you will receive a grade of 50.

Student Signature:__________________________ Parent Signature:_______________________

Countdown to College! Seniors - There are 29 more days until your first deadline for College Applications. By now all A&M & UT applications should be submitted. Parents - Beginning the week of October 5th – November 19th Tuesdays & Thursdays will be College Application Nights. I will remain on campus as needed to assist with essay revisions, application submissions as well as scholarship applications.

Please encourage your daughters to attend!

Senior Acceptance to University: Jessica A.- Texas A&M - College Station

Cassie C. - Stephen F. Austin University

Cindy G.M. - Northern Arizona University

Amethyst P. - Texas Tech University & Texas Woman’s University

Natalie R.- Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

Senior Class Graduation Announcement Presentation: November 9 at 10:00am

Senior Class Graduation Announcement Orders: November 19 at 10:00am

Universities visit YWLA

University Representatives come to meet with our students on campus during

2nd period. These meetings are open to all high school students. Events are

posted on the wall outside the College Center as well as Naviance.

Jostens Presentations: Junior Class Jewelry Orders - October 13th &15th 10:00am - 10:45am

The Website is up and running for YWLA students to order online. Turn around time for class rings is 8 weeks.

$50 deposit to start ring

$39 for a 1st class package (includes t-shirt and hoodie)

$89 for ring deposit and 1st class package

Students will receive a ‘companion ring’ when they order a class ring on order day. When their ‘class ring’

arrives, students are encouraged to give the ‘companion ring’ to someone special.

It is best to place orders on the dates that Jostens will be on campus. If an order is not placed you will have to go to

Jostens to place your order.

Please note that it is not mandatory to order your ring through Jostens. It is mandatory that you have YWLA on your ring in order to participate in the ring ceremony. Please contact Rebecca Salazar for more information.

Rebecca Salazar (210) 438-6525 ext: 72332 tpcrebeccas@saisd.net

9 Weeks Raffle At the end of each nine week grading period, YWLA will

hold a drawing for students with perfect attendance for

that nine weeks. Students who do not miss any class peri-

ods throughout the nine weeks grading period will be en-

tered into a drawing for gift cards.

May the Best Class Win! Each semester, the grade level with the highest overall

rate of attendance will win a trip for their class. Sixth

through eighth grade will compete for middle school

trips, and ninth through twelfth grade will compete for

high school trips

Perfect Attendance in EVERY Course, EVERY Peri-

od for the ENTIRE School Year

Students with perfect attendance in every course for

every period during the entire school year

will be eligible for a drawing for an iPad

Mini. There will be one middle school win-

ner and one high school winner!

Perfect ADA Attendance

Students with perfect ADA attendance (2nd period and no

unexcused absences in other courses) for the entire school

year will be eligible for a drawing for tons of cool prizes.

Prizes include TVs, Beats Headphones, iPods, gift cards,

and more!

*Attendance counts for 9 week and semester incentives will begin

Monday, September 21st. The perfect attendance incen-

tives are for students with perfect attendance the ENTIRE

school year beginning August 24, 2015.

Middle School: Fall Semester Trip – Movies

Spring Semester Trip – Thin Air

High School: Fall Semester Trip – ROPES Course

Spring Semester Trip - Main Event

(Photo) Juniors meeting with a

Representative from Skidmore

College in Saratoga Springs, NY

Senior Parent Reminder: Please set up your

daughter’s visit to her doctor to receive her

necessary immunizations for college. These immunizations are mandatory and she will

not be allowed to register for classes without them.

Research shows that when parents volunteer at school, their child’s self-esteem improves; their achievement increases; and school attendance soars!—National PTA Newsletter

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History Fair Dates

Class of 2020 Parent Meeting Wednesday, October 14, 2015 6:00pm

2015-2016 YWLA Science Fair

Due Date Assignment Description

October

14th/15th

*Print-out 2nd

Article

related to

Science fair

topic with

CER

Summary

The student will find an article that relates to

the topic that they are planning on doing

for science fair. This article is for the pur-

pose of educating the student on the topic

and preparing them to answer questions

from the judges. The student is to write a

one page summary using the CER method

to answer the following questions:

How does this article relate to my sci-

ence fair project?

What does this article teach me about

my science fair topic?

November

4th and 5th,

2015

*ALL DATA

must be col-

lected and

completed Minimum of

10 trials

You will collect your raw data for your ex-

periment, and you need a minimum of 10

trials completed and organized. This data will be collected in your Science

fair spiral which was part of your school

supply list. (Depending on the nature of the experi-

ment you may not be able to collect 10

trials. You will need to speak with your

teacher to determine this)

November

10th and

11th, 2015

*Science Fair

report is due.

Students will turn in a TYPED science fair

report following the report guidelines that

they will receive from their teacher. This

report must be saved to be used in the cre-

ations of the science fair PowerPoint.

November

17th/18th,

2015

*Power Point

Print-out (6 slides/pg)

See PowerPoint Rubric

November

30th-Dec

4th, 2015

Practice

presentation

2nd Period

Be prepared to answer questions A grade will be taken for 2nd period

Advisory

December

5, 2015** (Saturday)

* YWLA

Science Fair

You will present to judges and the finalists

for regional will be chosen the following

Monday 12/07/2015. Come prepared to

present again.

Due Date Task Description

October 2 Annotated Bibliography

10 Primary Sources

5 Secondary

The students will turn in a TYPED bibliography in

MLA format. Your bibliography should have

annotations included.

October 16 Rough Draft A rough draft of your COMPLETED*

project is due.

November 16/17

Final History Fair Project Due

- Title page, process paper,

annotated bibliography and project

All components of this project must be typed, if

applicable.

College T-Shirt Day Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Students may wear a college t-shirt with

their uniform skirt, shorts, or pants.

Kym’s Kids (KK): YWLA is proud to par tner with Kyms’s

Kids, a local scholarship organization that provides college

funds to students through community service.

Kym’s Kids Orientation

October 6, 2015

6:00pm - 7:00pm

New Applicants Only

Personal Development

This year, we are working on integrating Sean Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

into the foundation of our academic and leadership programming. For the first nine weeks grading period, we are fo-

cusing on the first three habits, which are all about becoming the best you you can be. The first habit, Be Proactive, is

an essential habit for any YWLA student. It involves thinking ahead, making good choices, and solving problems be-

fore they can grow into larger challenges. The second habit, Begin with the End in Mind, focuses on setting goals and

thinking about the end product needed for any task before you try to tackle it. The third habit, Put First Things First,

is our current focus. Our students know all too well the sacrifices that can come with putting academics first. When

you see your daughter putting things first at home with her studies and other priorities, take the time to acknowledge it

and praise her for it.

PSAT for 10th and 11th Graders

The tenth and eleventh grade students will be taking the PSAT on Wednesday, October 14, 2015. For 11th graders,

this is their one opportunity to qualify as a National Merit Scholar or National Hispanic Scholar. Free test preparation

is available on the Khan Academy website at: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/new-sat . The PSAT for 2015

is in the same format as the new SAT that will be unveiled in March 2016. Students need to spend time working

through practice questions so that they can become familiar with the new format.

Bullying Prevention

October is Bullying Prevention Month, and I will be visiting classrooms to talk to the girls about how to identify bul-

lying behaviors (versus conflicts or “mean moments”), how to intervene in bullying situations, and what to do if the

behavior doesn’t stop. If you are concerned about interactions your daughter is having at school, please know that I

am here to help her sort through the situation.

There has been an increase in the number of incidents being reported to my office that seem to be occurring via texts,

Snapchat, Twitter, etc. If your daughter has a smart phone, take the time to talk to her about appropriate use of apps

and social media with friends, and the potential consequences of not taking the time to “pause before you post.”

Academic Achievement and Attendance

Attendance is an important variable in academic achievement. If your child is not at school, then she is missing in-

struction and assignments. Please help your child get to school each day so that she does not miss instruction and is

eligible to participate in our fun attendance activities. Getting to school on time is also an important part of student

attendance. Students who are tardy for any period will now be serving lunch detention in the auditorium. Excessive

tardies will result in a parent/administrator conference.

Ashley Cash

acash1@saisd.net

(210) 438-6525 ext:72309

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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MS VB vs Page

7th-AW 8th-HM

Blue Team-5:15pm

Red Team-6:15pm

Principal’s 2

Coffee 7:30am

Dress for Success

HS students only

HS VB vs Burbank

Fresh:5:30pm

JV:6:15pm

Varsity:7:30pm

C/O 2020 Parent

Meeting 6:30pm

3

HS Choir Mixed

Region

Auditions

Judson HS

4 5

MS VB vs Davis

White Team

5:45pm

6

Kym’s Kids

Orientation for New

Applicants - 6pm

HS VB vs. Edison

Fresh: 5pm

JV: 6:15pm

Varsity: 7:30pm

7

8

MS VB vs King

7th-HM 8th-AW

Blue Team-5:15pm

Red Team-6:15pm

9

Lock In

Gym A 7pm

10

HS Choir Mixed

Region

Auditions

Churchill HS

11 12

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7th and 8th grade

Science Enrichment

Field Trip 8:30am

Witte Museum

HS VB vs Athlos

JV: 5:30pm

Varsity: 7:00pm

14

PSAT Testing

8:00am - 12:00pm

College T-Shirt

Day

Class of 2020

Parent Meeting

6:00pm

YWLA Cafeteria

15

Women’s

Engineering

STEMinism

UTSA 9:00am

MS VB vs Wheatley

7th-HM 8th-AW

Blue Team-5:15pm

Red Team-6:15pm

Peter Piper Pizza

Spirit Night 6pm

16

St. Mary’s

University 10am

College Bound

Office

HS VB vs Jeff

Fresh:5:30pm

JV:6:15pm

Varsity:7:30pm

17

Choir Mixed

Region

Auditions

Wood MS

MS VB

Tournament

8:45am

18 19

Fall Choir

Concert 6:30pm

20

HS VB vs Lanier

Freshman: 5:15pm

JV: 5:15pm

Varsity: 7:00pm

21

First Day of HS

Basketball Practice

22

PTSA Meeting

6:00pm

YWLA Auditorium

23

Student Early

Release 1:00pm

24

HS Region Treble

Choir Auditions

Dance Master

class Workshop

10:00am

25 26

Make Up Photos

Second Nine

Weeks

27

HS VB vs

Sam Houston

Freshman: 5:30pm

JV: 5:30pm

Varsity: 6:30pm

Dig for the Cure

Science

Exploritorium

5:30pm - Cafeteria

6pm - Auditorium

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Mu Alpha Theta

Induction

Ceremony 6pm

Athletic Booster Club

Meeting

6:00pm

30

YWLA Annual

Fall Festival

(for students only)

31

MS Region Choir

Clinic Judson HS

1 2 3 4

C/O 2020 Parent

Meeting 6:30pm

5

Admission to YWLA

Information Session 1

6pm Auditorium

6

Dress for Success

HS students only

HS Field Day

Fox Tech HS

7

HS BB vs. Jeff

JV: 9:00am

Varsity: 10:30am

Mu Alpha Theta Induction Ceremony

Wednesday, October 29, 2015

6:00pm YWLA Library

PLACE NAME TIME GRADE

1st KAREASE W. 7:24 12th

2nd JYLIAN B. 7:52 11th

3rd EDEN D. 7:56 11th

4th SOFIA Q.

LEAH V. 8:07 8th

5th ISABELLA G. 8:10 8th

Mu Alpha Theta Problem of the Month

Middle School Riddle Using only addition, how can you add eight

8’s to reach the number 1,000? Please provide all of your work.

High School Riddle An athlete can jump forever , but every time

she jumps she becomes increasingly tired and the every next jump is

half of the previous jump. The first jump she takes is 2 meters. After

how many jumps will she jump 6 meters? Please show your work, a

graph for the problem, and provide an explanation.