Fabulous Raffle Baskets!

Don’t forget to come to the 80th Birthday Celebration on Tuesday, 30 January 2007 from 6:00-7:00 and buy lots of raffle tickets for your chance to win one of our ten Raffle Baskets. The basket themes are: Couch Potato, Great Outdoors, Coffee & Chocolate, At the Movies, Mariners, Artists’ Corner, Sports Mania!, Drop Everything and Read, Cultures of the World, Chinese New Year Take a look at some of the items being raffled: Can’t come to the celebration, you say, but you still want a chance to win one of these beautiful baskets? Download a raffle basket order form and hand in the form and a check made out to HIMS PTSA to the office before Tuesday at 6:00! We’ll write your name on the tickets and put them in the appropriate tubs! Tickets are $1 each! A Bargain!!!!

Happy Birthday to HIMS!

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 at 6 p.m . On January 30, 1927, Hamilton first opened its doors to students. We will be opening its doors with an Open House to current students and families, staff, alumni, and the whole Seattle community on January 30, 2007 at 6:00pm. If you know people that graduated from Hamilton, both young & old, please invite them to come to this special night!

Community Meeting on Superintendent Selection

Thursday, January 18th at 6 p.m. What qualities would you like to see in the next Superintendent for Seattle Public Schools? January is the most important month in the process to hire the new superintendent for Seattle Schools. Now is your time to provide input! Come to the meeting in the HIMS Library, share your thoughts with the consultants, and complete a survey. Survey information must be completed or postmarked by January 18!

PTSA General Meeting Tuesday , January 16, 2007 at 7p.m.:

For our 6th & 7th grade families, speakers from Developmental Pathways will come to talk about just what goes on with our middle-schoolers brains & bodies. Want to find out what makes your mysterious middle-schooler tick? This is the event for you! It might be more comfortable for everyone if you leave your child home for this one. For our 8th grade families, please join us for a night with a panel of high school students, to talk to parents AND students about their experiences in high school. (Yes! Just in time for choosing high schools!) These panels will be run simultaneously so that we can have it all on one night!! Look forward to seeing you there! And don't forget - the PTSA is still looking for a few (more) good men and women… to run for spots as officers for next year. The election will also be held at this PTSA meeting. If you can help us out or would like more information about it, please contact Ethan Bradford. We're especially looking for 6th-grade parents from a variety of schools. No previous experience required!