Here comes the weekend!

Freshmen, the night you’ve all been waiting for is finally here! The “Tell Me When to Glow” mixer is tonight! Remember, you can make your own shirts as long as there is no writing on it, with the exception of “2013.” Bring your glow sticks and game faces and get ready to dance all night long!

Is your car in need of a little water and soap? Are you trying to find something to do on Saturday afternoon? The Presentation Dance Team is having their annual Car Wash Fundraiser this Saturday. Please support the Pres Dance team by stopping by the Chevron station at Almaden Expressway and Redmond between 9am and 2pm. Suggested donations are $5 for a car and $10 for vans, trucks, and SUVs.

Next Monday at 3pm, we’re going to have our first Student Council meeting of the year! Everyone is welcome to attend. We have a lot on the agenda, including the discussion of Mag Drive incentives and committee time. This year, student council will also have open committees. The committees are groups of students who are in charge of planning events and activities for a certain aspect of the school. They plan events and have responsibility of maintaining that area of expertise throughout the year. Here’s a list of the committees:
• Student Activities Committee: The student activity committee will head the planning and running of ASB related events throughout the year. They will also work closely with Spirit Squad to promote spirit and bring down the apathy level in the school.
• Social Committee: The social committee is responsible for the coordination of ASB dances and mixers. They will also be in charge of the logistical planning of the Big-Little Sister program and events throughout the year.
• The Chill Squad: The chill squad helps ease the stresses of students, teachers, and faculty.
• Campus Improvement Committee: The campus improvement committee works on ways to improve the appearance of the campus and the feel of the school.
• Community Outreach Committee: The community outreach committee helps promote a positive relationship between the school and the surrounding neighborhood.
We hope to see you there!

Also on Monday is Club Day. Get ready for awesome skits put on by the leaders of all of the clubs on campus! Club sign-ups will be in the center after the assembly. Make sure you don’t overwhelm yourself by signing up for too many clubs. It’s better to be active and dedicated to a few clubs than have to be a flake in a whole bunch. This is a mandatory collaboration so plan your rides accordingly.

Hope you all have an awesome weekend!

Love,
Lindsay

1 Week Down, 17 to Go!

I hope you all loved your first week back as much as I did! Everyone looks a little bit older, a little bit wiser, a little bit taller, and a little bit tanner! To all of the returning Pres girls, how’s it like being back at school? Have you noticed the new parking spots and trophy cabinets? And to all of the freshmen, what do you think of Pres so far?

Are you guys ready for MAG DRIVE? Don’t forget, tryouts for the kickoff are at 12:30 every day this week. Start selling those magazines to everyone you know: aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, friends, teachers, neighbors, and co-workers! Remember, you can even sell magazines online. Consider sending everyone you know an email with the link to the website (www.qsp.com). Here are the instructions on how to have people purchase magazine subscriptions online:
- Go to www.qsp.com
- Push the link that says "just shopping"
- Enter the Presentation ID: 425002400
- Use a Visa or Master Card
- Forward the E-mail of your receipt to me at [insert your email address here]

Now to all of my funky fresh freshmen, are you ready to boogie with the Bell boys? Get your glow sticks and neon attire ready because tickets to the “Tell Me When to Glow” themed frosh mixer will be sold on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12:30 in the courtyard! The tickets are $10 each. Come by to visit some of your ASB buddies! Remember, tickets for Pres girls will not be sold at the door so get them while they’re hot!

And while your return to school also signifies that fall TV shows are coming out soon, make sure TiVo becomes your best friend and get your homework done. Keep on rocking!

Sending you hugs,
Lindsay

Funky Freshmen

It’s decided- we have funky fresh freshmen. At frosh orientation, ASB had perhaps a little too much fun dressing up in party hats and caution tape to do icebreakers. The frosh were awesome, and accompanied us on our craziness as we did mixers from the shark song to “HEY BURRITO!” I still remember having fun with ASB during my freshman orientation, and I hope that you guys had a great experience as well. For the rest of the Pres girls who didn’t have the chance to have fun at orientation (and for future reference), here are the top ten things ASB wish we knew as frosh:

1. Be nice to Panther. Even though he is slightly old and fat, please respect our mascot and don’t step on him in the hallway. He would appreciate it.

2. Use your planner! The planner has absolutely everything you need, from dates of mixers and mandatory collaborations to guidelines on absence policies and uniform rules. It will be your best friend. Use it. A lot.

3. Don’t worry about getting up an extra hour early to put on makeup. Pres girls love each other for who we are, and there are no boys to impress here! On a similar note…

4. Embrace the lack of testosterone. You will find a significant other, don’t you worry. But in the mean time, love your Pres girls and enjoy school without boys. You can concentrate much better. Really.

5. Get to know your teachers. Our teachers are incredible here, and have so much wisdom and input to offer you. They stay in their classrooms ALL collaboration, just waiting for a student to come in for help! They are always extremely happy to see you and the fact that you’re putting in extra effort.

6. Don’t be afraid of upperclassmen. We are so nice! We love freshman and always want to help you. If you are lost for some reason on Pres’s famously enormous mazelike campus, don’t hesitate to ask someone for directions.

7. Respect the no-cell phone rule. You are in class to learn from your teachers, and you will see your friends at lunch and after school- no need to text them. Plus, the cell phone rule is much harsher this year- three-hour detention and keeping your cell phone over night! Ahhhh!

8. Join a club, team or activity that you are interested in, like theater. Getting involved automatically allows you to meet new people with common interests. The more you put into high school, the more you will get out of it! There is something for everyone here at Pres; whether you like robotics or swimming, there will be something for you.

9. Hallway etiquette 101! Do NOT stop in the middle of the hallway in the morning at any time. That is the only time that the upperclassmen will become slightly annoyed by your presence. If you would like to talk to your friend, slide to the left or right of the hallway cha-cha style so that the hallway flow can commence.

10. Don’t get too happy about the bread! All of the ASB officers think that we gained the freshman fifteen from loving the cafeteria food a little too much. Remember that our wonderful food service also has healthy options, like delicious salads, and also make sure to stay nourished throughout the day! High school takes a lot of brainpower, and you’ll get hungry for sure. And of course, say hi to Apollo as you go through the lunch line.

Non-freshmen, it’s always good to take these to heart as well! We hope that you love the freshman as much as we do.

Love, ASB