Tahoma High School

Did you know that AP Computer Science is taught in only 5% of U.S. high schools and that in 36 states CS classes don’t count toward math or science high school graduation requirements. BUT AT TAHOMA, we teach AP Computer Science AND it counts as a math credit (as well as CTE, making it a 2-for-1 credit!) 

As part of CS Education week, Tahoma is participating in The hour of code. Our goal is to get YOU (students, parents, friends) to think, create, and have a blast — all while learning some computer programming.  Anyone can do it! Yes, even you!

The Hour of Code is coming: Code.org is organizing the Hour of Code, a massive campaign to recruit 10 million students to try one hour of computer science during Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 9-15, 2013).

Sign up to participate in our free community online event  http://learn.code.org/join/FQOSHD

Learn more about Tahoma’s Computer Science Program here:

• Why study CS?
• Student Testimonials
• The Facts
• Videos about CS

Tahoma speech and debate hosted a tournament at Tahoma before Thanksgiving. It was a huge success. Over 40 schools (700+ entries) participated in the tournament.

Tahoma teams did an amazing job (as always) and picked up some good wins:

• Noelle Merclich and  Alyssa Gaston (freshmen)- 1^st place, Novice Dual Interpretation
• Jayaram Ravi- 2^nd place, Open Lincoln-Douglas Debate + bid to state. Also, 2^nd place speaker
• Amber Neathery-2^nd place, Novice Expository
• Jordan Hagness- 4th place speaker, Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
• Cassie Snyder- 5th place speaker, Junior Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Please congratulate them when you get the chance. We have some excellent talent in our school.

Tahoma PTA/PTSA and Maple Valley Grocery Outlet are launching a school rewards program that dedicates 5% of purchases each month to the shopper’s school of choice. Reward cards are being distributed at all Tahoma schools by PTA/PTSA but shoppers can simply tell a Grocery Outlet clerk to which school they want the funds designated. Grocery Outlet will keep track of each school’s contributions on a large scoreboard in the store. At the end of the school year, the school with the highest dollar amount will be awarded an additional cash prize.

Along with this opportunity, please remember to also sign-up for eScrip,  offered at Safeway and Bartell Drug, to earn cash for your child’s school. Sign up at the store or through PTA/PTSA.

The THS Sustainability Ambassadors and Global Academy did the fall Adopt a Road event before Thanksgiving.  They cleaned up Summit-Landsburg from Kent-Kangley to Issaquah-Hobart.  Sixteen kids participated.  They picked up 14 bags of trash and 8 bags of recyclables. Way to go, Sustainability Ambassadors!

With the winter weather on its way, there are some things you need to know.

• If you want to check if school is canceled or not, go to: www.schoolreport.org
• If school is not cancelled and there is snow on the ground, limited transportation routes will most likely be used. You can find your limited transportation stop here: http://www.tahomasd.us/pages/Tahoma_School_District_409/Departments/Transportation/Limited_Transportation_Routes
• If the weather is bad enough for alternative routes to be used, students should take the bus instead of driving. It’s safer, and if you’re late from the bus, you’re excused, where if you’re late from driving, you aren’t.

Article by Advanced Multimedia Student Joe Joe Jimenez

This week is Thanksgiving! That means that our schedule is different. Monday through Wednesday are half days which means we will be released at 11:45 and Thursday, as well as Friday are both no school days! We have a 4-day weekend, better get some extra sleep in, Tahoma!

Article by Advanced Multimedia Student Austin Bennett