Vol: 17 No: 23 February 10, 2019
Join Us for Budget Planning Overview at 2/12 APT Meeting!
Help Us Fundraise With Good Eggs!
AP Tests for Enrolled High School Students
Spanish Translators Needed for APTOSA Newsletter!
Save the Date!
Important Dates
Weekly Announcements
Parent to Parent!
Useful Links
Join Us for Budget Planning Overview at 2/12 APT Meeting!
It’s time to start planning the budget for the 2019-2020 academic year! Please join OSA’s Executive Director Brian Köhn at our upcoming APT meeting if you’d like to gain a quick budget overview and learn more about the budget development process. Your feedback will be shared with the budget development team. The APT meeting will take place in the student center at 6:00 on Tuesday February 12th. In addition to the budget overview, we will also talk about parent engagement for our upcoming WASC Accreditation, Charter Renewal, and annual LCAP update. Hope to see you there!
Help Us Fundraise With Good Eggs!
Hey OSA Parents,
This March and April, the grocery delivery service Good Eggs will donate 5% back to the Alliance of Parents & Teachers (APT) every time you shop. Enroll in the fundraiser by visiting schools.goodeggs.com, enter the code OSA, and place an order. 5% will go back to our school’s parent organization starting on February 25, but you can place an order with the code ahead of time to enroll early.
Haven’t tried Good Eggs? You’ll get $15 off your first order when you enroll!
Thanks,
APT Board
AP Tests for Enrolled High School Students
Year-end exams for high school students enrolled in one of our six AP classes are approaching, and will be administered from May 9 – May 17. This letter, below, was sent home with students last week:
Dear AP student,
Thank you for your academic commitment to this challenging course of instruction. AP tests are approaching and will be administered on campus from May 9 – May 17, 2019. The schedule of exams appears below.
As there is a fee associated with ordering tests, we will only be ordering the exact number of tests that we need. There will be no extra test packets available if you change your mind after the ordering period has passed. Please indicate that you would like a test ordered by returning the following page along with your initial deposit of $20 toward the total test fee of $94. We will be collecting the remaining $74 between now and the test date. You may also pay the full exam amount at this time.
Students currently on our records as qualifying for free/reduced lunch have a total fee of $53. Please submit a $20 deposit check, made out to OSA, by the deadline, and bring a check for $33 between now and the test date. You may also pay the full exam amount at this time.
TO TAKE THE EXAM, A DEPOSIT OF $20 PER EXAM MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY MARCH 15th
If anyone is able to sponsor a student who may face economic hardship in paying for this test, please simply write your check for any additional amount as you are able. Any excess amount will be allocated to the Student Leadership Fund and is not tax-deductible. Additionally, those for whom the fee is an obstacle to taking the AP test(s) should please contact me before March 15th.
No one will have to miss the test because of an inability to pay.
Also, those students who wish to request accommodations under the terms of their existing 504 or IEP plans must do so by the deadline of Friday, February 22nd. Any accommodation requests for this national exam go through the College Board organization and are entirely separate from any accommodations you may already be receiving at school. Those with 504 plans should contact Ms. Snyder at extension 8804 or in room 335. Those with IEPs should contact Ms. Simons at extension 8257 or in room 257. All accommodation requests must be filed by February 22.
AP Test Schedule 2019
PLEASE NOTE THE SCHEDULED DATE AND KEEP THIS INFORMATION FOR REFERENCE:
Thursday, May 9 @ 12:00 pm: Psychology
Friday, May 10 @ 8:00 am: US History
Friday, May 10 @ 5:00 pm: Studio Art deadline to submit online portfolio
Tuesday, May 14 @ 8:00 am: Calculus AB
Wednesday, May 15 @ 8:00 am: English Language & Composition
Friday, May 17 @ 8:00 am: Music Theory
Be aware that we do NOT offer late AP exams and there is no ‘make up’ option. If you miss the scheduled AP exam, you will forfeit your deposit and be unable to take the test. Also, if you are arriving past the scheduled start time on exam day, you may not be admitted to the testing room and will forfeit your deposit.
Thank you! Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to make a payment toward the testing fee.
Romy Douglass
Director of Data & Special Projects
rdouglass@oakarts.org
873-8815
Spanish Translators Needed for APTOSA Newsletter!
Our tiny but mighty team of APTOSA Newsletter volunteers is seeing a few more willing translators to help get our Spanish language edition out each week. If interested, please email Meg McAdams at vpcommunications@aptosa.org. Thank you!
Save the Date!
APT General Meeting
When: Tuesday, February 12, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
APT Emphasis Meetings
When: Tuesday, February 12, 7:00 pm (right after the APT General Meeting)
Heart of Oakland Spring Benefit & Student Showcase
When: Friday, April 26, 2019
2010-20 Academic Year Start Date
When: Monday, August 19, 2019
Important Dates
Tuesday, February 12
Event: APT General Meeting – Parent Education
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Student Center
Thursday, February 14
Event: Vagina Monologues ~ V-Day
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Location: Sweets Ballroom
Note: Our annual Valentine’s Day tradition returns! The Vagina Monologues is paired with our festival of thought-provoking new plays created and directed by our playwriting majors. Proceeds from our production of The Vagina Monologues will be donated to Oakland Elizabeth House, a place of empowerment and refuge for women and their children.
Thursday, February 14 – Friday, February 15
Event: Production Design ~ HeArt Show
Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Black Box Theater
Note: A Valentine walk-through exhibit that will uplift you and make you feel love. Adults: $ 15 Students: $10
Friday, February 15 – Saturday, February 16
Event: Theater Main Stage ~ NEW WORKS
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Sweets Ballroom
Saturday, February 16
Event: Production Design ~ HeArt Show
Time: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Black Box Theater
Note: A Valentine walk-through exhibit that will uplift you and make you feel love. Adults: $ 15 Students: $10
Monday, February 18
Event: President’s Day – NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday, February 19
Event: POC Meeting
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Room 302
Friday, February 22
Event: Literary Arts Reading “Who’s There?”
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Sweets Ballroom
Wednesday, February 27 – Saturday, March 2
Event: Theater Mainstage ~ Hamlet
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Black Box Theater
Saturday, March 2
Event: Theater Mainstage ~ Hamlet
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Black Box Theater
Tuesday, March 5
Event: APT Board Meeting
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Student Center
Weekly Announcements
Black History Month: Happy Black History Month! Founded by Carter G. Woodson, Black History Month is the time of the year where members of the Black Community choose to celebrate the life, death, accomplishments, and the struggles of our ancestors. The OSA bell has been changed to All the Stars by Kendrick Lamar and SZA from the Black Panther soundtrack. There has been a big increase in the representation of Black people in film and television so we chose this song for Black History Month to not only honor the artists who have contributed to the success of Black entertainment but, also to represent Black Pride and Black excellence.
Yearbook: Students who have any photos that could possibly go in this year’s yearbook are invited to send them over to yearbook@students.oakarts.org!
HeART Project: The HeART Project is a walkable art experience created by 49 young artists from OSA. This Valentine’s weekend walk through brilliantly designed, room-sized art installations, each themed around love. Each room is a celebration of color and creativity that invites curiosity, discovery, and play. All ages are welcome, selfies are encouraged. #OSA #HeartProject.
KOSA Radio: KOSA is seeking student position for Asst. Program Director, Music Director, Asst. Music Director, Promotions Director and Asst. Promotions Director to assist the new Program Director Leon Jones. For job descriptions, students can email or see Ms. Delores Thompson at dthompson@oakarts.org. KOSA is a 24-hour internet radio station Where Minds, Words, Music and Rhymes Meet, run entirely by students.
Parent to Parent
Events, activities, and classes shared by parents for parents.
Photo Camp with Tara Layman
Photo Camp with Tara Layman is a five-day course where students will take an intense and exciting dive into the fundamental topics of photography including portraiture, landscape and documentary photography and the tools of photo editing. These active and creative camps take students out of the classroom and into real life environments as well as in a photography studio to learn and practice their photography skills. The students will walk away knowing how to capture beautiful and impactful images, a new level of mastery with a DSLR camera. a critical eye for visual arts and new strides in developing their artistic voice. Please visit her website at www.taralayman.com/photocamp for more information. Or you can email her directly at tara@taralayman.com.
Useful Links
- Executive Director Letter, 2018
- Donate to OSA Annual Fund
- Order an OSA Yearbook
- OSA Spotlight – October 2018 edition
- Hot Lunch Menu
- My School Bucks – Add money to School Lunch Account
- OSA Commuters – Connect with other commuters and find discounted student Clipper cards.
- KOSA Radio – student radio
- konstella.com/amazon – Use this link when shopping on Amazon. It brings more money into the school than going directly to smile.amazon.com.
News item submissions (deadline-end of school-day Wednesday) osanews@aptosa.org
Submission Guidelines