May and Summer 2012!

For updates ALWAYS listen in Morning Meeting, see www.ravenscroftkeyclub.org, and check the daily bulletin in your school email. 

Wed., May 2 - Key Club Spring Banquet in PA Room - to install officers and recognize seniors!

Sat., May 5 - Gleaning for STRAWBERRIES, limited to 14 students who can fit on the bus.  Meet in the Upper School lot at 8 AM, back by noon, bring a few dollars for a snack.  Sign up on the bulletin board and print out this form for permission.

Sat., May 12 - Miracle League Baseball @ Adams Elementary in Cary, meet there at 10:40 AM to do 2 games!  See the directions and permission here. 


Sat., May 19 - Adopt A Highway -  Meet at the Starbucks at Stonehenge.  See the directions and make sure you bring this permission slip if you've never been before.  Parent chaperone needed, just to sit at Starbucks while we clean.  

Wed., May 30th - Red Cross Blood Drive.  11 AM - 4 PM in Young Peoples' Theatre.  Get permission form for 16 year olds here.

Summer

JDRF Tennis Camp, June 4-7th – see Sara Howard Francis 
Lower School Summer Help - see Emily Bedsole

April 2012

April 4 - forms for Project Chairs due: http://www2.ravenscroft.org/upperschool/keyclub/projectchairapp.pdf 
April 5 - Conference Keepers - see Savannah Miller
April 6-15 - Spring Break

Wed., Thur., April 18-19 - Special Olympics Service Days, set up before and after school.  See Alfre Wimberley and Ms. Smith.

Sat. April 21 - Highwoods Mini Golf @ Adventure Landing come by anytime 10-12 to play golf and keep score with a group of kids.  All proceeds support a local Make-A-Wish child.  See Jordan Jeter for details.

Wed., April 25 - A Day Without Shoes - Fro-Yo by Moonlight Swirl @ Upper School Patio (outside Rhonda's cafe) at lunch, to raise money for UNICEF Eliminate.  See Tate, Ellie, and Lindsay.
Sat., April 28 - March for Babies at Sheraton Imperial, 4309 Emperor Blvd., RTP.  Will set up tent and decorate strollers for babies in march.  7 AM - 12 Noon.  See Vanessa May and Shannon Strong. (map here: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=4309+Emperor+Blvd,+Durham,+NC+27703&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.808514,86.572266&oq=4309+&t=h&hnear=4309+Emperor+Blvd,+Durham,+North+Carolina+27703&z=16)

March 2012

Wed., March 7 – Full Club Meeting in Room 251 
Sat., March 10 – Warmth for Wake –see Bryant Dowd and Thomas Sigmon.  For a map and permission slip: http://www2.ravenscroft.org/upperschool/keyclub/W4WGuidelines.pdf

Sat., March 10 – UNC-TV 1:30-7:30 PM - Answer phones on television to raise money for public television.  See Mariel Ziperski.  Meet at the school at 1:30 or at UNC @ 2:30 - Address: 10 TW Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

March 17- St. Patrick's Day Parade 11 AM-1 PM Downtown Raleigh - throw candy and collect cans for Food Bank of CENC.  See Rosie Waring and use this map/details page!
Monday, March 19 – Elections @ lunch at Gonet Gateway - Form for Officers:   http://www2.ravenscroft.org/upperschool/keyclub/ExecBoardApplication2012.pdf  and form for Project Chairs: http://www2.ravenscroft.org/upperschool/keyclub/projectchairapp.pdf 

Fri. March 23- Sun., March 25 – District Convention at RTP, leave from parking lot at 4 PM Friday (no school Friday!)

Sat., March 31- 5K4CFF - Race to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis @ Wake Med Soccer Park in Cary - see details on the website http://www.5k4cff.com/ and talk to coordinator Kyla Babson!  If you're not a runner, you can volunteer starting at 7 AM.

Sat., March 31 - St. Baldricks - Join the Saints and Scholars team by cutting, shaving or volunteering – see Perry Dubow and these details - http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/7767/2012 

February 2012

Wed., Feb. 1 – Key Club group photo at lunch!  Wear your 2012 KC Frocket Tee and meet at bell tower at noon!  


Sat., Feb. 4 – Video Game Tournament from 4 - 8 PM in Library.   All proceeds go to Boys and Girls Homes of NC.  $5 for gaming, $10 more for MW3 Tournament.    Click here to bring in equipment.  See Alex, Arash and Elizabeth Ann for info on gaming, Molly Hull is in charge of food, please bring in bake sale donations between 4-6 on Saturday.  Update - $344 raised, see photos!

Feb. 6-14 – Valentine Candy Grams for Cystic Fibrosis! Sales in Rhonda's Cafe during break and lunch, see Lydia Jobe to volunteer.

Wed. Feb 8 - Service Meeting at lunch in room 251:
1. Discuss Convention 
2. Make Trauma Dolls for hospitalized children.

Fri., Feb. 10 - District Convention forms and $160 for the weekend due to Mrs. Thrash - see Angel Barth for details about going and download your form here! 

Sat., Feb. 11 –Warmth for Wake – see Bryant Dowd and Thomas Sigmon - see the form here - http://www2.ravenscroft.org/upperschool/keyclub/W4WGuidelines.pdf

Feb. 18-25 – Winter Break

Feb. 23-25 - State Basketball Tournament - Spirit Sales - see Eryn Murphy

Sat., 

January 2012

Wed., Jan. 11 – Spring Semester Planning Meeting - at lunch in room 251, if you are chairing an event, come discuss and plan with us! 

Sat., Jan. 14 - Warmth for Wake -  see Thomas Sigmon and Bryant Dowd, sign up sheet on Mrs. Lieberman's door.


Wed., Jan. 18 - Key Club Meeting @ lunch in room 251


Fri., Jan. 20 - Fan Day Spirit Sales - see Eryn Murphy

Sat., Jan. 21 – 1:45-3:15 - Key Club Ice Skating @ IcePlex off Capital Blvd.  $241 raised for  March of Dimes! Thanks to Sarah Collins, Lauren Grady, Angel Barth for lots of fun with Key Clubbers from all over WAKE COUNTY!

Tues., Jan. 24 8 AM- 1PM - Red Cross Blood Drive  - Cox Court in MS Gym.  66 U nits collected, thanks to all donors and volunteers, especially Casey, Ann and Corinne!  Required forms for 16 years olds here.


Sat., Jan. 28 - Warmth for Wake -  cancelled due to SAT 

December 2011

Wednesday, November 30 @ lunch at Gonet Gateway - THE TEE SHIRTS are here!  Bring a snack to share and pick up your new frocket tee!

Thursday, December 1 - Teddy Bear Ball Decorating - meet in Rhonda's Cafe after school to leave by 3:40 for Durham.  We'll decorate and be back by 7 or 7:15.  Sign up on the Key Club Bulletin Board or email tgordon@ravenscroft.org or cbrowning@ravenscroft.org

Thursday and Friday, December 8-9 - Stop by Ms. Smith's office to move Project Guardian Angel gifts from classrooms to be ready for delivery!

November 2011

Nov. 1-17th - CanStruction and Collecting Cans for Wake Relief - keep bringing them in and help during Study Halls in Fine Arts Gallery and Lower School Lobby.

Nov. 3 - Swimathon for Duke Children's Hospital - spots available to swim at 10 AM or 11:15, fill out a form to get donors to sponsor you for each lap!  See photos here!  If you don't swim or can't come, bring snacks on Wednesday to the main office and label them, salty and sweet food needed.  And Powerade/Water!

Nov. 3 - Conference Keepers - in LS Seminar Room 8 AM -3 PM - see Savannah savannahmiller@ravenscroft.org - spots full

Nov. 5 - Miracle League Baseball - Meet in Cary at the field - 3-6 PM - bring forms and get directions here.  See Ben Suh and Leslie Pratt.

Nov. 7-10^th – Book Fair in Richards Hall – volunteers needed to help kids pick out books and straighten stacks from 3-5 PM.  Email Lauren or Corinne lgrady@ravenscroft.org, corinnemay@ravenscroft.org

Nov. 17th - Deliver Cans to Wake Relief 3:10-5:30 - we especially need drivers to fill their cars.  Or, younger students willing to load can ride and need to be picked up afterwards at Mellow Mushroom at the corner of Glenwood and Peace at 6:30.  Bring pizza money!  See margaretedwards@ravenscroft.org

Nov. 19th - Make-A-Wish Dance - 7-9 PM in MS Gym, info here, and see Angelika to help - anbarth@ravenscroft.org

Dec. 1 - Teddy Bear Ball at Durham Marriott - 3:30-7 PM - taking a minibus.  See Caroline cbrowning@ravenscroft.org and Taylor tgordon@ravenscroft.org.  Bring Pizza Money.

Anytime: 

Tutoring in Lower School - 3:45-6 PM @ 5th grade center. Just show up and ask for Extended Day, email Alicia - arichards@ravenscroft.org with questions.

Make-A-Wish Dance

Ravenscroft Families, please join us for our 

Father-Daughter, Mother-Son Dance

with Arthur Murray Dance Studios

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Main Arena - Finley Center Gym note location change!

7pm to 9pm

Refreshments provided

Formal Attire

Admission: $25. per couple

$10. per additional attendee

Free Photo Included
RSVP to anbarth@ravenscroft.org -
bring check made out to "Make-A-Wish Foundation" upon arrival

Make-A-Wish Foundation grants wishes to children with

life-threatening illnesses. When I was in Mrs. Simpson’s

fourth grade class I was diagnosed with Burkitt’s

Lymphoma Cancer. As a former Make-A-Wish recipient

and active volunteer, my goal is to raise $6,000.00 (the

average cost of a Wish) for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Thanks for your Support,

Angelika Barth

Class of 2012

Key Club Lt. Governor

anbarth@ravenscroft.org

CanStruct

Can-Struction for Wake Relief!

In 2010, with an estimated 919,938 people in Wake County, over 84, 634 (9.2%) were considered to be under the poverty level. As unemployment rates rise, this number can only be going up. Wake Relief is a food pantry at St. Savior’s Center in downtown Raleigh who counts on us to bring cans to stock their pantry for the holidays.

This year, Key Club, along with Ms. Cardillo’s Art Ideas and Art Foundations classes will be working together to construct larger-than-life-sized sculptures out of the cans we collect for this year’s food drive. We’re continuing a nationwide effort to raise awareness for hunger by making art out of cans.

We’re starting this week to collect specific cans to build our dream sculptures and we will have our usual advisory competition. The color-coded cans needed to make our sculptures will be worth more points in the competition. Together, let’s help feed Wake County for Thanksgiving!

Cans for 5 points:

15 oz. Libby's Mandarin Oranges, or other
Fruit in golden can

28 oz. Bush's Baked Beans - Honey flavored, in orange can

5 oz. Bumble Bee Tuna
in white can

The brands are important to be able to stack cans, BUT, if there is a store brand that is the same dominant color and exact size, you could substitute.

All cans are welcome! Cans for the art are due on Thursday, October 27th, to Richards Hall and the required cans get 5 points until that day. Other cans will be collected between Oct. 27-Nov. 17th in Rhonda’s Cafe and advisories can get 1 point for those cans. For the competition, please count your total advisory cans, and email totals to margaretedwards @ravenscroft.org by Nov. 17 so your advisory can win a free pizza lunch, one per grade!


We’re saving our can-struction design for the opening in the gallery, but here are a few examples of structures we like, to get you excited!


http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/2010/04/Brilliant-Food-Sculptures-07.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/4103175568_960dfee928_z.jpg

http://walyou.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mr-potato-head-soup-cans-art.jpg

Printable flier here!  

Dates:

Monday Oct 17-Announcement to begin can Drive and introduce Canstruction
Wed. Oct. 19 – morning meeting - Advisories discuss cans and/or money collection
Thurs Oct 20th- Advisory Lunch - collect cans/money to support drive
Monday Oct. 24th Announcement last week for the drive
Oct. 27th – all Can-Struct ART cans delivered to Richards hall by 3:45.   9:35 and Advisory lunch for Fr/Soph will be times to get together and deliver.  Advisors email points to Margaret Edwards margaretedwards@ravenscroft.org

After this date, other cans will go to a box in Rhonda's cafe at the back wall. 

Friday Oct. 28 KEY CLUB SORTS Cans  for sculptures 

Oct. 17-20 – Art Classes designing and planning, with build-leaders for each section

Monday, Oct. 31  Deliver cans to Art Gallery for 1st Sculpture  Art Class Period 1+2
Deliver cans to Lower School for 2nd Sculpture Art class Period 7
Deliver cans to Rhondas For 3rd Sculpture Art Class Period 8
Key Club helps delivery when they can

Tuesday Nov. 1 CANSTRUCT-Gallery ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club
Wednesday Nov. 2 CANSTRUCT-Gallery ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club
Thursday Nov. 3 - Teacher Workday - but could have volunteers come in to CANSTRUCT in Gallery  ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club
Friday Nov. 4th Begin CANSTRUCT at Lower School Lobby ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club

Monday Nov. 7th  CANSTRUCT at Lower School Lobby ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club
Tuesday Nov. 8th CANSTRUCT Lower School ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club

If Time and Cans:
Wednesday Nov. 9th Begin CANSTRUCTION at Rhondas ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club
Thursday Nov. 10th CANTRUCTION at Rhiondas ALL ART CLASSES + Key Club

Friday Nov. 11th 3 CANSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE AND ON VIEW (Morning Announcement)

Monday Nov. 14-On View
Tuesday Nov. 15th-On View

Wednesday Nov. 16th Sculptures down FIRST TRIP to Wake Relief for Delivery
Thursday Nov. 17 Sculptures down SECOND Trip to Wake Relief for Delivery

Friday Nov. 18th PROJECT COMPLETE - Wake Relief Distributes food!

October Events

Saturday, Oct. 1 - Fall Roundup - 3-8 PM Sign in for your shift at the Information Booth on the Softball Field  Email Sarah spupa@ravenscroft.org to see if there are spots available.


Saturday, Oct. 2 - Carolinas District of Key Club @ Fall Rally at Carowinds- Details HERE!

Friday, Oct. 7 - Wake Relief Can-Struction pre-planning begins!   http://prezi.com/lydoxd7jpfmk/canstruction-ravenscroft/

Sunday, Oct. 9 - Walk for Hope @ Angus Barn.  Walk with us by registering at http://www.walkforhope.com/  and under "join a team,"  choose RAVENS!  See Lexy lbader@ravenscroft.org and Morgan mstafford@ravenscroft.org for details.  Ms. Smith will Chaperone.

Friday, Oct. 14th - Homecoming at Ravenscroft!  Spirit and Water Sales at Varsity Football Game - email Eryn @ emurphy@ravenscroft.org

October 17th - Wake Relief CanStruction announcement!  We'll collect cans and money for cans starting October 18th and build art out of the cans that will be donated to Wake Relief on November 17th!  See Sydney sbullock@ravenscroft.org or our Prezi @ http://prezi.com/lydoxd7jpfmk/canstruction-ravenscroft/

Saturday, October 29 - JDRF Walk -   Walk with the DTeam to raise money for curing Juvenile Diabetes.   Join the team by Wed., Oct. 12.  See Virginia - vdouglas@ravenscroft.org  

Join our Team
1. www.jdrf.org
2. Click on Donate to a walker!
3. Fill out information where it says Donate To A Walker
3. Click on Virginia Douglas
4. Click on Join My Team
5. Fill out information

We'll have do facepainting and monitor the bouncy house after the walk.  For details on the Kids Korner, see Chris cbonavita@ravenscroft.org


Saturday, October 29th - Warmth for Wake - join us chopping and delivering wood.  Details here.

Monday, Oct. 31- Monday, November 7th - Building CanStruction, followed by "opening" of the cans exhibit!

ANYTIME, projects on your own:
Tutoring in Lower School 3:45-6, see Alicia arichards@ravenscroft.org
Miracle League Baseball - Saturdays all day, signup on line at http://miracleleagueofthetriangle.com/  or see Ben bsuh@ravenscroft.org