Wildcat Wrap: 5.2.14

Dear White Hill Families,

Give to the Fun Run today! We are $10,650.00 away from our goal! Let's get there! Thank you!

We Want to Hear from You! -- Annual White Hill Parent Survey Now Online

It’s that time of year again – time to give us your feedback on how you think we are doing! Access our annual parent survey at White Hill 2013-14 Parent Survey. If you have more than one child attending White Hill Middle School this year, please answer the survey questions with one child in mind and then take the survey again with the other child in mind, answering only the questions marked with an asterisk for your other child/ren.

Your feedback is very important! It helps us continue to do what works and improve where we can do better! Please complete your survey by 3 p.m. on Monday, May 12th.

Community Coaltion on Youth Drug and Alcohol Abuse Meeting -- May 8th - 7:00 - 9:00 PM - Drake Student Center

For several years, Marin County has held one of the top spots in the California for alcohol and substance use and abuse – for all age groups. Our children use and abuse substances more than kids in any other county in our state. Data also shows that adults in Marin use alcohol at higher rates than nearly every other county in our state.

This pervasiveness of drug and alcohol use has the highest potential for long-term or fatal consequences for our children. New research shows that the earlier the experimentation, the greater chance for alcohol or drug dependence later in life and brain scan technology shows that chemicals have apermanent effect on the developing brain.

The good news? School-aged children can benefit from prevention and intervention strategies based upon education, dialogue, and the support and healthy modeling by parents, at schools, and in the community at large. Our community is taking action through a group of citizens representing city government, education, administration, law enforcement, business, youth services, faith-based organizations, students, and parents who formed a coalition.

We invite and encourage every family to attend one of two upcoming community meetings to learn more about how this problem is affecting our children and what you can do to help. A panel of Drake students and local experts will be available to answer questions. For more information see the event flyer or visit www.facebook.com/rossvalleycoalition.

Join Supervisor Katie Rice May 19th for Town Hall Meeting on Potential Fairfax Detention Basin

Marin's Flood Control District Staff and Supervisor Katie Rise will hold an update meetin on the Ross Valley Flood Protection and Watershed Program Update meeting on May 19 at White Hill. The discussion will be focused on the potential detention basin sites in Fairfax. Additional information is available below:

Ross Valley Flood Protection and Watershed Program Update

Ross Valley Flood Protection and Watershed Program Website

Read on for more news from our communities and YES as well as student music peformance dates for the remainder of the school year!

RVSD Student Music Performances May and June 2014

Our talented musicians will be performing on several occasions during the last weeks of the school year. Stop by one of these events: You'll be lad you did! Student Music Performance Schedule for May/June 2014

The Earth Day Marin 2014 Festival will be a fun, free, family-friendly event and a day of action on sustainability solutions addressing drought, climate change and other environmental concerns. - See more at: http://earthdaymarin.org/seeheardo.html#sthash.y8PbCEv9.dpuf

Drake Jazz Concert - This Wednesday!

Drake High School Choir & Jazz Choir Spring Concert! Wednesday, May 7 at 7:30PM, Drake Little Theater. Enjoy a musical evening of vocalists performing songs by Ella Fitzgerald, Sting, Sara Bareilles, and many others!

YESFest Still Needs Your Help!

YESFest It takes village to put on an event as big as YESFest, the annual celebration of all things YES, from theater to jazz bands to art to poetry. Please sign up if you can lend a hand putting up art and getting the new White Hill buildings ready for this wonderful community gathering. Contact a YESFest co-chair, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., if you have questions.