Week of Feb. 26th | Ithaca High School PTSA

FROM IHS COLLEGE AND CAREER SERVICES:

Attached is the college/career calendar which indicates when SAT and ACT exams are offered. This was also mailed home to families earlier this year. For more information and resources, you can also check out the IHS student services website at:?http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/highschool/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=93????or go to the college and career center at IHS.

BOOKS 4 BOYNTON?BOOK DRIVE

During the month of March, the Boynton Library will be holding a Book Drive to gather new and gently used books for our library collection.? If you have?children?s and young adult fiction, nonfiction, and biography; manga, graphic novels and comic books; reference books, coffee table books, and other highly illustrated nonfiction, drop them off at the Boynton Middle School, 1601 North Cayuga Street, or at Wegmans Supermarket in the bin near the Kid?s Place anytime during March, 2012. Or buy a book from Buffulo St. Books and get 30% off. For more information, contact?Lillian Moss at?lmoss@icsd.k12.ny.us

And from the community?..

MAR 1: THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN: LEARNING, REASONING, & DECISION MAKING

A book talk at 4:00pm at Cornell University Mann Library.??Join Dr. Valerie Reyna for a ?Chats in the Stacks? talk about her new book??The Adolescent Brain: Learning, Reasoning, and Decision Making,??Valerie Reyna is Professor of Human Development and Psychology at Cornell, and a Co-director of the Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision Research. In her book, she brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading scientists to examine how the adolescent brain develops, and how this development impacts various aspects of reasoning and decision-making, from the use and function of memory and representation, to judgment, mathematical problem-solving, and the construction of meaning.

MAR 3 DELTA SIGMA THETA 4th ANNUAL SOUL FOOD DINNER

Ithaca Alumnae Chapter presents a soul food dinner (meat or veggie) to go or dine-in, on Saturday, March 3 from 11 AM ? 4 PM at Beverly J Martin Elementary School (302 W Buffalo St). $10 PreSale / $15 at the door, tickets support the Penalver Scholarship Fund.???For information contact <kmr244@cornell.edu>

MAR. 3: ART OF INDIA SHOW

Cornell India Association is proud to present Art of India 2012. This year the show is from?7PM ? 9PM, March 3^rd?in the??Statler Auditorium, Cornell University, and features performances from student groups such as Tarana, Bhangra, Sitara and Raas and showcases talents of students in the Cornell community. This cultural programme will reflect the diversity of South Asian performing arts.?$5 includes a complimentary samosa and lassi.??For tickets ? Contact:?Mukul: 607-379-5550?OR?Tanay: 607-280-9508

MAR.15:??8th ANNUAL SISTER FRIENDS EVENT

March 15, 10 a.m. ? 2:30 p..m. at Ithaca College. Tickets will go on sale February 13th for the Eighth Annual Sister Friends event Thursday, March 15th at Ithaca College in Emerson Suites. The event celebrates women and girls of all ages. This year?s guest speaker is Rachel Lampert, a director and a playwright and the

Artistic Director at the Kitchen Theater. Tickets for the event cost $20 and are by advanced sales only from:??The Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) at Cornell Cooperative Extension TC, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca. 272-2292 ext. 135 and The Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC), 301 W. Court St, Ithaca. 272-3622.??You can also reserve your ticket by mailing checks to MRC, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850 with the memo ?Sister Friends?. This event will sell out so reserve your tickets now.?For more information, please contact MRC Director Audrey Cooper at

607-272-2292 ext 135.

MAR. 16: REGISTER FOR 4-H PROGRAM???ANIMALS AND MEDICINE?

?Animals and Medicine? is a mini-course designed for students in 9^th?? 12^th?grade. The program will be held Friday evenings from April 6 ? May 11, at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine from 6:00 ? 8:00 p.m.??There will be a $50 registration fee. Taught by Cornell veterinary students, each week will focus on a different animal species or group of animals, including cats, dogs, horses, ruminants, swine, and exotics.??Enrollment in ?Animals and Medicine? is limited; parents are welcomed to stay.? Partial scholarships are available to assist with the registration fee.? Please contact Sarah Richards-Desai, 4-H Administrative Assistant, at?scr22@cornell.eduto register or for a scholarship application.? Registration deadline is March 16.? Cornell Cooperative Extension in Tompkins County provides equal program and employment opportunities.

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Upcoming events:

OTHER COMMUNITY LINKS

Community Coalition for Healthy Youth:??www.healthyyouth.org

The Fine Arts Booster Group (FABG):?http://www.fabgithaca.org/

The Ithaca Discovery Trail:?http://www.discoverytrail.net/

The Ithaca Public Education Initiative:??http://www.ipei.org/

The Ithaca Youth Bureau:?http://www.ci.ithaca.ny.us/departments/iyb/

The Tompkins County Public Library:?http://www.tcpl.org/

The Village at Ithaca:?http://www.villageatithaca.org/

The?Equity & Inclusion Leadership Council:??http://sites.google.com/site/ithacaeilc/

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