Aloha High School
November

Coaches of the Year! Martinez and Abad Congratulations to Cross Country Coach, Ken Martinez and Boys Soccer Coach, Enrique Abad! Both of these hard working coaches were voted Coach of the Year 2018. Martinez has been coaching Warrior Cross Country for 21 years. He is excited to be taking both girls and boys teams to state this year. The State meet is this Saturday, November 3 at Lane College. Girls start at 2:50 and boys are at 3:30. Coach Abad has coached Warrior Soccer for 8 years at various levels. The team beat Glenco and first ranked Valley Catholic in the first two playoff games. They will travel to Forest Grove for the quarterfinal match-up on Saturday at 1:00 pm. | Boys Soccer Metro League ChampionsCongratulations to our Boys Soccer team. This is the first Metro League Boys Soccer title in 30 years. The team worked very hard and a had a great season. Coach Ernique Abad sends his sincere appreciation to the Aloha Staff, teachers, administrators, cheerleaders, girls soccer team, swimming team, students, parents and fans for their support in the match against Beaverton High School. "This was very competitive and exciting game, your presence meant a lot to our players and coaches. You motivated us and gave us the strength to stay focused on the game. Thank you all for your support." Next game Saturday, November 3 at 1:00 pm at Forest Grove HS. | Boys and Girls Cross Country go to StateCongratulations to the girls and boys cross country teams as they had a great day at the District Meet. The boys and girls team both qualified for the State Meet. It is only the third time in school history that both teams made the State Meet in the same year.
The girls were led by first team All-Metro Emily Foote and third team All-Metro Margot Desmond, Nyah Songster, Alyssa Penaredonda and Keira Coye. The boys were led by first team All-Metro Leo Torres, second team All-Metro Hiruy Alemeseged and Suleiman Noor and third team All-Metro Sean Marshall. JV girls were led by Dani Wachter and JV boys were led by Alejandro Perez.
This is the fourth year in a row that the boys qualified for State and the third time in five years that that the girls have qualified for State. RESPECT! |
Coaches of the Year! Martinez and Abad
Martinez has been coaching Warrior Cross Country for 21 years. He is excited to be taking both girls and boys teams to state this year. The State meet is this Saturday, November 3 at Lane College. Girls start at 2:50 and boys are at 3:30.
Coach Abad has coached Warrior Soccer for 8 years at various levels. The team beat Glenco and first ranked Valley Catholic in the first two playoff games. They will travel to Forest Grove for the quarterfinal match-up on Saturday at 1:00 pm.
Boys Soccer Metro League Champions
Congratulations to our Boys Soccer team. This is the first Metro League Boys Soccer title in 30 years. The team worked very hard and a had a great season. Coach Ernique Abad sends his sincere appreciation to the Aloha Staff, teachers, administrators, cheerleaders, girls soccer team, swimming team, students, parents and fans for their support in the match against Beaverton High School. "This was very competitive and exciting game, your presence meant a lot to our players and coaches. You motivated us and gave us the strength to stay focused on the game. Thank you all for your support."
Next game Saturday, November 3 at 1:00 pm at Forest Grove HS.
Boys and Girls Cross Country go to State
Congratulations to the girls and boys cross country teams as they had a great day at the District Meet. The boys and girls team both qualified for the State Meet. It is only the third time in school history that both teams made the State Meet in the same year.
The girls were led by first team All-Metro Emily Foote and third team All-Metro Margot Desmond, Nyah Songster, Alyssa Penaredonda and Keira Coye. The boys were led by first team All-Metro Leo Torres, second team All-Metro Hiruy Alemeseged and Suleiman Noor and third team All-Metro Sean Marshall. JV girls were led by Dani Wachter and JV boys were led by Alejandro Perez.
This is the fourth year in a row that the boys qualified for State and the third time in five years that that the girls have qualified for State. RESPECT!
Teenage Vaping

Thumb Drive or Juul?
Dear Warrior Parents and Guardians,
I wanted to take a moment to address some concerns that have been developing among the staff, myself, and an increasing number of local and national education and health leaders concerning teenagers and vaping. Vaping is the act of inhaling a vapor produced by an electronic vaporizer or e-cigarette. The vapor may contain nicotine, THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol - the active ingredient in marijuana, giving it its narcotic and psychoactive effects) and/or other substances. The vaporized liquids come in many different flavors that often have no odor, or they might smell fruity. For example, many of the flavors of these liquid concentrates, or ‘vape juices’, are sweet and have names such as, cinnamon roll, marshmallow, bubblegum, snozzberry, lemonade and cookies.
Here at Aloha High School, and across the nation’s high schools and middle schools, an increasing number of students are found in possession of and/or are using vaping products. I want to make sure that parents and guardians are aware of what some of these products are, and the dangers that they pose to our students and your children.
Vaporizers/e-cigarettes come in all different shapes and sizes. Some common styles may look like a thick pen, or a stylus for an iPad, or a flash drive, or a small flask with a round chimney coming off the top. The devices are small and can easily be hidden on a person or blend in with normal backpack items. Like cigarettes, stores cannot sell vaping items to people under the age of 21. However, students report that they purchase the devices online or buy them from older siblings, or older friends.
One product gaining popularity is a product known as Juul. Students that use a Juul refer to it as Juuling. Juuls are small pods that contain high levels of nicotine: one pod contains the nicotine equivalent found in one entire pack of cigarettes. They come in multiple colors representing different flavors of vapor, and they look almost exactly like USB drives, or memory sticks you would place in a computer. You can read about them in an article linked below, as well as another article describing the harm of nicotine to youth - also linked.
There are many different dangers facing our students, and while we cannot always stop teenagers from engaging in some of these behaviors, we can educate them on the damage caused by these products. Science often takes time to catch up to the impact of new products that hit the market and the research on vaping is still developing. This lack of evidence may be contributing to some of the behavior observed in our students.
The consequences for illicit, illegal substances including electronic smoking devices are clearly laid out in our district and school policies. Aloha High School will continue to take steps to educate our students to the dangers of vaping/Juuling. We ask that after you view the links below, you take time to talk with your children about the dangers of vaping/Juuling to help reinforce the following message: Vaping/Juuling is dangerous, illegal for minors, and a violation of school and district policy. Please help us to support your students to make smart and healthy choices in regards to this high-risk behavior.
Juul Fact Sheet: Information about Juul and the popularity among youth.
(https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/factsheets/0394.pdf)
Know the Risks – E-Cigarettes and Young People: Information from the Surgeon General regarding the harms of nicotine to a young body and brain.
(https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/knowtherisks.html)
Matt Casteel
Principal
Aloha High School
Aloha Warriors Ski Team!We're looking for skiers of all abilities levels to join the team. Practice starts Nov. 12. We race January through February with other Metro League high schools on Saturdays and train on-hill Wednesdays after school. Join our fundraisers to lower the athletic fees. To join: Email head coach Jason.C.Hattery@gmail.com if interested and we'll get you on-board! | Go Warriors! AHS Opportunity FundThe Warrior Opportunity Fund provides project based financial support for a wide variety of programs. Your contribution will grow earnings for grants year after year.
Go Warrior! Tax deductible gifts can be sent via https://beavertonkids.ejoinme.org/gowarriors Current Funds available for grants: $1500
Go Warriors! Endowment Fund $26,300 Go Warriors! Term Fund $5975 Cum Total All Funds $32,275 | It takes a community to make strong public schools; thank you, Beaverton Families, for your supportThe Beaverton community rallied in support of our 53 public schools by donating over $109,000 to the Beaverton Education Foundation (BEF) during our 20th annual Phone-a-thon. Thank you to all families who answered the call. Your donation impacts over 41,000 Beaverton students! As the non-profit school foundation for Beaverton’s public schools, BEF enhances our students’ education by raising money to fund hands-on, innovative, academic enrichment and advancement programs and projects that otherwise would not be possible with normal school funding. BEF mobilizes community resources to fund innovative classroom, summer and after-school programs. If you missed the call, you can still help our 41,000 Beaverton students to have the opportunity to be inspired, think innovatively, and succeed by donating today at www.beavertonEDfoundation.org |
Aloha Warriors Ski Team!
We're looking for skiers of all abilities levels to join the team. Practice starts Nov. 12. We race January through February with other Metro League high schools on Saturdays and train on-hill Wednesdays after school. Join our fundraisers to lower the athletic fees. To join:
Email head coach Jason.C.Hattery@gmail.com if interested and we'll get you on-board!
Go Warriors! AHS Opportunity Fund
The Warrior Opportunity Fund provides project based financial support for a wide variety of programs. Your contribution will grow earnings for grants year after year.
- Fundraising:
- Current goals: Endowment Fund 35,000 and Term Fund $3000.
- 2018 projects:
- EV3 robotic kits for Intro Computer Science $450
- Future Ready Art Exhibit $500
- Aeternum Literary Magazine $500
- EmpowerHER $500 -PSU Womens’s leadership conference
Go Warrior! Tax deductible gifts can be sent via https://beavertonkids.ejoinme.org/gowarriors
Current Funds available for grants: $1500
Go Warriors! Endowment Fund $26,300
Go Warriors! Term Fund $5975
Cum Total All Funds $32,275
It takes a community to make strong public schools; thank you, Beaverton Families, for your support
The Beaverton community rallied in support of our 53 public schools by donating over $109,000 to the Beaverton Education Foundation (BEF) during our 20th annual Phone-a-thon. Thank you to all families who answered the call. Your donation impacts over 41,000 Beaverton students!
As the non-profit school foundation for Beaverton’s public schools, BEF enhances our students’ education by raising money to fund hands-on, innovative, academic enrichment and advancement programs and projects that otherwise would not be possible with normal school funding. BEF mobilizes community resources to fund innovative classroom, summer and after-school programs.
If you missed the call, you can still help our 41,000 Beaverton students to have the opportunity to be inspired, think innovatively, and succeed by donating today at www.beavertonEDfoundation.org
School and District At-A-Glance ReportsSchool and District report cards for the 2017-18 school year are available at https://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/reports.aspx. (Select Beaverton in the school or district search bar). We welcome the opportunity to share this information with you on the progress we are making to improve academic achievement for each student in the Beaverton School District. We are making progress. | School Board Approves 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 School CalendarsThe School Board approved the Superintendent’s calendar recommendation for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years. Staff and community members overwhelmingly preferred Option 1 for both school years.
In the 2019-2020 school year, the first day for students will be Monday, August 26 and the last day for students will be Friday, June 12. In the 2020-2021 school year, the first day for students will be Monday, August 31 and the last day for students will be Friday, June 18. Option 1 provides 10 days for winter break in both school years. | Homework Help Grades are coming! Do you need a little homework help? Come to the Think Tank after school from 2:40-4:00 (except Wednesdays.) Grad Mentors and Teachers are there to help you. The activity bus takes you home at 4:30 or Trimet tickets are provided. You even get a snack. |
School and District At-A-Glance Reports
School and District report cards for the 2017-18 school year are available at https://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/reports.aspx. (Select Beaverton in the school or district search bar). We welcome the opportunity to share this information with you on the progress we are making to improve academic achievement for each student in the Beaverton School District. We are making progress.
School Board Approves 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 School Calendars
The School Board approved the Superintendent’s calendar recommendation for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years. Staff and community members overwhelmingly preferred Option 1 for both school years.
In the 2019-2020 school year, the first day for students will be Monday, August 26 and the last day for students will be Friday, June 12. In the 2020-2021 school year, the first day for students will be Monday, August 31 and the last day for students will be Friday, June 18. Option 1 provides 10 days for winter break in both school years.

Please Help - College Bound Warrior Shirts
The College and Career Center is trying to raise money for our College Bound Warrior t-shirts. The last two years we have offered these as incentive for seniors to keep all doors open by applying to one college and filling a FAFSA/ORSAA. We'd love to keep this tradition going. We need YOUR help to fund them so that they are free of charge to students. Our goal is $1600! Click on the link to donate.
Aloha Lit Mag, AETERNUM The Lit Mag is a book filled cover to cover with the best art and literature from Aloha High School Students. This nationally recognized publication is offered at Powell's books for $10. You may submit a short story, play, poem, script, song lyrics, architectural design, essays, photography, sculpture, painting, mixed media etc. to Mrs. Jones is E22 or alohalitmag@gmail.com. | Join the Aloha Booster ClubNext Meeting Nov. 14, 7 pm AHS Library. Everyone is welcome to attend! We are looking for a Concession Manager for next year...There is a good support team in place and lots of time to learn the ropes. This is an important way we give back to AHS! We need Your Help! Please contact us at alohapto@gmail.com | BOTTLE AND CAN DRIVESaturday, November 17 9am-2pm Drop off by gym stairs Fundraiser for Senior Graduation Party |
Aloha Lit Mag, AETERNUM
Join the Aloha Booster Club
Next Meeting Nov. 14, 7 pm AHS Library.
Everyone is welcome to attend!
We are looking for a Concession
Manager for next year...There is a
good support team in place and lots
of time to learn the ropes. This is an
important way we give back to AHS!
We need Your Help!
Please contact us at alohapto@gmail.com