EPSD9 Community Newsletter

ALL currently enrolled students MUST complete the registration process for the 2023-24 school year. When registering your student, please make sure your email and phone number are current.

IMPORTANT! Currently enrolled K-5 students cannot be placed with a teacher for the 2023-24 school year until registration has been completed.

December 2023 marks the 82nd Anniversary of Pearl Harbor.

To commemorate this historical event, the Eagle Point High School Band will be traveling to Oahu, HI to perform at several venues. Travel will be 6 days, and 5 nights for approximately 60 students. Air travel, hotel, island transportation, and a few meals will be approximately $2500 per student. Students will need to individually pay for 12 + meals on his/her own. Your consideration is greatly appreciated.

WAYS YOU CAN HELP

1. Donate funds using the Tax Donation Letter by contacting MurakamiNakaiR@eaglepnt.k12.or.us
2. Hold a Fundraiser.
3. Have the band play for a portion of the proceeds at an event. To do this email Mr. Ryan MurakamiNakai at MurakamiNakaiR@eaglepnt.k12.or.us to schedule the event date and time.
4. Cans & Bottles Drive. Text 541 890 2637 for pickup.

The Annual FFA Banquet was held on Wednesday, May 5th. Eagle Point High School FFA students were recognized for their accomplishments, along with scholarship awards. The slide show below was presented at the dinner and includes student recognitions! We hope you are able to take a moment to enjoy the presentation of student accomplishments.

Help Teens Manage Emotional Ups and Downs

Learn evidence-based ways to support your teens (and yourself)

Tuesday, May 23, 5:30-6:45 pm

Student Services, 3275 Avenue G, White City

Refreshments will be provided.

Parenting teens is tough. Please join the District Mental Health Counselor for training to help parents support their teen’s ability to understand their emotions and express themselves more effectively.

Topics:

Help your teen identify their emotions and needs with less conflict and distress

Help your teen tolerate difficult situations and calm overwhelming emotions

Learn skills for working through difficult situations with your teens

Please register here.

Questions? Please call Jamie Auborn, District Mental Health Counselor, at 541-830-6064 or email at aubornj@eaglepnt.k12.or.us

EPSD9 School Board, April Recognition of Staff and Students.

The following students and staff were recently recognized for their outstanding work by our School Board.

Words from White Mountain Middle School:

Natalee Alvarado

Natalee's academic strength is her perseverance. Even when she is given a challenging assignment she continues to work hard, accepts feedback from teachers, and applies it. She is kind and respectful to her classmates and teachers. Natalee is a pleasure to have in class.

Oscar Hernandez

Oscar is the type of student that can work in small or large groups, as he gets along with everyone. He is a hard worker, respectful and responsible, and always completes his work. He has great leadership skills and a bright future ahead of him. We are excited to see what Oscar achieves next.

Shannon Champion

We started the school year with no teacher for our MVP classroom and Mrs. Champion stepped in with her experience with those students and did an amazing job. The MVP room sometimes can be overwhelming physically, emotionally, and mentally but Mrs. Champion always has a smile and she really cares for those students as her own. She is dependable and has taken on a lot of extra responsibility this school year.

Ernesto Hernandez

This person has worked for EPSD9 for only a few years. He puts his energy and enthusiasm into building relationships with his students and takes his time in building a safe and positive classroom environment that his students feel comfortable being in. He joined our teaching staff at the perfect time because we wanted to grow our robotics program, and he’s done such a good job we’ve been able to do that. He has given our students the ability to do hands-on learning. Seeing how he has given students the tools to build a robot, and seeing how proud the students are when they go around showing staff what they built and it runs. We can't wait to see what else Mr. Hernandez has in store for our students next school year with the 3D printers and robotics.

Good afternoon EPSD9 Community,

I am pleased to announce that Principal Valerie Shehorn will be moving into the Director's position for The Office of Teaching and Learning, next school year. We wish our current Director, Joni Parsons, a wonderful retirement as she departs for new adventures this coming June.

Our District was blessed with several strong applicants. After numerous interviews, our hiring team felt Valerie Shehorn is the best fit for our current District's needs.

Respectfully,

~ Andy Kovach, Superintendent

“I am grateful for the opportunity to join our District Leadership Team and serve the communities of Eagle Point School District 9! I am excited to collaborate with our schools in a new capacity and to support the continued growth of our district.”

~ TRE Principal, Valerie Shehorn

New Curriculum!

Public Review of K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Adoptions for 2023/24

You are invited to review the samples of the curriculum recommended by our district committees!

Where: Eagle Point School District Board Room

When: April 17- June 2nd

Time: 8:00 am -3:00 pm

link for comments & questions/ enlace para comentarios & preguntas

Questions? Please Call, 541-830-6573

School Care Coordinators (SCCs) are non-medical human service professionals who help students and their families access services or resources to support their health and well-being while encouraging student success. Our SCCs can also assist in navigation to the wide range of school-based, primary care, preventative, and supportive services that RCH offers.

Services are available to students of Eagle Point School District 9 schools, and Butte Falls Charter School.

Hello EPSD9 Community,

We wanted to let you know about two videos published recently through Jackson County Library Services Beyond, the library’s Youtube channel. Ryan Pfeil, our videographer, works with library staff, SOHS volunteers, and community members to capture local history.

We Will Rebuild, Parts 1 and 2 are about the history of the Butte Creek Mill, the tragic fire that destroyed the building, and the community effort to rebuild this local landmark.

Part 1

https://jcls.org/2023/03/30/we-will-rebuild-part-1/

Part 2

https://youtu.be/yItd06CHZ_Y

What’s next for our school district? You can get the latest information (and voice your opinions) by adding your name to Superintendent Andy Kovach’s Key Communicator emailing list. It’s easy, just CLICK HERE.