McDaniel Family Newsletter
September 20, 2021
McDaniel High School (formerly Madison High School)
Email: askyles@pps.net
Website: https://www.pps.net/mcdaniel
Location: 2735 NE 82nd Avenue Portland, Oregon
Phone: 503-916-5220
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PPSMcDanielHighSchool/
Twitter: @leodis_v
A Message from Principal Skyles
Hello, McDaniel families,
It's hard to believe that we just finished up the 3rd week of school! Our students are finding their classes and enjoying the time in the new building. We have now officially rolled out our Mountain Lion mascot logo - see the picture below.
We hope that you can join us virtually for Back to School Night on Wednesday, September 22nd. This is a time to meet teachers virtually and follow the schedule for your students. See the details below.
There is also a special time for a Senior Family Check In on WEDNESDAY. It will take place during periods 1,4, 5.
We were notified that there are some errors with School Messenger not getting so some of our families. PPS is working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Please continue to check the Trivory App (it's FREE to download), the McDaniel website - www.pps.net/mcdaniel, and our Instagram pages (@mcdanielhighschoolpdx and @mcdanielhighschoolpdx.espanol.
Principal Skyles
Back to School Night (Virtual) - WEDNESDAY, September 22nd
Don't Miss Out on the McDaniel HS Virtual Back to School Night!
Wednesday, September 22nd - 5 pm - 7:30 pm
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT SCHEDULE:
5:00 pm | Welcome Live with Principal & Vice Principals
5:30 pm | 1st period
5:45 pm | 2nd period
6:00 pm | 3rd period
6:15 pm | 4th period
6:30 pm | 5th period
6:45 pm | 6th period
7:00 pm | 7th period
7:15 pm | 8th period
7:30 pm | END of VIRTUAL EVENT
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Find in ParentVue or StudentVue your student (s) schedule
- Visit CANVAS to access links to virtual LIVE classrooms
* Click on the link below for a document that explains how to access CANVAS - your student (s) will need to help you.
https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/160/CanvasQuickGuide-English.pdf
Using the schedule above, follow your student’s class schedule and visit the teacher virtually to meet and greet. Each visit is 15 minutes.
** Please note there is a Virtual Senior Family check-in during 1st, 4th, and 5th periods - you will learn important information for the year.
Trivory App - FREE
If not, you definitely should check it out! It is a PPS Student created app that has helpful information for McDaniel staff, students, and families. It's where you can find the daily bell schedule, important updates, calendar of events, Tri-met bus schedule, a school map, resources - including information for our Community Partners.
It also enables you to send a daily alert each morning about the bell schedule for the day.
If you are unable to download the app, here is a link to check it online: https://trivory.com/mcdaniel
McDaniel HS Counseling Department
Counseling Department - Room 210
Our team includes licensed school counselors, school psychologists, and our counseling secretary. We use a collaborative approach, drawing upon the expertise of our counselors.
Our school counselors wear many hats:
- academic support and guidance in high school for students and families
- crisis counseling and suicide assessment
- referrals for mental health services
- scheduling of classes
- college preparation, search, and application assistance
- other post-secondary planning
- referrals to alternative schools
- college test information and registration assistance
- credit recovery, online class information, and night/summer school registration
Here is a list of our school counselors.
Tracy Morrison (A – D)
Erin Hale (E – G & AVID)
Jerardo Marquez (H – Mo)
Neomi Navarro (Mp – S)
Brandon Rawls (T – Z)
Brian Meyer (Newcomer Students and ELD1/ELD2)