District Calendar

2/27 - Incoming Freshmen Night @ SHS, 7:00pm-8:30pm

3/10 - End of Tri 2

3/13 - NO SCHOOL Teacher Work Day

3/24 - NO SCHOOL Furlough Day

3/27-3/31 - NO SCHOOL Spring Break

The SSD School Board approved the three proposed furlough dates of March 24, June 15, and June 16, along with other calendar adjustments related to these dates. The updated 2022-23 calendar can be found here.

Our second Erin's Law lesson of the year will be taking place next week on Monday and Friday (2/27 and 3/3) in Homeroom. For more information on these sexual abuse prevention lessons, you can read our Erin's Law Letter to Families. If you opted your child out of these lessons, they can go straight to the community room (C201) for Homeroom on Monday and Friday. If you haven't opted your student out, but want to, you can find the opt-out link in the above letter. Please opt out by Monday morning at 8 am so we have time to notify their homeroom teacher. Due to the furlough day in March, we had to adjust the Erin's Law Lesson 3 and 4 dates. Here are the dates for the remaining lessons for the year:

Lesson 2: 2/27/2023 and 3/3/2023

Lesson 3: 3/14/2023 and 3/16/2023

Lesson 4: 3/17/2023 and 3/20/2023

All schools in our district will be participating in lockdown drills February 27-March 10. These drills are an essential part of our emergency preparedness, and help students and staff to practice specific protocols that would occur in an emergency situation. This will be the second lockdown drill of the year and will not be announced to students or staff in advance to allow for an accurate observation of any response protocols that need improvement or additional training. Practice drills such as these are also an opportunity for our administrators and staff to collaborate with the Sherwood Police Department. You may notice increased police presence if you are on/near campus during a lockdown drill, as SPD officers do participate in these drills.

During a lockdown drill, staff and students are secured within their individual classrooms/offices, and there is no movement in the building. No one will be allowed to enter or exit the campus until the drill has been completed.

For more information on District emergency response protocols and communication, please visit the SSD website here.

Sherwood High School will offer all 10th grade students an opportunity to take the Pre-ACT exam on Thursday, March 16th (Last Names A-K) and Friday, March 17th (Last Names L-Z). There is no registration fee.

The Pre-ACT is a multiple choice exam that familiarizes students with the ACT. Mirroring the style of the official college entrance exam, this paper-based test features questions in four subject areas: English/language arts, math, reading, and science. Click here for more information about the Pre-ACT.

Testing will occur at the Sherwood School District Office - 21920 Southwest Sherwood Boulevard, Sherwood, OR 97140, and begin promptly at 9AM. Shuttle buses will be provided from SHS to the district office, and lunch will be provided when students return to SHS.

Students are automatically registered for the Pre-ACT. Families interested in opting-out of the Pre-ACT can complete this form to remove registration. Families need to opt their students out of the Pre-ACT by Friday, March 10th or students will be expected to participate in the exam.

Sherwood High School will offer all 11th grade students an opportunity to take the ACT exam on Wednesday , April 12th. There is no registration fee.

The ACT is a multiple choice exam that is used as an official college entrance exam. This test features questions in four subject areas: English/language arts, math, reading, and science, and there is also an essay as part of the exam. Click here for more information about the ACT.

Testing will occur at the Sherwood School District Office - 21920 Southwest Sherwood Boulevard, Sherwood, OR 97140, and begin promptly at 9AM. Shuttle buses will be provided from SHS to the district office, and lunch will be provided if requested on the registration form.

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Interested students and families can register for the ACT using this registration form. There is no walk-in registration for this test session. Sign-ups for the ACT close on Wednesday, April 5th.

Our local AFW Women's Auxiliary has offered to sponsor the participation fees for two SHS juniors for Girls State in Washington State this summer. Oregon has decided not to participate so there won't be an opportunity for our students to participate closer to home.

Female high school students who have completed their junior year are competitively selected and sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary units for this program, where they learn about the political process by electing officials for all levels of state government and actively running a mock government. The girls are assigned to mock cities and either the “Federalist Party” or “Nationalist Party.” Candidates should be keenly interested in government and current events, and show strong leadership abilities.

Girls State will be held at Central Washington University, June 11th-17th 2023. Applicants will be responsible for their own travel to and from the event.

If your student is interested in applying for this program, please have them talk to their school counselor before May 1st.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!

Tuesday, February 21st at Joe's Burgers

ALL DAY Joe's Burgers will donate 15% of sales (in person, phone, app, etc) to the Sherwood Band Boosters.

No flyer needed but you MUST mention the fundraiser to get credit.

Outdoor School will run from March 6th - June 2nd this spring. Have fun and learn a lot as a Student Leader of sixth-graders at Outdoor School for one week, and you can earn community service hours & college credit. 10th – 12th graders are eligible. SHS students are especially desired to help Sherwood Middle School students for the dates of May 22nd - 26th (Mon-Fri) at Camp Cedar Ridge, Camp Trickle Creek and Camp Harlow, but any week works. Students interested in being new Student Leaders at Outdoor School should attend one training at a location of their choice between February 5th - mid-March. Visit the Counseling Office for sign-up forms, or go to www.nwoutdoorschool.org to register online.

The Career Center is hosting the ASVAB Career Exploration Program on April 19th. This is a great opportunity for 10th-12th grade students looking for a career exploration opportunity regardless of their interest in the military. More information on the ASVAB CEP here: https://www.asvabprogram.com/

Turn in the attached permission slip to the Career Center by April 12th.

ASVAB CEP Permission Slip

Registration is open for all grades for the spring track and field season. Go to sherwoodtrack.com to find more information. The high school season starts February 27th. All paperwork, registration, and physicals (if needed) are due by Friday February 24th. Contact Terrel Smith for more specific details.

Interested in working while your student is in school? Nutrition services has two, 4.25 hours positions open. Start your work day after school starts and be off in time for student pick up! Click here to see a complete list of current job openings.