Columbia River High School

800 NW 99th ST.

Vancouver WA 98665

360-313-3900

Principal/ Head of School - Alex Otoupal

Associate Principal/Curriculum - Rob Duncan

Associate Principal/Activities - Ken Roberts

Associate Principal/Athletic Director - Nick Davies

Report Card

The Counseling and Pathways Team at River now have Canvas courses available for each grade level. These courses will house important grade level information and updates. Announcements will also be sent out through this course. Please log into your Canvas and make sure you accept the invitation to join your grade level course. Questions? Reach out to morgan.parker@vansd.org

Students looking for a topic for the Native American Heritage Month Project,(offered for credit in many classes) may select a biographical or historical poster/project on one of the following topics:

Native American Medal of Honor recipients listed here: https://web.archive.org/web/20060919131934/http://www.homeofheroes.com/e-books/mohE_indian/list.html

Contributions of Native American women in the military:

https://www.womensmemorial.org/native-american-women-veterans

Native American participation in the world wars:

https://historyproject.uci.edu/files/2018/07/How-to-incorporate-Native-American-participation-in-the-world-wars.pdf

During the school year, we encourage students and families to monitor grades using Skyward and or Family/Student Access. We will continue to mail home progress reports to students who have a failing grade or are in danger of failing.

1st Quarter Progress Grades - The grading period ended on November 3rd. Grade reports will be mailed home November 13, 2020 (that's today!)

2nd Quarter Mid-term Progress - January 5, 2021

2nd Quarter/Semester 1 Grading period ends January 28, 2021; reports will be mailed home on February 9, 2021

*This posted Semester grade determines the final rank for the Class of 2021*

3rd Quarter Mid-term Progress - March 15, 2021

3rd Quarter Grading period ends - April 13, 2021; reports will be mailed home on April 23, 2021

4th Quarter Mid-term Progress - May 25, 2021

4th Quarter/Semester 2 ends - June 16, 2021; reports will be mailed home on June 23, 2021

*Class of 2021 Transcripts will be available after June 23, 2021*

The WIAA announced this week that all season dates had changed again. You can read the season announcement here. Here are the new season dates. All of these dates are tentative, but we are hopeful that some sports will start in February! The WIAA has extended the open period for workouts/practices until January 23. However, due to the new COVID restrictions for Washington, Governor Inslee canceled all indoor workouts. We will continue to work with the district and state to get our athletes safely back on campus.

Picture packets will be mailed to your home and available on site...

Monday, November 30: Juniors

Class of 2022

3:30 - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, December 1: Sophomores

Class of 2023

3:30 - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, December 2: Seniors/Freshmen

Class of 2021

1:00 - 3:00 pm

Class of 2024

3:30 - 5:30 pm

At the moment - the following are the guidelines for safety while students participate in this optional event:

• Students will enter through the main entrance

• Students will sign in

• Students will walk to main gym (Hoover)

• Students will get photograph taken

• Students will exit through the back of the gym

• All students must wear masks at all times. Removal of masks is only allowed when photograph is taken

A Virtual Resource Room is available for students being served by an IEP. It is open Mondays - Fridays, 7:30 - 8:30. For more information, contact your student’s case manager. Accessing the Resource Room.

Good news on the 56th Volume of the Tyee Annual Yearbooks. Pre-ordered copies of the 2019-2020 are available for pick up. Remember this is for the 2019-2020 Yearbook only. Please contact our Business Office by emailing Dana.Lubbers@vansd.org with questions about The Tyee.

Remember that if you are requesting a transcript to be sent to a college, you should request that transcript through Xello. Transcript requests will be filled every Monday.

If you are using Common App for your college application, you should also request letters of recommendation through Xello.

If you need directions on how to do any of these things, check out these videos:

Instructions on how to request a transcript through Xello

Video on how students integrate common app with Xello

Video on how students request documents for Common App

Did you know that there are many local scholarships that go unawarded each year because no one applies!? Just by completing a scholarship application, you have great chances of receiving that money! Check out our website for the most up-to-date local scholarships! We update this list regularly. If you need help completing an application, or need someone to proofread your essays, reach out! We're here to help!

Our Child Nutrition Program will return to charging for daily meals using student PINs (issued at registration) once the Fall 2020-2021 school year begins on September 1, 2020. Students can receive free or reduced price meals by applying and qualifying for the National School Lunch Program (see below). Any enrolled student can also purchase a meal using their student meal account.

During Distance Learning, grab-and-go meals will be available for pick-up, Monday-Friday from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the following locations:

Serving sites for the Vancouver School District, beginning September 1, 2020:

· Anderson Elementary, 2215 NE 104th St.

· Fruit Valley Elementary, 3410 NW Fruit Valley Rd.

· Ogden Elementary, 3200 NE 86th Ave.

· Roosevelt Elementary, 2921 Falk Rd.

· Washington Elementary, 2908 S. St.

· Discovery Middle School, 800 E. 40th St.

· Jason Lee Middle School, 8500 NW 9th Ave.

· McLoughlin Middle School, 5802 MacArthur Blvd.

Whether you are renewing an application or applying for the first time, we encourage you to fill out a Free & Reduced Meal Application:

· English https://vansd.org/wpdm-package/free-and-reduced-price-meals-application/?wpdmdl=11802

· Spanish https://vansd.org/wpdm-package/free-and-reduced-price-meals-application-spanish/?wpdmdl=20381

· Russian https://vansd.org/wpdm-package/free-or-reduced-price-meals-russian/?wpdmdl=20387

A new application must be completed each school year.

Find additional Child Nutrition information on our website at

https://vansd.org/meals/

Vancouver Public Schools is an equal opportunity district in education programs, activities, services, and employment. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, including gender expression or identity, age, families with children, honorably discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. The district complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Older Worker Protection Act, and all other state, federal, and local equal opportunity laws. You may contact any of the following people at 2901 Falk Rd., Vancouver, WA, 98661, or by writing to them at VPS, PO Box 8937, Vancouver, WA 98668-8937 or by calling 360-313-1000: ADA & Affirmative Action/Title IX Coordinator––kathy.everidge@vansd.org; Title VII, 504–steve.vance@vansd.org; IDEA–daniel.bettis@vansd.org; Title IX Elementary–debra.hale@vansd.org; Athletic Equity & Title IX Secondary–james.gray@vansd.org. This notification can be provided in the appropriate language for communities of national origin and minority persons with limited English language skills by contacting 360-313-1250.

We are accepting donations for our care closet which could include, but not limited to, the following; non-perishable/non-expired food, toiletries, holiday items, new or gently used winter clothing etc. If you would like to donate you can do so by dropping off items at our contactless donation center which is located in our front entry way. We are open M-F 7-3p and you can enter the building by pushing the buzzer button on the side of the building by the front doors, our secretary will let you in and our donation bins will be right there. After you drop off we will take it from there :) Thank you! We greatly appreciate your consideration and support to our River families and community.

Thank You!!