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November 8th, 2019
Ashland High School-- Oregon
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Email: AHSOffice@ashland.k12.or.us
Website: http://ashland.k12.or.us
Location: 201 South Mountain Avenue, Ashland, OR 97520, USA
Phone: 541 482 8771
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AHS.Ashland.OR/
STUDENT SUCCESS ACT - YOUR INPUT NEEDED!
In cooperation with our local teachers, Ashland School District is now offering two separate survey options.
TAKE THE SURVEYS!
What is the Student Success Act? Click Here for more information!
Upcoming Events
Last chance to see AHS Theater's Fall Play: Urinetown the Musical! Friday November 8th - Sunday November 10th
*** AP EXAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE NOVEMBER 13 ***
Reminder - AP Exam registration Deadline for May 2020 assessments is next week!
COMING SOON – TCB SCHEDULER
There’s a change a coming? In the next few weeks, you may see some changes to your student’s schedule in PowerSchool. While there is no real change to classes, you will see their TCB time reflected as a separate class on Red and White days.
What is TCB? TCB stands for ‘Taking Care of Business.’ Four days each week (M T TH F), we provide a 31 minute period for students to schedule a time with any teacher for support.
Why the change? The change is to allow a move from our current paper tracking system for TCB to an online system that will allow you and your student to see how your student is using their TCB time and track their attendance. We will keep you posted as we progress.
How will students schedule time with a teacher? Students will talk with either the teacher they want to visit or their 2nd/6th period teacher and ask to be scheduled on a specific date. Teachers may also request to see a student. The change will appear in the PowerSchool portal and on the app for both parents / guardians and students to see.
What does the student do if they don’t need to see a teacher? Students will remain with their 2nd or 6th period teacher and use the time to study or complete homework.
When will students hear about the change? We will share the changes with students during TCB time and explain the process.
When will the changes occur? You will start seeing some changes next week as we begin setup on the system. Our target date for full implementation is in early December after teachers have received training.
When will I learn more? You will receive more information on how the new scheduler works before the full implementation. For now, the difference will be that teachers will take attendance separately for TCB COMMUNITY time from students’ 2nd and 6th period classes starting Monday, November 11.. Requests for TCB time will continue to go through the paper process that is already in place until full implementation.
Will students earn a grade? No. Students do not earn a grade for TCB but attendance is a requirement and falls under the school attendance policy.
How can I help as a parent/guardian? Review PowerSchool and class assignments and grades with your student. Together with your student, email teachers when there is a concern and request to schedule a time in TCB for the student.
What will I see in PowerSchool next week?
What will I see in PowerSchool in December?
2nd Annual Ping Pong Tournament - Saturday November 9th
Orchestra Concert - Tuesday, November 12th
Orchestra is having a concert on Tuesday Nov 12 at 7pm in the Theater. The orchestras are playing some really great music – including a piece called The Odyssey (Journey of Odysseus) and Waltz No 2 by Shostakovich! Come out and listen!
Important Winter Sport Open House - Wednesday, November 13th
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! There will be a preseason parent Open House for all winter sports on Wednesday, November 13th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Mountain Avenue Gym on the AHS campus. This will be an opportunity to:
- · Meet the coaches
- · Get practice/competition schedules
- · Learn about program expectations
- · Check to make sure your student is registered for athletic participation
- · Ask questions
The first day of official practice for winter sports will be Monday, November 18th.
Canned Food Drive! Starting November 18th
Senior Portraits Due Thursday November 21st!
Rogue News Sponsorship
Homecoming Dance Photos 2019 Links & QR Codes are available in the Main Office!
Travel Opportunities
Panama Canal
We still have a few spots available! Sign ups go until December.
Your student is invited to join a once-in-a-lifetime international travel experience with their peers during Summer of 2020 to Panama!
Please contact Sra. Contreras @ gladys.contreras@ashland.k12.or.us
or Sr. Atanes Francisco.Atanes@ashland.k12.or.us to hear all the details including the destinations, itinerary, and cost of this trip as well as the fundraising activities and more.
¡Vámonos a Panamá!
This Week's Highlights
Urinetown the Musical!
AHS Water Polo team Qualify for State Championship!
Luke Laurenson Celebrated 58 Performances in OSF's Hairspray!
Senior News
Graduation Order Collection - November 15
Senior Portraits are Due by November 21
Senior year is an extremely important year in a person’s life. To help commemorate this year, one of the most important documents is the senior’s yearbook photo. The following information will help you plan for senior portraits adequately and ensure that the picture that appears in the yearbook will be one that you will treasure for a lifetime. Follow https://tinyurl.com/portrait2020 for more information on how to submit your portrait.
Yearbook Parent Ads will be accepted until January 10
Looking for a creative way to tell your graduate, “I love you and I’m proud of you” now that their high school years is coming to an end? If the answer is yes, think about placing a “Senior Ads” in the yearbook. Yearbook dedication ads are a great way to give your child the special recognition they deserves, for everyone to see, in the 2020 yearbook.
Space will be filled on a first come first serve basis and we need to meet a minimum number of ads to place the them in
the book.
Proceeds of these ads help keep the cost of the yearbook low and provide book for students in need.
Direct link https://tinyurl.com/gradAds2020
Any additional information about these ads can be requested from kris.prusko@ashland.k12.or.us
Early Senior Project Presentations--Wednesday, January 8
Seniors who would like to present their Senior Projects early may do so on January 8 from 3:00-4:00pm. Please contact Amanda.McGrew@ashland.k12.or.us in Room 206
Senior Project Presentations-Date TBD
Cap and Gown Delivery--May 11
Graduation!!!!--May 29, 2020
Counseling Office
Pear Blossom Festival $2,500 Scholarship Competition!
Counselors are here to help
Counselors are here to help your students succeed. Students can drop in at the counseling office during school hours to fill out a counselor reservation form, or email Karyn.Barats@ashland.k12.or.us or call 541 482 8771 x2114 to schedule an appointment.
Counselors are assigned by student's last name as follows:
Keri Phipps (All Freshmen) Keri.Phipps@ashland.k12.or.us
Diane Berry (Last Names A-He) Diane.Berry@ashland.k12.or.us
Kalli Walker (Last Names Hi-Me) Kalli.Walker@ashland.k12.or.us
Jeff Roscher (Last Names Mi-Z) Jeffrey.Roscher@ashland.k12.or.us
College Information Newsletter--Fall 2019
Click here to for the very informative College Information Newsletter!
COLLEGE VISITS
Throughout the school year, college admissions officers visit AHS to talk with students about their respective schools. If a visit is during class, students should get pre-approval from the teacher. College visits, times and locations are listed in the daily announcements and posted in the College and Career Center (CCC). Visits are held in the CCC unless otherwise announced. Currently, the following visits are scheduled, but new schools will be added their visits are scheduled. For more information contact Jen Marsden at jennifer.marsden@ashland.k12.or.us
Looking Ahead... November 2019
Volunteer Opportunities - Earn Community Service Hours
Paddington Station Open House Event - Saturday, November 23
If interested, please fill out our simple application (found in AHS's main office) and return it to Paddington Station November 15th. We will contact you to make arrangements for you to come in and speak with either Stefanie or Joe, our floor managers before November 20th, for an interview to see if we can match you with a position, answer your questions, and decide what works best for all involved. We require professional attire for both the interview and the event.
Volunteer for Friends of the Animal Shelter Holiday Fair
FOTAS is planning a new major event which presents opportunities for Ashland HS students, starting immediately and through the end of the year. Deck The Paws Holiday Fair, a community-wide event, will be held on December 7 at the Phoenix Plaza Civic Center (PPCC). The fair will be open to the public, free admission. There are three main components:
· Individuals and families can bring their pets for photo portraits with Santa Paws and Cat-Elf.
· A wide array of hand-crafted gifts and décor will be on sale.
· Attendees can enjoy a reasonably priced, nutritious hot soup lunch.
Ashland HS students can participate in many different ways:
Make handcrafted items – We are collecting wonderful creations to sell at the fair. Wooden, woven, painted, sculpted – you name it, just create it! Students can join the “FOTAS Elves” group on Facebook and review photos and how-to posts for inspiration.
Organize and run your own table – Get a class or club to work together to stock and staff an Ashland HS table at the fair. In addition to selling items for the benefit of FOTAS, you can present information and displays about school projects (especially nice if animal related).
Help with photography – We need 2-6 students skilled in photo editing and computers to prepare and print 5x7” glossy prints of family and pet portraits at the fair. We will have one training session (1-2 hours) in September, and a full rehearsal for all participants in the photo project in October. Students can also work as roaming event photographers. After the fair we will need help organizing and uploading photo files.
Help with publicity – Dozens of event posters need to be distributed to locations throughout Ashland and beyond.
Singing & entertainment – We will have caroling and performances on the plaza at PPCC. Canopies and patio heaters will be set up if the weather requires. The Ashland HS Choir is invited to perform, and other groups and even individuals (jugglers? magicians?) are encouraged to sign up.
Paint faces – Students who paint or enjoy doing makeup are needed to do face painting. They will need to develop 6-8 sample faces on poster board, to display at the fair, and take shifts 11AM-4PM. Brushes and paint can be supplied.
Work at the fair – We will start setting up the fair at 7:30AM on December 7. Students with their own vehicles can shuttle boxes of merchandise and supplies to PPCC from a nearby staging location. We will need a small army of volunteers to unpack these boxes, set up tables and displays, and decorate the venue – all by 11AM. And then at 4-6PM we need to pack it all up and leave PPCC sparkling clean! Students do not need to commit for the entire day – just join the morning or afternoon team.
For more information or to sign up for a Deck The Paws job, contact Laura at 458-226-0600 or laura.ahearn@standfordalumni.org
School Websites
Ashland School District Website
Parent and Student PowerSchool Portal
Check schedules, grades and pay fees via the PowerSchool website and app:
Ashland High School Website
Sports Physicals
Physicals may be scheduled at the on-campus health center or provided by your personal physician. 541 482 8771 x2247 Lori.Vieu@ashland.k12.or.us
Athletic Registration
Athletics Website
Attendance Policy
2019-2020 Course Guide
Application for Free Lunch Program
https://family.titank12.com/HV4XN5
If you do not know your student's ID number you can leave it blank.
Bus Schedule
ASD Transportation 541 482 3174
Stacey.Delgado@ashland.k12.or.us
Click here to see bus routes and times:
https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/SIB/files/2019-2020%20WEB%20ROUTES.pdf
Students riding a bus to any location other than their designated bus stop must have parental permission and obtain a BUS PASS from the front office.