Aloha High School
11/10/22
Attendance - Arriving Late, Leaving Early, Too Sick for School
Dear BSD Students,
On Monday, November 21, the district will be conducting several focus groups to gather feedback on what improvements you’d like to see in BSD as part of our strategic planning process. We welcome your participation!
You have two options to join:
- All Students: Zoom Meeting, 4:15 - 5:00 p.m. https://beavertonk12.zoom.us/j/89702624742?pwd=YStyc2w0NWREaGFjY3NlYUdST1I5QT09
- Families & Community: Join us at the Beaverton City Library, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
- Families & Community: Zoom Meeting, 12:00 - 12:45 p.m.
https://beavertonk12.zoom.us/j/86801510720?pwd=OEJmMUluWUZZTW05Ylh3ZmZsc1IxZz09
- All Staff: Zoom Meeting, 3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
https://beavertonk12.zoom.us/j/89854069688?pwd=Q3doYjc2ZnVXUnk4dTlPVmdzdWpCZz09
- Families & Community: Beaverton City Library, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Thank you,
BSD support
Engage BSD - We want to hear your voice!
The district is launching Engage BSD, a new online platform where you can weigh in on current projects that matter to you, your children and our community. It uses various tools like open discussion forums, surveys, polls and idea generators to get your feedback. Depending on the tool, you’ll also be able to see what others in our community are thinking. The idea is for you to have one place to come and share your input on a variety of district projects.
On Engage BSD right now, you’ll see an Attendance project, where we’re asking students and parents who are struggling with regular and consistent attendance (missing 2 or more days per month) to fill out a short survey to help us better understand the barriers they’re facing and what their schools can do to help. There’s also a section called Stories where students can share their struggles in a different way.
On Engage BSD, you’ll also find information about our Strategic Plan project plus the Beaverton High School and Raleigh Hills Rebuild projects. Finally, you can see an ongoing project called Superintendent Connect, which highlights in-person listening sessions and coffee chats with Superintendent Dr. Gustavo Balderas.
To access Engage BSD, you can either go to the website directly or from the district website’s homepage, you can click on “Engage” in the top navigation bar. To participate, we ask that you complete a one-time registration. Please know that the District will NOT be tracking your input by name but instead by category. For example, we'll pull data regarding how students, parents or community members respond, not how individuals respond. You also can comment anonymously on discussion boards by choosing your own username.
Please take a moment to register and begin to engage.
Thank you for your participation.
Biology Field Trip to Butternut Creek
PTO Meetings are the 3rd Thursdays of each Month
Join us the third Thursdays, at 7:30pm in the library. We are so appreciative of the volunteers who are helping out and we are looking for a few more board members to help with specific things and helping with decisions! This is your kids’ school and we want it to be great for all!!! But - we need help. The more board members we have - the less time commitment for all and the more we can do to provide for our students and staff!!!
Not mention you can hang out with some fabulous parents!!!
Please reach out to us at alohapto@gmail.com, or browse through the different opportunities by clicking HERE.
PTO Board
Co-President - Wendy Dragoon
Co-President - Michelle James
Treasurer - Venissa Gerberg
Secretary - Becky Newkirk
Concessions - Cara Ellenwood
New Date - Tree Orders Taken until December 1.
Staff and Students collect money, food and gift cards to help our Aloha community.
Be sure to scroll down a bit to find Holiday Sharing. 100% of each donation goes to AHS Holiday Sharing to help families in need this Holiday season.
Senior Shirt Pick-up 11/21 and 11/22
Senior Shirts are finally here. Stop by the elevator by K Hall to pick up your senior shirt during both lunches on 11/21 & 11/22. If you still want to order a senior shirt, we will be sending out one final order in March 2023. Be sure to look for that announcement at that time.
Career Center - Come in and get to know us
Lissette Contreras (Maira on email) is our College and Career Specialist and Catherine Ramos, is our College and Readiness Counselor.
Follow us on Instagram ahs_careercenter and check us on your Canvas dashboard.
If you have any questions, please email us or stop by the Career Center!
Lissette Contreras
maira_contreras@beaverton.k12.or.us
Cahterine Ramos
Community Volunteers Needed for Mock Interviews
Are you interested in supporting students to be career ready?! The Career Center is looking for community member volunteers to support 11th graders with mock interviews in February. If you are interested in being an interviewer to support students, please click the link here to fill out the interest form. If you have any questions, please connect with our college & career counselor Catherine Ramos at catherine_ramos@beaverton.k12.or.us. Thank you so much!
Best,
Catherine Ramos (she/ her/ hers)
Aloha High School
College and Career Readiness Counselor
Senior Baby Ads PURCHASE REQUIRED
Purchase your Senior Baby Ad online at or-beaverton.intouchreceipting.com or at the bookkeeper’s office BEFORE Friday December 16th.
Purchase Options:
SMALL $25: One photo and a 25 word message
MEDIUM $50: Two photos and a 50 word message
LARGE $100: Four photos and a 100 word message
Senior Portraits FREE TO SUBMIT
Portrait Definition: a photograph of a person depicting only the face or head and shoulders.
Photo Requirements:
JPEG Format
Front Facing (we need to be able to see your full face)
No Props
Solo Photo (No submitting group photos)
Senior Quotes FREE TO SUBMIT
Hi Aloha seniors! This year we are adding senior quotes to our yearbook.
Senior quotes are a caption that will go below your senior picture in the yearbook. They’re usually used as fun commemorative statements.
What’s allowed?
Most everything is allowed, you can use a song lyric, famous quote, a line from your favorite tv show or something you came up with. Your quote is a maximum of 65 characters and that includes spaces.
What’s not allowed? ABSOLUTELY NO HATE SPEECH. No profanity, and no offensive comments. Don’t say anything you wouldn’t want a teacher or guardian hearing.
Senior quotes are due on December 16th.
How do I submit my quote?
Download the Aloha Warrior Family App for Athletics
Warrior Family App for Apple
The Aloha Warrior Family App
Warrior Family App for Android
ParentSquare - Sign up and Get the App
The Beaverton School District uses the ParentSquare platform for district, school and teacher communications, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent/guardian, using their preferred email address and phone number. Download the app or log into the ParentSquare web portal.
Need a ParentVue account? Email us
2022-2023 Calendar
Gold Days are periods 1,3,5,7 - Blue Days are periods 2,4,6,8
Aloha High School
Email: ahs-communications@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: aloha.beaverton.k12.or.us
Location: 18550 Southwest Kinnaman Road, Beaverton, OR, USA
Phone: 5033562760
Facebook: facebook.com/ahsalohahighschool
Twitter: @ahsalohahighschool
Teen Support Resources
Mental Health America has compiled an abundance of resources for teens and parents of teens who are experiencing depression.
HelpGuide, a nonprofit organization, put together tips for parents to help them identify depression in their teens and help them treat it.
According to Mental Health America, anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illnesses in the U.S. This page has resources for dealing with anxiety and in depth information about the causes, symptoms, treatments and more.
The CDC conducts a National Youth Risk Behavior Survey to spotlight the causes and effects of high risk behaviors in youth.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention said that educating yourself on what put kids at the greatest risk for suicide is one thing that protects them the most. They have given information on the facts and some of the risk factors and warning signs for teen suicide.
Solara Mental Health has created a mental health guide to help college students stay on track with maintaining their mental health and a healthy life balance in college.
- National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
The National Helpline is available in English and Spanish for individuals and family members facing mental health or substance abuse disorders.
Truth Initiative has a free text message program to help youth, young adults or anyone who is looking to quit e-cigarette use.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put together page of resources of support for teens and young adults facing challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry listed some sources of teen stress and ways that parents can help their them to decrease stress.
The recommendation to delay or close school is based on the ability of:
- The district to operate school buses safely
- Students and parents to drive safely
- Students to walk safely
- Employees to get to work on time and safely