SHS Community Newsletter
Week of January 3rd, 2022
Principal's Update
Scappoose Students, Staff and Families,
We hope you had a great break! This month we have J-Term. This J-term will be especially important for us as we have opportunities to recover credits that may have been lost during CDL. J-Term also allows all of our students to experience a wide variety of electives that are not usually accessible in our regular schedule. We look forward to a month of learning and exploration.
Please see below for important information…
Welcome Back!
Go Indians!
Jerimy Kelley
Scappoose High School Principal
971-200-8005*5010
J-Term Bell Schedule
Counseling Corner
Your School Counselor is assigned to you based on your last name:
Aarin Pinkstaff, A through K
Alyssa Bettendorf, L through Z
Susie Erickson, Intervention Specialist
Justin Engstrom, Care Coordinator
Josie Bradley, Registrar
Nicole Verzino, Counseling Secretary
Academics:
We are getting close to the end of the semester. There is still time to catch up. If students are struggling they should come in to see their teachers or counselor before school, during lunch or after school to get help.
PSAT scores are now available on the College Board Website. Please see your counselor if you have any questions.
Schedules:
J Term Schedules: We are currently finalizing schedules for J Term based on the forecasting that students completed earlier this month. Students will be scheduled in classes based on the responses that they provided during forecasting or they have been placed in classes to recover credit from previously failed classes. If you are recovering credit(s) during J Term, you will receive communication from counseling with more information.
Our students and faculty place time and attention onto planning for our future classes during forecasting. This work helps us create schedules that provide students access to unique learning opportunities and credit recovery. To honor those students who forecasted with intention and our students in need of credit recovery, we will not be offering schedule changes for J Term classes.
Semester 2: We are now accepting scheduling change requests for Semester 2 through the end of J Term (January 28th). Please find more information about the process here. We can ONLY accept schedule change requests through the Schedule Change Request Form.
At this time, we will only be able to accept changes that are related to scheduling mistakes or holes in your schedule. We are not accommodating elective change requests unless there is an extenuating circumstance.
It is important to be purposeful when you are forecasting for your classes so that counselors can place you in the correct classes the first time. Please keep this in mind when we forecast for next year.
Resources:
Share & Care: Scappoose Share and Care is a program headed by the Scappoose Fire Department that puts food, clothing and Christmas gifts in the hands of families who are in need. If you or someone you know need support please click the link: https://www.srfd.us/share-care
Paper copies of the application will also be available near the door at the Scappoose Fire District's administration office located at 52751 Columbia RIver Highway, and St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank located at 51555 Sw. Old Portland Road.
The deadline for submitting applications is December 9th at noon.
Scappoose Public Library will be hosting a free produce distribution every Wednesday from 10 AM to 12 Pm in the Library Meeting Room. All are welcome!
This time of year can be hard on people. Please know that there are resources for students who are struggling.
Scappoose Counseling Wellness Letter
Lines for Life: 800-273-8255
CCMH Crisis Line: 503-782-4499
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255
College & Career:
Do you need a transcript? Or a Letter of Recommendation? Make sure you are requesting this stuff through Naviance. (make sure to click on the links for info)
Upcoming Events: (click the underlined links below for more information)
ATTENTION ALL 11th Graders: We will be hosting our annual Financial Reality Fair on 1/26/22 @ 8:30 AM in the gym. ALL current 11th graders are required to attend as a graduation requirement. Note that the event will take place during late start.
FAFSA/Paying for College
FAFSA/ORSA Applications open October 1st!
College Visits - check out the College Tab on our Counseling Website for all upcoming visits.
SCHOLARSHIPS! It’s never too early to get started on scholarships. Check out the Scholarships tab on the SHS Counseling Website - we just updated it with a lot of really great resources for students and families!
Oregon Promise Grant Application opens Sept 1st
OSAC Scholarship App opens Nov 1st
PCC Foundation Scholarship App opens Nov 1st
Institutional Scholarships - start looking at college/university-specific scholarships now!
Attendance Matters
Attendance really matters! We want your student to be here and on time. So, how many absences are needed for a student to be considered truant?
Exceeding five days absent, either excused and/or unexcused, in a three-month period may be a truancy violation.
Unexcused absences are a child safety issue. Someone should always know where the child is. Oregon state law says an equivalent of four unexcused days in a month may also be a truancy violation.
Days specifically excused by doctor’s notes are excluded from any count. The program is intended to be as flexible as each school wishes. The school staff may take into consideration the student’s school performance when determining necessary intervention.
What happens when a student is sent to truancy?
A truancy officer will visit with the parent or guardian at the student’s home. The officer will evaluate living conditions that could affect attendance and inform parents or guardians of the Oregon Compulsory School Attendance Law 39.010. The officer will give the parent or guardian a compliance notice to sign and return to the school. This initial step often improves student attendance without further contact.
Tardy Policy
Excessive tardies will be turned over to the administration for disciplinary action.
Tardy # 1: three unexcused tardies in any one class in one semester. Result is after school detention.
Tardy # 2: any tardy from any other class in the same semester. Result is after school detention.
Tardy # 3: the next tardy from any class in the same semester. Result is Saturday School.
Unexcused absences will result in In School Suspension.
Athletic Announcements
Welcome to January
Your student-athletes have been working hard and the we will have more information and updates coming soon.
Schedules
Please check out the upcoming schedules of all of our teams at RankOne
It is never too late to get ready for Spring Sports by scheduling a sports physical, first day of practices is February 28th.
Class of 2022-Safe and Sober News!
Class of 2022 Parents!
Thank you to everyone who attended the last meeting on November 4. It was great to have more people there and hear new perspectives and ideas. The minutes have been posted in our Facebook group. Our next meeting is scheduled for January 25, location TBD. The next Can and Bottle Drive is Saturday, December 4. You can sign up to help here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44A4AE29AAFDC07-canand
If you have already filled out the information form/QR code keep an eye out for our emails. We have heard from a few of you that they are going to junk mail. We sent an email on November 9th if you aren't getting them please go to junk and approve them. If not follow the QR code to set yourself up!
We have two easy fundraising opportunities you can help with. Please share with friends and family also!
-Fred Meyer Rewards: It is simple and these funds will be sent directly to the Safe and Sober Account by Fred Meyer at no cost to you. Follow directions at https://www.fredmeyer.com/i/community/community-rewards and pick your organization: Scappoose Safe and Sober
-Amazon Smile: All your holiday shopping will benefit the Class of 2022 Grads and it is simple. You can even do it for a work account and earn even more money. This program is also at no cost to you so share with friends and family members. When searching for the organization you want to support you type in
Scappoose Safe and Sober
We would also love to get any businesses set up to match donations, so if you have info or work for a company like NIKE or Intel that matches donations, please feel free to sign us up! We have also linked our donation letter if families would like to donate or procure for the events.
If you have any questions please feel free to email us anytime shssafeandsober@gmail.com
Thank you for helping make this a great year for our Seniors!
General Testing Information
General Info - State Testing
Each year, schools are required to participate in administering the Oregon Statewide Assessments. These tests include Math and English Language Arts (Grades 3-8 and 11), Science (Grades 5, 8 and 11), ELPA (Eligible students only) and Extended Assessments (Eligible students only).
For Math and English Language Arts, parents may opt-out by preference. For exemptions for Science, ELPA21 or Extended assessments, they must be based on a disability or religious reason per the Oregon Dept. of Education and be approved by the District Test Coordinator.
Parents can find these forms on our district website: www.scappoosek12.org under For Parents>Curriculum/Instruction>State Assessments. Opt-out forms must be filled out annually.
Opt out form- State Testing
Exemption Form- English- Parent request for Exemption for state Testing (excluding Math and ELA)
Opt Out Form- Spanish- Opt out for State Testing in Spanish
Spanish Exemption Form- Exemption form- Spanish
Cafe News
Remember lunch and breakfast are free! Students, please stop in and grab a breakfast sandwich, some pizza, or a delicious sandwich. When you do that, take the time to meet our fantastic kitchen staff.
We are also looking for interested students to work during lunch. If interested, please see Mr. Kelley, Mr. McKedy, or Mr. French for details.
We have various ala carte items to pick from, such as chips, water, cookies. These items are not part of the free lunch, so make sure you have some money on your account.
Additionally, we need to be more diligent and respectful and throw away our own trash after lunch. Thank you for supporting our custodial team by taking care of your own garbage and eating area.
Bussing Messaging
Durham Bus Services is continuing to make every effort to hire and onboard new drivers as efficiently as possible. Due to the shortage of drivers the following routes:3,4,5,6,7 will not be operating the week of 1/3-1/7. Thank you parents for your patience during this time period.