Tiger Beat April 6th, 2023

If your child attended Bandon schools last school year, they are automatically eligible for Pandemic-EBT benefits as Bandon School District offered free meals for all students under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) in 2022.

All eligible children will get a new EBT card in the mail, whether they are new to P-EBT or have received P-EBT benefits in the past. Each child within the household who is eligible to receive P-EBT benefits will receive their own letter in the mail before receiving their benefits.

If a child is receiving SNAP, P-EBT benefits will not be issued onto the EBT card (also called Oregon Trail card) associated with the SNAP case. The household will receive a separate P-EBT card in the mail.

For example:

If there are four eligible children in one household, the household will receive four separate letters and four P-EBT cards (one letter and one EBT card addressed to each child).

The League of Women Voters of Coos County will present a Candidate Forum on Wednesday, April 19, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Bandon City Council Chambers, 555 Highway 101, Bandon. At this in-person event, the public will have the opportunity to hear from the candidates for Bandon School Board. Audience members are invited to submit written questions on the forms provided at the door. No one is permitted to wear any campaign gear inside the hall. A video recording of the forum will be made and posted online subsequently for the convenience of those who cannot attend.

The League of Women Voters of Coos County is a non-partisan organization and provides candidate forums as a voter service project to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government.

For more information, contact LWVCC Forum Chair, Abigail Bok, 541-808-3051 or LWVCC President, Alice Carlson, 541-756-7290.

Congratulations to the juniors who had the best attendance in March with an attendance rate of 86.5%, followed by the seniors at 84.36%, sophomores at 84.09%, and freshmen with 81.97%. Remember we are tracking attendance through the end of the year and will reward the class with the best attendance through May. Keep up the good work!

SAT School Day for (already registered) juniors is the morning of Wednesday, April 12th. See Mrs. Robertson if you have any questions.

April 6th is the last day of the 3rd quarter. Progress reports will be emailed out on Wednesday, April 12th. Parents and guardians are encouraged to keep track of their student's grades by logging into their parent portal account. If you have any questions or concerns about a specific grade please contact the teacher directly via email or you can call the office to be connected.

Sweet Speech are being held Friday, April 13th, at 7 PM in the Ocean Crest gym. Tickets are on sale from any speech team member, $10 for adults, $5 for students! All proceeds will go directly to helping pay for their state tournament. It is also Senior Night! You don't want to miss out on this special evening.

The BHS Talent Show is being held Thursday, May 11th at 7:00 PM in the gym. Talent show tryouts are being held April 11th- 13th in Ms. Moore’s classroom during lunch. For more information please see Ms. Moore or Mr. Carmack.

Spring sports pictures with Applewood Photography are scheduled for Thursday, April 27th. Picture packets are available at the office.

April 27th, 2023

BHS Track 4:30 PM

Softball 5:00 PM

Baseball 5:30 PM

Golf 6:00 PM

Track Practice is currently every weekday from 3:50 -5 pm at the track.

The class of 2027 is having a raffle! You can reach out the numbers on the flier for more information, and we will also have tickets up at the office.

Parent Teacher conferences will be held on April 20th and 21st. If you have a student in the 5th or 6th grade, please follow the below link. For 7th and 8th graders, we will be reaching out to families who would benefit from a conference based on student grades.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7PDUW11EXBQDK75h9Xcd5nfdIfok1vM3bnxKYyX1Rs9Ekmw/viewform?usp=sf_link

The 8th grade class is holding a bottle/can drive to benefit the 8th grade promotion party. Please bring any bottles or cans you have to our office!

Our lost and found is full! Please remind your student to take a moment to come look through it.

Starting this semester, we began tracking attendance across grade levels. The results are in for the month of February. The class with the best attendance at the end of the year will receive an ice cream party!

4th place - 8th grade with 85.25% attendance

3rd place - 6th grade with 85.39% attendance

2nd place - 7th grade with 86.01% attendance

1st place - 5th grade with 88.32% attendance

Due to popular demand, Chess club will be continuing at the Bandon Public Library every Thursday at 3:30 PM

There will be a fun run at City Park on April 15th. See the flier for more information.

All of our students should have signed a behavior agreement form that acknowledges that they have reviewed the student handbook, and know what the behavior expectations are at HLMS. We would appreciate it if you could take a moment to review the student hand book (link below) as well.

Just a reminder, students are not allowed to have cell phones out during school hours. We require them to be kept off and in their locker or backpack during the day. This includes breaks and at lunch. Please encourage your student to come to the office or their teachers if they have a concern or need help instead of reaching out to you via cell phone during the day. This way we can help make sure that all your student's needs are being met. We have a student phone available in the commons that is always available.

The Character Focus for the month of April is Courage.

Valley Flora wanted to alert you to a few new programs that we - and other NW farms - are spearheading in in order to make fresh, local produce more accessible to low income families in our community. We’re trying to get the word out as widely as possible. If you have a spot to hang a poster (attached below), or room for a mention in your next newsletter, that would be wonderful! We are happy to provide you with a color-printed poster, just let us know! Also, please feel free to forward this email to anyone in your networks who would benefit from knowing about these programs.

• Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB): a program that helps low-income Oregonians purchase more fruits and vegetables while supporting local, family farms. Folks with SNAP benefits can purchase one of our farm’s community supported agriculture (CSA) shares and DUFB will provide 1:1 matching funds (they pay half the cost of the CSA with SNAP and DUFB covers the other half). It's a win-win that strengthens our community by providing better access to fresh, healthy food while helping local farmers earn a living.
• https://www.valleyflorafarm.com/SNAP-DUFB
• https://doubleuporegon.org

• CSA Sliding Scale: our farm is offering a voluntary sliding scale payment system in order to make our food more accessible to everyone in the community. It’s been a beautiful example of community - and humanity - at its best.
• https://www.valleyflorafarm.com/2023csa

Valley Flora
PO Box 91
Langlois, OR 97450
www.valleyflorafarm.com

541.348.2229 for Restaurant Orders
541.348.2180 for CSA Inquiries

Website: www.bandon.k12.or.us
Location: 455 9th St SW, Bandon, OR, USA
Phone: 541-347-4411