Update from the Middle
10/23/2020
Dates to Remember
- October 29th: Conference Day (No School or Meals)
- October 30th: Teacher In-Service Day (No School or Meals)
- November 11th: Veterans Day (No School)
No meals will be offered from the Ashland School District on October 29th and 30th. Service will resume on Monday, November 2nd.
- Families for whom engaging with Distance Learning has been a significant challenge.
- Families for whom students are engaging in CDL, but may be struggling academically and who might benefit from additional support.
- Families who have 504 or TAG plans that need to be updated during conferences.
- Families that teams have not yet had individualized communication with.
AMS Clubs, Counseling & More!
- Login to Canvas
- Choose the "Ashland Middle School" course
- Scroll down to the linked topics
AMS Pumpkin Carving & Decorating Contest
Oct 23rd - Oct 31st
Brought to you by AMS Leadership.
AMS Monster Dash & Costume Contest!
Categories Include:
- Fastest Time
- Best Group.Family Costume
- Most Creative Costume
- Best Costume Scene Photo Contest
Register online for the Monster Dash at: www.ashlandmonsterdash.com
To submit photos, go to the AMS Course in Canvas by Nov. 1st.
Yearbook Club
Join Yearbook Club today!
Be a part creating the most unique yearbook ever!
Meeting Wednesdays @ 12:00pm
Contact Info: Christopher.Plouhar@ashland.k12.or.us
Science Bowl Club
Calling all science fans and friends of science fans! Science Bowl Lunch Club 2020-21 has started and will meet every Thursday during 7/8 lunch. Use Ms. Craugh’s Zoom link in the Clubs section of your AMS Canvas Course to join. All 7/8 grade students are welcome. We will practice each week using a Kahoot! competition format, and will hold our own final competitions (prizes!) in Spring!
Brain Bowl
The Brain Bowl Club will meet Wednesday October 28th during lunch (11:20-12:00) in Zoom. It is open to any 6-8th grade student interested in academic competition on different subjects. Please fill out this information form and then bring your lunch, bring your calculator, and bring your BRAIN!
You can also go the Ashland Middle School course and look for Brain Bowl under the club links. The Zoom link and information form are there as well.
Calling all OBOBers!
Builders Club
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at 1pm.
The Builders Club is an international student-led organization providing members with opportunities to perform service, build character and develop leadership. We partner with the Key Club at AHS and the Kiwanis Club to participate in community building projects throughout the year.
Contact Info: Hillary.Cusenza@ashland.k12.or.us
AMS Holiday Ornament Drive For Almeda Fire Families
November 2nd– 20th - Flyer
Donation boxes will be located at AMS
100 Walker Avenue
The holidays are coming soon and all of us at AMS would like to help make the holidays bright for our community members and our neighbors in Talent and Phoenix who lost their homes.
They will need ALL things HOLIDAY!
Fake trees, holiday lights, ornaments, menorahs, nativities, garland, wreathes and more!
AMS Library
When you get tired of reading off a screen, we’re here for you!
The AMS Library is open (digitally) and books are available for check-out! Visit the AMS Library Card in Canvas to see how to place a hold on a book. Once we receive a hold request, we’ll pull the book from our shelves and check it out to the student. Students will receive an email letting them know that their book is waiting in the AMS Commons for their family to pick up. Books are loaned out for three weeks and there is a two-book (in addition to textbooks and required reading books) limit per student.
Teen Counseling Groups
Join the AMS Counseling Department for structured social-focused counseling groups. These counseling groups are an opportunity for students to meet other students, engage in discussion facilitated by our counseling staff, and build important social connections during virtual times. These counseling groups will explore topics related to coping with stress, managing a new “normal” during COVID times, finding balance in school, life, and relationships, and more!
Two group counseling time slots are available:
After School Group
Thursdays 2:50-3:35 (45 minute zoom meeting)
Lunch Time Group
Tuesdays @ Lunch (30 minute zoom meeting)
- 7/8th Grade lunch group will meet Tuesdays from 10:50-11:20
- 6th Grade lunch group will meet Tuesdays from 11:30-12:10
Contact Info: Allison.Hass@ashland.k12.or.us
Teen Grief Group
Throughout the school year, the AMS Counseling Department and the AMS Nursing staff will be offering a grief group for teens who have experienced the death of a loved one. This group is an opportunity for students to find support and healing with others who have been through similar experiences. Group meetings are TBD.
Contact Info: Allison.Hass@ashland.k12.or.us
AHS Haunted Driveby
With ZOMBIES and Other Scary Stuff • Flyer
2 Nights
Tuesday & Wednesday
October 27 & 28
6 p.m.—7:30 p.m.
Ashland HS Morse Street Parking lot
(off the gym and football field)
ENJOY a SAFE, Covid-free & ASD Committee Approved & Supervised WINDOWS-UP HALLOWEEN EXPERIENCE.
Provided by: Ashland HS Theatre Students and Drama Club Members
Free but donations appreciated (25% to Almeda Fire Victims)
Monster Dash VIRTUAL Run for Education
Mile Fun Run ● 5K ● 10K
a benefit for the Ashland Schools & Phoenix Talent Schools
Presented by Lithia 4 Kids, Ashland Schools Foundation, & Ashland Kiwanis
The 12th Annual Monster Dash Run for Education has gone VIRTUAL this year!
What does that mean?
Register for the race of your choice, get your “in the bubble” friends and family together for your own mini-Monster Dash event! Run your own course, at a time of your choosing from Oct 23 to Nov 1.
Online Contests for registrants: Costume Contest for kids and adults – even your pets! Best race or finish line photos, and best video submissions, too. And just by uploading your time you’ll be eligible for prize drawings.
Online Auction! Check out the many gift cards and auction packages available for bid at the Monster Dash Online Auction (on event website) – even if you’re not participating in the race! Open Oct 16-31.
Packets at drive-up Packet Pick-up will include a race bib, crepe paper finish line, and finisher’s medal – plus kid’s packet will include some Halloween activities and a trick-or-treat bag of candy and Halloween toys.
Giveaways: Each youth is eligible to choose a science kit or realistic sea or land creature from Blue Marble! Adults: choose a hat from Sunday Afternoons, while they last.
Check out the website below for more info and ideas!
Register:
- Online at www.ashlandmonsterdash.com
- Youth 18 and under cost $10 for any race
Adult registration fees range from $15-$25 depending on race - Race t-shirts may be pre-ordered thru Oct 21
Website: www.AshlandMonsterDash.com
Email: asf@ashland.k12.or.us Phone: 541-482-8197
Calling All Student Filmmakers K-12
IFF2021 Call for Entries is now open--September 2, 2020-January 15, 2021.
Launch Your Story and Watch Your Film Take Flight
We are looking for storytellers for the Launch Student Film Competition with short films that are innovative, inventive, creative, original, inspiring, relevant, compelling, entertaining, thought-provoking, funny, and unique.
Ashland Public Library
Teen Halloween: Make Creepy Fake "Wounds"
Library Scavenger Hunt for Teens
Compete in a self-paced scavenger hunt at the Ashland Library's Teen Department. Use the computer, your own savvy, and hints from librarians to find the answers to questions hidden throughout the ...
Date: 10/31/2020
Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Library Scavenger Hunt for Teens
Compete in a self-paced scavenger hunt at the Ashland Library's Teen Department. Use the computer, your own savvy, and hints from librarians to find the answers to questions hidden throughout the ...
Date: 11/01/2020
Time: All Day Event
ONLINE PROGRAM: Virtual Haunted House Escape Room
Please note, this program takes place remotely via Zoom. Zoom meeting details will be emailed to you when you register. Calling all detectives and gumshoes! One of our librarians is trapped inside...
Date: 11/18/2020
Time: 3:00PM - 05:00PM
Ashland Family YMCA
- Art Class
- Gymnastics/Parkour
- Legos at Home
- Sports Classes
- Swim Lessons
- BSA Girls Troop 211
Newsletter Translation
The school district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs and services and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated at our school to handle inquiries and complaints regarding nondiscrimination policies and to coordinate compliance efforts:
Name: Steve Retzlaff Title: Principal
Address: 100 Walker Ave
Telephone: 541-482-1611 ext. 3109
Email: steve.retzlaff@ashland.k12.or.us
Inquiries or complaints may also be directed to the Student Services Office at 885 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland Oregon (phone: 541-482-2811)
Complaints may also be directed to: Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue S.W., Washington D.C. 20202, or by calling (800) 421-3481 or (877) 521-2172 (TTY).