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Rachel Hernandez - Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent Rachel Hernandez recently celebrated her 30th year working for the district! In addition to her administrative assistant position, she also handles the district's accounts payable and serves as the school board secretary. She was born and raised in Bandon, the youngest of seven children. Something that might surprise you is that she spent many years living in Juneau, Alaska, and graduated from high school there. She also lived in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington before returning to live in Bandon. Prior to coming to work for the school district, Rachel worked in commercial and mortgage lending. She thinks working in the schools is a lot more interesting and has enjoyed watching students grow up and become involved in our community. Rachel enjoys painting with watercolors and acrylics, decorating her house, and reading, a lot, as well as spending time with her husband, Sam. Her least favorite chore is cooking! | Jessie Williams - 7th/8th grade math - HLMS Jessie stepped up in the middle of the school year as a long term substitute for our 7th/8th grade math teacher. We are so excited to have her here in our building. She has spent half of her life in Oregon, half of it in Alaska, and just moved to Bandon 3 years ago. She really enjoys the people here and the kids in the school. She thinks that they are a great group and they make her laugh throughout the day. Jessie really enjoys watching the students' "aha" moments, and it leaves her feeling fulfilled. Her hobbies include woodworking, fixing cars, and painting. She has worked many jobs before, but perhaps the weirdest and most surprising is that she was a commercial fisherman for red salmon in Alaska. Jessie has spent a lot of time around boats and fish from a young age. She has a 5 year old son who will be going to Ocean Crest in the fall and is very excited to be here. | Dave Weston - Middle/High School Band and High School Choir Dave Weston has been teaching high school band/choir and middle school band for 12 years. Mr. Weston likes to see the excitement in kids' faces when they make that first note with an instrument and watch them grow and improve as they gain confidence in playing. The nervousness they experience at concert time makes him smile and to see their face after they know they did their best makes it all worth it! When Dave isn't teaching he enjoys fishing! Something that might surprise you about Mr. Weston is he built his own dump trailer when school was out for Covid. If he could learn to do anything it would be to slow down and relax!! His least favorite chore to do around the house is dishes! His favorite quote is "plethora, do you know what plethora means?" |
Rachel Hernandez - Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent
Rachel Hernandez recently celebrated her 30th year working for the district! In addition to her administrative assistant position, she also handles the district's accounts payable and serves as the school board secretary. She was born and raised in Bandon, the youngest of seven children. Something that might surprise you is that she spent many years living in Juneau, Alaska, and graduated from high school there. She also lived in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington before returning to live in Bandon. Prior to coming to work for the school district, Rachel worked in commercial and mortgage lending. She thinks working in the schools is a lot more interesting and has enjoyed watching students grow up and become involved in our community. Rachel enjoys painting with watercolors and acrylics, decorating her house, and reading, a lot, as well as spending time with her husband, Sam. Her least favorite chore is cooking!
Jessie Williams - 7th/8th grade math - HLMS
Jessie stepped up in the middle of the school year as a long term substitute for our 7th/8th grade math teacher. We are so excited to have her here in our building. She has spent half of her life in Oregon, half of it in Alaska, and just moved to Bandon 3 years ago. She really enjoys the people here and the kids in the school. She thinks that they are a great group and they make her laugh throughout the day. Jessie really enjoys watching the students' "aha" moments, and it leaves her feeling fulfilled. Her hobbies include woodworking, fixing cars, and painting. She has worked many jobs before, but perhaps the weirdest and most surprising is that she was a commercial fisherman for red salmon in Alaska. Jessie has spent a lot of time around boats and fish from a young age. She has a 5 year old son who will be going to Ocean Crest in the fall and is very excited to be here.
Dave Weston - Middle/High School Band and High School Choir
Dave Weston has been teaching high school band/choir and middle school band for 12 years. Mr. Weston likes to see the excitement in kids' faces when they make that first note with an instrument and watch them grow and improve as they gain confidence in playing. The nervousness they experience at concert time makes him smile and to see their face after they know they did their best makes it all worth it! When Dave isn't teaching he enjoys fishing! Something that might surprise you about Mr. Weston is he built his own dump trailer when school was out for Covid. If he could learn to do anything it would be to slow down and relax!! His least favorite chore to do around the house is dishes! His favorite quote is "plethora, do you know what plethora means?"
END OF 3RD QUARTER
Students AND parents: the end of the 3rd quarter is quickly approaching! The last day of the 3rd quarter is April 14, make sure to be checking your Student360/Parent360 accounts and turn in any missing assignments.
DO YOU HAVE A TEXTBOOK AT HOME THAT BELONGS TO BHS?
Attention students, please turn in all outstanding textbooks you may have from last year or the first semester of this year. The office will be sending out bills for missing books.
2021-2022 Prom
Bandon High School's prom is scheduled for May 7th at the Community Center in Bandon. The theme is "Hollywood". The junior class will be selling tickets in the commons during the break, make sure to read the announcements for when ticket sales will begin.
Sweet Speeches
It's that time of year again for SWEET SPEECHES!!
Come watch the award-winning BHS Speech team on Friday, April 15, at 7:00 PM at the Sprague Community Theater.
Tickets are available from a speech team member, adults $10, and students $5.
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BHS- Spring Sport Picture Day is April 13th
April 13th is picture day for BHS Spring Sports. Package options and prices can be found in the picture below.
Schedule
3:30 - Golf @ the track
4:00 - Track
4:45 - Softball @ the softball field
5:30 - Baseball @ the baseball field
Baseball concession stands are now open at every home baseball game. Nachos, hot dogs, chili dogs and more! All proceeds go to support the Class of 2024.
April 14th is the end of the 3rd quarter. Progress report cards will be emailed out the week of April 18th. Please make sure you are logging in to your parent 360 accounts and checking in on your child's academic progress. If you have any questions you can contact the teacher directly by email or you can call the office at 541-347-4415.
Track Photos
Track and Field Photos will be on April 13th after school. Order packets will be available in the office and from the Track Coach.
Year Book Photo Requests
The HLMS Yearbook is looking for pictures from school events to add to this year's yearbook. If you have candid pictures of sports, band, or any other HLMS activities, we would love for you to send them to hlms_yearbook@bandon.k12.or.us
STEM Fair!
This year, on May 4th, Harbor Lights will be hosting a school wide STEM Fair. Students will be competing by grade level, with judges and prizes provided by Coos Curry Electric Foundation. The logistics are all still being hashed out, so stay tuned for more information.
7th-8th Grade Art on Exhibit
Currently, there are selected works from our 7th & 8th grade art classes on display at the Coos Art Musuem. The exhibit features work from students K-12 from Coos, Curry, and Western Douglas Counties. The date of the exhibit is through April 15.
8th Grade Fundraiser
This week 8th grade students were sent home with a form that had information about donating to the class of 2026 event fund. This is an account/program put on by parent volunteers to help fund this years "8th grade recognition party". Any money left over will roll towards future events for the class of 2026. Call the office if you did not see this form and you want more information.
Bandon Cranberry Logo Contest
Bandon's Best Berries is currently holding a logo contest! If you are interested in submitting a design, please click on this link for more information. There will be both a professional and an amateur category.
https://www.bandonsbestberries.com/bandoncranberrylogocontest
Cell Phone Policy
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.
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