The Perch
Period 5: We Got This!!

Messages from the Main Office
- Office Hours 8-4 Mon-Fri
- School Calendar
Enrollment is OPEN! Inspire siblings, welcome:
- Be sure to enroll your eighth-grader, today! Families that already have a student at Inspire receive priority. Open enrollment ends January 31. Apply here !
In-Person Campus Activities (limited)
- Students MUST have the Covid-19 Parent/Student Agreement Form signed and turned into the office to participate in any on-campus activities
Distance Learning Attendance Policies
We understand this is a challenging time and that things will not always go well, but we ask that you respect the schedule, and the time and effort that has gone into making this work. Allowances for tech issues and connectivity will be made on a case by case basis, please call or email the office if you are having issues.
Distance Learning Attendance Expectations:
- Teachers will track attendance for the duration of class.
- Students are required to log in, on time, at the beginning of each period and remain logged in until excused.
- If a student cannot make a class period, a parent/guardian must call or email attendance.
If a student:
- is late, a tardy will be recorded.
- is absent, an absence will be recorded.
- logs off early or is otherwise unresponsive, they may receive a cut/absence.
The school will send out an automated call to families to alert them to attendance issues.
A Message From Our Principal/Superintendent
Mme. Brown, our Principal/Superintendent sends out the
Inspire Family Newsletter every Friday afternoon to keep parents, guardians, family and other interested parties connected to goings-on around campus especially through these uncharted and unprecedented times.
Reopening Plan
On Monday December 14, our Board reviewed the Inspire Reopening Plan in light of Butte County's current COVID numbers. The Board decided to continue distance learning through Periods 5 and 6 (January 4 - March 24), with the exception of some small group in-person learning opportunities. The Board will review the plan again at the February 8, 2021 Board Meeting. We know that you may have questions or concerns about the changes, so keep an eye out for student and parent Zoom meetings in early January, where you will have the opportunity to learn more about these decisions and get answers to your questions. Until then, remember that you can always email Principal Becky Brown with questions, concerns, or good ideas at bbrown@inspirechico.org.
Parent/Guardian Information Meeting
You are invited to join us for the Parent/Guardian Information Meeting THIS Thursday, January 21 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held via Zoom, and will include:
- Updates and information about school reopening
- Butte County COVID-19 information and resources
- Resources for supporting students learning from home
- Q and A discussion
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/91576567924
Meeting ID: 915 7656 7924
Inspire Clubs
If your club has updates please EMAIL them to me before 4pm.
Student Council meets Tuesdays from 12-1. We typically spend time discussing club matters, school events, and happenings. All are welcome to join.

Unum Solum
We are open to submissions until February 15th.
Spain Trip 2022!!
Bidwell Mansion Drawing Enrichment
For the next 4 Wednesdays Miss Smith will be offering a Drawing Enrichment on the Bidwell Mansion's porch from 1pm-2pm.
- YOU MUST BRING A SIGNED COVID RELEASE FORM
- Bring your sketchbook, a drawing implement and a mask
- Meeting rain or shine (so you might want to put your paper in a plastic bag)
- Sign up only once and only for yourself: ONLY ONE SPOT LEFT!!!
Fringe Festival: Cautiously Optimistic
You received an important 1/15 deadline and we have a meeting coming up on Tuesday 1/26 at Noon on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99978710352 (Passcode: erinhorst).
All students traveling MUST attend. Reach out to Horst if you have a conflict. There are still a handful of spots left on the trip for actors, techies, or theatre-lovers!

Order Your Yearbook
Visit myhjyearbook.com to purchase your yearbook on sale now for $85, price will go up May 1
Submission Request!!
Upcoming Photos: Photos we are looking for this week: PORTRAITS! What will your background be? A nice brick wall on Chico State's Campus? An Inspire mural? Your garden? The Park? Your favorite poster in your room? A white wall in your house? Take your photo and upload it to the portraits section of eDesign.
Last weeks upload winners are: Evin H (9), Sierra R (9) & book purchase winners are Julian Bernal (12), Wym G (12), & Jordan & Indigo B (11 & 9). Check your mailboxes for incoming swagggg!!!!
Yearbook Photos Due Feb 19th!!!
How many school portraits have you had that you actually liked? In a recent poll of the 4th period yearbook staff, the majority of students said 0-1, I'm guessing you might feel similarly... INTRODUCING.... A new & improved school portrait-- taken by YOU! You get to decide what photo gets into the yearbook!
9th-11th Grades: Please take a photo of yourself using a timer, or have someone from your household take one for you. We are looking for front facing, head/shoulders, plain(ish) background, good quality-no light glares/weird shadows, high resolution image, no snapchat or other filters, photo must be from this school year (Aug-Now), etc. Besides these parameters, you can be creative! House Cup points are involved- find out more from your advisor on Friday!
Submit by February 19!!!
How: upload using hjeshare, school code 16210, portraits button
SENIORS: You have to go to LifeTouch for your Senior Portraits in their "Prestige" Studio.

Counseling Office
Need to talk to about your schedule?
Is your home situation upsetting?
Let us help you sort things out.
Office Hours: Mon – Fri 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Counselors:
Tasha Teeter -students last names beginning A-K
Marcus Hopkins – students last names beginning L-Z
Counseling Links
CCSA Scholarship
Please turn in your completed application packet to Mr. Hopkins ASAP.
Note from Mr. Hopkins:
In regard to the two letters of recommendations, only one of those letters can be from school personnel. The other letter needs to be from someone outside the school. If you have already turned in your application and you need to get another letter of recommendation I will hold onto your application until you get another letter.
If you have concerns or questions please email Mr. Hopkins.

Senior Information
- Graduation
- Reg2Go
- Financial Aide
- Scholarship information
- Senior-specific items
CAP & GOWN Deadline has passed!
- January 15th, was the deadline to order your Cap & Gown: on the Herff Jones website
- The basic Cap & Gown order is only $35 but there are some other packages that you may want to check out for hoodies, keychains, jewelry, lanyards etc.
- Graduates will be able to keep the gown.
- Financial help is available.
- Questions? Contact Sandy Gonzalez for more information.
Announcements from ASB to Seniors!!
- Please complete this google form to give input on a potential senior trip (conditions willing).
- Senior quotes were due January 8... Please complete this form. Keep them appropriate, if we find that they are not they will not be printed and disciplinary action may be taken. This is your last chance to have your words & wisdoms forever memorialized in your senior yearbook.
- Please send baby pictures and any other photos of students in our class (from any time in our lives) to chloeebrandii@gmail.com by January 22 to be included in the senior slideshow.

Blood Drive

Inspire School of Arts and Sciences Foundation Announcements and Events

Jan. 20: National Cheese Lovers Day, Penguin Awareness Day
National Cheese Lovers Day
Now, THIS is a holiday worth celebrating!! These puns are not mine:
Don’t feel bleu, throw a feta or act capricious. January 20th is a gouda day to kummin over and have some cheddar or asiago or fontina get ready to ‘havarti’ a ‘gouda’ time, because it’s National Cheese Lover’s Day! Have you ever wondered how the first human discovered cheese? We’ve wondered that too, and we’ll probably never find out. All we know is that it was love at first bite; when the first human tasted the salty, tangy, delicious goodness of cheese, they were hooked. And we can definitively say that human history was forever changed. Cheese might have had mysterious beginnings over 7,000 years ago, but it’s insanely popular today. In the U.S, one-third of all milk produced in this country goes into cheese production. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry! We’re ready to celebrate it.
Penguin Awareness Day
Penguin Awareness Day is an unofficial holiday which is celebrated annually on January 20th. This holiday is used to celebrate and commemorate these fascinating flightless birds which are loved by people all over the world. It’s also a day to bring attention to the plight of these birds whose numbers seem to be shrinking faster and faster each and every day.
While no one knows exactly when Penguin Awareness Day was created or by whom, it is known that the term “penguin” first appeared in print form during the 1500s. It was a name that was originally applied to a short-winged black and white diving seabird known as an Auk. A bird that is now extinct. However, the origin of this word is still largely unknown. Some people say that it comes from the Welsh word “gwyn”, a word which means “white-head.”
Penguins are fun animals which are loved by people everywhere. Which is probably why people spend so much time exchanging fun penguin facts. Below are some facts about these majestic aquatic birds:
- Emperor Penguins can be as large as 3.7 feet tall – making them the largest of all penguins
- Penguins can dive as fast as 7.5 miles per hour
- The earliest known penguin lived over 65 million years ago
- There are 18 different species of penguins
- Most penguins are monogamous
- The average wild penguin can live up to 20 years
- All penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere
January Monthly Holidays and Observances
- Cervical Health Awareness Month
- Hot Tea Month
- International Creativity Month
- It's OK to Be Different Month
- National Blood Donor Month
- National Braille Literacy Month
- National Get Organized Month
- National Hobby Month
- National Mentoring Month
- National Soup Month
- Reach Your Potential Month
- National Train Your Dog Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month


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B. Brown: Principal/Superintendent
K. Hardy: Associate Principal
L Holcomb: Sr. Office Assistant/Attendance
M. Mendoza: Sr. Office Assistant/Health Aide