NEWBERG HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Newberg High School Newsletter 
       October 10, 2014

This week in Newberg Nation!
Hang on Newberg Nation as next week is Homecoming Week 2014! With assemblies on Monday and Friday, dress up days in between and the Homecoming Dance on Saturday night, it looks to be an action packed week for our beloved Tigers! We hope you can make time to partake in the festivities, especially if you are an alumni! For more information, from guest passes to chaperoning or even expectations, please contact NHS Activities Director Mark Brown at brownm@newberg.k12.or.us!

This next will also include our annual SPARC Day, a day in which we challenge our students by measuring their college and career readiness, as well as provide them exposure opportunities to universities and colleges. Please note that this is a school day and that we have many events planned for the day including the SAT, PSAT, REDI Step test and more!

It will come as a surprise to no one that Newberg Nation continues to do great things such as our five star rated Great Expectations Child Care! The only school based child care program in Oregon to reach the esteemed Five Star Rating, our own Mrs. Susan Ludwig and her team of daycare professionals continue to set new marks and raise bar for what it means to provide exemplary daycare in a school setting. In addition to the Five Star Rating, we also have three staff in Great Expectations that earned their Infant-Toddler Credentials from PSU this week! We are certainly proud of Mrs. Ludwig and her team as our latest Flying Tigers to demonstrate greatness in education!

And how about our steeple chasers? This past Saturday they hosted the Champoeg Invitational just across the river at Champoeg State Park with the boy’s team finishing very strongly! A beautiful day under the oaks, the many volunteers, coaches, participants and spectators had a great chance to see great races at one of Newberg High’s premiere events! Kudos and appreciation to all that helped support the invitational, it was a job well done!

Last Friday night was also a fun opportunity to see the cast and crew of
Newberg Nation’s “Oklahoma” in their first costume presentation. Bonnets,
boots and bibs were everywhere as the cast had a fun evening gearing up for what
should be a great show here in a couple of weeks!

Finally, I would like to share with all of Newberg Nation that Julie and I welcomed
the newest addition to our family this past week, Jackson Ryder, an 8 lb. 8 oz. grandson.
Jackson was born to our daughter Alyssa and her Army Specialist husband Justin, at
Ft. Eustis, Virginia. He joins his siblings Wyatt 5 & Faith 3.

Have a great weekend Tigers!! Mark Risen, Principal

News From the NHS Career Center:

• Aloha!! The University of Hawaii will be here Oct. 22nd @10:00 AM. Other Upcoming College Visits include: Grand Canyon University 10/17 @ 10:00 AM, Willamette University 10/22 @ 9:00 AM, Linfield College 10/23 @ 9:00 AM, Pacific Lutheran 10/23 @ 10:00 AM, and California Lutheran 10/27 @ 10:00 AM. Please stop by the College and Career Center for more information and to sign up.
• Why are Veterans important to our Nation’s history and future?  This is the theme of this year’s VFW essay scholarship.  If you like to write and are interested in getting $30 thousand dollars for college, check out this opportunity in the College and Career Center.  The deadline is Nov. 1st!
• All 11th grade students are invited to attend the National College Fair on Monday Nov. 3rd, at the Oregon Convention Center. Admission representatives from hundreds of colleges, universities, and trade schools will be there to speak with students one-on-one about the admissions process, campus life, and financial aid. Buses will leave at 8:20 AM and should be back in time for 2nd lunch. See your Junior Advisor for details and forms.

Attention Senior Parents: 
We will be having our first Grad Night Meeting Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 7:00 PM in the High School Main Commons.
Our meetings will be the second Monday of every month until May.
Please Join Us!!

City Volunteers Needed:
The city of Newberg is seeking applications from citizens and local high school students to serve on a commission or committee. This is an opportunity to serve and be part of the decision-making team governing your community. Appointments are planned for November. Applications are available on the city’s website at  https://www.newbergoregon.gov/citycouncil/serve-city-committee-or-commission or from the City Recorder’s Office at city hall (414 E. 1st Street) and submitted via mail, email, or in person by October 24, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. 

Traffic Safety Commission – 5 vacancies including 1 student commissioner with terms starting in January 2015
The purpose of the Traffic Safety Commission is to promote traffic safety through investigation, study, and analysis of traffic patterns. The Commission makes decisions on the location of parking, crosswalks, safety zones, traffic lanes, truck routes, and all manner of traffic control devices within the community.  In addition, they conduct and promote traffic safety programs. The student representative is a non-voting, student commissioner position. Student members will be active participants. Experience may also be used as a senior project or included as volunteer activity on a college application.

Immunization Clinic
When:  Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Where: Edwards Cafeteria, on 6th Street
Time:  3:00-6:30PM
Who:  Any child needing immunization for school

What must be brought with the student:

• The most up-to date shot record so the nurses may assess shots needed.
• A parent/guardian must accompany students under the age of 15 years.
• If student is covered by insurance, a card must be presented for billing purposes.
• Each immunization will cost $21.96.  Payment arrangements may be made.
• NO STUDENT WILL BE TURNED AWAY FOR INABILITY TO PAY

This clinic is offered by Yamhill County Public Health
For more information please call:  Annie Berger 503-554-5363

Clínica De Vacunas
Cuando:  Miércoles, 5 de,  Noviembre 2013
Donde:   Cafetería de la escuela Edwards, localizada en. la calle 6to donde se junta con College
Horario: 3:00-6:30PM
Quién:   Cualquier menor que necesite vacunas para. poder asistir a la escuela

Requisitos:

• Se deberá traer la cartilla de vacunación más actualizada.
• Los niños menores de 15 años de edad deberán de venir acompañados por uno de los padres o con su tutor legal.
• Si el estudiante tiene cobertura medica, se deberá traer la tarjeta del seguro medico para propósitos de factura.
• Cada vacuna tiene un costo de $21.96.  Podrán hacer acuerdos de pago.
• NINGUN ESTUDIANTE SERA REGRESADO A CASA POR NO PODER CUBRIR EL COSTO DE LAS VACUNAS

Esta clínica es ofrecida por el Depto. De Salud Pública del Condado de Yamhill
Para obtener más información, por favor llame al: 503-554-5363 Annie Berger

Communication Tools, Tips & Tricks
In our efforts to communicate effectively we thought we would take a little time this week and share both what communication tools are at your disposal as well as some tips and tricks when trying to communicate with staff here at the school.

First and foremost, your communication is important to us here at NHS! We want to hear your voice, understand your needs/concerns, and be as responsive as possible in our efforts to provide exemplary customer service to you. That said, here are a few modes of communication that you, and we, can utilize in an effort to ensure that information is moving between all of us.

• Our weekly newsletter; NHS produces a weekly newsletter that is sent out on Friday afternoons. The newsletter is sent via ParentLink, distributed via email through our NHS List Serve and is placed on our school website. It contains a variety of information pertinent to the whole school. Should you have a need or desire to have something included in the newsletter please email Tabitha Renne at rennet@newberg.k12.or.us.
• ParentLink: ParentLink is our most recently adopted communication tool that we use to send out information that is typically text based. Announcements, the weekly newsletter and other information, as needed, can be communicated via ParentLink as can information during an emergency. If you are not receiving information via ParentLink please contact your small school office so that we can ensure that you do!
• ParentVUE/StudentVUE:  ParentVUE and StudentVUE are tools we provide for parents and students to access information about their academic schedules, get updates, check grades, etcetera. If you are having connectivity issues with either of these please feel free to contact your small school office for assistance.
• Email: Email is still a great way to share or request information from the NHS staff. At NHS we view the use of email as a tool for sharing information versus a tool in which to have a conversation. We make this delineation between information and conversation due to the difficulty in emoting via email. Nonetheless, please feel free to utilize this tool when seeking information from our staff or in your efforts to share information with us.
• Telephone Call: Telephone calls are a great vehicle for having a conversation that is not too sensitive in nature. There are simply just conversations in which a phone call is the best tool at your disposal. If you feel that you need to have a conversation with an NHS staff member please call your small school office and we will happily get back to you as timely as possible.
• Meeting: The best vehicle for having the most delicate conversations is to simply meet face to face. There are just some conversations that need to occur face to face and the staff at NHS want to make sure that all stakeholders feel supported at all times, so please feel free to utilize this communication tool as well. To schedule a face to face meeting please feel free to either call your small school office or email the staff member you would like to meet with and request a time for a meeting.
• Text A Tip: Text A Tip is a great app that we have been able to acquire in our efforts to keep NHS a safe school. The intended purpose of Text A Tip is to provide a tool by which either emergency or behavioral matters can be immediately shared with administration, or emergency information can be shared with you. An example of how to utilize Text A Tip would be that you were at a school event and witnessed someone doing something illegal. Text A Tip would allow you to immediately text NHS administration with a tip to that effect and provide them with an opportunity to address the matter quickly.

The final communication suggestion we here at NHS would like to share is that we need to ensure that we have your most up to date contact information in our systems as this will enable us to communicate with you. If you would please go into your ParentVUE and review and update your emergency contact information as needed we would appreciate it. While ParentVUE will allow you to update your telephone numbers it will not allow you to change who we can contact in the event we need to reach you and you are not available. If you feel the need to update whom else we can contact please call your small school office and we can update that information for you at that time! Thank you!

Academic Support Sessions:
Students needing additional academic support can come to the following after school sessions beginning next week:
Wednesdays: 2:45 - 4:00 Mrs. Atkinson’s room A101 (Math Support)
Thursdays: 2:45 - 4:00 Mrs. Light room E109 (English Support)
Please note:
Students need to arrive no later than 3:00 pm to be admitted, and students need to stay the duration of the session to receive a bus pass home.

Upcoming Events:
Friday October 17th: Homecoming Game vs. Canby at 7:00 pm
Saturday October 18th: Homecoming Dance (semi formal), Commons 8:00-10:30 PM
Thursday October 30th: NO SCHOOL
Friday October 31st: NO SCHOOL

Newberg Nation!