Siuslaw High School

Tonight's special board (5/20) meeting can be viewed on YouTube Live at 6pm through this link https://youtu.be/MzFz_Fjwmys

Hello seniors and parents of seniors, Caps and gowns will get here Thursday morning. Mr. Moser and I will be at the high school on Thursday from 12:00pm to 2:00pm to hand out caps and gowns, graduation tickets, senior bills and leftover 6th grade letters. We will be on the North side, student parking lot and you will just need to drive through and we will meet you at your car window. For students or parents unable to make it on Thursday from 12:00pm to 2:00pm you can call Chris Holden at 541-999-8875 to make arrangements to get your items and drop any final items off like text books, library books and Chromebooks. We look forward to seeing you Thursday. Sincerely, Kerri Tatum

During this challenging time there are many resources available for students and families. Please reach out if you are needing support and share these resources to help care for our community. ❤️ -- Durante este tiempo desafiante, hay muchos recursos disponibles para estudiantes y familias. Comuníquese si necesita apoyo y comparta estos recursos para ayudar a apoyar a nuestra comunidad. ❤️

This link https://5il.co/fxtp will take you to the updated list of resources for assistance during the current crisis. The newest resources are labeled with yellow highlights.

#SiuslawBeNice #DBN It's Dude, Be Nice Week! Chalk is available at all 3 schools for students to come & grab 1 or 2 sticks (or leave some for others) for you to spread positive messages & pictures around town & in your driveway. Everyone can participate but please be respectful!

Seniors and Families, Hello, I am happy to share that we have finally been given some direction from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) on what we can do for graduations. This was released on Thursday, April 30th. I wanted to wait to make a decision in hopes that we would be able to have a normal, or close to, graduation. I will be meeting with a group of our senior students on Tuesday, May 5th to start solidifying plans. Our tentative plan will be for an outdoor ceremony at the football stadium on June 5th. We will begin to work out the details to accommodate students, families, community and maintaining the social distancing guidelines. As we have more to share, we will share with you and the community. Sincerely, Kerri Tatum ODE's Guidance can be viewed here: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/ORED/2020/04/30/file_attachments/1439877/ODE%20OHA%20Guidance%20on%202020%20Graduation%20and%20Moving%20Up%20Ceremonies.pdf

HELLO SIUSLAW STUDENTS!!! This week is Dude, Be Nice Week and we are doing a couple things to help spread the nice :) Throughout the week: 1. Virtual High Fives (Brady Bunch style so please turn on your videos during chats for a second) 2. Chalk art and positive messages in driveways and around town. We plan on leaving a box of chalk at all 3 schools for people to come grab a couple as soon as we know it won't be raining for a couple days (Probably not until Wednesday) 3&4. Social media shoutouts to people about being kind & general positive messages using hashtag #SiuslawBeNice 5. Virtual Bingo cards for everyone to fill out and submit for a prize when completed. I have attached a Bingo Card and you need to get a black out to win.

Again, if you or your student is having issues and need additional support please visit our distance learning resource page at: https://www.siuslaw.k12.or.us/o/siuslaw-high-school/page/shs-distance-learning

I just wanted to spend a moment to thank all the families that have been working hard to support their students in their continued learning either online or through paper packets at home. You all are rock stars!

The following link https://5il.co/fpdh takes you to an extensive list of Covid-19 resources for health care, food & hunger resources, housing assistance, and economic development, small business & worker supports.

Forecasting for 2020-21 school year will happen next week. Check out our 2020-2021 SHS Course Description Guide for a full list of classes and electives offered. https://5il.co/fp0h

Congratulations to the Siuslaw High School Prom Court 2020! Tiffany Hine, Maddy Levi, Chloe Madden, & Laney Rodriguez Pedro Infante Marquez, Kiger Johnson, Isaiah Jones, & Luke Olson

Distance Learning Supports for Parents https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/685993/School_Outreach.mp4

The staff at the high school had some fun with quarantine related songs in a lip sync... Enjoy! :) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bMfAr-0Gk-Z8jfAOQMcIOyxEA4LmxIeO/view?usp=sharing

Reminder - New food service routes & times start today! Same locations as before, just different times around bus arrivals. Complete schedule is at https://5il.co/fg3e

The latest information on grading guidance and the updated executive order from the governor can be found at https://www.siuslaw.k12.or.us/distance-learning-main-page This updated guidance follows along with previous directives for students in grades 9-11 released last week.

Dear Siuslaw High School Families, We are a week into our distance learning and though there have been some hiccups, it is nice to see teachers and students reconnecting. Please encourage your students to check in to each class every day. Even if students are not officially meeting, there is generally new information on teachers’ pages on a daily basis. Progress reports for semester 2 will be attached to ParentVUE and StudentVUE later today. We will not be sending them out in the mail. Final grades for semester 2, will be graded with a Pass “P” or Incomplete “I”. Please encourage your student to continue to work towards completion of all of their classes. It is extremely important that we continue to progress towards completing graduation requirements. Many people have asked about graduation and at this point we do not have an answer. Our greatest hope is that social distancing measures will be lessened by June and we will be able to honor the class of 2020 with an official graduation ceremony. In the event that is not possible, we are working on some contingency plans and will make a decision in early May. Thank you for your patience and we want to continue to reassure you that we will make sure we do something special for this class to acknowledge their achievement. Finally, we just want to ask you to take care of yourself and your kids during these unprecedented times. If you need help, please reach out. Our counselors and the administrators are here to help in any way we can. We miss your students and want to continue to partner with you during this school closure. Please reach out if we can be of assistance. Sincerely, Kerri Tatum

State level updates on course grading guidance can be found in the letter linked at https://5il.co/f6r6. Thank You

Remind is a communication tool that allows teachers, parents and students to communicate without sharing phone numbers, but still using a text message format. You will get a notice in your email or on your cell phone to claim your Remind account.

The 2019-20 Student Calendar was amended at the 4.8.2020 School Board Meeting. The last day of school will be June 18, 2020. English: https://5il.co/f0kq Spanish: https://5il.co/f0kr