A Bi-weekly Publication of the Sprague High School Community Volume 46 ● Number 48, December 15, 2017
Winter Break - December 18th to January 1st School will resume January 2nd
OFFICE HOURS: Monday, December 18 – Friday, December 22 Office will be open from 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., closed 11:30 – 12:30 for lunch Monday, December 25 – Monday, January 1: Office will be CLOSED
DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED February 1, 2018 is the last date to purchase your yearbook. Do not miss out on getting your copy of the 2017-2018 Yearbook! Order today! The price is $65. Sprague Students and Families, student schedules are up to view on StudentVue and ParentVue. Sprague High School has an all-electronic and online schedule change process. In order for this process to be successful, we need all students and families to participate in our electronic submission of schedule change requests. Guidance and instructions for our process is located on our www.spraguehs.com website and follows below. Students will nd be able to request schedule changes beginning January 2 . A nd copy of the 2 semester master schedule will also be located on our website for students to reference as they ask for elective changes. Requests are answered in the order they are received. Not all requests will be honored. Students will receive an email with the outcome of their request once it has been processed. Schedules will not be changed to accommodate teacher or class period requests. Last day th to request a semester 2 schedule change is Friday, January 19 .
nd nd 2 semester class schedules will be available for students on the first day of 2 semester classes. nd These will be provided via StudentVue or can be requested in print on the first day of 2 semester. Students may only change to an elective that is offered the same period as the class they wish to drop on a space available basis. The list of courses by period will be posted on the Sprague Website. Students will not be allowed to skip or leave a class that is listed on their schedule and come to the College and Career center to make schedule changes in person. They must request their schedule change via the online request process. During the first week of the semester, counselors will correct scheduling errors with students in person for the following reasons only: 1. Incorrect placement of a student (either class level, course offering, or subject) 2. A student has a “Needs Class” on their schedule or a missing period. 3. A student has a duplicate class or too many classes on their schedule.
Chad Barkes Assistant Principal
Semester 2 Schedule Change Request: The schedule request link will go live on January 2nd. Students will need to login to StudentVue to see their second semester schedule. If a student wants to request a schedule change, the following steps must be taken: 1. Go to the Sprague High School Website http://www.spraguehs.com 2. Click on Schedule Change Request 3. Completely fill out the electronic request form 4. Requests are answered in the order they are received. Not all requests will be honored. Students will receive an email with the outcome of their request once it has been processed.
Schedules will not be changed to accommodate teacher or class period requests. Last day to th request a semester 2 schedule change is Friday, January 19 .
HOOVER GIFT BAG DRIVE
Students from Sprague High School delivered gifts to students at Hoover Elementary School on December 13th as part of the Annual Hoover Gift Drive. Olympians have been coordinating this gift drive during the holiday season since 2000. This year Sprague students and staff raised enough funds and donations to provide every Hoover student a bag of gifts, every classroom a board game, and there were gifts left over for Hoover students who were absent that day. Sprague students spent time in each classroom handing out gifts, making crafts, reading stories, and doing activities. This has been a long-standing tradition and an amazing opportunity for Olympians to give back to the community.
We even made the news! KATU ran a short segment on our time at Hoover Elementary. Check it out at: http://katu.com/news/local/salem-high-schoolers-deliver-gifts-to-less-fortunate-elementary-students Way to go Olys! ¿QUÉ PASA? The Sprague chapter of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica has recently begun to volunteer at a local after school program. Members join in and help with lessons that aim at enriching language and culture for the elementary school students who attend the Colonia Libertad program. They also plan to create cultural projects and presentations for future visits. Sprague parent Maria Bautista runs the program twice a week and the SHH students are excited to share and learn along with the children.
Are you missing an item? Come look at the lost and found table in the commons. Unclaimed items will be donated on Wednesday, December 20th. Thank you!
FRENCH NEWS Students in AP French recently completed research projects on francophone inventors and the impact of these inventions on the world. Students researched a variety of inventions, including: Braille (Louis Braille), the polo shirt (Jean René Lacoste), the stethoscope (René Laennec), canning (Nicolas Appert), and the rabies vaccine (Louis Pasteur). Students presented to the class on their invention and prepared a brochure, book, or newspaper article about the invention. Senior Connor Davidson researched the Etch-A-Sketch, originally called “L’écran magique” by its inventor, André Cassagnes. He is pictured below with a depiction of La Tour Eiffel that he created on his very own écran magique. Un grand merci aux étudiants pour leurs bons efforts!
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Sprague High School is committed to the safety and security of all students in our community. This year, your student will participate in four instructional lessons that address the prevention of sexual abuse. These lessons are in accordance with Senate Bill 856 which states that this program will include: Developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive and evidence-based instruction; ● Age-appropriate curriculum including role-playing, discussion, activities and books to educate students regarding child sexual abuse prevention; ● Instruction providing students with the knowledge and tools to communicate incidents of sexual abuse; ● How to escape and report a sexual abuse situation; ● Techniques to recognize child sexual abuse, skills to reduce vulnerability and encouragement to report child sexual abuse.
If you do not wish for your child to participate in these lessons, please contact Assistant Principal Lillian White at 503-399-3261 by January 19, 2018. Sprague's Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
The Thanksgiving Food Drive is a canned food drive through Marion Food Share put on by Sprague Leadership and Oly Pageant. This competition took place among all of the 7th period classes November 1st-17th. Classes were given a box along with a list of eligible th food items for donation and a corresponding point value. The highest scoring 7 period class was Mrs. Pope's AP U.S. Government class. The small but determined group was extremely passionate about bringing in food and gathering monetary donations. Congratulations students! -Pictured Mrs. Pope’s 7th period AP U.S. Government Class- (back row) Charlotte Pederson, Cole Bacheller, Savannah Prys, Ellen Orton, Kyera Lutton (middle row) Brett Silkey, Karma Maxwell, Haley Silva, Amee Mike, Emma Miller (front row) Blake Roberson, Jaden Sumner, Ian Bell, Lia Larson, Emily Smith, Connor Duncan
Sprague, school wide, collected 1,081 pounds of shelf stable food and 245 pounds of meat for a total of 1,326 pounds! The total cash collected was $87. When converted into meals, that works out to 1,366 meals provided for our neighbors in need! GREAT JOB SPRAGUE!
Emergency School Closures and Delays In the event of bad weather, district officials will make the decision by 5:15 a.m. that day to close all or selected schools or to delay the start of school. First information is sent to the Emergency Messages website linked to below, then specific news media listed below are notified of the closures and delays. If no announcement is made it's safe to assume that the district is operating as usual. On the Web - http://flashalert.net/news.html?id=146 School Messenger Telephone Notification If schools are closed or start times delayed, all students and staff will get a recorded message to the phone number on record with the district. This message will tell you about school cancellation, delay to start times, or district closure. Calls begin going out at 6 a.m. Make sure your contact information is up to date. Families who need to update their phone number should contact their school.
Local Media Announcements The media will mention the district only if there is a delay or closure. If you do not hear any information, it's safe to assume district schools are open or have resumed their regular schedule. Radio Television Newspaper
KBZY 1490 AM KATU–Channel 2 The Statesman Journal
KPJC 1220 AM KOIN–Channel 6
KEX 1190 AM KGW –Channel 8
KXL 750 AM KPTV –Channel 12
KYKN 1430 AM
KMUZ 88.5 FM
KKRZ 100.3 FM
KRSK 105.1 FM
KOPB 91.5 FM
KYCH 97.1 FM
KSND 95.1 FM (Español)
KMUZ 1230 AM (Español)
KWBY 940 AM LaPantera (Español)
KWIP 880 AM (Español) When Schools Open 2 Hours Late Morning buses will run two hours later than normal, district morning preschools will be cancelled, district afternoon preschools, unless specifically closed, will be on normal schedule, Head Start AM preschools will be cancelled, but afternoon preschool will be open.