week of OCTOBER 12-17, 2020

Character Education Program

• Character Education at SC The character education topic for the month of October is: Forgiveness: Clearing the record of those who have wronged me and not holding a • Teacher Inservice Day grudge against them. The weekly verse is Luke 6:37 “Do not judge, and • Spirit Week you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” • Christmas Banquet • FFA Food Drive Please be watching for more information to come out weekly from Mr. • MAP Testing Villers regarding our monthly character traits. • Sam Fit Program Friday - No School Friday, October 16 is a scheduled teacher inservice day. There will be no school for students and the main office will be closed.

SC Student Chosen for Honor Symphony 10/16 Inservice Day (no school) Congratulations to 8th grade band member, Kaylie Ness for being selected for the Willamette Valley Junior Honors 11/05 End of 1st Quarter Symphony for the 2nd year in a row! She will be playing 11/06 Inservice Day clarinet in the group. (no school) 11/11 Veterans Day (no school) Sc Spirit Week - October 26-30 11/23-24 Elem/JH Conferences 11/25-27 Thanksgiving Break Show your SC spirit whether you’re doing school online or in person by 12/05 Christmas Banquet sporting the following on our dress 12/19- Christmas Break up days scheduled for October 26-30. 01/03 Monday - Hawaiian Shirt Day 01/04 School Resumes Tuesday - Hat Day Wednesday - Favorite Team Day 01/18 MLK Jr. Day (no school) Thursday - Zoom Background Location Day (JH/HS) 01/28 End of 1st Semester Book Character Day (Elementary) Friday - SC Spirit Day - wear Red, Black, & White (Elementary) 01/29 Inservice Day (no school) 02/12 Inservice Day MAP TEsting (no school) Fall standardized (MAP) testing is coming up the week of October 26 – 02/15 Presidents Day (no school) 30 for Junior High and High School (grades 9-11 only). Testing will be conducted remotely, in the afternoons with a teacher proctoring via zoom to help and be available for questions. We really want to get an updated look at how our students are doing in this time of remote instruction, and so are looking forward to getting updates on our students’ academic achievement and growth. Details coming your way as we get closer to the testing week. Elementary grades 3-6 will test at school October 26-November 5. More info on test dates to follow.

pg. 1 SC Job openings Job openings at SC can be found at: https://www.santiamchristian.org/sc-family/staff- resources/ We have a current opening for a Bus Route Driver. Training is provided. This is a paid position which includes a tution discount. Please contact Robert Manzi at [email protected] or 503-510-2865 with questions or for more information.

FFA & Les Schwab work together to #driveawayhunger This year has brought uncertainty for many Oregonians, Oregon FFA and Les Schwab Tires Centers know the need to help fight hunger is greater than ever. Those affected by food insecurity are in need year-round, especially this year. That is why Les Schwab Tire Centers of Oregon has partnered with Oregon FFA in a Drive Away Hunger Initiative to help raise as much food and awareness as possible. The initiative will take place the entire month of October. The Drive Away Hunger initiative is one that Oregon FFA and Les Schwab Tire Centers have been partnering on annually since 2015. Each year Oregon FFA members, advisors, volunteers, Les Schwab employees, and our partnering stores across Oregon have worked together to increase the impact of High SChool Christmas Banquet the initiative. Through Saturday, October 31 food donations can be dropped at any local Les Schwab Save the Date for Santiam Christian’s Christmas Tire Center or Wilco. Banquet Cruise. The class of 2023 invites all high school students to our Christmas Banquet on The timing of this initiative is important, with food December 5 in the SC Gym. banks and pantries gearing up for the upcoming holidays there is a need To accommodate distancing and safety guidelines, for food and monetary two seating options will be offered at both 5pm and donations. This is an 8pm and no more than 50 people will be seated in incredibly special each area. project for Oregon FFA members, because Tickets go on sale November 2 and will be purchased they are given the online. When purchasing tickets, you will select opportunity to live out your time preference and up to 4 people you’d like their motto of “learning to sit with. Seating will be assigned as tickets are to do, doing to learn, purchased, and we will do our best to accommodate earning to live and requests while adhering to distancing and capacity living to serve.” In this guidelines. Masks will be required when students are service initiative, FFA not seated at their tables. members can follow in the footsteps set by Students do not need a “date” to attend. Coming with those at Les Schwab a group of friends is very much encouraged! Tire Centers, as you see This is a semi-formal event including a pre-plated them giving back to catered meal and entertainment. their communities daily. We will be hosting an informational Zoom meeting To learn more, visit the Oregon FFA Facebook page on Thursday, October 22 at 7pm to answer questions. and #DriveAwayHunger. To learn more about FFA visit Please check your email next week for the zoom invite www.oregonffa.com or www.ffa.org. and link.

pg. 2 Virtual College Visits Free to a good home Students are encouraged to hear from It is with great sadness that representatives from a variety of different we need to say goodbye colleges before making a decision on to our beloved 21 year old where to attend. SC continues to add Norfolk pine tree! colleges to the list or virtual visits to help students become better informed about what It has outgrown our different colleges have to offer. Check the College & Career elementary library space and Google Classroom for Zoom links to the following virtual is looking for a new home. college visits. We would hate to see it die after all these years! If any 10/06 2pm California Baptist University of you would like to adopt 10/06 2:30pm Seattle it, or have any ideas please 10/07 2pm contact Becki Alexander at 10/07 2pm Northwest University [email protected]. 10/08 2pm 10/08 2:30pm St Thomas University 10/09 2pm Bushnell University (formerly Northwest Christian) Follow SC on Social Media 10/09 2:30pm 10/13 2pm Embry Riddle University They may look different, but the 10/13 2:30pm Washington State University Eagle Family still has fabulous 10/15 2pm Cedarville University things happening everyday. This 10/15 2:30pm is a busy and thriving family! You 10/20 2pm Northwest Nazarene University can stay up to date by reading the Eagle Happenings 10/20 2:30pm Carnegie Mellon University Newsletter that comes to your email each Monday. 10/21 2:00pm University of Massachussetts-Amherst You're also welcome to follow SC highlights through 10/22 2 pm Oregon Institute of Technology our social media pages. 10/22 2:30pm Portland State University 10/23 2pm Facebook: facebook.com/santiamchristian/ 10/23 2:30pm Western Oregon University 10/28 2pm Hillsdale College Instagram: santiamchristian 10/28 2:30pm 10/29 2pm Univeristy of San Francisco 11/11 2pm Northern Arizona University Complying with COVID Guidelines 11/12 2pm Cal Poly Please remember that masks are required to be worn in all Manufactuing Month Virtual Events campus buildings in order to comply with the guidelines. The Mid-Valley STEM-CTE Hub is offering a variety We are striving to always meet of virtual events for Manufacturing Month. To learn guidelines for disinfecting, more, click here: distancing and mask wearing http://www.midvalleystem.org/manufacturing- so we can remain open in good standing. We also month-2020/ need to make sure that students are only on campus for scheduled classes or activities. We cannot have athletic blog students on campus just hanging out. We have had complaints from community members, and this can Follow the SC Athletic Blog at jeopardize what we are currently doing and future https://sc-eagle-athletics.blogspot.com/ activities.

JH/HS Chapel Elementary Picture Day Chapel this week: Here’s the link: https://scchapel. Elementary pictures are Monday, October 19. online.church/. Attached is the picture form. Please fill it out and return it on or before October 19. Teachers will collect Eagle Happenings Newsletter these in their classrooms until the day of the pictures. This all-school newsletter will be published each Monday afternoon. If you have something to submit to the newsletter, Preschool students that are only Tuesday and please e-mail your copy-ready announcement to beams@ Thursday, we will set up a time during that day that santiam.org by 9am on Monday morning. We reserve the right you can bring your student(s). Your teacher will send to edit for grammar, content, length, etc. you more information as we get closer.

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