Dear Parents, Happy Friday!
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Dear Parents, Happy Friday! Below you will find a listing of upcoming events; an announcement of a 4J Parent Leaders Network meeting; an invitation to attend GSA Parent Education Night; a request for donations for the Counseling Office; a listing of volunteer opportunities including an urgent plea to help with AP testing; notice of a rowing club summer camp; information about LCC placement testing and work study for sophomores and juniors; a listing of student volunteering opportunities; and the weekly Career Center Check-In. UPCOMING EVENTS (Fri) 4/12: Axe Pageant, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., in the Auditorium. (Sat) 4/13: Prom, from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m., at Ford Alumni Center. (Mon) 4/15: Friends of South meeting, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., in the Library. (Tue) 4/16: GSA Parent Night, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., in the Library. (Wed) 4/17: Site Council meeting, from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., in Room 6. Links to SEHS resources: Bell schedule, Main website, Full calendar, Athletics calendar, Senior Timeline. 4J PARENT LEADERS NETWORK MEETING Meeting Topic: Advocacy opportunities; parent involvement for social change locally and statewide Guest Speakers: Rose Wilde, Oregon School Boards Association, Lane ESD and Karen Pérez, Ed.D. 4J Equity, Instruction & Partnership Administrator Date: Monday, April 15, 2019 Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. MDT Location: Eugene School District 4J, 200 N Monroe St, Eugene, OR 97402 The 4J Parent Leaders Network is a volunteer network connecting parent organization leaders for mutual support meeting quarterly at the District Office at 200 North Monroe Street. Space and refreshments are provided by Eugene School District 4J. More details at https://parentleadersnetwork.org/ GSA PARENT EDUCATION NIGHT Did your kid recently come out as LGBTQ+? Are you looking to learn how to be a better ally? Still just can’t get the hang of this whole pronoun thing? The SEHS Gender and Sexuality Alliances invites you to come to their Parent Education Night on Tuesday, April 16, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Library for a crash course on all things LGBTQ+. Snacks will be provided. Parents and students of all identities and levels of familiarity with the LGBTQ+ community are welcome! DONATIONS FOR COUNSELING OFFICE The counseling office is in need of some donations: • Up to four nice, comfy, good condition armchairs for the tranquil portion of the counseling office. • Assorted tea bags and paper cups that students can have while spending time in the counseling office. Please note that we are looking for paper to-go cups for hot beverages, not reusable mugs. If you're able to donate tea or paper cups, please bring them to the counseling office. If you have an armchair donation, please email a picture to Melinda Shull at [email protected]. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES • AP TESTING ~ This year we have an abundance of AP testers! We need several volunteers to assist our paid Proctor with the variety of tasks involved in the testing process. Family members cannot volunteer in tests with their student, but we have several tests that are large and need help. o The following morning tests need help: May 7, 9, 10 and 16. Volunteers should arrive at 7:45 AM and usually tests conclude around 12 noon. o If you are able to help us, please contact Kathy Ruggles at [email protected]. Thank you! • ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL is having their Annual Showcase on Friday, April 26, 2019, from 6-8:30pm. We immensely appreciated your help in the past years and will very thankful if you can volunteer during our event this year. Please contact Laura Fuhriman at [email protected] to let her know you would like to volunteer. Thank you very much, RMS PAR committee • GRAD NIGHT 2019 ~ Each year parents organize a grad party on graduation night in order to give South seniors a safe and fun place to spend graduation night after the Hult Center ceremony is over. The event is usually from 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Usually, junior and senior parents assist with organizing. Several parents are still needed to help with the planning for this event on June 7. It is not a large time commitment but there are some pieces that need to come together now and new ideas and energy are always welcome. If you are interested, please email to Cindy at [email protected]. SOUTH EUGENE ROWING CLUB SUMMER CAMP The local Eugene rowing club is having a learn-to-row summer camp the last two weeks of July. The camp would run July 22nd through August 2nd with a regatta (race) against other summer camp programs on August 3rd. Kids that are interested would be picked up at South Eugene High School at 8:00 a.m. on a bus each week day and returned to South Eugene High School at 2:30 p.m. on the same bus. NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY and this camp is open to 8th -12th graders. More information can be found on our website: https://southeugenerowingclub.org/summer-camp/ Or contact the head coach at [email protected] SENIORS~LCC PLACEMENT TESTING AT SEHS Friday, April 12th & 19th, LCC Placement testing will be held in Room 4 at 2:45 pm. The Reading/Writing test will be given. Sign up in the College & Career Center. Bring your L# and photo ID. When you sign up, check the information on the Testing clipboard to be certain this test is a requirement for you. Go to accuplacer.org for Study Questions, since you will want to score as high as possible for this test. See Kathy Ruggles in Room 302 for more information. WORK STUDY FOR SOPHOMORES & JUNIORS Sophomores & Juniors: As you are considering classes for next year, please consider the opportunity to work for 4j where you earn both credit (.5 elective credit per term) and pay! Students must be 16 years old, have a 3.0 GPA, good attendance and making progress towards graduation. There are positions for one and two periods, and seniors are eligible to apply for positions at other South region schools. For more information, please contact Kathy Ruggles at [email protected] or see her in Room 302. The application process begins with a current resume and interview. STUDENT VOLUNTEERING • YMCA Healthy Kids Day is a free community-wide event geared towards helping children and families create healthier, happier lives. The Y is currently looking for volunteers to help in a variety of ways including setting up or cleaning up, face painting, welcoming families, helping at the raffle table, assisting with games, and more. The event, itself, runs from 11am to 2 pm at the Eugene Family YMCA (2055 Patterson St). Set up and clean up happen before and after the event. To sign up: click here. For more info, email Amber Alexander, [email protected]. • Nearby Nature is looking for high-school-age Outdoor Leaders to help their staff run summer day camps for children ages 3-13. Outdoor Leaders help with outdoor adventures, games, crafts, storytelling, scientific discovery, and more. Volunteering as an Outdoor Leader is a great way to earn community service credit and develop leadership skills -- and it's lots of fun! Students interested in becoming Outdoor Leaders should read the job description and fill out an application. Required training will be held from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on June 8 and 9. Questions? Email [email protected]. • High Hope Haven is a nonprofit in Eugene that provides nonverbal mental- health therapy to individuals. The therapy includes feedback from horses. The program has many spring cleaning opportunities including tack room cleaning/organizing, tack cleaning, water trough cleaning, clearing drainage ditches, tool organization, obstacle building, and fence clearing. Text 541-520- 9389 or email [email protected] you are interested in helping out. • Registration now open for students ages 14-17 interested in the Eugene Family YMCA Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program. This is an opportunity for youth to gain hands-on experience while working with campers and being guided by camp leaders. The applications can be filled out and turned in to the Youth Development Office at the main YMCA location on Patterson or they can be filled out online and emailed back to Maritza Ruiz, Multi-Site Coordinator, Eugene Family YMCA (2055 Patterson St, 541-686-9622, [email protected]). • Willamalane Volunteer Program has many spring volunteer opportunities available for students. • 4/12-4/14/19: Friends of the Eugene Public Library Annual Book Sale. Volunteers needed to set up books on tables, re-stock tables, keep books in good viewing order, and help customers as needed. • 4/26/19: Edgewood Elementary School Fun Night from 5:15-8 pm. Seeking volunteers to work at simple carnival games and help our elementary school have fun and raise funds for the school. Please sign up here, https://signup.com/go/izwBuJE, to help us make this night a success! • 5/18/19: Head Start of Lane County's Annual Family Fishing Day will take place from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in Alton Baker Park. They are seeking volunteers to help run their carnival games. They feed volunteers lunch, and volunteers get a break from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. Head start caters to low- income families with children from pregnancy through 5 years old. Please contact Sara Faria at [email protected] for more information. CAREER CENTER CHECK-IN • Upcoming College and Program Visits: U of O (Tues, 4/23@9:40), U of O Pathway Oregon Grant program (Tues, 4/23@2:25), US Navy ROTC Scholarships (Wed, 4/24@11:07), Northern Arizona U (Thu, 4/25@8:30), The University of Edinburgh (Mon, 4/29@8:30), Rotary Youth Exchange Program (study abroad/gap year program) (Wed, 5/1@11:07).