A Weekly Publication of the Sprague High School Community Volume 45 ● Number 13, December 9, 2016
(Excerpt from a letter to Principal Swanson)
Mr. Swanson,
I wanted to take a moment to tell you how much I appreciated the help from 4 of your students this past weekend. These young ladies volunteered their afternoon on Saturday (12/3) at the annual Fall Leaf Haul. This is a free leaf disposal event for Salem residents and they helped unload leaves from vehicles. It's a cold, wet and dirty job but they did it with enthusiasm and smiles.
A huge thank you to....
*Abigail LaVerdure *Tatianna Chess *Kayla Rasmussen *Audra Sproed
Leo Gonzalez City of Salem Signs & Sweeping 503-589-2195
Come to the Decade Dance tonight, December 9th, after the basketball game and support Oly Pageant! Tickets are $5 and you must have school ID to get in. The dance is in the Sprague Commons and all Sprague and South Salem students are welcome to attend. Dress decade and be prepared to support a good cause and kick it old school!
Sprague’s Health and PE department want to thank all of our students for combining together to donate over $1,450 to our Hoover Elementary Gift Bags. Due to the generosity of our students, we were able to provide 103 gift bags for 4 classes of
nd 2 graders at Hoover. We also want to give a big shout out to our corporate sponsor and Sprague alumni Dr. Cole Johnson of Johnson Family Orthodontics for donating 103 dental care packages for each of our gift bags. Thanks Dr. Johnson!
REMINDER WINTER
BREAK DATES: December 19th through January 2nd ● Students last day will be December 16th. ● Students first day back will be January 3rd. The first week back after break will look like this: January 2nd - NO SCHOOL January 3rd - A Day January 4th - B Day January 5th - A Day January 6th - B Day
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 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) 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.
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.
Sprague Students and Families, student schedules are up to view on StudentVue and ParentVue. Sprague High School is moving towards 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 in this email. Students will be able to request schedule changes th nd beginning Dec. 16 . A 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 to request a semester 2 schedule th change is Thursday, January 26 . nd nd 2 semester class schedules will be available for students on the first day of 2 semester classes. These will be provided via StudentVue or can be requested in print on the first nd 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: th The schedule request link will go live on December 16 . Students will need to Log-In 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. th Last day to request a semester 2 schedule change is Thursday, January 26 .
Sprague Families,
This year we have created Advisory groups for every student who attends Sprague. Students have been assigned to a specific teacher who will assist them with special projects, trainings, and required surveys or lessons throughout the year. Some of these lessons are mandated by the Oregon Legislature. In July of 2015, the Oregon Legislature passed SB 856 (Sex Abuse Prevention Instruction) which requires schools to provide four lessons on sexual abuse prevention, K-12th grade. Advisory periods are 40 minutes in length and along with SB 856 instruction, will cover other state required activities or graduation requirements such as the PEP (Personal Education Plans) which is required for all students. Students will also use their Advisory time to complete Forecasting activities (choosing of next year’s schedules and classes) and completion of district required surveys and assessment. The creation of Advisory classes minimizes the disruption of regularly scheduled classes and allows for uninterrupted instructional time for English, Social Studies, Science and Math classes which were impacted in previous years. The following dates have been finalized for Advisory schedules for the 2016-17 school year:
January 18th February 23rd March 8th April 13th May 18th
Any parents who would like further information or have additional questions can contact Chad Barkes, Sprague Assistant Principal.
All-Mid-Valley girls cross country team
Bill Poehler , Statesman Journal announced This will go down as the year when Sprague High School’s girls cross country team reestablished itself as a premier team in the state.
Between the rapid improvement of sophomore Ginger Murnieks, who won the Greater Valley Conference district cross country meet, the transfer from Astoria of junior Kaylee Mitchell, who placed 12th at the 6A state meet, and the emergence of sophomore Elise Abbott, who placed 23rd at state, the Olympians rose to a new level.
Sprague narrowly placed second in the GVC and placed an impressive sixth at the OSAA Class 6A state meet.
Three Sprague athletes, and the team’s coach, are on All-Mid-Valley girls cross country team. Elise Abbott Year: Sophomore. School: Sprague. District result: Sixth in Greater Valley Conference (19:26.7). State result: 23rd in Class 6A (19:24.0). Season personal record: 19:24.0. Kaylee Mitchell Year: Junior. School: Sprague. District result: Second in Greater Valley Conference (18:41.4). State result: 12th in Class 6A (18:50.0). Season personal record: 18:34.1. Ginger Murnieks Year: Sophomore. School: Sprague. District result: Greater Valley Conference champion (18:24.6). State result: 14th in Class 6A (18:57.0). Season personal record: 17:39.5. Tom Jimenez Year: 17th. School: Sprague. Accomplishments: In his first year back at Sprague, the Olympians placed second in the Greater Valley Conference and were the league’s top placing team at the OSAA Class 6A state cross country meet with a sixth place finish. All-Mid-Valley The Statesman Journal’s All-Mid-Valley teams, which are made up of athletes from the 36 schools in the Statesman Journal’s coverage area, are selected by the staff based on statistics, all-league teams, conversations with coaches and observations.
ATTENTION SENIORS All Josten’s orders must be postmarked by December 15th to Jostens. Or you can order and pay online at www.jostens.com - Prices will increase January 1, 2017.
CANCELLATIONS DUE TO THE WEATHER - Attention all wrestlers and wrestling fans: both the dual against Forest Grove and the Rose City Championships have been cancelled. The Forest Grove dual will be rescheduled sometime next week--listen to announcements for exact date and time so you can have the chance to win free Dutch Bros. as you support your #2 ranked Sprague Wrestlers. ● Wrestlers: practice today, Friday 12/9, at 2:45 as usual.
State testing 30-day notice By law, Oregon school districts must notify parents about annual state testing at least thirty days before testing begins. Testing will begin in Salem-Keizer in February 2017. A copy of the 30-day notice and opt-out form can be picked up in any school office starting on January 6, 2017. For more information about state testing, please visit the Oregon Department of Education website: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=169