VOLUME 48, NUMBER 90 OCTOBER 2020 Attendance Office: SPRAGUE HIGH SCHOOL Main Line 503-399-5520 Phone Office Hours: 24-hour attendance line DAILY BELL SCHEDULE 2020-2021 to report7:30am-4:00pm all day absences DAILY BELL SCHEDULE 85 MINUTE CLASS/30 MINUTE LUNCH College & Career Center: Staff Family Family 503-399-3265 1 Advisory 2 Lunch Lunch Connect 3 4 Connect Office hours: 8:15-9:40 9:45-10:00 10:05-11:30 11:30-12:20 11:30-12:00 12:00 - 12:20 12:25-1:50 1:55-3:20 3:20-3:40 7:15am-3:15pm 503-399-3261Athletic Office: 503-399-3266 For latest School Information please visit the Salem-Keizer School Office hours: District website at: 7:00am-4:00pm https://salkeiz.k12.or.us PleaseMain visit Office:our web site for more503-399-3261 information. You can e-mail a teacher using the following format: OfficeThank hours: you! 7:30am-4:00pm last name_first [email protected] Sprague Home Page spraguehs.com The Sprague building is closed to the public, District Home Page but the Main Office is staffed from7:30 - 4:00. salkeiz.k12.or.us The main line telephone is being answered during these times. Christy Perry Please call 503-399-3261 for assistance. Superintendent In-person appointments with staff will be made as necessary. Chad Barkes Principal Sprague High School • 503-399-3261 • Chad Barkes, Principal WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO!: ASB Studios: We had a blast working with Sprague Alumni Richard Riffle to create our Avengers Endgame trailer spoof! The goal was to bond as a team while letting everyone know that WE ARE HERE TO FIGHT FOR YOU! We hope it was a positive message and a bright spot in your news feeds! ASB SEPTEMBER UPDATE Comprehensive Distance Learning is underway, and while learning is occurring, we can all feel the distance. While we struggle daily to connect to the internet, to CANVAS, or to our ZOOM calls, the biggest struggle is to connect with each other. Sustainable Food for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness: Recently, ASB President Avery Cassler and VP Delaney Wehr prepared and pitched a service It feels like the 2020-2021 school project to the South Salem Connect group requesting funds for materials to build year failed to fully load and that we raised beds to grow sustainable food for those currently experiencing homelessness are constantly experiencing “poor at Cascade Gateway Park. connection.” We were excited to have our request However, that has not stopped our granted by generous donations from students from reaching out to SEE the our community including half of the needs in our school, our community, 630 dollars being donated by City and our state. Youth Development. In attempt to increase the transparency We used these funds to purchase of the program, this is the first of many materials to build 4 raised beds in ASB Updates! conjunction with the efforts of Church at the Park to care for, feed, and help those experiencing homelessness to feel SEEN and loved. Our mission this year is to learn to truly SEE people. The experience of being homeless is dehumanizing, and a huge part of the outreach at Church at the Park is to rehumanize individuals that struggle to separate their experience from their identity. A huge part of the humanization process is helping these individuals feel truly SEEN and loved. We worked with a former Sprague graduate and recent employee, John Marshall, who is the project manager at Church at the Park. We will be returning to the park on October third to build the final two raised beds! SPRAGUE HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE OLYMPIANS WHAT’S COOKIN’?: President Avery Cassler: Avery is currently attending virtual Sports Coordinator Brody Whetzel: To be a sports coordinator South Salem Connect meetings on her own time to better learn in a year without sports almost seems impossible. Not for Brody. about the community we serve and to do the soil work for future Brody has poured his energy into supporting all members of the team projects and service opportunities. and has been a crucial contributor to the Peer Helper Program. As a result, Avery has been connected with the Salem City Council Brody is also working on creating and launching a Sprague High and is working to see how Sprague can volunteer to help with the School Trick Shot competition for students AND STAFF (more info needs of displaced families currently at the Oregon Fair Grounds. to come soon)! VP Delaney Wehr and Spirit Coordinator Kiera White: Not only that, but Brody is also passionate about creating connection Delaney and Kiera are working hard at collecting information on opportunities for the Unified Sports Program students who are deeply current Sprague Clubs and creating a plan to allow clubs to virtually missing their peers. He is working with Mr. Gertenrich (aka CGAD), to meet in order to encourage student connection and community. Kiera meet all OSAA regulations in the planning of a Unified event! is also working on creative ways to engage students from a distance Paige Huynh: Paige is the creative master mind on our team. If with virtual school spirit events, including a district wide spirit week. it looks good, most likely, it is Paige. She runs the Oly Daily Torch Stay tuned!!! account on Instagram (give it a follow) and has been working hard to Secretary Macie Johnson: Macie is beginning to work on planning keep students updated on everything going on during this crazy year. the virtual class council elections that will be held in October. She is She has already done a countdown to school that included an also manning the schedule and keeping our team members on track Admin takeover of the account, Instagram Live Q&A with ASB team while encouraging communication! members, Sprague trivia, and a powerful message from Avery Cassler Treasurer Paige Spady: Paige Spady has spearheaded our brand about Sprague students’ desire to STAND TOGETHER through all of new Peer Helper Program (still in the lab). Her passion for seeing the ups and downs of 2020. students and ensuring that there are trained students available to help Paige is currently working to assist each member of the team to with tutoring and connection is phenomenal. effectively communicate to our constituents. She is also actively She has planned and held several meetings with trained professionals working on tracking down Sprague Alumni for the Alumni Spotlight in the field during the summer to form the framework for a Peer on the Oly Daily Torch account. If you are a Sprague grad, look out, Helper program that will launch by Quarter 2 of this year! you might be next! The ultimate goal of this program is to see it develop into the third branch of the Sprague High School Leadership Program: Activities, Outward Leadership, and the Mentorship Program. Brody Whetzel and Delaney Wehr have also been working closely with Paige to get us to where we are! There will be an email going out to all students soon to begin recruiting volunteers who will commit to training and being available to help ALL Sprague students feel SEEN and connected despite the distance. HOME OF THE OLYMPIANS SPRAGUE HIGH SCHOOL LIGHT THE TORCH: If you read through to the end, thank you! We want more than ever to include you all in what is going on. My job as ASB Coordinator is to help these students lead and serve to the best of their ability and from areas of passion! I want to connect them with the opportunities, training, and resources they need to develop as young leaders and to serve their constituents. It has been an absolute privilege to work with these students as they have given up many hours during their summer to prepare for this crazy year! Now that you know what they are all working on, if you have any ideas or resources to help us better achieve these goals, or to better SEE people, please do not hesitate to reach out! You can reach out directly to the student if you wish to speak to them personally or can reach out to me as well. Thank you all for pouring into the lives of our students and for helping us collectively LIGHT THE TORCH! -Chris Trammell ASB Coordinator | Outward Leadership SPRAGUE HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE OLYMPIANS ATHLETICS REMINDER If you plan on participating in season one athletics, you must have your resgistration completed by October 5th. You must be enrolled in three classes and have a current sport physical on file. We are excited to announce that Trevor Bodine has been selected as our Girl’s Head Basketball Coach. Coach Bodine comes to us from North Marion High School, where he has been for the last 4 seasons leading his team to conference championships with multiple State placing teams and he was voted two-time Conference Coach of the Year. During his time at North Marion, he was asked to step in to coach their volleyball team even though he had never coached volleyball before, and their team had a successful season. Prior to North Marion, he coached several years at South Salem High School and was lead varsity assistant during their two State Championship titles. Coach Bodine is motivational and is known for developing his players and helping them exhibit a strong work ethic by demonstrating diligence, patience, and respect for others. PARENTS AND STUDENTS, It’s amazing how fast we are moving through September as we plan for holding voluntary athletic workouts during Season 1 starting in October.