November, 2016 PRINCIPAL’S NEWSLETTER Sam Barlow High School Bruce C. Schmidt Jr., Principal sbhs.gresham.k12.or.us 503-258-4850 INSIDE From the Principal Gresham Barlow School District Bond BITS & PIECES I know you have all received several communications from me about the Gresham Barlow School District Bond that is on the ballot. Please be sure to look over that information and the College & Career Center impact that 2.1 million dollars will have on the entire district. I encourage you to consider the following: Dance Team • Barlow will be receiving $70,356,000 dollars for new construction and remodeling to improve our facility. Library News • Improvements will include 25 new classrooms, a covered stadium, major renovations of our auditorium, and the creation of common spaces for students where they can Future Dates learn, study, and collaborate. • All classrooms in our building will be improved in one way or another. This would News from Nurse include improvements such as paint, furnishings, technology, curriculum and other and more! things to make student life and our learning environments more conducive for learning. • Safety and security updates to limit the number of entrances, internally locking classroom doors, and emergency communication equipment. • Expanded educational opportunities for all students. Mission • This is an opportunity to enhance all facilities in our district and to improve the learning environment for all students. Please be sure to vote. Statement: Every student prepared Progress Reports for a lifetime of learning, I am sure you have all received your student’s six-week progress report in the mail. Whether career opportunities, and this is a time for celebration or concern, please let your student know that you have seen their productive contributions to progress report. This is a great time to have a conversation about what has worked well, as well the community. as what may need to be improved. No matter how a student has performed at this point, things can change, for the better or for the worse. I have often seen students who have done very well the first six-weeks “take a break” only to find that at 12-weeks, their grades have slipped. I have also seen students who have had poor grades turn on the juice and catch up. The key is talking to your student and engaging with them about their overall performance at school. If you need help having these conversations, please do not hesitate to contact your student’s counselor. They are there to provide that assistance. Parent Teacher Conferences I wanted to personally invite all of you to our Parent Teacher Conferences that will be held in our gym on the evening of Tuesday, November 22 and the morning of Wednesday, November 23. This is a great opportunity to meet our staff, talk to teachers who work with your student, to learn about our programs, and to pick up your student’s twelve-week grades. We will send you a detailed email outlining specific times and the conference format as we approach the November 22 date. We hope to see you there. Bits and Pieces Scrip is the way to go!! SAT TEST DATES Make your $$$ go further. Use Scrip cards. Scrip cards are simply gift cards in which Dec 3, Jan 21, Mar 11, May 6, June 3. the corporation donates funds back to you. Buy a $100 Starbucks gift card. Enjoy $100 SAT registration online at of coffee. Starbucks gives $2.80 back to you to be used at Barlow and $4.20 to the www. collegeboard.org Gresham Barlow Education Foundation. WIN, WIN, WIN. Great for fundraisers too! ACT TEST DATES Any Questions?? Contact: Andrea Umenhofer, 503-784-3255 or [email protected]. Dec 10, Feb 11, Apr 8, June 10 Thank you for supporting Sam Barlow High! Register for ACT online at Remember: Friends don’t let Friends pay more than they need to for school fees. Help www.actstudent.org. spread the word. Purchases of Gift Cards through the Scrip program benefit the Gresham Remember -these are TEST DATES. Barlow Education Foundation and your student. The holidays are coming with gift cards You need to register one month before making great stocking stuffers. the actual test. Students of the Month Can’t Attend Board Meetings? Sam Barlow is recognizing students who have shown their Bruin PRIDE by awarding The next meeting is November 3. a Student of the Month for each grade level. Students can be nominated for Student of You can watch regular school board the Month by receiving a PRIDE Note from a staff member throughout the month. The meetings LIVE on cable channel 27 staff then votes for one male and one female student from each grade to receive this and Frontier cable channel 35. recognition. Our outstanding Students of the Month for September are: MetroEast Community Media replays FRESHMEN the board meeting at the following times: Kevin Venancio- Kevin has shown determination through his hard work in many of his Second Showing-Monday at 7pm classes. Third Showing-the following Thursday Thalia Rosales- Thalia demonstrates purpose by working hard in Algebra 1. at 4pm. If you live in Damascus- SOPHOMORES Board meetings are now being shown on Liz Card- Liz consistently shows excellence through her critical thinking in AP US Willamette Falls TV for patrons in the History. Damascus area! They are scheduled for Aaron Xiong- Aaron displays determination through the quality and effort he puts forth cablecast on channel 23 every Saturday on every assignment. at 1pm. JUNIORS Driver’s Education Estefany Garcia-Delgado-Estefany shows excellence through her MLA format on her The next Driver’s Education session first paper in English. will start on January 9, 2017. Register Cole Edmondson- Cole shows excellence through his MLA format on his first paper in at the ODTI website: English. www.oregondrivertraining.com. Classes will be Monday evenings. SENIORS Avery Carlson- Avery shows purpose through her hard work in Marketing to get the Free and Reduced Lunch Program coffee shop and student store up and running. Notice to all parents/guardians – Dominik Copper- Dominik shows respect to those around him through his friendly, Free & Reduced applications from positive and grateful attitude everyday. the 2015-2016 school year expired on October 21. If you have not yet completed and submitted a new application for the 2016-2017 school year, please do so either via paper application or online submission at www.mymealtime.com. Boys Basketball Tryouts ******Snowball****December 3rd******** If you are a parent of a young man who wants to try out for Sam Barlow’s winter semi-formal dance is scheduled for basketball, plan on attending a meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 8, Saturday, December 3, from 8-11 pm in the cafeteria. Dress for Room 509, at 6:30pm. We hope to see you there! GO BRUINS! the dance is semi-formal, and a tuxedo is NOT required. Parents, please remember that our young women need to wear Basketball Veterans Day Clinic dresses that are suitable for a school dance. It is awkward for The Barlow Bruin Boys Basketball team will be hosting the our staff, and embarrassing to students, to have to approach a annual Veterans Day Clinic - Cost: $10.00 young woman wearing a dress that is too revealing the night of When: November 11 Time: 9-11am Grades: 3 through 8 the dance. Sending a student home ruins everyone’s night! Please help us ensure a pleasant evening for everyone by selecting The emphasis of this camp is on basketball fundamentals appropriate attire. and drills. We believe these fundamentals are vital to the development of a young player. Games and competition will also Procedures for Guest Passes be included. We will also spend about 15 minutes discussing In order for a Sam Barlow student to bring a non-Barlow date the importance of Veterans Day in our country and some of the to Snowball or Prom, a guest pass form must be completed and meaning of this day. The camp will be directed by Head Coach, turned in to an assistant principal for approval by 3:30 pm Tom Johnson, with help from some of his varsity players. the Wednesday before the dance. For this year’s Snowball, For answers to any questions please call 503-258-4895. that deadline will be Wednesday, November 30. Assistant principals need at least 24 hours to process the guest pass once it is submitted. It is then the student’s job to return and pick it up. The completed guest pass must be presented at the time the ticket is purchased during lunches the week of the dance. Assistant principals will not process guest passes after the Wednesday, November 30, deadline. Guest pass forms are available in the main office starting Monday, November 14. By planning ahead, students wishing to bring a guest to Snowball have ample time to collect the necessary signatures. No guests younger than 9th grade or 21 and older are permitted at Barlow dances. In addition, faxing the form to or from our school officeis not allowed. It is the Girl Talk student’s responsibility to obtain the required signatures. Gordon Russell MS Sun Program is offering “Girl Talk” to middle school girls. If your daughter would like to be a mentor Reminder: No Tolerance Policy For Inappropriate Dancing to younger students, please have her check out the information at Students and parents are reminded that Freaking, Grinding, or the College and Career Center to learn how she could volunteer other dancing of a sexual nature is not appropriate for dances at and show her leadership.