GRIZZ-O-GRAM Parent Newsletter Ashland High School Volume 16, Number 3 October 2007 Advanced Placement News Students at Ashland High School have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement (AP) classes in several subjects. Classes that have an AP designation follow a nationally certified curriculum. In May, these students take the national, standardized AP test. Possible scores on each test range from 1 to 5. A score of 3 or higher is considered a passing score on the test. Colleges award credit to students who score 3 or above on their AP tests. Students do not have to be enrolled in an AP class to take an AP test. We have had students in the past who have studied extensively on their own, taken AP tests, and scored very well. The AP tests are extremely rigorous and students must have a comprehensive knowledge of the subject to score well on a test. Some students take the option of earning Advanced Southern Credit from SOU instead of taking the standardized test. The 2007 AP scores for Ashland High School students were excellent. The table below shows the percentage of AHS students who scored a 3 or higher on their AP tests compared to the percentage of the national group of AP test takers scoring 3 or higher. World Language Awards Ashland High School had 17 students participate in the Southern Oregon Foreign Language Proficiency program at SOU, which grants university credit to advanced high school foreign language students based on demonstrated proficiencies. The 17 students earned a total of 316 French and Spanish college credits as follows: Language Total Students Receiving 12 Credits Receiving 20 Credits Total Credits Earned French 12 3 (x 12 = 36) 9 (x 20 = 180) 216 Spanish 5 0 5 (x 20 = 100) 100 Graduation and Dropout Rates We just received the information from the Oregon Department of Education. Round off our graduation rate, and our hard work is paying off – 90% of our kids graduate! We want every student to graduate and we continue to explore interventions to help us reach that valuable goal. Also, our dropout rate is extremely low. Our goal is to identify these students earlier and provide the support they need. Graduation Rate School Years Graduation Rate State Target 2004 – 2005 and 2005 – 2006 89.8% 68.1% Dropout Rate School Year Number in School School State 2005-2006 26 2.3% 4.1%
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GRIZZ-O-GRAMParent Newsletter
Ashland High School Volume 16, Number 3 October 2007
Advanced Placement News
Students at Ashland High School have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement (AP) classes in several subjects. Classes that have an AP designation follow a nationally certified curriculum. In May, these students take the national, standardized AP test. Possible scores on each test range from 1 to 5. A score of 3 or higher is considered a passing score on the test. Colleges award credit to students who score 3 or above on their AP tests.
Students do not have to be enrolled in an AP class to take an AP test. We have had students in the past who have studied extensively on their own, taken AP tests, and scored very well. The AP tests are extremely rigorous and students must have a comprehensive knowledge of the subject to score well on a test. Some students take the option of earning Advanced Southern Credit from SOU instead of taking the standardized test.
The 2007 AP scores for Ashland High School students were excellent. The table below shows the percentage of AHS students who scored a 3 or higher on their AP tests compared to the percentage of the national group of AP test takers scoring 3 or higher.
World Language Awards
Ashland High School had 17 students participate in the Southern Oregon Foreign Language Proficiency program at SOU, which grants university credit to advanced high school foreign language students based on demonstrated proficiencies.
The 17 students earned a total of 316 French and Spanish college credits as follows:
Language Total Students Receiving 12 Credits Receiving 20 Credits Total Credits Earned French 12 3 (x 12 = 36) 9 (x 20 = 180) 216 Spanish 5 0 5 (x 20 = 100) 100
Graduation and Dropout Rates
We just received the information from the Oregon Department of Education. Round off our graduation rate, and our hard work is paying off – 90% of our kids graduate! We want every student to graduate and we continue to explore interventions to help us reach that valuable goal. Also, our dropout rate is extremely low. Our goal is to identify these students earlier and provide the support they need.
Graduation Rate
School Years Graduation Rate State Target 2004 – 2005 and 2005 – 2006 89.8% 68.1%
Dropout Rate
School Year Number in School School State
2005-2006 26 2.3% 4.1%
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FALL PARENT/TEACHER
CONFERENCES
Parent/teacher conferences are coming! Please try to attend conferences during the morning hours or afternoon sessions, if your schedule permits. These times are typically our slower times and access to your student’s teachers is often easier.
Parents, we urge you to use PowerSchool on Monday-Thursday, October 29th - November 1st, before meeting with teachers for conferencing. The most up-to-date details, describing your student’s progress in each class, will be available at the click of a mouse!
Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, November 1st and 2nd. All conferences are held on a drop-in basis. Teachers will be available in the Library during the times listed below:
Thursday, November 1st 9:00AM – 11:30AM
1:00PM – 3:30PM 5:00PM – 8:00PM
Friday, November 2nd 9:00AM – 11:30AM 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Go Grizz!
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Senior All Night 2008 will be held Friday, June 6, immediately following the graduation ceremony. Information about the Senior All Night event was distributed during the Senior Parent Meeting on October 9 and at registration in August. If you did not receive the information and volunteer sign-up page, please contact Deborah Adler-Clement at 488-8149. The committee chairs, who are organizing the event, meet the first Thursday of each month, from September through May, in
the Ashland High School library, from 7:00PM to 8:30PM (except in November when we will have a change in date and location). All senior parents are welcome to attend. This is a huge event planned by parents of the graduating seniors. Every parent of every senior is needed to make this Senior All Night event a success. Please plan to volunteer and make your donation early! Submitted by Deborah Adler-Clement and Karen Kahn
SeniorPortraitFaQ’S
Q. When are senior portraits due?
A. No later than Nov. 21.
Q. How do I submit a hard copy of a photograph? What size should it be?
A. Bring a 2”X3 “mug shot” (head and shoulders) photo to the main office in an envelope, with the student’s name written on the envelope and lightly on the back
Q. What are the specifications for digitally submitted photos?
A. They need to be a 2”X3” mug shot (head and shoulders), 300dpi, and saved as a jpeg using your student’s name as the file name.
Q. Can I scan a photograph and send it to you digitally?
A. Yes. Set your scanner to 300 dpi, make it a 2”X3” mug shot, and save as a jpeg using your student’s name as the file name. Then email it to yearbook@ashland.
k12.or.us or submit it on CD.
Q. Do you prefer to receive a hard copy, an email attachment, or a CD?
A. CD’s are preferred, followed by email attachments and hard copies.
Q. What happens if we don’t meet the deadline?
A. We will use your student’s school picture that was taken at the beginning of the year.
Q. What if I have more questions?
A. Please contact Karen Green at 482-8771, ext 203 or [email protected]
SeniorProject:recyclingconSumerelectronicS
For my senior project I am collecting consumer electronics. These items include: cell phones, DVDs, laptops, MP3 players, digital cameras, digital video recorders (DVRs), digital camcorders, portable DVD players, video game consoles, and ink jet cartridges. These items can be working or nonwork-ing. A recycle bin is located at the Ashland High School main office. These items will be recycled and the cash earned will be donated to the United Nations Foundation/Nothing But Nets to purchase mosquito nets for families in malaria-infested African countries. For more information please contact: Cameron Clement at 621-3542.
congratulationS!Congratulations to Lila Schreiber who won The First Citizens Scholarship of $5000. This scholar-ship is sponsored by Umpqua Bank. Lila was one of 16 finalists out of 62 applications. Way to go Lila! Submitted by Sidney Morrison.
Hosted by the Wilderness Charter School, this film series will feature video presentations from this year’s Bioneers Conference. Speakers will include Judy Wicks (Local Living Economies), John Abrams (Thinking Like Cathedral Builders), Paul Anastas (Green Chemistry), Carol Bebelle (Culture and Re-Building), and Charlotte Brody (The Sea Around Us, The Environment in Us). For more information or to get on our email reminder list please write [email protected]
We can all agree that reading skills play a crucial role in and out of school. Ashland High School is committed to ensuring that all students graduate from high school as capable confident readers of all kinds of text. As the high school reading coach, I work with teachers on how to help their students be successful readers of the text they use in their classes.
In addition, I offer 8th period Freshman Reading. The goals and benefits of the class are listed:
Boosts confidence in reading Students self-select their reading material Develops fluency in reading Introduces students to comprehension strategies for in and out of school reading Frequent reading assessments to monitor progress Direct one-on-one support in reading Extra English credit on transcript Small relaxed atmosphere Meets just two days a week, white days 1:55-3:20, with no class on white Fridays
At the end of last year, students in my reading classes were asked to reflect on their experiences. Here are a few of the comments:
“I found books I like.”“I feel more comfortable when I’m reading.”“I read faster and smoother.”“I learned strategies that help me remember what I read.”
Freshman Reading is open to all 9th grade students: if you have questions or feel that your student would benefit from this class, please feel free to call me – 482-8771 ex. 173, or come by my classroom, Humanities 39.
Don’t forget to vote November 6th!!!
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NEWSFROMTHECOUNSELINGOFFICE
COLLEGE FAIRSouthern Oregon University is sponsoring a college fair on Wednesday, October 24, at the Medford Armory from 9:00AM – 12:00PM. More than 100 four-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools will have representatives present. Juniors will be dismissed from their fifth period class at 8:15AM to board a school bus to the armory. Buses will return students to AHS by lunch. This activity is part of the career education requirement and is required for graduation. All juniors must attend and must ride the school bus to the event.
NIGHT SCHOOL FOR CREDIT MAKE-UPNight school to make up credits needed for graduation will be available through the AHS Continuation Center. Students who have failed a required course should see their counselor to enroll in a make-up class.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FINE ARTS REQUIREMENTSStudents who are considering applying to any school in the University of California or California State University Systems need to know that they are required to have a full year of visual or performing arts classes chosen from the following: dance, drama/theatre, music, visual art (photography, video production, art).
INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
FINANCIAL AID MEETINGParents of seniors planning to apply for financial aid for college are invited to attend a meeting on Wednesday, December 5, at 7:00PM in Ashland High School library. A representative from the financial aid office at SOU will talk about financial aid for college and cover how to complete the FAFSA form. Steve Smith will talk about our local scholarship program.
RECOMMENDATION REQUEST FORMPrivate colleges require letters of recommendation and evaluation forms from teachers and the student’s counselor. Students who are applying to private colleges should pick up a “Recommendation Request Form” in the counseling office. After completing the form, they can make copies for each teacher they are asking to write recommendation letters. Make sure the evaluation forms for each college accompany the Recommendation Request and attach an activities resume to the request form. Remember that teachers are asked to write a lot of letters; get your requests in early.
SAT AND ACT DATESThe SAT and ACT are nationally administered tests, which require an extensive application, either mailed or completed online. Both the SAT and the ACT are urging people to complete the application online, and flyers explaining the process are available in the counseling office. The registration materials must be postmarked or completed online by the deadline indicated. Help is available in the counseling office for students who have questions or need assistance completing the application. The application takes approximately thirty minutes to complete.
ScholasticAptitudeTest(SAT)DATE TEST DEADLINE PLACEDecember 1 SAT/Sub. Test October 30 North Medford H.S.January 26 SAT/Sub. Test December 26 North Medford H.S.March 1 SAT January 29 North Medford H.S.May 3 SAT/Sub. Test April 1 Grants Pass H.S.June 7 SAT/Sub. Test May 6 Grants Pass H.S.
SAT I fee is $43.00; late registration is an additional $22.00; SAT Subject Test fee is $20 for basic registration plus varying amounts depending on subject area of tests taken. Check the registration bulletin. Register online at www.collegeboard.com
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ACT has a website that will tell a student whether the colleges he/she is considering require the writing sample. Go to actstudent.org and click on the link “What colleges have decided about the writing test.” You can then type in the name of a college and it will tell you if they require a writing test.
ACT fee is $29.00 ACT plus writing is $43.00. Late registration is an additional $19.00. Register online atwww.act.org
COLLEGE COUNSELINGKaren Berman will be available in the counseling office to help seniors with their college plans one day each week—white day Thursday or white day Friday. Students and parents can schedule an appointment by calling Mrs. Pennington in the counseling office at 482-2278.
REFERENCE MATERIALSThe counseling office has copies of the 2007 College Handbook, as well as two useful reference guides (Fiske and Ruggs’ Recommendations) that will help evaluate colleges and the programs they offer. Students and parents can check out these books in the counseling office.
INFORMATIONFORJUNIORS:
2007 PSAT This year the PSAT will be held on Wednesday, October 17. Registration for the PSAT will begin on September 17. Students register in the main office and will receive a study guide after paying the $14.00 fee, which is payable in cash or a check made out to Ashland High School. The junior year PSAT is the first step to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
INFORMATIONFORSOPHOMORES:
2007 PSAT There will be room for 65 sophomores to take the PSAT, which will be held on Wednesday, October 17. Registration for the PSAT will begin on September 17. Students register in the main office and will receive a study guide after paying the $14.00 fee, which is payable in cash or a check made out to Ashland High School. Sophomores take the PSAT only as a practice, it does not qualify them for the National Merit Program.
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Video Production 1 students are busy rehearsing and recording their new shows at RVTV. Video 2 students are finishing editing their 1st Promo/PSA and beginning to shoot their short subject films. Their projects can be viewed on Cable Access on Mondays at 6:30PM on Charter channel 15 or ATV channel 95. The AIFF student film competition is on its way and also the AHS Student Video/Film Festival. Any student at AHS can submit to both of these. See Ms. Dawisha on Red Days in Room H-15 for more information. Happy film making!!
Be sure to visit our district website at http://www.ashland.k12.or.us and the Ashland High School website at
http://www.ashland.k12.or.us/ahs
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FriendSoFFoodS
Sincere thanks to recent supporters of the foods program:
Allyson’s Kitchen: Keeping us clean - donation of aprons Apple Cellar: Keeping us full - donation of breadAshland Fire Department: Keeping us fire free - Fire safety classes and fire extinguisher practiceMarilyn Moore: Keeping us germ free - ServSafe instructor
VirtualenterPriSeProgram
StateofJeffersonTrainingOn Oct. 10 over 100 students came to Ashland High School to attend training sessions that will help them run their virtual businesses. The trainers were: Jerry Kenefick and Jack Watucki (management and leadership), Rodger Busse (marketing/sales/advertising), Doug Gentry (web design), Phoenix High teacher Melinda McClure (QuickBooks/financial reporting), and Mt. Shasta High School teacher Bright Nichols-Stock (Virtual Enterprise banking system). Students came from South Umpqua, North Valley, Eagle Point, Ashland and Phoenix high schools. California schools attending were Weed, Butte Valley, Eureka, and Mt. Shasta. Working with professionals was an invaluable opportunity for these students. Thanks to the presenters for donating their time and expertise.
Thanks!Thanks to the Lithia Springs Rotary Club for their generous grant to help run the program, and the enthusiastic support of individual members.
Thanks to Caitlin Callaham, Robert Verduin, and Cindy Patterson from Harry and David’s executive recruiting department for interviewing students applying for positions in their virtual business. Also thanks to our two other interviewers, Jerry Kenefick and student teacher Tiffany York.
Thanks to TadAccounting.com for access to QuickBooks Pro 2007 on their server.
OurVirtualBusiness:“DownUnder”This year student’s are operating a music and event venue called “Down Under.” Staff are: Eduardo Banda (Branch Banker), Whitney Barnard (Event Planner), Will Bowers (Advertising Associate), Kai Cadarette-Stewart (Chief Technical Officer), Colin Darling (Vice Pres. of Sales), Miles Fidler (Web Designer), Marcus Jensen (Branch Banker), Sarah Jones (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll), Max Marvin (Marketing Associate), Dan Mildbrandt (Sales Associate), Hayden Miller (Web Designer), Brandon Milton (Web Designer), Matt Naylor (Administrative Assistant), Chris Powers (Human Resource Associate), Cy Senestraro (Chief Executive Officer), Carly Severson (Vice President of Advertising), Sarah Silbowitz (Vice President of Human Resources), Casey Skolnik (Chief Financial Officer), and Garrett Tygerson (Vice President of Marketing).
For information on Virtual Enterprise contact Karen Green at 482-8771 or [email protected]
AHS Theatre, in celebration of their 10th Season in the New Theatre in 2008, announce they will produce two musical productions in the Mountain Avenue Theatre this year, in the fall and another in the spring.
AHS will present their first fall musical ever---LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS—opening November 1 and running three weekends.
In its Broadway review, The New York Times describes the show this way: “Little Shop leaves the audience... feeling just like Audrey II between victims — ravenous for more.” Little Shop of Horrors is a 1982 Off-Broadway musical black comedy by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a nerdy florist shop worker who raises a plant that craves human blood. The musical was based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman. The musical score, composed by Menken in the style of 1960’s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, included several show-stoppers including “Skid Row (Downtown),” “Somewhere That’s Green,” and “Suddenly Seymour,” as well as the title song (wikipedia).
Chris Williams directs a cast of 14. Jennifer Schloming is the musical director and Suzanne Seiber is the choreographer. Chloe Landes-Michelli is the stage manager and Rocky Garcia and Max Kiss are her assistants.
Featured in the cast are: Josh Houghton (Seymour), Isabella Pribyl (Audrey), Tanner Arndt (Dentist (Orin), Daniel Burt (Mushnick), Jeffrey Star (Derelict/ Wino/Customer),Erica Perkinson (Audrey II, the Voice), Tessa Williams (Audrey II, the Puppet) and Hali Alspach, Ally Backus, Vieve Harding, Sophie Javna, Savannah Julian, Azalea Micketti, and Molly Murphy (the Doo-Wop Girls).
All seats: $13.00 ($14.00 at the door). Tickets are now on sale at AHS Main Office, Paddington Station, Tree House Books on the plaza and the Music Coop on A Street.
This show is recommended for children from 8-100 years old. For Group Sales or more information call 482-8771.
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AshlandHighArtsAdvocates (AHAA!) invites you to join this unique “Booster Club” for the Arts. Our mission is to provide grants to each AHS arts program to supplement their operating budget, and to give summer scholarship funds to returning students for summer studies in their fine arts discipline.
• SavetheDate–WinterFineArtsFestival,January�0and�1 AHAA!’s main fund-raising event is the annual Winter Fine Arts Festival, a 2-evening gala performance extravaganza, featuring the amazing talents of AHS art and music students across the disciplines. We need all the help we can get, both in the planning stages and on the evenings of the Festival. Many hands make light work!
• StudentPosterCompetition–Callingallartists!All AHS students are invited to submit a design for the Winter Fine Arts Festival poster. See any member of the Fine Arts faculty for details. Deadline for submission is Friday, November9.
• AuctionItemsNeeded!Our silent auction chair, Virginia Silbowitz, is looking for donations for the auction, which will be held both nights of the Festival. She is particularly in need of popular items like weekend stays at vacation destinations. Please contact Virginia at [email protected] if you have items to donate.
• SummerScholarshipRecipientLettersPastDue.Any student who received a Summer Enrichment scholarship from AHAA! last summer and has not yet submitted a follow-up letter regarding the scholarship experience needs to do so ASAP.
• NextMeeting–Tuesday,November1�.We meet the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 pm in the Blue Music room at AHS. Our next meeting will be on November1�. It’s a great and fun group of parents to work with, and pretty painless, all for an important cause. So please get involved, we need you!
Contact David Young, AHAA! President, at [email protected] or 488-4188.
orcheStraconcertcoming!
Fresh off our success at the Musicale on September 29th in Lithia Park, the orchestras are already perfecting new compositions. Put November 20th on your calendar for our next performance in the Mountain Avenue Theatre at 7:30PM.
AthleticsGrizz-O-GramInformation
There will be a parents’ pre-season meeting on Monday, October 22nd at 7:00PM in the Mountain Avenue Theater.
The first day of official practice for winter sports will be Monday, November 5th.
Before your son or daughter will be allowed to participate in practice, you must have completed the following:
All 9th and 11th graders are required to get a physical and turn in the appropriate form to the Athletic Office. This also applies to 10th and 12th graders who did not play a sport at Ashland High School last year. All 10th and 12th graders who have a physical on file from last year, need to have their parents fill out a Medical History form and turn it in to the Athletic Office. ALLathletes need to turn in a completed Athletic Contract, including signatures from both the student and the parent, to the Athletic Office. All athletes must purchase a Student Body Card in the main office.
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*IF YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER WAS CLEARED TO PLAY A FALL SPORT, THEY SIMPLY NEED TO SIGN UP FOR A WINTER SPORT IN THE ATHLETIC OFFICE. THE PAPERWORK IS GOOD FOR THE 2007-08 SCHOOL YEAR.
All clearance forms can be found on our web site: www.ashlandathletics.org
THE NECESSARY FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN BOTH THE ATHLETIC AND MAIN OFFICES. Call the Athletic Office at �82-2�77 if you have questions.
ATTENDANCE:In order to participate in an athletic contest, the student MUST be in full attendance for the entire period for all of his or her classes that day.
ELIGIBILITYTo be eligible for participation in athletics:The student must have earned 5 credits in the previous semester. This does not apply to incoming
freshman for fall and winter sports.The student must be enrolled in and passing 5 credits in the current semester. NEWACADEMICPOLICY: Students will be eligible to be on the team and practice based on the above state standards. However, to be eligible to participate in competition on a weekly basis, student-athletes will be required to have 5 classes in which they have a grade of “C” or better and no “F’s.” Our Academic Coaches, Stephanie Santos and Allison French will monitor grades on a weekly basis. Students who are not meeting the standards will be required to meet with them twice weekly to work on individualized plans for improving their academic performance. In certain cases, they may allow students to play who are below the district standard but are working hard and showing satisfactory progress toward meeting standard.
Students and parents have access to Powerschool, our on line confidential website, that informs parents and students of academic progress, attendance history and other important information. Please contact Jennifer Grisham in the main office at 482-8771, x 107. She can show you how to use Powerschool step-by-step and give you your password.
THEFT: Unfortunately, we have on-going problems with theft in our locker rooms. Please be advised that we cannot guarantee the security of or take responsibility for items that are lost in this manner. Please emphasize with your son or daughter that they SHOULDNOTLEAVEVALUABLESINTHELOCKERROOMunder any circumstances. It is sad that a few people ruin it for everybody else but that is the reality of the situation.
ATHLETICDEPARTMENTONTHEWEB:All OSAA sports schedules can be found at: www.highschoolsports.net
ATHLETICDEPARTMENTSTAFF:Athletic Director Karl Kemper (541)482-2377 [email protected]
Also on this web site, you can:♦ Get schedules♦ Get information on individual sports♦ Learn about eligibility requirements and department policies♦ Review our philosophy♦ Find out how to contact the athletic department♦ Meet the coaches and staff♦ Join the Booster Club♦ Sign up to be a volunteer♦ Apply for a coaching position♦ Get facility use information♦ Find many links to related web sites♦ And MUCH more!
WelcomeWinter…Are you still looking for a winter sport to join?
There is a small group of us here at AHS that spends this time of yearsnow dancing and day dreaming about snow in the high country.
The AHS Nordic Ski Team is looking for a handful of guys and girls.Beginners Welcome…
We have a diverse coaching cadre anxious to teach you toclassic and skate ski.
We travel and ski throughout Oregon in search of fast snow,and new friends.
You will be an individual on the race course,You will be part of a team when it comes time to celebrate.
This is a club sport, our foundation is built on family participation.We all ski, we all have fun, we all learn together.
Nobody sits on the bench, There are no benches…Contact Head Coach Pete Reinhardt 488.3804
The Grizzly Branch of Rogue Federal Credit Union will once again be open for business during the 2007-2008 school year. The Grizzly Branch is open Monday through Friday during the lunch period for all your “banking” needs. The student tellers are ready to handle your cash and check deposits, check cashing and withdrawals (some cash back limits apply). Not already a member? Have your student stop by and ask one of our student tellers how to join RFCU; accounts can be opened at the Grizzly Branch on Tuesdays during lunch. Faculty members, did you know you can have your payroll direct deposited with RFCU and access your account through the Grizzly Branch just the same as any one of our full-service branches? Stop by the Grizzly Branch and utilize your credit union to the fullest! We look forward to the opportunity to serve you!
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Ashland Schools Foundationannounces AHS Grants for 2007-08
The Ashland Schools Foundation recently awarded nearly $99,000 for the following grants at Ashland High School.
Education Support Grants:
English positions - Joel Cicerrella & Butch McBain Math position (partial funding) – Royce Miller
Academic Advising - Karen Berman
Signature Grants: Gardner Grout Technology Fund
Rogue News Student Paper Student Tutor Center Drama Department
Art Department
Impact Grants
The following classrooms or programs were recently awarded grants for these projects:
Creative Digital Filmmaking for AHS Student Video Festival – Samar Dawisha - $780
Video students using digital camcorders will create professional, promotional videos as well as short films for the AHS Student Video Festival and to be submitted to the Ashland Independent Film Festival. Students will learn composition through the camera and other camera techniques using new digital cameras to create their movies.
EarthTeach for Catalyst – Reed Sorensen, Catalyst Program - $500
Students spend one day at the EarthTeach site, working with their teacher and Synergo facilitators. They get to try such activities as the “High-wire” to build confidence and teamwork. The “Swing” fosters letting go of limitations. The students are challenged to overcome their fears and step outside of their “comfort zone.
Breath, Movement, Music – Gerry Pare’, Orchestra - $500
The AHS orchestra classes will be working with breathing experts, Yoga teachers, professional musicians and conductors to discover how breathing and movement affects their articulation, entrances and overall togetherness.
Thematic Arts throughout the Curriculum– Jay Preskenis, SAEJ Program - $928
Using experiential-based education in the SAEJ program, students will integrate social studies, English and science in combination with art projects to learn key curricular activities through a different medium.
Buy-in for Books is Back!Buy-in for Books is the Ashland Schools Foundation’s partnership with the business community. Last year’s donations purchased new algebra books for AMS and lots of new literature for the elementary schools. All sponsors are listed in regular advertisements in the Mail Tribune, Daily Tidings, Chamber newsletter, and each school’s newsletter. Become a
yearlong sponsor for a $500 donation, or a month-long sponsor for a $100 donation. Help support the textbook fund for the schools!
Thank you to the businesses who have already signed up as yearlong sponsors! We encourage you to support the businesses that support our schools.
YEARLONG SPONSORS
Ashland Daily Tidings
Ashland Eye Care Ken Loftus, Optometrist
Ashland Financial Solutions Maura Van Heuit, CFP
Ashland Greenhouses
Ashland Homes Real Estate
Crane Property Management
Greenleaf Restaurant & Catering
Medford Mail Tribune
Nimbus
Paddington Station
People’s Bank
State Farm Insurance Brian Conrad
Travel Essentials
Tree House Books
Umpqua Bank
The Web-sters, Inc. Handspinners, Weavers, & Knitters
For more information, please contact ASF at 482-8197 go to Buy-in for Books on our website: ashlandschoolsfoundation.org
The Ashland Schools Foundation encourages you to send a statement to the legislature about supporting education instead of the kicker. Send your kicker refund to ASF for use in education in your local schools. An additional $20,000 is
needed by December 31 to reach our end of the year fundraising goal and fully support all of our grant programs!
Ashland Schools Foundation: 100 Walker Ave, Ashland, OR 97520
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Page # Oct. 22 Parent Info Meeting-Winter Sports 10 Mountain Ave. Theater 7:00PM
Oct. 24 College Fair for Juniors 6 Medford (by school bus) 9:00AM-12:00PM
