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On October 22nd and 23rd the Lane County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Patrol will be bring the Every 15 Minutes program to Elmira High School. Every 15 Minutes is a program designed to raise awareness around drunk and distracted driving with our students. The program was started in California in 1990 and has been very successful in lowering the rate of drunk or distracted driving accidents in the communities where it has been presented. The program will span two days in October and will include two separate assemblies that the community is invited to attend. If you would like more details on Every 15 Minutes please refer to the attached letter for a greater description of the program.
Friday, October 18th is Homecoming at Elmira High School. The festivities begin with our assembly at 1:50 PM in the main gym, and continue with our annual homecoming parade at 4:00 PM and the football game at 7:00 PM. Please note that due to new restrictions we can no longer have the parade finish up Territorial Highway. Attached to this announcement is the route for the parade on Friday. We hope you can join us on Friday and Go Falcon!
Wednesday, October 16th will be Testing Day at Elmira High School. All freshman, sophomore, and junior students will be taking either the PSAT 8/9 or PSAT exam that day, while seniors will be taking either the SAT or ASVAB. Wednesday the 16th is an early release day and school will end at 1:25. If you have any questions about our schedule and plan for that day do not hesitate to call the office at 541-935-8200.
Thursday, October 10th and Friday October 11th are no school days for students. Thursday the 10th is Parent/Teacher Conferences and Friday the 11th is the State In-Service Day. The main office is closed both days.
Parent/Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, October 9th from 4:00 – 8:00 PM and Thursday, October 10th from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Wednesday’s conferences will be held in the cafeteria and do not require an appointment, Thursday’s conferences are by appointment and will take place in classrooms. To make an appointment for Thursday you can either call the main office at 541-935-8200 or e-mail a teacher directly. We look forward to having parents on campus those two days and hope you will join us to meet with your student’s teachers.
The Elmira High School Fall Blood Drive is October 7, 2019 from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM in the auxiliary gym. Anyone is welcome to donate and you can sign up with any National Honor Society student, by e-mailing Mrs. Hunt at khunt@fernridge.k12.or.us or on-line at http://redcross.org
WE NEED PARENT, COMMUNITY MEMBER AND STUDENT FEEDBACK!
Signed into law in May of 2019, the Student Success Act is a game-changer for our schools! As part of the Student Success Act, the Student Investment Account is non-competitive grant money for Oregon school districts. The focus for these funds is on key areas for improvement — from reducing class size, increasing instructional time, addressing health and safety needs and ensuring a well-rounded education. In order to apply for these funds, our district is required to meaningfully engage stakeholders! We need ALL voices in this conversation. The Fern Ridge portion of this allocation could be in excess of 1 million dollars.
The first and easiest way to get involved is to complete the survey, at the following link: https://lesd.link/FR_Parent_Student_2019
The survey in translatable to Spanish through a drop down menu in the upper right hand corner. Please take a few minutes to complete!
The second way to become involved would be to attend our Community Input Session. The date for this is Tuesday, October 8th. The exact time and location is yet to be determined. As soon as we finalize this information, we will get it out.
Thanks for taking the time to participate and become involved in the future of Fern Ridge Schools.
Elmira High School will hold it’s annual Open House on September 18th from 5:00-7:00 PM. Please join us for pizza and the chance to meet your students’ teachers. Please review the attached schedule for an overview of that evening.
Due to the strong chance of thunderstorms this afternoon both Boys’s and Girls’ Soccer matches against Banks have been cancelled. We will play Boys’ JV and Varsity Soccer tomorrow at Banks at 4:15 PM for Varsity and 5:45 PM for JV. Girls soccer will host Banks tomorrow at 4:30 PM.
Please join the EHS Booster Club for their annual fundraiser on Saturday, September 7th. Please refer to the attached flyer for details.
