Elmira High School

In late October and early November Elmira High School students held a clothing drive to support the GoTo Truck that helps provide clothing and supplies for the homeless in our region.  This drive was organized by the EHS Interact Club and provided over 600 donated items.  KEZI News was here yesterday to do a feature about our students and their efforts.  Please checkout the link below to hear more about this great event.

Link to KEZI News About the EHS Clothing Drive

The annual S.A.N.T.A. Toy Giveaway is Saturday, December 11th from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Veneta Elementary School.  Please refer to the attached flyer for more details.

S.A.N.T.A. Flyer

Winter sports begins on Monday, November 15th.  Registration for winter sports will open on Monday, November 1st in Family ID.  Please contact the front office if you have any questions.

UO SAIL Financial Aid Night, for students and parent/guardians, on Thursday, Nov. 4th from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Spanish interpretation is available. This session is hosted by the University of Oregon, however, it is intended to be a general financial aid session for all 2-year and 4-year colleges your student is considering.

Click the link to join: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/95957680927

If you have additional questions please contact the SAIL office at 541-346-4668

Our journalism class has been hard at work creating a student-led on-line newspaper this year.  The newspaper features stories about staff, students, athletics and activities.  Please check out Falcon News at Falcon News Link

Dear Families,

Recently, we learned that a student on campus has tested positive for COVID-19.  As members of the school community, we understand that this might raise concerns alongside a caring response.

At this time, we are conducting contact tracing (if they have been on campus during the infectious period) which includes but is not limited to: reviewing cohort logs, interviewing  staff, and checking cameras.

If contact tracing determines that your child is a close contact and needs to be quarantined, you will be personally contacted by school staff within 24-48 hours of the school being notified.

While it is our goal to keep students in school, please be vigilant in regards to watching for primary COVID symptoms. Primary symptoms include: fever of 100.4 or higher, cough, congestion, chills, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or loss of smell.

We will keep you updated with any new information as it comes out, while meeting the requirements to honor everyone’s right to privacy.

If you have any questions, please contact the school principal or Nurse Elliott, our district nurse, at selliott@fernridge.k12.or.us.

FALL REMINDER

Dear FRSD families,

    As we are now spending more of our time indoors we would like to  remind you that it is still important to take precautions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.  The district is working non-stop to keep kids in school and we need your help!  Following are some important steps that you can continue to take to help keep your child in school for in-person learning. 

1. Proper mask wearing when you will be within 6 feet of people you don’t live with
2. Wash hand or use hand sanitizer frequently
3. Keep sick kids home
4. Limit contact in social indoor settings such as sports, sleepovers, birthday parties and fall gatherings. Ask if anyone your child will be socializing with has had any recent illnesses
5. If your child is in out on Quarantine please limit the number of other people they have  contact with to limit the spread of illness

Thank you all for your hard work as we continue to navigate this challenging time.  You have all done a great job!   

Dear Families,

Recently, we learned that a student on campus has tested positive for COVID-19.  As members of the school community, we understand that this might raise concerns alongside a caring response.

At this time, we are conducting contact tracing (if they have been on campus during the infectious period) which includes but is not limited to: reviewing cohort logs, interviewing  staff, and checking cameras.

If contact tracing determines that your child is a close contact and needs to be quarantined, you will be personally contacted by school staff within 24-48 hours of the school being notified.

While it is our goal to keep students in school, please be vigilant in regards to watching for primary COVID symptoms. Primary symptoms include: fever of 100.4 or higher, cough, congestion, chills, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or loss of smell.

We will keep you updated with any new information as it comes out, while meeting the requirements to honor everyone’s right to privacy.

If you have any questions, please contact the school principal or Nurse Elliott, our district nurse, at selliott@fernridge.k12.or.us.

There has been a recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in our student population.  As our goal is to keep kids at school for in-person learning, we have partnered with Lane County Public Health to offer a free “DRIVE-THROUGH” testing clinic this Saturday 10/16 from 10-2 in the Veneta Elementary School parking lot.

As the seasons change many of our students are coming down with ‘mild symptoms’ like runny noses, coughs, and sore throats.  These can be symptoms of a ‘regular cold’ and can sometimes also be symptoms of COVID-19.   We experienced students coming to school with minor symptoms for several days then ended up being COVID-19 positive this week. We’d like you to take the opportunity to do a free drive-through test this weekend if you or your child are having any cold-like symptoms or have been around anyone who has been sick.   This clinic will also be available for anyone who is NOT having symptoms but would like to be tested “just to be sure”.

Anyone in the community can go to this clinic. The test is a swab in the nostril and the results will be called to you in 3-5 days. There are no insurance or ID requirements to get tested.

Covid Testing Drive Through Clinic