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Grizz-O-GramParent Newsletter
March /April 2013
Dear AHS Families,
Spring represents possibility and new beginnings. When we return from spring break, there are 49 school days remaining in the school year. I ask that you make every effort to have your student attend school each and every one of those days (as long as he or she is not ill). It’s not rocket science; it’s a simple cause and effect. Attending classes improves learning and increases grades. Absences, truancy, and family vacations taken while school is in session decrease student success in school. I implore you to support your student’s attendance and success in school during these final 49 days (44 days for seniors). Spring also reminds us that summer is coming and it’s time to plan summer experiences that will expand students’ horizons and extend learning outside of the classroom. From interning at ScienceWorks to
working on a crew for Northwest Youth Corps to taking summer classes at Yale, summer offers your teenagers a valuable opportunity to explore their interests. Current freshmen and juniors can complete their sophomore and senior projects over the summer. Current juniors can write their college essays and publish their activity resumés, reducing stress in the senior year. Catching up on sleep and reconnecting with your family are wonderful aspects of summer; it’s also a precious time to design your own learning experiences. Thank you parents and guardians for being such powerful partners in this enterprise of educating our youth. Enjoy your spring vacation!
All the Best,Michelle Zundel
March 25-29 Spring Break
April 1 Classes resume (no foolin’)April 1 & 2 “And Then They Came For Me” 7PM AHS Theatre $5 (This AHS play was named one of the Top 3 plays in the state of Oregon! They will perform April 5 in Salem.)April 2 National ART Honor Society Induction 6:30 IVC CenterApril 3 Home Track Meet v CraterApril 3 Forum on Education in Finland 7:00-8:00 in IVC Center (Presented by AHS Senior and exchange student to Finland, Jane Takeda)April 8 Third Quarter Grades Due (Mailed later in the week)April 8 School Board Meeting 7PMApril 9 National Honor Society Induction 7:00 TheaterApril 10 Booster Club Meeting 7PM Small Gym ClassroomApril 10-13 Model United Nations in EugeneApril 10 Parent Academy: Drug and Alcohol Use Prevention 7PM LibraryApril 11 Ashland Student Body Elections & Senior All Night Assembly April 12 Mr. Grizz Pageant 7 PM (Buy tix early. It sells out.)April 13 Ashland Food Project Community Service 10:00-12:30 12:00-2:30April 17 All District Choir Festival 7PMApril 18 Retirees Luncheon 11:00-12:30 in the Library (Longer lunch)April 19 Chautauqua Author Visit: Francine ProseApril 19 & 20 Oregon Council of Teachers of English ConferenceApril 24 Open Mic 2:15-3:30 Upper Commons (Staff and Student performers)April 25 Class Elections Assembly & Senior Most Likelies 9:35AMApril 26 Senior Projects 1:00-4:00 (Half-day grades 9 & 10. 11th graders serve as panelists. We need parent volunteers as panelists. Contact [email protected])
AHS Calendar of Events
Thank you so much to Saudia Sharkey for coming to our Foods and Business class. Saudia, a local caterer, showed students how to make a delicious and beautifully presented roasted vegetable tray. She also taught them how to make a pesto torte. She showed students a copy of her catering contracts and discussed successful business practices. The Foods and Business class will be preparing appetizers for the “Best of the Best Art Show” at SOU on April 5 and will use information from Saudia’s presentation for this event. Special thanks go out to Karen Berman for arranging Saudia’s visit.
Once again we are thanking Daniel Greenblatt of Greenleaf. He presented four sessions at our career day in February. Daniel also came to all of our Foods 1 classes on March 19 and 20. He gave students insight into how to be a great employee, and what it takes to run a successful business.
-- Karen Green
Ashland High Arts Advocates (AHAA!)is now accepting applications for
SUMMER ENRICHMENT SCHOLARSHIPSfor
Fine Arts and Performing Arts Students
Scholarships are open to current 9th-, 10th-, and 11th-grade students who are enrolled in any AHS art, fiber arts, woodshop, digital media, music, or drama class, and who will enroll in an
AHS arts elective in the 2013-2014 school year.
Enrichment Scholarship funds can be used for summer camps, workshops and qualifying private lessons. Direct questions to: [email protected]
Applications are available online at http://ashlandhighartsadvocates.webs.com/forms.htm or from all AHS fine and performing arts teachers.
Application deadline is THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013
Attention all Arts Students!
Friends of Foods
SENIOR ALL-NIGHT UPDATEFriday, May 31, at 10:30pm, the fun begins for the Class of 2013 with a
night of festivities at the Ashland Family YMCA!
“The Senior All Night party is the parent and community response to provide a safe and fun environment for the graduates where they can make memories that will last a lifetime.”
Senior All Night Raffle Kick-Off at Louie’s was a HUGE SUCCESS!!!
Melissa Jensen and her staff at Louie’s were amazing hosts for our raffle kickoff
celebration and Oscars Party on Sunday, February 24. Thank you to all of the students, parents, family and friends that ventured out on a Sunday evening for
the good food and great company. Melissa donated 100% of the profits that
evening. A huge thank you to Louie’s for her true community spirit.
More on the Raffle
The SAN event is planned, organized, and implemented by senior parents. This event can only happen if every senior
family either buys or sells at least one raffle ticket. The raffle is the major fundraiser for SAN. Only 200 tickets are sold
at $50 each, and the winner will receive $2,013!! If you have not picked up your ticket(s) yet, please contact Kathryn
Finwall at 541-261-6868 or [email protected]. You can also go down to Louie's on the Plaza and pick them up there.
Melissa has agreed to sell them there for us. Thank you to the Ashland Rotary Club for hosting our raffle.SAN Tickets on Sale April 1
Ticket order forms will be sent home to every senior on April 1, immediately after Spring Break. Prizes will be awarded
to seniors who purchase tickets by April 22 – $20 cash prizes and $10 Yogurt Hut Gift Cards. There will be thirteen
winners.
Senior Parents Are Needed to Help at SAN
A volunteer sign-up sheet will be sent with the ticket order form mailing. Please sign up to help the night of the event!
We need everyone to join in to help make this an incredible night for our seniors. To volunteer, contact
Business and Parent Sponsor News
Your support will make this event happen. We ask you to become an event sponsor and partner with us. Make a cash donation to 2013 Senior All Night. Sponsor support will be recognized on Facebook and in print ads (distributed
citywide and at the graduation ceremony.) To give a donation of support, contact [email protected]
Thank you to the following sponsors who have already generously donated to Senior All Night:
RoxyAnn WinerySiskiyou EndodonticsSneak PreviewState Farm/Jon SnowdenSunshine SalonTravel EssentialsWillow Witt Ranch
Crown JewelDarex Corporation EvogeneaoFred MeyerFun Again GamesHuyecke, Jarvis, DryerNisha & Rick JacksonJackson Travel
Adroit ConstructionAmy ArapoffAsante HealthcareAshland Family YMCAAshland Independent Film FestivalAshland Wine FestivalColdwell Banker
Logo & Graphics by MaraLouie’s on the PlazaNew Sammy’sOil StopPlaza SalonPrintfastPure Alchemy
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AHS Theater News
Help AHS Theatre Students and Showcase Go to State From Mrs. Bishop and AHS Thespians
DONATE online : http://www.razoo.com/story/Ashland-High-School
Thank you for supporting AHS performing arts. We have been chosen as one of three Oregon high schools to bring our entry, the Holocaust drama, AND THEN THEY CAME FOR ME, to the Oregon State Thespian Festival in Salem, Oregon. This is truly a special
honor, but it is also a costly endeavor.
This production of this exciting and moving play involves over 40 student actors, technicians, and designers and is deemed by the showcase committee as one of the highest quality high school productions seen in the state. In our ongoing efforts to provide quality education and a semi-professional experience in the field of Theatre Arts for our students, we are finding ourselves in need now more than ever!
Because of the additional costs involved with remounting an entire show, we are seeking donations to help pay from room and board for the cast and crew of this production, as well as the transportation needs for the set and the company.
Would you help us? Your donation will help us not only to bring this moving and educational play to Salem but also to support our students who qualified for the state acting competition. This year our theater department set a new record of 32 state qualifiers and 16 company members for state showcase and all 48 students going to state.
We appreciate your consideration and support!
Sincerely,
Betsy Bishop, Director/ Producer/ teacher
AHS Theatre Playwriting Award
Isabel Enns won this meritorious award for her “excellent play submission” entitled Making Things Important.
Isabel has been invited to present her play at this year’s Play Marathon at Oregon State Thespian Festival in Salem. Her total scores from each judge were 93% and 100%!
AHS Theater NewsAHS Production of And Then They Came for Me is Honored and Selected for Oregon State Showcase in
Salem on April 5 at 7 pmand 29 AHS Theatre students awarded 42 Regional Acting Awards in 9 categories
On February 1, 33 AHS students competed at the Southern Oregon Regional Acting Competition at South Eugene HS with 27 other Oregon high schools. At the final ceremony, 29 of the 33 AHS actors won awards, some for multiple scenes! Many qualified for State Acting Competition to be held in Salem on April 4 (top 10%) and others won finalist ribbons (top 20%). This marks the most wins ever for AHS Theatre. Their focused teamwork this fall served and honored them at competition this year.
30 Awards as State Qualifiers (Top 10% Scorers)
Group ActingMaya ZundelRachel KaiserAubyn Heglie
Duo Comic Experienced Lindsey CrockerMason McClellan
Solo MusicalAmelia Mejia “Pulled” from The Addams Family Noah Werthaiser “Snoopy” from You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Large Group Musical “Toledo Surprise” from the Drowsy Chaperone Griffin Hadden; Joseph Yaconelli; Jackson Richmond; Alyssa Monning;Mason McClellan; Michaela Poling; Madison Gilpin; Lisa-Marie Werfel; Tallon Shults; Ceili Widmann; Andrea Koell; Elena Toppo
Small Group Musical “She’s in Love” from The Little MermaidRosemarie Caruso; Jackson Richmond; Alyssa Monning; Michaela Poling; Isabel Enns; Meg Fredericks; Madison Gilpin
11 Awards as Regional Winners (Top 20% of Scores)
Solo Acting Experienced Lindsey Crocker Solo MusicalMeg Fredericks Lisa Marie Werfel Duo Musical Braeden BellNoah Yaconelli
Duo Dramatic ExperiencedAubyn HeglieJeremiah Lieberman
Solo Acting ExperiencedNoah Yaconelli (classic and modern monologues)Lisa Marie Werfel (classic and modern monologues)Elena Toppo (classic and modern monologues)
Duo Comic Experienced Myan McQueenZack Bohanna
Duo Dramatic ExperiencedLily LionAlexa Neinhaus
Joe YaconelliTallon Shults
Duo Comic Novice
Abigail MizeraLily Rider
Regularly scheduled AP exams will be held May 6 – 17 with alternate late exams being held May 22 – 24.
The 2012-13 Bulletin for AP Students and Parents has arrived. Some students are taking more than one AP class and in an effort to make sure that each student only receives one bulletin, each bulletin has been labeled and delivered to the AP classes. If for some reason a student did not get a bulletin first semester, please have the student speak with Megan Grimmesey second semester. Students will be asked on exam day to sign that they have read and agreed to the policies and procedures outlined in the 2012-13 Bulletin for AP Students and Parents.
TIMELINEMar. 22 Deadline to order regularly scheduled AP exams at $89 eachApr. 08 – 12 MANDATORY PRE-ADMINISTRATION SESSIONS Apr. 15 – 19 Extended deadline to order regularly scheduled AP exams at $137 eachMay 07 Deadline for ordering alternate late AP exams at $129 eachMay 06 – 17 Regularly scheduled AP examsMay 22 – 24 Alternate late AP exams
It is very important that we order the exams correctly the first time, so that students do not have any additional fees to pay because of any over-sights, so have the student PAY ATTENTION to the dates of their exams. LATE TESTING is allowed (using an alternate form of the examination) only in extreme hardship. These hardships are those in which students generally have a choice between the scheduled date and requesting an alternate date. Students must pay the additional $40 fee at the time they sign up. Those that are approved for a reduced rate are not subject to the additional $40 for whatever reason.
LATE TESTING Additional Fee Incurred: $40 per exam ($127 each)
• Academic contest/event• Athletic contest/event• Conflict with non-AP exam• Family commitment• Ordering error• Other school event• School closing (local decision, nonemergency)
PAYMENT METHODS
1. Cash / Check / Credit / DebitLIBRARY FRONT DESK ONLYIf students are paying by check, it should be made out to Ashland High School. (DO NOT INCLUDE SS# ON CHECKS)
2. Scholarships: Send students to Megan Grimmesey ASAP if the cost is an issue. There may bescholarships available, but paperwork must be filled out beforehand.
REFUNDS
If a student pays for an exam and decides not to take it, he/she will receive a refund, minus a $13 fee per exam which the College Board charges for returns.
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!AHS AP Coordinator: Megan [email protected]
ACCOMMODATIONS
If you have a student that has a disability, is on an IEP, 504 Plan, etc., and may need extra time (student must be utilizing extra time on school-based tests) or has other special needs, such as Braille, photo-enlarged, etc., contact Megan Grimmesy as soon as possible. The postmark deadline to submit the eligibility form is February 22, 2013. This process can take up to seven weeks to get approval from the AP Program and must be approved before AP testing begins.
EXAMS OFFERED
For those students interested in earning a college credit by taking an AP exam WITHOUT taking an AHS AP class, please see your counselor for more information. If you are currently taking an AHS AP class, your AP teacher will give you the information needed to take the exam.
AP EXAMS OFFERED WITH AHS CREDIT
• Calculus AB • English Language and Composition• English Literature and Composition• Environmental Science• Psychology• United States Government and Politics• United States History• World History
AP EXAMS OFFERED WITH NO AHS CREDIT
• Art History• Biology• Calculus BC• Chemistry• Chinese Language and Culture• Comparative Government and Politics• Computer Science A• European History• French Language• German Language• Human Geography• Japanese Language and Culture
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!AHS AP Coordinator: Megan [email protected]
cont.
• Latin: Virgil • Macroeconomics• Microeconomics• Physics B• Physics C: Mechanics• Spanish Language• Spanish Literature• Statistics• Studio Art
Why fill out a FAFSA? The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is the first step in the financial aid process. You use the FAFSA to apply for federal student aid, such as grants, loans, and work-study. In addition, most states and colleges use the information from the FAFSA to award nonfederal aid. Many scholarship applications also require your “EFC”, Estimated Family Contribution, that is calculated from the information that is submitted on your FAFSA application. Your EFC will be listed on your Student Aid Report (SAR). Use the website https://studentaid.ed.gov/fafsa for information and application.
*1) PIN numbers, My FSA, FAFSA4casterAs soon as possible, apply for two Federal PIN numbers, one for the student and one for a parent or guardian. Website for registration is http://www.pin.ed.gov/ PINWebApp/pinindex.jsp. You will receive an email telling you how to
retrieve your PIN. Make sure you write down and keep handy the pass-phrase used for registration because you cannot be sent a reminder if you forget or lose your password. The PIN is an identifier that serves as an electronic signature for a parent and student, both of whom are required to sign the FAFSA. If you are filling out the FAFSA4caster, as mentioned below, you will be sent a PIN if you haven’t already applied for one.
*2) Go to website: https://studentaid.ed.gov - “Student Aid on the Web.” Then click in left hand box on the “My FSA,” then “Set Up Your Account.” Once you have created your My FSA Account, you can then complete your My FSA Profile. Using the Profile, you can add and update important information about yourself at any time. Whenever you update your Profile, the information will automatically carry over to any of Student Aid on the Web’s other modules. After you fill out the info on
your Profile, click on “Financial Aid and Scholarship Wizard,” to plan out, in 8 easy steps, your entire financial aid packages online! Notice they said “packages” — the wizard will help you find and calculate virtually everything you need for any and all schools you’re interested in. It will show you the deadlines for filing financial aid applications for the colleges you select, walk you through scholarship searches, help you estimate your expected family contribution and federal aid, and provide you a tool to interpret and analyze your financial aid award letters.
*3) Use the FAFSA4caster at: http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov to transfer all of your FAFSA4caster data to FAFSA on the Web once you are ready to apply for aid on or after January 1, 2013.
Counseling Office News
Stephen Smith Amy Kennedy Erika BareCounselor, A-K Counselor, L-Z Vice Principal-Special Education [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Jennifer Marsden Michelle Gordon Counseling Office # 541-482-2278ASPIRE Director Counseling Office Secretary/Scholarships Main Office Fax # 541-482-2172 [email protected] [email protected]
COUNSELING CENTER INFORMATION ON THE WEB
The AHS Counseling Center has a section on the school website containing information to help students and parents as they plan for post-high school education. Included are pages on financial aid and scholarships, a monthly college newsletter, ACT/SAT resources, letter of recommendation and transcript request forms, and much more. Go to the AHS website and click on ‘Counseling Center’ in the left hand column.
FAFSA INFORMATION and INSTRUCTIONS
Counseling Office News cont.
ATTENTION SENIORS!
Waiting for notification from colleges...
(excerpted from the Wall Street Journal, by Sue Shellenbarger)Few events arouse more teenage angst than the springtime arrival of college rejection letters. Teenagers who face rejection will be joining good company, including Nobel laureates, billionaire philanthropists, university presidents, and leaders of business, media and the arts who once received college or graduate-school rejection letters of their own. Both Warren Buffett and “Today” show host Meredith Vieira say that while being rejected by the school of their dreams was devastating, it launched them on a path to meeting life-changing mentors. He said, “You learn that a temporary defeat is not a permanent one.” Columbia University President Lee Bollinger was rejected as a teenager when he applied to Harvard. He says the experience cemented his belief that it was up to him alone to define his talents and potential. He accepted a scholarship to University of Oregon and later graduated from Columbia Law School. His advice: “Don’t allow other people’s assessment of you to determine your own self assessment.” If rejected by the school you love, Dr. Harold E. Varmus, a Nobel laureate and Harvard rejectee, advises to immerse yourself in life at a college that welcomes you. “The differences between colleges that seem so important before you get there will seem a lot less important once you arrive at one that offered you a place.”
Final College Admission ChecklistFollowing are the final steps students need to complete to wrap-up the college admission process:
ü I submitted my deposit, securing my spot at one of the colleges to which I was offered admission.
ü I received confirmation that my deposit was received by the college.ü I declined offers of admission to all other schools to which I was admitted, thanking them for
their offer and indicating my plans for enrollment elsewhere. Notifying these schools in a timely manner can help expedite movement on the colleges’ waitlists.
ü I have accepted my college’s financial aid award by returning any required forms by the deadline.
ü I have submitted all required forms and deposit for on-campus housing.
Seniors: Many people have helped you get where you are today - teachers and counselors who wrote your recommendations, coaches who called the athletic office, mentors who supported you through the process, and of course, your parents, who helped in countless ways. Have you thanked them? As your admissions journey is completed during the next few months, take a moment to show your appreciation to those who helped make it happen.
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Ashland High SBHC Staff
Judy Blickenstaff, FNP
Nancy Flowers, FNP
Robin Long, BSN, RN
Melodee Baldridge, Health Consultant
Suzanne Clark, Medical Assistant
Lori Vieu, Site Coordinator
Melissa Klegseth, Director of School Health and Outreach Services
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What is the Ashland High School-Based Health Center (SBHC)? The SBHC is a medical clinic operated by Community Health Center that works in partnership with Ashland High School to provide physical, mental and preventative health care to all students, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. The SBHC can coordinate care with primary care providers,
What are the SBHC hours of operation? The SBHC is open Monday—Friday from 7:45 AM—3:30 PM, when school is in session.
What are the benefits of a SBHC?
•!Decreases absenteeism, tardiness and keeps students in class.
•!Minimizes parental time off work to travel to medical appointments.
•!Provides easily available access to affordable physical, mental, primary
and preventative health care.!
•!All services are confidential.!
Where is the Ashland High SBHC located? The SBHC is located in Humanities room 11, next to the Copy Room.
What services are offered at the SBHC? Diagnoses and treatment of acute and chronic illness ♦ Routine physical exams, including low-cost sports physicals ♦ Vision, dental and blood pressure screenings ♦ Oral health assessments and referral for dental care ♦ Treatment of minor injuries ♦ Prescription medications, when indicated ♦ Immunizations ♦ Brief mental health screenings/counseling ♦ Health education, counseling and wellness promotion ♦ Referrals for health care services not provided at school-based health center ♦ Oregon Health Plan (OHP) enrollment assistance What is the fee for services? We will bill health insurance, when available. Students with no health insurance will be seen on a sliding-fee scale and referred to an eligibility outreach worker for assistance in securing publically-sponsored health insurance (Oregon Healthy Kids Program). No student is turned away for inability to pay.
Who can access services? √ Enrolled students of Ashland High School
√ Staff of Ashland High School
201 Mountain Ave ◊ Ashland, Oregon ◊ www.communityhealthcenter.org ◊ 541-842-7677
SAT AND ACT TESTING INFORMATION
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Dates
TEST DATE TEST DEADLINE ($47 Fee) LATE DEADLINE(extra $24) LOCATION
May 5 SAT /Subject Tests April 6 April 20 Grants Pass High SchoolJune 2 SAT /Subject Tests May 8 May 22 Grants Pass High School
Register online at www.collegeboard.com
ACT Test Dates
TEST DATE DEADLINE (Fee $33)* LATE DEADLINE (extra $21) LOCATION April 14 March 9 March 23 Ashland High SchoolJune 9 May 4 May 18 OIT Klamath Falls
*Fee without writing sample is $34, fee with writing is $48.50. Late registration is an additional $21.00. Register online at www.act.org
The 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.
SAT AND ACT TESTING DATES
Counseling Office News cont.
AHS Administration proudly presents Parent Academy. This series of informational workshops and networking opportunities is designed to support student success in high school and in life. Parenting is a vital, complex, and humbling occupation. Please mark your calendars to join us as we put the pieces together for student success!
All events feature a panel of experts and a Q&A session from 7:00pm to 8:30 pm in the AHS library.
April 10 - Drug and Alcohol Use Prevention
Historically, AHS students have used marijuana and binge-drinking at rates higher than the state average. We are changing this. A panel of local experts will share information, respond to questions, and facilitate parent discussions.
Thanks to AHS parent Susanne Severeid for coordinating Parent Academy.Thanks to Carol Davis for her collaboration on this project. Thanks to Elizabeth von Radics at Editorial Services for the logo.
I wandered lonely as a cloud
I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but theyOut-did the sparkling waves in glee:A poet could not but be gay,In such a jocund company:I gazed---and gazed---but little thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils. William Wordsworth
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What a strange thing!to be alivebeneath cherry blossoms.
― Kobayashi Issa, Poems
