FEATURED STUDENTS: Team Shockwave Girls 
Congratulations to the female members of Glencoe's Team Shockwave for taking first place in the Girls Generation robotics competition hosted by Catlin Gabel School. This is the third year in a row Glencoe's lady engineers have claimed the top prize.
 
Thoughexchange 'Star' Step Begins Oct. 26    
  UPCOMING
EVENTS
More than 900 people participated in the "Share" step of our current Thoughtexchange process and provided over 4,400 thoughts about what should be considered as we create our next Strategic Plan. Now, we'd like you to help us prioritize these thoughts by participating in the "Star" step of the process.


October 
27
School Board Meetings
Sessions:
Work, 5:30 p.m.
Regular, 7 p.m.

Ladd Acres 3rd/4th-Grade Music Program
6 p.m. 

28
Jackson Coffee Chat with the Principal
8 a.m.

Lincoln Street Kinder Konzert
11:30 a.m.

Century AVID Parent Night
6 p.m.

Liberty College Admission Workshop
7 p.m.
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Brown Middle Parent Coffee & Donuts
7:45 a.m.

WL Henry Coffee with the Principal
8 a.m.

Brookwood Principal Chat
5 p.m.

Indian Ed. Parent Meeting
5:30 p.m.

Century's Derik Nelson "Taking Chances" Tour
7 p.m.
30
McKinney Fall Festival
6 p.m.

Liberty Play "La Gringa"
7:30 p.m.
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November 
1
End of Daylight Savings Time
2 a.m.

2
College Application Week begins

Title VII Indian Education Classes
6 p.m.

Citizens' Curriculum Advisory Commitee Meeting
7 p.m.
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Spanish Language Coffee Chat with Superintendent Scott: Nov. 4
Spanish-speaking patrons are invited to attend a Coffee Chat with Superintendent Scott on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Sunset Gardens Community Center, 951 SE 13th Ave., Hillsboro. Free childcare and refreshments will be provided. Click here to see the flyer.

 
2016-17 Calendar Survey
Please take a moment to share your thoughts on whether our District should start school before or after Labor Day in the 2016-17 school year and in future years.

    
 
Daylight Savings Time Ends
 
Daylight Savings Time ends Nov. 1 at 2 a.m. Remember to turn your clocks BACK one hour before going to bed Saturday night.

District Receives $15,000 Intel Grant to Enhance TAG Offerings
 
Hillsboro School District recently learned it will receive $15,000 from Intel Corporation for the expansion of its TAG You're It! enrichment program to students in grades 7-10.

 
 
Operation School Bell, a program of the Assistance League of Greater Portland, will provide new clothing to 1,173 students in need in the Hillsboro School District in 2015-16, for a total investment of more than $115,000.

 
Religious Exemptions for Vaccinations Need to be Re-Submitted
Under current Oregon law, families who wish to exempt their child(ren) from school immunization requirements due to religious reasons need to re-submit those requests if their prior exemption was signed prior to March 1, 2014. 
 
 
Art of Excellence 2015 Contest
 
The Oregon Department of Education and Oregon Arts Commission call all student artists from across the state to participate in the Art of Excellence 2015 contest. Submissions are due by Monday, Nov. 30. Click here for more information.
   

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