September 8, 2014

Keeping you up to date
on the latest news and
events in the Hillsboro
School District
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Congratulations to all of our incoming kindergartners!

Your first day of school last Thursday was very exciting, with lots of smiles and a few tears (yes, even from parents). You learned so many new things so quickly, like these students in Mrs. Osorio's class at Mooberry Elementary: how to quietly sit "criss-cross-apple-cross" on the classroom rug; listen with your ears; raise your hands to take turns to speak; and how to be safe, respectful and responsible. Our skilled and caring staff is dedicated to helping you set a solid foundation for the years ahead. Go Class of 2027!

 

Click here for more photos of the first day of school across the district.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday
Sept. 8
6 - 8 p.m.
"Welcome to Special Education in Hillsboro" parent meeting

Tuesday
Sept. 9
6 - 9 p.m.
Administration Center
 
Tuesday
Sept. 9
South Meadows Picture Day

Wednesday
Sept. 10
Academic seminar schedule begins every Wednesday 

Thursday
Sept. 11
Back-to-School Nights at:
- Butternut Creek, 
       5:30 p.m.
- Hillsboro Online
       7 p.m. 
- Lenox, 5:30 p.m.
- Minter Bridge, 6 p.m.
- Tobias, 6:30 p.m.

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VIDEO MESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT SCOTT
Superintendent Mike Scott welcomes HSD students, staff, parents and other patrons to the 2014-15 school year. Click here to view his video message (1:58 minutes).
ACADEMIC SEMINAR BEGINS THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10
Starting this week and occurring each Wednesday through June 3, 2015, schools will be on an Academic Seminar schedule. Academic Seminar provides a dedicated half-hour for staff to collaborate, review student data, and work to improve instruction. On Wednesdays only, elementary schools will end their day 30 minutes earlier than normal (AM kinders will end 15 minutes earlier than normal, PM kinders will begin 15 minutes earlier than normal and end 30 minutes earlier than normal) and middle and high schools will begin their day 30 minutes later than normal. Please refer to your school's page on the District website for detailed information on start and end times for your student.
SEPTEMBER IS PREPAREDNESS MONTH

September is National Preparedness Month and this year's theme is "Be Disaster Aware, Take Action to Prepare." The observance encourages people to plan for potential emergency situations in four key ways: 1) know how to reconnect with family after a disaster; 2) know how to plan for specific needs before a disaster; 3) build an emergency kit; and 4) practice for an emergency. For more information and resources, visit www.ready.gov.

 

Hillsboro School District did some early planning when it partnered with Hillsboro Police and Fire to run a parent reunification drill on Wednesday, July 30. The drill provided an opportunity for District staff as well as representatives from surrounding school districts and emergency service agencies to walk through the process of evacuating students from a school and reuniting them with their parents or guardians. It was a valuable exercise that generated lots of questions and opportunities for further practice and refinement of protocols.

 

District staff volunteers take on their roles for the parent reunification drill and receive instructions as they await the arrival of students.
SIGN UP FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL RUN ON THE RUNWAY
Support the Hillsboro Schools Foundation on Sunday, September 21

Come out, join the fun, and support the Hillsboro Schools Foundation in the First Annual Run on the Runway 5K, presented by the Port of Portland, on Sunday, September 21. The race course will wind you out and around the Hillsboro Airport, across taxiways, and send you out to places only planes can go! The event is open to just 500 runners ages 14 and older and includes a race bib, general admission ticket to the Air Show for Sunday, and an official race shirt. Click here for more information. 
COMMITTEE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
The District is currently seeking applicants for its Budget and Citizens Curriculum Advisory Committees
Citizen participation is critical to shaping an effective school district. Please consider serving on either the Budget Committee or Citizens Curriculum Advisory Committee (CCAC). Members of the Budget Committee have a unique opportunity to contribute to an essential aspect of District operations and to learn about the budget development process and the factors involved in making school district budget decisions. Members of the CCAC serve as a resource to the Board and Superintendent in setting the direction for long-range curriculum development and assist in the development of schools' curriculum and instructional programs. Click here for Budget Committee information and application forms. Click here for CCAC.
BAG & BAGGAGE PRODUCTIONS OFFERS HILLSBORO STUDENTS PROFESSIONAL THEATRE EXPERIENCES
Bag & Baggage Productions (B&B), Hillsboro's only professional theatre troupe, has recently expanded their partnership with Hillsboro School District. For several years, B&B has invited all local high school students to attend their productions free of charge simply by showing a valid student ID card. This year, through the support of grants, they have also begun a Pre-Professional Training program that allows students to learn from the professional actors and participate in a production both as actors and as members of the production crew. There are currently nine students from Glencoe and Hilhi who are taking part in B&B's adaptation of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible." Read more.
 
Bag & Baggage actor Arianne Jacques as Abigail Williams is surrounded by some of the young accusers: Melory Mirashrafi (HHS) as Betty Parris, Maddie Ogden (GHS) as Mary Warren, Hanna Brumley (HHS) as Susanna, and Taylor Dixon (GHS) as Sarah Good. Photo courtesy of Bag & Baggage Productions.
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