Monday Oct. 6	Citizens Curriculum Advisory Committee Meeting 7-8:30 p.m. Administration Center Room 218C
Tuesday Oct. 7	Farmington View Picture Day   Butternut Creek Watch DOGS 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Oct. 8	Patterson Dads & Donuts 7-7:30 a.m.
Thursday Oct. 9	EARLY RELEASE No AM/PM kinder
Friday Oct. 10	NO SCHOOL
Saturday Oct. 11	Sphinx Virtuosi Concert 7:30 p.m. Portland State University Click here for more information
Tuesday Oct. 14	Superintendent Coffee Chat 8-9 a.m. Baseline Insomnia 5389 W. Baseline Rd. Board Work Session 6:30 p.m. Administration Center Click here for more information

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High school students on the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council (YAC) spent last school year putting together an anti-bullying campaign in collaboration with the non-profit organization Lines for Life. Their tagline is "Re:Think, Re:Define, Where do you stand?" and it asks their peers to think before they act and examine what it means to be a true friend. 

 

Principal Arturo Lomeli and senior Alicia de Jesus Hernandez pose with one of the campaign's promotional signs that talks about "frenemies" - people who say they're your friend, but whose words and actions are more like those of an enemy.

Last week we told you that the District would be opening a broad community dialogue about our schools through an input-gathering process moderated by Thoughtexchange. That process begins today! You should receive an invitation e-mail with a link to begin the process sometime on Monday, October 6. If you don't receive the e-mail or if you know of someone else who might like to participate, please follow this link to self-register. For more information, click here.

On Thursday, October 9, the Oregon Department of Education will release 2013-14 State Report Cards for all public schools and districts in the state. The report cards will provide information on students' performance on standardized tests and growth from the previous year, as well as information on how the school/district compares to other similar institutions. Highlights of Hillsboro's results will be shared in next week's Hot News.

If you've ever wondered what you can do to help out your neighborhood school, you need look no further than the District website! We have webpages dedicated to school donation needs and volunteer opportunities that are continually being updated by our wonderful volunteer coordinators. Several teachers also have classroom projects listed on sites like donorschoose.org if you are so inclined to sponsor all or part of a unique learning opportunity. If you're interested in volunteering, please follow the instructions on our Volunteering webpage to get started.