February 26, 2018
Keeping you up to date
on the latest news and events
in the Hillsboro School District
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FEATURED EVENT: Liberty Hosts Play Smart Heart Screenings
Liberty High School hosted
two days of heart screenings for students through the Providence Heart Institute's
Play Smart Youth Heart Screenings program last week. Offered free of charge as part of an integrated health outreach program, Play Smart has screened nearly 22,000 students ages 12-18 over the past five years. In that time, they have identified more than 1,200 students for follow-up and treatment. If freshman Quillen Franklin had already received such a screening, he likely would have known about his undiagnosed heart condition prior to his sudden collapse at school last November. On that day, thanks to the quick action and delivery of both CPR and AED shock by School Resource Officer Emory Souza, and LPNs Angelica Suminski and Tatiana Mele Fa'anofo, Quillen's life was saved. Pictured here in front of several classmates, Quillen was the first to receive a heart screening on Thursday, Feb. 22 - one day after his 15th birthday.
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Inclement Weather Notifications
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UPCOMING
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Last week's weather led to a rare early release, a closure, and a two-hour delay. The incidents provided an opportunity for us to really test the full capabilities of our new integrated website, messaging, and app system. They also prompted some feedback about the user experience that we will use to both refine those systems and provide some answers to frequently-asked questions.
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Intel Celebrates Engineering Month with Fourth-Graders
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In honor of Engineering Month, Intel Corporation has partnered with HSD to send more than 130 volunteers to 41 fourth-grade classrooms to talk about careers in technology and help them complete fun engineering projects.
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RoboExpo is March 1
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Glencoe High School is pleased to announce its annual RoboExpo, taking place on Thursday, March 1, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in the Glencoe cafeteria, 2700 NW Glencoe Road. The RoboExpo is a free event featuring robotics teams from across the District, as well as some community partner booths. The main event will be the public unveiling of Team Shockwave's newest competition robot, which is designed to pick up golden cubes, lift them high onto scoring platforms, and insert them into scoring portals on the ground (think real-life video game). Optional spaghetti dinner available for $10. Learn more here.
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Read Across America Day is March 2
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Occurring on the birthday of renowned children's book author Dr. Seuss, Read Across America Day is intended to celebrate and foster a lifelong love of reading. This year, the National Education Association is encouraging people to share which childhood book meant the most to them. To participate, take a picture of the book and post your "shelfie" on social media using #Shelfie and #ReadAcrossAmerica. Several schools are still in need of guest readers, so please check with your child's school if you are interested. And students are in for a treat if they eat a school lunch on Friday! They can choose from Green Eggs and Ham with Pancakes; a One Fish, Two Fish Burger; a Lorax Burger (hamburger); or a Horton Burger (cheeseburger).
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South Meadows Students Support their Sparrow and Feed the Homeless
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The weekend of Feb. 17, South Meadows Students held an event called
"Feed Portland" at which they compiled over 150 bags of food for the homeless with items donated by students and staff. Their
Sparrow, Kian, along with his mom and some of their friends, assisted the students with the project and then delivered the bags to downtown Portland. Completing service projects like this are how students can earn money in support of their Sparrow's medical expenses. Learn more about Sparrow Clubs on their
website.
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Century Teacher Jeff Gower Nominated for LifeChanger of the Year Award
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Congratulations are in order for Century High School teacher Jeff Gower - he has been nominated for a 2017-18 national LifeChanger of the Year award. This award recognizes K-12 educators across the country who are making a difference in the lives of students by exemplifying excellence, positive influence, and leadership. While a selection committee will choose the top 15 LifeChanger winners, we can help Mr. Gower win the Spirit Award! The Spirit Award will be given to the nominee whose community demonstrates the most support for their nomination.
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Oregon Ag Fest Essay Contest
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For the 10th year, the Oregon Ag Fest is expanding its annual two-day event to include a fun and educational activity day for ten winning Oregon fourth-grade classes. The "What We're Made Of" essay contest is designed to get students talking about the products that are grown and raised locally, and to learn about the unique food, fiber, and flora grown in their area. Entry deadline is March 23, with winners announced by April 6. For more information and the entry form, click the links provided.
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Licensed Column Change Deadline is March 1
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This is a courtesy reminder for licensed staff: per your contract, March 1 is the deadline for half-year column changes. Graduate credits that count toward a column change must be received on or before that date. Please send unofficial transcripts to Kristina Gantt (x5805) in HR. You may view credits that have been added on your behalf in the iVisions Portal.
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South Hillsboro Open House
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The South Hillsboro open house on Thursday, Feb. 15, was very heavily attended by people hoping to learn more about the progress of the massive project. If you couldn't make it, take a look at this video (1 min., 44 sec.) summarizing the information that was shared.
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