June 4, 2018
Keeping you up to date
on the latest news and events
in the Hillsboro School District
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FEATURED EVENTS: Youth Track Meet
Our elementary Track athletes competed well and had an amazing time at their inaugural meet on Thursday, May 31, at Hare Field. They participated in the 100, 400, long jump, and turbo javelin; increased their knowledge about maintaining healthy lifestyles in Providence Health Systems' Activity Zone; and learned how to stick jump from a U.S. Olympic pole vault trainer. The elementary track program, made possible at six schools through a generous grant from Nike and in-kind support from Providence, has been a definite success with several hundred students participating. We hope to be able to continue and expand the program in the future! For more information, please contact Rian Petrick, executive director of extracurricular programs and community outreach (503-844-1433).
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Graduation Week
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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It's high school
graduation week! We are so excited and proud of our graduates for all of the hard work and dedication they've shown to their education over the past thirteen years. A list of graduation ceremony dates, times, and locations is available on our website at
www.hsd.k12.or.us/graduation. Graduation ceremonies for our four comprehensive high schools will also be live streamed on this site.
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New Bond Website
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Please take a moment to check out our new Bond website at www.Hillsboro-Bond.org! It has been redesigned to focus on the work that will be taking place over the course of the next five years. Here, you will be able to see when certain projects are slated to begin, design schematics, pictures and videos of projects that are currently under way, and much more!
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Improving Cyber Security in HSD
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Security is becoming an increasingly prioritized focus for the District and is guiding changes in how we operate. Recently, we have instituted a banner that appears on all email originating from outside of the HSD domain so staff can be more aware of the source of an email before taking any action listed in the message or opening attachments it may contain. We have also started the process of implementing
multi-factor authentication for our email and for our Google domain.
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Environmental Achievements
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HSD staff and students have a lot to be proud of when it comes to environmental stewardship! In the U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings 2018 progress report, the District was listed among the top 14 school districts and colleges in the country for its energy saving efforts. And in the recently-concluded TREX Recycling Challenge, HSD schools collected 10,831 pounds of film plastic to be recycled into composite lumber products - with two schools earning TREX benches. Finally, because of our schools' remarkable efforts with food scrap collection, HSD will be recognized by the Hillsboro City Council on Tuesday, June 5. Click here
to learn more.
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Hillsboro 2035 Community Celebration
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The annual Hillsboro 2035 Community Celebration is taking place during the first Hillsboro Tuesday Night Market of the season on Tuesday, June 12, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the Civic Center Plaza. The event gives community members an opportunity to learn more about the progress Lead Partner organizations have made in fulfilling the action items outlined in our Hillsboro 2035 Community Plan. And with a theme of Pirate Palooza, it will also provide lots of fun and engaging activities for children.
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Summer Lunch Sites
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In partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, HSD is once again providing
free lunches throughout the summer for youth ages 1-18. The meal distribution sites are at W.L. Henry Elementary School, Shadywood Park, Walnut Street Park, Bicentennial Park, McKinney Elementary School, Shute Park, Montebello Apartments, and Sunset Garden Apartments. Lunches will be served each weekday* between June 20 and Aug. 17, with no service on Wednesday, July 4. (*Note that some sites have a different schedule; please see the flyer for details.)
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Summer Ag Institute Scholarships
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Summer Agriculture Institute is a three-credit, week-long, graduate level class for K-12 educators who have little to no background in the subject matter. The goal is to help educators use agriculture as a context or theme for teaching academic standards. Session #1 is June 17-22 in Corvallis; session #2 is July 15-20 in La Grande. The Washington County Farm Bureau is offering ten scholarships to local educators; applications are due June 15.
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Summer Enrollment Opportunity for Optional Benefits
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HSD and American Fidelity Insurance are offering a
summer enrollment for optional benefits, such as Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, life insurance, disability, and more, on Tuesday and Thursday, July 10 and 12, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the District Office, 3083 NE 49th Pl., room 116. Learn more about your available benefits and schedule your one-on-one benefits review at
https://benefits.americanfidelity.com/hillsborosd.
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Free and Reduced-Price School Meals
in 2018-19
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Beginning the next school year, the eligibility for
several HSD schools to serve meals at no cost
to all students expires. This means that families attending Free Orchards, Butternut Creek, Brookwood, Rosedale, Minter Bridge, and Groner will need to pay for meals or apply for meal assistance through the Free and Reduced-priced meal program. Elementary meal prices are $1.75 for breakfast and $2.75 for lunch. Milk can be purchased individually for 50 cents. After July 1, families can apply at their school, the District office, or online at
www.EZMealapp.com.
For menus and other information please visit
www.hsd.k12.or.us/Nutrition.
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Virginia Garcia Job Academy
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The Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center is hosting its 2nd Annual Virginia Garcia Job Academy July 9-13, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day at the Virginia Garcia Admin building, 3305 NW Aloclek Dr., Hillsboro. The Job Academy is offered free of charge to help students with resume writing, job interview preparation, career exploration, financial and education planning, and more. Lunch is provided. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by contacting Nicole Mayer at [email protected].
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Cultural Arts Grant Opportunity
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The Cultural Coalition of Washington County (CCWC) is the re-granting board of the
Oregon Cultural Trust in Washington County. Monies donated to the Cultural Trust come back to the County and are distributed as grants to cultural non-profits per the
Washington County Cultural Plan. Youth access to the arts and supporting cultural and heritage learning are among the goals of the Coalition. If you are interested and have a great idea that will support arts and culture in Washington County, visit the
CCWC website. The online 2019 application process begins in Sept. and closes in early Oct. 2018.
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What makes you proud to be a part of the Hillsboro School District? Tell YOUR story here.
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Published by the Hillsboro School District Communications Department
3083 NE 49th Place, Hillsboro, OR 97124 503.844.1500
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