Dear Wolves,

This week I will follow in the steps of the previous Inglewood Principal, Tim Patterson, and have a short and long version of my introduction (no bullet points though).

We understand some agree and others disagree with the announcement that high school will stay remote for the remainder of the year.

Overall, remote learning has had some success because of our incredibly talented and hard-working staff, the unbelievable support of our parents, and the resilience of our students. However, we understand that remote learning has been very difficult in other ways, and it is clearly more inequitable and impersonal.

Bottom line is that Eastlake will continue to improve the remote learning experience for students, and even though we will not reopen entirely, we are committed to providing more students with in-person learning experiences. Sports have now started. We have students who have really struggled in this remote setting receiving additional in-person support on Wednesdays. As the rest of the year unfolds, we are excited to increase the number and frequency of these in-person experiences.

We want to thank you for all your efforts to make this work.

Wolf Strong, Pack Strong

Chris Bede, Principal

Daily Schedule - March 1st - 5th

Daily schedules for the remainder of the school year are posted on the Eastlake website here.

Parent/Student Access Into Eastlake During Open Hours - Hours and directions here.

Technology Support While School is Remote - link here

Wolf Time Social will be held again this coming Tuesday (March 2nd) during Flex 1 of Wolf Time (10:20 – 10:45am). On Monday afternoon, you can check the EHS website under Academics, and Wolf Time to find a list of topics. Then on Tuesday, go to the same page and click on the link next to the topic to join! If you want to talk about something that isn’t listed, send an email to Mr. Barrett at debarrett@lwsd.org to propose an idea.

Do you want to express your gratitude for an Eastlake staff member who helped you in a time of need? Do you want to recognize an Eastlake staff member who has helped you develop your character or inspired you to contribute more to our Eastlake community? Do you want to recognize an Eastlake teacher who designed an amazing lesson that inspired you to learn and grow? Eastlake remains a special place and we want to continue an attitude of gratitude. We also want to ensure that we publicly recognize and celebrate the success of our incredibly talented and dedicated staff. We will reserve a section in the Wolves Weekly Update for these expressions of gratitude. Send a Staff Spotlight to Amy Hill (amhill@lwsd.org) by Thursday at 4 PM, explaining the impact this Eastlake staff member had on you, and it will appear in the next Wolves Weekly Update.

Students with life-threatening health conditions participating in athletics or in-person learning are asked to send all paperwork to the school right away. This includes:

Additionally, your student will need to SELF-CARRY their emergency medication anytime they are on campus for a school event such as after-school sports. Please ensure your provider approves the ability to self-carry on the Medication Authorization form. Students that self-carry medications still need their IHP and Medication Authorization turned into the school PRIOR to being able to attend any on campus activity per Washington state law RCW 28A.210.320.

Life-threatening health conditions include:

Washington State law requires that all children have immunization records in order to attend school. These records must be on file at the school on or before the first day of attendance. Valid documentation includes medical records showing vaccination, evidence of immunity to the disease the vaccine prevents, or a completed Certificate of Exemption (COE) form.

If you have any questions, please email the nurse – Shelley O’Rourke at sorourke@lwsd.org

“No Japanese Americans were ever charged, much less convicted, of espionage or sabotage against the United States. Yet they were targeted, rounded up, and imprisoned for years, simply for having the ‘face of the enemy.’“ (JACL)

Last Friday, February 19, marked the Day of Remembrance. This date commemorates the anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1942 signing of Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of approximately 120,000 people of Japanese descent. Most of them lived in Washington, Oregon and California and over 60% of them were American citizens. This violation of human rights included anyone who was at least 1/16th Japanese, 17,000 children under the age of 10, the elderly and those with disabilities.

The first Day of Remembrance was observed in Washington State in November 1978 at the Puyallup Fairgrounds. In 1942, this location was called the Puyallup Assembly Center and was home to almost 7,500 Japanese Americans from Western Washington and Alaska. They lived in the barracks and renovated horse stalls for months until they were transferred to Minidoka, an internment camp in Idaho.

In March 1942, Japanese Americans were classified as “enemy aliens” and were not allowed to enlist in the US military. Although many Nisei (children born in the US to Japanese immigrants) were discouraged by the discrimination they faced as American citizens, they still wanted to help. Students in Hawaii “became the ‘Varsity Victory Volunteers,’ or ‘Triple V’ – a manual labor support group for the US Army. They picked up shovels and hammers…[and] they built barracks, dug ditches, quarried rock and surfaced roads…” (Go For Broke) When they were finally allowed to enlist, more than 12,000 American citizens of Japanese descent volunteered to join the 442nd Infantry Regiment, a segregated Japanese American army combat unit. The 442nd is the most decorated unit for its size in the entire history of the US military earning 9,486 Purple Hearts, 21 Medals of Honor and 7 Presidential Unit Citations.

Many Japanese Americans work “with other communities of color that have experienced forced removal, detention, deportation, separation of families, and other forms of racial and state violence (Tsuru for Solidarity)” so that they can “be the allies that the Japanese Americans didn’t have (Crosscut).” Local groups have called for an end to immigrant detention by demonstrating across the country, from the Northwest Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center in Tacoma to Fort Sill Army post in Oklahoma, which was scheduled to serve as a detention center for 1,400 immigrant and refugee children.

To learn more:

-Alicia Egashira

Registration for our Fall Sport season deadline was Thursday February 25th and registration is now closed.

If you have registered and still need to either submit a physical or electronically sign forms in FinalForms you will have until 9 AM on Monday March 1st to complete everything and be fully cleared to participate in the first practice or try-out on March 1st! Payment is also due for non-cut sports please see below.

Payments for sports can now be made online https://payments.lwsd.org/

Thank you for your patience while the system was down, please use the link to login and pay for ASB Cards & Non-Cut sports Participation fees – Football, Cross Country, Slow Pitch, Boys Tennis. ASB payments for CHEER and Dance Payments are also required. ASB Card fees for cut sports will happen after rosters are set.

Instructions for Online payment are on the Eastlake Athletics page here. Just a reminder that payments are made through LWSD online payments not in FinalForms.

Please refer to your sports specific websites for more detailed information for you specific sport regarding the first day of practice or try-outs!

Please welcome Richard Cole, the new head coach for the Eastlake Wrestling program. More on wrestling and Winter Sports registration coming in the next few weeks.

Ms. Bailey has a new email! Please contact her at sbailey@lwsd.org moving forward. If you have a question for your alpha counselor, visit HERE to find their email address.

Hello Everyone! I wanted to remind you that I'm here if you find yourself struggling mental-health wise, needing resources or support, or just want someone to talk to! I am available on Microsoft Teams (Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm) and you may email me for an appointment slot (c-scampiche@lwsd.org). The social workers of LWSD high schools are also offering several online groups regarding various mental health topics (see link for details: https://www.evergreenhealth.com/lwsd-partnership) and even including a parent support group! I am also available in-person by appointment every Wednesday at Eastlake (email for appointment for between hours of 9am-3pm)! Take care!

-Suzanne Campiche, LICSW (social worker)

For parents/caregivers there is a no cost, Educational Resource from Youth Eastside Services. Held on a Saturday of each month from 9:30am-12:30pm is our virtual Alcohol Drug Education Class. This is a great way for parents and students (12-19 y.o.) to attend together to gain information on the dangers of current substance abuse trends, effects of substances on the developing body and brain (including the dangers of mixing substances), how to get help, where to turn for help with substance abuse & mental health issues and students will gain tools and skills to make more informed decisions for their futures. Go to youtheastsideservices.org/adec to register for this FREE educational opportunity for parents and students to attend together. Next class dates are February 27, March 27, April 24, May 22 & June 19. All classes are no cost to families, on Saturdays, and run virtually from 9:30am – 12:30pm. Thank you for spreading the word about this important resource! Questions? Contact Andrea Frost at 425-747-4937.

Juniors, you will be invited via Flexisched to attend your Junior Meeting presentation during Wolf Time A on Tuesday, March 2nd. Join the Wolf Time Junior Meeting Teams session HERE. All Juniors should be attending this meeting. Wolf Time B session will be open for you to sign up to see teachers. This presentation will provide you information on post high school options, resources and the process for completing individual meetings with your EHS Counselor in March.

In order to provide your Counselor some information on your post high school plans and prepare for your Junior Meeting, please go to this LINK and complete the Junior Meeting Survey by March 2nd.

Please join Paula Olson, Counselor, Carol McGuigan, College & Career Specialist and Jessica Strange, Special Projects Counselor for the Junior Meeting Parent Night on Wednesday, March 3rd to be held on MS Teams from 7-8pm. Please join the meeting by signing in to this MEETING LINK. We will share the Junior Meeting presentation given to Juniors on March 2nd, provide valuable resources to help your student with future planning and hold a Q & A session. Afterward, all materials will be posted on the EHS website.

We look forward to having you there!

We have two World Language proficiency test dates left for the 2020-21 school year. The remaining test dates are:

Students can register at: https://www.lwsd.org/schools/high-school/high-school-guide/world-language-credit-options

Congratulations Seniors! Whether it's college, technical school, the military, an apprenticeship, a job, gap year or something else, Eastlake’s Destination Day celebrates the many future directions of the Class of 2021. As you begin to make decisions, let us know what's next for you by completing the Destination Day Student Submission Form to be included in our Class of 2021 Destination Day video celebration later this spring. If you don’t have an LWSD email address, please email us your next destination and photo to EHS-DestinationDay@lwsd.org. We can't wait to celebrate you!

The next LWSD College and Career Specialist Live Wednesday Career Panel features professionals from the world of food careers including Bridget Milligan Food (Safety Manager PCC Community Markets), Chef Breanna Beike (Owner and Chef Heritage Restaurant & Bar), and Heather Hodge (Co-Owner and Culinary Director of the Pastry Project. The Pastry Project is a community workspace providing free baking and pastry training to individuals with barriers giving both opportunity and a learning space). Join us Live or watch the post-session recording by following the same link after the event.

The Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program will be running virtually in 2021. The 2-week opportunity is available to rising sophomore, junior, and senior girls—trans and cis—and non-binary students. No prior computer science experience is required. Students learn how to use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript coding skills. Not a coder yet? Not a problem. Participants gain exposure to tech jobs, meet women in tech careers, and join a supportive network of girls in tech. Join a webinar, check out this flyer and the FAQ page for more information.

Find the latest on events, contests, scholarships and more on the College and Career Center calendar.