A Letter from the Principal Team,

Last Friday, we had an assembly to honor the work of Martin Luther King Jr. Our leadership students spoke, our choir members sang beautifully, and our orchestra performed flawlessly. As I watched our audience members listening respectfully, I was in awe of our students, staff and community.

Mr. Wick's words rang true when he said that everything good and wonderful in this world started with a vision, a dream. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream and vision that we would live in a country where all people were treated equally and with respect and love. And a 17-year-old girl had a dream to save lives...many thought she was crazy and if people knew what she was doing at the time, she may have been killed for her dream and vision. That girl was Carla Peperzak.

It's the bravery and desire for creating a better world for others that is our legacy. We are honored to be a part of it and to continue moving forward in Carla's footsteps.

We have a busy week ahead of us (thus the reason for an early issue of our newsletter!) Be sure to check the upcoming dates and flyers below.

All day. Every day. Becoming my best self.

Mr. Wicks and Mrs. Fletcher

UPCOMING EVENTS

Jan. 19th

Band Concert Assembly...parents invited! (we will also record and post it on our website if you cannot make it)

9:15-10:00 am, Pep Gym

Jan. 23rd

Ferris Feeder pattern community event...see below for details

Jan. 24th

4:00 pm Basketball game @ Sac

6:00 pm Seussification of Romeo and Juliet Play @ Mullan Road

7:00 pm Choir Concert @Pep

Jan. 25th

PTG Meeting @ Pep, 6:30 pm, room 241

Jan. 26th

LC community event...see below for details

Feb. 1st

Last day of 1st Semester

YEARBOOK ORDERS DUE TODAY!! CASH OR CHECK TO BUSINESS OFFICE

Feb. 2nd

Semester Break Day...no school

Feb. 5th

Start of 2nd Semester classes

Attendance Note:

If your child is going to be absent, please let us know the accurate reason for the absence. It is OK if your student needs to stay home to rest or have a day with family...we can "parent request" that absence. If you report your student is "severely ill" for the day and then send them to school in the afternoon, it becomes difficult to admit them back into school due to health concerns and germ exposure.

Thank you and as always, let us know if you have any questions!

Attendance line is: 509-824-8500

PLEASE encourage your student to go to the office or health room if they need to make a call or are feeling sick. Students are only allowed to use their cell phones before school starts and during lunch. If they are calling or texting you in the middle of class, ask them if they've checked in with the nurse or the office. That way, we know to expect you if you are planning to pick up your student.

Thank you!

Basketball! Peperzak VS Sacajawea (girls at Sac, boys at Pep), 4 pm Jan. 24th

Hello Huskies, Jaguars, Tigers, Pumas,

This is just a reminder that we are about a week away from our feeder pattern game!!! We are so excited to host everyone here at Ferris. It will be great to have our future Saxons cheer our teams on to victory against the Mead Panthers on 1/23/24. The games begin at 5:30 pm. All students are free to the game(s) with a paying adult. The cost for an adult is $10.00. We take cash, check, or card. GSL passes work for the game(s) too. If you are aware of any family that this might be an obstacle for, please let us know so we can help.

In addition to the game, we have some fun activities planned for halftime of the first game. From each elementary school, we will need 3 students to run a relay race to put on a basketball uniform. From Chase, we will need a male and female student from each grade level for a shooting contest.

Please get this information out to your students, parents, and your community the best way you know how. Let’s fill up Wayne Gillman Court!

Thank you,

Jonn Covell

Athletic Director

Ferris High School

509-354-4650

Open Gym Basketball Information

Note:

Upcoming conferences are ONLY for K-5th grade students in Elementary School. We will have regularly scheduled school days during this time for all middle school students.

Thank you!

PTG CORNER

Hi Pep families! We are currently in need of adult sized pants in sizes S-XL for girls and boys. Any athletic/sweatpants would be awesome as those are the ones students seek out most. Please bring new or gently used donations to the main office if you have any to contribute. Thank you!

Our next PTG meeting is on Thursday, January 25th at 6:30 pm in room 241. Hope to see you there!