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Ashland High School201 S. Mountain AveAshland OR 97520
Ashland.k12.or.us/AHSfacebook.com/AHS.principal.zundel
Grizz-O-Gram December
2013
Dear AHS Families,I appreciate your patience and support during this historic freeze in Ashland. Some of you lost water, heating, had car accidents, or sustained injuries as a result of the unprecedented snow and cold. Oregon law requires that high school students complete a minimum of 990 hours of instruction each year. Snow days are also unpaid days for staff. As we make decisions about how to make up the snow days, I will keep you posted. We want to thank our Maintenance and Custodial staff for their work dealing with snow and ice removal, burst pipes, and leaky roofs.
After four years, AHS now offers all four levels of Mandarin Chinese. Hanban, the organization that coordinates all the Confucius Classrooms worldwide and sends us teachers, generously invited me to visit China (all expenses paid) in November with a delegation of 380 educators from the U.S. We visited many schools, attended seminars, walked along the Great Wall of China, and ate delicious cuisine. Class sizes ranged from 45-‐75 students in each class; most teachers used microphones. Chinese principals often asked how we teach creativity and innovation in the U.S., and why we were becoming “more Chinese” as our nation moves to a national testing system. It was inspiring to see the U.S. from abroad and realize that we are a rare nation that strives to educate ALL students to high levels. The purpose of the trip was to develop stronger ties with Hanban, explore opportunities for international cooperation, as well as teacher and student exchanges. As a result of the trip, we have several possible opportunities in the works: two-‐week summer student exchanges, tuition-‐paying Chinese students attending AHS, and a Kung Fu teacher.
A new Oregon law requires that parents receive a report on each student’s progress toward reaching grade-‐level standards in English, Math, and Science. The promise of pro0iciency based reporting is that students and families know the learning targets for each class and know where they are in the process of attaining pro]iciency in the subject. AHS teachers have de]ined learning targets for their classes and are aligning assessments to those targets. In some classrooms, teachers implemented pro]iciency-‐based grading, to study how this initiative can improve learning and Ånsure that grades re]lect what students know and can do with content. Given the number of initiatives already moving forward at AHS, we will send the annual report to families, but do not anticipate having a school wide pro]iciency based grading system at AHS.
Other school wide initiatives this year include:• To remain an accredited high school, there is a signi]icant external review of AHS every ]ive years. This is our year. • Essential Skills assessments for the Oregon Diploma in Reading, Writing & Math.• New statewide teacher and administrative evaluation system.• Transition to the National Common Core standards in math and English.• Transition to the National Smarter Balanced Assessment (Current sophomores will take it in May 2015.)• Advisory Program improvements.• Integrating technology in instruction.• Improve ATTENDANCEȢ
Parents: We need your support with attendance. Teachers prepare engaging lessons, labs, simulations, projects, or discussion groups every day. When students miss class, they then ask teachers, “Can I make it up?” The answer, honestly, is “yes” and “no”Ȣ If a student is ill, then they can hand in the assignment late, but teachers cannot recreate the learning experience that occurred. Students need to attend school every day, unless they are sick. Please plan family trips during school holidays. Please check PowerSchool and maintain a family expectation that students attend all classes every day. It’s important for learning. It’s important for life.
I hope this gives you a better sense of what is happening at AHS. Please feel free to contact me with questions, concerns, and compliments.All the Best,Michelle
DECEMBER 2013 - FEBRUARY 2014
December 23-Jan 5 – No School Winter HolidayDecember 27 – Oregon Shakespeare Festival/AHS Partnership 20th Anniversary Celebration 6 PM Reception $5 7 PM Performances $5January 1 – Senior families can begin to complete the FAFSA www.fafsa.govJanuary 6 – Classes resumeJanuary 7 – Ashland High Arts Advocates Meeting 6 PMJanuary 8 – Parent Academy: Personal Finance 7-8:30 PM AHS LibraryJanuary 10 – Encore Performance of Oregon Shakespeare Festival/AHS Partnership 20th Anniversary
Celebration 6PM Reception $5; 7PM Performances $5January 14 – Open Mic 2:30 Upper CommonsJanuary 14 – High School and College 101 at Ashland Middle School Commons 7-8:30 PMJanuary 15 – Booster Club Meeting 7 PM Small Gym ClassroomJanuary 16 – MLK Jr. Assembly 9:40-10:20 AMJanuary 20 – No School MLK Jr. Holiday and Exam Study Session Library January 20 – City Celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King 12:00 PM Historic Ashland ArmoryJanuary 21-23 – Final Exams Special ScheduleJanuary 24 & 27 - No School In-service DaysJanuary 25 – SAT TestJanuary 28 – First day of the second semester (WHITE day)January 30 – First Semester Senior Projects 2:30-4:00 PMFebruary 5 – Parent Academy: Anxiety & Depression 7 PM AHS LibraryFebruary 7 – Last day to ADD classes for second semesterFebruary 8 – ACT TestFebruary 8 – Ashland Food Project Community Service 10:00-12:30 12:00-2:30February 12 – Booster Club Meeting 7PM Small Gym ClassroomFebruary 13 – Career Day: Special ScheduleFebruary 17 – No School Presidents’ DayFebruary 21 – Last day to DROP classes for second semesterFebruary 22 – Winter Formal DanceFebruary 27 – No School: Required Student Led Conferences (request classes 2014-2015)February 28 – No School - Drop in Conferences
**************************************************************************************************************** “The Final Countdown” Exam Study Session on January 20
Mu Alpha Theta, the math honor society at AHS, and the AHS Honor Society are sponsoring a Final ExamStudy Session on Monday, January 20th from 2:00 – 5:00 PM in the IVC Center. All AHS students areinvited to come to the event to prepare for their final exams. Mu Alpha Theta and Honor Society memberswill be available to answer questions in math, science, social studies, and world languages. Paper editingwill also be available. In addition, students can get study tips and test taking strategies from expertstudents. As an added bonus, hot cocoa and snacks will be provided! Students are welcome to stay forall, or part, of the study session.
AHS Calendar of Events
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As one of our theatre friends, you are cordially invited
to attend one or both of our alumni and community parties
held on two Fridays, Dec. 27, 2013 and Jan. 10, 2014!
It’s!hard!to!believe!that!20!years!have!passed!since!AHS!Theatre!started!their!school:business!partnership!with!the!
Oregon!Shakespeare!Festival.!In!1993,!the!after:school!budget!was!cut.!Producing!an!AHS!play!seemed!almost!impossible.!!
Matt!Smith,!then!an!AHS!junior,!met!with!OSF!administrators.!Kirk!Boyd!and!Pat!Patton,!both!long:term!OSF!veterans,!
rallied!artists!to!work!with!our!students.!OSF!Education!Director,!Joan!Langley,!coordinated!the!effort.!!Since!then,!AHS!
juniors!and!seniors!experience!the!unique!OSF!Master!class!at!AHS!taught!by!professional!actors!and!artists.!(Aldo!Billingslea!
was!the!first!OSF!teacher!)!!At!OSF,!our!students!work!as!paid!and!volunteer!technicians!each!summer!at!the!Green!Show.!!
Many!OSF!artists!help!us!direct,!design!and!coach!our!students!throughout!the!year.!We!now!cherish!this!unusual!synergy!!
So#we#will#celebrate!##We#will#have#two#parties#to#accommodate#our#alumni#home#for#the#holidays#as#well#as#those#who#will#be#back#in#Ashland#after#the#holidays.#These#“Open?to?all”#parties#will#share#ǘƘŜ same#format.#
The$Alumni$Celebration:$$Friday,$December$27$$$$6;8:30$p.m.$$
The$Community$Celebration:$$Friday,$January$10$$$6;8:30$p.m.$#
6#p.m.##Appetizers#and#Desserts#in#the#Rose#Studio#($5.#Donation)#7#p.m.#Slideshow,#Presentation,#Speakers#and#Entertainment#($5.#Donation)#
Ashland#HS#Mountain#Avenue#Theatre#201#South#Mountain#Avenue#Ashland,#OR#97520#
#
Special$guests$will$include$Bill$Rauch,$David$Kelly,$Steffanie$Leigh$(Broadway$star$of$Mary$Poppins),$Doug$Rowe$and$family,$John$Stadelman,$$David$Thompson,$Tyrone$Wilson$(directors),$Suzanne$Seiber,$Aden$Kirschner,$(Improvisational$Professional)$and$Rosie$Alspach$(singer)$as$well$as$many$more$OSF$and$AHS$alumni$professionals!$$$$
To$purchase$$$5.$Tickets$for$either$reception$or$presentation,$buy$at$the$door$as$well$as$Paddington$Station$in$downtown$Ashland.$Reserved$tickets$are$available$only$at$www.showtix4u.com$or$by$calling$toll$freeΥ$1-866-967-8167.
Hope!to!see!you!there!!!!
Betsy Bishop $Producer,$AHS$Theatre$541;840;6410$!
Cabaret, the spring musical March 6-16
Ashland High School proudly presents Cabaret, the revised 1987 musical for two weekends in March. Directed by OSF actor, Jeremy Johnson and choreographed by Suzanne Seiber, Cabaret promises to enlighten, thrill and delight! The revival won 4 Tony Awards, 3 Drama Desk Awards and 3 Outer Critics Circle Award. Alan Schwanke will design the set, Karl Iverson will direct the orchestra, and Emily Erhlich-Inget will design costumes. Over 65 students will be involved in this fabulous production. The scene is a night club in Berlin, in the late 1920s. The Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience to the show and assures them that, whatever their troubles, they will forget them at the Cabaret. His songs provide wry commentary throughout the show. On the train to Berlin we find Cliff, a young American writer, and Ernst, a German who surprises Cliff by putting his briefcase among Cliff's luggage at the German border. History is in the process of being made. Musical numbers include Willkommen, Cabaret, Don't Tell Mama and Two Ladies. We find Cliff on the train again, now leaving the city. He writes about Sally and the people of Berlin leading up to the Third Reich. It has been a tumultuous and heartbreaking era. AHS CAST Emcee - Jonathan Connolly Sally - Caitlin Campbell Cliff - Noah Werthaiser Fraulein Kost - Alyssa Monning Fraulein Schneider - Isabel Enns Herr Schultz - Jackson Richmond Ernst Ludwig - Liam Atkins Kit Kat Girls: Tessa Buckley Cadaxa Chapman Ball Lea Crepin Madison Gilpin Amelia Sorensen Kaya Van Dyke Telephone Girl/Ens. - Keely McLean Telephone Girl/Gorilla/Ens. - Ceili Widmann Telephone Girl/Ens. - Kailey Swafford Telephone Dancer/Ens. - Grace Pruitt Customs Officer/Maitre D'/Ens. - Elena Toppo Two Ladies/Ens. - Andrea Koell Two Ladies/Ens. - Meg Fredericks Waiter/Orchestra/Ensemble - Carson J. Barry Featured Dancer/Ens. - Tristan Giannini Max/Ens. - Juan Pablo Pulgarin-Medina Sailor/Singer/Ens. - Karl Moeglein Guard/Ens. - Chris Jossy Guard/Ens. - Kacey Ottenbacher Taxi Man/Ens. - Jahiah Shaka Ensemble Michael Burt Emma Durbin Christine Impara
News from the Ashland High School Library
State of Jefferson Academic Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, January 29th 7:30-5:30Thursday, January 30th 7:30-7:30Friday, January 31st 7:30-3:00 Final Submission of answers and citations due by 3 PMMonday, February 3rd 7:30-4:00 Final Adjudication Practice DayTuesday, February 4th 7:30-3:00 Adjudication at SOU.
Volunteers are needed for driving students to collect the “bring-in items” and to track down answers to questions (e.g. at the Jackson County Historical Society Wednesday-Friday).
Drinks and snacks are needed for Wednesday evening and Pizza for Thursday evening. Please call Hazel Smith 541-482-8771 Ext 2119 or email [email protected] to volunteer and/or provide food for the evening sessions.
The Used Book Fair netted just under $100. Thank you for donations and purchases. The funds will be used for new books. Several students helped set up, organize, and take down the books for thisevent, earning Community Service hours. The library always has projects for students wanting tocomplete this graduation requirement.
Coffee coupons are requested for the ongoing Word of the Day event. A new word is posted in the library every day with a drawing on Fridays with the first correct definition drawn from the WORD BOX receiving a coffee coupon for $5.
All AHS families have access to the online editions of the Daily Tidings and Mail Tribune on thelibrary website. User Name: [email protected] Password: grizz
To access the newspapers and all the other links on the library page: www.ashland.k12.or.us AHS/Student Portal/Destiny
Please contact the AHS Library staff with questions or just stop by to visit our wonderful facility.
Happy Holiday Reading,
Hazel Smith, Ashland School District Teacher Librarian
Foods and Nutri-on Classes
Over 90 students in Foods 1 classes earned their Oregon Food Handers license this fall. This three year license allows them to work in food service businesses. Students learned how to handle food safely, which is reinforced and demonstrated every -me we cook.
We extend our hearFelt thanks to Daniel GreenblaI of Greenleaf Restaurant on the plaza. Daniel has graciously come to our Foods 1 classes for several years to explain what it takes to run a restaurant, to be a good employee, and to handle food safely.
In both Foods 1 and Foods 2, we studied carbohydrates by cooking things such as biscuits and gravy, flour tor-llas, muffins, pies and pastas. Proteins were approached through egg dishes, sushi, and plant-‐based protein combining for complete proteins (enchiladas, chili and cornbread, soup). Before the holiday season, our emphasis was on food that students could prepare for friends and family, such as scones, lemon or pumpkin bars, and casseroles. Our current unit on cookies gives us a way to learn about fats that are used in baking. Finally, construc-ng gingerbread houses, from making templates to gluing them together with fros-ng, gives us a yummy opportunity to problem-solve design and construc-on issues.
AWer the winter break, we will head into finals with a review of basic nutri-on. Students will learn how to prepare and present a whole meal. While the complexity will vary depending on the class level, both Foods 1 and 2 will focus on planning, prepara-on, presenta-on, and produc-on.
SubmiIed by Karen Green and Ashley Hafner.
Senior All Night --- Will there be one for the class of 2014? Did you know that the AHS Senior All Night is a volunteer project organizedby the parents of the graduating seniors? And did you know that the event doesnot happen if parents do not take the reins and organize it? Last year, the class of 2013 had a fabulous night together at the Ashland YMCA. The class of 2012 took an adventure to Six Flags Amusement Park in California. The class of 2011 celebrated together at the Family Fun Center. Where will the class of 2014 celebrate? It takes volunteers and it takes a leader. Who will it be? Time is passing quickly and any event takes time to plan. Email [email protected] if you are ready to make it happen.
CREATE A FAMILY MEMORY IN THE ROGUE ANNUAL
THE ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK IS OFFERING PARENTS OF SENIOR GRIZZLIES THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TOPURCHASE A PARENT DEDICATION IN THIS YEAR’S EDITION.
Dedications can be the following sizes: Quarter Page 4 x 6 or 6 x 4 for $125 Business Card 2 x 3 or 3 x 2 for $75
Feel free to include baby pictures, personal congratulations, and dedications. You can design your own or simply send the photos and text to our talented and creative Yearbook staff who will be happy to create a dedication to your son or daughter.email: [email protected] mail: Scott Gausen Yearbook 101 S. Mountain Ave. Ashland, OR, 97520Please provide an address for billing.
THANK YOU!
Counseling Office NewsCounseling Office Staff:Steve Smith, Counselor A-Le, [email protected], ext. 2115Amy Kennedy, Counselor Li-Z, [email protected], ext. 2117Karyn Barats, Counseling Secretary/Scholarship Coordinator, [email protected], ext. 2114Jennifer Marsden, ASPIRE Coordinator, [email protected], ext. 2130 Senior Parents and Students:This page has important information to help students planning on attending college fill out financial aid andscholarship applications. The FAFSA requires both parent and student financial information. The FAFSA shouldbe submitted by the second week of January. Winter break is a great time for students to work on their FAFSA andscholarship applications. Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)The FAFSA should be filled out online soon after it becomes available on January 1, 2014. Find the FAFSA atwww.fafsa.ed.gov. Do not use other sites, such as FAFSA.com, which charge a fee to file this FREE application. TheFAFSA determines a student's eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant (up to $5,600) and can also qualify applicants for lowinterest loans. Be sure to fill out the 2014-2015 FAFSA application. Both the student and one parent will need to obtaina PIN from FAFSA as electronic signatures. This can be done at www.pin.ed.gov before January 1. Oregon Opportunity GrantFilling out the FAFSA also allows students to be eligible for the Oregon Opportunity Grant (OOG), which can be upto $2,000. There is no separate application for the OOG; the federal government notifies the State of Oregon ofeligible applicants. This money runs out, so it is important to file the FAFSA by mid-January. Oregon Student Access Commission (OSAC) ScholarshipsStudents should begin working on the OSAC Scholarship Application (or eApp), which is available online atwww.oregonstudentaid.gov/scholarships. The OSAC eApp went live on November 1. The early bird deadline isFebruary 15, and the regular deadline is March 1. The benefit to the early bird deadline is that OSAC will notifystudents if there is something missing or wrong with their eApps, and will give them until March 1 to makecorrections. There are also a number of $500 early bird scholarships randomly awarded to early applicants. Important points to be aware of when filling out the eApp: 1) The eApp asks students to list the school that is their top choice. Because there are so many OSAC Scholarships specifically for students who attend an Oregon school, it is important that students list their top Oregon School when asked. If they do not, they will not filter into pools for scholarships only for students attending schools in-state. 2) There is a section on the eApp that asks students to enter the name of their ASPIRE mentor (if they have one) and site. Our site is Ashland High School. 3) When choosing scholarships for which to apply, students can search by scholarship name or number. They can go through all the scholarships in the OSAC catalog, or they can use the Counseling Office cheat sheets to make sure they apply for those scholarships which they are eligible. Many of the AHS scholarships do not have a number and are selected to the students' lists under the heading of "Auto". Sometimes eApp filters these scholarships automatically, and sometimes will list "Auto" on the list of scholarships (students will need to click on it). 4) Students should not type personal statements directly into the eApp. They should write drafts in a word processing program that allows for spell checking and formatting. Students can cut and paste their final statements into the eApp. Local Scholarships Our "Local Scholarships" (so called because they are processed locally through our counseling office and regionalorganizations) are now available to download on the AHS website (www.ashland.k12.or.us/scholarships). Each ofthese scholarship applications must be downloaded and saved as a PDF file. When completed, these applications areturned in to the AHS Counseling Office. The local scholarship application deadline is February 18 at Noon.
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