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GRIZZ-O-GRAM
Parent Newsletter
www.ashland.k12.or.us
541-482-8771
Ashland High School Volume 20, Number 1
October 2011
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Dear AHS Families,
Advisory and Taking Care of Business (TCB) Time are off to a strong start. Change requires
tremendous effort, and we believe this new program is worth it because it personalizes education and
improves student achievement. For example, seniors heard information about college admissions early
enough to change their schedules. More seniors have attended information sessions with college reps than
ever before. Freshmen received a thorough orientation to the high school. Advisors review grades and
attendance in PowerSchool with students regularly so they don’t fall behind. All students are getting
information faster and more efficiently. It’s exciting to see how this is already enhancing our school.
As part of the Advisory Program, we will implement student led conferencing for the first time on
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October 27 and 28 and again in March. The Student Led Conference is a required and graded part of the
Advisory curriculum and families are a vital part of that process.
We want each student at AHS to graduate with a diploma and a compelling plan for life after high
school. We want each student to take charge of his/her education, gather information, discover personal
strengths and struggles, set goals, make plans and evaluate their progress toward graduation and achieving
their goals. The Personal Education Plan (PEP) is the document that holds all of these details. It will be the
central focus of the student led conference. The PEP is required under Oregon law and provides a vehicle
for students to make sense of and take responsibility for their education. It includes academic and personal
goals, as well as tracking a student’s progress toward graduation and post high school planning.
There will be up to three student led conferences occurring simultaneously in each advisor’s
classroom. The desks and tables will be spread out to allow privacy. Advisors will circulate from one
conference to the next to listen in and answer questions. Please come to this conference prepared to listen,
celebrate your student’s effort and growth, and ask questions of your student. You will also be asked to write
comments on the PEP.
You received a letter (from your son/daughter) with the date and time of your conference. Students will
also mail reminder postcards during Advisory this week. Students with legitimate reasons for not attending
the student led conference must be excused through the Attendance Office by October 24. They will have an
equally rigorous, alternate assignment. After attending the student led conference, if you wish to speak with
specific teachers, they will all be available on a drop-in basis in the Commons on Monday October 31 and
Tuesday, November 1.
Thank you for supporting your child’s education and our efforts to enhance education at AHS.
All the Best,
Michelle Zundel
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/principal.zundel
Student Led Conferences involve the important step of
articulating out loud, reflections on past learning and
plans for the future. Students find out if they really
believe what they say.
SPOTLIGHT ON EXCELLENCE
IN THE U.S. EACH YEAR, 1.5 MILLION JUNIORS ENTER THE
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BY TAKING THE
PSAT IN OCTOBER OF ELEVENTH GRADE. 16,000 OF THE
TOP SCORING STUDENTS ARE SELECTED AS SEMIFINALISTS.
THEY MUST THEN WRITE ESSAYS, TAKE THE SAT AND SUBMIT
THEIR ACADEMIC RECORDS TO COMPETE TO BECOME ONE OF
15,000 FINALISTS WHO THEN COMPETE FOR ONE OF 8,300
NATIONAL MERIT $2,500 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS:
NICK MOEN AND JASPER RAYNOLDS
- Center for Secondary School Redesign
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
COMMENDED SCHOLARS:
WOLF BLACK
ELISE HANSEN
ROWAN HEGLIE
TENAYA KENNER
DREW WOODS
IRIS YOUNG
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October Grizz-O-Gram Calendar of Events
Fall Conference
Schedule
October 27 (Regular Red
Day 8:00-3:40 PM) Student
Led Conferences 5:00-7:45
PM
October 28 (No School)
Student Led Conferences
8:00-12:15 PM
October 31 (No School)
Drop in Conferences in the
Commons 8:30-12:00 PM
November 1 (No School)
Drop in Conferences in the
Commons 8:30-12:00 &1:004:00 PM
Make an appointment with
your student’s Advisory
teacher for one 30-minute
student led conference on
October 27 or 28.
Counselors are available for
drop in visits in the
Counseling Office October
27 & 28. Drop in to see any
teachers, counselors or
administrators on October 31
or November 1 in the
Commons.
OCTOBER
18
Boys Soccer Home 4PM
19
Seniors: Senior Project Proposals due in Advisory
20
Chautauqua Author Visit: Eavan Boland 7:30
20
Volleyball Home 7PM
21
Football Game at Eagle Point
22
ACT Test at AHS
24-27 Auditions for Spring Drama (see details in page 8)
27
Volleyball Home 7PM
27
Red Day & Required Student Led Conferences (by appt 5:00-7:45 PM)
28
No School Required Student Led Conferences (by appt 8:00-12:15)
29
Girls Soccer Home 1PM
29
Ashland Schools Foundation Monster Dash 10:45 10K, 5K & 10:00 Fun Run
31
No School Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
8:00-12:00 Drop In @ the Commons
31
AHS Drama Club Raffle Drawing
31
Ashland Halloween Parade
NOVEMBER
1
No School Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
8:00-12:00 & 1:00-4:00 Drop In @ the Commons
1
Parent Academy: Teen Sexuality 7PM Library
1
AHAA! Ashland High Arts Advocates Meeting 6PM in Commons
4
ASF Perk Up for Students @ Rogue Valley Roasting Co
4
End of first Quarter
4
Likely Home Football Game 7PM
(www.ashland.k12.or.us/ahs click Athletics link for details)
5
SAT Test at North Medford High School
6
Time Change: Fall Back One Hour
7
Winter Sports Parent Meeting 6:30PM Main Gym
9
Booster Club Meeting 7-8:30 Small Gym Classroom
10
Mailing of Progress Reports
11
No School –Veterans’ Day
13-16 Auditions for the Musical
14
First Day of Winter Sports Practice
9-20 Fall Play: 39 Steps (see details on page 6 & 7)
14
School Board Meeting Civic Center 7PM
22
AMS/AHS Orchestra Concert 7PM AHS Theater
23
No School - Furlough Day
23-27 No School – Thanksgiving Holiday
28
Seniors: Pear Blossom Festival Scholarship Due to
Counseling Office
30
Senior portraits and quotes deadlines
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AHS Family Directory
In the first week of November, we will
publish a Directory for the purpose of
networking parents. The Directory will
include each AHS student’s name and
grade level, parent/guardian name and
home phone number (or parent’s cell if
there is no land line). They say it takes a
village and we want you to have each
other’s names and home phone
numbers. You had an opportunity at
registration to decline to have your
contact information in the directory. If
you did so at that time, there is no need
to do anything else. If you did not, here
is your last chance. Please email
[email protected] by
October 28 if you do NOT want to be
included in the directory.
Greetings from the Attendance Office:
I would like to clarify some of our attendance information
for you to go over with your student
When your child misses a class and we have not received a
call from you earlier in the day, you will receive an
automated phone call from our auto dialer system. The
number we call is based on the home or cell number we
receive at registration. If your number changes for any
reason we would like to be notified so we can keep our
records up to date. If you are not receiving the auto dialer
calls at night we would like to know, so please contact the
attendance office at 482-8782.
Attendance Myth –“Open Campus means that you can
leave campus any time”
Correct Rule – Open campus is only at LUNCH TIME or
during scheduled OUT PERIODS. If you are scheduled
for a class you must check out in the attendance office
(appointments, illness, etc). You need to check out before
you leave and check back in to the attendance office when
you return from an appointment or if you are late arriving
in the morning or after lunch. Otherwise your absence is
unexcused. Once a teacher takes attendance we do not
expect them to go back and retake it every time someone
walks in late. The only way to guarantee your UNX is
changed to a TDY or EXC is through my office.
Excused absences
Parents/Guardians will have 2 school days after the
absence occurs to excuse the students absence(s). The
Parent/Guardian must notify the school regarding each
day the student is absent. This can be done by a phone call
to the Attendance Office or by sending a signed note.
If an absence is not excused, within this time frame a
detention could be assigned. Detentions will be made up
after school on white days between 2:05-3:05 p.m. (MonThurs).
Pre-Arranged Absence
If a student plans to miss two days or more of school for
any reason they will be required to complete and submit to
the Attendance office a Pre-Arranged Form. This form
allows teachers to give assignments, and approval for the
student missing their class.
It also allows
parents/guardians to read teacher comments to see how
this absence could affect their child’s grade.
Please be aware that we are governed by state laws that
require us to drop a student after 10 days of nonattendance whether this is pre-arranged or not. If you are
dropped from your classes we need you to report to the
main office in order to be reactivated within our system.
If you are curious about your child’s attendance or grades
remember you can access this information on Power
School. If you need your access code please contact our
staff in the main office.
If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel
free to contact Callie Mercer at 482-8782 or 482-8771 x110
Communication Strategies
We encourage students and
families to try any and all of these
strategies to improve
communication between home
and school.
1. Weekly Emails – Make sure
the AHS Office has your
current email address or you
are missing vital information.
2. Subscribe to PowerSchool
and receive weekly emails
about your student’s grades
and attendance
3. Go to the AHS website first.
The calendar of events, news
items, Athletics and
Counseling Office pages may
answer your questions.
www.ashland.k12.or.us/AHS
Subscribe to the website and
get an email when new
content is added.
4. Friend “Principal Zundel” on
Facebook to get up-to-theminute information, photos
and news.
www.facebook.com/principal.
zundel
Dear
Ashland
Parents,
Children,
Families,
and
Community
Members:
The
Ashland
Chamber
of
Commerce
welcomes
the
community
to
join
us
at
the
Children’s
Halloween
Celebration.
The
Chamber
has
listened
to
many
children
and
their
families
who
love
the
Halloween
Parade
and
it
will
be
included
with
the
community
festivities
on
Halloween
afternoon,
Monday,
st
October
31 .
The
parade
will
begin
at
3:00
p.m.
and
will
move
from
the
Public
Library
to
the
Plaza
as
in
years
past.
Entertainment
for
this
year’s
event
will
include
the
Ashland
High
Band,
the
AHS
Orchestra,
the
AMS
band,
the
Jazzmen,
the
Thriller
Group
and
Samba
Like
It
Hot.
These
groups
will
be
located
at
various
locations
downtown
from
Gresham
Street
to
the
Plaza.
Trick‐or‐Treating
in
the
downtown,
photographs
with
costumed
book
characters,
and
other
children’s
activities
will
begin
at
3:30pm
following
the
end
of
the
parade.
You
may
choose
to
parade,
listen
to
the
musical
groups,
enjoy
treats
from
merchants,
or
watch.
Please
keep
updated
with
the
Chamber
web
page
www.ashlandchamber.com,
Facebook,
and
local
media
for
details
and
new
information
as
Halloween
approaches.
We
hope
to
see
you
at
this
year’s
event!
‐The
Ashland
Chamber
of
Commerce
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Virtual
Enterprise/Economics
is
off
and
running
for
another
exciting
year
of
virtual
business.
Part
of
the
simulation
is
for
students
to
apply
for
various
positions
within
their
business,
such
as
Chief
Executive
Officer,
Chief
Financial
Officer,
Chief
Technical
Officer,
VP
of
Sales,
Marketing,
Advertising,
Human
Resources
Director
and
associate
positions
within
those
departments.
We
are
grateful
to
the
Lithia
Springs
Rotary
for
providing
business
professionals
to
conduct
the
interviews
with
students.
Thank
you
to
Rodger
and
Patti
Busse,
Cindy
Barnard,
Dave
Dotterrer,
Milt
Morgan
and
Diane
Mueller
for
taking
time
to
come
to
AHS
and
interview
the
Virtual
Enterprise
students.
Ashland
High
Arts
Advocates!
ALWAYS
SEEKING
NEW
FAMILIES
TO
WORK
TOWARDS
THE
ARTS.
EMAIL
US
AND
FIND
US
ON
FACEBOOK
[email protected]
Next
Meeting:
November
1
@
6:00
PM
in
AHS
Commons
SAVE
THE
DATE:
WINTER
FINE
ARTS
FESTIVAL
DECEMBER
9,
2011
AT
7:00
P.M.
Video Production News:
Video 1 students have completed
their first video project: The PSA
(public service announcement).
Since RVTV is under construction
they worked here at AHS. There
were 3 groups with different
subjects: peer pressure, sleeping in
class, and why students shouldn’t
steal. Students are now busy
working on the next project, which is
a news show. They are completing
scripts and beginning to rehearse
their show.
We hope to be back at the RVTV
studios next week to record these
shows.
Video 2 students have just
completed their Promos for the AHS
Video/Film Festival. Three projects
were generated with different
approaches; a Forrest Gump
parody, a planking contest and a
Willy Wonka chocolate contest
parody. Students are also busy
brainstorming for their next short
film that would use mostly visual
storytelling.
We are working on getting these
PSAs and Promos on
roguenewsline and AHS web site
soon.
EARLY REMINDER, SAVE THE
DATE: APRIL 26, 2012 for THE
AHS VIDEO/FILM FESTIVAL!!
Any Questions or comments
please contact Ms. Dawisha on
Red days, 541-482-8771 x248.
Have a beautiful autumn! See
you at the movies!
Two
professional
photographers
came
to
share
their
expertise
with
YEARBOOK
students.
Portrait
photographer
Kelsey
Reynolds
showed
students
how
to
get
good
photographs
of
individuals
and
groups
of
students,
and
how
lighting
affects
each
shot.
Action
photographer
Larry
Stauth
discussed
how
to
tell
the
story
of
sports
and
live‐action
events
through
photojournalism.
He
emphasized
that
student’s
passion
for
the
subject
is
as
important
as
the
equipment,
and
that
passion
will
translate
into
great
photographs.
Thank
you,
Kelsey
and
Larry,
for
taking
time
out
of
your
busy
schedules
to
help
our
students
become
better
photographers.
Thanks to Daniel
Greenblatt of Greenleaf
Restaurant for coming to all
four of our Foods 1 classes.
Daniel talked about food
safety and how to be a good
employee. He also provided
many valuable tips for healthy,
economical and yummy meals.
Thanks Daniel!
Also thanks to Chris Cline,
aka “Chris the Sharpener,”
who donated his skills to
sharpening our chef knives.
The AHS Orchestras are back
from a 2-week tour of Italy! FortySix students, parents, grandparents
and siblings accompanied Gerry
Pare', Our Orchestra teacher, on
this journey of a lifetime. Concerts
were performed in Cremona,
Florence and Rome. After landing
in Milan, we met up with our tour
guide, Alex, and our faithful bus
driver, Alberto. They took care of
us and showed us their country for
the next 14 days including all the
best places to find Gelato, the
favorite meat of Italy (VEAL), and
the top sites such as the Coliseum
in Rome, The Vatican, The
Cremonese Violinmaking School,
Uffizi Museum in Florence and
much more. Exhausted but happy
we arrived back in Portland on
June 28th. In four years another
International trip will occur.
Destination? Who knows?
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Ashland HS Theatre presents
Hitchcock Spoof of The 39 Steps
Nov. 9-20
39 Steps Cast List
Rachel Kaiser: Annabella, Announcers (Pamela)
Lisa-Marie Werfel: Pamela
Aubyn Heglie: Salesman 1, Paperboy, Mrs. Higgins
Amelia Mejia: Comprere, Dunwoody
Maya Zundel: Mrs. McGarrigle
Elena Toppo: Salesmen 2, Policeman, Porter
Lindsey Crocker: Margaret
Lilly Lion: McQuarrie, Mrs. Jordon, Pilot One
Noah Yaconelli: Hannay
Joe Yaconelli: Sheriff, Pilot Two
Drew Starmer: Professor
Noah Werthaiser: Mr. Memory, Milkman (Noah/Hannay)
Braedon Bell: Heavy Two, Spy, Albright
Rowan Heglie: Crofter, Chief Inspector
Jeremiah Lieberman: Heavy One, McGarrigle, Spy
Understudies
Madison Gilpin (Rachael)
Kali Sullivan (Elana)
Griffin Hadden (Amelia, Lilly)
Jane McDowell (Maya)
Haley Baldwin (Aubyn)
Tallon Shults (Braedon, Rowan, Jeremiah)
Jackson Richard (Noah W, Drew S, Joe Y)
AHS Theatre will open their fall season with a 2008 Tony Awardwinning comedy, a Hitchcock spoof, The 39 Steps. This hilarious
suspenseful-romantic comedy, based on the 1935 movie by Alfred
Hitchcock, previews Wednesday, Nov 9 through Sun. afternoon,
November 20.
Twenty-One actors play over 50 characters in this comic thriller that kept
Broadway rollicking for the past three years. It is part juicy spy novel, part
Monty Python, and it preserves the brilliance originally created by the
master of suspense.
Tyrone Wilson, OSF actor, directs a cast of 21. The cast features Noah
Yaconelli as Hannay. The ensemble includes Lisa-Marie Werfel, Drew
Starmer, Noah Werthaiser, Aubyn Heglie, Amelia Mejia, Rachel Kaiser,
Maya Zundel, Elena Toppo, Lindsey Crocker; Lilly Lion, Joe Yaconelli,
Braedon Bell, Rowan Heglie, Kali Sullivan, Madison Gilpin, Griffin
Hadden, Tallon Shults, Jane McDowell, Haley Baldwin, and Jackson
Richard.
The 39 Steps is a farce adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan
and the1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock. Patrick Barlow wrote the
adaptation. The play's concept calls for the entirety of the 1935 adventure
film The 39 Steps to be performed with a small cast. One actor plays the
hero, Richard Hannay. Twenty-One other actors play 2-5 other characters
in the show: romantic attachments, heroes, villains, men, women, children
and even the occasional inanimate object. This requires lightning fast
quick-changes occasionally for them to play multiple characters. Thus the
film's serious spy story is played mainly for laughs, and the script is full of
allusions to (and puns on the titles of) other Alfred Hitchcock films,
including Rear Window, Psycho, Vertigo and North by
Northwest (Wikipedia). Those who enjoy Monty Python will love The
39 Steps.
The 39 Steps, the two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning
hit show, just closed on Broadway this past January, but continues to be an
audience-pleaser world-wide as fast-paced comedy thriller that's great fun
for ages 9 to 90.
The creative team for The 39 Steps includes Tyrone Wilson (Director);
Betsy Bishop (Producer) ;Doug Ham (Set Design, Co-Tech Director);
David Pedersen (Master Carpenter, Co-Tech Director); Emily EhrlichInget (Costume Design); Bart Grady (Lighting Design); Ellie von Radics
(Stage Manager), Mason McLellan and Camille Pejcha (Assistant Stage
Managers).
The run of the play is November 9 through 20 and will show Wed.-Sat.
Nov 9,10,11, 12 @ 7:30 p.m. and Thurs-Sat. Nov. 17, 18, 19 @ 7:30
p.m. There will be one matinee on Sun. Nov. 20 @ 2:00 p.m.
TICKETS to The 39 Steps can be purchased online at
www.showtix4u.com or at Paddington Station, Tree House Books or
Music Coop in downtown Ashland. Ticket prices range from $5-$15.
with a $5 preview performance on Wed. Nov. 9.th
General tickets are $10. Reserved seats are $15, and can only be purchased
at www.showtix4u.com or by calling 1-866-967-8167.
Discounts are available for full-time students ($5) and seniors ($5) as well
as groups of 15 or more $8. Group sales call 541-840-6410. Student and
senior tickets are available at downtown venues and at the door.
LOCATION: Ashland HS Theatre is located at 201 South Mountain Ave
near Siskiyou Blvd. and SOU.
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AUDITIONS for spring Drama
October 24, 25, 26, 27
after school in the Rose
Show will be in May
Rehearsals will be March and April after the musical
.
AHS showing May 2-13
Possible tour and remount in the fall
And Then They Came for Me:
Remembering the World of Anne Frank
By James Still
Directed by Mrs. Bishop
A powerful drama
based on the life of Eva Schloss, stepsister and
childhood friend of Anne Frank, and her experience of
the Holocaust in Holland. Eva may visit Oregon during
our run and invite the audience to a post-show
discussion.
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Ashland High School Theatre
201 South Mountain Avenue
Ashland, Oregon 97520
As a patron of our plays...
we appreciate your support in developing the skills of our
young artists in all aspects of theatre. In order to maintain
our program and allow our students to achieve their best,
we need your help.
Win $500 or 25 reserved seating
tickets for any year’s show
($500 value) or $500! 2nd prize $200 3rd prize $100
Check payable to “AHS Theatre Fundraiser”
See raffle tickets enclosed.
We will fill out your raffle tickets if you forget.
No need to be present to win.
Make sure we have your phone number so
we can call you!
Mail to:
Ashland High School Theatre
c/o Mrs. Bishop
201 South Mountain Ave.
Ashland OR, 97520
10
$
a chance
Drawing will be held at
5 p.m. on Mon. October 31, 2011
AHS Performing Arts Events
in the Mountain Ave. Theatre
• Fall Comedy
• December Winter Fine Arts Festival
• Broadway Spring Musical
• May Drama and Evening of Student
Directed One Act Plays
All shows will be famous Broadway hits or
award-winning plays! When students sell
tickets, they earn 10% of all sales in trip credit.
The other 90% of sales will help talented and
financially needy students attend Acting
Competition in February and State Thespian
Conferences in April.
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Support Ashland High School
Theatre
Support Youth & the Arts in Our
Community
2011-2012
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17 years of partnership with OSF
and 12 years in the New Mountain
Avenue Theatre
Become a Sponsor
Your name or business will be listed in all AHS
playbills and you will receive show passes for the
musicals and plays worth
$10–$20 each.
Main Show Corporate Platinum Sponsor
$5,000 or more
(20 passes, Front of Playbill Sponsorship Logo,
1 page color ad, lobby posters, and more!)
Corporate Gold Sponsor
$2,500 or more
(10 passes and ½ page color ad)
Corporate Silver Sponsor
$1,000 or more
(8 passes and ¼ page color ad)
Theatre Angel
$500 or more
(6 passes)
Benefactor
$250–$499
(4 passes)
Patron
$150–249
(2 passes)
Donor
$55–149
(1 pass)
Advertise your business in our playbill!
Sorry, no passes for advertisements. Our playbill
space is limited.
NEW this year!
Playbill is an 8-page booklet of
full 8½" x 11" pages
8½" x 11" Playbill
Black and White Ads (interior pages)
Full page b/w ad size 7½” x 10”
All year $700
½ page b/w ad size 4” x 7½”
All year $400
¼ page b/w ad
size 2” x 7½” or 7½” x 2”
All Year $300
1/8 page b/w (Business card) ad size 2” x 3¼”
All year $200
Send camera-ready art by email or instructions
for our graphic artist.
Make out checks to: AHS Theatre Fundraiser
and send to:
Ashland High School Theatre
Attn: Betsy Bishop
201 S. Mountain Avenue
Ashland OR 97520
For additional information or questions,
contact: Betsy Bishop
School: (541) 482-8771
Cell: (541) 840-6410
Email: [email protected]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AHS Theatre Drama Club Raffle
$10 per ticket - cash or check
Name ________________________________________________________________________________
Address______________________________________________________________________________
Telephone ________________________________________Cell _____________________________
Student Use
Ashland HS Theatre Prizes;
$500 in tickets or $500 cash prize
2nd prize $200, 3rd prize $100
Ashland High School Theatre
201 South Mountain Ave
Ashland, OR, 97520
Grand Prize
$500
cash or
reserved seats
2nd prize $200
3rd prize $100
Drawing: 5 pm, October 31, 2011
Need not be present to win!
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Winter Sports at AHS!
There will be an important preseason parent
meeting for winter sports on
Monday, November 7th at 6:30 p.m.
in the AHS Main Gym.
Before your son or daughter will be allowed to
participate in practice, you must have completed
the following:

The first day of official practice for winter
sports will be Monday, November 14th.
Winter Sport Athletic Activities at Ashland
High School
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Bowling
Cheerleading
Snowboarding
Alpine Ski (downhill)
Nordic Ski (cross country)
Swimming
Wrestling



All 9th and 11th graders are required to get a
physical and turn in the appropriate form to
the Athletic Office. This also applies to 10th
and 12th graders who did not play a sport at
Ashland High School last year.
All 10th and 12th graders who have a
physical on file from last year, need to have
their parents fill out a Medical History form
and turn it in to the Athletic Office.
ALL athletes need to turn in a completed
Athletic Contract, including signatures from
both the student and the parent, to the
Athletic Office.
All athletes must purchase a Student Body
Card in the main office.
*IF YOUR STUDENT-ATHLETE WAS CLEARED TO PLAY A FALL SPORT, THEY SIMPLY
NEED TO SIGN UP FOR A WINTER SPORT IN THE ATHLETIC OFFICE. THE PAPERWORK
IS GOOD FOR THE ENITRE 2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR.
All clearance forms can be found on the district web site, in the main office, or in the athletic office.
Check out the athletic department web site
for schedules and more:
www.ashlandathletics.org
ATTENDANCE: In order to participate in an
athletic contest, the student MUST be in full
attendance for all of his or her classes that day.
TRANSPORTATION
When traveling on a bus with their team,
athletes need to return with the team unless:
• A parent or guardian takes them home.
OR
• The athlete has a note signed by the parent
and a school administrator specifying another
parent who may take them home.
THEFT: Unfortunately, we have on-going
problems with theft in our locker rooms. Please
be advised that we cannot guarantee the security
of or take responsibility for items that are lost in
this manner. Please emphasize with your son or
daughter that they SHOULD NOT LEAVE
VALUABLES IN THE LOCKER ROOM
under any circumstances. It is sad that a few
people ruin it for everybody else but that is the
reality of the situation.
STATE STANDARDS FOR ELIGIBILITY
Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) state
academic guidelines for participation in athletics:
 The student must have earned 5 credits in the
previous semester. This does not apply to incoming
freshman for fall and winter sports.
 The student must be enrolled in and passing 5
credits in the current semester.
 The student must be making satisfactory progress
toward graduation, defined as having completed 8
credits prior to their sophomore year, 20 prior to
junior year and 33 prior to senior year.
ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC
POLICY
Students will be eligible to be on the team and
practice based on the above state standards. However,
to be eligible to participate in competition on a
weekly basis, student-athletes will be required to
have 5 classes in which they have a grade of “C” or
better and no “F’s.” Our Academic Coaches, Allison
French and Jay Preskenis, will monitor grades on a
weekly basis. Students who are not meeting the
standards will be required to meet with them twice
weekly to work on individualized plans for
improving their academic performance. In certain
cases, they may allow students to play who are below
the district standard but are working hard and
showing satisfactory progress toward meeting
standard.
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SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOUR CHILD HAVE A SUCCESSFUL, EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCE IN
ATHLETICS THIS SCHOOL YEAR
Contributed by Karl Kemper, Ashland High School Athletic Director
Athletics are a very valuable part of the educational process. Parents can be an important part of making participation in sports a
worthwhile experience for their child. However, they also have the power to take away from the value. Following are some tips from a coach
who is on the inside looking out into the stands.
1.
Remember that it’s a game and kids are playing it. Let them
have fun. Many players feel that they have to live up to
unrealistic standards of other people. This creates unnecessary
pressure that often makes them perform worse, not better. It also
takes away from the fun. Often, the player’s athletic
achievement is more important to the parent than it is to the
child. There is something wrong with that picture. You should
not be angry or disappointed in your child for playing poorly,
any more than you should be happy with them for doing well.
Their sense of self-worth should not come from how good a
6.
player they are. It should come from how good a person they
are.
2.
Expect your child do their best and let that be enough. Do
not push them to play for a scholarship or pro contract. Coaches
often hear from parents that this is what they expect. For 99% of
the population, it is not a realistic goal. Scholarships and
professional contracts are given almost purely on athletic ability.
If it happens, that’s great. But, it doesn’t happen very often so
don’t set your kid up for disappointment. If they give their best
effort, they should feel successful because they are. Even though
their great heart, desire, and attitude probably won’t get them to
college for free, those things will help them become happy,
successful adults. This makes acquiring theses attributes a
worthwhile pursuit.
3.
Be a supportive, positive fan. When you yell at your child,
another player, or a coach it is embarrassing for everybody,
especially your kid. It should be for you, too. Why not use that
energy to encourage your team? Even yelling at officials is a
7.
futile use of your time. They have a very difficult job and they
are not going to change their calls, anyway. Try officiating some
time. It’d be educational for you. It’s not fun. Somebody won’t
like you and will be mean to you, trust me. Why be that person
when you’re on the other side of the fence?
4.
5.
Let your kid learn to work out problems for him or herself.
This is one of the most valuable lessons that can be learned from
athletics. You do not help your child by complaining to the
coach. Encourage them to talk to the coach if they are unhappy.
Even if they don’t agree and the player feels they are being
treated unfairly, let them work out solutions for themselves. It is
great preparation for the real world. Some day they may have a
boss that they see as unreasonable and they will have to figure
out what to do then, unless you plan on going to work with them
to yell at their boss.
Let your child take responsibility for their actions. Setbacks
and disappointment are a very real part of life. How we respond
to and work to overcome obstacles goes a long way to
determining how successful and happy we will be in life.
Athletics is a great place for your child to learn this, if you will
let them. Parents often let their kids off the hook by blaming
coaches or “politics” for when their child does not measure up to
parental expectations. Another common theme is to attack the
abilities or efforts of other players. When you put these ideas in
your kid’s head, you help to tear their team apart from the
inside. Worse, you slow your child’s development by teaching
them to be excuse-makers and blamers. Rather than accepting
the challenges before them, they quit, thinking that it is not their
fault and is beyond their control.
Help your athlete learn to play a role. There are different
goals at each level of interscholastic athletics. At the younger
ages, the focus is on skill development. As the student-athletes
get older, the focus changes to being competitive. This is a hard
time for a lot of parents, as only a few kids get to play a lot.
Coaches at the varsity level are trying to win. They decide
playing time based on who they best think can help the team do
this. There are several factors involved including team
chemistry, attitude, leadership, knowledge, effort, and
competitiveness. Make no mistake about it, though. Ability is a
huge factor in this decision-making process. If some player is
playing in front of your kid, it is because they are more skilled at
the sport and the team has a better chance to win with them
playing that position, plain and simple. This does not have to be
a negative thing. We all have strengths and your child should be
proud of and develop theirs. Sometimes we do all we can do and
other people are still better in a certain area. Yet we can all
contribute to the group or team, even when we are not the best
player. This is a valuable lesson.
Have high expectations for your athlete’s behavior. Playing
sports is a very emotional experience. Very few other places will
one experience such highs and lows. It is a great venue to learn
how to conduct oneself under extreme circumstances. You can
learn to win and lose with both class and dignity. If you did
everything you could to be successful, then the scoreboard
should not matter. Do not demand that your child catches or hits
the ball better. You would be better off demanding that they
demonstrate good sportsmanship, be a good teammate, show
respect for authority figures, work to be the best that they can
be, have a positive attitude, deal with adversity, and meet
challenges head on. These are skills that will help them to be
good parents, workers, and members of society. They may not
be able to dunk a basketball, but they will be happy.
Athletics provide a great opportunity for your child to learn
lessons about life that they may not learn in the classroom.
Don’t get in the way of their learning. Join the team of people
who are helping them to get the most out of the experience.
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ASHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
JULI DI CHIRO
Superintendent
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RUTH ALEXANDER
CAROL DAVIS
KEITH MASSIE
EVA SKURATOWICZ
JOHN WILLIAMS
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
RE:
JILL TURNER
Business Manager
SAMUEL BOGDANOVE
Director of Student Services
Inspiring Learning for Life
August 8, 2011
Students, Parent/Guardians of Students, Teachers, Staff and Employee Organizations
Ashland School District
AHERA Notification
Uncontrolled asbestos contamination in buildings can be a significant environmental and public health problem. Both the public
and private sectors have been dealing with the asbestos issue for many years. In 1986, Congress enacted the Asbestos Hazard
Emergency Response Act (AHERA) primarily to require school districts to identify asbestos-containing materials (ACM) in their
school buildings and take appropriate actions to control the release of asbestos fibers. In 1987, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) finalized a regulatory program which enforces the AHERA.
In compliance with the AHERA regulations, we had our school facilities inspected by an EPA accredited building inspector.
During the inspection, samples were taken of building materials suspected of containing asbestos. The results of the inspection
and laboratory analysis of the samples confirmed the presence of ACM in portions of the school facilities. It is important to
note that these materials are in a form and condition that does not pose an imminent health threat to students,
faculty or employees.
With confirmation of the presence of ACM, an Asbestos Management Plan was developed for our schools by an EPA accredited
management planner. The Management Plan includes the inspection and physical assessment reports, the training program for our
custodial and maintenance personnel, the plans and procedures to be followed to minimize disturbance of the asbestos-containing
materials, and a program for regular surveillance of the ACM. Every three years, a re-inspection by an accredited inspector must
be conducted on all friable and non-friable known or assumed asbestos containing building materials (ACBM) to determine
whether the condition of the ACBM has changed and to make recommendations on managing or removing the ACBM. This reinspection occurred most recently in January of 2009, with the next 3 year re-inspection scheduled to occur in December of 2011.
During the 2011-12 school year, periodic surveillance inspections will occur every 6 months to check the condition of the
remaining asbestos and to determine if any action is needed. During the 2010-11 school year, Asbestos-containing building
materials (ACBM) were removed from Briscoe Elementary: boiler room pipe insulation (TSI); Helman Elementary: boiler room,
kitchen and stage area pipe insulation (TSI); Lincoln Elementary: main office ceiling repair; Walker Elementary: small amounts of
floor tiles in hallways and classrooms; Ashland Middle School: boiler room and gym pipe insulation (TSI), small amounts of floor
tiles in hallways and classrooms; Ashland High School English Building: floor tile and white duct tape; Science Building: pipe
replacement; Humanities Building: ceiling tile and pipe insulation (TSI); small amounts of transite in boys and girls bathrooms on
the second and third floors in the south end of the building. Ashland School District does not have any scheduled asbestos
abatement projects for the period of September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2012. However, there may be asbestos related activity that
will occur in the course of maintaining the buildings.
For further details on the locations of the remaining ACBM or on the asbestos activities, you are welcome to review a copy of the
Asbestos Management Plan in our facilities department during regular office hours. Gary Sisk is our designated Asbestos Program
Coordinator, and all inquiries regarding the plan should be directed to him at (541) 482-1626.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
885 SISKIYOU BOULEVARD
ASHLAND, OREGON 97520
541-482-2811
FAX 541-482-2185
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We are looking for people who want to contribute to making AHS an even better
place for kids to join our Site Council. If you are interested in joining, please
contact Assistant Principal Karl Kemper by phone (541)482-2377 or email:
[email protected]
Purpose
st
The primary purpose of the 21 Century Schools Site Council is to work in collaboration with the
school district, school staff, and community toward the improvement of student performance at
the school site.
Site councils are successful when:
� The district’s mission and student learning goals guide their work;
� The primary focus is on improving student performance;
� There is a solid educational basis as a foundation for collaborative decision-making;
� Site councils have the support of stakeholders;
� Site councils establish high levels of openness, teamwork, trust; and
� Site councils emphasize change with purpose, innovation, and creativity.
Objectives for Site Councils:
� To place the overall interests of the students first;
� To help all stakeholders share responsibility for students success;
� To enhance parent and community involvement;
� To provide a forum for discussions on school success; and
� To promote positive attitudes toward public education.
Ashland Public Schools #5
Ashland High School
201 S. Mountain Ave.
Ashland, OR 97520
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U.S. POSTAGE PAID
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