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| The Laramie Project |
The
beginning of May ushers in arguably the busiest time of the year at
OES. As you will see in my message and the announcements below, there
are a plethora of student and community activities and events
throughout the month. Before we know it, the June 11 graduation of the
Class of 2009 will be upon us!
The most immediate and exciting event going on as I write this message is our long awaited production of The Laramie Project.
The cast and crew have put in countless hours preparing the production.
Similarly, students throughout the Upper School have prepared to engage
with the play through numerous class and school events including Judy
Shepard’s presentation, an X-Period performance and discussion by the
cast and crew, and reading portions of the play in various English
classes. I look forward to the culminating event: performances of the
play in the Great Hall, Wednesday, April 29 through Saturday, May 2.
One
of our most important days of the year is Wednesday, May 13, when we
remember the events of 1986 with the Mount Hood Climb Service Day.
Students from all divisions of the school will engage in service
activities. In the Upper School, students will spread out across
Portland at organizations ranging from the Oregon Food Bank to Vose
Elementary to the Audubon Society. We have gone to extensive efforts to
ensure that all of our students are present and not occupied by AP
exams, sporting events, and the like. I ask you to help us by
encouraging your child to be at school and ready to engage in the
activities of Mount Hood Climb Service Day on Wednesday, May 13.
The
student and parent portion of the forecasting process for next year’s
courses wrapped up last Friday. Deri Bash, Assistant Head of Upper
School for Academics, and I begin the process of scheduling all the
students into the courses they requested. We continue to be optimistic
that we will have a schedule built before the end of the academic year
and will communicate that schedule with students and parents shortly
thereafter.
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May 1: Books & Breakfast, 8:00 a.m.
May 1-2: Spring Play
May 4-15: AP Testing
May 4 - 9th Grade PAL Meeting, 8 a.m.
May 4 - Red Cross BloodMobile, 8 a.m.
May 5 - 9th Grade Ice Cream Social, 7:30 p.m.
May 7 - OSAA/OMEA State Choir Championships
May 7 - Wendy Mogul Lecture, 7:00 p.m.
May 9 - Prom, 8:00 p.m.
May 10-16: ISEF
May 11 - 10th Grade PAL Meeting, 8:00 a.m.
May 12 - Volunteer Celebration, 8:15 a.m.
May 13 - Mt. Hood Climb Service Day
May 13-15: District Tennis
May 15 - Open Mic Night, 8:00 p.m.
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We
recently had a car broken into while it was parked in the main lot on a
busy Sunday. The victim had locked her purse and laptop in her car for
a few minutes while she retrieved her daughter from the playground, and
sadly, the thief took both. This type of crime is unfortunately very
common in Portland and OES is not immune. Please do not leave valuable
items in your car no matter where you are. Christina Meyerhoff, Director of Safety
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MBS Direct Books will open for Buyback quotes on May 18, 2009.
Books
can be brought to the school on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 between 7:30
a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Great Hall. Remember, the earlier you get a quote
the better your buyback price will be. A printed buyback quote is REQUIRED.
To create and print a new quote, or to sell your books online, go to
http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/oes.htm.
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Check
out the summer catalog online—there is still room in many classes and
camps. Go to the OES summer catalog home page and click on the class
for a full description - http://www.oes.edu/Summer/index.htm.
If your student would like to participate in a lacrosse camp, write
poetry or learn computer music programming, we have space available!
From public speaking to silkscreen printing, there is something for
everyone! If you’re planning a “staycation” (spending your vacation at
home this year), we even have a few classes for adults!
Contact
Joan (lowej@oes.edu) or Marcy (Morrism@oes.edu) in the Summer
Programs/After School Classes office for additional information or for
help with registering for any class.
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Fun,
food, frivolity, door prizes! OES extends a world of thanks to all our
incredible volunteers. If you have volunteered at OES this year, even for an hour,
join us for breakfast, fun, door prizes, and a great time with other
volunteers, on Tuesday, May 12, at 8:15 a.m. in the Dining Hall. We
hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Marianne Johnson
(johnsonm@oes.edu).
Easel Parties and Auction Items Still Available.
Thank you for the success of the 2009 Rhapsody in Blue and Green auction. There is still time to make a 2009 auction purchase. Click here
for a list of available items from $10, including available spots in
our easel parties and yearlong parking spaces. Questions? Contact Lacie
McKearney at:
Direct: 503.768.3156 ~ Fax: 503.768.3192
McKearneyL@oes.edu ~ www.OES.edu
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The All-School Service Learning Committee and the US Service Learning Action Committee (SLAC) launched our annual all-school canned/nonperishable food drive for Neighborhood House, on April 27 culminating on May 12. A spin-off of the statewide Project Second Wind,
our food drive supports our nearby service agency, Neighborhood House.
Their Emergency Food Box Program helps to feed over 800 people every
month. We ask the whole OES community to join in bringing in healthful
canned and bagged food items to support this effort. In the Upper
School an Advisory contest and the “Cans” Film Festival inspire
generous giving.
Mount Hood Climb Service Day, Wednesday, May 13.
On this important day, all OES students and faculty, as well as many
staff members and alumni, spend time in service projects throughout the
community. In the Upper School, classes are dismissed for the day, but
this is not a day off from school. We work in small groups for over
thirty different agencies in the greater Portland area, as well as
caring for our own campus. In doing so we extend a helping hand to
children, animals, the elderly, the environment, and to people living
in poverty, in hunger, or without homes. Lower School and Middle School
students also serve locally, on campus, or in our neighborhood. We
spend this day in service to thank others for the support the Portland
community gave to OES in the first week of May, 1986, when seven
students and two faculty members perished in a snowstorm while climbing
Mount Hood. Although our students perform service throughout the school
year, this day stands out as a cornerstone of our service learning
program.
Please note that this is a required day of school, and an essential part of being a student at OES. More information will be forthcoming as we get closer to the event.
If
you have questions about any this project, or would like to help with
transportation or a service project on May 13, please contact Robin
Schauffler, Service Learning Coordinator, (503)416-9308; schaufflerr@oes.edu.
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All 9th, 11th, and all new students for the 2009-10 school year will
need a physical and a sports pre-participation form completed by
parents and their physicians before school begins in the fall.
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AASK Day Camp!
Think
about being a Counselor-in-Training (CIT) for AASK this summer! Have
fun, gain new skills in working with younger students, increase your
intercultural awareness and communication skills, and work with some
dynamite staff. Counselors-in-Training can receive service learning
hours, which generally decimate the Upper School service learning
requirement. In order to apply, high school students must have
completed 9th grade, be committed to working with younger students, and
be a positive role model, a strong team member and a reliable,
dependable person.
AASK increases the academic
skills of students who are primarily English Language Learners who need
to make 1.5 years of academic progress for every year of progress made
by their native English-speaking peers. It’s important work that makes
a real difference, and CITs often say with feeling that it has changed
them as much as it has changed the lives of the students they work with.
Dates: June 22 – July 25, 7:45 – 4:00 (with shorter hours during the
first week as it is pre-camp training). There is some flexibility with
CIT I positions for dates, however you must talk about it with Myra.
(clarkm@oes.edu)
Apply online at: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228R4BR2XRV <http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228R4BR2XRV>
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Dr. Wendy Mogel Parent Education Lecture: “Blessing of a Skinned Knee -
How to Stop Overindulging, Over-scheduling and Overprotecting”
Thursday Evening, May 7, 7:00-9:00pm, Mittleman Jewish Community Center
 OES
and the Portland Jewish Academy are co-sponsoring a parent education
lecture by Wendy Mogel, a nationally-acclaimed speaker and best-selling
author of parenting wisdom based on Jewish teachings. Dr. Mogel will
offer parents guidance on how to strike a balance between  hovering and encouraging self-reliance. Her advice will help parents recognize and refrain from overprotecting,
overscheduling and overstressing their children and adolescents.
Because OES is a sponsor, half-price ($10) tickets will be available to
our parents for the first 75 tickets purchased on-line at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/54033 using discount code SPONSOR.
Contact: Lynne Johnston , 503-643-3760, or Susan Phillips , 503-292-6609, with questions, suggestions and interests. |
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Parent volunteerism demonstrates engagement and contributes to
community vitality. Help OES with this measurement of parent
involvement by logging your volunteer hours in our database.
The username is "oesparent" and the password is "0809". Intel matches
some employee volunteerism for all school-related activities including
after school programs such as sports and drama. Please report your
hours in the Intel Involved Database by June 30 so OES can benefit
further from your generosity. If you donated to the OES Annual Fund and
your employer matches charitable contributions, please remember to
apply. Don’t know if your employer offers matching gift benefits? Visit
our online employer research resource. Thank you.
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Juniors:
For the June 6 SATs, register by May 5. This is done on-line. The tests
are not given at OES, but you sign-up for the test center that is most
convenient for you.
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FRESHMAN CLASS
Last chance 9th Grade PAL meeting
of the year is Monday, May 4 from 8-9:30 a.m. in the Drinkward
Volunteer Room. Please bring ideas for next year's meetings and get
some valuable information about sophomore year. Any questions contact Sarah Grewe
at 503-292-9609 if there are any topics you would like to add to the agenda.
SOPHOMORE CLASS
Join us for our next PAL meeting
on Monday, May 11 from 8:00 - 9:30 in the Drinkward Center Volunteer
Room. Please contact Eileen Pilkenton (503-297-8548) if you have
any questions.
JUNIOR CLASS
11th Grade PAL will meet on Monday, May 18 from 8-9:30 am in the DC Volunteer room. Questions? Contact Will Ilcisin, 503/642-9751.
SENIOR CLASS
Our final PAL meeting
will be held on May 18 at 8-9:30 am in the Drinkward Center Volunteer
Room. As always, there will be hot topics and spirited discussions.
Questions? Please contact Nancy Greene
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503-297-0444.
All
seniors must complete and document all Winterim, Discovery, and Service
Learning hours by May 22 in order to receive an OES diploma at
graduation.
Seniors
who have not completed their Service Learning requirements must turn in
all forms by Friday, May 22. If the student has plans for completing
hours after that date, those plans must be approved by Robin
Schauffler, Service Learning Coordinator: schaufflerr@oes.edu or
503-416-9308.
Link to message regarding events leading up to Graduation 2009.
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