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6300 SW Nicol Road
Portland, OR 97223
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Greetings with my final message of the school year! We are all anticipating the closing events of the year, including final exams (discussed below) and our graduation ceremony to celebrate the Class of 2009. Despite recent distracting circumstances, I am committed to focusing on the students as we bring an excellent school year to a conclusion and congratulate our seniors on their commencement. Please make note of the graduation time of 7:30 pm on Thursday, June 11, and help us celebrate a wonderful year by ensuring your child in grades 9-11 arrives by 7 pm.
The final exam schedule and system is explained below:
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9-11 am |
1-3 pm |
Monday, June 8 |
English |
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Tuesday, June 9 |
History |
Math |
Wednesday, June 10 |
Language and Other |
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If a student has an exam during one of the periods above, they should plan on arriving on time and with the necessary materials. Students will stay in the exam room for the first 90 minutes of the exam period. If a student finishes their exam early, they can spend some extra time reviewing it or, after turning the exam in, work quietly in preparation for future exams, sit quietly, etc. After 90 minutes, students who are finished may leave. In an effort to keep common areas quiet until the end of the 120 minute exam period, there will be student proctors posted at key locations. Your help as parents in discussing and encouraging support of this new system with your child is greatly appreciated.
If your child does not have an exam during a given period you may excuse them from school for that period by calling Wendy Steele at 503-768-3169. The complete list of exams being given will be sent to you in the 06/03/09 version of eGathering. Students who do come to school when they do not have an exam will be able to study quietly in proctored areas including the Great Hall and adjacent classrooms or be in an outside area on campus.
All students are able to leave campus for lunch during the final exam days but all students must obtain parent permission. A permission form is available to students in the US office and we ask that you sign and have the form returned before the privilege begins.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns about finals or other issues pertaining to the end of the school year.
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June 5: Seniors/Faculty Reception & Alumni Induction, 3:15 p.m.
June 5: Senior trip student pack check 5:00 p.m.
June 7-9: Senior Trip
June 8-10: Finals - all day
June 10: Graduation Rehearsal, 8:45 a.m.
June 10: Senior Boarding Student/Parent Reception, 2:30 p.m.
June 10: Senior Farewell, Chapel, 4:00 p.m.
June 10: Senior Family Dinner, Dining Hall, 5:00 p.m.
June 10: Performing Arts Night, 7:00 p.m.
June 11: Graduation Rehearsal, 9:30 a.m.
June 11: US Awards Assembly, Chapel, 1:00 p.m.
June 11: Commencement at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 7:30 p.m.
June 12: Dorms close
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All-school t-shirts are designed, and ready to order! Order forms are in all three division offices, and shirts are $6.50. Please return Order Forms to Division offices by Wednesday, June 10. Shirts will be ready for pickup starting June 19, in the Division Offices.
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Reminder to arrive at 8:45 a.m., June 10 for the senior group picture and graduation rehearsal.
Senior Parents: Please note that in this issue of The Voice there is a link to "Schedule for Seniors" (list of important dates) as we approach graduation.
GRADUATES: PLEASE ARRIVE AT TRINITY CATHEDRAL BY 6:30 PM AND IMMEDIATELY PUT ON YOUR CAP AND GOWN.
Graduation DVD: Click here for an order form.
To view the senior pictures taken recently for the Senior Composite board that will hang in the US Lobby, please go to the website:
www.shutterfly.com/pro/mccartypics/oes2009. After graduation, pictures taken at the Award Assembly & Graduation will also be available on this link. You may view and/or order prints from this online photolab. If you have any problems getting on the website or ordering prints, please contact Phil McCarty at 503-244-0292.
Enclosed with your student's end-of-year comments will be your child's immunization records from the school nurse. Colleges will ask for copies prior to students' arrival in the fall.
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This year volunteer opportunities for the 2009 – 2010 school year will be posted on the OES web site. A link to the online sign up will be sent to you via email in mid-July. If you have any questions before that, please contact the volunteer coordinator in your division.
Cindy Plummer – Upper School / All School
Kim Jensen – Middle School
Michele Ackerman – Lower School
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Drive For Service Learning?
Chaperone a Dance?
Sew Costumes for a Play?
Keep Score for A Team?
Help In A Classroom?
Help with Discovery Day?
Did you know if you were a host for an exchange student all of the hours of the visit are reported?
Please remember to log your volunteer hours. You may email
for the username and password. Thanks for all you do.
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Charlie made it…and so can OES! (New)
Thanks to your generosity we’ve met the challenge of our anonymous grandparent donor by reaching 80% parent participation. We are striving to surpass our fundraising goal of $725,000.
Charlie Palmer ‘09
The annual appeal ends June 30, so there’s still time to give OES a boost to soar over the bar.
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Get a jump on reading for next year’s book discussions! Whether you are traveling near or far, spending time in the outdoors or just enjoying some leisure time at home, the summer months may offer parents a perfect opportunity to enjoy reading a few good books. Education experts strongly agree on the benefits for children of all ages from observing their parents reading for pleasure. For your consideration, the OES Community Diversity Link suggests four engrossing and easy-to-read paperbacks to be featured in next year’s Books and Beverages programs in which interested parents gather monthly to discuss a featured book related to diversity.
 STUBBORN TWIG by Lauren Kessler:
Life for the Yasui family in Oregon is painfully disrupted at the start of World War II when anti-Japanese sentiments lead to imprisonment, internment and displacement. Selected by the Oregon Library Association for the “Oregon Reads 2009” community reading program celebrating our state’s sesquicentennial, Stubborn Twig tells the true story of how racism affects the emotions and choices of family members over three generations.
COUNTING COUP by Larry Colton:
Portland author Larry Colton traveled to the Crow Indian reservation on the banks of the Little Big Horn River in Montana and chronicled a suspenseful, pressure-packed girls’ basketball season through the eyes of gifted athlete Sharon LaForge and her teammates who face the challenges of fierce competition while dealing with alcoholism, broken families and racial conflict.
 DREAMS FROM MY FATHER: A STORY OF RACE AND INHERITANCE by Barack Obama:
In this highly-praised memoir written before his political ascendance, Barack Obama shares his emotional journey to understand his own family heritage and racial identity as the son of an absent Black African father and a white American mother. Obama is candid about racism and poverty and the story resonates with universal themes of love, obligation and loss while offering insights into the unusual life and unique multicultural background of our current American president.
 THE SOLOIST: A LOST DREAM, AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP, AND THE REDEMPTIVE POWER OF MUSIC by Steve Lopez:
New York Times Columnist Steve Lopez befriends Nathaniel Ayres, a onetime musical prodigy studying
at Juilliard who now struggles with homelessness and mental illness. Lopez offers honest reflections and fast-paced stories of his creative attempts to help Nathaniel get off of Skid Row and recover his musical potential. The newly released movie offers parents another good way to experience this moving and provocative story.
CONTACTS: Please contact 2009-10 CDL Co-Chairs Susan Phillips (503 292-6609; susan@phillipsrumker.com ) and Anne Nedrow (503 297-3593; nedrowa@ohsu.edu ) with your questions, suggestions and interests regarding book discussions or other diversity programs.
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Wednesday, June 10, 7:00 pm in the US GREAT HALL (note change of location) and BDH (art studios and lobby).
All are invited to attend the US Fine and Performing Arts Night featuring art work by US Art Students including ceramics, drawing, paintings, printmaking, book arts, photography, and digital art.
The following ensembles will be performing:
US Jazz Band, US Jazz Combo, OES String Orchestra, US Concert Choir, US Boys Doo Wop (Those Guys), US Girls Vocal Ensemble (Sirens), US Acappella
US String Ensemble, US Chamber Ensemble, and the Dance Activity class.
For a list of the upcoming Music events, PreK-12 during the month of June, special music honors for music students and ensembles, and updated information on instrument rentals and uniform returns - please see http://www.oes.edu/arts/notes.htm" - from Sue Jensen, Music Dept. Chair PreK-12
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There are still many exciting opportunities to take this summer at OES. From Sue Jensen’s Sunburst Art to 3-D Modeling and Animation with David Gomes, there is truly something for everyone. Drivers Education and PSAT/SAT/Study Skills with Larry Krieger both have openings, along with several writing classes. Lacrosse, Basketball, Personal Finance, and volunteering as a Jr. Counselor help round out a summer of fun and learning.
, Program Director, Summer Programs and After School Classes
503-768-3145
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Next year’s pre-college testing dates to put on your calendar: Rising sophomores and juniors are scheduled to take the PSAT Wednesday,
October 14. There’s no need to register; we automatically order tests for everyone in both classes. Rising seniors (and later in the year, the juniors) do need to register individually to take the SATs. You can now register online for next year’s tests. (www.collegeboard.com). Both tests (the Reasoning Test and the Subject Tests) are given October 10, November 7, December 5, and January 23. (Remember, you can’t do them both on the same day!) The College Board web site also has options for test preparation.
A reminder to all students and parents that there is an abundance of college search and admission information available on the web. Take advantage of the links on the OES College Counseling home page (click first on Academics, Upper School). At this time of year, juniors should be doing college searches and checking our college home pages; there is a parents’ corner you can check out. The web has certainly made all sorts of college selection resources readily available. Happy surfing! (The OES College Admissions Handbook is also available online.)
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FRESHMAN CLASS (New)
Parents of upcoming Sophomores (aka Class of 2012) a letter coming out in June will have details of the fall trip. Outdoor Programs Specialist, Tom Handel will have a meeting on this trip on Thursday, September 3. Opportunities to borrow gear for this trip will become available on August 1. If you have backpack equipment to lend or donate to the school, please contact Tom Handel (handelt@oes.edu or 503-416-9359.)
SOPHOMORE CLASS (New)
Thank you to everyone who has contributed in ways both big and small to the sophomore experience of our students this year. Your attendance and input, whether at PAL meetings or by email and phone has been valuable. A special thank you goes to Nora Semonsen for recording and sending out the PAL meeting minutes each month which has helped those parents who couldn't attend the meetings stay in touch. Have a great summer! Eileen Pilkenton
JUNIOR CLASS
SENIOR CLASS (New)
On a personal note, I want to thank Jordan Elliott, Chris Myers, Julie Sikkink, Cindy McEnroe, Carlene Traverso and Pat Freeman for all your help this year and for your contributions to the PAL meetings. I also want to thank all the parents of 12th graders who attended the meetings and those who weren't able to attend for your excellent ideas, good humor, and thoughtful discourse on topics thoughout the year. Commencement--a funny word for the end. Let's send these amazing men and women who are our children off with the best graduation celebration ever! World domination achieved!!
Thank you all, Nancy Greene.
Link to message for senior schedule, family dinner RSVP, and graduation DVD order form.
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