Update from the Middle

October 31st-November 2nd: Fall Conferences (NO SCHOOL)

November 3rd-4th: Staff In-service (NO SCHOOL)

Conference Schedule: English / Spanish

Aspen Team: Please contact your student's homeroom teacher to schedule a conference.

AMS Presentation for Parents and Guardians

Please join Diane Berry to learn more about your teen’s once-in-a-lifetime brain development!

Monday, October 17, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

AMS Library

Adolescence is a time of great opportunity and learning, and sobering risk and vulnerability. Parents are the most critical teachers in their teen’s life. Understanding more about this unique period in your child’s life will help you guide and support your child’s development toward strong, positive habits that will last a lifetime.

Diane Berry is a school social worker and school counselor. She has worked at the elementary, middle and high school levels over the past 25 years. She currently works to coordinate and support our district’s K-12 CDSs, Behavior Health Specialists and School Counselors. She is passionate about understanding, appreciating and protecting our teens’ amazing brains.

The AMS Leadership Class has planned the first SPIRIT WEEK for the 2022-23 school year! Now is the time to start preparing your outfits and make this a really fun week.

October 24th-28th

Monday: Backwards Day
Tuesday: Decades Day (dress from any time period in history)
Wednesday: Crazy Hair Day
Thursday: Pajama Day
Friday: Halloween/Costume Day (no masks, no blood, no gore, no real or fake weapons)

*All Spirit Week attire must follow the school dress policy.

Mark Your Calendar… For the AMS Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair offers a small, personal environment for your family to shop. It’s like a bookstore, but better! Every book at the Book Fair has been reviewed and approved by reading specialists. The Fair also carries special, more affordable versions of books.

When: Conference Days October 31st - November 2nd

Time: 8AM-3PM

Where: AMS Leadership Room

Come shop at the Fair and support this VITAL fundraiser. A percentage of all sales benefit the AMS Library.

We are also looking for parent volunteers to assist with the book fair.
Please contact Debbie Larsen to find out how you can help:

541.482.1611x3199 or Debbie.larsen@ashland.k12.or.us

AMS is participating in the Student Health Survey (SHS), a survey sponsored by the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division and the Oregon Department of Education. The survey will gather information about health risk behaviors of students in grades 6, 8, and 11.

For more information, please review the following forms and website:

• Parent Notification Letter / Opt-Out
• SHS Fact Sheet for Parents
• healthoregon.org/shs
  

Upcoming AMS Sports:

• Boys Basketball (October 24th)
• Wrestling & Girls Basketball (January 3rd)
• Track & Field (February 27th)

Students must be registered on FamilyID, and have a current sports physical on file.

Stop by the main office to get your AMS gear! Come shop our various designs and sizes for all (even parents).

T-Shirts: $12-$15
Sweatshirts: $25

Every Friday at AMS is a Spirit Day!

Picture packets will be arriving soon. If you need a re-do or you missed the first picture day, this day is for you!! Mark your calendar for Tuesday, November 8th.

To Pre-order:

1. Visit mylifetouch.com
2. Enter your Picture Day ID - EVT6K22FZ
3. Order using your student's preferred name

For retakes, please have students bring the packet they do not want with them.

Presented by Ashland High School Theater

October 21-23

Friday-Saturday

6-8 p.m.

Sunday

4-6 p.m.

Children under 10 must be with a parent.

14TH ANNUAL MONSTER DASH

RUN FOR EDUCATION

PRESENTED BY LITHIA4KIDS
ASHLAND KIWANIS CLUB & ASHLAND SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

A BENEFIT FOR ASHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Register Today

GET READY FOR THIS YEAR’S MONSTER DASH RUN FOR EDUCATION

We’re planning an in-person race in Lithia Park race on Saturday, October 29, 2022, with an option to run virtually, too!

The Monster Dash supports grants in the Ashland Public Schools, and YOU (and your family, friends, and neighbors…) can help us make this year’s Monster Dash bigger than ever. Get ready for a ghastly good time!

ONLINE AUCTION

Stay tuned for the opening of this year’s Monster Dash Online Auction!

The Monster Dash Online Auction is chock-full of spook-tacular deals on gifts, baskets, staycations, toys, gift cards and more! And all proceeds support grants for the Ashland public schools.

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.

Flyer
$10 for Chances

Win $500 or 25 reserved seating tickets for any yearʼs show ($500 value)
2nd prize $200
3rd prize 10 tickets to AHS Theatre

Printable Raffle Ticket - Check payable to “AHS Theatre Fundraiser”

Drawing will be held publicly on AHS intermission on the final day of Romeo and Juliet Sunday, November 20, 2022.

Ashland High School Theatre proudly presents Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET in a 100-minute adaptation by Hilary Tate. It will be set in 1968 in the Pacific Northwest; it will play from Nov 10—Nov 20 for 8 performances. Directed by Liisa Ivary, Romeo and Juliet will run Thurs-Sat, Nov 10, 11,12 and Nov 17, 18, 19 at 7:30 p.m. with 2 Sunday matinees Nov 13 and 20 at 2 p.m. at the Ashland HS Mountain Avenue Theatre.

Tickets are currently available ONLY online at https://ashlandhs.booktix.com for $17. adults and $12. for students under 18 and seniors over 65 years of age. Limited tickets will be available at the door.

This is a more contemporary Romeo and Juliet –one you’ve never seen before. AHS Theatre Theatre will present a fresh twist on Shakespeare's classic tale of star-crossed lovers set in two warring parochial schools. Accompany these young lovers from their first blissful kiss to their final parting words, as the powerful forces of traditional social mores suffocate them.

Benefit Concert

October 16th from 2 - 7 pm

Havurah Shir Hadash

185 N. Mountain Ave, Ashland

More Information

Have you wondered how you can support Ukrainians during this difficult time? Did you know that several Ukrainian refugee families have resettled in Ashland in the last couple of months?!

This coming Sunday, October 16, Uniting for Ukraine RV is hosting an outdoor music benefit to raise money to help support these families! Come out and enjoy the fun!

We'll be gathering in the Havurah's lovely garden for an afternoon and evening of socializing and music. Food and drink are available for purchase separately.

Tickets:

Adults - $25
Student - $12.50

Children 12 & Under - Free

​Purchase tickets online at Eventbrite or in person at the Ashland Music Co-Op, 268 Main St. (Cash only!)

Boys and Girls Grades 3rd-6th

Thursday, October 20th

5:00-6:30pm

Ashland High School Main Gym

Please email to register at coachtia541@yahoo.com

Trunk or Treat Free Community Event

Oct 22, 4-6 pm

Ongoing Classes Include: Swim Lessons, Youth Fitness, Gymnastics, Ninja and Fencing

Lacrosse ages 8-14

October 31 - November 3

Ashland Parks and Rec will be hosting a virtual listening session on October 24 at 6 pm. They are asking our community members to fill out a brief online form at www.ashland.or.us/adapted to receive the link for the zoom meeting and give input to help guide them. They hope to build upon these efforts to continue developing their partnerships and revamp thier adapted/inclusive offerings in Ashland.

https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/page/coronavirus-covid-19-response

The various programs offered in this email newsletter are distributed to Ashland School District students as a courtesy to parents per board policy. Ashland School District does not endorse or sponsor community activities including any described in this newsletter. If you have questions regarding this policy, please contact your student’s principal.

Email: kerri.mallory@ashland.k12.or.us
Website: http://ashland.k12.or.us/ams/
Location: 100 Walker Avenue, Ashland, OR, USA
Phone: 541-482-1611
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ashland-Middle-School-143374639027500/

The school district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs and services and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated at our school to handle inquiries and complaints regarding nondiscrimination policies and to coordinate compliance efforts:

Name: Steve Retzlaff Title: Principal
Address: 100 Walker Ave
Telephone: 541-482-1611 ext. 3109
Email: steve.retzlaff@ashland.k12.or.us

Inquiries or complaints may also be directed to the Student Services Office at 885 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland Oregon (phone: 541-482-2811)

Complaints may also be directed to: Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue S.W., Washington D.C. 20202, or by calling (800) 421-3481 or (877) 521-2172 (TTY).