SHS Weekly Newsletter

This continues to be a very busy time at SHS with winter activities and athletics wrapping up, and spring activities and athletics just starting up. We wish our Band, Arrows Dance Team, and Girls Basketball Team the best in their competitions this weekend!

We continue to work hard on increasing our attendance at the school, and are continuing to work towards the goal that we set at the beginning the year of increasing the percentage of SHS students who attend 90% or more from 69% to 75%. We were right on track prior to last week, but took a big drop after having a school day on President's Day. While our rate did drop, many of our students who are struggling a bit with attendance can still finish the year above that 90% mark, and we encourage all families to continue to place an emphasis on attending school every day that they are healthy. Thank you for your cooperation with this goal!

This week, we'd also like to highlight the year-long work of our Youth and Government team! They had their conference in Salem this past weekend and here are some of the amazing highlights:

• Kylie Johnson presiding over the entire state mock government as Youth Governor, having run and been elected in last year’s conference.
• August Hartman presided over the Senate having run and been elected this year to the President of the Senate.
• James Applegate was voted Outstanding Senator by his peers.
• Trevor Tsui and Cassia Maciejewski were awarded the honor for Master Measure, an award given out to recognize excellence in measure writing regardless of the political popularity of the subject matter of the measure. It demonstrates an innovative approach or idea and shows creative thinking.
• Lydia McCoy and Theo Wolf did an excellent job this year serving as committee chairs for their bill committees.
• All of our Sherwood students made strong contributions to the conference!

Finally, our March staff meeting is comping up next week, please be sure to send in any Celebrate Sherwood Staff nominations as soon as possible!

Have a great weekend and Go Bowmen!

Mr. Mitchell

• 3/13-3/14 - Trimester 2 Finals ~ New dates!
• 3/15 - NO SCHOOL, Teacher Work Day~ New date!
• 3/18 - Trimester 3 Begins
• 3/25-3/29 - Spring Break
• 4/10 - Half Day- Professional Development, dismissal at 12:00pm

Sherwood High School will offer all 11th grade students an opportunity to take the ACT exam on Wednesday, April 24th. There is no registration fee.

The ACT is a multiple choice exam that is used as an official college entrance exam. This test features questions in four subject areas: English/language arts, math, reading, and science, and there is also an essay as part of the exam. Click here for more information about the ACT.

Testing will occur at the Sherwood School District Office - 21920 Southwest Sherwood Boulevard, Sherwood, OR 97140, and begin promptly at 8:50AM. Shuttle buses will be provided from SHS to the district office, and lunch will be provided if requested on the registration form. Students may drive and park at Sherwood School District Office if they so choose.

Testing occurs via a chromebook. Students need to bring their school chromebook with them on the day of testing, as well as an approved calculator.

Interested students and families can register for the ACT using this registration form. There is no walk-in registration for this test session. Sign-ups for the ACT close on Friday, April 5th.

Multicultural Night is on March 13th from 6-9 pm! This event features community members performing in a way that embraces their culture. We will have groups dancing, singing, and more! Last year was a big hit and we are looking for it to be even better this year! There are no tickets to purchase, and the event itself is free! Come stop by the school's auditorium on March 13th to support your local high schoolers and community groups!

As you may have heard, the Sherwood School District is engaged in many activities to Celebrate our schools, our students, our staff, and our community. At Sherwood High School, we would love your help in recognizing our staff members who are doing amazing things for our students and families. When you have any positive and exceptional experienced or interactions with our staff, please use the button below to share those with us! We will share that information with the staff member, as well as use any submissions to help identify a staff member of the month that we will recognize at our staff meetings! Bring on those great stories, thank you!

Sherwood Key Club Scholarship: April 29th

Voices for the Performing Arts Scholarships: May 3rd

Sherwood Saturday Market Scholarship: May 3rd

*Complete scholarship information can be found in Naviance*

FAFSA Reminders:
The 2024-2025 FAFSA is now open! Visit StudentAid.gov to start your application. Contact the Career Center if you have questions or need assistance with your FAFSA.

Career Center Calendar

Congratulations to our girls varsity basketball team for their win against Cleveland Wednesday night! They advance to the 2nd round of the state playoffs against South Medford, at South Medford @ 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 2nd. Tickets are $10 for adults/senior citizens and $6 for students.

Link to purchase tickets: https://www.osaa.org/tickets

Link to OSAA bracket: https://www.osaa.org/activities/gbx/brackets?div=6A

Congratulations to our Equestrian Team athletes at their first OHSET meet! This is a young a growing club! Extra kudos to our athletes who scored in the top 7:

Elizabeth Caldwell - 3rd in Showmanship
Sophie Lippert - 3rd in Dressage
Sophie Lippert - 3rd in Jumping
Delaney Buelt - 1st in Short Stirrup
Ava Grant - 3rd in Short Stirrup
1st place to the Sherwood Team in the Stall Decorations Contest

Below you can find a variety of events to volunteer at on different dates. The tracker will be updated monthly with new opportunities:

Volunteering at the Senior Center
Contact: Tammy Steffens: SteffensT@sherwoodoregon.gov
Description: The Sherwood Senior Center needs volunteers to serve lunches, fill water or coffee cups, and wipe down tables. The shifts are from 11:30 to 1:30 on weekends. You will need to email Tammy Steffens directly if interested and fill out the parental consent form below if you are under 18.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=f7bf03e9a5&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1787906921373955006&th=18cfebdf4bf4f3be&view=att&disp=inline

Making Valentine's Day cards in flex
Sign up for Mrs. Rarick's flex on Tuesday, February 13th. We will be making cards to hand out as students walk in the morning of Valentine's Day. You can earn 30 minutes of service.

Volunteer at Tree Plantings
Find a tree planting event nearest you and get service hours!
https://friendsoftrees.org/event-calendar/

Freshmen night
Come volunteer at Incoming Freshman Night on February 26th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. You can earn 2 service hours by representing a club, sport, and/or answering parent and student questions.

For additional information or questions feel free to contact:
Leadership Advisor: Katie Rarick (krarick@sherwood.k12.or.us.)
ASB Service Director: Ella Traina (ellact25@sherwoodsd.com)

Swingin the Green is Bigger than One Night.

WE SOLD OUT the live event, but we want you to join us ONLINE!

We have something for EVERYONE from ANYWHERE in the US! There are gift cards, trips, tickets to games and so much more.

All you do is register here. Registration takes less than 3 minutes to complete and then you can start bidding! ONLINE auction. Feb 23rd – March 3rd. 9 days to bid on the items you must have.

Key Dates: February 21st, Parent Planning Meeting @Generations 7pm

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National School Breakfast Week celebrates the importance of a nutritious school breakfast in fueling students for success. Studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to:

• Reach higher levels of achievement in reading and math

• Score higher on standardized tests

• Have better concentration and memory

• Be more alert

• Maintain a healthy weight

Nutrition Services is celebrating by hosting a raffle contest! Next week, each student participating in School Breakfast will receive a raffle ticket (limit one entry per day). On Friday morning, we will draw the winner of this year's prize; a Nintendo Switch (provided by our partners at General Mills).

Happy National School Breakfast Week!

Attention all parents, caregivers, and community members!

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Instructional Materials Review Night! This special event is your chance to preview and provide feedback on the instructional materials being considered for adoption by our district.

Join us on March 12, 2024, anytime between 4:30-6:30 pm in the Multipurpose Room at the District Office.

Your input is invaluable as we strive to select the best resources to support student learning. You’ll get:

• A firsthand look at the piloted instructional materials for next school year

• Opportunities to share your thoughts and suggestions

• Collaborative discussions with fellow parents/caregivers and community members

We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, please reach out to to our Teaching & Learning Department at psalm@sherwood.k12.or.us.