Port Susan Middle School

Please note: If you are having a difficult time accessing Final Forms to sign up, reach out to Crysty Auckland (cauckland@stanwood.wednet.edu or 360-629-1360). We are happy to help you out.

Cross Country (Girls and Boys, grades 6th-8th) and Girls Soccer (7th and 8th grade) will begin the first day of school, September 5th from 2:30 - 4pm @ Port Susan Middle School. Please make arrangements for transportation at the conclusion of practice daily.

This year, we will be using FinalForms for athletic registration. More information below:

New Athletic Registration via FinalForms

We are very excited to announce that the Stanwood-Camano School District has partnered with FinalForms - an online forms and data management service that will help streamline athletic registration for student athletes and their families.

FinalForms allows you to complete and sign athletic participation forms for your student(s), upload required documents, and view their clearance/eligibility status. The most exciting news is that FinalForms saves data from season-to-season and year-to-year, which means you will never need to enter the same information twice! FinalForms also pre-populates information wherever possible, for each of your students, saving you time.

Click on the Parent Playbook (attached) to get started. Please visit https://stanwood-wa.finalforms.com to register and follow the prompts to create your account, add your student (use their school email address), and sign your forms. You may review your data at any time to verify it is current. You will be required to sign your forms once per year (parent/guardian AND student) and after any update.

If you need support during registration, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Get Help” or reach out directly to your school’s athletic office. If you are unable to register online from home, please visit the office or contact us for further assistance. Thank you for your support in streamlining our process. FinalForms will be a wonderful tool for safety, compliance, communication, and so much more! Looking forward to a great year ahead.

For additional help before school begins:

District Athletic Director - Lauren Amundson (lamundson@stanwood.wednet.edu)

Port Susan Middle School

Beginning August 14th, Mon-Fri, 8am - 2pm

(360) 629-1360

Athletic Director - Crysty Auckland (cauckland@stanwood.wednet.edu)

Stanwood Middle School

Beginning August 14th, Mon-Fri, 8am - 2pm

(360) 629-1350

Athletic Director - Holly Christmas Harris (hchristmasharris@stanwood.wednet.edu)

Stanwood High School

Beginning August 7th, Mon-Fri, 8am - 2pm

(360) 629-1322

Athletic Secretary - Lisa Noland (lnoland@stanwood.wednet.edu)

* If you are registering a middle school student for “Sports Only” (homeschool/online/alternative), please contact Lauren Amundson (lamundson@stanwood.wednet.edu) to determine at which school (Port Susan or Stanwood Middle) your student will participate.

MIDDLE LEVEL SPORTS

7-8th grade participants, unless otherwise noted

Fall (Season 1): September 5, 2023- October 12, 2023

Girls Soccer

Cross Country “Stanwood United”, combined - managed at PSMS *open to 6th graders

Winter (Season 2a): October 16, 2023- November 29, 2023

Boys Basketball

Winter (Season 2b): December 4, 2023- February 1, 2024

Volleyball

Winter (Season 3): February 5, 2024- March 23, 2024

Girls Basketball

Wrestling “Stanwood United”, combined - managed at SMS *open to 6th graders

Spring (Season 4): March 25, 2024- May 23, 2024

Boys Soccer

Track & Field

This past week our coaches participated in their annual coaches clinic, where they were updated on policies, procedures, and got certifications updated in order to prepare for this year. In addition, coaches from middle school and high school collaborated to help bridge the continuity between the programs and provide a more unified approach to our SCSD athletic programs. It’s going to be a great year, and our coaches are excited to be working together with your students!

We have some exciting things that has been able to happen this summer. Our custodial and district maintenance staff have been a huge help to get our fitness portables up and going (updated electrical) as well as our gym floor shining. In addition, we have 3 brand new boilers being installed.

We are working on cleaning up student schedules currently and finalizing our staffing. Please understand, at this time, changes may happen until this has taken place. We plan to open up Skyward to view schedules on Wednesday, August 23rd.

In secondary schools, all grading and schedules are kept through Skyward Family Access. Both students as well as parents have an account. This can be accessed through a desktop computer or the Skyward app can be downloaded on any smartphone. For more information on how to access, please see the information and watch the video linked below.

Once schedules are active, students and parents can view them through this system.

Below will be our bell schedules for the 23-24 school year. As you see on the schedule, students will have an advisory class for 25 minutes on regular bell schedule days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday). We use this time for academic goal setting, homework support, as well as our social emotional lessons throughout the school year.

Port Susan Middle office is open from 8:00AM-2:00PM daily until school starts. If you have any questions &/or need to drop off any items, this is a great time to do that. To reach us by phone, please call 360.629.1360

August 30th:

Open House 5-7pm

September 5th:

First Day of School (7:40 a.m. - 2:10 p.m.)

Students arrive between 7:15 - 7:30 a.m.& Sports begin

September 15th:

School Pictures: Packets/Schedule Information TBD

Open House

We would like to welcome you to an open house on August 30, 2023 from 5-7pm. The purpose of this time will be for students to find their classes, familiarize themselves with the building, and our office staff will be available to answer any questions. This is an open house format (not a meet and greet), so please feel free to drop by anytime between 5-7 p.m. that works for you and your family. As always, please continue to reach out with any questions or concerns you may have about next year as they come up. We are here to support you!

As we look forward to starting the 23-24 school year together, I want to share some routines and procedures we have in place at Port Susan. It would be great to go over these basic expectations and reminders with students prior to the school year beginning. In addition, we will continue to talk to students about the purpose behind these routines and the understanding that together we can make Port Susan a wonderful place to grow as learners.

The 2023-2024 student calendar is LINKED HERE and also pictured below.

In addition to the important dates on this calendar, please make note that we will be having an Open House on August 30th (5-7pm) for an opportunity for you to visit the school, locate your classes, and get questions answered.

Starting this school year, the district is launching Community Connections — a new, weekly school newsletter for the Stanwood-Camano community!

As parents and guardians of students in the school district, you already receive a weekly email update from the district called the Friday Family Message. Now, all Stanwood-Camano area residents can sign up to receive a similar weekly newsletter.

Please feel free to spread the word to any family and friends who want school news updates.
To sign up, please visit https://www.stanwood.wednet.edu/about/news/what_s_new/community_newsletter_sign-up

The Washington State Governor’s Office of the Education Ombuds (OEO) is an independent state agency that helps to reduce educational opportunity gaps by supporting families, students, educators, and other stakeholders in communities across WA in understanding the K-12 school system and resolving concerns collaboratively.

OEO services are free and confidential. Anyone can contact OEO with a question or concern about school. OEO listens, shares information and referrals, and works informally with families, communities, and schools to address concerns so that every student can fully participate and thrive in our state’s public schools. OEO provides support in multiple languages and has telephone interpretation available.

To get help or learn more about what OEO does, please visit our website: https://www.oeo.wa.gov/en; email oeoinfo@gov.wa.gov, or call: 1-866-297-2597 (interpretation available).

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions as we approach this fall. We appreciate the communication as we work together to support the students at Port Susan Middle School.

Cherae Almanza, Principal

Crysty Auckland, Assistant Principal

Port Susan Middle School

360.629.1360