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Principal's Update

Springwater Trail High School - December 17th, 2021

Principal'sUpdateSpringwater Trail High School - December 17th, 2021

Principal's Message

Greetings Springwater Students and Families,


Today marks the final school day of 2021! Thank you to each and every one of you for your energy, your resilience, your patience, and your commitment to navigating this challenging year. I am so thankful for our Springwater community: students, families, and staff.


We have had a busy but wonderful week which included an energizing World Music performance Tuesday evening and a successful, fun winter social last night. We look forward to more fun in 2022!


As you most likely have heard, there continue to be social media posts (national and local) containing threats to schools. If you have not seen the GBSD statement released yesterday, I encourage you to take a moment to read it. While we are fortunate at Springwater to steer clear of much of this drama, we are seeing an increase in personal conflicts between students. For the most part, students are doing an exceptional job following Springwater guidance regarding conflicts with others: they are ignoring/moving on from the issue; addressing the issue in a positive, proactive, private way with the other person; or seeking out help from staff to resolve the issue. My expectation for all students is that they continue to follow this guidance.


Springwater will always communicate and follow up with our community regarding any specific threat to our school. We will also choose to not amplify or give additional power to those who are hoping to magnify their online actions in an effort to stoke fear, gain attention, or disrupt schools across the country. Please reach out to us if you have concerns or questions.


I hope everyone has a restful and safe winter break. I look forward to welcoming all of our students back in January! Take care and be well.



Ryan Blaszak

Springwater Main Office: 503.261.4600

blaszak@gresham.k12.or.us

December Spotlight Students

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Jessica Valentin Zamora

Future Plans After High School: Have fun and find a good job.

Grade: 9

Interests: Play video games (racing games) and collect rocks

Favorite subject in school: Spanish. It’s good to learn different languages and more about Spanish history.

Favorite thing about STHS: Everyone is kind here and the classrooms are really good.

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Edwin Lopez-Silva

Future Plans After High School:

I want to go to college. I want to be a graphic designer and design video games.

Grade: 10

Interests: I like to go outside. I like to do lots of crafts, especially cardboard projects.

Favorite subject in school: PE because it’s fun; Math- I used to be bad at math in middle school, but I got better; and English because of the teacher.

Favorite thing about STHS: The students here. It’s a pretty small school, so you know everybody. Let’s say you go to a bigger school, you wouldn’t know most of the seniors or juniors, however, at Springwater you know most of the students because it’s so small.

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Shade Teems

Future Plans After High School: I don’t plan on going to any colleges, but I am definitely thinking about pursuing something like beekeeping.

Grade: 11

Interests: A lot of my interests fluctuate, but as of late I have really been into gothic rock and exploring different fashions. Also, I’ve slowly been getting into mushrooms. I might start looking into those and bees.

Favorite subject in school: Either English and Science. They’ve both been very easy for me to understand. In science, I’ve always excelled. Although I’ve had my troubles with English, I’ve always enjoyed the teachers I’ve had.

Favorite thing about STHS: Since it’s so small, you can be more open about things. If I went to a bigger school like Barlow, I probably wouldn’t be able to be as open about who I am as a person and be able to connect with as many people.

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Food Drive - Thank You

Our annual food drive was a success! Together we collected 1,668 items.

All donations are used to support families within the STHS community.

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Legacy Health Vaccine Clinics at EGES and NGES

Springwater Trail High School would like to provide as much information as possible on opportunities for our students and their families to receive the COVID-19 vaccination should they choose to do so.


Legacy Health will be holding COVID-19 vaccine clinics at North Gresham and East Gresham Elementary Schools during December and January.


See the flyer below for details.

TEST TO STAY and TEST TO RETURN

Over the course of the year many families have been affected by both a positive Covid case with their student or having to quarantine their student due to an exposure. For students who are fully vaccinated there has been no need to quarantine due to exposure, which has enabled them to continue to attend school without breaks. Fortunately we are now able to implement the use of Covid testing to either completely eliminate the need to quarantine OR to return sooner based on the type of exposure.


There are two protocols that will be used based on the manner in which your student has been exposed. Location Matters. Please see details below:

  • Test to Stay: This protocol is used when a student is exposed at school where masking and social distancing are being utilized. For example, in a classroom exposure (please note that this does not apply to athletics or activities where students are participating without masks). If a student is exposed, they will test two times within 3-7 days of exposure. If the test is negative, and they are not showing symptoms, they may Stay in school.
  • Test to Return: This protocol is used when a student is exposed in the community or while participating in athletics or activities when the wearing of masks can't be guaranteed. In this case, the quarantine time can be reduced to 7 days (rather than 10). If the Covid tests show they are negative, and they are not showing symptoms, they may Return to school.
  • Please see the Images Below for graphical descriptions.


The Test to Stay program will begin in the Gresham-Barlow Schools right after Winter Break and students must have a permission form on file to participate. If you would like your student to be eligible for the program, please turn in a signed permission form to the office. If the exposure occurs at school, testing will be provided at no charge to families. We are looking forward to maintaining access to in-person learning when Covid-19 exposures occur in our school!

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2021-2022 yearbooks

Don't forget to purchase your 2021-2022 yearbook! Yearbooks are $35 and ordering one is super easy! You can purchase yours in the office, online at www.jostensyearbooks.com, or you can scan the QR code! Please cont Mrs. Weber at if you have any questions.
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Senior Pictures & Baby Photos

The yearbook staff is beginning to collect senior photos! Please use THIS FORM to submit your photo by February 1, 2022. THIS DEADLINE IS FIRM. If you are not submitting a senior photo, please check the box at the bottom of the survey, and just submit your senior quote.


Its also time to start submitting baby photos! Please use THIS FORM to submit baby pictures by February 1st, 2022.


Please email Mrs. Weber at Weber18@gresham.k12.or.us if you have any questions.

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Titan Hearts Program

Hello from the Springwater Titan Hearts! This is a new group staff are starting here at Springwater in order to let our students and families know they are supported and cared about. We hosted our first New Student Titan Hearts lunch on Wednesday, October 13th, and we hope to continue this once a month, we had so much fun! New students and National Honor Society students were able to connect and chat while enjoying Jimmy Johns! We are also here for students experiencing life changes, whether positive or negative, with a reminder they are supported and cared for by our staff with a small card and gift. The Springwater Community is here for students and families and we hope we are able to continue to show our support.
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Drivers Ed

Oregon Driver Training Institution has Drivers Ed classes in our area. Click HERE to view dates, and sign up.
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Campus Lunch Policy

Compliments to our 9th graders! They have been doing a great job of remaining on campus during lunchtime. As a reminder: only 10th - 12th graders have off campus lunch privileges. 9th graders are expected to remain on campus during lunch. This is due to the limited food options close to our campus and to help create stronger community within the 9th grade class.
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Academic Support - In Person & VIRTUAL

Additional academic support is available at Springwater Trail High School (Virtual option also available), on Monday - Thursday from 2:30pm-3:30pm. This additional time will allow students to utilize school resources such as the library and student computers for homework, studying, reading, etc.

Transportation route home at 3:30 is available. Below is the route of the 3:30 activity bus. If you have questions regarding after school support, please call the office at 503.261.4600.

Click HERE to join virtually


3:43pm Hollydale Elementary School

3:50pm Gresham High School

3:53pm North Gresham Elementary School

3:56pm Highland Elementary School

4:01pm Hall Elementary School

4:08pm Powell Valley Elementary School

4:12pm Kelly Creek Elementary School

4:20pm Thompson Fruit Stand - Corner 242nd & Bohna Pk (END)

4:22pm Lewis & Clark Montessori

4:25pm Safeway Parking Lot

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Sport Participation at Gresham or Sam Barlow High School

Springwater students are able to participate in sports at their home school. Click on the link below for clearance and try out deadlines.

SBHS: https://www.gresham.k12.or.us/domain/1620

GHS: https://www.gresham.k12.or.us/domain/1159

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Clubs at STHS

Below is a list of clubs at STHS. Encourage your student to get involved!


Art Club: A club where anyone can learn to do art. Sketching, painting, digital, any medium of art. Meets Monday's during lunch.

Drawing Club: A club to be creative, hangout, and draw. Meets Thursday's and Friday's during lunch.

Gardening Club: A club to clean up the garden and plant food. Meets Monday's during lunch and after school.

GSA: Stands for "Gay-straight alliance" Anyone of any identity is welcome to hangout and learn about LGBTQ+ history and do fun things. Meets Fridays during lunch.

Weight Lifting Club: A club that allows students to physically training themselves to grow stronger and healthier.

Foosball Club: A club where we play foosball, can have championships, and a little awards.

Basketball Club: A club where we play basketball after school.

Robotics: A club where using lego robotics, we will design and program robots.

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Collecting Cans & Bottles

The "Every Cent Counts" Scholarship was created in 2019. One $500 scholarship will be awarded to an STHS 2022 graduate (additional scholarships may be awarded depending on funds raised). The scholarship is funded through the recycling efforts of STHS students and our community.

Contact Koryna Herreid at Herreid@gresham.k12.or.us or 503-261-4600 to schedule a time to drop off your cans and bottles at STHS or to pick up a blue bag. Thank you for your support!

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Attention Fred Meyer Shoppers

Springwater Trail High School is enrolled in the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program! Please link your Fred Meyer rewards card with our nonprofit number MU443. Fred Meyers will donate a percentage of your purchases every quarter to our program. This will NOT affect your reward points or fuel points. Last quarter we received $97.06, every little bit helps. This program helps pay for transportation to allow our students to attend events in the community. Below is the link to sign up.


https://www.fredmeyer.com/account/communityrewards/enroll

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Report Cards Online

Parents, did you know you can access your student's progress reports and report cards online through ParentVue? To access the report card from your ParentVue account, just click on the 'report card' button on the left side. Paper report cards will be available by request only. If you have trouble logging into your ParentVue account or need to get it set up, please contact Koryna Herreid at 503-261-4600 or Herreid@gresham.k12.or.us.

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Volunteering

Interested in Volunteering at STHS for the 21-22 school year?


1) Go to the district website at www.gresham.k12.or.us

2) Hover over “About Us” and click on “Volunteer Information”

3) In the left-hand menu, click on “Volunteer Application Form”

4) Fill out the online application

5) Record your volunteer badge number


Once completed, the approval process can take up to two weeks.

Happy volunteering!

NOTE: The application is not mobile compatible. This must be done on a laptop or desktop computer.

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Springwater Attendance

If your son/daughter is going to be out for the day please call the office (503-261-4600) and let us know the reason why. Whenever the office is not notified of an absence, a call is made home via the automated calling system. If the student is going to be out more than three days, you can call the office or email your student's teachers with a request for homework. If your student is going to be out of school for extended period of time due to a vacation or some other event, please have him/her complete a Pre-arranged Absence Form. If your student needs to leave school early or arrive late due to appointments, please call the office or send a note to excuse their absence.

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Electronic Flyers

Gresham-Barlow Distict has launched a new electronic flyer tool called “Peachjar.” This service allows us to “go green” and will ensure that every flier is delivered to each household. Peachjar will provide flyers directly to your computer, tablet or mobile device.


To view school-approved flyers, simply click the Peachjar button on your school’s website.

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Upcoming Events

For a list of upcoming events, visit the Springwater Trail High School Website and click on view calendar on the right side of the screen.
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PARENTVUE

Gresham-Barlow School District’s ParentVUE provides parents and guardians access to information regarding their children’s demographic information, attendance activity, reporting period grades and class schedules via the Internet. You may login to ParentVUE using the link on the Parent Resources Page. If you need assistance logging into your ParentVUE account, please contact the Office at 503-261-4600.