SHS Weekly Newsletter

As we approach the middle of trimester two, things are busy at Sherwood High School!

Sherwood High School's 2022-2023 Graduation Rate is 97%!

Last week, the Oregon Department of Education released the graduation rates for all high school for the 2022-2023 school year. We are incredibly proud to announce that our rate is one of the highest in Oregon at 97%! This success speaks to the incredible effort, dedication, and support from our students, certified and classified staff, families, and community. It takes a large amount of people to help each student graduate that includes family, friends, elementary school staff, middle school staff, and district office staff. The post-pandemic work that has taken place to change and adapt our schools to today's students is amazing. Thank you all for everything you do for our students, our school, and our community!

Winter Conferences are now scheduled for next Thursday, February 8th, from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm. This is an excellent opportunity for parents and guardians to engage with teachers, discuss current progress in classes, and make connections with SHS staff. We hope to see you there!

Next week is Staff Appreciation Week in Sherwood School District. Thank you to all of our dedicated and hardworking teachers, instructional assistants, support staff, custodial team, kitchen staff, and the more than 140 members of the team that make Sherwood High School a wonderful place to be. Please continue to send in your "Celebrating Sherwood Staff" stories and nominations. Go Bowmen!

Course selection for the upcoming academic year will continue through Sunday February 4th. Please ensure that your student has completed this process if they are in grades 9-11 currently. Middle school course selection will launch in about two weeks.

Have a great weekend and Go Bowmen!

Mr. Mitchell

• 2/4 - Course Selection Closes
• 2/5-2/9 - Staff Appreciation Week
• 2/8- Winter Conferences (4:30-8:00pm in the SHS Commons) ~ New date!
• 2/19 - Regular School Day (Weather Makeup Day)
• 2/24 - Bowmen Pageant
  
• 3/13-3/14 - Trimester 2 Finals ~ New dates!
• 3/15 - NO SCHOOL, Teacher Work Day~ New date!
• 3/18 - Trimester 3 Begins

Course selection closes this Sunday, February 4th!

Please review the 2024-2025 Academic Planning Guide, and check in with your students about their selections. Students need to select courses using StudentVUE.

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!

Accountability and consequences play a pivotal role in the development of high school students by instilling a sense of responsibility and preparing them for the challenges of the real world. Firstly, accountability ensures that students understand the consequences of their actions, both positive and negative. This awareness encourages them to make thoughtful choices and consider the potential outcomes of their decisions. In high school, where students are exposed to a variety of social, academic, and extracurricular activities, accountability helps shape their character and reinforces the importance of ethical behavior.

Furthermore, accountability and consequences provide a valuable learning experience. When students are held accountable for their actions, they develop resilience and problem-solving skills. Facing consequences, whether they are positive reinforcement for achievements or corrective measures for mistakes, allows students to understand the cause-and-effect relationship between their behavior and the outcomes. This prepares them for the realities of life beyond high school, where accountability is a fundamental aspect of personal and professional success. Ultimately, the integration of accountability and consequences in high school education contributes to the holistic development of students, equipping them with the skills needed to navigate the complexities of adulthood.

In July of 2015, the Oregon Legislature passed SB 856, also known as Erin’s Law, which requires schools to provide child sexual abuse prevention instruction for kindergarten through grade 12. In order to meet the requirements in the law and school board policy, Sherwood High School will implement four sexual abuse prevention lessons each year. These lessons will be taught during Homeroom in order to provide this required instruction to all students. All high school teaching staff participate in professional training required by Erin’s Law before teaching these lessons.

The lessons will address the following topics and skills:

Topics Addressed:

• Healthy/Unhealthy Relationships

• Teen Dating Violence

• Sexual Assault/Abuse

Skills Addressed:

• Techniques to Recognize Sexual Abuse

• Communication Skills to Establish Boundaries

• Skills to Tell a Trusted Adult

The lessons will take place on Mondays and Fridays during homeroom between Monday, February, 5 and Friday, March 8, 2024.

In all areas, parents and guardians are a child’s first and most influential teachers. Families and schools share a common goal: we want students of all ages to be valued, respected, and safe in all aspects of their lives. We want to ensure that families have the opportunity to view the content before instruction takes place. Additional information on Erin’s Law and lesson content can be found on the high school’s website linked here. After you have reviewed the lesson content, you may choose to opt your student out of instruction by filling out the opt-out form: [English] [Espanol]

If you have further questions regarding all or part of the Erin’s Law lessons, please inquire with the high school administration.

Visit yearbook’s new website! On it you will find information about ordering, dates, links to submit senior content, and more!

Senior Tributes
All senior tributes are due February 24, 2024.
Senior Tributes are a great way to commemorate your student’s high school experience. Just send in a photo and personalized message and we’ll print it in the yearbook. Pictures might include a baby photo, family photos, artwork, or other image that will commemorate your student. Space is limited, and will be sold on a first come, first serve basis until sold out. Tributes need to be submitted via Google Form on the Yearbook Website.

Stay Tuned!

Career Center Calendar

Sherwood Unified Basketball team will face off against the SHS Varsity Basketball teams in a highly anticipated match on Friday, February 9th, at 6:00 p.m. The showdown will take place at Sherwood High School, and we invite you to join us for an unforgettable experience!

What: Unified vs. Varsity Basketball Game
When: Friday, February 9th, 2024
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Where: Sherwood High School

Admission Information: To support our Unified Sports Program, there will be a $5.00 admission fee for all attendees. This fee is applicable to everyone, with no ASB exceptions. Your contribution will go directly towards enhancing our Unified Sports Program, creating more opportunities for inclusivity and promoting a sense of belonging among all students.

Spring Sports are coming fast! If you are planning on participating in a spring sport (track & field, lacrosse, baseball, softball, tennis, or golf), please register HERE. Spring sports registration ends Feb. 23, 2024.

Athletes must have a current cleared physical on file in order to participate. Physicals must be on the OSAA form linked HERE.

Questions? Email Connie at cpollock@sherwood.k12.or.us

The SHS Baseball program is hosting it's annual Crab Feed & Silent Auction on Saturday, February 3rd from 5:00-9:00pm.

Tickets/Online Auction registration can be found at auctria.events/CrabFeed2024.

For those interested in Girl's Golf this upcoming spring season...

February 7 @ 2:30 pm - Player Meeting (new and returning)
February 21 @ 6:30 pm - Parent Meeting (players optional)

Both meetings will be held in the SHS Community Room near the first entrance to the gym.

Any questions? Contact Coach Greg at bowmengirlsgolf@yahoo.com

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Bowmen Pageant Staff vs. Student Basketball Game! We raised close to $1,000 with ticket sales and challenge donations, all of which will go directly to the Kids Making Miracles Program at Doernbecher Children's Hospital.

Please come support the final Bowmen Pageant Dinner Night Out event at Panda Express Wednesday February 7 from 4pm-9pm! Please show the flyer so Bowmen Pageant can receive 20% of the event sales. Online order code is: 366317

Tickets go on sale now for Bowmen Theatre's production of You Can't Take It With You! Tickets can be purchased at http://bowmentheatre.com/tickets

One of the most popular and successful plays of modern times, You Can't Take It With You is a hilarious, delightful portrait of a charmingly eccentric family. Their hobbies include collecting snakes, building fireworks in the basement, writing a myriad of plays that never get published, and taking ballet lessons. But when practical young Alice Sycamore becomes engaged to her company’s Vice President Tony Kirby, the Vanderhof/Sycamore clan must straighten up to meet the new in-laws.

Show Dates & Times:
Friday 2/9 @ 7pm
Saturday 2/10 @ 7pm
Friday 2/16 @ 7pm
Saturday 2/17 @ 7pm

The Sherwood High School Bowmen Pageant will be held Saturday Feb. 24 @ 6pm in the SHS auditorium. Please enter from the top lot. Tickets are $10 online purchased in advance. Ticket sales will close Thursday Feb. 22 and tickets sold at the door will be $15 cash or check only. Please purchase tickets in advance here: https://schoolpay.com/pay/for/Bowmen-Pageant-Ticket-2024/SZ2soH

Please support Sherwood Bands and Color Guard by attending our Annual Findraiser Swingin' the Green at the Oregon Golf Club. Enjoy live Jazz music, plated dinner and desert all hosted by our auctioneer Patrick!

PreK is currently enrolling students for Fall 2024! If your child will be 4 on September 1st, they qualify for Sherwood School District's PreK program. Interest Forms are being accepted now, and class placements will be determined Monday February 12th! Get your fall plans in place today!

There are lots of ways to support Grad Night in February!

- Order pies, berries, and candy from Sherwood’s Blueberry Ridge Farm Feb 1-15 and they will give 15% back to Grad Night!

- Join our Super Bowl squares game and win up to $500! Just $10/square.

The game is Feb 11 so get your squares before they are gone!

- Bottle Drive – Saturday, Feb 17 at Sherwood Plaza

Drop off between 10am and 1pm and let us do the dirty work!

- Feb 20 - Support Bowmen Basketball and enter our 50/50 raffle!

- Next meeting Feb 8 at La Sierra Mexican Grill – 6pm

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The lunch menu for February has been updated to reflect the weather makeup day on February 19. To view or print the updated menu, please click the link below.