McKay High School Newsletter

Welcome to Homecoming Week! Our campus will be a busy place this week. Students will have the opportunity to take part in our spirit days, attend live events, or go to the Homecoming Dance. This week we also enter the fourth week of the school year. You should see that your student is having school work on a regular basis, as well as updates to their grades more often. We encourage that families ask your student(s) about their experience this year at McKay. Here are a few questions that we feel might help.

• What is something that is going well for you?
• What is something that could be going better, who is someone at the school who you can ask for help with that?
• Is there an adult in the building that you trust?

As questions arise throughout the school year know that there are always people willing to help with your student(s). Call in and speak with someone in the main office to get the support you need.

• Shout Outs (Academic, Athletics, Activities)

• Counseling Corner

• Upcoming Events

• #WeAreRoyalScotsFamily

This past week our Fall Sports teams continued their successful ways. Our Football, Boys and Girls Soccer all notched victories. Our football team traveled to Woodburn on Friday night and left with a 35-0 victory. This upcoming week Boys Soccer, Volleyball, and Football will host games at McKay High. Please refer to the calendar at the bottom of the newsletter for more details on dates and times.

Pending Releases: If you have requested a release, you will see it as “Pending Release” in your schedule. This is because all parents and guardians and students must sign a new Release form in order for the release to be approved. After it is signed by you, the parent, your counselor and Assistant Principal Aaron Johnson, only THEN will we change it to officially say “Release”. If you haven’t completed and turned in this form yet, you can find it in the student center. The deadline was September 15th. If you haven’t completed it yet, you still can, but just know that counselors will convert that “Pending Release” into a class if you don’t turn in your form.

Students who drive to school and need a parking space will need to purchase a parking permit from our Bookkeeper. This parking permit will be required in every vehicle on campus. If a vehicle does not have a permit, a written warning will be issued and ticketing will begin after that. Students need to park on campus rather than in neighborhoods near campus. Neighbors have been encouraged to contact Salem PD if there is a car parked near their home. Vehicles may be ticketed and/or towed.

Fall has arrived and we know that this will bring our cold and flu season. If your student is showing signs of illness (high temperature, stomach nausea, runny nose etc. …) please call the main office and excuse them from attending school on that day. Most classroom teachers have some way for students to remain connected via an online platform. Let's do what we can to take care of each other.

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