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Principal's Update

Springwater Trail High School - May 20th, 2022

Principal'sUpdateSpringwater Trail High School - May 20th, 2022

Principal's Message

Greetings Springwater Students and Families,


What a wonderful day today out at Dabney State Park! The students were phenomenal -- pitching in to support the forest and beautify the park! There was also plenty of fun to be had as well: leadership came up with wonderful afternoon activities including face painting, capture the flag, volleyball, arts and crafts, and lounging around enjoying nature.


Next week, juniors and seniors have another opportunity to see a play: Number the Stars at Clackamas Community College. Students will head over to the theater on Wednesday, May 25th and return by the end of the school day.


Looking a little further out, on Friday, June 3rd is our school wide Springfest! In the morning students will complete ACCESS periods (the special periods that usually fall on a Wednesday) to get caught up on work and retake tests. In the afternoon we will have an array of fun activities for students, including a dunk tank where they can try their luck to soak the staff. Fingers crossed we have warm weather! The day is a great way to celebrate the end of the school year. Another STHS tradition we are excited to reclaim after the past several years.


Enjoy the beautiful weekend and please reach out with questions or concerns.


Ryan Blaszak

Springwater Main Office: 503.261.4600

blaszak@gresham.k12.or.us

May Spotlight Students

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Jocelyn Lopez-Salazar

Future Plans After High School: What I want to start doing is working in more construction, helping my dad work more in his job, like planting, landscaping.

Grade: 9

Interests: In school, painting or sculpture. Outside of school, it would be painting nails or working sometimes. I usually work with my parents building my grandpa’s house right now.

Favorite subject in school: It would be mostly art. Mostly because you can do anything with painting. You can transmit the feelings you have, like how your day was, or anything.

Favorite thing about STHS: It’s actually a small school. You know everybody. You can help other people. People can help you. Small community.

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Kaden Springsted

Future Plans After High School: I would like to start a clothing brand, starting at CAL my junior year and pursuing that throughout what I can.

Grade: 10

Interests: Very into playing basketball with all my friends. Trying to get as good as I can in the time I have. I want to try to join a high school basketball team.

Favorite subject in school: It would have to be Science because it’s so amazing to learn all of the things he (McBride) teaches. It’s awesome.

Favorite thing about STHS: How nice all the staff and teachers are and how cooperative everybody is.

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Rayden Rickaby

Future Plans After High School: To either be a web designer or a graphic designer, making websites or logos for businesses. I’ve shown a lot of interest in that and I enjoy taking the classes here and see movement in the future.

Grade: 11

Interests: I’m interested in cars. Be that the body work of cars or the mechanics of cars. I really am interested in mechanics. It changes so often, but today my favorite car is the Corvette Z71. It has an 8-speed transmission and can go real quick.

Favorite subject in school: Basically anything computer related. That’s a wide umbrella term. While that be Computer Applications, Photography, Graphic Design, almost anything that Gerards teaches.

Favorite thing about STHS: It would probably have to be the size of the school. It lets you become more 1-on-1 with the teachers and students. Most of the time you can get friends and friend groups, unlike you can in bigger schools. Feels more collaborative, like everyone is working to get you through, not pushing you out the door. They’re actually trying to make you succeed.

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iHealth Home COVID-19 Tests

Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and Oregon Health Authority (OHA) have partnered to expand access to at-home COVID-19 testing for all children. The GBSD allocation of the tests arrived and have been distributed to Schools. We will be distributing them to students on Tuesday, May 24th at 2:30pm. If your student is not at school that day, they can come to the office and pick up a test.
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Spring Fest: Friday, June 3rd

On Friday, June 3rd we will be having our 2nd annual Spring Fest event from 12:45pm - 2:30pm. This will be a fun afternoon of field activities, an inflatable obstacle course, and dunk tank.
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High school students can work out for free at Planet Fitness this summer

This summer, high school students can work out for free at Planet Fitness, as well as have the chance to win a scholarship. Planet Fitness is offering a free High School Summer Pass membership for students ages 14 to 19. Teens can sign up from May 16 to Aug. 31. Those under 18 need a parent or guardian to sign up.

Click HERE to learn more!

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Volunteer

Volunteer with Springwater Trail High School seniors!!


This is an opportunity for you to invest in your community.


ASPIRE Volunteers/Mentors: Springwater is part of ASPIRE, a statewide program that connects volunteers with high school students. The volunteers mentor and support Springwater students as they explore careers and options after high school. NO EXPERIENCE necessary to mentor! All you need is a willingness to help others and we will provide the other necessary training!


Time commitment: One hour a week between 7:30- 2:30


With who: You will be placed with one or two seniors who are in need of guidance and support throughout the academic school year.


You will support students with:

  • Scholarships

  • Setting up a career plan.

  • Filling out college applications

  • Applying for financial aid

  • Listening to students as they plan for their future

  • Bestow advice from your life experiences.



If you are interested in serving as a volunteer For Springwater Trail High School, we want to hear from you.


Linda Centurion

centurion@gresham.k12.or.us

503-261-4611


This is also a great way for you as a parent to better understand the college and career process for your own student and have access to a plethora of resources.
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Clothes Closet

Did you know that we have a clothes closet at STHS? If your student is in need of clothing please contact our office. We have winter and summer clothing, shoes, hygiene products, etc. If you have clothing that you would like to donate we are always accepting donations.
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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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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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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!


Anime Club: A club for those who enjoy anime and those who want to get into anime (or comics)

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 $106.56, 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.