Secondary School Weekly Update

• Wednesdays - Early Release @ 2:45pm
• Monday, October 14th-18th - Homecoming Week
• Friday, October 18th - Homecoming Football Game 7pm
• Saturday, October 19th - Homecoming Dance 7:30pm
• Monday, October 21st - Friday, October 25th - FREE Dental Sealant Clinic (more info coming soon)
• Tuesday, October 29th - Jostens Graduation Info Assembly
• Monday, November 11th - Veterans Day - No School
• Friday, November 22nd - Last Day of Term 1
• Monday, November 24th - Friday, November 29th - No School

This year's Homecoming Theme will be Tangled In The Moment

Dress Up Days:

• Monday 14th - PJ Day
• Tuesday 15th - Famous Duo Day
• Wednesday 16th - Pink Out
• Thursday 17th - Jersey
• Friday 18th - Spirit Out

Homecoming Game Friday 18th vs. Astoria 7pm @ Broadway Field

Homecoming Dane Saturday 19th 7:30 - 10pm @ SHS Aux Gym

Hearing screenings will take place for grades 7 and 11 on Thursday, October 17, 2024. If you have a student in a different grade that you would like to be screened, please email Nurse Dani at dnelson@seasidek12.org with their full name and grade. Please also reach out with any questions.

During the school year, preventative dental services are offered at no cost to students. These free screenings will be offered on October 21-25th during the school day.

If you would like your child to receive services, please complete the attached fillable form completely, choose the services you would like your child to receive, sign, date, and return to your child’s school. Forms can be dropped off in the school office.

These screenings are open to all students grades 6-12. Every student is encouraged to participate, even if they receive regular dental care.

If you have any questions or need a hard copy of a consent form, please email Nurse Dani at dnelson@seasidek12.org or call the school office.

Thank you!

SMS/SHS parents: Student drop off and pick up is only on the east side (mountain side) of the building along the sidewalk with the yellow curb. When waiting in line please close the gap with the car in front of you to allow our busses to get up the hill. There is no student or parent parking in the lower staff parking lot. Please abide by the posted signs. If we all work together student pick up and drop off will be much quicker. Thank you.

Recently our school has been placed into a "Secure" status because a bear had been spotted on campus. But what does that mean? Our school has adopted The “I Love U Guys” Foundation’s Standard Response Protocol (SRP).

The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) is based on an all hazards approach as opposed to individual scenarios. Like the Incident Command System (ICS), SRP utilizes clear common language while allowing for flexibility in protocol. The premise is simple - there are five specific actions that can be performed during an incident. When communicating these, the action is labeled with a “Term of Art” and is then followed by a “Directive.” Execution of the action is performed by active participants, including students, staff, teachers and first responders. The SRP is based on the following actions: Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter.

For more information please check their website or the documents below.

Do you have any gently used but long forgotten LEGO's lying around the house? The SMS Lego club would love to help you out by taking them off your hands! If you are able to donate Legos to our Lego club please contact Shelby Gagnon at sgagnon@seasidek12.org or 503-738-5586

Jostens will be here on Tuesday, October 29th during Colloquium to hand out order forms and answer questions about graduation ordering. Every Senior needs to have a cap and gown to participate in the graduation ceremony.

Here are some Graduation Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: How do I order my cap and gown?

A: Jostens will be here on Tuesday, October 29th to hand out paper packets. They will return on Tuesday, November 12th during lunch to collect the paper packets. Orders can also be placed online at https://www.jostens.com/

Q: Do I need a cap and gown?

A: Yes, every Senior needs a cap and gown to participate in the graduation ceremony.

Q:What do I do if I can't afford to purchase a cap and gown or I don't want to buy a new one?

A: Seaside High School has a large assortment of caps and gowns for students to borrow for graduation. If you need to arrange to borrow a cap and gown from the school please complete this form: SHS Senior Cap & Gown Loans If you have any questions contact Katharine Parker at ksparker@seasidek12.org

Q: When is graduation?

A: Graduation will take place Monday, June 9th at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center at 7pm.

Q: How many tickets to the graduation ceremony will my graduate receive?

A: Each graduate will receive four preferred section wristbands. This will give them access to the preferred seating section close to the stage. The remaining seating will be general admission and available to all. There are no spectator limits at the convention center and all are welcome to come support the Class of 2025. If you have someone in your party that will need accessible seating please have them contact Katharine Parker at ksparker@seasidek12.org

Create Art Weeks: October 28th - 31st & November 18th - 21st

Volunteers are needed to assist with a middle school art event. Volunteers will help facilitate an instructor during these special events.

If you are interested in helping out during our upcoming 6th-8th Create Art Weeks please complete our Seaside School District background form below and sign-up for a time slot below:

Volunteer Application And Background Check Form

Sign Up For a Time Slot:

• October
• November

There will be more opportunities to volunteer in 2025!

Questions? Please contact Shelby Gagnon at sgagnon@seasidek12.org or 503-738-5586.

Check out a sneak peek of what students will be learning below:

By Tandy Carow: Ms. York's Civics class interviewed David Rankin this week. He's one of a couple of fire chiefs in the Seaside Fire Department. In this interview we learned that the fire station has full-time, part-time, and volunteer firefighters. We also learned that the fire station is getting renovated for more bedrooms and bathrooms, and a new kitchen. He also told us that it's important to know who's getting elected in local government elections. Another thing we learned is that he fights wildfires during the summer.

ASPIRE is Oregon's Career and College readiness program that offers education, resources and mentoring for students. ASPIRE works with grades 9-12 and encourages all types of postsecondary paths - college, trade/vocational school, military and workforce. Our ASPIRE program brings together adults who are excited to mentor students and help them create a path for their future. Mentors are required to complete a background check before being matched with a student. All meetings take place at Seaside High School during the regular school hours. Next week students are being matched with their mentors and will meet with them to begin applying for their chosen post secondary path. If you DO NOT want your child to participate in the ASPIRE program, contact the ASPIRE Coordinator to opt-out.

If you are interested in being a mentor for this year's seniors, fill out the form below and the coordinator will reach out to you.

https://forms.gle/b3eVUSmg8QrTFPxH9

Ashley Graffius

ASPIRE Coordinator / Secondary Counseling Support Specialist

agraffius@seasidek12.org

(503)738-5586 ext. 2207

When children are hungry, they aren't able to focus on the job of learning. The Food4Kids Seaside Program is available to help and is offered to students at Seaside Secondary School (grades 6-12) who do not have access to consistent meals on the weekends. Food is fuel, and we want to help your child be fueled and ready to learn each week!

The volunteers at Food4Kids provide a bag filled with food on the last school day before each weekend. Students will bring this food home from school on Fridays.

If you have more than one child in need of a food bag, please fill out this form for each child.

If you are driving yourself to school you need to stop by the Main Office and fill out a parking permit application so that you can receive your student parking permit sticker.

Student parking is only permitted on the East/Mountain side of the building. Students are not allowed to park in the staff parking lot on the ocean side of the building.

Office hours are Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm.

Reminder when parking on our steep hill to curb your tires to help avoid any accidental rolling.

If you will need to pick up your student before the school day ends, please send them in the morning with a note to the Main Office. That way we can have your student ready for pickup at the time you need them.

To avoid receiving the automated attendance call if your student is absent, please contact the Main Office as soon as possible at 503-738-5586

The Main Office hours are Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 4:30 pm.

The Miss Clatsop County Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for ages 14 and up! MCCSP is a nonprofit volunteer-based organization that prides itself on empowering women in Clatsop, Tillamook and Columbia Counties to achieve their personal and professional goals, while providing a forum in which to express their opinions, talent, and intelligence. Participants receive scholarship money, gain interview and public speaking skills, and have the opportunity to speak on behalf of their favorite cause while enhancing personal and professional goals. Applications can be found at https://missclatsopcounty.org/ or at the front office!

Our school is using ParentSquare for sending important school related information. It is incredibly important that all families keep their contact information current and up to date. If you have any changes to your phone or email please contact our main office at 503-738-5586.

All district and school, grade level and classroom information will now be sent to your computer or phone via email and/or text. For even more convenience, download the ParentSquare app (available for free for iOS and Android devices).

ParentSquare will be used to send:

• Weather related updates
• School related updates
• Field trip information
• Weekly updates
• and much much more!

Parents—Getting Started Video

Parents – Getting Started Video (Spanish)
Introduction to Parents and Guardians Slide Deck (English)
Introduction to Parents and Guardians Slide Deck (Spanish)

Through ParentVue you can:

• Register your student each school year
• View your students classes
• Check your students grades and status of any assignments
• Communicate with your students teachers
• And much much more!

For even more convenience you can download the ParentVue app (available for free for iOS and Android devices).

Please click the LINK here for bus stop information.

If you cannot find your bus stop or believe it is incorrect, please contact our transportation supervisor at 503-738-7150 or cpeters@seasidek12.org.

Please be at your bus stop 5 minutes earlier than the scheduled pick-up time. Bus times vary due to traffic levels. Bus route information is posted on our school website. See link above.

During the 2024-2025 school year we will again be using our bus badge program. This program increases the safety of our students on our buses by allowing us to know who is on the bus at all times and at which stop they exited.

Here's how it works. Student ID Bus Badge utilizes an ID attached to a student’s backpack or a lanyard which communicates with the Bus Pass scanner located on the bus. Students will scan the badge as students enter and exit the bus instead of having to take paper pencil attendance.

If you prefer to opt your bus rider out of this program please complete this form. It is important to note that students who opt-out of the electronic monitoring portion of the program will still need to show their Student ID Bus Pass to ride a district school bus. Their badge will just not have a active barcode to scan.

Student ID Bus Pass Electronic Monitoring Opt-out Form

Q: My student needs to ride the bus home with another student today - what should I do?

A: We must have requests in writing, preferably no later than noon, and are unable to accept permission over the phone. Instead you may:

Send your student with a note to give to the Main Office in the morning with the date, the name of the student your student will be riding with, and your contact information.

OR

You may email the request to sgiess@seasidek12.org or kbrenden@seasidek12.org If you need further assistance please call the main office at (503)738-5586.

If your student has medical issues or needs to take medications during the school day, we need to hear from you ASAP! The medications will need to be delivered to the main office by the parent/guardian (NOT the student). We will ask the parent to complete forms for each medication your student takes. Even if your student has medication they need to keep with them during the school day i.e.: inhaler or epi pen or if your student takes an over the counter medication ie: cough drops or Advil, we need to have a parent signed form on file.

For our 7th grade students: Please be aware that all 7th graders need a Tdap booster as part of their required immunizations to attend school. If your student has not yet had that booster, please contact your primary care provider for this immunization. Immunization exclusion day is February 19, 2025 where all students must be up to date, or have an exemption in place, to avoid school exclusion.

Please contact the Main Office at (503) 738-5586 or the school nurse, Dani Nelson at dnelson@seasidek12.org

For current job openings please visit the website here: https://seaside.tedk12.com/hire/Index.aspx

For information on becoming a substitute for our schools please visit the ESS website here: https://ess.com/apply/

Seaside High School

Seaside Middle School

Seaside Schools Athletics

Thank you for your interest in being a volunteer in the Seaside School District!

There are many ways a volunteer can help in our schools: reading groups, mentoring, assisting in a library or cafeteria, school beautification projects, coaching, field trips, and much more.

The McKinney-Vento (formerly Title X) Homeless Program does not just serve families living in shelters or cars but all students who do not have a fixed, regular, or adequate living situation. We need your help to identify these students!

Seaside School District is once again able to provide a Free Breakfast and Lunch to ALL Preschool - 12th grade students. To view the menus for each school please click the link here: https://files.smartsites.parentsquare.com/5085/2024-2025_ssd_district_calendar.pdf

Calendars

• Seaside Secondary School Activity and Athletics Calendar
• Seaside School District Calendar

• Student Rights & Responsibilities Handbook
• Student Rights & Responsibilities Handbook Spanish Version

The Seaside School District prohibits discrimination and harassment on any basis protected by law, including but not limited to race, color, sex, marital status, religion, national origin, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, veteran/military status, or disability in any educational programs, activities, or employment.

The links below allow you to locate Seaside School District’s complete nondiscrimination policy and complaint procedure. If you would like to report information about conduct that may constitute Title IX sex discrimination, you may file a complaint by following the procedure below. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Jenny Risner, Coordinator of Civil Rights, Title IX, Section 504, & ADA, at 503-971-320-3268 or email jrisner@seasidek12.org

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedure

Phone: 503 738 5586
Fax: 503 738 5589

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

Seaside High School Website: https://shs.seasidek12.org/

Seaside Middle School Website: https://sms.seasidek12.org/