The Guardian Gazette

IBW Parents and Guardians,

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 4th, is the deadline to submit your name for the IBWHS Site Council.

The Site Council is a governing body of our school and students can elect up to 6 parent/guardian representatives. Site Council helps us to make important decisions about the goals of our school and monitoring progress towards our school goals. You can find our bylaws on the Site Council website on our IBW web page: https://www.pps.net/domain/789.

6 parents will serve a 2 year term. If you are interested, nominate yourself the form below. I want to encourage parents of diverse backgrounds and abilities to apply.

Here is the link for the nomination form: https://forms.gle/uYv3gU6oCkeKYQiQ8

Thank you in advance for your willingness to step up and volunteer for this important work.

Principal Coning

Mark your calendar for these upcoming dates:
October 9 - CEC Meeting

October 9 - Grad Night Planning Meeting

October 11 - No School, Statewide In-Service Day
October 16 - Schedule Change - All Day, All 8 periods

October 16 - PSAT for Juniors
October 16 - PreACT for Sophomores postponed, causing schedule change
October 14 - Booster Club Meeting
October 21 - PTA Meeting
October 25 - Parent Coffee with Principal Coning
November 1 - No School, End of 1st Quarter, Grading Day
November 4 - No School, Teacher Professional Development

December 4 - Guardian Showcase

If you haven't had a chance to look over the Guardian Gazette, Student News from September 30, click here: https://secure.smore.com/n/4wbdf

Do you want to help make our school a more inclusive, equitable, and safe place for everyone? Join the Community Equity Council (CEC)! We’re a group of parents, guardians, and community members working together to support our students, staff, and families. Whether you have ideas to share, a passion for equity, or just want to be involved, we’d love to have you with us. Come be a part of something great—everyone's welcome!

Meetings will take place once a month on Wednesday evenings from 7-8:30pm in Room 120. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, Oct. 9th. Hope to see you there!

Ida B Wells PTA strives to keep parents informed, advocates for the entire parent community, and provides you with a way to make a difference. The PTA encourages parents to participate in activities and events designed to improve their child’s school and educational experience.

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

Join PTA online by visiting the Oregon PTA membership page. Select “Ida B Wells High School PTA (Wilson HS) (PORTLAND)” from the alphabetized drop down menu.

ATTEND

General PTA membership meetings are typically held the third Monday of each month, at 5:30 pm in the IBW Library.

2024/25 PTA Meeting Schedule

October 21, 2024

November 18, 2024

December 16, 2024

January 21, 2025

February 18, 2025

March 17, 2025

April 21, 2025

May 19, 2025

VOLUNTEER

PTA Clothing Center Volunteers Needed – Two times a year, IBW volunteers at the PTA Clothing Center. The Clothing Center is a wonderful resource for students from across PPS, run entirely by volunteers and through donations. See here for details about the program. (This fall, they are especially looking for donations of teen-adult size gently worn/new sweatshirts, hoodies, and warm coats, as well as boys pants - joggers and jeans size 4-14). To sign up for our first volunteer date on Monday, October 14, go to this link.

We have an open position for our Fundraising Chair! This person organizes fundraising events, often working with local companies and our school business manager. Most current fundraising activity is done online. Please contact idabwellspta@gmail.com for information.

We look forward to seeing you out there!

Hello Guardian Families,

We are so excited to be back to school and putting on events for our students. Our Leadership class has been working very hard this past year to put together an Ida B Wells High School Homecoming Dance that is fun and safe for everyone!

In order to involve our community more, we are looking for parents/guardians who are interested in chaperoning our dances. This year, our Homecoming Dance will be on Friday, October 18th from 8:30-11:00 pm. Chaperones will have to arrive 30 minutes early (8:00). There are four chaperoning options for homecoming night and this includes coat check, admissions, refreshments table, and chaperone in the dance room. We would love to have you come!

To volunteer as a Homecoming Chaperone, please fill out the form linked here: https://forms.gle/dePggdQ4w9ShTLqH8

If you have questions, feel free to email lkleinwolf@pps.net. There is also a spot in the form for questions. We hope to see you there!

-IBWHS Leadership

Come to the planning meeting: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Tust residence, 6415 S.W. 34th Ave. From Vermont Street, turn north onto 34th. At the fork in the road, go to the left.

Agenda:

• Intro to Grad Night
• How to help with fundraising
• How to help with organizing
• How to help on Grad Night

There will be jobs big and small for all.

If you would like to help but can't attend Oct. 9, contact Jennifer Ellis, Grad Night Committee Chair, at: gradnightIBWHS@gmail.com You also don’t have to have a senior to help with Grad Night planning — all are welcome.

Thank you!

Amy Manning

Class of '25 parent

Did you know that Ida B Wells HS offers career pathways in Construction, Engineering, Computer Science, Health Sciences, Education, Marketing, Art & Design, Journalism, Sound Engineering, and Theater Production?

Engaging students in career learning is central to these Career Technical Education programs, as well as AVID and 9th grade College & Career Exploration classes at Ida B Wells. If you are interested in serving as a guest presenter or contributing your professional knowledge and inspiring our students this year, please complete one of these forms:

• Healthcare Career Professionals
• All Other Professionals

If you plan to volunteer in any capacity (field trips, main office, college and career center, library ect.), please get a background check through security services. It is an very simple form to complete and once you are cleared, the clearance lasts for 3 year.

Here is the link to get cleared: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/MjY3ODplbi1VUw==

Those juniors that registered and paid for the DigitalPSAT by September 9th will be taking the PSAT exam at IBW on Oct. 16 at IBW. Registration is closed as the CollegeBoard registration deadline is past. No additional students can be added. The PSAT will be the only exam that day as the PreACT has been postponed.

October 16 will now be a full school day (previously early release) and we will be on an 8 period day. Students taking the PSAT exam will have lunch after the exam followed by periods 5-8. More specifics about the exam will come out shortly. All students must take the exam using their PPS chromebook.

Have questions, please contact VP Scott Burns at sburns@pps.net or Admin. Asst. Abby Menashe at amenashe@pps.net.

All past communications regarding the PreACT/PSAT can be found here.

As you know, PPS was planning to hold PreACT testing for all sophomores on October 16. Due to a legal name change with ACT, Inc., there is a delay with the state's ability to hold the PreACT for sophomores beginning in October. The District is canceling the PPS PreACT test date of October 16th and PPS will work on scheduling an alternate date later in the school year. October 16 will now be a full school day (previously early release) and we will be on an 8 period day.

Have questions, please contact VP Scott Burns at sburns@pps.net or Admin. Asst. Abby Menashe at amenashe@pps.net.

All past communications regarding the PreACT/PSAT can be found here.

If you are a family in need of a food box for Thanksgiving please email our social worker Britni Locke at blocke@pps.net. We will have about 20 boxes to give to families.

Rotary International Youth Exchange is looking for families like yours to host a high school student for a 3-month period during the 2025-2026 School Year! Hosting a foreign exchange student is a life-changing experience. Your family will have the chance to learn about another culture, broaden your perspective and make lifelong friends from around the world.

If this sounds like something you might consider, please fill out this interest form: https://forms.gle/kxS8nmhFKE923zVH6 . The Youth Exchange Committee will contact you to share more information and, if you'd like, get you started on the application process.

Click here for more information: https://forms.gle/kxS8nmhFKE923zVH6

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