The Guardian Gazette

Please see below for more details about each of these calendar items.

October 30 - Varsity Volleyball at Westview, First Round Playoffs

October 31 - Deadline to sign up for Costa Rica Trip
October 31 - (SW)2 Trick or Treating for Canned Food for Neighborhood House
November 1 - No School for Students, End of 1st Quarter
November 1 - AP Registration and Payment Deadline

November 1 - Final Regular Season Football Game vs. Jefferson (Western Theme)
November 2 - Men's and Women's Soccer - First Round Playoffs, TBD
November 4 - No School for Students, Staff Personal Development
November 14-17 - Fall Musical
November 18 - First Day of Winter Sports
November 20 - Financial Aid Night
November 21-23 - Fall Musical
November 25-26 Conferences, No School for Students

November 27-29 - No School, Thanksgiving Holiday
December 4 - Guardian Showcase, Discover Ida B Wells High School

See more dates on the:

The Trivory Calendar: https://trivory.com/ibw/calendar
2024-2025 PPS School Year Calendar

An important meeting was held Friday for the Class of 2025. If you were unable to attend, please see the Senior Newsletter that came out on Friday with all the important dates and information. https://secure.smore.com/n/jestr

If you have an 8th grader or perhaps have an 8th grader in your neighborhood, please make note of our Guardian Showcase on December 4th from 6-8pm. This is also a great night for anyone in our community to come see all the great things happening at IBWHS!

All students currently in AP classes need to sign up in AP Classroom and register for the AP exam by entering the Exam Code. In addition exam payment or financial aid request need to be completed now as well. These should be done ASAP!

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR AP CLASSROOM/ REGISTER FOR TEST (AP STUDENT SLIDESHOW):

Here are the slides with detailed instructions for students about how to enroll in AP Classroom, register for the exam and apply for financial aid/pay for AP exams.

Steps 1, 2 and 3 can be done in class or at home. Please complete steps 1, 2 and 3 by September 30th. This step must be done from your PPS student account!

Steps 4 & 5 are the payment/financial aid portion and may need to be completed at home with parent(s)/guardian(s). Be sure to use the payment link in the slides as they will take you to the District School Pay. It is not on our IBW School Pay. All steps MUST be completed by November 1st.

Please watch Episode 4 to find out about the many resources available for our students https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBWI7wy2CtQ

Thank you Ms. Pena for investing in the future business leaders of America! Check them out on the Deloitte rooftop terrace! Go Guardians!

Make sure to purchase your 24'-25' yearbook before January to avoid the price bumping up to $75! You can purchase the yearbook on school pay in the Costs/Contribution section.

If you don't want your school picture in the yearbook this year or you would like a different name than shown in StudentVue, please contact Mr. Higbee at khigbee@pps.net or let him know in room 142 before school or at lunch! Make sure to let us know by December 1st.

Please visit this link and select Enroll now if you would like to sign up: 2025 Ida B. Wells Costa Rica Adventure

If you were unable to attend the informational meeting, you can access a recording at the following link: 2025 Ida B. Wells Costa Rica Adventure Informational Meeting

The deadline to sign up will be October 31st and we expect this trip to fill up, so please enroll as soon as possible to secure your spot on the trip.

Please send any questions to Amy Durham or Aaron Olsen.

¡Vamos a Costa Rica!

Hello Guardians! Do you dream about traveling the world? Would you love to experience beauty, history, and culture? We are going to Greece and still have room on the trip for a few more students. For a low price, your flight, most meals, and all tour costs are included! You can also get academic credit and/or build your resume! Would you like to know more about the week-long, spring trip to Greece? Email me at mwilkinson@pps.net for more info. Thank you! Ms. Wilkinson

This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and lady Persephone – Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.

After its origins as a DIY community theatre project in 2006 and a studio album in 2010, Hadestown electrified audiences with its 2016 world premiere at New York Theatre Workshop, becoming the longest-running show in that celebrated theatre’s 40-year history. The production then received its Canadian premiere at Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre in 2017 and then a 2018 sold-out engagement at London’s National Theatre. Hadestown opened on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre on April 17, 2019, developed with and directed by Rachel Chavkin, starring Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada and Patrick Page. Hadestown made its West End debut in February 2024 at the Lyric Theatre, London. Directed by Chavkin, the production featured Dónal Finn, Grace Hodgett Young, Zachary James, Melanie La Barrie and Gloria Onitiri.

Due to occasional coarse language, this musical is considered appropriate for ages Upper Elementary and Older.

Ticket information will be coming soon!

The Ida B. Wells Leadership Wellness Committee is planning an inaugural Wellness Fair on January 31, 2025. At this event, students will have the opportunity to attend workshops and listen to speakers that focus on all facets of wellbeing. We are seeking community partners that have an expertise in physical health, mental health, mindfulness, yoga, art therapy, sexual health and other topics that might appeal to teenagers. If you, or someone you know, has a skill or knowledge to share, we would love for you to present or host a workshop at our Wellness Fair. Please complete this survey and we will reach out to you to discuss a collaboration. Thank you so much for your help to make this happen for our student community.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3pb6RJusHCNgzBIsqwfZQESJsnodgrL118fTDvCEF7-3rDw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Registration is now open for Portland Workforce Alliance & Bodecker Foundation November career days! And so much more...

Explore a career at an area business this month including Under Armour and Wieden & Kennedy and earn a CRLE toward graduation. Please see the career newsletter for all of the opportunities and registration links. These go FAST! Register today!

A reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday 10/29 is the last information session for the Architecture, Construction & Engineering Mentoring Program (ACE). Deadline to apply is November 12th.

See all the details for these opportunities and more in the IBWHS Career Newsletter - https://www.pps.net/Page/16186

Click here for the October 17th edition of the IBW College Center Newsletter https://secure.smore.com/n/3n2td that was sent to our Seniors and their families.

Here is the link to the IBW Social Work and Counseling Newsletter that was sent out last week.

https://secure.smore.com/n/41uf0

Click here to read the IBW Athletics Weekly for October 28 https://secure.smore.com/n/fpdry

For a complete listing of the weekly athletic schedule, please visit the athletic dept. website:IBW Athletics/THIS WEEK. Links to team schedules can also be found on their team pages on the athletic website.

Use this link https://www.ibwathletics.com/mediaguide or the QR code below to use our hot-off-the-press, Fall Media Guide which includes links to all our team schedules, rosters and photos.

If you are planning on trying out for a basketball team or participating in Swimming or Wrestling, it is now time to begin registering for the season which officially begins on Monday, November 18th. Just a reminder that you MUST have a valid physical on November 18th, to begin tryouts or to participate in first day practices.

Also, the item Winter PIL Pay-to-Play is now open in SchoolPay. We do ask that you not pay the fee for basketball until the teams have been announced, The fee for all Winter sports should be paid by the first contest. Coaches have the right to hold out players who have not paid the fee.

To begin the registration process, see our website: https://www.ibwathletics.com/page/show/3737816-registration

As of today, we have 85 registrations up from 46 last Monday.....building towards 200!

Website:www.ibwathletics.com
Phone: 503-916-5280, ext 75318
Athletic Director, Mike Nolan,mnolan@pps.net
Athletic Assistant, Leanne Van Horn,lvanhorn@pps.net
Instagram: ibw_athletics
Facebook: Ida B Wells HS Athletics
Trivory App: Agreat way to see the daily Athletic Schedule
Mike's Weekly Athletic Newsletter. Be sure to watch for it here in the Student News each week! It includes a recap of the prior week, what's on tap and includes Student-Athletes of the week and more!

Did you miss the Family Newsletter from last week? Here is the link to the October 24th edition: https://secure.smore.com/n/wy1pm

The 2024-2025 Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook is live on the PPS and MTSS (Student Conduct & Discipline) website. We are shifting from printing hard copies to electronic versions of the SRRH beginning this 24-25 school year. Every school office will receive one hard copy in the six supported languages. Upon request, we will be able to make additional copies if needed. The Copies for the building should arrive this week.

We have created a Slide Deck with all parts of the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook to share with students and families; please use the QR code below to access the slides.