

The Guardian Gazette
Student News, May 20, 2024
Upcoming Important Dates
May 21-22 - Owl Antics
May 22 - 2025 Greece Trip Informational Meeting
May 23 - Athletics - College Signing Ceremony
May 23 - Student Art Show
May 24 - Red Cross Club Blood Drive
May 24 - IBW Carnival
May 29 - Band Concert
May 29-30 - Senior Finals
May 31- Seniors Last Day of School
May 31 - Flag Football Jamboree
June 3 - Class of 2024 Graduation
See more dates on the Trivory Calendar! https://dash.trivory.com/calendar?school=ibw
Free Summer Bus Passes Available Now
PPS is taking advantage of a funding opportunity to give free transit passes to students who rely on transit during the summer months. The passes are valid for unlimited rides on buses, MAX, WES and Portland Streetcar. Students can pick up a pass now in the main office. Passes are valid from June 1 through August 31, 2024. This program is for current 8th graders to our graduating seniors. Portland Public Schools student ID Hop pass will not work beyond the end of the school year. For more information: https://trimet.org/accesstransit/highschool-summerpass.htm
ACADEMICS
The 2024 IBW Student Art Show
We are pleased to announce the IBW 2024 Student Art Show! The event will be held Thursday, May 23rd from 3:30- 5:00 p.m. in the auditorium foyer. Our student artists in all grades would be thrilled to have you celebrate with us.
The gallery event will feature works by every emerging artist in all disciplines, culminating in over 600 works of art! Please stop by after school to connect with students, teachers, friends, and neighbors, eat some snacks, and soak in the incredible display of our creative community.
If you would like to help out we are asking parents to donate snacks and drinks for the event. Since it starts on campus right after school you can drop off food or drinks in the office prior to the event, or bring it with you! Please label drop offs "Art Show". Thank you for making the IBW 2024 Art Show amazing! We hope to see you there.
CS Students Win Awards at State Competition
From left to right, Mr. Ansell, George Boutwell, Justin Nguyen, Alistair Sidener, Mathew Dihn, Elliot D'Alessandro, Harper Wicker-Lenseigne, Ansel Stanik, Front: Tisya Tomar, Lenna Kiser and Fraser Zahniser pose after their two teams won "people's choice" and "best game design" at the Oregon Game Project Challenge at WOU on Saturday. Team hiccup (George, Justin, Alistair, Tisya and not pictured Henry Cannon, Milo Reynolds, Damien Caum) won the people's choice award, voted on by all people in attendance at the event with their game "Cell Shooter", a online multiplayer fps game. Team FRACTAL(Mathew, Elliot, Harper, Ansel, Lenna and Fraser) won best game design, for their game "Nocte", a massive procedurally generated open world exploration game. The teams had been working on the projects since the start of the school year.
IBW Guardian Dragon Boat Team
IBW Dragon Boat Team is looking for a few more paddlers! Monday, Wednesday, Friday practices to prepare for Rose Festival Dragon Boat Races the weekend of June 8 and 9.
IBW Carnival
Greetings, amazing Ida B Wells Community Members! Our school's first carnival is right around the corner and IBWHS Leadership is looking for volunteers to make it a success. Whether you can help with setting up, running crafts, helping with our bouncy house, or helping with snacks, your time and energy would be greatly appreciated! If you're interested, please sign up using this link. This carnival is a fundraiser for Dormbecher Children’s Hospital and will be held on May 24th from 5-7 pm. Thank you for your support and we hope to see you there!
Red Cross Club - Final Blood Drive
The Ida B Wells Red Cross Club is hosting their final blood drive of the 23/24 school year on Friday, May 24th. This one is our "BATTLE OF BIRDS DRIVE" which is a friendly little competition with our rivals Lincoln HS to see which community can give more. So sign up to donate today and let's break records!
Please use the link below to join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!
Drive Details:
Site: Ida B Wells High School
Date: Friday, May 24th
Time: 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Congratulations, Art Students!
Ida B Wells art students win the Congressional Art Competition for OR District 1 represented by Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. Congratulations to Maia Schabel for receiving 1st Place for her artwork titled "The Skier". Maia's artwork will be on display at the US Capitol in Washington DC for 1 year. Congratulations to Lyra Roska for receiving the Honorable Mention for her artwork titled "Golden Hour." Lyra's artwork will be on display at Beaverton City Hall for 1 year.
Rose City Flea - District-Wide Market
Donations needed for Rose City Flea
Volunteers Needed for Rose City Flea
Greece Trip 2025
Dream about traveling the world? Great news, IBW students! Join our virtual informational meeting on May 22 at 6:00 PM to learn more about a Spring 2025 student trip to Greece! Your family can RSVP to the meeting here: Meeting Registration. I will then reach out to you to provide the Zoom link to the meeting, which will take about 45 minutes or so.
Those who register for the meeting will be eligible to receive a $200 tour scholarship and be eligible for Risk-Free Enrollment if they enroll on our tour! I cannot wait to tell you more about this trip of a lifetime!
Marrla Wilkinson mwilkinson@pps.net
Please note this is a non-school sponsored trip. EF Tours runs independently of IBW and Portland Public Schools.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
While focusing on mental wellness is essential every month, May has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month. Portland Public Schools is committed to uplifting wellness and to supporting all of our students to stay healthy, mentally and physically. Additionally, July is designated as BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month.
Resources:
Multnomah County Behavioral Health Call Center
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Our call center is available 24/7 to support anyone experiencing distress. You can also get help for someone else. Our trained clinicians offer support, and provide resources and referral. Services are free and available in any language. All calls are confidential.
- Free, 24/7 behavioral health support
- Language interpretation
- Referral to low-cost or sliding-scale agencies
- Help finding local behavioral health supports and providers
- Information about non-crisis community resources
- Mobile crisis services dispatch
Urgent Walk-In Clinic
Receive immediate, in-person care for a behavioral health crisis. Serves anyone at no cost.
Cascadia Health - Mental Health Urgent Walk-in Clinic
4212 SE Division St, Portland (MAP(link is external))
Open Monday-Friday, 7am-9pm | Saturday-Sunday 9am-9pm
Project Respond
Mobile crisis services are available if you can’t get to the urgent walk-in clinic, or are trying to get help for someone else. Call 503-988-4888 for help.
Crisis Assessment & Treatment Center (CATC)
A safe, and supportive place to stay and recover from a mental health crisis. CATC offers short-term crisis support and stabilization for adults ages 18 and up.
Operated by Telecare and open by referral. How to access CATC»(link is external)
Other Crisis Lines
Clackamas County
503-655-8585
Washington County
503-291-9111
Clark County
360-696-9560
1-800-626-8137
Teens have access to texting trained teen mental health responders
ReachOut Oregon warmline for parents and caregivers: 1-833-732-2467
This is a community network where questions are answered, resources are shared, and needs are understood.
Lines for Life general line: Call 800-273-8255
Lines for Life Racial Equity Support Line staffed by and for people of Color: 503-575-3764
Trevor Line for LGBTQIA+ Youth: Text “START” to 678678
Multnomah County Crisis Line including mobile outreach: Call 503-988-4888 (interpretation available and open 24/7)
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call 1-800-273-8255 (interpretation available and open 24/7)
Spanish speakers: 1-888-628-9454
SafeOregon tip line: Call or Text 844-472-3367 Email: tip@safeoregon.com
The tip line provides a secure, confidential means of alerting school administrators of explicit or potential threats to student safety.
Additionally, here are some important resources we’d like to share with you:
Youth centered Resources on Trivory app and webpage
Poster here (every school should have received posters: for more copies contact Katie Loewen)
Mental Health America mental health month toolkit link
Community Wellness Supports (includes call lines for families)
Career Exploration Opportunities - Upcoming Deadlines!
Earn a CRLE This Week & Learn About Careers in Construction!!
Meet Hoffman Construction
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Flex - 9:52AM-10:32AM
Engineering Room #8
Join us to learn from professionals about a future career path in the construction industry. Representatives from Hoffman Construction, the largest general contractor headquartered in the Pacific NW, will share their journeys into the industry and information about careers in structural concrete, framing, drywall and finishing, surveying, civil engineering and more. See flier and let us know that you're coming! RSVP: tinyurl.com/IBWCCC23
Apply Now for Summer Career Learning
Still need plans for the summer? Check out these opportunities now recruiting:
a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly growing field of cybersecurity with hands-on learning experiences, industry guest speakers, and expert instructors.
Summer Career Academy (Week of June 24, 2024). Portland Workforce Alliance offers this paid career mentorship program that connects students with inspiring women from multiple career pathways. Develop advanced job search skills and learn how to move from your first job to your dream job! Open to rising Sophomores-Seniors. Located at Parkrose High School in NE Portland. Apply by May 31, 2024 for priority consideration. Creative Careers Mentor Program (Week of July 15. 2024). Paid career mentorship program that focuses on creativity, design and business. Students will go behind the scenes at leading Portland creative agencies; practice their skills through hands-on experiences (all experience levels welcome); and get career coaching from caring professionals. Rising Sophomores-Seniors. Apply by May 31, 2024 for priority consideration. More opportunities at:
Students on the Oregon Tradeswomen field trip last Friday
Lost and Damaged Chromebooks and Chargers
Students and families are responsible for replacement costs for lost or intentionally damaged Chromebooks or chargers.
Seniors will receive an email by Friday, 5/4/2024 with their current Chromebook checkouts. All other grades will receive an email with their current Chromebook checkouts by Friday, 5/18/2024. Please carefully review this email and follow the directions to verify that you have the Chromebook or Chromebooks that are currently checked out to you.
FAQs
1) How much is the replacement cost for students who do not return their chromebook or charger?
The cost is $515 for the Chromebook and $15 for the charger.
2) What is included in the cost of the Chromebook? Why is the cost higher than similar Chromebooks I see online?
The cost includes the Chromebook, AC adapter, domain enrollment, Google Chrome Management License, 3-Year warranty, asset tagging, and inventorying done by District.
3) What if I accidentally damaged my Chromebook?
Accidental damage is covered by the Chromebook warranty. Please bring it to the library as soon as possible so we can send it out for repairs. There is no cost for accidental damage unless it is damaged beyond repair more than once per school year.
4) What if my Chromebook was stolen?
If your Chromebook was stolen, please bring a copy of the police report to the library. We will update your account and you will not be charged a fine.
5) What will happen if I do not pay?
If you do not pay, we may withhold graduation tickets and transcripts.
6) What if I cannot afford to pay?
Contact your counselor to ask for a fee waiver. We will work with you if you are unable to pay.
7) Who do I contact with questions?
If you have questions about paying for fines please contact Erica Caldwell at ecaldwell@pps.net. If you have questions about your Chromebook checkouts or repairs, please contact idabwellslibrary@pps.net.
See this week's Athletic Weekly here: https://secure.smore.com/n/epfn2
I'm excited to share an inspiring article featuring our drama director, Jamie Miller, and our talented freshman, Sabina McMahon. Sabina shines in the Female Lead role of our spring musical, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical.
Jamie Miller has been recognized as an Everyday Hero by KATU, showcasing his dedication to our drama program and his profound impact on our students. The article shares the heartwarming story of how Jamie helped a teenage cancer survivor return to the stage and pursue her passion for theater.
If you haven't seen the musical yet, It's a fun-filled production with live instrumental music performed by our students backstage. There are three more shows left, and tickets can be purchased here.
FROM OUR COMMUNITY
PSU Community Counseling Clinic
PSU Community Counseling Clinic has openings right now for individual (children, teens, adults), couples, and family therapy sessions. These are in-person or virtual and operate on a sliding scale $5-20/ student. Sessions are provided by PSU counseling students supervised by licensed therapists. Seems like a great low-cost resource for folks that haven't been able to get access to services at school or in the community due to the high need.