The Guardian Gazette

Hi there Students,

A heads up that Wednesday, Oct. 16th is an 8 period day schedule as we will have Juniors taking the PSAT. In order to balance out equivalent time in our A and B day schedules, we are running an 8 period schedule that day.

Grade level administrators are meeting with their students who have less than 90% attendance and want to attend the Homecoming Dance on Oct. 18th. If you have not filled out this interest form yet, and you want to go to Homecoming, please do so asap. For safety and security reasons, we have a cap of 600 students who can attend Homecoming. As previously communicated, it's a first come, first serve basis based upon the time you fill out the interest form above. Please go to office #139 to visit with your grade level administrator. If you are a senior, then, come see me in the Main Office.

On a somber note, today, one year ago, violence in the Middle East escalated and since that time there has been a war that has caused a tremendous loss of life. If you, or someone you know here at school, is directly impacted by this war and/or has strong feelings given the gravity of circumstances, please know that your counselor and our social worker, as well as your grade level administrator, are here to support you. We care deeply about ALL of our students and we are here for you.

Let me know what you need. I ALWAYS so enjoy hearing from you and checking in at events and while in the hallways during passing time and lunch.

Principal Coning

Mark your calendars now for these 2024-25 School Year Dates
October 9 - Changed to AM Flex Schedule
October 9 - Costa Rica Trip Informational Meeting
October 10 - Changed to AM Flex Schedule
October 10 - Homecoming Assembly
October 11 - No School, Statewide Inservice Day

October 14-18 - Homecoming Week!
October 15 - Picture Re-Take Day
October 16 - Schedule changed to Full Day, All 8 Schedule
October 16 - Free Senior Photos
October 17 - Men's Soccer vs. Lincoln (Battle of the Birds) and Senior Night
October 18 - Homecoming Football Game vs. Lincoln (Battle of the Birds)

October 18 - Homecoming Dance following the game
October 21-31 - Club Yearbook Photos
October 24 - Mandatory Senior Meeting
October 25 - Red Cross Blood Drive

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

A couple of reminders about parking at Ida B. Wells HS.

• Rieke Elementary School parking lot has only 30 designated spots that have IBW painted in the spot-- Security Services have asked our CSAs to sticker cars that are parked in Rieke designated parking spaces. Only Juniors and Seniors w/ a parking permit can park in the IBW spots at Rieke.
• Senior parking is for Seniors with a 2024/2025 parking permit
• Everyone- do not park in loading zones, handicap, staff/faculty, or fire lanes. We are documenting infractions and you can be towed if you park inappropriately.

If you have parking questions, you are welcome to email me or stop by the main office and any of our admin staff can answer your questions.

Thank you,

Ms.Caldwell

If you have purchased an ASB sticker, but do not have one yet on your ID card you must come to the bookkeeper’s office with a copy of your receipt to have the sticker placed on your ID card. Without the sticker on your ID card, you are not eligible and cannot enter games or the homecoming dance. You cannot show a receipt at the gate/door door for entrance.

Homecoming Week 2024 is approaching quickly - October 14 - 18
Here are the themes for each day and some key athletic events to support!

Monday, Camo Out
Tuesday, Country vs. Country Club; JV and Varsity Women's Soccer
Wednesday, PJ Day
Thursday, Denim Day; JV and Varsity Men's Soccer Battle of the Birds vs. Lincoln (Varsity Sr. Night)
Friday, Guardian Out, Battle of the Birds, Varsity Football vs.Lincoln followed by Miami Nights Homecoming Dance
Saturday, Varsity VB Home Tournament

This year’s Homecoming dance is set for Friday, October 18th, right after the home football game, from 8:30 to 11:00 PM! Due to health and safety guidelines, we’re limiting attendance to 600 students. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, so don’t wait to complete this interest form.

The dance will take place in the Ida B. Wells HS Gym. To protect our gym floors, only athletic wear will be allowed on the dance floor.

To express your interest in attending, please fill out the form linked here. This form is for students to complete using their pps student login. Remember, there will be no entry 15 minutes after the football game ends, so plan accordingly!

A reminder: to join in the fun, students must maintain a 90% attendance record or better. You will receive an email this week from our Attendance Coach if you are not at 90% attendance and with steps to take if you want to improve your attendance so that you can attend the Homecoming Dance.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Here is the link to the 2nd episode of the Guardian News Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfvsykpFCpo from our Journalism/Student News Class

Thanks to teacher, Aaron Olsen, for sharing photos of his class, Wilderness Medicine, practicing their skills at George Himes Park.

From our PE teacher, Holly Prohaska "Just wanted to share some fun photos from our 8th period strength and conditioning class field trip yesterday. We had the opportunity to go to Rose City Rowing Club and take "the Barge" out on the water! We had perfect weather and a lot of fun!"

Last weekend, students from Dual-credit Geology and AP Environmental Science headed up to the south side of Mt. St. Helens to get field experience identifying volcanic features. Along with Ms. Brown, Mr. MacDicken, and PSU professor, Rick Hugo, students climbed through ancient tree casts and explored the Ape Cave lava tube.

The first edition of The Headlight is now available! Click here https://ibwheadlight.com/ or use the QR code on the flyer.

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.

All students currently in AP classes need to sign up in AP Classroom. This should be done ASAP! Registration for the AP exam can be started later this week as well. Students are working on this in AP classrooms but it can be done on their own as well.

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.

Steps 4 & 5 are the payment portion and may need to be completed at home with parent(s)/guardian(s) by November 1st.

Those juniors that registered and paid for the Digital PSAT by previously 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.

Students taking the exam must use their PPS chromebook. Students must complete the Digital Readiness by Oct. 9th. See email from amenashe@pps.net that all students testing, and their parent/guardians, received on 10/4 for directions and important information.

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.

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

Don’t miss the mandatory Senior Meeting 10/24 at 9:50 in the Auditorium during Flex

Come and hear from/about:

- Senior Leadership

- Principal Coning

- Counseling and College & Career Center

- Senior Calendar

- Grad Night

- Jostens (Cap and Gown)

- and much more!

We’re excited the Visual Impressions, our graduation photographer, is offering a day of free senior photos at IBW on 10/16 for the yearbook. Your yearbook photo is FREE!

Additional copies of your photo are available for purchase as well.

https://www.visualimpressions.org/booking-calendar/ida-b-wells-senior-picture-day-event?utm_medium=page_links

Club Photos are coming up! Please note that all clubs listed for October 24 Flex have been moved to October 25 Flex.

The Ida B Wells Red Cross Club is hosting our first blood drive of the year on Friday, October 25th. Every day, tens of thousands of people need donated blood and blood products to keep them healthy or even stay alive. There are many reasons why blood donations are essential for the health of the community, and we need generous people to donate blood and save lives.

Please use the link below to join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!

REGISTRATION LINK

Drive Details:
Site: Ida B Wells High Schooli
Date: Friday, October 25th

Time: 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM

We are so excited to share this incredible travel opportunity with Ida B. Wells students for the summer of 2025.

In collaboration with Walking Tree Travel, Profe. Durham and Mr. Olsen are planning a student trip to Costa Rica in June, 2025.

This packed itinerary includes hiking to waterfalls in the rainforest, ziplining, rafting, surfing and trekking up the highest peak in Costa Rica, Mt. Chirripó!

The following link has detailed information about costs, dates, itinerary, accommodations, safety and support.

2025 Ida B. Wells Costa Rica Adventure

The trip is open to students currently in grades 9-12.

At least one year of Spanish language study is recommended, but not required.

Please email Profe Durham at adurham@pps.net or Mr. Olsen at aolsen@pps.net if you have questions about the trip. Also, please plan to join our informational Zoom meeting where you will have an opportunity to ask questions directly to Gabriel Duncan, our program coordinator.

What: 2025 Costa Rica Adventure Informational Meeting for Parents and Students

When: Wednesday October 9th, 2024

Where: Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/396673459

Time: 7:00 p.m.

This meeting will be recorded, in case you are not able to attend. Please let Profe. Durham or Mr. Olsen know if you are interested and will not be able to attend the informational meeting.

This trip is ideal for students who are open-minded, have a genuine passion for exploration and are willing to step out of their comfort zones. Students should be responsible, safety-conscious and prepared for the mental and physical challenges that are inherent to group travel. Students should also have a genuine desire to expand their knowledge of Costa Rica, its local history and cultural traditions.

¡Vamos a Costa Rica!

Dream about traveling the world? Would you love to experience beauty, history, and culture? Great news, IBW students! We are going to Greece and still have room on the trip for a few more students. 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

The Fall issue of the IBWHS Career News is now available featuring the latest career days from Portland Workforce Alliance, internships, mentoring programs, jobs and volunteer opportunities.

https://www.pps.net/Page/16186

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.

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!

Read the October 3rd edition of the Guardian Gazette, Family News here: https://secure.smore.com/n/56zte

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.