Tiger Beat April 25th, 2025

Budget Committee Openings

Bandon School District announces openings on its Budget Committee, for a three year term expiring 6/30/2028.
The Budget Committee reviews the District’s budget and recommends needed changes. The Committee conducts business in evening public meetings held between April and June. The Budget Committee also approves the Budget Document and forwards it to the School Board for adoption by the end of June.
Interested people who are registered voters living within the district boundary should submit a letter of interest to the Bandon School District Office.

Please include the following in your letter:
1. Name
2. Address
3. Phone number
4. E-mail
5. Why you want to serve on the budget committee.
6: What skills and experience you have that would benefit the committee.

Please address the letter to Bandon School District, 455 9th Street SW, Bandon, OR 97411, or email letter to croberts@bandon.k12.or.us

If you wish to know more about the Bandon School District’s Budget Committee and its work, please call Business Manager, Amanda Steimonts, at 541-347-4411.

Do you know a current Bandon staff member who has made a difference in your life, the life of a child, or to the community? It can be any employee: a teacher, or an educational assistant, a bus driver or a secretary or a food service worker, an administrator or a custodian. Our district is filled with great staff!

Visit our website at www.bandon.k12.or.us and click on the Bandon Distinguished Tiger Award Nomination Form link. Complete the fillable form, and add no more than one page to the form explaining why you believe this Bandon staff member deserves the Bandon Distinguished Tiger Award. Be persuasive! Give it your all! Tell us as many details as you can about the staff member and what makes them deserving of this award.

Return completed form and one page essay to the following:

Joseph Bain

PO Box 659

Bandon, OR 97411

Senior Scholarship Opportunities

• Bandon By-The-Sea Rotary - Due April 25th

• Odd Fellows Scholarship - Vocational, Trade or Technical- Due May 2nd

• Bandon Lions Club - Due May 3rd

• Eileen M. Fetterman Compassion and Kindness Due May 14th

• John M. Fetterman Outdoorsman Due May 14th

• Dorothy Zaddach Fetterman Healthcare Due May 14th

• The Bill Smith “Stories from the Wall” Scholarship - VFW, Due May 15th

• Dew Valley Scholarship - Due May 15th

• Spirit of Aloha- Due May 15th

• Dr. Nina Lucille Dominy Scholarship Due May 21st

• University Women of Bandon Scholarship - Due May 23rd

Our industrial arts students got to show their skills while competing at Southwestern Oregon Community College's welding competition. They competed against 4 other high schools from our area and were able to succeed in getting a first-place victory in Beginner Mig welding.

The Speech team headed to state! 13 kids are competing in 17 events, and we are hoping to bring home that 1st place trophy! Thank you to the band for playing us out and the school for cheering us on!

Baseball

https://www.osaa.org/teams/100262/edit

Softball

https://www.osaa.org/teams/100269/edit

Track

https://www.athletic.net/team/116/track-and-field-outdoor/2025

Girls and Boys Golf

Contact the Office

Speech

Contact the Office

Our entire high school had the incredible opportunity to attend a live performance by the amazing Willy Porter at the Sprague Theater, thanks to the generous hosting of Bandon Showcase!

From powerful guitar solos to unforgettable storytelling, Willy had the whole audience captivated. It was an inspiring and entertaining experience that brought our school together in the best way.

Huge thanks to Bandon Showcase for making this special day possible!

Come dance the night away with live jazz music at our Social Dance Night

April 30th

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Ocean Crest Gym

$10 Per Person

Enjoy an evening of swingin’ tunes, smooth moves, and community fun — all in support of the music program!

Last week, local VFW representative Donnie Wise came to our school to recognize the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who participated in this year's Patriots Pen Essay Contest with their Social Studies teacher, Mr. Volk. Congratulations to Isla Vosburg-Sullivan for winning both the District and Regional competitions! Her essay will be moving on the the state level!

Local artist Vicki Affatati has been working with our 5th and 6th graders to paint submissions for the 2025 Boardwalk Art Contest. This years theme is "Shore Birds, Sea Stacks, and Starfish".

As we approach the end of the school year, we would like to inform you about some exciting and special opportunities for all of our students: the upcoming end-of-the-year activities! These opportunities are considered a privilege, and are available to all students simply by being part of our school community and demonstrating that they can follow our school code of conduct: Be Safe. Be Respectful. Be Responsible.

End-of-the-Year Activities:

• May 13-16 6th Grade Outdoor School

• June 2 HLMS Goes to the Movies for all grades

• June 4 4.0 DQ Lunch with Ms. A and Mrs. McMonagle for all grades

• June 5 4.0 All 4 years Bandon Dunes Lunch with Ms. A and Mrs. McMonagle

• June 6 8th Grade to Eugene with Mrs. Kraynik

• June 9 8th Grade Bowling at NB Lanes and Promotion

• June 10 Field Day for 5th-7th Graders

Please note that students are expected to adhere to our school code of conduct to be eligible for these fun activities. Specifically, any student who receives a major referral or accumulates three minor referrals after April 10th, 2025, will lose the privilege of participating in these activities. This policy will be strictly enforced for safety reasons, and we kindly ask for your support in reinforcing this expectation with your child.

If a student is ineligible for end-of-the-year activities, they will still attend school as usual on these days. During this time, schoolwork and supervision will be provided for those students.

For further details on our school's conduct expectations, please feel free to visit the following link:
Harbor Lights Middle School Student Conduct Expectations

We are excited about these opportunities and look forward to creating lasting memories with our students. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Becky Armistead, Principal

Harbor Lights Middle School

HLMS held a STEM fair on April 25th for all students. It was an optional opportunity for 6th-8th graders. All 5th graders are participating. The top 3 projects in each grade level will qualify for the Regional STEM Fair held on May 9th at the Coos Curry Electric Coop in Port Orford.

Our 6th-8th World Music Students at a recent Choir Festival held in Sutherland.

Please take the time to check your Parent Vue account on a regular bases. It is a great way to help your student(s) keep track of grades and assignments, as well as a convenient way to communicate with their teachers. You can access your account by clicking on the black bar above, or you can download the APP in your APP store so you can save your log in information and access your account quickly from your phone.

All of our students should have signed a behavior agreement form that acknowledges that they have reviewed the student handbook, and know what the behavior expectations are at HLMS. We would appreciate it if you could take a moment to review the student hand book (link below) as well.

Just a reminder, students are not allowed to have cell phones out during school hours. We require them to be kept off and in their locker or backpack during the day. This includes breaks and at lunch. Please encourage your student to come to the office or their teachers if they have a concern or need help instead of reaching out to you via cell phone during the day. This way we can help make sure that all your student's needs are being met. We have a student phone available in the commons that is always available.

Jornada de puertas abiertas para los nuevos alumnos del jardín de infancia.

Boletín de Mayo

Concierto de música de primavera

May 16th will be the competition day!

3rd and 4th grade students had the opportunity to join a team, come up with a team name, and then read all of the books before the May 16th battle day!

Receipts Fundraiser is well on it's way!

Box Tops Fundraiser

C&K Market, Inc. is committed to helping our local communities grow and prosper. Now All Access Rewards is making contributing easier than ever! As an All Access Rewards member you can choose a local charity or non-profit organization to support and we will give 1% back of all your qualified purchases to that organization. By enriching local communities, everyone benefits, building a place that thrives, and a place that is being created because people care.

SIGN ME UP!

With account information in hand either call, email or visit your local store to connect your account with you favorite charity or non-profit organization.

• Call: (541) 412-0005

• E-MAIL: AllAccess@CKMarket.Com

• Visit: Stop In Your Local Store And Visit The Customer Service Counter And Ask To Connect You with Ocean Crest Elementary School.

Start shopping and earning 1% for your organization! Your qualified purchases will automatically be tracked and reported for you when you use your All Access Rewards Card at any of our store locations. Connect your account Visit: Stop In Your Local Store And Visit The Customer Service Counter And Favorite Organization.

Start shopping and earning 1% for your organization! Your qualified purchases will automatically be tracked and reported for you when you use your All Access Rewards Card at any of our store locations.

Youth under the age of 22 who have moved from their country, city, or state in the last three years to work in agriculture or fishing, and who have not yet graduated may qualify for this program and supports.

Los jóvenes menores de 22 años que se hayan mudado de su país, ciudad o estado en los últimos tres años para trabajar en agricultura o pesca y que aún no se hayan graduado pueden calificar para este programa y apoyos.

Valley Flora wanted to alert you to a few new programs that we - and other NW farms - are spearheading in in order to make fresh, local produce more accessible to low income families in our community. We’re trying to get the word out as widely as possible. If you have a spot to hang a poster (attached below), or room for a mention in your next newsletter, that would be wonderful! We are happy to provide you with a color-printed poster, just let us know! Also, please feel free to forward this email to anyone in your networks who would benefit from knowing about these programs.

• Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB): a program that helps low-income Oregonians purchase more fruits and vegetables while supporting local, family farms. Folks with SNAP benefits can purchase one of our farm’s community supported agriculture (CSA) shares and DUFB will provide 1:1 matching funds (they pay half the cost of the CSA with SNAP and DUFB covers the other half). It's a win-win that strengthens our community by providing better access to fresh, healthy food while helping local farmers earn a living.
• https://www.valleyflorafarm.com/SNAP-DUFB
• https://doubleuporegon.org

• CSA Sliding Scale: our farm is offering a voluntary sliding scale payment system in order to make our food more accessible to everyone in the community. It’s been a beautiful example of community - and humanity - at its best.
• https://www.valleyflorafarm.com/2023csa

Valley Flora
PO Box 91
Langlois, OR 97450
www.valleyflorafarm.com

541.348.2229 for Restaurant Orders
541.348.2180 for CSA Inquiries

Website: www.bandon.k12.or.us
Location: 455 9th St SW, Bandon, OR, USA
Phone: 541-347-4411