The Guardian Gazette
IBW Family News, September 19, 2024
October 17, 2024
Hi there families,
We are really looking forward to Homecoming tomorrow. We are expecting a packed house at both the game and the dance afterwards. Thank you in advance to the 25+ parent chaperones at the dance and all the hard work of our Athletic Director, Michael Nolan, and Activities Director, Lisa Klein-Wolf to help make this whole event possible.
I’m looking forward to meeting seniors next week on Friday, Oct. 25th for our 2nd senior meeting of the school year. We will be meeting during FLEX time in the auditorium. BTW, we have one of the highest FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student) completion rates of any high school in the state with close to 80% of our Class of 2024 completing the FAFSA. AND, we have an outstanding College and Career Center for our seniors and for all of our students. Here is the recent College and Career newsletter in case you missed it. This is an exciting time of year for our Class of 2025 as they plan forward and work to make their dreams come true!
it's hard to believe we will be coming to the end of the 1st quarter and soon, we will be sending out information about parent-teacher conferences in November.
Thanks everyone,
Principal Coning
P.S. My photo this week is from a recent visit to the 99W Drive-In Theater in Newberg. My first ever time at a Drive-In!
UPCOMING DATES
Mark your calendar for these upcoming dates:
October 18 - Homecoming Football Game and Dance
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
November 6 - Multilingual Family Night
November 6 - Community Equity Council (CEC) Meeting
November 18 - Booster Club Meeting
November 18 - PTA Meeting
November 25-26 - School Conferences
November 27-29 - No School
December 4 - Guardian Showcase (8th Grade Family Night)
If you haven't had a chance to look at the newsletters from earlier this week:
The Guardian Gazette, Student News, , October 14 https://secure.smore.com/n/td8wa
IBW Athletics Weekly, October 14 https://secure.smore.com/n/td8wa
IBW Social Work & Counseling Newsletter, October 2024 https://secure.smore.com/n/41uf0
And always be sure and check the Trivory Calendar for more dates!
https://trivory.com/ibw/calendar
NEWS FROM OUR PARENT GROUPS
Booster Club
Supporting the IBW Booster Club = Supporting our students!
How can you get involved?
Volunteer to help
We need volunteers for concessions. We especially need help Thursday, October 24 for JV football and women's soccer Senior night and we could use a few more for Varsity Football on Friday, October 18! Sign up here to volunteer.
Become a member
Support the Booster Club by joining as a member! You can join here using school pay.
Buy Merch
Support Booster Club by shopping here. We will be selling merch Friday at the Homecoming football game. **NEW** Our latest IBW Merch is available for sale at ComeUnity PDX. This is an Ida B. Wells family-owned shop located in Multnomah Village at 3536 SW Troy St B.
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Community Equity Council (CEC)
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 November 6th
PTA
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. Our next meeting is this coming Monday, October 21, 2024
VOLUNTEER
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!
MORE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Help make sure the Class of 2025 enjoys a great Grad Night Party!
Signups are open for parent volunteers for the Class of 2025 Grad Night Party! We have openings for:
Party board hosts
T-shirt coordinator
Yard sign coordinator
Raffle basket lead and team members
Purse and wine sale - co-lead and members
Setup on the night of the event - NON-SENIOR parents
Chaperones from 10 p.m.-5 a.m. during the event - open to all parents
You can find all these and more at our Signup Genius.
Thank you to all who attended the planning meeting last week or reached out. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Jennifer Ellis, Grad Night Committee Chair, at gradnightibwhs@gmail.com. Let's send off the Class of 2025 in style!
FUNDRAISERS
Win Dairy Hill Ice Cream
Final 2 days to purchase raffle tickets to win Dairy Hill Ice Cream for a year. Raffle tickets will be sold at the game. Winner will be announced at halftime. You do not need to be present to win.
NEWS FROM AROUND IBWHS
Homecoming Football Game
If you are planning on attending the Homecoming football game tomorrow night vs. Lincoln, you can save yourself some time from standing in line by purchasing your tickets ahead of time using this link . We are expecting a big crowd for this game so save yourself some time from standing in the ticket line!
https://gofan.co/event/1667409?schoolId=OR22038
Adults - $7
Students - $5
Senior Citizens - $5
Elementary Students and Younger - FREE
IBWHS Students with ASB - FREE
*A $1 service fee applies to tickets purchased on GoFan.
Seeking Magazine Donations
Several art students have expressed interest in collage this year. If you have any spare magazines with a lot of pictures that you would like to donate for our artists, please drop them off at the main office and mark with my name.
Thank you,
Marie Pearson
Art Teacher
Thanksgiving Food Boxes
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.
NEWS FROM OUR DISTRICT
COMMUNITY NEWS/RESOURCES
Host a Foreign Exchange Student
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
Multnomah County Services
Start with 311 as your single point of access to help with any questions or local government service needs within Multnomah County.
7 days a week - 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. (excluding federal holidays)
Call: 311 / 503-823-4000
Email: 311@portlandoregon.gov
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