The Guardian Gazette

Hi there students,

I hope you have had a great first three weeks and that your schedules are landing in a place that feels right for you.

Y’all are doing a great job of keeping your technology away during the school day. I see a huge difference in classrooms and hallways. We know that taking a break from technology is good for our minds and bodies, and it helps you to stay focused on your learning at school.

Please know that technology is also away during FLEX time. During FLEX time, you need to be in a classroom. You can also be in the cafeteria to do school work with your classmates. We are a closed campus with the exception of lunch, so, you do need to stay on campus during FLEX Time.

The Homecoming Dance is Friday, October 18th. You need to have 90% attendance in order to attend Homecoming. If you miss school and are under 90% attendance and want to attend Homecoming, please see your grade level administrator.

The Club Fair was a huge success last week! It’s never too late to join a club if you missed signing up at the club fair. You can find all of our clubs listed on our website at: https://www.pps.net/domain/803 Go to the bottom of the page and access the slide show titled “24-25 IBW Clubs.”

I’m looking forward to the volleyball game vs. Lincoln this Thursday and the football game this Friday at McDaniel!

Have a wonderful week and see you around school.

Principal Coning

P.S. My photo this week comes from my visit to the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, WA.

Mark your calendars now for these 2024-25 School Year Dates
September 17 - Deadline for making class changes

September 17 - Back to School Night for Families, 6:00-8:30pm
September 18 - PACK THE PARK - Cross Country HOME meet
September 19 - Battle of the Birds home Volleyball games vs. Lincoln

October 11 - No School, Statewide Inservice Day
October 14-18 - Homecoming Week!
October 15 - Picture Re-Take Day

See more dates on the:

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

The process of adding and dropping classes is coming to a close. The class change deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 17. District policy states that if a class is dropped after the deadline, it results in a WF (Withdrawal Fail), which is added to the transcript. This will factor into a student's GPA as an F.

If any student needs school supplies, they should see their counselor. We have supplies and backpacks available for students with need.

Remember that you can drop in to see your counselor any day before school, at lunch or after school.

Our annual Back-to-School Night is tomorrow evening, September 17th. While this evening is directed towards parents/guardians, students are welcome to attend. Doors open at 5:45pm and the program begins at 6:00pm in the Auditorium with classroom visits beginning at 6:30pm. Students, please be sure your parents have your schedule when they arrive as we will not be printing out schedules.

In addition to the auditorium presentation and classroom visits:

• Counselors will be available after the auditorium presentation.

• Our Booster Club will have all the new 2024-25 IBW Merch available for purchase.

• Our Parent Groups will be present so you can learn how they are supporting our school and how you can purchase a membership and get involved.

And our Bookkeeper, Ana Curtis, will be available in her office in the main office from 5:45 - 6:45pm

to assist you with any of these Back-to-School payments:

✅ Pay Class Fees and Make Contributions
✅ Pre-Order/Purchase Yearbook
✅ Purchase ASB Membership
✅ Pay the Required PIL Fall Athletic Season - Pay to Play Fee

Please take a look at classes and programs that are asking for contributions to support enriching our programs. No student will be denied access to Ida B. Wells HS classes based on inability to pay. Thank you for supporting our students and our programs at Ida B. Wells High School. You can make these payments on school pay in the Costs/Contribution section.

You can pre-order/purchase the 2024-2025 Yearbook on school pay in the Costs/Contribution section. We highly encourage you to pre-order the yearbook now so you won't forget later. Pre-order numbers are used when ordering the yearbooks and we don't want to sell out! The price will also increase later in the school year.

The link to purchase an ASB membership has re-opened on SchoolPay. With the increase in the ticket price for student entrance to Volleyball, Football, Wrestling and Basketball games, this is a wise investment. Get yours today!

Now that we are fully underway with Fall sports, please pay this required fee ASAP if you have not done so. This fee covers such things as coaches salaries, referees, transportation, etc.

Just a reminder to give yourself plenty of time for parking for BTSN. Since our teachers are here for this event, much of the parking lot is already filled. Fortunately, we have no home athletic events on 9/17 so student parking and the Rieke parking lot should have spots available but still consider carpooling, taking public transportation, parking in nearby neighborhoods and walking or if you live nearly, please walk! Thanks!

If you requested to have your yearbook not shipped home at the end of the last school year, or if your yearbook was delivered to the wrong address, please see Ana Curtis in the bookkeeper’s office between 8:30 and 3:30 (Students must purchase during lunch).

We also have about 20 yearbooks available to purchase for $75 each on a first come first serve basis from Ana Curtis in person in the bookkeeper’s office between 8:30 and 3:30 (Students must purchase during lunch).

Don't forget to purchase the 2024-2025 yearbook on SchoolPay. It's only $65 if purchased by winter break. After that the price goes up to $75.

Finally, if you would like a copy of the spring supplement containing spring sports, the spring play and other events we weren’t able to cover in the yearbook, they are available for free outside the main office and Higbee’s room:142.

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.

Our PE department is seeking about 20 gloves (left/right/baseball/softball) and 10 bats to conduct a softball unit. Any condition or size will do. Please drop items off in the main office.

Our student-run IBW Printshop is excited to kick off a new season of designing and screen printing merchandise for school clubs, teachers, and athletics. Last year, we had a blast learning design and production skills in the printmaking business. We currently have openings for custom orders from our community. Contact us with your inquiries! All proceeds go directly back into our program to benefit the students.

We had a very successful Club Fair last week. We have over 70 clubs to choose from this year so something for everyone! it's not too late to join a club! Here is a slideshow with all the available clubs. 2024-25 School Clubs

The Ida B Wells Mountain Bike team had outstanding results at the Magical Madras race on September 7th. They raced hard in dry, dusty conditions and won 1st place in the high school teams division! The following students proudly stood on the podium:

Women's HS2

Hazel Gallagher 1st Place

Rut Urbatzka 3rd Place
pictured to the right

Dream about traveling the world? Would you love to experience beauty, history, and culture? Great news, IBW students! Join our virtual informational meeting on September 25th at 6:00 PM to learn more about our Spring 2025 student trip to Greece, primarily Athens and Argolida. Your family can RSVP to the meeting here: RSVP Here to Attend . I will then reach out to you to provide the Zoom link to the meeting. The meeting will run about 45 minutes and contain info about our upcoming trip! Note: the link is to RSVP; which you will need to do first. Then, we will send you the Zoom link to the actual meeting. Thank you! Ms. Wilkinson mwilkinson@pps.net.

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!

Amy Durham

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

Be sure and check out the Trivory Calendar for all the College Visits this Fall!

Read the September 16th edition of the Athletics Weekly here: https://secure.smore.com/n/hdb3f

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.

Official contests began last week and the required PIL Pay-to-Play Fee is now overdue. The required PIL Fee covers such things as coaches salaries, referee costs, transportation, etc, etc. The fee is $200 per sport, per season, with 2 seasons maximum. If you need financial assistance, please email our bookkeeper at acurtis@pps.net. The fee can be paid on SchoolPay under the multi-item bucket called Athletics. The item is called PIL: Fall Pay to Play Athletic Fee 2024

Coaches have the right to hold out student-athletes from contests who have not paid this fee.

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!

48% of the students in Sruthi Muralidharan's AP Physics C (with Calculus) class scored 5s on the exam last spring where the national average is only 29%. She also achieved this as only a second year teacher, and it's because of her that we are the ONLY PPS high school to offer AP Physics C. Congratulations!

Stay tuned for bios next week from all our new staff members!

IBW does not have an Equestrian Team so if you have interest, please reach out to the team at Lincoln High School.

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.