The Guardian Gazette

Hey IBW Students!

Make some memories and join us on February 8th, 2025 from 7:00-10:00 PM at the Crystal Ballroom for a night of dancing, photo booth, food and beverages, and so much more at our Enchanted Forest Winter Formal!

We highly encourage you to come and experience what a school dance is like outside of the school. When purchasing tickets, please keep in mind the following:

• You must have over 90% attendance to attend this dance. A list of students who have achieved this milestone can be found outside Room 139.

• Student tickets must be purchased on SchoolPay

• Student tickets are $35

• Guest Tickets must be purchased in the Main Office with Ms. Curtis.

• Guest Pass Form must be submitted prior to purchasing a Guest Ticket.

• Guest Ticket Forms must be completed and returned to me in room 143.

• SchoolPay is currently open to purchase tickets for those with 90% attendance and above and will remain open till February 6th.

• Tickets are first-come first-served. Once we hit capacity, ticket sales will fully close.

• If students have concerns or questions about ticket cost or need assistance, please reach out to your counselor.

• By purchasing a ticket, you are agreeing to follow District Student Conduct during the entirety of the event. If you attend the dance under the influence, or bring any school-prohibited items to the venue, you will be removed from the venue, and will not be permitted to attend future school dances. Disciplinary action will be taken as per PPS policy.

• You will need to check in at the Crystal Ballroom with your student ID and ticket receipt. (Your ticket must have YOUR name on the receipt!)
  
  

Please contact me at at lkleinwolf@pps.net if you have any questions about the event.

We hope to see you there!

Ms. Klein-Wolf, IBW Leadership Teacher

Please see below for more details about each of these calendar items.

January 31 - Library Closed during Lunch
February 1 - Grad Night Fundraiser - Electronics Recycling Event

February 8 - Winter Formal

February 13 - Hoot & Holler Town Hall Meeting
February 20 - Black History Month Assembly and Community Evening Event with guest, Michelle Duster
February 27 - IBW Red Cross Club - Blood Drive
March 5 - Special Schedule for all grade levels. PSAT/SAT testing for 10th and 11th.

See more dates on the:

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

Mark your calendars as we are excited for Michelle Duster visit to Ida B. Wells High School!

Event Schedule:

• February 19th:
  • Special Dinner with our Black Student Union and our Community Equity Council
• February 20th:
  • Morning Assembly: Michelle Duster will address our entire student body.
  • Evening Community Event: Public speaking event honoring Ida B. Wells and her legacy during Black History Month. Stay tuned for more details!

Are you multiracial, multiethnic, multinational, multilingual, or multicultural?
At IBW, many students and staff share the experience of having mixed identities. These intersecting identities shape our perspectives, influence how we navigate the world, and define how we connect with others.

We’re launching a special project to celebrate and showcase the diversity within our IBW community. By taking portraits and stories of students with mixed identities and displaying them on a wall in our school, we aim to raise awareness of the unique stories, strengths, and contributions that make our school community so vibrant and inclusive.

Want to be part of this movement?
Join us in sharing your story and showing that we are here, we matter, and we belong.

How to Participate, sign up by this form:

• Have your portrait taken for a school display

• Share a short reflection about what your mixed identity means to you.

Let’s amplify the voices and faces of those with mixed identities and show the world the beauty of our diverse community!

Spread the Word!
If you know someone who might want to participate, let them know about this project!

Thank you for helping us create a stronger, more inclusive IBW community.

A project inspired by Nancy Sullivan - McDaniel Librarian, sharer of this project

Catch up on all the most recent (January) episodes of GNN

Episode 12: Winter Prepardness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q65IA1GPk1g

Episode 13: TV Shows https://youtu.be/-4_AGAX0Icg

Episode 14: School Dances https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl_kzaK23fA

Episode 15: Finals and Forecasting https://youtu.be/Kic5222f888

*NEW* Episode 16: International Edition https://youtu.be/hlSndgbMm6I

Also, check out all the new articles in https://ibwheadlight.com/

March 5 Special Schedule

School for all 8:26am - 1:30pm

We are on a special schedule on March 5. There will be attendance taken for all grades.

Freshman - Special schedule for all Freshman. Plan to be shared as we get closer

Sophomores - Pre-ACT for all Sophomores

Juniors - SAT for all Juniors

Seniors - Special schedule for all Seniors. Plan to be shared as we get closer

Pre-ACT and SAT Testing:

On Wednesday March 5, high schools will be holding the Pre-ACT and SAT School-day tests at no cost to you! The Students in grade 10 will take the PreACT and students in grade 11 will take the SAT. These exams offer an opportunity for students to demonstrate their readiness for college and career next steps. Please encourage your participating student(s) to arrive at school early and be prepared for the tests. Students will be automatically registered by the District.

609 individual hygiene kits + additional supplies are headed from Portland to our neighbors in Los Angeles who were severely affected by the fires through the disaster relief program, Convoy of Hope. Our Leadership students and members of the Positive Charge Club assisted the greater Positive Charge! PDX organization in collecting items and assembling the kits.

See this article from last week

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/community/positive-charge-pdx-ida-b-wells-high-school-students-la-fires-donations/283-7807c473-9088-4aef-99b4-b8f750d94307

We are really proud of our students and staff members, Abby Menashe, Lisa Klein-Wolf, and Erica Caldwell, who worked so hard to support this effort.

And a huge thank you to all our community members who donated supplies!

The Snowboard Team completed in Boardercross at Mt. Hood Meadows on Monday January 27th. Team Captain Carlotta D’Onofrio (pictured on right) won a hard fought 1st place for the girls and Ronan Allison earned 3rd place for the boys. Both teams have secured an invite to the 2025 State Championships!

The Ski Team competed this weekend in two races at Mt. Hood Meadows and Timberline on January 26th and 27th. The girls team swept the weekend in both races, taking the team first place in Giant Slalom and Slalom! Great performances in all four heats by Leila Loriaux, Onyx Riccelli, and IBWWSC Ski Captain, Sydney Collins.

Doing some January cleaning? If you have any Electronics, please donate to the Grad Night Fundraiser!

Registration Now Open for Spring Term Career Days

PPS Veterinary Careers Day

February 7th, 2025, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm - Apply by 1/31

Oregon Humane Society- 1067 NE Columbia Blvd. Portland, OR 97211

• Open to: 40 PPS high school students

• Lunch: Provided

• Transportation: Will NOT be provided- Students are responsible for arranging their transportation to and from the event.

Portland Workforce Alliance Career Days

Students must await a confirmation email from the sponsoring organization and provide their own transportation to/from the event. Students under 18 must have a parent/guardian complete the permission form.

Law Career Day at Tonkon Torp - Wednesday, Feb. 12

Kaiser Permanente Career Day Thursday, February 13 | 8:45 am - 12:00 pm

OnPoint Community Credit Union - Friday, February 21 | 9:45 am - 1:30 pm

Howard S. Wright Construction Career Day - Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 | 8:45 am - 1:30 pm

Oregon Humane Society Career Day - Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 | 9:00 am - 12:15 pm

See all of the latest job, volunteer, and career learning opportunities here!

Here is the link to the January 10th edition of the the IBW College Newsletter https://secure.smore.com/n/jm3u9-ibw-college-news?ref=email with lots of reminders for Seniors and information about Scholarships.

Check out today's edition of the IBW Athletic Weekly that highlights our Winter lower-level teams: https://secure.smore.com/n/jd9m85

Hot off the press....check out the 2024-25 Winter Season Media Guide where you can find schedules, rosters and team photos! Use the QR code below or access from our website https://www.ibwathletics.com/mediaguide

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!

Congratulations to our very own, Nick Nohner!

We’re thrilled to announce that two PPS teachers were recently awarded the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).

Krishnan Ranjani, a teacher of advanced mathematics and Career and Technical Education (CTE) computer systems at Lincoln High School and Nick Nohner, a computer sciences and data sciences teacher at Ida B. Wells High School, were both selected for the honor which is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The award recognizes outstanding educators for their contributions to the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Each awardee will receive a certificate signed by President Joe Biden and a $10,000 award from NSF. Awardees will also travel to Washington, D.C., for an awards ceremony at a future date.

Congratulations to these two exceptional teachers!

Here is the district link to the article.

Did you miss the last edition of the Family Newsletter? Here is the link to the January 23rd edition https://secure.smore.com/n/d21jb

To take full advantage of the features available in our district-wide Canva deployment, we have transitioned to a new Canva structure. Rest assured, no content will be lost during this migration and Canva for Education in PPS still gives you full use of the premium features. As part of this process, you will be added to one or more new Canva teams that align with the school(s) you are associated with, or a "Staff & Admin" team for staff members who are not based at a school.

*This also affects students, so share the directions below and let them know they must copy their designs to their school/team account.*

Here’s what you need to know:

• Our existing district team will be relabeled as "Archive: [Portland Public Schools]". You will still be able to access this content by toggling between teams. You will also have access to your new school-based team in the same way. Refer to this guide for help on switching between teams.

• You should be creating ALL NEW DESIGNS in your school (or staff) team account, not your ARCHIVED account. The archived account will be removed at the end of this 24-25 school year, so you should copy existing designs to your new team.

• We recommend that you copy your content from the Archive team to your new school-based team. The new teams will provide you with the best Canva features and allow for easier collaboration with students and staff from your school. Follow these instructions on how to copy Canva content to your new team. The copied files will appear under Projects (not Recent). If those previous directions do not work, try these directions for How to Switch Teams and Move Designs.

• You will have access to the Archived PPS team for this entire 24-25 year. You do not need to copy everything and move it to your current school team now. In fact, you can determine what files you are regularly using and working on and copy those over first.

• If you are not seeing the archived team, please log out and log back in to Canva or try refreshing your browser.

• If you are still having issues, have questions, or need support, please submit a ticket to support@pps.net with Canva Support in the subject line.

Until 2/3/2025, Cognizart by MetroArts Inc. who is a proud PPS Arts Partner, is accepting applications from visual & performing artists ages 10 to 18 to participate in the 31st Young Artists Debut! The Young Artists Debut! offers fun and educational benefits, including the opportunity to showcase and refine creative talents, professional photos and videos of creative works, guidance from mentors, and honoraria. One winning artist will be selected as the first recipient of the Deveney Award, an award which includes $1,000 to further artistic endeavors.

The full details on the program are on our website at: https://www.metroartsinc.org/young-artists-debut