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May 11th, 8pm-10pm

The Redd on Salmon Street

Mark your calendars for the Asian American Student Union's annual Asian Cultural Festival happening Saturday, April 20th! Taking place in our very own Lake Oswego High School, the event goes from 1 pm to 8 pm, featuring free food, vendors, music and performances from the Asian-American community here in Lake Oswego. The event is free to enjoy, but performances going from 6 pm to 8 pm in the auditorium will require a ticket to watch.

You can buy performance tickets at

asianfestivallo.com

CALLING ALL JUNIOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS!! Please sign up to help raise money for the Class of 2025 graduation party! We need volunteers to help run concessions NEXT THURSDAY April 18th! This is the last opportunity to raise funds before next school year! Please sign up HERE to help! Thanks so much for your support and participation!

Laker Parent Club

MORE DETAILED INFO BELOW:

Junior students and parents!! Please sign up to help the Class of 2025 raise money for their graduation party! We need volunteers to help run concessions on 4/18/24 at the LOJ Track meet from 4-6 pm and at the JV2 Baseball game later that evening 6-8pm! This is an important opportunity for the Class of 2025 to raise money. Come out to cheer on our Lakers and support the Junior Class!

No experience necessary! At least one (1) person will need to have a food handler's license. Please note in the comments if you already have one. Obtainable online in ~ 20 min here:

https://www.orfoodhandlers.com/#/

Please encourage your spouse, friends, and of course, fellow Class of 2025 students/parents to volunteer with you--all are welcome!

During second semester, the Link Crew Leadership Class participated in the CommuniCare program. We focused our efforts on supporting young adults who are struggling with addiction in the Portland Metro Area. Our class raised $1435.73 by collecting and recycling our school's cans and bottles, as well as various fundraisers. We received an additional $15,000 from The Schnitzer CARE Foundation.

Our class identified and evaluated local nonprofit organizations that best addressed our mission. We evaluated written proposals and completed an interview with each organization. Two nonprofit organizations were selected to receive a grant: Lifeworks NW received $5,000 and 4D Recovery received $11,435.73.

Hunger Fighters Oregon is now accepting applications for our Lake Oswego High School Student Board Member. You must be a current 9th or 10th grader who lives in Lake Oswego and will be attending LOHS next year in order to apply. This is a two-year position. Please click on the application below to learn more.

Hunger Fighters Student Board Member Application

SOLVE will be celebrating Earth Day by hosting dozens of beach cleanups, river cleanups, neighborhood litter pickups, invasive plant species removal projects, and habitat restoration events across Oregon from April 13th through April 22nd.

We call this annual event series the Oregon Spring Cleanup.

Here is a link that will take you directly to our complete list of events available for registration - https://www.solveoregon.org/oregon-spring

We are pleased to announce that Lake Oswego High School will host the SAT on Saturday, May 4. Current 11th and 12th grade students interested in taking this exam may register directly at the College Board website. Please note that currently the site states that LOHS is "full", however, we are opening additional seats and we will send out an email as soon as the seats are open.

Important information:

1.Students need to register for the SAT test through the College Board website.

2.They will then receive and download BlueBook (testing software).

3. During the week of the test, students will finalize their test settings.

4.Last step - they receive their admission ticket

If a student does NOT have a device the College Board can provide one. This is coordinated by the student but the device is sent directly to the school. BlueBook is already installed prior to arrival.

Students that are getting devices from the College Board are asked to come to the school early (7:15ish) to complete the test finalization and get their admission ticket (all this prior to 8AM when the test starts).

General Timing

Device Loaner Students - asked to arrive at 7:15 AM

General Doors open: - 7:30 AM

Test starts: 8-8:30 AM

Testing time: 2 1/4 hrs

Last day of school: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Senior Awards/Honors Ceremony: Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 6:00 p.m.

Senior All Night Party presented by Laker Parent Club: Sunday, June 9 (details below)

Graduation Rehearsal: Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 8:30 a.m. at LOHS (more info to come)

Graduation Ceremony: Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 6:00 p.m. at PSU Viking Pavilion (seniors MUST arrive by 5:00 p.m.)

Seniors - Please complete the form below to reserve your graduation tickets:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdekOP7QWXzHYUW6v9KeEpCcmKEaimCqcq6unfe4FBrwMbWzA/viewform?usp=sf_link

View your student's meal account balance at

https://www.schoolcafe.com/

If you have any questions please contact nutrition@loswego.k12.or.us

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! Please consider getting involved with Laker Club and come have fun with us! As we are nearing the end of the year, our Nominating Committee is looking for volunteers to fill board positions and chair committees for the 2024-2025 school year.

It's a great way to get to know new people and SO important to our school and entire LOHS community! Laker Club raises funds for Teacher Grant Requests, plans the Graduation Celebration for our Seniors, runs concessions at all sporting events throughout the year, provides meals for our wonderful staff, partners with the ACS teachers to run interviews for their classes, and so much more!

But NONE of these things can happen without an Executive Board and Committee Chairs.

Thank you to our current board members who have agreed to stay on!

President: Adria Cassidy

VP: NEEDED

General Treasurer/Grad Party Treasurer: Paula Gore

Concessions Treasurer: Lucy Liu

Secretary: NEEDED

Past President: Heidi Uhlman-Johnson

We are looking for people to fill the following:

Executive Board 2024-2025: We are looking for a Vice President and Secretary to complete next year's Executive Board. The Executive Board usually meets 3-4 times in addition to the 4-5 General meetings per year.

Vice-President- This is a great way to get involved in all things Laker Club by helping the President with various responsibilities throughout the year. In the event the President is not available, the VP will step up in any way that is needed. It is preferred, but not required, that the VP consider taking on the role as President for the following year.

Secretary- This is the job for you if you are organized, and enjoy taking notes and paying attention to detail. Our Secretary is responsible for taking minutes at each general Laker Club meeting and updating the Laker Club website. Time commitment is approximately 2-3 hours per month.

Committees 2024-2025:

ACS- We are looking for co-chairs to work with the 9th grade ACS teachers to organize and recruit volunteers for the mock interviews that happen over the course of a week at the end of each semester.

Concessions- We are looking for 3 co-chairs to run concessions for the 2024-2025 school year. Responsibilities include stocking and maintaining the concession stands throughout the year and scheduling staffing for all of the events.

Grad Party- We are looking for co-chairs to join in on the fun! Consider joining this committee and planning an awesome event for our class of 2025!!

Please let us know if you or someone you know may be interested in any of these exciting positions for next year!!

Thank you!

Molly Ducker: molly_ducker@yahoo.com- 917-544-5518

Linda Scipio del Campo: lscipiodelcampo@gmail.com- 971-413-5095

Jenn Zagacki: jzagacki@comcast.net- 503-522-8611

Senior Class is putting FUN in FUNdraiser… Help the Senior Class raise money for their Graduation Party, but not exclusive to the Senior Families!

Tickets to Party Boards are NOW ON SALE:

Sunday Music in the City, Sunday Afternoon, April 28

Mom's Margarita Party, Monday Evening, May 6

Senior Sunset (Senior Parents Only), Thursday Evening, June 6

Last Day of School Parent Fire Pit, Thursday Evening, June 13

Tickets Limited, click here to purchase: https://givebutter.com/8x3CKm

‘24K MAGIC — Future is Solid Gold | GRAD NIGHT PARTY

Date: Sunday June 9th

Time: Late late Evening

Location: Shhhh it’s a surprise

TICKETS: We are working hard to fundraise and the more Party Board Tickets we sell the less the per person cost will be! So please help us tell people and sell tickets. Tickets for GRAD NIGHT to go on sale mid-April

FOLLOW FOR MORE DETAILS: follow our IG page @lohsclassof24gradnight

SENIOR YARD SIGNS: Stay tuned to purchase your SENIOR yard signs to go ON SALE in April

FUNDRAISING: We’re excited to keep the cost of the Grad Night down (hoping lower than $50 per ticket) through fundraising! Please sign up for party boards, share and encourage others to sign up with you! Link here: https://givebutter.com/8x3CKm

INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED? Visit our Sign Up Genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B49ADA92AA3FFC25-48341356-lakers#/ or contact us at lakersgradparty@gmail.com.

Saturday, April 27, 2024 -10:00am to 2:00pm

To help community members properly dispose of unwanted or expired medications, the City is holding a one-day-only drug take-back event. This collection event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lake Oswego Adult Community Center, 505 G Avenue. This event will be a drive-thru collection - please stay in your vehicles.

In addition to prescription and over-the-counter medications, the following will be accepted:

• Vape pens and E-cigarettes WITHOUT batteries will be accepted. Batteries must be removed ahead of time or they will not be accepted.
• Unknown medicines and veterinary medications.

The following items will not be accepted:

• Medications from businesses such as nursing homes, doctor’s offices or any other institution or business - this collection event is for individual households only. If you have any questions, please contact Bonnie Hirshberger at 503-675-3992 or bhirshberger@lakeoswego.city(link sends e-mail).
• EpiPens, intra-venous solutions, injectables, inhalers, syringes, chemotherapy medications, vaping devices that have batteries that cannot be removed, or medical waste. For information on how you can safely dispose of these items, call Metro Recycling at 503-234-3000.

Please put all pill/tablet medications into a sealed plastic baggie or leave them in their original container (if in original container, cross out personal information). If you bring in a liquid, gel or cream medication, please put the bottle or tube in a sealable plastic bag to prevent leaks.

For more disposal options, visit www.lakeoswego.city/police/drug-medicine-disposal(link is external).

Location

Adult Community Center

505 G Ave

See map: Google Maps

Parents-guardians who have concerns about a student’s well-being are encouraged to reach out to their principal, and to maintain strong lines of communication and partnership between students, families, staff, and other resources. SafeOregon is also an effective way to report a tip regarding safety threats or potential acts of violence to our students or schools. Students should also be aware that intentionally providing a false report is a serious offense. https://www.safeoregon.com/

In addition, below are reporting methods for parents-guardians or students to use to report issues related to racist, bias, or harassment incidents.

High School Report Form