Ranger Report

March 22, 2024

Ranger Report

03/22/24

Hello Ranger Families:

Happy Spring Break! Let’s recognize the hard work that our students put into their education and wish them, along with our staff, some much deserved time off. Take this opportunity to recharge, enjoy the outdoors and connect with family and friends. This week is also typically a good time for “spring cleaning.” Academically “spring cleaning” includes tasks such as:

Using the links below to sign up for school conferences (April 1st and 2nd: Link below)
Making sure your student has forecasted for classes next year (link below)
Log into PowerSchool to check on ELS progress and completing past due assignments

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Important Upcoming Dates

Mark Your Calendars

03/25 - 03/29 - Spring Break

04/01-04/02 - Conferences, no school

04/09 - College/Career Fair

04/11-13 - Spring Play

04/26 - No school for staff or students

It is time to decide which classes you want to take next year

Students and families can forecast together using the student's PowerSchool Login and then clicking on the button "Class Registration". The link to this can be found at https://powerschool.estacada.k12.or.us/public/

Attached is the course catalog for next year's class offerings. Students have also received a worksheet to help them in forecasting.

Students have until March 22nd to complete their choices. After that, the system will be closed and counselors will pick classes for the students.

Thanks!

EHS Curriculum Guide

Student Led Conferences Are Approaching

Sign up now to reserve your time. We look forward to seeing you here!

Estacada High School Spring Conference Sign-up

A Focus on Academics

Please partner with us to ensure that your child is proficient in all essential learning standards. EHS teachers and counselors are working actively to reteach challenging concepts, reach out to families and create action plans for students who have not yet shown proficiency. We can do this!

How is my child doing? Log into PowerSchool

A Focus on SBAC

Why - SBAC Matters:

We encourage high student participation in this test for multiple reasons. This test provides teachers with the data necessary to look at how our students are doing compared to other districts and allows us to make changes in our programs if needed. We do not receive any money for how our students do on this test, but it holds us accountable to ensure we provide a comparable education to other schools. For more information, see the Family guide linked below.

Family Guide and Information for SBAC Testing

A Focus on Student Behavior

Each week in the Ranger Report I highlight one aspect of our student management expectations (linked below) with the goal of promoting clarity and communication with our parents in regards to behavior expectations and expected consequences. Our goal is to continuously improve our services to families by using data to drive our decisions. With that, now is a good time to ask “how are we doing?” Our fall parent survey results to the question “I believe school rules are enforced consistently at this school” scored a 3.57 out of a possible score of 5.0. I would like to take this opportunity to ask that question again to compare our scores and to see if we are on the right track. Please click on the link below to participate in this quick one question survey. Thank you for your help.

Follow-up Survey

Prom Shop coming April 6th!

On April 6th from 11-2 the EHS Boosters club is hosting a "Prom Shop" in the commons at the high school. There will be dresses and some accessories for Juniors and Seniors to shop through and choose at no cost.

Have attire from a previous dance that you don't plan on wearing anymore? Bring it and add to the collection!

We hope to see you there!

A Focus on College

Scholarship Opportunities

2024 Oregon Jaycee Foundation scholarship program. Our foundation will award up to $10,000 in scholarships to several graduating Oregon high school seniors in the Class of 2024. The amount of the scholarship is a one-time grant. The final selection of a recipient will be based on the following criteria: leadership qualities, personal accomplishments and community service.

Scholarship Application

Soon to Expire Scholarship Opportunities

March 31st- Mt. Hood Community College Foundation Scholarships- For MHCC prospective students. One application for over 150 scholarships.
March 31st- Promising Futures Business Scholarship $1000-$3000
March 31th-Oregon PTA's Teacher Education Scholarship -Education Majors
April 11th- Estacada High School Harold Taylor Scholarship $2,000 renewable up to $8,000 (3.2 GPA or lower, 2 letters of recommendation, to be used for vocational training or college)
April 11th- Estacada High School Sandy Masonic Scholarship (2) $1000- For all seniors, no letters of recommendation
April 11th- Estacada High School Student Council Scholarship (2) $500- 3.5 GPA, must have served for 2 years.
April 11th- Estacada High School Boosters Club Scholarship (2) $500 - Involvement in school activities
April 11th- Estacada High School Reagan Christine Memorial Fund Scholarship- (1) $1900, No GPA Requirement. All seniors should apply.
April 15th- Estacada High School Seniors Helping Seniors Scholarship (2) $500- Involvement in community

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Class of 2024 Event Calendar

Class of 2024,

Our senior webpage will help you stay informed and updated on all the exciting senior happenings!

Senior Event Calendar

Classrooms are Cell Phone Free Zones

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Life is full of distractions that keep us from performing our best.

Our expectation is that classrooms are cell phone free zones.

The classroom is a space for learning and engagement in preparation for a student’s next step in life. Join us in fostering this commitment to learning by:

Talking with your student about their cell phone use in school.
Be prepared to set limits and to collaborate with school staff in making learning a priority.