The Guardian Gazette

Hi there families,

I am looking forward to seeing you at “Coffee” with me tomorrow morning at 8:30am. Please check into the Main Office first and meet me in room #143 for an informal conversation and opportunity to ask questions. I will share information about some of our school initiatives as well as the modernization efforts.

We had a very successful Homecoming game and dance last Friday evening. Thank you so much to the 20+ parent chaperones who showed up to lend support. We appreciate you! Our football team is #1 in the PIL and both our soccer teams and volleyball teams finish out their regular seasons tonight and look to be locked in for playoff spots. Congratulations to all of our Seniors who have had or will have their senior nights coming up. Go Guardians!

I want to give a big shout out to our parent leaders of the PTA, President Jon Duncan, Booster’s, President Kirsten Carr, and our collaboratively parent led Community Equity Council. I encourage you to please read the missions of each of these groups and we welcome you to participate when your schedule allows. The important parent led groups help us to meet school needs that serve our students. https://www.pps.net/domain/4900

It is the end of first quarter next week and teachers will be submitting grades in synergy. If you have questions about your student’s progress in their learning, please email/contact the teacher directly.

Administrators are here to support you, our students, and our staff in ensuring our students have the BEST learning experience at IBW. Please feel free to reach out to your grade level administrator on behalf of your child any time:

Vice Principal Scott Burns (9th grade) sburns@pps.net

Vice Principal Dr. Sara Gandarilla (10th grade) sgandarilla@pps.net

Vice Principal Jill Altman (11th grade) jaltman@pps.net

Please note Ginger Taylor (gtaylor@pps.net) and Jeff Spalding (jspalding@pps.net) are substituting for Vice Principal Altman while she is away. Both VP Taylor and VP Spalding are long time retired PPS school administrators. Please reach out to them between now and winter break as needed for your 11th grader.

Principal Ayesha coning (12th grade) aconing@pps.net

Thanks everyone,

Principal Coning

Mark your calendar for these upcoming dates:

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 6 - TAG Family Night
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 21 https://secure.smore.com/n/0gmsht
IBW Athletics Weekly, October 21 https://secure.smore.com/n/s9ac4
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

Supporting the IBW Booster Club = Supporting our students!
How can you get involved?

Volunteer

We are just about full for concessions volunteers this fall! We still need help for JV Football on Monday, November 4. Sign up here to volunteer.

We just released the annual Christmas Tree Sale volunteer spot! Spots are divided by organization, so look for your group, and grab a shift. https://bit.ly/ibwtreesale

Buy Merch

Support Booster Club by shopping here. Our latest IBW Merch is available for sale at ComeUnity PDX at 3536 SW Troy St B.

Follow us

Follow us on the socials – Instagram and Facebook

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

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 Monday, November 18 with an earlier start time of 5:00pm,

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!

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!

• We will hold a Talented and Gifted (TAG) Family Information Night on Wednesday, November 6th, 2024 at 6:30PM via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/vxx-kikg-wtg (or dial: ‪(US) +1 516-274-8319‬ PIN: ‪662 060 224‬#)

• During this meeting we will review the presentation below and answer any questions you may have about TAG. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1avyBQ16dNgGqbS1Y17hMKycAvOwv-inAgS7tcnJrPQg/edit#slide=id.g2fcc005480a_0_129

IBW parents of Performing Arts Students,

I just completed a collage of photos in the hallway outside of the Athletic Department (see a not so great photo below). I would also like to create a collage of photos in the Performing Arts hallway but I do not have access to many photos like I do for athletics. If you have any photos from before, during or after band or choir concerts or anything taken during a school play, please email them to my at lvanhorn@pps.net.

Thanks!

Leanne Van Horn

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

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.

The SW Portland Community Band has a winter concert coming up on Saturday, December 14 at 5 pm at the Multnomah Arts Center. They will play their usual program of holiday and traditional favorites. Food and beer available, and all proceeds benefit the Ida B. Wells High School band program.

Other great news for the SW Community Bank is that they finally bought and received a beautiful set of chimes for their percussion section. They have been raising funds for several years to purchase this expensive new instrument, long- and much-needed by both the Wells band and our band.

More information about the SW Portland Community Band here: https://www.swportland.band/.

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

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