Principal's Post
This Tuesday, November 29, we invite you to join us in the LOHS library from 6:30 - 8:00 pm for an evening with Kevin Ashworth from NW Anxiety Institute to learn how you can help support your teenager with anxiety and stress. As someone who has had the opportunity to listen to Kevin's presentations, and a parent to two teenagers, I guarantee that it is well worth your time. Feel free to bring a friend who may be interested! See more information below about Kevin.
Take care,
Kristen Colyer
An Evening with Kevin Ashworth from NW Anxiety
Please join us on Tuesday, November 29 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the LOHS Library for an evening with Kevin Ashworth, Clinical Director of NW Anxiety Institute, to discuss ways we can support teenagers with anxiety and stress. The presentation focuses on helping parents and caregivers understand the important differences between anxiety and stress and introduces effective tools for managing each. Emphasis will be placed on helping parents identify signs of anxiety in kids and manage expectations at home. Most importantly, the role of empathy and the avoidance of over-accommodating anxiety in kids will be addressed.
About Kevin:
Kevin Ashworth is a co-founder, licensed therapist and Clinical Director of NW Anxiety Institute, a specialty anxiety clinic in Portland, Oregon. For the past 15 years, Kevin has worked with children, teens, adults, and families who live with anxiety disorders. He specializes in the delivery of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and exposure therapies. Kevin presents regularly on topics of anxiety, parenting, and CBT and is passionate about providing clinical supervision to emerging therapists and licensed clinicians. He provides continuing education trainings to therapists on a national level and co-directs NW Anxiety Institute’s student training institute, supervising graduate student clinicians. Kevin has advanced certificates from the behavior training therapy institute (BTTI) of the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF) in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Hoarding Disorder. He has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Portland and was the founding president of OCD Oregon. Kevin’s parent workshop was featured in the NY Times, and he has been a guest on various podcasts, quoted in best-selling books, and is a regular consultant to local news stations on issues related to mental health.
Giving Tuesday
Hello Laker Family!
Giving Tuesday is right around the corner. Thank you to everyone who has already made a donation to the Laker Club- we are grateful for you!
Thanks to your generous contributions, the school has been able to fund some of our Laker Club Teacher Grants. So far we have been able fulfill grants for the counseling department and to the English department teachers for their personal lending libraries. The math department purchased some new calculators. The photography department purchased new camera lenses. The ecology class was able to help fund a fieldtrip and the College and Career center was able to fund a transition specialist. The band was able to purchase some new mouth pieces for instruments and soon, we will be getting a new, much needed, sound system for our gymnasium. Our teachers continue to request throughout the year as different needs arise, and monies raised go directly to fund the specific requests of our teachers.
If you have not yet made your donation and would like to, it's not too late! For the 2022-2023 school year we are asking for a voluntary tax deductible donation of $125 per family, but any amount is appreciated.
Please make your tax deductible donation here Laker Club Donation
You can also bring a check to the office made out to the LOHS Parent Club or mail it to LOHS at 2501 Country Club Rd, LO 97034, Attention: Laker Club.
DONATION ANYTHING HELPS
Hello all, it's that time of the year again and the holidays are fast approaching! As always, donations of gift cards are very much appreciated for our students and families in need. Fred Meyer, Safeway, WalMart, Target gift cards are preferable as they offer a variety of goods that can be purchased. Denominations of $25, $50, or $100 are typical and most welcome. Thank you for your support.
NATIONAL CHILDREN & TEEN'S GRIEF AWARENESS MONTH
It's time to register for the polar plunge!
LOHS Unified Special Olympics challenges you to come out and freeze for reason. Come take part in the yearly program that brings programming to Special Olympic Athletes. Registration starts on October 1, 2022 with Special Olympics. In order to be prepared for all those that might be interested, we encourage you to sign-up using the LOHS Unified form attached. (https://forms.gle/wfQmQLAjrh3UN1w67) This event will take place sometime in February so watch for updates from the LOHS Unified about information regarding the event.
Not sure what the Polar Plunge is, check out this video from the past event! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HArqtZQrTmk) Each team that registers is encouraged to come dressed as a theme. The team with the best theme gets special recognition for the day!
We hope that you will join us!
LAKER LOG YEARBOOK
Attention students who purchased last year's Laker Log Yearbook (2022); our spring supplements have arrived! These supplements include spring events such as prom, graduation, sports updates, and spring performances. Please come get yours to insert into the back of your 2022 Yearbook. Supplements are available at the Bookkeeper's counter in the main office.
FROM OUR NURSE
Is your child up to date? Check here and be sure to update school records before you leave for Winter Break.
WHEN TO KEEP YOUR STUDENT HOME FROM SCHOOL
Please follow this link to see when and for how long to keep your student home due to various symptoms.
New Application for School Volunteers
For the safety of children, volunteers are required to have an approved background check when volunteering in schools.
To help streamline compliance with state and school board policies, which require that all volunteers have background checks and knowledge of other board policies -- as well as state-mandated proof of vaccination (or a qualified exemption) -- we are introducing a new all-in-one volunteer application and approval process through ou Raptor Visitor Management System.
Submitting an online application initiates the background check process. Once submitted, applicants will receive an email upon approval of your background check and you will be given access through the onsite Raptor System at all schools. Please allow up to three weeks to process your approval.
Volunteers need to submit only one application for volunteering in all LOSD schools. Applications need to be submitted annually to capture changes in background checks, policies, and/or vaccination requirements.
Volunteer Application for LOSD
Thank you for applying promptly, and for your service to our students and schools. We are grateful for our volunteers.