Mazama High School

MARCH 2014

NEWSLETTER

3009 Summers Lane

Klamath Falls, OR

97603

Important Dates to Remember

Spring Sports Practice started March 3

March 8 SAT’s

March 13 End of 4th Grading Period

March 14 Grad Prep Day, no school for students

March 17 First Spring Sports Contest

March 19 Parent Conferences (schedule on page 3)

March 20 Parent Conferences, no school for students

March 21 No School

March 20 Band participating in the District Band Festival

in Grants Pass

March 24-28 Spring Break

March 31 Class Resumes

April 18-20 Spring Play, “The Cow Tippers’ by Eddie McPherson

April 20 Mz Band hosting the Basin Band Festival @

The Ross Ragland Theatre

May 1 Honor Dinner, 6.30 pm; Mazama Cafeteria

May 1 End of 5th Grading Period

May 2 Grade Prep Day, no school

May 10 Prom, 8:00-11:00 p.m., 9th Street Venue

PARENT CONFERENCES

All parents are invited and encouraged to attend Mazama’s Spring Parent

Conferences on March 19th and 20th. Parental involvement is a key

component to student success in school. We urge all parents to take some

time and attend your son/daughter’s conferences on these dates.

Mazama has scheduled some special educational activities on these dates as

well. At 6:00 p.m. on both nights there will be a workshop on “Preparing for

College”. This will be an informational workshop for parents who have

students going to college. Mr. Jon Johnson from the Aspire program will be

presenting information beneficial to all parents and students. The

“Preparing for College” workshop will be held in the library at 6:00 p.m. on

March 19 and March 20th.

On March 20th from 5:30-7:00 p.m. “Strut Your Stuff” will be held in

conjunction with parent conferences. Students and departments will share

special projects/activities with parents. Don’t miss these special presentations

put on by our students and staff!

We hope to see all parents for parent conferences. Below is the schedule for

parent conferences.

MAZAMA PARENT CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

MARCH 19TH

4:00-8:00 P.M.PARENT CONFERENCES IN THE CAFETERIA

6:00 P.M. “PREPARING FOR COLLEGE” WORKSHOP IN THE LBRARY

MARCH 20TH

12:00-4:00 P.M PARENT CONFERENCES IN THE CAFETERIA

6:00 P.M. “PREPARING FOR COLLEGE” WORKSHIP IN THE LIBRARY

5:00-7:00 P.M. PARENT CONFERENCES IN TEACHERS CLASSROOMS

5:30-7:00 P.M. “STRUT YOUR STUFF”

Five band students are competing at

the district solo contest (John

Bradbury, Kristin Bradbury,

Natalie Patton, Derek Fleming, Nate

Izzett) on Saturday, March 8, at

Ashland Middle School. The band

will be competing in their district

band festival in Grants Pass on

Thursday, March 20. They will also

be performing at the Basin Band

Festival, being hosted by Mazama

High School, on Wednesday, April

16, at the Ross Ragland Theater.

Spring Play

“The Cow Tippers’ by Eddie McPherson

Story of the play: Mrs. Brown has

moved to the tiny town of Hoke’s Bluff

for a one-year study of rural school

like. Once she arrives, she finds she’s

quite a fish out of water. On the first

day of school, the Sheriff shows up in

Mrs. Brown’s classroom looking for

leads to cow-tipping pranks which were

pulled all summer on area pasture

land. Mrs. Brown discovers that she

not only teachers her students a few

lessons, but she learns a few of her

own.

When: April 18 - 19 at 7:00 pm., &

April 20 at 2:00 pm

Where: Mazama High School’s

Cafeteria

Tickets: $2.00 at the door.

Please check with your student to

make sure they do not have any

fees left unpaid. We have quite a

few students with cafeteria

charges, please take care of these

charges as soon as possible. Basic Sculpture students and the Mazama

Sparrow Club have teamed up and

created planter pots that will be for sale

at our Parent-Teacher Conferences. All

money earned will go towards our

Sparrow Child!

Time is running out!

Buy your Yearbook Today!

$65.00 See Mrs. Rajnus in the bookkeeper’s

office or mail in a check.

Don’t wait until the last minute-secure your yearbook

today!

Mazama High School Yearbook

2013—2014

Seniors need to be aware of a number of scholarships that are

due in the next few weeks. The Ousley, Rogue Federal Credit

Union, OIT Scholarships, the PEO Scholarship and several others

are listed on our Facebook page at “MHS Seniors Counseling”.

Many of these are local scholarships.

Seniors are encouraged to see Mr. Rooney in the Counseling

Office if they have interest in a particular scholarship

or if they have any questions. This can be a hectic time

of year, so please stay on top of these important dead-

lines in order to apply for those scholarships for which

your student may qualify.

Partnership With Business Project

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Maama FBLA

Partnering with Pacific Crest Federal

Credit Union in the 2013-2014 school year

was an enormous success. Mazama High

School FBLA was very excited to help stu-

dents learn the importance of saving and how

it will have an effect on them in the future.

Chapter members helped with the project by

taking surveys, voting on flyers, participating

in a poster committee, and attending meet-

ings and presentations. The partnership in-

volved almost all chapter members, and eve-

ry member helped to make the project a suc-

cess. In addition, each side of the partnership

gained many benefits through the implemen-

tation of project activities.

Mariah Cooper and Emily Foster meet

with Mrs. Buckalew from Pacific Crest

after she spoke at one of the chapter

meetings.

Mariah Cooper and Emily Foster after

teaching Ms. Hull’s fifth grade class at

Peterson Elementary

Mazama FBLA

A big win for Mazama FBLA at Regionals Conference!

M a r c h 2 0 1 4

An amazing 44 awards were earned by Mazama FBLA members at the Cascade

Regional Conference which was held at Ridgeview High School on February 10.

Traveling to Redmond was new this year as the conference is usually held at

Oregon Institute of Technology. Members took their online tests early so they

were able to participate in speaking events or business workshops on Ridgeview’s

beautiful campus. On the next page are the results!

FBLA

Results

1st Brielle McKinney Accounting I

2nd Kelsey Pershall FBLA Principles & Procedures

2nd Omar Valadez-Ramos Accounting I

6th Kaitlyn Kaufman FBLA Principles & Procedures

3rd Emily Foster Accounting I

1st Brielle McKinney Health Care Administration

4th Holly Murga Accounting I

2nd Mariah Cooper Health Care Administration

5th Saraphina Barkley Accounting I

4th Chloe Leach Health Care Administration

6th Lynzee Wortman Accounting I

1st Mariah Cooper Insurance & Risk Management

7th Cody Cox Accounting I

2nd Kayla Pershall Insurance & Risk Management

1st Nazreen Taha Accounting II

1st Lisa Enman Introduction to Business Communication

2nd Erin Haney Business Communication

2nd Kierstyn Cooper Introduction to Business Communication

3rd Penny Underwood Business Communication

7th Kelsey Pershall Introduction to Business Communication

6th Camilla Peterson Business Communication

2nd Casey Ratliff Introduction To information Technology

1st Erin Haney Business Law

3rd Zack Seal Introduction To information Technology

4th Saraphina Barkley Business Math

1st Emily Foster Personal Finance

5th Cody Cox Business Math

7th Luise Gebhardt Personal Finance

1st Justin Shannon Computer Applications

2nd Kierstyn Cooper Word Processing

2nd Samantha Cardon Computer Applications

4th Lynzee Wortman Word Processing

3rd Natalie Temple Computer Applications

5th Natalie Patton Word Processing

4th Casey Ratliff Computer Applications

6th Molly Baldock Word Processing

1st Penny Underwood Business Procedures

1st Camilla Peterson Public Speaking II

7th Alex Zambrano Business Procedures

1st Nicole Carter Impromptu

3rd Jesse Sundet & Natalie Temple Desktop Publishing

5th James Boulter Impromptu

7th Marisa MdGinnis & ParisPrice Desktop Publishing

6th Lisa Enman Impromptu

3rd James Boulter Economics 6th Samantha Cardon Economics

Dear Senior and/or Senior Parent:

Hard to believe, isn’t it, that you will be graduating in a matter of months? Doesn’t it

seem like only yesterday that you were a scared little freshman trying to find your locker

and avoid those “big seniors” whose sole purpose in life seemed to be to make your life

miserable?

You and your friends have shared some incredible times. Remember your first

prom, that big game when you finally got to start, your first kiss from that extra special

someone, the teacher you loved to torture, or the coach who pushed you far beyond what

you thought was humanly possible? Memories are made of this—the times you and your

friends shared. Even though all you can think about now is “getting’ outta here,” some-

day, you will look back at these high school years as some of the best years of your life.

Why not tell your friends how much you care and make your message one that

will last forever? Express your friendship, love, or congratulations to all the special peo-

ple in your life by recognizing them with an ad in the all-color 2010 Valhalla Yearbook.

Select any one of several sizes to fit your budget and personalize it with your own mes-

sage, even a photo, at no extra charge. Please don’t send original photos. We cannot

guarantee safe return!

Many times several friends go together to buy an ad and include a photograph of

the “gang.” Couples often choose a Winter Formal photo with a special message express-

ing their affection. How about thanking Mom and Dad for all the love and support they

have given you over the years? Parents or grandparents often write a good luck message

to their graduating senior.

Write your message below or attach a copy of what you would like and put it in an

envelope addressed to “Mazama High School Attn: Lisa Schmidt” with a check made

payable to Mazama before March 14, 2014.

Don’t let this special opportunity pass. Every time you page through your year-

book, you’ll see the personal message you sent to your special friend at the end of your

high school years, and all those memories will come back for you to enjoy again and

again.

To: _______________________________________________________

Message:___________________________________________________

From: ______________________________________________

Senior Ad Price List

¼ Page $50

Half Page $95

¾ Page $140

Full Page $180

Mazama High School

Senior Culminating Experience

2013-2014

Extended Application Activity:

Options (25 hours)

Career Shadowing, journal required

College Class, “C” or better

1. If AP or dual credit, must earn an “A”

Military Training

1. Early Entry Program or Delayed Enlistment

Cadet Teaching (teaching required)

Health Occupations I or II, rounds outside of class

Prostart I & II, catering required

Level III and IV elective classes, with outside component (third or fourth semester

for repeated courses)

Work Experience (W2 as proof)

FBLA Officer/Nationals

Physical Project, associated with career

Detailed Tally of Hours

Passing Final Evaluation from Mentor/Facilitator

Portfolio Contains:

Portfolio Cover Page with Visual

Approved Proposal

Tally of Hours

Final Passing Evaluation from Mentor

Reflection Paper (3-4 pages)

Personal Education Plan and Profile

7th Semester Transcripts

Judges’ Sheets for Oral Boards

C. Speech at Oral Boards:

1. 8-12 minutes in front of staff, students, and mentors covering the entire Culminating Experience, must

have a technology piece.

2. Collection of Evidence (to show at Oral Boards)

Journal

Syllabus, Class Work, and Transcripts

Certificates of Completion

Physical Project

Receipts, Pictures, PowerPoint, etc.

Mazama High School Senior Project

2013-2014 Due Dates

Assignment Due Date

1. Informational Meeting for Senior Parents MHS Open House September 11th

New Mentor Meeting September 25th at 7 p.m.

2. Senior Project Proposal:

Typed Mentor Interview September 27th

First Draft of Proposal due in Class September 27th

Final Draft of Proposal due in Class October 4th

Reading/Interview with MHS Staff October 9th

Senior students who did not do early start must attend!

Last date a new or changed proposal can be submitted March 19th

3. Physical Project:

Mentor’s Progress Report returned by February 5th

Final log of hours due in class April 16th

Mentor’s Final Evaluation returned by April 30th

4. Writing Components

Personal Education Plan Portfolio Pieces March 12th

First Draft of Reflection Paper March 12th

Portfolio Cover Page with Visual April 7th

Thank-you Letter to Mentor May 22nd

5. Senior Portfolio (on time points) May 19th

6. Senior Portfolio (*not accepted after this date) May 23rd

7. Oral Boards May 30th

8. Graduation June 8th

If an excused absence occurs on a due date, the student must turn in the assignment on the date of return to

class in order to earn the on-time points. An unexcused absence on the due date will result in loss of on-time

points for the assignment.

*If a student does not have all of the required elements in the Senior Project Portfolio by May 23rd, the final due

date, the student will not be allowed to give the speech at the oral boards. The student cannot give a speech on

something that is incomplete. In this event, the student may not be eligible for the MHS Diploma.

Attention College Bound Juniors:

Mazama H.S. (school code: 380-562)

Practice Tests are available on-line and from the counseling office

SAT 2014 www.collegeboard.org

Test Dates Registration Deadline Closest Test Center

June 7 May 9 Mazama H.S. (code: 38235)

ACT 2014 www.act.org

Test Dates Registration Deadline Closest Test Center

June 14 May 9 OIT (code: 034840)

College/University Entrance Exams

College Planning

Workshop For Parents and Students

6pm

Wednesday, March 19 or

Thursday, March 20 During Conferences

Mazama Library

Open to all grades

This will be an overview of the

“Opportunities Guide”.

Topics will include:

-Choosing the right college -Applying to college

-Financial Aid -Oregon colleges

“Our students will be millionaires by the time they’re 55!”

A big claim made by Dave Ramsey about the students enrolled in Mr. Drew’s

Personal Finance class. Foundations in Personal Finance is the high school

edition of his Financial Peace University. Dave is a financial advisor and

hosts a radio show about building wealth and living a debt-free life. Mazama

purchased the Dave Ramsey Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum this

year.

Topics covered include how to save to pay cash for cars and college instead

of going into debt. Then there’s life after high school, money and relation-

ships, consumer awareness, bargain shopping, and investing. The most im-

portant goal of the class is to teach

students how to live debt-free to build wealth.

Most high school students don’t spend their time worrying about mortgages

or investments, but they are at an age when smaller financial responsibilities

start creeping into their lives. Many students earn an allowance or have

already begun working a part-time job. Those who have no financial plan put

it in their pockets and spend it just like 70% of “normal” Americans who live

paycheck to paycheck.

Foundations in Personal Finance shows students how not to be normal by

making a financial plan now, create a sinking fund to pay for big purchases,

and develop critical wealth-building strategies for a great future.

Financial decisions students start making now will have long-term conse-

quences, either good or bad. Personal Finance class will give students the

tools and knowledge that will help them win with money right from the start.

Encourage your child to register for Personal Finance to meet the Economics

requirement for graduation, earn 3 free college credits through Klamath Com-

munity College and get the tools they need to build wealth for a secure future.

Nikko C.

Mazama High School’s “Sparrow”

Condition: Premature Birth

City, State: Klamath Falls, OR

Club: Mazama High SchoolDate Adopted: 2/14/2014

Nikko's Story: When Ashley (Nikko’s mom) was pregnant, she developed an aggressive type of anemia and her blood

cells began attacking Nikko’s blood. Nikko also had too much fluid around him in the womb. He and his

mom were airlifted to Portland and while still in utero, Nikko had his first blood transfusion. Shortly after,

doctors decided to deliver Nikko by C-section at only twenty-six weeks. Little Nikko was born on August

14th, 2013, weighing only 2 lbs., 4 oz. Because he was extremely premature, he had some complications.

His skin was translucent and paper-thin. Nikko’s lungs were underdeveloped and he had a heart murmur.

His parents had to wait weeks before they could even hold him. Nikko needed assistance from oxygen and

a feeding tube through his nose. After spending the first 120 days of his life in the hospital, little Nikko

finally got to come home.

Since birth Nikko has had seven blood transfusions (all within the first two months of life) and may need

more. In November, he also endured surgery for a hernia in his tummy and a hole in his intestines.

Now, at 7-months-old, Nikko is weighing in at over 10 lbs. and is a happy and growing boy. Nikko still

has lung disease (from underdeveloped lungs), but doctors believe that as he gets stronger, his lungs will

heal themselves. Nikko may need future surgery for inflammation in his throat (which sometimes makes it

difficult to breathe), and will soon start several kinds of therapy on a regular basis to help him develop-

mentally “catch up.”

Nikko will be adopted as a Sparrow to Mazama High School in Klamath Falls. Students will work hard to

raise money for Nikko through sponsored community service and fundraising projects.

Sponsor(s):

Elmer’s restaurants of So. Oregon