McMinnville High School Tony Vicknair, Principal 615 NE 15th Street McMinnville, OR 97128

503.565.4200

McMinnville High School

Grizzly Tracks

Registration Dates New Students School Pictures

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Fall Athletics Parking Permits PTA

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Student Fees Meals

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Freshmen/Freshman Parent Info Senior Pictures

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Release of Student Information Lockers Parent/Student Handbook Attendance Office Juntos

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Attendance Matters Grizzly Fest SAT/ACT Dates Key Dates

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Introduction to ASPIRIE MAC Club

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Calendar 9

Graduation 10

Inside this issue:

Ignite Passion, Pursue Purpose, Rise to Your Worth

From the Principal

Welcome back, Grizzlies! We have had a busy summer of construction-related activities in prep-

aration for the beginning of the school year. It looks like we will be down to the wire in gaining

access for the first day of school, but everything is going smoothly. A couple of updates on what

students, parents and staff will notice when they arrive on the first day of school:

Main Street will connect from the main entrance all the way to the old commons. This will

be the only inside access from the new part of the building to the old part of the building

for the 2018-19 school year. Construction will take place on both sides of main street

throughout the year

Red Gym and White Gym are gone. For the 2018-19 school year, PE classes for freshman

will take place in the fieldhouse, weight training and yoga will take place at Adams, while

Cardio Fit and SAQ will take place in the food court. All afterschool athletics that need a gym

will take place off site, including Patton, Duniway and Linfield College.

Parking will be limited for the 2018-19 school year. Construction will occupy the entire new

parking lot north of the CTC. That pushes the student parking to the lot south of the CTC. So

student parking will be available to SENIORS ONLY to begin the year.

SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT: This year, you will see more staff supervision at the entrances to our

buildings. This will allow us to move students much quicker in and out of the four buildings that

make up the MHS extended campus. During the school day, students will be able to enter at the

north Adams door, the 15th and Evans door, the main entrance and the CTC and fieldhouse main

doors. Each door will have supervision throughout the day and will remain locked during class

time. Staff will open the door for students to enter when traveling between buildings during

class time.

I believe McMinnville High School is one of the best high schools in Oregon. In order to continue

this legacy, it is imperative that students and parents alike have a voice within this system. Thus, I

will work hard to gather your feedback and ideas throughout the year. Together, we can make

each and every student’ experience one that empowers them to pursue their purpose and rise to

their worth. It is going to be a great year.

Go Grizzlies!

Tony Vicknair Principal, McMinnville High School

August 2018

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FALL REGISTRATION 2018-2019

School at McMinnville High School will begin for freshmen on Tuesday, September 4th at 8:00 a.m. All other stu-dents will begin school on Wednesday, September 5th. Prior to attending classes, all MHS students must be regis-tered. Please see the following schedule to find registration times. To make the registration process quicker, you can update emergency information, fill out forms, and pay fines and fees online. To do this, go to http://mhs.msd.k12.or.us/ and follow the links posted.

FORECASTED STUDENTS (students who already have chosen their classes)

All students must come in at the beginning of each year to complete the registration process, regardless of previous attendance at MHS. You may update emergency information, sign technology agreements, and pay fines and fees online, prior to arrival at registration. Students who have not done the online portion can do so on the regis-tration days below. In addition, they will be able to have their ID picture taken for the Student Body card. Once they have had their ID card photo taken, students can pick up their schedules. Students must be present in order to get their schedules. ID pictures must be taken before schedules are issued. Parents will not be able to go beyond the fees table without their students. If you choose to register online prior to one of the dates below, you will still need to come in for student pictures for ID cards and schedule pick-up. Students are to report at one of the following times:

DAY DATE TIME

Thursday August 23 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Monday August 27 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday September 4 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday September 5 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Registering the first day will not change your forecasted schedule. Schedules are set at this time. Every attempt was made in the spring for each student to meet with his/her counselor and forecast his/her classes for the 2018-2019 school year. Schedules were developed using these requests. Staffing at McMinnville High School is based on this forecasting information. Therefore, requests for a schedule change will not be approved. Every attempt has been made to meet the needs of our students, but due to the reduction in staffing, we were not able to offer all of the courses, nor were we always able to honor the first request for each student.

NEW STUDENTS TO MCMINNVILLE HIGH SCHOOL All high school students new to McMinnville School District will need to come on one of the registration days, with their transcript, to see a counselor to set up their schedule. If you are not able to make it to one of the above listed dates, please call 503.565.4216 to schedule an appointment and do the necessary paperwork. These students in-clude all NEW students to the McMinnville School District, and any MHS student and any incoming Duniway and Patton student who DID NOT complete forecasting schedules last spring.

School Pictures Taken Only During Registration School photos will be taken during registration in August. School photo sessions will not be made available during the school year. This allows for less interruption to in-structional time for MHS students and staff as we settle into the new school year.

LifeTouch Photography will be taking photographs during registration. You should be receiving a postcard from them prior to registration. This postcard has the student picture day I.D. number on it. Keep this number for online ordering at a later date. Every student will receive a sample picture and parents may order more pho-tos online at my.lifetouch.com. Photos can also be ordered the traditional way through picture packets. Please note: All students are photographed whether they are buying pictures or not. Pictures are needed for ID cards.

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If you plan to participate in fall sports (football, cross country, soccer or volleyball) please register online by Thursday, August 9th. (Check the MHS website) First practices for all sports are scheduled for Monday, August 13, 2018. If addi-tional information is needed, please call the Athletic Department at 503.565.4206. The participation fee is $150.00 per sport. There is now a $300.00 student cap and a $450.00 family cap on sports fees. Home schooled students who wish to participate in McMinnville High School athletic or activity programs must first have academic equivalency test results on file prior to August 15, 2018. All students interested in participating in a fall sport may begin the athletic registration immediately. Any previous fines must be paid before a student can register. No student may participate in the athletic program without insurance cov-erage or a physical examination on file. Student athletes must have a new physical prior to the start of the 9th grade year (even if you had one as an 8th grader) and every two years thereafter. In order to participate as a senior, you must have a minimum of 19 credits and have passed five classes the previous semester. Juniors must have 11 credits and have passed five classes the previous semester; and Sophomores must have a minimum of 5 credits and have passed five classes the previous semester. This must be reflected on his/her transcript prior to the start of the year. Freshmen start with a clean slate. Every athlete must also take the Impact test. This is a non-invasive computerized test to help our team physician/athletic trainer in evaluating and treating head inju-ries and concussions. The instructions for taking this test can be found on the school’s website: www.msd.k12.or.us, or on www.familyid.com/mcminnville-high-school.

FALL ATHLETICS

Athletic Ticket Prices

Varsity Football / Volleyball / Soccer/ Basketball / Wrestling

Adults/High School Students Without ID Cards $6.00 MHS student with ID Card, No ASB $4.00 Visiting student, non-competing School $4.00 Middle & Grade School Student $4.00 MHS Student with ASB Card $0.00

Support your favorite team! Go Grizzlies!

Parking Permits

REMINDER

SEPTEMBER 4TH SEPTEMBER 5TH

Freshman Only All Grades

”A” Day Schedule

Parking in MHS’s parking lot is by permit only 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., except in designat-ed visitor areas. Cost of a parking permit is $30.00 for the school year subject to availability. Individuals who park illegally in our parking lot will be fined and students may also receive a behav-ioral referral. Students without permits are en-couraged to find alternative means of transporta-tion to school. Permits may be revoked without refund for two or more unexcused period absences

McMinnville High School PTA

This year’s PTA President, Karen Jones welcomes all MHS parents to the first PTA meeting of the year on Wednesday, October 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the MHS Atrium. Quarterly meetings are scheduled for January 9th, March 13th and May 8th. Membership cost for the 2018-19 school year for the McMinnville High School PTA is $12.00 and you can sign-up at registration on August 23rd or 27th.

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Registration and Student Fees Students are responsible for payment of all fees and will be charged for lost or damaged textbooks and library books, athletic equipment and other school property. These fees will need to be paid at or before registration. Checks should be made payable to McMinnville High School. ASB MEMBERSHIP $45.00 ASB membership includes free entrance to home league athletic competitions, reduced admissions to away league contests, reduced dance admission to a number of school dances, reduced cost for BBQ lunches sponsored by ASB Leadership, access to clubs, activities and events supported by ASB funds, Activities and clubs include Art Club, ASB Student Government, Band, Bruin, Cheer, Culturas Unidas, Doernbecher, Drama, GSA, Habitat For Humanity, Key Club, Link Crew, “M” Club, Model United Nation, National Honor Society, Rotary Interact, Science and Environmental Club, Speech/Debate and Yearbook. Events include assemblies, lunch time activities, spirit weeks, student and staff recognition. YEARBOOK Pre-orders for yearbooks begin during registration for the 2018-2019 school year. August 23rd - November 1st $65.00 November 2nd - until sold out $70.00 CLASS AND OTHER FEES Ceramics 1-4 $30.00 per semester Pro-Start 1 & 2 $30.00 per semester each Woods as used Welding $30.00 per semester Grizzly Catering $30.00 per semester Intro & Adv. Foods $30.00 per semester each Draw/Painting $15.00 per semester each Exp. Art $ 6.00 3D Art $30.00 per semester AP Studio Art $30.00 per year Instrument Rent $50.00 per semester Towel No Fee Manufacturing 2 $15.00 per semester Adv.Manufacturing $15.00 per semester Digital Engineering $30.00 per year Adv. Robotics $30.00 per semester Fabrication $30.00 per semester Parking ** $30.00 per year Athletics $150.00 per sport up to $450.00 College Credit Now $30.00 per year family cap, or $300.00 student cap ** This fee is not paid at registration. COLLEGE CREDIT NOW $30.00 By paying a one-time fee of $30.00 per year, students can earn as much college credit as possible through the College Credit Now program with Chemeketa Community College. This is a great program for our students. The class of 2018 graduated with a total of 9104 college credits which is a near value of $880,000. McMinnville High School accepts debit and credit cards. In the past, we have only accepted cash or checks, but for your convenience, we will now be accepting debit and credit card payments for the amount of purchase only. WEBSTORE Student registration fees and purchases can be paid in person to the bookkeeper or through the McMinnville High School Webstore link. The link can be found on the McMinnville High School home page under Quicklinks. https://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/mcminnville_high_sch/

School District Meal Program

Breakfast and lunch at secondary schools are no longer free. Students who qualify may apply for the free/reduced pro-gram. Breakfast Lunch Additional Costs: Elementary $1.25 Elementary $2.60 For breakfast or lunch: Middle School $1.75 Middle School $3.00 .60 cents for extra milk or if High School $2.00 High School $3.25 purchased separately. Adults $3.75 without milk Adults $4.35 with milk

REMINDER: Freshman are not allowed to leave campus at lunch unless signed out in the office by a parent or guardian.

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FRESHMEN ONLY Frosh First Day of School - September 4, 2018

Tuesday, September 4th is the first day of school for freshmen. Freshmen will be teamed up with Link Crew

members for a day of orientation, activities and fun. They will have the opportunity to run through both their

“A” day and “B” day schedules, get acquainted with their teachers, classmates and learn their way around the

building.

8:25-8:45 Gather in the Food Court, Distribute Schedules, Serve Breakfast

8:45-8:55 Freshmen follow Room Groups and tour to 1st period class

9:00-9:30 1st Period

9:40-10:10 3rd Period

10:20-10:50 5th Period

11:00-11:30 7th Period

(PM Teams) Class Meeting in the Auditorium, Lunch 12:10-12:40

(AM Teams) Lunch 11:40-12:10, Class Meeting in the Auditorium 12:10-12:40

12:50-1:20 2nd Period

1:30-2:00 4th Period

2:10-2:40 6th Period

2:50-3:20 8th Period

Senior Pictures

To submit senior photos, parents or students may go to www.hjeshare.com and enter their school code Mactown. Pho-tos must be submitted with student name listed, not photographers. Only submit one photo. You can also simply go to http://www.hjeshare.com/eShare/Index.jsp?code=Mactown to bypass the login screen. If you have yearbook questions, please contact our yearbook advisor Kathy Beyer at kbey-er@msd.k12.or.us. Due date for pictures is Friday, September 28, 2018. If there is no senior photo submitted the yearbook staff will use the photo taken by the school photographer. If a photo was not taken or submitted the senior will not appear in the yearbook. The following are the specifications for our publication of senior photos:

Head and shoulder shots only

No full body, no hats, no hands and no animals or props.

Color photos preferred, but we will accept black and white if students want.

Make sure you still take your school photo at registration and your name is correct

Parents of Freshmen Breakfast

All freshmen parents are invited to join Mr. Vicknair and the Administration team for a continental breakfast on Saturday, September 8th at 9:00 a.m. in the Food Court. Find out more about the Freshman program and our school. This is a great opportunity to ask questions about the experienc-es your student will have at MHS. If you have any questions, please call 503.565.4200. We hope to see you there.

Sign up for e-School During Registration!

Would you like to be able to check your student’s attendance or grades at any time? Do you know if they are keep-ing up with their homework? Signing up for e-School can help you do all of these things. It’s an online aid for par-ents and students. You can sign up at registration or anytime in the Main Office.

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RELEASE OF STUDENT INFORMATION

If you do NOT want the school to publish your student’s name, photo or schoolwork, please notify McMinnville High School in writing by October 1st. This information is used to publicize good news about students such as honor roll, achievement awards, academic or athletic accomplishments/achievements awards, academic or athletic accomplish-ments/participation and other successes and is published in school yearbooks, school and district newsletters and web-sites and news releases to the local paper. We will publish the information unless we are notified in writing by October 1st to withhold your student’s information.

If you do NOT want the school to release your student’s name, address, phone number or other directory information to third parties, please notify the McMinnville High School principal, Tony Vicknair, in writing by October 1st.

At elementary schools, this information may be released in the form of class phone lists and school rosters.

Middle and high schools, by law must release directory information to military recruiters and institutions of higher

education unless parents state otherwise.

More Registration Information

Parent-Student Handbook

The MHS Parent-Student Handbook will be on the school website shortly at http://mhs.msd.k12.or.us. It is very im-portant that parents review this booklet with their high school student because it is revised and updated every year. It contains much information about behavior expectations, counseling services, academic awards, athletics, school clubs and more. The Rights and Responsibilities Handbook will be coming home with your student once school starts; however it can be found on the school district’s website at www.msd.k12.or.us. Please review a few pages every day with your teen, and call an administrator if you have questions.

Lockers In an effort to expedite registration, locker assignments will be made after school starts. Students are not re-

quired to have a locker. Ninth grade lockers will be assigned within their teams. Upper class-men will need a locker partner and will sign up for a locker within the first week of school.

Attendance Office, 24/7 You can reach our attendance office 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and leave a message. Call our Attendance HOT Line at 503.565.4208. If you need to talk directly to the attendance secretary, she is available from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 503.565.4103. If your student has an ap-pointment and needs to leave early, please call the at-tendance secretary directly. Please call in advance for early check out. All students must check out in the main office. Please call before the school day begins if your student will be staying home.

503.565.4208

Juntos

Juntos is a free program that gives Spanish speaking families the knowledge and resources necessary to succeed academically and create goals for their future. The future of higher education is promising and rewarding. The pro-gram includes food and childcare while students and their parents participate in the workshop. The workshop takes place for 6 weeks. We discuss important topics, supportive information and materials. September 26th is Juntos In-formation Night. Dinner starts at 5:30 pm. For more information contact Elena Henrickson 503-565-4104.

Check out our website at http://mhs.msd.k12or.us

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Grizzly Fest

Please join us October 3rd from 6:00-8:00 for Grizzly Fest, our revamped and re-branded Back to School Night. In addition to meeting your child’s teachers, there will be facility tours, program presentations, pull out info sessions, an activity fair, community resource fair, BBQ, food trucks, and Dutch Brothers. We hope to see you there! If you would like to discuss your student’s grades or other concerns with the teacher, we ask that you attend Parent Conferences which are scheduled on November 19th (evening), 20th (12:00-8:00) and 21st (morning) or contact the teacher to arrange a meeting at a different date. You can email a teacher by using the following basic format: first-name initial last name@msd.k12.or.us Example: John Smith would be jsmith@msd.k12.or.us

Senior Parent Meeting will be on Thursday, October 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium. This will be our

first informational meeting of the year for graduating seniors and their parents. We will have a timeline of important dates/events we hope you and your senior will take advantage of and find helpful throughout the coming year. Hope to see you there.

Attendance REALLY Matters!!!

Research shows that students who attend school regularly (missing 1 or fewer days per month) receive better grades, are more connected to their teachers and classmates, are more engaged with school in general and have a higher on-time graduation rate. Did you know that any student who misses 1.5 days or more per month is considered CHORONI-CALLY ABSENT from school? . PLEASE help your child be successful this year by mak-ing sure that they attend school each and every day. With your help, we can help all stu-dents achieve and succeed. For attendance support, please call 503.565.4245.

SAT Test Dates: Saturday, October 6, 2018 Saturday, November 3, 2018 Saturday, December 1, 2018 Saturday, March 9, 2019* Saturday, May 4, 2019 Saturday, June 1, 2019

PSAT Test Date:

Saturday, October 13, 2018

ACT Test Dates: Saturday, October 27, 2018 Saturday, December 8, 2018 Saturday, February 9, 2019* Saturday, April, 13, 2019 Saturday, June 8, 2019

* indicates test is not at MHS

MHS Key Dates September - November

Sep 8 Freshmen Parent Breakfast Sep 19 Activities Club Fair Sep 24-27 Homecoming Week Sep 26 Financial Aide Info Night Sept 28 No School - Inservice Oct 3 Grizzly Fest Oct 10 College/Career Info/Fair Night Oct 10-11 FAFSA/ORSAA Workshop Oct 12 No School - Statewide Inservice Oct 17 Picture Re-takes Oct 25 Senior Parent Meeting Nov 9 No School, Inservice/Grading Day Nov 12 Veterans Day Holiday Nov 19-21 Conferences Nov 22-23 Thanksgiving Holiday

ATTENDANCE HOTLINE 24 / 7

503.565.4208

(24 HOUR MESSAGE PHONE)

REMEMBER

Return your overdue library books and textbooks during registration!

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Dear Parents of all McMinnville High School Athletes:

The McMinnville Athletic Club is actively seeking new members and would like to invite you to be-

come a member of a great group of people whose support not only benefits all of our student athletes

and athletics at our McMinnville Schools, but also benefits all students at McMinnville High School. Being a member is very re-

warding and there are no membership fees.

The club has donated the training/fitness room equipment and continues to replace the equipment as needed which is used by all

students attending McMinnville High School. The MAC has also helped with the construction of the buildings at the softball facili-

ty, the new concession stand located at the stadium and a new baseball score board.

The club runs the football concessions and BBQ at home varsity football games, sells great merchandise at many sporting events

and school activities, and our major fundraiser is the annual Crab Feed & Auction held in the spring. We also award scholarships to

graduating senior athletes and have an opportunity to recognize outstanding athletes participating in fall, winter and spring sports

during school assemblies.

Please take the time to complete and return the form below indicating how you would be interested in supporting the MAC by

checking the activities listed. We are a non-profit, tax-exempt organization and contributions are tax deductible. Your volunteer

help and support are greatly appreciated. We look forward to meeting you and having you become involved in our great organiza-

tion.

Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30-7:30 at MHS . Please join us.

Please direct any questions you may have to: Daisy Amerson at 503.560.4723 or daisy_amerson@hotmail.com

P.O. Box 1097, McMinnville, OR 97128

Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Phone:______________________________

Address:_________________________________________________________ Email Address:____________________________________

Please indicate the activities you would be interested in helping with:

_______Football Concessions/BBQ ________Annual Crab Feed & Auction ________ Merchandise Sales

Studies have shown that students involved in extra curricular school activities are more successful in school and have a

higher GPA than students that are not involved in after-school activities.

BACK THE MAC!!!!!!

Introduction to ASPIRE ASPIRE (Access to Student assistance Programs In Reach of Everyone) serves students by assisting students in finding the right education/training program and by educating students and families about options for paying for postsecondary education. Participation in this beneficial program can help promote success. Students meet one to four times per month with their mentor on the high school campus. Meetings generally last about 30 minutes and are held at lunch, before or after school.

To Participate in ASPIRE, both the student and parent or guardian must sign the Participation Agreement allowing program staff and the student’s mentor to view his/her academic, attendance and disciplinary records to aid in achiev-ing long-term success. The student should complete the Student Matching Form to help the ASPIRE Program Coordi-nator match the student with a mentor. Students can pick up forms in the career center or download them from the MHS website. For further information, please access the ASPIRE website at http://www.oregonstudentaid.gov/ as-pire.aspx or contact: Lisa Johnson, ASPIRE Program Coordinator @ 503.565.4270 or email her at ljohn-son@msd.k12.or.us

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Graduation - Class of 2019

Participation in the graduation exercise on Friday, June 7, 2019 requires a student to complete all of the necessary graduation requirements of the McMinnville School District. These include: earn-ing the necessary credits for the Honors, Standard or Modified Diploma; demonstration of the Essential Skills in Reading and Writing; and completion of the Personal Education Plan (PEP). For information regarding your senior’s status, please contact your student’s coun-selor (503.565.4217)