mazama high school jan 2012 newletter
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FROM YOUR PRINCIPAL .................Terry Bennett Parents and Guardians – I encourage each of you to have a conversation with your student regarding their finals. It is very important that they study and prepare to perform at their very best for each of their finals—regardless of what form the culminating exam is in each course. Schedules for finals will be posted on the web site by Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. If your student will be gone, please
contact me for prior approval to take finals at a different time. To paraphrase education philosopher Yogi Berra, “School success is 90 percent showing up; the other half is mental.” Maybe that’s an overstatement, but re-search shows conclusively that attendance is strongly associated with student achievement. Every employer wants employees to show up for work on time and ready to perform their duty. We believe that our focus on attendance not only sup-ports greater student achievement, but also fosters skills necessary for success as a future worker, post-secondary student, and a citizen. In order to meet and maintain AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) the school must have a 92% or better student attendance rate. This percentage is base on excused as well as unexcused absences. It is very important to us that we partner together
to have a positive academic and student impact when working with our Mazama families. We are proud of this partnership and understand that it can look differ-ently for each and every family. Finally, as we are in the heart of winter and cold season, please take extra care to stay healthy All of our students need at least 8 to 9 hours of sleep per night. Hav-ing a house full of teenagers myself, I understand how difficult that can be, but please remind and encourage them to get the rest they need. Not only will they stay healthier, but they will also do better in school.
WINTER FORMAL
January 28, 2012 At the 9th Street Venue from 8 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Tickets will be sold during lunch in the north east locker area. $20.00 for a single ticket , $35.00 per couple. Tickets will also be sold at the door.
A NEW LOOK! Check out the new Mazama Website! It’s got loads of new features like printable forms, teacher blogs and staff email links. It’s a great way to stay in touch with teachers or check your student’s attendance.
Don’t delay—check it out today! www.kcsd.k12.or.us, go to schools; click on Mazama
Like Mazama Vikings on Facebook
or become a fan by texting
“Like Mazama Vikings” to 32665
A reminder for seniors and their parents/guardians: the Annotated Bibliography is due January 13, 2012. The first physi-cal project progress report is due by February 10, 2012.
NO SCHOOL Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 in remembrance of Martin Luther King Day
Hey students! Need help finding money for college? How about finding the right school for you? Need help deciding on a career after high school?
MHS ASPIRE Program Can Help!
Great Program
For You
Sign up for the ASPIRE program and you can receive one-on-one mentoring that will help you with finding
scholarships for school, conducting college and vocational school searches, applying to colleges, and finding a
career that will best suit your needs.
If you would like to become part of this fabulous program and have a mentor, or if you just want to drop by for
more information, the ASPIRE Program is located within the Career Center at the Guidance Office. While you
are there, look at the wonderful information we have on Colleges and Vocation Schools. Also, don’t forget to
check out the scholarship lists to see if you qualify. These lists are updated weekly!
MHS ASPIRE Program
Encouraging Higher
Education For Everyone
Your Future Awaits You! Let us help you succeed in your educational goals after high school!
MHS ASPIRE Program
Jon Johnson
Program Coordinator
3009 Summers Lane
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
Phone: 541-883-5024
Cell# 541-281-0143
Fax# 541-883-5044
MHS ASPIRE PROGRAM
It’s that scholarship time of year! Be sure to stay updated by checking with your counselor or the Aspire Office.
ASPIRE Needs You!
Mazama High School ASPIRE Program is Looking for Volunteers.
• Can you volunteer one hour a month for the
school year?
• ASPIRE Volunteers work one-on-one with
students helping them with
various activities such as finding a col-
lege, applying for financial aid, and
applying for scholarships.
• ASPIRE works around your schedule!
• No education is required to become an AS-
PIRE Volunteer. All training is pro-
vided by the ASPIRE Program.
MHS ASPIRE Program
Encouraging Higher
Education For Everyone
MHS ASPIRE PROGRAM
2012 Valhalla Yearbook
Senior Ads
Reduced Prices!
1/8 Page: $30
1/4 Page: $50
Half Page: $95
3/4 Page: $140
Full Page: $180
A special way to look back on your high school
memories and younger days!
Parents: Why not put in a picture of your
senior from when they were younger and
attach a note of well-wishes for the future?
This makes a great graduation gift!
Contact Miss Schmidt for details: [email protected]
541-883-5024
Attention All Students and Parents
Yearbooks are on Sale!
Cost: $60.00
See our bookkeeper, Mrs. Rajnus, to pay for your yearbook or send in a check with the form below:
Add $5.00 for a spring CD
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Name:______________________________________ Number of Yearbooks/CD’s:_____@$60.00/$65.00 Amount Enclosed:____________________________
Why Choose Formal Driver Education(instead of having Uncle Bill teach your kid to drive?)
Students who take a formal driver education course in addition to driving with parents are nearly 3 times LESS
likely to be involved in fatal or injury crashes.
New drivers who are on the road with a friend in the car are 100% more likely to be in a crash than new drivers
who are alone. With three friends in the car, a new driver if 400% more likely to be in a crash. Why? Friends
are major distractions, and new drivers need to focus on the complicated task of driving.
Crash statistics for teen drivers in Klamath Falls are rising—they were up 15% last year, while the number of
crashes in other parts of the state are falling. The primary difference is the lack of availability of driver
education in Klamath County. (Until Klamath Drives comes to town!)
The ODOT-approved Driver Education curriculum is of such high quality that states including Washington, North
Dakota and even Hawaii are seeking to emulate the improved crash statistics we are achieving. Klamath
Drives is owned and operated by one of the ODOT team of trainers, so families can be assured of a quality
course.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers ages 15 – 20.
Teen drivers make up only 6% of all drivers, but they account for 12.9% of all fatal crashes.
16 year olds have almost ten times the crash risk of drivers between the ages of 30 – 59.
Violent Crime vs. Crashes in the US (as of 2006)
1 Murder every 31 minutes 1 fatality every 12 minutes 1 assault every 37 seconds 1 injury every 12 seconds 1 violent crime every 22 seconds 1 property damage crash every 8 seconds 1 property crime every 3 seconds 1 law enforcement reported crash every 5 seconds
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1st Day of Spring
Sports Practice
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Attention College Bound Juniors: Mazama H.S. (school code: 380-562)
Practice Tests are available on-line and from the counseling office
SAT 2012 www.collegeboard.org Test Dates Registration Deadline Closest Test Center March 10 February 10 Mazama H.S. (code: 38235) May 5 April 6 Tulelake H.S. (code: 05749) June 2 May 8 Mazama H.S. (code: 38235)
ACT 2012 www.act.org Test Dates Registration Deadline Closest Test Center April 14 March 9 OIT (code: 034840) June 9 May 4 OIT (code: 034840)
College/University Entrance Exams
Mazama High School
“Student of the Month” We are proud to announce our “Students of the Month” for November & December. Our students are nominated by staff members and then chosen after being reviewed by the Student of the Month Committee. The committee uses criteria such as attendance, grades, positive involvement at Mazama and the testimonial from the nominating staff member to choose our winners. Congratulations to these very deserving students.
NOVEMBER
STUDENTS OF THE
MONTH
12TH GRADE
Courtney Fine
Joseph Castor
11TH GRADE
Darian Hamilton
Jonathan Reynoso
10TH GRADE
Kayla Pershall
Michael harris
9TH GRADE
Amber Balkwill
Campbell Hill
DECEMBER
STUDENTS OF THE
MONTH
12TH GRADE
Jordan Yarbro
Cary Havird
11TH GRADE
Shelby Wilkerson
Tyler Moreland
10TH GRADE
Caila Shoras
Dyllon Bachtell
9TH GRADE
Jordan Ford
Jeffery Meeds
For Your Information
Mazama Football team is planning to go to Gold Beach football camp again this summer June 16-21st, 2012. Cost will be approx. $150.00 so please start saving now. We must pay in full by May 15th, 2012. Any questions call or e-mail Ma-
zama H.S. & contact Coach Mathis.
Sprint now has the ability to block texting and driving. The program is
called “Sprint Drive First”. It costs $2 a month for parents to enable it, but
basically if the phone moves faster than ten miles an hour the texting is
disabled during that time.
Check out their web site.
MAZAMA SENIOR PAUL ADAMS DISTRICT AND STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION
Mazama senior Paul Adams concluded his final cross country season at Mazama High School by winning the Skyline District Cross Country Championship in Grants Pass and by winning the 4A State Cross Country Championship in Eugene. On Wednesday, October 26, 2011, Paul won the Skyline District Championship with a time of 15:43 to win by 15 seconds over the second place finisher. Ten days later on a rainy November 5th Saturday in Eugene, Paul followed up his district win with another outstanding performance to win the 4A State Cross Country Championship with a time of 15:48 on a much tougher course. In winning the Oregon State title, Paul became Mazama’s first ever State Champion in Cross Country. As a result of his performance, Paul also earned a trip to the Nike Border Clash, which is a race in which the top runners in Oregon race against the top runners in Washington at Nike’s World Campus in Beaverton. Congratulations to Paul for all of his success this past season, which is a testament to his hard work and dedicated effort.
January 19th @ 6pm there will be a Senior Parent Meeting in the library.
Late Start Dates and Bell Schedule
Late start days are on the following Tuesdays for the remainder of this school year
(DON’T FORGET & DON’T BE LATE! PLEASE POST ON YOUR REFRIGERATOR)
DATES: Bell Schedule:
January 10, 17,24,31 EARLY BIRD 8:20 – 9:00
February 7, 14, 21, 28 PERIOD 1 9:05 – 9:45
March 6, 13 PERIOD 2 9:50 – 10:30
April 3, 10, 17, 24 BREAK 10:30 – 10:45
PERIOD 3 10:50 – 11:30
PERIOD 4 11:35 – 12:18
LUNCH 12:18 – 12:50
PERIOD 5 12:55 – 1:35
PERIOD 6 1:40 – 2:20
PERIOD 7 2:25 – 3:05