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Monday, June 12, 2017

College Ready ‐ Career Focused ‐ Committed to a Just World

Good morning RHS families,

Believe it or not, here we are - last week of school is upon us.  We will have our last staff meeting on Tuesday at 3:30 in the Library.  We will gather to enjoy some ice cream and say goodbye to the folks who are leaving Roosevelt.  Here are a few announcements for the days ahead:

 

****Teachers, please keep your students in class the entire period.  Even if students finish their finals early, they should remain in the classroom.  Commons, Library, Gym, Counseling Center, etc. are off limits during the finals.***

Calendar:

Monday - Finals (periods 1-3)

Tuesday - Finals (periods 4-6); Staff Meeting at 3:30, Library

Wednesday - Finals (periods 7, 8) - Last day of school

Thursday - Teacher Grading and Planning

Friday - Teacher Grading and Planning

Upcoming Events:

June 12-14 – Finals for Grades 9-11

June 13th - Staff End of the Year Celebration (3:30-5:30)

June 14 – Last Day of School

June 14th- Freshman Mentors meeting w/Ms. Rueck rm. 88 @ 12:06

June 14 – Last Day of School

June 15 & 16 – Teacher Grading and Planning – teachers identify students who are eligible for Credit Recovery Boot Camp, Print Gradebook, Check out

June 15th- ASB Retreat 9am-2pm

June 16th - Move Out - Main Office Building & Portables

June 16th - Last Day for Teachers

June 19 – Additional PD Day (Teachers work with their Departments or PLC teams on curriculum planning and alignment.)

June 20-23 – Credit Completion Boot Camp in RHS Library – Teachers determine which students are eligible for credit completion, contact the students, support the completion of necessary work, and submit grade change forms.  

June 26 - July 14th - RHS Summer Academy - Students contact their counselor to sign up, if they have received or are receiving a D or F in the following courses: English 1 or 2; Algebra 1 or 2; Health; or Spanish 3 or 4. Parents, if you want your student to sign up, and it is after June 16, email Gayle Sideris to sign up.

June 26 - July 21st - Leap Into 9th Grade

Move Plans - Building will be open on Saturday morning beginning at 7:30 AM for staff to come in and pack personal items.  Movers will arrive at about that same time, and come expecting they may be working around some staff as they begin moving out classroom furniture.  For those moving, I am still missing several room plans.  Please turn those in Monday end of day.

Building Tour - Building Tour is scheduled for Thursday afternoon at 2:00 PM.  If you intend to go on the tour, please let Sue know by email by Wednesday end of day.

From Mr. Margolis - A few words of recognition and appreciation for our music students as the year comes to an end:

• Thanks to the music students, teachers, and staff who came out for our Spring Concert Thursday, June 1st. It was an awesome night on many levels

• Thanks to the Mike Verbout and the Alumni Association for paying the Jazz Band's registration fee of $250 for the State Jazz Band festival on May 20th.

• The Jazz Band was invited to play at the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival this summer! We play on Saturday, July 15th at 1 P.M. If you and your family and friends are in town, please come join us.

• The RHS Small Combo Jazz Band played at a fundraiser for undocumented college students this weekend. I was not able to attend as I was at my niece’s graduation. However, the director of the fundraiser informed me that they were the highlight of the evening as they played for over 100 people. The event raised over $7,000 for the Dreamer Program at Rock Creek Community College. Half of the students even donated their cut of the pay to the event.

Teachers- Please take a few minutes to complete this survey of Roosevelt’s 2017-18 course offerings.

Student & Professional Growth Goals - If you are one of the Probationary or Contract teachers who was evaluated this year, please be sure to send to your supervising admin an updated copy of the Student & Professional Growth Form. Please include your reflections and evidence related to your Student Learning Goals and Professional Growth Goals. If you have any questions, please connect with your supervising admin.  All updated Student & Professional Growth Forms are due by Thursday, 6/15.

Great kindling from our shop - Like to burn things? There are ample amounts of scrap wood in the wood shop that would make for great kindling that I am hoping to sell by the bucket full.  We all have some larger end cuts from some of the construction done on campus that would burn real nice as well. I'm not asking much, just trying to line our pockets a little bit for next year.  If you are at all interested, please email me or come on down to the shop, 019, to check out what we have.  I'm hoping to get rid of it all before summer break. - James

Yearbooks are available - and amazing! Roosevelt H.S. yearbook adviser Renee Mitchell was told this week that this year's yearbook is one of the best in the country. It will be featured in the national marketing campaign of Picaboo, a national yearbook publisher. "Since this is my first year as the yearbook adviser, and the fact that I've never been involved in creating a yearbook before -- not even in high school -- I'm pretty damn proud of myself and my team of amazing students," Mitchell said. She should be--and you have to see Roosevelt’s yearbook this year. They are available for purchase at https://Rooseveltyearbook.picaboo.com. Yearbooks have a shipping fee and usually arrive in about a week and a  half. For multiple orders, the shipping cost is reduced from $8.99 to 99 cents per any additional book.

Pan Immigrant Leadership Organizing Training (PILOT) - Interested teachers, click here to find out more.

Summer Planning Funds - We have limited funds available to support PLC teams and grade level teams to meet and plan for the 2017-2018 school year.  These are the folks who signed up already - let me know if your info is missing or is inaccurate.  I will let you know once our summer budget is finalized next week.

Student survey of our new spaces - Please encourage students to complete a modernization survey of Roosevelt’s new spaces and equipment. To get to it: it’s on our webpage (Click here to check it out for yourself) or teachers can put this URL on your white boards, for them to type in:  https://goo.gl/forms/OGlxr4BKydPa7po93

Spanish class for teachers - Please let me know if you are interested in taking a very fun and highly interactive conversational Spanish class this June.  I know one of the facilitators and strongly recommend her.  If you don’t have any PD funds left, we can probably pay for the cost of the class.  Take a look at the descriptions below and let me know if you are interested. - Filip

Link for beginner class: http://expressfluency.com/product/portland/

Link for advanced class: http://expressfluency.com/product/advanced-spanish-portland/

National Honors Society - Please let me know if you are interested in serving as a National Honors Society advisor next year.  We are looking for a dynamic, engaging staff member to work with a group of highly motivated students.

PTSA board nominations: We need to fill several open PTSA positions for 2017-2018 school year. We are looking for a new Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Chair of Senior Grad Party. Great news, We already have two new parents willing to be our volunteer coordinators!  If you, or someone you know is interested, please text or email Jinnet Powel (503) 936 0560,jinnetandpat@gmail.com.  She can tell you what each position involves.

Filip Hristić, Principal

Roosevelt High School

Portland Public Schools

Monday, June 5, 2017

College Ready ‐ Career Focused ‐ Committed to a Just World

Good Morning RHS Staff,

I hope you had a lovely weekend.  Thank you to all of you who attended our graduation ceremony yesterday afternoon.  What a joyous celebration!  Thank you especially to Cecilia and Dan for managing all the logistical details in order for everything to go as smoothly as it did.  I know that many others were involved in helping, too - Thank You!  I also wanted to give a big shoutout to all the teachers of our seniors - Your hard work, love, and resolve was made evident over the last few months, and the last few weeks in particular!  Our students couldn’t have done it without you.

Now our focus shifts to our rising 10th-12th graders.  Let’s do everything we can in the remaining days to ensure they finish this year strong.  We have Flex on Wednesday and Thursday.  Please remind your students to see you during Tutorials.  If you wish to work with students after school on any other days this week, please feel free to do that and we’ll make sure to compensate you.  As usual, we need student names, ID #s, date and time.

Here are a few announcements for the week ahead:

Calendar:

Monday - A Day

Tuesday - B Day

Wednesday - A Flex Day

Thursday - B Flex Day

Friday - A Day

Upcoming Events:

June 9th - All Sports Celebration & Dessert @ 3:15pm - Auditorium (for all students who participated in sports this past school year, coaches, parents  & staff)
June 12-14 – Finals for Grades 9-11
June 13th - Staff End of the Year Celebration (3:30-5:30)
June 14 – Last Day of School
June 15 & 16 – Teacher Grading and Planning – teachers identify students who are eligible for Credit Recovery Boot Camp
June 16th - Move Out - Main Office Building & Portables
June 16th - Last Day for Teachers
June 19 – Additional PD Day (Teachers work with their Departments or PLC teams on curriculum planning and alignment.  Teachers are allowed to work on campus or off campus.  Teachers are expected to share curriculum plans with supervising admin in order to be paid.)
June 20-23 – Credit Recovery Boot Camp in RHS Library – Teacher communicate with students eligible for credit recovery, support the completion of necessary work, and submit grade change forms)

June 26 - July 14th: RHS Summer Academy 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

June 26 - July 21:  Leap Into 9th Grade

Click here to add/edit our upcoming events list.

Dept Meetings -  Tuesday will be department meetings.  Please use any available time during the Dept. Meeting on Tuesday to call home and encourage students to attend Flex and complete missing assignments.

All-sports celebration & dessert - On Friday, June 9th, we are having a celebration for all students who participated in sports this past school year.  Please get the word out, especially to seniors.  We will be having some cake and refreshments as well as a slideshow and presenting a few awards, including our True Rough Rider Award, starting at 3:15 in the auditorium and lobby. - Stuart

Summer Planning Funds - We have limited funds available to support PLC teams and grade level teams to meet and plan for the 2017-2018 school year.  Please let me know by Wednesday if you and your PLC team and/or your grade level team would like to meet for a day this summer.  Several staff have emailed me already - Thank you!

Staff-student soccer game - It's time for the annual staff-student soccer game! This year's extravaganza will take place on Wednesday, June 7th from 3:30-4:30pm at the stadium field.  The format will be similar to last year, two games played side-by-side.  More information will follow, but we wanted to put this out there so people can get it on their calendars and sign up on the Google doc provided below. Note that we already have a panther on the staff team! https://docs.google.com/a/apps4pps.net/document/d/18AGGhUHFh4EpxTpLZJz4Mka9og_LYekgnHMu8WSTqck/edit?usp=sharing - Rafael and Vanessa

Student survey of our new spaces - Please encourage students to complete a modernization survey of Roosevelt’s new spaces and equipment. To get to it: it’s on our webpage (Click here to check it out for yourself) or teachers can put this URL on your white boards, for them to type in:  https://goo.gl/forms/OGlxr4BKydPa7po93

Roosevelt student StoryCorps interview -  Click here to hear Keri Hughes interviewing Pascuala Siquina Cotoc.

What we’re reading - Friends, as you know, I am trying to build a reading culture, and I need help. Please take a minute, when you have one,  to add what you're reading, etc. to this document.  It will be posted to the library weebly, and maybe elsewhere.  Hopefully students will be motivated by seeing what we read.  Thank you! - Betsy Tighe

Synergy bug fixed - Synergy provides an electronic Incident Referral form for teachers to submit referrals for students on their class lists.  It also allows teachers to select students not in their classes, however there was a bug that prevented Benson, Franklin, Madison, Roosevelt, and Wilson teachers from doing so.  This is a quick note to let you know that the bug has now been resolved. - Marita Ingalsbe

Spanish class for teachers - Please let me know if you are interested in taking a very fun and highly interactive conversational Spanish class this June.  I know one of the facilitators and strongly recommend her.  If you don’t have any PD funds left, we can probably pay for the cost of the class.  Take a look at the descriptions below and let me know if you are interested. - Filip

Link for beginner class: http://expressfluency.com/product/portland/

Link for advanced class: http://expressfluency.com/product/advanced-spanish-portland/

National Honors Society - Please let me know if you are interested in serving as a National Honors Society advisor next year.  We are looking for a dynamic, engaging staff member to work with a group of highly motivated students.

Remember to notify the office - Remember to let Connie & Julie in the main office know, if you are having pizza delivered. Or, if you have any kind of meeting (IEP / hearing / staff meeting / after-school parent meeting, etc.) please let them know who, when & where, so that if folks call or show up, they can be directed to the right place or the right staff person. Thank you!

Boxes and Room Plans - Moving boxes are now available in the main office for summer moves.  Please let me know if you need boxes in your room.  I will be happy to bring them to you.   I should have rooms plans available this week (finally!) for those who are moving to a new room.  I'll be by to see you as soon as I have possession.   I am in the process of putting together a Google folder that will hold all pertinent move information.

Good Morning RHS Staff,

Hope you enjoyed the warm weather.  Looks like this week will be sunny!  Let’s start by taking a look at a few modernization updates from Sue:

Temporary boiler removal - I wanted to alert you to two things happening on campus this week.  Monday, the walkway students use to get from the West wing, west ramp to the old library building and ten plex will be blocked  beginning at 10 AM until 5 PM in order to bring a crane on campus to remove the temporary boiler located by the old library building.  Staff and students will need to go around via the ramps by the old cafeteria building.  Or on Burr to Central.  Foot traffic resumes as usual on Tuesday.  

Abatement - on old cafeteria building is beginning this week.  Crews will be building a wall around the old cafeteria, and adjacent to the ramps that students travel to remove materials and equipment from  this building to  containers inside this structure.  Containers will be removed every night after students and staff leave so that containers are free of abatement materials each morning.  This is in preparation for the end of school and the deconstruction of the old cafeteria building after school is out.  

Photo Shoot - Tuesday a photographer from Bassetti Architects will be doing a shoot of the campus and interior.  I have already spoken to the staff who have spaces directly impacted.  Just wanted to make you aware.

Boxes and Room Plans - Moving boxes are now available in the main office for summer moves.  Please let me know if you need boxes in your room.  I will be happy to bring them to you.   I should have rooms plans available this week (finally!) for those who are moving to a new room.  I'll be by to see you as soon as I have possession.   I am in the process of putting together a Google folder that will hold all pertinent move information.  27 days and counting down till we turn over the last buildings to the contractors for removal and deconstruction.

Calendar:

Monday - B Day
Tuesday - A Day
Wednesday - B Day
Thursday - A Day Flex
Friday - B Day Morning Assembly Flex (schedule below)

 

Upcoming Events:

May 22nd-- First Round 6A State Softball Playoffs.  RHS vs. Beaverton HS @ Beaverton.  Let’s go RIDERS!!!
May 25th- Williams Syndrome Awareness (by Maddie) Ground floor, west wing, flex space, during Flex
May 25th- Thespian Induction Ceremony @ 7:00 P.M. Black Box Theatre
May 25th- QSA Community Discussion @ 2:15-3:15 in L247
May 26th- Multicultural/Unity Assembly 9:36- 10:36
May 26th - Attendance Celebration
May 27, (11:00-1:00) ZUMBA at Roosevelt!! Mark your calendars for Saturday for two hours of dancing! Dress in black and gold! We will have various instructors with different styles.  All proceeds go to our PTSA. All welcome. Tell your friends - let’s pack the place! Bring cash. Questions? Call Lourdes Y Obispo @ (971) 322-8322
May 29th - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
May 31st - Last Senior Day
JUNE
June 1st- Spring Band Concert @ 7 P.M. Main Stage Theatre
June 2nd  PPS Latino Graduation @ RHS Auditorium  5:30 pm-8pm
June 2nd - Senior Awards Assembly - 9:30
June 3rd - Final Saturday School
June 4th - Graduation at 3 pm
Jun 4th -  Senior All-Night Graduation Party (busses board at 9pm)

Click here to add/edit our upcoming events list.

Staff meeting - We will have department meetings on Tuesday.  

Finals for seniors - Seniors take final exams during regular class times, on May 30 and 31.

Finals for lowerclassmen - Lowerclassmen will follow the finals schedule below:

College Ready ‐ Career Focused ‐ Committed to a Just World

Good Morning RHS Families,

I hope you had a lovely weekend.  Last week we received confirmation that RHS will receive two additional PD days for the 2017-2018 school year.  After consulting with PAT we decided to use the PD days on August 8/23 & 8/24.  This will give us some extra time to move into our new spaces, get acclimated to the new buildings, and get ready for the school year.  Please mark your calendars - first day back for RHS teachers is Wednesday, 8/23.  Student registration is scheduled for 8/22 and 8/23.  

As you all know last day of school for our students this year is June 14.  June 15 and June 16 are teacher grading days.  June 19 is an option PD/Planning day for RHS staff.  This is a good day for grade level teams or PLC teams to meet.  We will not meet as a staff on June 19.  More information will follow about how to report your work and hours for June 19.  

Here are a few more announcements for the week ahead.

Calendar:

Monday - A Day

Tuesday - B Day

Wednesday - A Day

Thursday - B Day Flex

Friday - A Day Flex

Upcoming Events:

May 15th - ASB Elections ALL SCHOOL VOTE (2nd period)
May 16th- Student hosted “Treats with the Teachers”- in commons @ lunch
May 17th - PTSA meeting 5:30 main office - light dinner provided
May 18th - AP Chemistry Testing (PM Only)/AP Physics (PM only)
May 18th-- Freshmen WITS student reading at Cathedral Coffee: 7530  N Willamette, 3:45pm
May 19th- Lunchtime Games and Picnic on Ft. Ball Field
May 19th - AP Biology (PM Only)
May 20th - Saturday School # 5
May 25th- Williams Syndrome Awareness (by Maddie) Ground floor, west wing, flex space, during Flex
May 25th- QSA Community Discussion @ 2:15-3:15 in L247
May 25th- Rider Gear Sales (East Wing Box Office @ flex)
May 26th- Multicultural/Unity Assembly 9:36- 10:36
May 26th - Attendance Celebration
May 27, (11:00-1:00) ZUMBA at Roosevelt!! Mark your calendars for Saturday for two hours of dancing! Dress in black and gold! We will have various instructors with different styles.  All proceeds go to our PTSA. All welcome. Tell your friends - let’s pack the place! Questions? Call Lourdes Y Obispo @ (971) 322-8322
May 29th - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
May 31st - Last Senior Day

Click here to add/edit our upcoming events list.

Staff meeting - We will meet as a staff on Tuesday at 3:30 in the library.  We will use the time to start working on our classroom climate plans for next year.

St. John’s Parade - I would like to thank all of the band students who participated in the St. John's Parade this weekend. They played with a lot of great energy and funk and they looked real sharp! An additional shout out to the cheerleaders who danced to every song and beat we threw out there. The combined forces really gave the crowd a show!

RHS alum news - Andre McCowan has been recruited to play basketball at Lewis Clark State College in Lewiston, ID. McCowan graduated from Roosevelt High School in Portland, OR and began his time at PCC in 2015. In this past season he averaged 20 points a game, with a high of 37, and also led the league in blocks. McCowan helped lead PCC to the NWAC playoffs in the 16-17 season. He will begin at LC State this fall on a full-ride scholarship. - Jen

Congrats, Coach Mac – As some of you may know, Coach Mac was recently inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.  Needless to say, this is a tremendous honor and accomplishment.  Please join me in congratulating Coach Mac.

Library closed for AP testing - The library will be closed for AP testing on the morning of May 18th. Betsy can check out textbooks/novel sets from the textbook room--the door next to the library--if necessary.  Otherwise, please refrain from sending students.

Black Baccalaureate - Registration for the 2017 Black Baccalaureate is now open! If possible, we would like students registered by May 17th.  Location: First AME Zion Church - 4304 N Vancouver Ave Portland, OR 97217; Reception 4:00pm; Program 5:00pm; Cost: Free!
Student registration link. Questions, contact:  blackbacc@beamvillage.org

Student shout out - RHS student Alexis Cannard won 3rd place in the August Wilson Monologue Competition National Finals in New York City. Click here to read more and see photos from the trip.  Alexis says of her experience, “No other competition has allowed me to grow in the way the August Wilson Monologue Competition has, and that’s what makes it so much more than a competition. Not only did finalists received professional training, but we watched each other grow, and became family because of it. The title didn’t come without the sweat and tears the AWMC staff helped me put into the work, which has made me a better performer and human being."  August Wilson's monologues have just been compiled into a new tool for actors. Read more in this article from Playbill.

Senior scholarships - Our seniors have been awarded over $4.7 million in scholarships. Here are the seniors who have reported their scholarships so far:  Abby Knott, Ada Jackson, Alexis Cannard, Alissa Ouanesisouk, Alma Moo, Amanda Ryan, Austin Schulz, Brandon Salazar Ramos, Carlos Iriqui, Chito Baleke, Christy Phady, Da'lony Armstrong, Daniel Braxmeyer, Edith Chi Garcia, Edwin Benavides, Elsa King, Emmerson Donnell, Faiza Jama, Hannah Verbout, Jacob Lopez, Janeth Jimenez-Reyes, Jose Moreno-Perez, Joseline Muhimpundu, Josh Guzman, Josiah Greene, Joti Mangat, Julio Lopez-Hernandez, Kamaria Watson, Karen Gurrola-Mendez, Kathryn Onofiok, Korah Vonderahe, Lashawn McCarthy, Lila Head, Madison Evans, Maria Loeza, Pablo Zamora-Ayala, Pascuala Siquina Cotoc, Sheila Romero Rios, Wayan Crain

Young, Gifted and Black - Please congratulate RHS seniors: Aojah Hill, Chitu Baleke, and Kamaria Watson for being recognized for the Young, Gifted and Black Award!  Staff are invited to attend the Portland Public Schools 8th Annual Young Gifted and Black Ceremony which will be held at the BESC (Blanchard Education Service Center) located at 501 North Dixon Street on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Young, Gifted and Black is a program aimed at highlighting the success of Black students throughout PPS. - Andrea Wade, School-Family Partnership Coordinator, Young, Gifted and Black Manager

Grad party planning & chaperones - Jun 4 will be our Senior All-Night Graduation Party!  This fun and chaperoned event is a long-standing tradition that allows our students to have a great party, safely.  Can you help plan the Senior Grad Night Party?  Want to chaperone and be part of the fun? Mimi Cha, Grad Party Chair, hosts dinner meeting every Wed 6pm-8-pm. Call for details: (971) 570-6980.
PTSA board nominations: We need to fill several open PTSA positions for 2017-2018 school year. We are looking for a new Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Chair of Senior Grad Party. Great news, We already have two new parents willing to be our volunteer coordinators!  If you, or someone you know is interested, please text or email Jinnet Powel (503) 936 0560,jinnetandpat@gmail.com.  She can tell you what each position involves.

Visitors on Campus - This is a reminder that visitors are not allowed on campus unless they first register at the Main Office or Attendance Office.  Doors facing Ida should never be propped open and the exterior door of the Athletic office should remain closed as well.  Thank you for your support.  

Filip Hristić, Principal
Roosevelt High School
Portland Public Schools

Monday, May 8, 2017
College Ready ‐ Career Focused ‐ Committed to a Just World

Good Morning RHS Families,

I hope you had a lovely weekend.  Here are a few announcements for the week ahead.

Calendar:

Monday - B Day

Tuesday - A Day

Wednesday - B Day

Thursday - A Day Flex

Friday - B Day Flex

Upcoming Events:

May 8th- ASB Elections ALL SCHOOL VOTE (2nd period)
May 9th - AP Calculus A/B/C (AM Only) & AP Spanish Lit (PM Only)
May 10th - AP English Language (AM Only)
May 10th - (4:00-8:00) RHS Burgerville Night: Come get dinner or a shake at St. Johns Burgerville. 10% of all sales go to, you guessed it, our Senior Grad Night Party!! So help us fill the place up! Fresh Strawberry shakes are in season - just saying
May 11th- Rider Gear Sales (East Wing Box Office @ flex)
May 12th - MEChA/Leadership Dance (latin, salsa, bachata, banda)
May 13th - St. John’s Parade
May 16th- Student hosted “Lunch with the Teachers”- in commons
May 18th - AP Chemistry Testing (PM Only)/AP Physics (PM only)
May 18th-- Freshmen WITS student reading at Cathedral Coffee: 7530  N Willamette Blvd, 3:45
May 19th - AP Biology (PM Only)
May 20th - Saturday School # 5

Click here to edit our upcoming events list.

Staffing Updates - I regret to inform you that Anna Spear will not be returning to RHS.  Anna’s last day was Friday, May 5.  As most of you know, Anna is incredibly hard-working and loving.  She devoted nearly 5 years to RHS, doing everything in her power to take care of our students.  Anna told me on Friday that she still loves Roosevelt but is ready to pursue other opportunities.  I will keep you informed as I learn more about Anna’s replacement.

Dept Meeting - We will have department meetings on Tuesday.  Our next staff meeting is on Tuesday, 5/16.  We will use that meeting to begin drafting “Classroom Management Plans” for next year.

Master Schedule Update - Admin team will work this week to finalize decisions about which classes and how many sections to offer for next year.  We are also hoping to determine who will teach what.  Needless to say, we will let you know as soon as teaching assignments are finalized.

AVID Survey - Hello teachers, we hope this message finds each of you doing well! The AVID National Team and the AVID Oregon Team have requested that RHS AVID send out the following survey to all Roosevelt teachers. Thank you in advance for your help! Note: following is the blurb that AVID sent with the survey:

This year, our school is implementing AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) with support from the Nike School Innovation Fund, the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, and the Oregon Community Foundation. Our funders are partnering with the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) and ECONorthwest to gather information on the practices that are employed at our school, and how they may or may not change over time. EPIC staff have developed an educator survey to collect these data. This survey should take 10-25 minutes to complete. You can find the link here.

Library closed for AP testing - The library will be closed for AP testing on the mornings of May 9th and May 18th. Betsy can check out textbooks/novel sets from the textbook room--the door next to the library--if necessary.  Otherwise, please refrain from sending students.

Pet on Campus - Pets are not allowed on campus without district approval.  If you or one of your students needs to bring a pet to school, please connect with Elizabeth Crocker <ecrocker@pps.net>.

Field Trips - We have had several issues with field trips this year - high number of field trips (95 and counting), poor tracking of attendees and attendance, and field trips happening immediately prior to testing windows.  Dan and Cecilia will be updating our field trip policy and protocols for next year.  If you have any feedback, please email Dan.  In the meantime, please know that we will not be approving any new field trip requests.

Visitors on Campus - This is a reminder that visitors are not allowed on campus unless they first register at the Main Office or Attendance Office.  

Passes - Please do not write passes for students to work in unsupervised locations (i.e. commons, etc) during class time.  Unless students need to use a restroom, and have the official hall pass, students should remain in classrooms during class time.

Rider Gear- Rider Gear is being sold by leadership students every day during lunch and every Thursday at flex, in the East Wing box office. Sold all day, every school day, in RHS Main Office by RHS office staff. You can also purchase online using PPS School Pay and pick items up within one week at RHS Main office. - Bryndle

May 16 Modernization Bond - Click here to learn about the Modernization Bond on our May 16 ballot.

How to advertise! - Roosevelt has a new Facebook group for Spanish families! Email Braulio if you want your Roosevelt event advertised there. Also, see our recently updated Get the Word Out flyer to find out how to advertise your Roosevelt event.

RHS Photos - Thank you, Mr. Flye, Joti Mangat, Mickey Gonzales, Michael Underwood and Diep Nguyen for capturing some of the great moments from this school year.

Filip Hristić, Principal

Roosevelt High School
Portland Public Schools 

Monday, May 1, 2017

College Ready - Career Focused - Committed to a Just World

Good Morning RHS Families,

I hope you had a lovely weekend.  This week we celebrate our teachers.  These are just a few tokens of our deep appreciation for all that you do:

·         Monday, May 1st -- Stop by the main office and grab a snack in the morning  

·         Tuesday, May 2nd -- Come to the Upper Commons at 3:30 to grab ice cream courtesy of Ruby Jewel and a brand new R Staff t-shirt

·         Wednesday, May 3rd -- Wear your new R staff t-shirt and fill out your favorite reason for being a Roosevelt teacher

·         Thursday, May 4th - Teacher Appreciation Lunch - Roosevelt parents - Main office

·         Friday, May 5th - Coffee and treats in the main office. Come and connect at McMenamin's in St. John's at 4 PM (located on N. Ivanhoe)

Calendar:

Monday - A Day

Tuesday - B Day

Wednesday - A Day Flex

Thursday - B Day Flex

Friday - A Day

Upcoming Events:

May 2nd - Coffee with Principal   8:00 am-9:30 am

May 2nd - AP Spanish Testing (AM Only)

May 3rd - AP English Lit (AM Only)

May 3rd  - Collegiate Signing Celebration (PM Only)

May 4th - RHS Career Fair- aux. gym

May 4th - Teacher Appreciation Lunch (Teacher Appreciation Week) - old cafeteria

May 5th - AP US History (AM Only)

May 9th - AP Calculus A/B/C (AM Only) & AP Spanish Lit (PM Only)

May 10th - AP English Language (AM Only)

May 12th - MEChA/Leadership Dance (latin, salsa, bachata, banda)

May 13th - St. John’s Parade

May 16th- Student hosted “Lunch with the Teachers”- in commons

May 18th - AP Chemistry Testing (PM Only)/AP Physics (PM only)

May 19th - AP Biology (PM Only)

May 20th - Saturday School # 5

May 26th- Multicultural/Unity Assembly 9:36- 10:36

May 26th - Attendance Celebration

May 29th - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL

May 31st - Last Senior Day - ask Julie or Tammy to find out

Staff Meeting - We have a staff meeting on Tuesday in the Library.

Prom - If you missed it, here are a few photos for you to enjoy.  Our students had a great time and were so well-behaved.  Many thanks to Bryndle and all the chaperones and supporters who made this year’s prom a great success!

Training Opportunities - If you are interested in taking a class through Yoga Calm and/or Mindful Schools, please let me know.  I am part of a district committee that has funds to pay for these courses.

Career Fair - This Thursday the annual Roosevelt Career Fair for students and families will be held in the Auxillary gym during FLEX time. So far, there are 13 employers confirmed to attend. It is our hope that 8^th period teachers of juniors and seniors will walk them down the last 10 minutes of the period. This is another opportunity for students to earn a CRLE and find out about part time and full time employment opportunities. If you have questions, please connect with Mike Lee or Dr. Boyer.

Pet on Campus - Pets are not allowed on campus without district approval.  If you or one of your students needs to bring a pet to school, please connect with Elizabeth Crocker <ecrocker@pps.net>.

Field Trips - We have had several issues with field trips this year - high number of field trips (95 and counting), poor tracking of attendees and attendance, and field trips happening immediately prior to testing windows.  Dan and Cecilia will be updating our field trip policy and protocols for next year.  If you have any feedback, please email Dan.  In the meantime, please know that we will not be approving any new field trip requests.

Visitors on Campus - This is a reminder that visitors are not allowed on campus unless they first register at the Main Office or Attendance Office.  

Earthquake Drill - Thank you for participating in the earthquake drill last week.  Everyone did a nice job.  Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback.

Passes - Please do not write passes for students to work in unsupervised locations (i.e. commons, etc) during class time.  Unless students need to use a restroom, and have the official hall pass, students should remain in classrooms during class time.

Old Cafeteria - Old Cafeteria is now off limits for breakfast, lunch and after-school activities.  Starting Tuesday, we will use the Old Cafeteria for AP testing.  Once the testing is completed, we will start abating and preparing for demolition.

Classroom Technology - I am sorry that I even have to include this as a reminder, but please make sure that classroom computers are not checked out for students to use in unsupervised locations.

Verslanadia - From Betsy: Verselandia at the Schnitz was super rousing--I'd say close to a full-house to see a group of very articulate students.  Siale Ita and Jake Peru-Bass did a valiant job;  but sadly, did not make it to the second round.  The competition was particularly fierce this year.  If you see them, please be sure to congratulate them on their noble effort.

Shout out - to senior Alexis Cannard who will be competing on Monday, May 1 in the August Wilson Monologue Competition Finals in New York City. RHS Troupe 7289 says, "Break a leg, Alexis!" - Jo Lane

Rider Gear- Rider Gear is being sold by leadership students every day during lunch and every Thursday at flex, in the East Wing box office. Sold all day, every school day, in RHS Main Office by RHS office staff. You can also purchase online using PPS School Pay and pick items up within one week at RHS Main office. - Bryndle

Scholarships - Scholarship dollars reported by our seniors are now approaching $4.5 million!

May 16 Modernization Bond - Click here to learn about the Modernization Bond on our May 16 ballot.

Filip Hristić, Principal
Roosevelt High School
Portland Public Schools