From Coach Jacobs and Staff:

So we’ve come to the final meet of the season and our team of what started as 140 awesome student/athletes is now down to 24.  These athletes have qualified to represent LOJ at the Oregon State Meet of Champions.  They will compete in 19 individual events and 6 relays. ​

Attention all 8th graders who are interested in playing freshman football next year:  

As the end of the school year comes to a close, students will be returning their library books and textbooks.

All library books need to be returned by Friday, June 1.

All Textbooks will be turned in by classroom in June.

Students are responsible for the textbook that was checked out to them in August.

OVERDUE/BILL NOTICES –

Students should check their school district email for a list of books still checked out to them. Notices will be emailed home if books are not returned, and if outstanding fines are not paid.

Replacement fines will be issued for library books and textbooks that are lost or have major damage and cannot be reissued. Textbook replacement costs range from $20 – $95. Library book replacement cost is the price of the specific book. There is always the possibility a student will incur a fine during our summer repair process and they will be notified of this in the fall.

Students’ library accounts should be cleared before the start of the next school year. To pay a fine, attache a print out of the Overdue/Bill Notice email with payment  to our school’s main office. Please make checks payable to Lake Oswego Junior High.

LAKE OSWEGO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

“6th GRADE SUCCESS!”

(for incoming 6th graders)

TWO SESSIONS AVAILABLE:

Monday/Tuesday August 6th and 7th 

OR 

Wednesday/Thursday August 8th and 9th

BOTH SESSIONS RUN FROM 8:30-10:30 AM EACH DAY

This is a 2-day workshop designed for incoming 6th graders. The objective of this workshop is to teach students strategies and tips to help navigate the unfamiliar world of middle school and to help ease their transition to LOJ.

The workshop will focus on the following:

• How to communicate with teachers and be their best advocate!
• Accessing their web grades
• Accessing the teacher websites
• Accessing online homework
• Study skills and Organization tools to aid with school success
• Managing the NEW Middle level schedule
• Learning how to use lockers
• Learning how to navigate a building with 7th and 8th graders.

Please send marked water bottle and snack daily.

Teacher Bio:

 Molly Healy has been as a school counselor in the Lake Oswego School District for 17 years. She has over 30 years experience counseling and teaching. She is the 6th grade counselor for this incoming class. She is looking forward to helping your students be successful and happy as they grow through LOJ!

Go Sailors!

 REGISTER WITH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TODAY!!

Last Friday, 9 of LOJ’s finest math students went to do battle at Pentagames.

STRIPEY SOCK DAY TO SUPPORT CRI DU CHAT AWARENESS WEEK FRIDAY, MAY 11TH

May 5, 2018, Cri du Chat Syndrome Awareness Day, kicks off International Cri du Chat Syndrome Week, May 5 -12.  It also marks the 55th year of the discovery of Cri du Chat Syndrome by Dr. Jerome Lejeune.

Max Owens, a seventh grade student at LOJ, has Cri du Chat Syndrome (also known as 5p- Syndrome) – a rare genetic disorder that is caused by the deletion of part of the “p” arm of the 5th chromosome.  He is one of only four people in the state of Oregon with this disorder and the only one within the greater Portland Metro area. Each year the 5p- Society promotes a week of International Awareness of 5p- Syndrome/Cri du Chat. The purpose of this week is to raise awareness and encourage support of those with the syndrome.  We hope you will join us in supporting Max and everyone who has 5p- Syndrome by wearing STRIPED SOCKS to school on Friday, May 11th.  Wear your stripey socks (to represent the bands on chromosomes) with one long and one short to symbolize the deletion of the chromosome in Cri du Chat Syndrome.  Eighth grade science classes will hear a presentation on Cri du Chat on Tuesday, May 8th and each student will receive a pair of stripy socks so they can participate on Friday!

Come join the team with all the spirit!  The LOHS Cheer program will hold their annual tryouts on Tuesday May 8th & Wednesday May 9th in the LOHS Cafeteria from 4-6 PM for current 8th-11 graders.  Tryout packets are available in the LOJH main office and the LOHS information stand outside the main office!  GO LAKERS!!!  Please contact the athletic office with any questions 503-534-2313.