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LOJ Student to Perform with The Portland Ballet
Lake Oswego Junior High School student Poppy Coleman will perform in The Portland Ballet’s “Current/Classic,” which showcases advanced company dancers in contemporary and classical works.
Poppy, an 8th grader, has been studying ballet for eight years, and this is her sixth year at TPB, where she is in the Youth Company. She’s attended summer programs at The School of American Ballet, the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre, and The Portland Ballet.
The program will feature Us by acclaimed Portland choreographer Josie Moseley, excerpts of Donizetti Variations by George Balanchine, and five other works. This is a rare opportunity to see the next generation of dance stars.
Two concerts will take place May 4-5, at 7:30 p.m., at Lincoln Performance Hall at Portland State University. Tickets start at only $5. Information: theportlandballet
SchoolsNext Pacific Northwest Champions!
Congratulate Nathan Griffin, Sydney Blem, David Morgan & Linc Buckner on their recent win for the SchoolsNext Pacific Northwest Regionals. They have earned a spot in the International competition later this summer! So proud of this after school club group. They based their prototype school design on the development of a character trait curriculum. They have included the “Room of Great Controversy” to develop self-advocacy, the “Mountain of Perseverance” for Perseverance and collaboration, the “Gardens of Growth” to teach empathy & responsibility.
Board Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Advisory Committee – Accepting Applications
The School Board recently created the Board Appointed Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. It will be a standing committee to the Board. Committee membership will be offered, but not limited to, students, staff, parents, and community members.
The DEI Advisory Committee will work in concert with the District’s Equity Leadership Learning Team. The the DEI Advisory Committee will meet monthly in order to create a five year Equity Plan for our schools, which will be recommended to the Board.
Plan elements the Committee will examine include:
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Data and best practices from peer districts
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An audit of district policies through an equity lens with recommendations
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Best practices for embedding equity into curriculum and practice
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How to highlight and award community members, students, or staff who are doing exceptional work in these efforts
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How to provide engaging partnerships with the community
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How to assess and develop strategies for staff hiring and onboarding through an equity lens
Applications are being accepted from April 11 through May 15. The Board will notify each applicant of the Board’s decision.
Click here for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Advisory Committee Application
Monthly meeting attendance is expected.
Please fill in your application, sign it, and send it to:
Kelli Cranston
kelli.cranston@loswego.k12.or.
Lake Oswego School District
PO Box 70
2445 Country Club Road
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Sixth Grade Assembly on May 10th
We are excited to have motivational speaker Pee Wee Harrison join us for a sixth grade assembly on May 10th. Pee Wee is an engaging speak who as been captivating audiences, both nationally and internationally, for over 25 years. Currently a member of the Meadowlark Lemon’s Harlem All0-Starts, he blends humor and true life stories to effectively communicate the power of friendships to students, teachers, business professionals, and entire communities. His goal is to inspire dreams and give hope.
Mystery at Whimbowly Manor Opens May 10th!
Parent Event: Learn How to Teach and Model Empathy with Diana Cutaia
Laker Cheer Open Gym & Cheer Tryouts
Come see what Laker Cheer is all about!
On Tuesday April 24 and Monday April 30th from 4:00-6:00 PM in the LOHS Cafeteria Laker Cheer will be hosting open gyms for current 8th-11 graders interested in becoming a Laker Cheerleader. Come learn a new fight song routine, practice jumps, motions, basic stunts and tumbling and get ready for cheer tryouts. This will be a great time to stretch and condition too! No experience required! Release forms are required and are available in the LOJH and LOHS information stands! Be sure and mark your calendars for 5/8 & 5/9 for Laker Cheer tryouts!
GO LAKERS!!!
Intel Regional Science Fair Competition
What. A. Day….it was yesterday for Lake Oswego Junior High!! There were schools there from all over the state and region, over 600 students with a total of 515 projects. Not all projects get mentioned, please congratulate ALL of our participants on their incredible work and performance. To receive a mention of any kind is quite the honor as there are so many projects and not all get recognized…and our kids most certainly did us PROUD.
Here are the mentions and awards.
Category: Consumer Products
1st PLACE- Andrew Wong
Category: Physicals Electromagnetic
3rd PLACE- Ava Hilden & Devin VonArx
Honorable Mention- Praveer Sharan
Category: Chemistry
Honorable Mention- Linc Buckner, Nui Tovey, Gavin Redpath
Category: Engineering Mechanical
Honorable Mention- Stephen Lines
Category: Environmental Science
Honorable Mention- Sarah Yu & Lucia Zhang & Sophia Wang
ADDITIONAL AWARDS
Broadcom Masters (this award is a big deal as it has the potential to compete further nationally)- Andrew Wong
Outstanding Use of the International System of Units– Sarah Yu & Lucia Zhang & Sophia Wang
Merit in Statistics- Stephen Lines
Science Fair 2018 is in the books~
Lindsay Kopacek & Joe Godfrey
COBO Bottle Fundraiser at LOJ
Hello LOJ Families,
We have an awesome school fundraiser coming up over the next 2 weeks and I wanted to let you know the details. I think it will be something you would like to participate in.
This 2017/18 main fundraiser will be raising money for LOJ and for Ryan Banks Academy while educating our students on the effect single-use plastics has on our world and selling a product which is designed to be a solution.
The money raised for LOJ funds supplies & equipment which directly impacts our students. ASB students vote on what they would like the money to go towards and can fund learning experiences such as a Salsa dancer in Spanish 2 classes.
Ryan Banks Academy (RBA) is a non profit dedicated to building Chicago’s first boarding school for inner city youth. RBA opens in September 2018 and will prepare motivated students from Chicago neighborhoods to graduate from college, enter into meaningful careers, and be the catalyst to bring change into their communities. The school is named after a 7th grade boy who died during a shooting in his neighborhood. His 7th grade teacher is the founder of RBA.
This coming Monday 16th I will present the fundraiser to 7th and 8th graders during their science class. We will watch the 3 minute plastic pollution awareness video http://www.
The product we are selling is https://www.cobobottle.org/
COBO is a reusable bottle and yet so much more; it’s a tool to help protect our Earth from pollution, it’s a reminder (thumbprint design) that our choices impact lives around us, and it’s an investment in a better future for those in need. You can have your name custom engraved on your bottle.
Dates to know:
- Monday 16th – Packets go home with 7th and 8th graders
- Tuesday 17th – Packets go home with 6th graders
- Thursday 19th & 26th – video reminder during announcements
- Friday May 4th – Deadline for packets to be handed in at the start of first period.
- Approx 2 weeks later 1st delivery of non-customized engraved bottles
- Approx 1 week after that, delivery of customized engraved bottles
I will keep you updated as we move through the fundraiser. Thank you!
Stuart Champion,
PE Teacher
Lake Oswego Junior High