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 March/April 2015 Calendar of Events
4/10
No School
4/13
Start of Session 7
4/15
Wednesday, Early Release, 11:30am
5/8
Early Release, End of Session/ PROM!
5/13
Wednesday, Early Release, 11:30am
5/21-22 No School, Conferences
5/25
No School, Memorial Day
5/26
Graduating Seniors Last Day
5/29
Graduation at PAC
David Douglas SUN Food Pantry
Distribution
Thursdays in the South
Cafeteria from
5pm-6pm
Join us every Thursday for the
Food Pantry distribution from 5pm
– 6pm. Take home fresh fruits and
vegetables as well as an
assortment of canned and boxed
foods. Please bring reusable bags
if possible!
Questions? Call the SUN
room: (503) 262-4431
Hello Fir Ridge!
Springtime is here, and with it all of the wonderful things about
living in Oregon: unpredictable weather, gorgeous flowers, and
lots of school events to look forward to. Here are some of our
exciting happenings this spring:
April 15: Career Day -Fir Ridge students will meet a variety of
successful professionals from the community who do
interesting and important jobs.
April 20: Smarter Balanced testing begins -Students will
have the opportunity to earn college credit just for passing
the test! Please encourage your student to do their best on
this important assessment.
May 4-8 Spirit week
May 8: Fir Ridge Prom
May 13: Field Day
May 20-22: Student Led Conferences
May 29: Graduation, DDHS North Gym
June 2: GED Graduation, Fir Ridge Campus
As the sessions wind down, please encourage your students to
finish the year strong -either with graduation or the maximum
number of earned credits possible. Students who attend school
daily, complete in class work, and ask for help when needed are
consistently successful at Fir Ridge. I am very proud of the work
students and staff have done together this year, and of our
students' many accomplishments! Go Wolves!
Joy O’Renick
Principal
Counseling Corner
**REMINDER**: Credit recovery takes
place Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
after
school from 3:00-4:30pm. Seniors
with more than 3.25 credits remaining
MUST do credit recovery in order to
graduate on time. See your counselor for
details and to sign up.
SENIORITIS: a condition in which
students close to graduation begin to
feel like they can stop working because
they get nervous about getting close to
graduation.
Ways to prevent senioritis: encourage your
student that they just have to make it
through to June. Hold them accountable for
going to school. Make sure that they are
completing any packets they have when
they are at home. Give them opportunities
to do volunteer hours and make sure that
they are showing up for credit recovery.
Important Dates:
April 20th: SBAC testing starts for all
juniors
May 26th: Last day for graduating seniors
May 29th at 4:30pm: Graduation! Please contact your student’s counselor
with any questions!
Exciting news!!!!!
21 Fir Ridge students and four staff recently
completed The Phoenix Program. The
program took place over a weekend at Camp
Collins in Oxbow park and was facilitated by
Synergo, a local youth development
organization. We stayed in cabins, walked
around in the woods and got some much
needed fresh air!
It’s time to start thinking GRADUATION! Seniors, have you ordered your cap and gown? See Bevan for more information. The activities of the retreat ranged from silly to
serious. Students did a challenge course that
involved a giant swing, some tight rope
walking and a jump to a trapeze 50 ft up in the
air. Every single one of our students pushed
themselves out of their comfort zone in one
way or another whether it involved just
climbing 10 feet up a tree or having us hoist
them to the top of the giant swing where they
pulled the latch and swung out over the
trees. The retreat was also very emotional for
some. Students shared about challenges and
struggles they have faced and reflected about
the kind of person that they want to be in
life. It was a powerful weekend for all and we
are so proud of these students.
The Phoenix program graduation will take
place on Tuesday, May 19th from 6-8pm at Fir
Ridge. All are welcome! Resource Fair We will be hosting a resource fair during spring conferences on May 21st from 3 to 6 pm. This Resource Fair includes: Community Resources Snacks and Refreshments Clothing Table Crafts for kids We look forward to seeing you there!!