Cougar Parents & Students,
Welcome to 2022 and, in turn, the second part of this school year!
Our teachers, office staff and administrators are working hard to ensure that our building remains safe and classes are supported every day. As we make our way through the current surge of COVID-19 cases, we encourage families to keep our school community healthy by sending students to school with a mask that fits snugly around their nose and mouth and keeping them home if they have any signs of illness.
Our superintendent recently shared an update regarding temporary changes to spectator rules and COVID-19 isolation/quarantine guidance. If you have not already read that information, please do so here.
Thank you for your continued support and collaboration. Please continue reading below for additional information regarding student highlights, current school events and other happenings around campus.
Best,
Michael Hicks, Principal
Apply for the Bend-La Pine Schools’ Budget Committee
Looking for a way to serve local students and schools? Consider applying for one of three open positions on Bend-La Pine Schools’ Budget Committee. The committee, which includes the seven elected Board of Directors and seven members of the community, works with staff to review and approve the district’s budget each year. Members must live within the school district, be registered to vote and cannot be current employees or agents for Bend-La Pine Schools. Applications for the volunteer positions are due Friday, Jan. 21. To apply, submit a letter of interest and resume via email to janet.bojanowski@bend.k12.or.us or via mail to: Bend-La Pine Schools Board of Directors, Attn: Janet Bojanowski, 520 NW Wall St., Bend, OR 97703.
For additional information, contact 541-355-1000.
Congrats to the following eight students who were nominated by various staff members for excelling in the classroom and/or exemplifying the MVCARES traits of Community, Attendance, Resiliency, Engagement and Service.
- Rogan O'Keefe
- Kieran Myrie
- Seth Husband
- Harvey Medina
- Payton Dalrymple
- Ryder Minisce
- Tres Leal
- Kaya Klees
Parent & Student Survey
Our district is partnering with YouthTruth, a national non-profit, to survey our students, parents and staff this month regarding their school experience. I value our community’s feedback and ask parents to take a few moments to share your perspective here: http://www.ytsurvey.org/bendfamily22
For information about this survey, please visit http://youthtruthsurvey.org
Semester One Finals Schedule — we will run a finals schedule during the last week of the semester (Feb 1-3) to limit the number of finals that any student will have in one day, which will provide students maximum preparation time! The schedule is linked below.
Students are encouraged to attend the study hall periods for support and extra preparation time, but are not required to. Buses will run at their normal times.
We are extremely appreciative for our SRO, officer Cashman-Caceres! She is an MV grad and does an amazing job of connecting with and supporting our students. She is a huge asset to this school community. Thank you to all of these wonderful officers for being a part of our schools!
What does a School Resource Officer do? Superintendent Steven Cook talks with longtime School Resource Officer Amy Ward from City of Bend Police Department about her day-to-day duties, how she collaborates with Bend High Principal Chris Reese, and why relationships are at the heart of everything she does. CLICK HERE to listen.
- January 17 : NO SCHOOL MLK Jr. Holiday
- January 21 : Special Schedule: Advisory for Student Survey
- January 31 : Yearbook Deadlines, $60 price and Senior Ads
- February 1-3 : Finals Week, special schedule
- February 4 : NO SCHOOL, End of Semester 1/Teacher Grading Day
Check out our weekly MVHS Announcement webpage for continued school announcements.
Be sure to visit the MVHS website and like/follow us on Facebook to keep up to date on what is happening around campus. Go Cougs!
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