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March 7, 2018 Dear Families, Following the tragic shooting in a Florida high school on February 14, students around the country are planning walkouts on March 14 to protest school violence. Anticipating that this movement may come to Vancouver schools, we want you to know how we will respond if students participate in a walkout. As educators, we support the First Amendment rights of our students to express their views on this important topic. When students advocate appropriately for change, it can be a powerful learning experience. We also recognize that some students may not want to participate in a walkout or related activities and may prefer to stay in class. We are committed to ensuring that all students feel safe and respected. River will recognize and honor the 17 lives lost in Florida as well as all victims of school violence. On March 14, our school and classes will operate on an assembly schedule. We will offer student-led alternatives to the “walkout”. This schedule will ensure all six periods continue with equal instructional time. Organized activities during the assembly time may be: voter registration information, ASB student presentations or a letter-writing activity during which students may communicate their concerns to leadership. These organized activities will include opportunities for students to participate or remain silent/respectful in a study area (Commons, Media Center and some designated classrooms). We are a closed campus. There will be no visitors or outside speakers on campus March 14. By state law and district policy, students who choose to walk out will receive an unexcused absence. If you want to excuse your child from class to allow her or him to participate, please contact your school office. As always, the safety of students is our priority. If a walkout should occur at any of our schools, we will assign staff and district safety officers as necessary to provide appropriate supervision during the walkout. District safety officers also will monitor student activity to the best of their ability if students leave campus. The district is communicating with local law enforcement about a coordinated response that helps to ensure the safety of students who may choose to leave campus. I invite you to contact me [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns about our plans for March 14. Thank you. Sincerely, Alex Otoupal Principal
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Columbia River Bowlers Finish 2nd at State! The season officially came to an end with River bowlers finishing 2nd at State! Coach Burnett expressed how proud he was of the girls accomplishments this year. Five bowlers were in the top 25 (Madison Mollahan, Becca Gunderson, Emma McLean, Maddy Getzy and Jenna Chinn). Madison Mollahan, Becca Gunderson and Maddy Getz were named 1st Team All-league GSHL by coaches. Emma McLean was named to the 2nd Team. River had the most players from any team in the league vote to these teams! In addition to our girls strong showing at state, Coach Burnett was voted 2A girls bowling Coach of the Year!
L to R: Coach Burnett, Emma McLean; Becca Gunderson; Madison Mollahan; Maddy Getz; Rileigh Chinn; Jenna Chinn; Mikayla Munger; and Coach Soelberg.
The CRHS Wrestling Team finished 5-1 in League Dual Meets placing them as second in league and placed second as a team in the district tournament! Rexl Lamkin 113# and Nathan Kunz 182# placed first as district champions while Rylee Sadler 170#, Logan Knudson 152# and Logan Wilson 195# placed second. Atticus Kurtz 145# placed third and Andrew Boyea 138# placed fourth, qualifying all of them for the regional tournament. Logan Knudson was the regional champion while Rexl Lamkin and Logan Wilson placed fourth, qualifying them for the State wrestling tournament. Logan Knudson placed fourth in State. Congratulations to the wrestlers and to Coach Del Moral on a great season!
Congratulations to CRHS Mock Trial Team for another great season! The
team was third in their division after two days of competition at the Clark County Courthouse.
Dylan Etson, Kristina Halverson, David Kimsey, Keymani Knowles, and Kaitlyn Parkinson were nominated for best witness. Keegan Dittmer, Faith Grisham and Alexei Kendall-Bray were nominated for best attorney. This year’s team was coached by local attorney Bruce Colven and staff advisors Jacob Burton and Shana Ferguson. Below is a group picture of the whole team.
Winter Sports Re-Cap In addition to the performances by our bowling and wrestling teams, here is a brief re-cap of our other teams. We congratulate all our winter sports teams and student-athletes on an outstanding performance! Boys Basketball—League champs, 6th in state; David Long, Coach of the Year; Jacob Hjort, Player of the Year Girls Basketball—District playoffs and defeated #1 seed Washougal Gymnastics—District Champs for the 16th straight season; placed 5th in state; Alicia Green, Coach of the Year; Sarah Ellis, Gymnast of the Year and 2nd in state on vault and 3rd on floor Boys Swimming—District champs, 5th in state; Josh Bottelberghe, state champ in 100m breast, and 200m free; 200m relay team was also state champ. Rob Mead was 2nd in 100m Free and 3rd 100m backstroke. Alyssa Manlow, Coach of the Year; Josh Bottelberghe, State Swimmer of the Year.
Front Row L to R: Kristina Halverson, Keymani Knowles, Dylan Etson Back Row L to R: David Kimsey, Keegan Dittmer, Michelle Ferina, Kaitlyn Parkinson, Bridgette Pehrson, Jennifer Reuda Verduzco, Zoey Mikalatos, Faith Grisham, Mikayla Munger, Coach Bruce Colven, Alexei Kendall-Bray
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Testing Updates Spring 2018 All 10th graders will be taking the SBAC tests in both ELA and math this year; 11th and 12th grade students who have not yet met the graduation requirement in one or both of these areas will also be able to test. The ELA exam will be April 24 and 25, and the math test will be May 22 and 23. Teachers are working now to prepare students for the exam material as well as the computer tools used for the tests. Juniors will have the opportunity to participate in the first year of the new science test (WCAS); details about the new test coming soon.
L to R: Miles Noreus; Andrew Douglas; Kiran Gregerson; Isaac Mar-tin; Zoe Luderman; and Abby Kinney
Congratulations to CRHS Knowledge Bowl 3A Champs!
IB Art Exhibition and
Opening Night
March 20, 2018
5:30-8:00pm
Please join River’s IB art students for the opening night of their annual IB Art Exhibition. Senior IB visual art and photography students will have on display their best works from two or more years of study. The opening night celebration will be held in CRHS Black Box where there will be hor d’oeuvres, live music performances by students, and of course great art. The exhibition will be on display during the entire week of March 19th-23rd during school hours. If you have any questions contact Mr. Phelps at [email protected] or Ms. Keiser at [email protected]
Please join the CRHS Choir for
their concert at Thomas Jefferson Middle School
On Tuesday, March 20th at 7pm
Mark your calendars for the CRHS FFA Annual Plan Sale which begins on Satur-day, April 28th from 9am to 5pm and then the following school week from 8:30am-2pm. There will be organic, non GMO vegetables, flowers and hanging
baskets. They have a no spray greenhouse!
Congratulations to CRHS senior, Abraham Hanson, who was chosen
to be the lead male dancer in the Traditional Pow Wow recently held on March 3rd. Abraham is an Alaskan Native who has been dancing since 2014. He brings his special dancing regalia from Alaska and says “Happiness” is what he feels while dancing. We are glad to have Abraham in our River family!
Curriculum Fair
Monday, March 12 during Pride-Time Students will visit three information sessions about classes potentially being offered for the next
school year. This will help our gather information for forecasting classes for 2018-2019.
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2018 Camas International Science & Engineering Fair Award Winners
Biomedical & Health Sciences 1st place: Rachel Ferina, Digital Dangers of Blue Light 2nd place: Grace Gordon, The Effect of Room Temperature on Lung Function While Exercising 3rd place: Nathan Kessi, Infrared Radiation and Muscle Fatigue Earth & Environmental Sciences 1st place: Rhys Holmes and Madeleine Harvey, What is the Effect of Artificial Pollution in the form of Discarded Cigarette Filters on Bean Plant Growth 2nd place: Daria Kakorin, The Effect of Headwater Benthic Soil Composition on the Electrons Produced by Bacteria in a Microbial Fuel Cell Materials Sciences 1st place: Sarah Giovannozzi, The Effect of Water Types on Swimsuit Durability Biochemistry 1st place: Lauren Huynh, The Effect of Temperature (°C) on the Ethanol Production from Corn Stalk 2nd place: Elizabeth Lujano-Caballero, What is the Effect of actinomycetes from ancient Spanish soil on the qualitative Growth of P. utimum, S. aureus, and E. coli? Chemistry 1st place: Madeline Kim, The Effectiveness of Natural Antacid Remedies on HCI 3rd place: Brandon Loisel, The Effect of Different Fermentation Materials on the Percent Yield of Ethanol Microbiology 3rd place: Natalie Black, The Effect of Natural Versus Artificial Preservatives on the Growth of Bacteria in Mascara Bottles Over Time Behavioral & Social Sciences 1st place: Symphony Koss, Effect of Music Genre on ADHD Participant Quiz Completion Time Cellular & Molecular Biology 2nd place: Isabel Saunders, The Effect of Various Heat Protestants on Damage to Hair Translational Medical Science 1st place: Sean Wozniak, The Effect of Water Hardness Upon Atherosclerotic Hear Disease Mortality Naval Science Award Rachel Ferina, Grace Gordon, Sean Wozniak Society for Invitro Biology Award Madeline Kim American Psychological Association Award Symphony Koss ASU Rob & Melani Walton Sustainability Solution Initiative Award Zoe Luderman Ricoh Sustainable Development Award Zoe Luderman Stockholm Junior Water Price Zoe Luderman Yale Science & Engineering Association Award Elizabeth Lujano-Caballero, What is the Effect of actinomycetes from ancient Spanish soil on the qualitative Growth of P. utimum, S. aureus, and E. coli?
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News from CRHS Intervention Specialist Echo Moran-Prince (360) 313-3840
Did you know March is marijuana awareness month?
Nearly 45% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
Two-thirds of high school seniors do not view regular marijuana smoking as harmful.
Teens who perceive that their parents are permissive about marijuana use are much more likely to use marijuana compared to teens who believe their parents would not be okay with it.
There is no magic formula for preventing teen drug use. However, research indicates that parents have a big influence on their teens, even when it does not show! So talk openly with your children and stay actively engaged in their lives.
Below are risk and protective factors surrounding substance use.
Parent Canvas Access As part of the weLearn 1:1 initiative, many teachers are using the Canvas learning management system to organize digital resources, events, assignments and announcements for their students in grade three through 12. We are excited to announce that Canvas parent will now be available for you to access in Canvas as well. Canvas parent allows you to engage in your children’s education:
View your child’s courses. You will have the ability to switch between children if you have more than one child using Canvas.
View details for past and upcoming class assignments and events.
Receive notifications and alerts about your child’s activity in Canvas.
View your child’s grades in Canvas. These grades only represent assignments that have been graded within Canvas. Official grades will still be available in Skyward.
Check with your child’s teacher to determine specifically how Canvas is being used in their class. Please click Directions to set up a parent account. Canvas Parent is available on the web at https://vansd.instructure.com If you have questions, please email [email protected] and he will find the answer for you!
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Mr. & Miss CR Pageant Saturday, March 17th 7pm—Skyview HS This is a fundraiser which benefits
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. It is an evening of fun, showcasing the hard work and dedication of the following CR students: Chase Barnett, Beau Braden, Conner Brower, Maddie Brown, Reilly Burke, Gabby Collins, Kathryn Colson, Alex Eiden, Ellie Furth, Drew Gustafson, Julie Hays, Brandon Henegan, Andrea Hoey, Madison Hosford, Koben Jamison, Anthony Jenkns, Aubree Jones, Jack Kolosvary, William Lahti, Sophie Landers, Jonah Leavitt, Kathryn Lee, Claire McCallum, Claire Pardue, and Tyler Troelsen. Coordinators for this event are: Aubrey Alder, Charley Anderson, Lauren Kersavage, Kaitlyn Kukula, Taylor Olson, and Aliyah Stalder.
Food Service Information for Parents
Once a student’s meal account reaches a negative balance no more purchases can be made. An emergency meal of a sandwich, milk, fruity will be offered to the student with a negative balance (VPS R3650.3). This emergency meal will not normally exceed three consecutive days. Check and cash may be deposited into your student's meal account at any time. All checks should be payable to the school cafeteria. Please include your student’s full name and PIN. No change will be made by building staff. You can also make an online payment on your student’s account by logging into Family Access. At the top of the right corner on the screen, click on My Account, which brings you to Account Settings. At the bottom of the screen, just click on the box for Food Service Email Notifications. You will see this:
Email Notifications Receive Notifications when Food Service Balance is under $5.00
Email Wall Message Email and Wall Message Be sure to click on Save before closing the screen.
Spring Break April 2-6, 2018
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Trex utilizes millions of plastic grocery store bags each year to create its composite lumber product, keeping this material out of landfills locally and across the country. By building a partnership with schools, students can learn the importance of recycling and be rewarded for their efforts.
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CRHS Class of 2018 Senior Boosters SENIOR SWEATSHIRTS: Last Chance!!! Sales have been extended through the end of March. Pick up a flyer in the office, at the attendance office or print a copy from our website. FUNDRAISERS: CHIPOTLE FOOD FUNDRAISER NIGHT, March 12, 5:00pm-9:00pm KRISPY KREME DONUT SALES. 3/7, 3/21, 4/11 Sold before school starts
SPRING SILENT AUCTION. Watch for further information POP SOCKETS for sale! For spirit wear contact: [email protected]
WEBSITE: https://crseniorparentgroup.weebly.com/ STAY INFORMED:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crhsseniorboosters2018/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CRSr18Boosters
SENIOR PARENT MEETING: March 14th @ 7:00pm in Gallery. All are welcome even if you don’t have a senior! SCRIP HAS GREAT BENEFITS.
It’s a DOLLAR for DOLLAR exchange - $10 gift card for $10! NO cost to you!
You are already spending money on groceries – make it count for your Senior Group!
You do not have to buy anything you don’t ordinarily need to buy anyway!
Your Senior Boosters Group receives between 3% and 43% profit from a participating store!
EVERYONE can participate and do their part! It is individual based shopping!
Complete your Scrip order form conveniently at home!
Over 400+ local and national stores and restaurants from which to choose!
No minimum order! You can order $5 or 5,000—or more!
Using Scrip helps you budget your money and plan ahead!
Gift cards make the perfect gift for the holiday, birthdays, special events!
Shopping at participating stores strengthens local businesses and communities!
Use gift cards for everything! ---groceries, gas, clothing, home goods, movies, dinners! SCRIP ORDERS ARE DUE ON MARCH 8 AND MARCH 22 BY 2:30 IN THE OFFICE (PURPLE & GOLD BOX) Pick up orders March 16 and March 30 from 2:00-4:00 pm in the front office. Please contact Marji Cheshire 360-703-4584 if you are unable to pick up your order. SENIOR CLASS FOOD NIGHTS. MARCH 12 @ CHIPOTLE in Hazel Dell. Please join us for that night and buy your gift cards too.
COLUMBIA EMPLOYEE STORE PASSES. Every Columbia Sportswear card purchased will receive a pass to the Columbia Employee Store. They can also be used for online purchases. This is a limited time offer and will expire when all passes are gone. They are good thru Mid-April. Buy your gift card for St. Patty’s Day. Saturday March 17.
We have two different vendors you can purchase gift cards from: For SHOP WITH SCRIP (Great Lakes) you order online and print out your order form and write a check to (CR Boosters) or Cash. 1. If you have not signed up for SHOP WITH SCRIP (Great Lakes) this is how you sign up. 2. Go to http://www.shopwithscrip.com/ and click “Join a Program”. 3. Enter our enrollment code. By entering this code, your account will be associated with our non-profit organization, so you can
begin earning rebates! Enrollment Code 32528F4F57645 4. Fill in all required personal information and click "I Accept". 5. Choose two security challenge questions from the list and provide answers. For SCRIP SERVICE CENTER (Tigard) you order on the attached form. Fill out the form and write a check to (CR Boosters) or Cash. If you have any questions, please call Marji Cheshire 360-703-4584 or Kathy Evans 360-433-1928 ([email protected])
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Please check our CRHS web site at river.vansd.org on Fridays For the weekly bulletin
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tolo 8-11pm CR
11 12 1 hr early release /with Pride Time Curriculum Fair
13 14 Day of Action
15 16 Winter Sports and Mr. & Miss CR Assembly
17 Mr. & Miss CR 7pm Skyview HS
18 19 20 IB Art Exhibit Opening Night
21 22 Jr Parent Night
23 24
25 26 1 hr early release /with Pride Time
27 28 29 30 31
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1hr early release
w/Pride Time
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15 16 17 18 19
2hr early release
Student-Led Conference
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Non Student Attendance
Student-Led Conference
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CR Hall of Fame Night
Jr/Sr Prom
7:30 Victorian
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1hr early release
w/Pride Time
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April 2018
Spring Break
IB Art Exhibition
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Non Discrimination Statement:
"Vancouver School District is an Equal Opportunity District in education programs, activities, services, and employment. The
district does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual
orientation, including gender expression or identity, age, families with children, honorably discharged veteran or military
status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal. The
district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. The district complies with
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era
Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, Older Worker Protection Act, and all other state, federal, and local equal opportunity
laws. You may also contact any of the following people by writing to them at Vancouver School District, PO Box 8937,
Vancouver, Washington 98668-8937 or by calling 360-313-1000
( tel:) : ADA–Kathy Everidge; Title VII, 504–Kym Tyelyn-Carlson; IDEA–Daniel Bettis; Affirmative Action–Kathy Everidge; Title
IX Elementary–Debra Hale, Doug Hood; Title IX Secondary–Chris Olsen, Doug Hood; Athletic Equity–Albert Alcantar. This
notification can be provided in the appropriate language for communities of national origin and minority persons with
limited English language skills by contacting 360-313-1250