VIKING VOICE November, 2015
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
MR. STEVE MOROSIN
Welcome Viking Nation! I want to thank those of you who attended Parent Teacher conferences in October and taking the time to keep current with your students’ progress at Mazama. We had several teachers attending a national conference on PLC’s and I hope that was not too difficult to visit with them, it was the only date that they could attend. Remember you can always monitor your students’ academic progress, attendance and behaviors via the Home Access system. If you don’t have your students log in information or need some assistance with the program please contact the guidance office. This is located on our school web page www.kcsd.k12.or.us. If you have a current Freshman or Sophomore, keep on top of the application requirements for STEM&M at Mazama. The process will begin near the start of second semester. In case you are wondering, below is the intro from our web page, but if you visit the link, you will find a ton of information for the program including all the benefits for the students selected. STEM is a national movement towards Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in education. At Mazama High School, we’re all about STEM, but we’re also leveraging our community’s unique resources and educational partners in the area of health science. We are partnering with Oregon Tech for this program. This allows us to add an additional “M” for Medical pathways as well. Mazama’s STEM&M program is application based and begins in a student’s sophomore year. Students complete a rigorous, college prep curriculum and one of several unique sponsor multiple extra-curricular activities for STEM&M participants each year. STEM&M is a great place for aspiring students with an interest in science, engineering, and/or medicine to work together. Students who complete the STEM&M program will meet Oregon Tech admissions requirements along with those of most four year universities. https://sites.google.com/site/mazamastemm/home Steve Morosin Principal
Mazama High School Phone Numbers Attendance Office Main Office Guidance Office Athletic Office
#541-883-5027 #541-883-5024 Fax #541-883-5044 #541-883-5031 Fax #541-851-8829 #541-883-5032
Immunization Reminder Oregon law changed this year to remove old religious exemptions. If your child has a religious exemption on file that was signed before March 1, 2014, we need new information by December, or your child may be excluded from school this winter. Please do one of the following:
If your child has received all of the vaccines, bring immunization dates to your school and update the Certificate of Immunization Status Form.
If you would like a nonmedical exemption for your child, you need to turn in two forms:
1. Certificate of Immunization Status-fill in the dates of any vaccines your child has received, and fill out the nonmedical exemption section by marking the vaccines for which you would like an exemption, and sign the form. AND 2. Vaccine Education Certificate—get this certificate after receiving the required education about immunizations from a health care practitioner or after watching the online vaccine education module. For more information, go to www.healthoregon.org/vaccineexpemption.
If your child needs a medication exemption, get a letter from the doctor with the information stated on the Certificate of Immunization Status form. Medical exemptions are reviewed and approved by the health department.
Sky Lakes Medical 50th Anniversary Essay Contest Congratulations to Madison Baeth for winning the 6th-9th grade level Sky Lakes Medical 50th Anniversary essay contest! Madison won a $50 savings bond and Mazama High School will receive $500. Her essay was read on October 12th at the dedication of the new time capsule and will be included in the time capsule that will be opened in October, 2065.
Congratulations to these 2015
Mazama softball players!
Bret Nevala, Starla Froehlich, Samara Allred, Amber Lease, Hannah Thompson & Anna Sheadel They were recently named National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All American Scholar Athletes. They were among 1,200 players recognized from around the country!
Congratulations to Mazama’s Haley Crowder who auditioned and was selected for the OMEA All State Symphonic Band in January. She will be performing with about 100 of the top students from around the state!
Supermarket Saturday November 7th 9:30—2:30 Please support Supermarket Saturday on November 7th at any Of the following locations: Fred Meyer
Walmart
Petco
Thunderbird Albertsons Big Lots
Grocery Outlet
National Honor Society 2015/2016 Inductees Blake Aho
Nick Lindenberger
Trevor Arino
Jade Miller
James Boulter
Taylen Schwind
Aislin Browder
Mario Segura
Bowen Browder
Brandon Smigaj
Elizabeth Eck
Rosalie Sanchez
Jaycob Haley
Yira Villarreal
Cameron Hankins
Kirstin Volk
Zach Landry
Matt Volpe
Hannah Levesque
Cierra Zahler
College Night November 4th - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Don’t miss College Night! Learn about planning and paying for college.
Free pizza and refreshments
Enter to win 1 of 3 $500 scholarships
Drawing for door prizes
Agenda 5:30—6:30
Students and families arrive Pizza and refreshments served
6:30– 7:45
College Night Presentation
7:45 – 8:00
Scholarship and prize drawings
All students and their parents are invited. The information in the presentation is aimed towards 11th and 12th grade students and parents; however 9th and 10th grade students and parents are welcome to attend in order to get a jump on what they need to become college ready! Please contact Armando Ojeda, College & Career Pathway Advisor, with any questions. Office—(541)851-8839.
Hope to see you there!
Mazama SAT Test Date 2015-2016 School Year Test Date
Register by
Late Registration
Oct. 3rd
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Dec. 5th
Nov. 5th
Nov. 20th
Jan 23rd
Dec. 28th
Jan. 8th
Mar. 5th
Feb. 5th
Feb. 19th
June 4th
May 5th
May 20th
Stop by the Guidance Office for more information!
Do you have questions about graduation requirements? Are you looking for college information? How about military information or information on taking the ASVAB? Ms Radmaker’s Newsletter is full of useful information. Check it out! https://www.smore.com/7mqmb
Homecoming 2015 Mazama High School’s annual homecoming events included a bonfire, spirit dress up days, school barbeque, a dance and a great football win to top it off against KU!
Senior Homecoming Court members (left to right): Shaylee Aldinger, Lazaro Garcia, Haley Lane, Kainoa Littlejohn, Amber Lease, Cody Wright, Samara Allred and David Snow
am r g o r P E R I MHS ASP Scholarships
ASVAB
1. Major scholarship search sites:
Career Exploration Program
Fastweb:
www.asvabprogram.com
www.fastweb.com
"Life's a Journey‌..
College Board: www.collegeboard.org Scholarships.com: www.scholarships.com 2. Oregon Student Access Commission (OSAC)
.‌.Discover your possibilities" * Learn more about yourself and the world of work. * Explore occupations in line with your interests and skills. * Develop an effective strategy to realize your career goal.
OSAC Scholarship Guide www.OregonStudentAid.gov 3. Check in the Mazama Guidance Office 4. Call the Financial Aid office of the college 5. Contact the head of the department of your major at the college
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program is a comprehensive career planning program that includes a multiple-aptitude test battery, an interest inventory, and various career planning tools designed to help you explore the opportunities awaiting you. Contact Jon Johnson, ASPIRE Director, with any concerns or questions by calling or texting 541-281-0143
6. Meet deadlines 7. Complete application in full
Helpful College Websites
Online FAFSA (Free application for federal student aid) www.fafsa.ed.gov
Oregon Student Access Commission- Grants, Scholarships & Aspire www.oregonstudentaid.gov/home.aspx www.secure.osac.state.or.us/listScholarships.aspx
Federal Student Aid information www.studentaid.ed.gov/
Free Scholarship Search www.goo.gl/ObfBQ8
Finding a college, paying for college and planning for college www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
Inspirational site for those who think going to college isn't possible www.youcango.collegeboard.org/
Students who plan to attend a four-year college immediately following high school will need to take a college entrance exam—either the SAT or the ACT. When should students take one of those exams? It depends upon the student. Students who are finishing either Algebra 2 or Pre Calculus this spring should take an entrance exam this spring. Students who will take Algebra 2 their senior year should probably wait and take the exam in November or December, so that they will have learned more of the math that will appear on the test.
Students who plan to start college at a community college or a technical/ vocational school do not need to take a college entrance exam unless they want to. Preparing for the SAT/ACT Check out these tools: Free materials provided by SAT and ACT Books Software Traditional and online prep courses For more answers to your questions on testing, visit FastWeb’s Test Prep Center at: http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/content/testprep, or call our counseling office at 883-5031.
2016 Valhalla Yearbook
Senior Ads
A special way to look back on your high school memories and younger days! Parents: Why not put in a picture of your senior from when they were younger and attach a note of well wishes for the future! This makes a great graduation gift! Prices 1/8 Page $30 1/4 Page $50 Half Page $95 3/4 Page $140 Full Page $180 Submit by March 4, 2016 Contact Miss Schmidt for details: schmidtl@kcsd.k12.or.us (541)883-5024
2016 Yearbook $60.00 Yearbook purchased after Jan. 8, 2016 $65.00 ($60.00 w/ASB sticker) See the bookkeeper to purchase your copy!
SENIOR PHOTO DEADLINE: November 20, 2015
Dear Members of the Class of ’16, Parents, Guardians, and Photographers: This year, as in years past, Mazama High School’s yearbook will be distributed in late May or early June before graduation instead of the fall after seniors graduate. So, to meet our deadlines for the yearbook, we need all senior color photos by November 20. You and your senior have three options available for portraits: (1) During portrait day, Lifetouch Photography took school portraits for seniors and will upload the photographs into our yearbook program. These photographs will meet all the requirements listed below and will be taken in time to meet the deadline. These photographs are the default photo for your senior if a senior photo is not submitted or not suitable. (2) You may choose a professional photographer of your own. However, if you do so, the photograph must meet the requirements listed below. Since we will accept only professional portraits that meet these requirements, please be sure your photographer understands and follows them. You should take this letter with you, in case the photography studio no longer has its copy. It is your responsibility to ensure that your photographer knows the deadline. The photographer can submit the photo to Miss Schmidt through email or by bringing in a disc with the image saved to it. (3) Professional photography is expensive. Have someone take a nice picture and have it put either on a CD or email it to Miss Schmidt as an attachment. Please do not print digital pictures on a home printer, even if it is a “photo printer.” Bring the photo disc to Miss Schmidt, and the yearbook staff will crop or scan to the correct specifications. Please see numbers 3-6 below to ensure a quality photograph in the yearbook. Professional Photo requirements: 1. The ONLY way to submit a photograph is through email or save the photo on a disc or a thumb drive. Please email the photograph to SchmidtL@kcsd.k12.or.us or bring in a disc with the senior’s first and last name printed clearly on the disc. 2. The top of the head must be ¼ inch from the top of the photograph. 3. Basic frontal or ¾ view—please no back shots. 4. Background: any style or color is fine. 5. Any suitable clothing: standard school dress is fine. 6. We will not accept props or other people or pets in the photo, soft focus, glamour drapes, low cut dresses, double images, silk matte, or pearl finishes. Please remember, it is your responsibility to make sure that we receive a photo which meets the above requirements. If we do not have your photo, or it does not meet the requirements, we will use your Lifetouch photo. These specifications allow us to print the best possible photo of you. It is the studio’s responsibility to inform the Mazama yearbook adviser and its senior clientele if it cannot meet the above specifications. Given sufficient time, we will do our best to inform you and the studio of any problems regarding your senior color portrait for the yearbook.
We appreciate your cooperation and timeliness with respect to these matters. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Schmidt, yearbook adviser at 541-883-5024 or SchmidtL@kcsd.k12.or.us
Dear Potential Booster: Another exciting year of Mazama Viking athletics and clubs is here! The Booster Club is currently conducting it’s annual membership drive for the 2015/2016 school year.
What is the Booster Club? The Booster Club was formed for the purpose of providing the high school athletic departments and clubs with supplemental funding. This year we need to raise funds through memberships, concession stands, clothing sales, and special projects.
Who should join? In order to support all the programs and activities at Mazama High School, and to provide the students with a memorable experience the Booster Club relies on three things: Community and staff support Fundraisers Volunteer members We are looking for volunteers. The more volunteers we have, the more successful we are. We understand that life is busy. If you could volunteer for one or more of our functions we would be grateful. There are many ways to volunteer. We are looking for help with fundraising, Booster Booth concessions, and volunteers at other functions. The challenge will only be met with everyone working together and supporting the effort. This year is a great opportunity to become involved with the students and school. We believe through strong parental participation everyone is a winner.
How often does the club meet? Typically once per month. Do I need to attend meetings if I join? No, but you are always welcome to attend and any level of involvement is appreciated.
Am I required to participate in fundraising if I join? No. Our only fundraising at this time is selling of Mazama apparel at various events, and operating the Booster Booth at home games.
How do I join? Complete the membership form and mail it to: MHS Booster Club, c/o Mazama High School, 3009 Summers Lane, Klamath Falls, OR 97603
Become a Booster member today!!!
Mazama Booster Club Membership Form 2015-2016 Parent/Guardian
Staff
Support
Other: _________________
Names: Address: Phone: Email: Student Name:
_____________________________________________
Grade:
Student Name:
_____________________________________________
Grade:
Student Name:
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Grade:
I would like to receive email notification of booster club events and news. Yes No
I am interested in being a member? Yes No
MEMBERSHIP IS FREE! Complete the membership form and mail it to: MHS Booster Club, c/o Mazama High School, 3009 Summers Lane, Klamath Falls, OR 97603 For more information, please contact Deanna Edwards (541)850-2767
KLAMATH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Greg Thede, Superintendent 10501 Washburn Way Klamath Falls, OR 97603 Dear Parents: Occasionally weather conditions or other emergencies require us to take some special action regarding school closures and early dismissal. The following is our plan to let you know when school will not be held as regularly scheduled. If we find it necessary to close school in the morning, announcements will be made over the radio and television stations listed below after 6:00 AM. We advise you to listen to your local stations in the mornings and/or visit our district website where a message will be posted. If it is necessary to dismiss school early due to bad weather or other emergencies, announcements will be made on the same radio and television stations periodically throughout the day and posted on our district website as soon as a decision is made. Please do not telephone the stations, the school, or the school district office. been made with the stations to broadcast the information to you. Thank you for your help. District Website:
www.kcsd.k12.or.us
Radio Stations 106.9 KKRB Television Stations: KOBI/KOTI
KDRV/KDKF
KTVL
Arrangements have