Siuslaw School District Schools Closed Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day
The Siuslaw High School Scholarship Awards Night is this evening, Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m. at the Florence Events Center. If you cannot make the event, you can watch it live on YouTube at http://tinyurl.com/SiuslawScholarship or at https://youtu.be/YK6Wj_MENpE
A pesticide application is scheduled for/was performed at the following times and locations: 5/25/2022 - 7AM at the varsity baseball field.
Siuslaw High School has a special schedule on Friday, May 20 for Rhody Bash.   1st: 8:15 to 8:45  2nd: 8:50 to 9:20  3rd: 9:25 to 9:55  4th: 10:00 to 10:30  5th: 10:35 to 11:05  6th: 11:10 to 11:40  7th: 11:45 to 12:15  Lunch: 12:15 to 12:45  PRIDE: 12:50 to 1:00  Rhody Bash: 1:00 to 2:10
Happy retirement to eight of our Siuslaw School District employees: Ward Large, 35 years with the district; Kim Pickell, 32 years; Cindi Ramsey, 30 years; Rachelle Campbell, 25 years; Gay Davidson, 15 years; Peggy Arnhold, 5 years; Carole Cohen, 4 years; and Janet Mitchell, 3 years.
The Oregon-Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) is warning Oregon schools and parents about the threat of overdose due to counterfeit pills containing fentanyl.
The primary committee selections from each building for Language Arts adoption for 2022-2028 are available for review - some portions in digital format, and others in standard print version. Physical text materials can be reviewed in the district office board room, during regular business hours between now and June 7.
We are hiring! For a list of our current posted positions, visit: tinyurl.com/SiuslawJobs
The Siuslaw High School Band Concert is Monday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Florence Events Center. Admission is free and all are welcome!
A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE Board of Directors of the Siuslaw School District, Lane County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, will be held at the Siuslaw School District Office, 2111 Oak St., Florence, Oregon. The meeting will take place on May 11, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to finalize the proposed budget.
We are hiring! For a list of our current posted positions, visit: https://siuslaw.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
Siuslaw Elementary School Kindergarten Kick-Off is Thursday, May 5 at 6 p.m. This is a wonderful opportunity for families and students to meet teachers, tour classrooms, pickup a T-shirt for incoming kindergarteners, and to receive a grab-and-go dinner. If you have any questions, call 541-997-2514.   Other important dates are August 16-18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for SES all-student registration.
A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE Budget Committee of the Siuslaw School District, Lane County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, will be held at the Siuslaw Middle School Commons, 2525 Oak St., Florence, Oregon. The meeting will take place on April 27, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to hear public input.
Friday, April 15 is the end of the third quarter and grading day for teachers at Siuslaw School District; therefore, students have no school.
Siuslaw Choir POPS is back! This Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m. on the Siuslaw Middle School stage, Siuslaw High School vocalists will present their spring POPS Concert, featuring select Viking singers in solo performances of the world's best popular music. These young musicians pick their songs and put together an evening of outstanding family-friendly entertainment every spring. This year promises to be extraordinary! Admission is free; donations are gratefully accepted.
Lane County Public Health, in coordination with Florence Events Center, is holding vaccination events on April 13 and 16 by appointment only and also a third event on April 27. April 13 and April 27 will run from 10 a.m. to noon. April 16 is from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more information about the vaccination events, visit www.lanecounty.org/vaxclinics.
Conscious Discipline Parenting Classes start Tuesday, April 12, at the Pregnancy and Parenting Center from 12:30 to 2 PM; free childcare provided. The classes provide SEL (social emotional learning) foundations and resiliency in infants and toddlers. Safe Shelter is proud to provide this class for free supported by a grant from Western Lane Community Foundation and in partnership with Pregnancy and Parenting Center located at 1525 12th Street, Suite G.  Contact Pregnancy and Parenting Center to sign up for classes (office, 541-902-2273; mobile, 541-999-2427). If you have questions, email jen@safeshelterforsiuslawstudents.org.   To learn more about Conscious Discipline basics, visit https://tinyurl.com/CDBasics.
To check in on the Regional OBOB (Oregon Battle of the Books) competition throughout the day on April 9 and April 16, visit https://tinyurl.com/RegionalsOBOB. Please share the link with friends and family members who may want to check the results throughout the competition of our Siuslaw students who are participating in each event. Siuslaw Elementary School and Siuslaw Middle School students are competing April 9. Our Siuslaw High School students compete on April 16.
Students from Siuslaw School District are participating in Regional Oregon Battle of the Books Regional Tournaments on Saturday, April 9 and Saturday, April 16.  Siuslaw Elementary School students (McKenna Jones, Chloe Bilbrey, Afton Linton, Macie Moore, and Maren Hughes, alternate) and Siuslaw Middle School students (Abigail Jones, Seamus Burke, Vanessa Nobles, Darrell 'Gage' Mills, and Braylon Evans) are participating April 9. Siuslaw High School students (Jane Wilks, Berkley Tregoning, Daniel Gorbett, Lillie Leland, and Darcy Edman, alternate) are participating April 16.    We thank our school coaches at each site! Siuslaw Elementary School coaches are Greg Jorgenson and Kassy Keppol.  Siuslaw Middle School coaches are Kelly Dotson, Hilary Roach, and Ryan Roach. Siuslaw High School coaches are Kelly Joslin and Melanie Goeddel.
Eighth-grade students and families are invited to Siuslaw High School for an Open House for incoming ninth graders on Thursday, April 7. We will have two welcome sessions. The first session starts at 6:30 p.m. and the second starts at 7 p.m. These are repeated events intended to accommodate as many schedules as possible. We will review next steps in getting students registered for classes and offer tours of the building.