North Powder School District

The North Powder PTCO is hosting a Trunk or Treat event. Please check out the flyers for more information. This looks like a fun time!

This is just a reminder that tomorrow is early release. We use this time for professional development. School is released at 3:10 and buses will run around 3:15. If you have any questions, please call the office.

If you are preparing to get your driver permit or license, you have a new option for knowledge testing. Go to DMV2U.oregon.gov to learn more about how you can take your knowledge test online. Then come see DMV and go from student to driver.

Information was sent to us from the YMCA in Baker City. Here is what they sent: Registration for the 3-4th Grade and 5-6th Grade Volleyball Leagues closes 10/13. Register online at bakerymca.org, by phone at 541-523-9622 or in person at our YMCA Fitness Center. Financial assistance and scholarships are available. Contact sports.activities@bakerymca.org for more information. If we receive enough North Powder registrations, we can create a North Powder team in each division that can practice locally to cut down on travel requirements! We are also interested in playing a few league games in North Powder this season if possible.

Here are the dress up days for HOCO.

All visitors please check in at our high school office. If you have an elementary student, and are just picking them up early, you can either call the high school office or stop in. We will call the classroom and have somebody bring your child to the elementary front doors. If you are joining your child for breakfast, or Pre-K parents dropping them off with Mrs. Nedrow, please check in at the elementary office. You will sign-in, and we will give you a visitor’s pass. Class starts at 8:00 a.m., and we want your child to their classroom by 7:55 a.m. unless they are with their Pre-K teacher. We want our campus as safe as possible, and appreciate your support.

Homecoming is this week and it's going to be a great time. Please check out the flyer of events planned for the week on our school website, or social media pages. Go Badgers!

Next week is National School Lunch week. We believe we have the best cooks in all the land and we will be celebrating on Thursday, October 12th by dressing up in the elementary in Hawaiian gear. Join in the celebration and make sure to give Minnie and Angie a huge shout-out.

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Please mark your calendars, as we will be celebrating our senior volleyball girls, as well as our two cross-country girls, Friday, October 6th right before the varsity game. JV volleyball starts at 5:00 p.m., and the varsity will follow We will also celebrate our senior football players, as well as our senior cross-country guy and our senior soccer guy too. Football starts at 7:00 p.m., and we will honor these athletes before the game starts. Come out and celebrate our seniors!

If you are interested, we have two coaching positions currently open - a Middle School Assistant Boys Basketball Coach and a Middle School Assistant Girls Basketball Coach. Please reach out to Mr. Dixon or Mrs. Smith if you are interested. Go Badgers!

Riki's Room is open the first Monday of the month. This is a room, in memory of our beloved teacher, who lost her battle with cancer. We have this room full of new and used clothing items for anyone in need. If your child needs something in particular, please have your child let their teacher know and we will get them in there. If you would rather come peruse the room for items for your family, please contact one of our secretaries.

Don't forget to download our North Powder app. It is a great way to stay connected to school.

There will be a special board meeting on September 11th at 7:00 under ORS 192.660 (2)(i)

Hello Badger families! We wanted to share that zero hour weights will not occur on our first day of school. We will have the class Wednesday and Thursday of next week starting at 7:00 a.m. We are looking forward to seeing you. If you are interested in zero hour weights, please connect with Mrs. Bingham Tuesday at some point.

School is starting soon and Every Day Matters! Students with regular school attendance are more likely to succeed in school and beyond. Missing just one day per month can equal 10% of the school year and adversely affect learning. Find helpful info about attendance: https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/healthsafety/pages/chronic-absenteeism.aspx

The first day of school for North Powder School District is Tuesday, September 5th. We are very excited to welcome all our students to the new school year!

Please check out the attached flyer for information on physicals.

North Powder is looking for a 1 FTE classified position. This position will be a paraprofessional position with a portion of the day working with a high needs special education student. If you have an interested, please contact Mr. Dixon or Mrs. Smith. The position will be opened until filled.

Volleyball camp in North Powder! Aug 3rd-5th - 8am - 4 pm daily Middle school camp - incoming 6-8 grade athletes - August 3rd High school camp - incoming 9-12 grade athletes - August 4-5 Cost - middle school camp - $60 per athlete high school camp - $100. High school athletes who participated in the halibut feed, the High School volleyball program will pay half the fee, - the athlete will be responsible for $50 - If the athlete did not participate in the halibut feed, the cost is $100. Registration forms below - Mail registrations to Coach Lind at the address on the form no later than July 31st. Questions? - contact Coach Lind (marji.lind@npowdersd.org) or Coach Dixon (suann.dixon@npowdersd.org)