North Powder School District

Good evening Badger families. School will resume tomorrow, Monday, January 24th. If your child is feeling ill, please keep them home. If you have any questions, please contact the school.

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Dear North Powder School District Parents/Guardian, Good morning. After great consideration, the district has chosen to go to CDL for the next two days. We do not take this decision lightly, but knowing we have a handful of students who have tested positive and dozens of students and a few staff that have been in contact with those students, we believe this is the safest decision for all. Here is the CDL schedule. The Senior Project class will meet tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. on Google Meets with Mrs. Colton. Parents can pick-up Chromebooks and other items needed from 3 - 4:30 today at school. Mrs. Street will deliver items to families in La Grande. Mrs. Smith will have things available in Baker from 5 - 6 at 3200 Birch Street. If you are coming to the school to pick up needed items , please wear a face covering. Mr. Dunten is in the process of rescheduling this weekend's games and will get that information out via the school website ASAP. There will be no practice this week. Also, Ski for the Health of It is also canceled for the week. At this time the district does not have hotspots available. Please contact Mrs. Smith or Mr. Dixon if you have questions or concerns. Thank you for your continued understanding and support as we continue to navigate the nuances of the pandemic. Respectfully, Lance L. Dixon/Superintendent Molly Smith/Principal

The last couple days of school last week were extremely challenging due to the number of exposures and contact tracing events. Over the weekend we were notified of several other positive cases. In light of what we are seeing, it is more imperative now than ever that you keep you child home if they are feeling sick, running a fever or displaying any symptoms. Please help us control potential spread of the virus by emphasizing to your children the importance of wearing face coverings while at school and school events. If we continue to have more positive cases and exposure at school, the district may be forced to return to limited visitors and spectators at school events and extra curricular activities. Thanks for your help as we once again navigate the nuances of this pandemic while trying to keep students in school and participating in activities at all levels!

There will be no athletic practices until Wednesday, January 19th. This includes practices at all levels.

This week has been a crazy week with contact tracing. Although we have only had a few positive cases at school, after visiting with our school nurse and the local health authorities, we are choosing to close school for Tuesday, January 18th. This has been a difficult decision, but for the safety of our students and staff, we feel this is the best decision. School will resume on Wednesday, January 19th. The high school basketball game that was scheduled for Tuesday will be rescheduled and we will announce that as soon as we have it confirmed.

If your child is taking part in Saturday morning basketball, please have them at the school today by 5:45, as the game times have been moved up a bit today. Go Badgers!

Good morning Badger fans. There will only be half of a jv girl's basketball game today. The games start at 4:30, followed by jv boys, and varsity girls. There will not be a varsity boy's game tonight. Go Badgers!

There is a sign-up sheet for the North Powder Trap Team Club at Cj's. This is a pre- registration. This is open for 6th to 12th grade. If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Wright or Lois Delcurto.

The basketball games that were scheduled in Helix for Saturday have all been cancelled. We will communicate when we hear about rescheduling.

Tomorrow's j.v. basketball games are in Baker starting at 5:00 p.m. Go Badgers!

Friday School will be next Friday, January 14th from 8 - 12 in Mrs. Hamann's classroom. If your child needs extra help, has missing assignments, or is failing a class, this is a great opportunity to receive help from a teacher. Please contact the school if you want your child signed up. A teacher may be contacting you suggesting this opportunity for your child as well.

After communicating with the county road department and the bus company, we are cancelling school today. The roads will not be cleared in time for our bus routes to make it through this morning. Please be safe everyone.

We are again on a two hour school delay. There will not be Pre-K again today. Please stay safe everyone.

Here is the schedule for the middle school Adrian basketball tournament.

The high school basketball games scheduled for today have been changed to next Tuesday, January 11th at the same time.

The North Powder School District will be on a two-hour delay tomorrow, January 4th. We hope that everyone working the snow removal will have time for us to have safe roads to school. Stay safe everyone. There will not be Pre-K tomorrow.

If your child is a middle or high school basketball athlete please plan on joining us Wednesday, January 5th, at 6:00 p.m. via zoom for a parent/athlete meeting. Here is the link. Molly Smith is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Parent/Athlete meeting Time: Jan 5, 2022 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89991305856?pwd=RUppSXBDdnBqTDdiUExRZmR6Mjk0Zz09 Meeting ID: 899 9130 5856 Passcode: 830213 One tap mobile +12532158782,,89991305856#,,,,*830213# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,89991305856#,,,,*830213# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 899 9130 5856 Passcode: 830213 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k7GocXRaE

Good evening and Happy New Year! Because of current high winds and drifting roads, we will be on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Monday January 3rd. If anything changes, we will let you know as soon as possible. There will not be any Pre-K tomorrow. Stay safe!