Umatilla High School

We love to see 6th Street lined with support for our Vikings! Thank you, City of Umatilla! #umatillastrong

The Oregon Human Development Corporation (OHDC) is hosting a Family Resource Event! More information can be found on the attached flyer. La Corporación de Desarrollo Humano de Oregon está organizando un Evento de Recursos Familiares! Puede encontrar más información en el folleto adjunto.

The Someone Special Dance is back! This event is being hosted by the Umatilla PTO. They will be holding the event on October 2nd at the Umatilla High School from 2pm-4pm. This event is completely free for all ages! ¡Vuelve el baile de Alguien Especial! Este evento está siendo organizado por el PTO de Umatilla. Se llevará a cabo el evento el 2 de Octubre en la Preparatoria de Umatilla de 2pm a 4pm. ¡Este evento es completamente gratuito para todas las edades!

The high school soccer games for today, September 2nd, are canceled. The rescheduled dates are: September 10 - Varsity Girls Soccer vs Trout Lake at 11am October 10 - Varsity Boys Soccer vs Dayton at 3pm Los juegos de fútbol de UHS para hoy, 2 de septiembre, están cancelados. Las fechas reprogramadas son: El 10 de Septiembre - El equipo de fútbol de mujeres contra Trout Lake a las 11 am El 10 de Octubre - El equipo de fútbol de hombres contra Dayton a las 3pm

Today, students reported seeing an unattended gun in the backyard of a home neighboring the McNary Heights playground. Police were phoned and the school was placed in a precautionary secure status. In a secure status, students have normal school activities but remain in a locked school. Police responded promptly and located a BB gun pistol that had been accidentally left outside. Students are back to normal activities and everyone is safe. We are proud of our Mustangs for seeing and reporting a concern promptly and for school staff in a fast response. Thank you, Umatilla Police for your outstanding service to our students.

McNary Heights is in a secure status due to a situation in the neighborhood. There is no concern within the school. Students are safe and participating in normal school activities within the building.

September's event calendars for each school are now posted! You can view them below and on our website. ¡Ya están publicados los calendarios de eventos de septiembre para cada escuela! Puede verlos a continuación y en nuestro sitio web.

STEAM Registration forms are available at all 3 schools. Forms must be turned in by Thursday September 1st! Late forms will be accepted; however, the first date of attendance and class placement will depend on availability. Los formularios de inscripción de STEAM están disponibles en las 3 escuelas. Los formularios deben ser entregados antes del jueves 1 de septiembre. Se aceptarán formularios tardíos; sin embargo, la primera fecha de asistencia y la ubicación en la clase dependerá de la disponibilidad.

Lunch calendars are back! Please see the calendar below for the August/September menu for all schools. ¡Vuelven los calendarios de almuerzo! Consulte el calendario a continuación para ver el menú de Agosto/Septiembre para todas las escuelas.

Umatilla School District, in partnership with Family Health Associates, has a new offering for Umatilla students! Information about the program can be found on the attached flyer. El Distrito Escolar de Umatilla, en asociación con Family Health Associates, tiene una nueva oferta para los estudiantes de Umatilla! La información sobre el programa se puede encontrar en el folleto adjunto.

Please return any library books you may have from the Umatilla School District! ¡Por favor devuelva cualquier libro de la biblioteca que pueda tener del Distrito Escolar de Umatilla!

Please return any Chromebooks you may have from the Umatilla School District! Por favor devuelvan cualquier Chromebook (computadora) que tenga de el Distrito Escolar de Umatilla!

Our hearts go out to those impacted by the violence and tragic deaths in Texas today. As caregivers, it can be hard to navigate such situations with young children. Remember, school counselors are on hand if needed. Here’s some resources to help at home: https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/helping-children-with-tragic-events-in-the-news https://www.hmhco.com/blog/talking-to-kids-about-scary-news

We had two COVID-19 cases this week. Both were at UHS (one staff and one student) but there is no evidence of at-school transmission. To view the full informed decision matrix, please click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I67Ef8xhj2KlmSdm2n6GIWT8sKoFv51gA_Qk9Z4KVT8/edit

We had one staff and one student case this week. There was no evidence of at-school transmission. The informed decision matrix is available here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I67Ef8xhj2KlmSdm2n6GIWT8sKoFv51gA_Qk9Z4KVT8/edit

We loved celebrating our Bridge Builder Awards recipients tonight. Thank you, Umatilla Chamber of Commerce, for helping us honor Scott Bow, Estella Garza and David White. Congratulations, Scott, Estella and David!

Umatilla High School held a Talent Show on May 5. Xander, Donovan, Angel, Nancy, Eden, Beatrice and Jonathon made UHS proud as they were all fabulous performers.

The Umatilla School District is considering the adoption of new curriculum for K-12 language arts and English Language Acquisition. The public is invited to review the proposed curriculum. To request a login, please email sipeh@umatillasd.org. Feedback will be accepted through May 9th, 2022. The following are the proposed curricula that can be reviewed: McGraw Hill: -Wonders (Grades K-2) -Wonders (Grades 3-5) -StudySync (Grades 6-8) -StudySync Core ELA & British Literature (Grade 9-12)

UHS Team Wins Silver at FCCLA State Competition It used to be called Home Ec, a class where students may have learned how to fry an egg, sew on a button and take care of other household chores when they reached adulthood. Now it’s called Family Consumer Science, and the new name is just the beginning of what is different. Holly Nygren is a Family Consumer Science teacher at Umatilla High School. This is her first year teaching at UHS, and she has been busy. Back in August 2021, UHS had their annual Club Tour, where students travel to different classrooms to learn about school organizations they may be interested in joining. Nygren was ready – she talked about FCCLA, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, a national organization that teaches middle and high school students real world skills. Several students were interested and a new chapter was started at UHS, and they have been busy. At Christmastime, they baked cookies and assembled cookie decorating kits for the school’s students – more than 200 kits! They run the Viking Café during sports events, serving up spaghetti, enchiladas and more. Club member Gianna Coleman, junior, said it’s been exciting to work on the projects, “especially running the café, learning the cash register and counting back money.” Coleman and two other students – Skyanne Jacks (junior) and Xander Harsh, (senior) – then turned their attention to preparing for the FCCLA State Competition, which was held in mid-March in Portland. They created a large display board detailing all of their activities so far this year and prepared their presentation. Jacks said the experience was nerve-wracking, especially learning to speak without looking down and with more confidence. Harsh said he enjoyed the competition because “I got to learn new things and got to make new friends while there.” Their hard work paid off, because they won Silver at the state competition, qualifying them to compete at the FCCLA National Competition this summer in San Diego. Nygren, who will accompany the students to nationals, said it has been rewarding to work with the students and see what they have accomplished. “For the first year as a new chapter, they have worked really hard and done some amazing things, and I am proud of them.” FCCLA has more than 155,000 middle and high school members from 4,253 chapters across 47 state associations. FCCLA equips members with real world skills through Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education by preparing members for careers through its four Career Pathways: Human Services, Hospitality and Tourism, Education and Training and Visual Arts and Design. To learn more, visit: https://fcclainc.org/.

It's time to start planning for summer school! To register, please use the links provided: English: https://forms.gle/Zi1cZmd4FHuKtMV96 Spanish: https://forms.gle/JfzprAN4ozYS5c847