Family Newsletter 3/27/2023

 

 

Principal’s Letter

 

Dear families,

As we are a few weeks in the month of March, we want to take a moment to recognize International Women's Month. This month is a time to celebrate the achievements of women throughout history, and to highlight the ongoing struggles for gender equality around the world.

At our school, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all students, regardless of gender or background. We believe that every student deserves the opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive community, and we strive to foster a culture of respect, kindness, and understanding.

As we celebrate International Women's Month, we want to encourage our students to learn more about the contributions of women throughout history, and to think critically about the ways in which gender affects our lives and our society. We believe that by promoting awareness and understanding, we can help create a more just and equitable world for all.

We also want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the challenges that women continue to face, both in the United States and around the world. From pay inequality to discrimination and violence, women still have a long way to go before achieving true equality.

As a community, we can work together to support and uplift women, both locally and globally. We encourage our families to have conversations with their children about the importance of gender equality, and to take action to promote women's rights and opportunities.

Thank you for your ongoing support, and we look forward to celebrating International Women's Month with you.

 

Sincerely,

Simón Iñiguez

Principal, Evergreen High School

 

 

 

From Our Future Center

 

11th Grade Students, Get Ready For…. FUTURE U!!

Wednesday, March 29th 

10am-1:20 pm at Green River College (transportation provided)

• Attend a Resource Fair

• Participate in a Mock College Simulation

• Take a Campus Tour

 

Learn More: gethps.info/futureu22

 

 

Congratulations Seniors of the Month-March!

 

 Jordan Saelee 

   Angela Alvarez                                                                      

 

Upcoming School Events or Updates

• March 28th- Climate crisis Summit from 6-8pm Show Case about the effects of the climate crisis on our communities.

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• Spring Break- April 3-7

 

Counselors Corner 

 

• Counselors are continuing to register students for classes for next year. If your student has not registered, have them schedule a meeting with their counselor as soon as possible. 

• Do you currently have a 10th or 11th grader interested in Running Start? Running Start is a statewide Dual Credit Program, in which junior and seniors can enroll in classes at a local college while in high school, and earn both high school and college credit at the same time. Check out the link below for additional information. 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ygAEbjcoJAyxE6JTDKSNFkyAgQSJEraFMxhKcJ2O_4I/edit#slide=id.gd06fd07ed7_0_96

  

 

Important Information from our Social Worker: If you have Medicaid/Apple Health, you should look into your plan's benefits. Read the member handbook too.  We recommend calling member services which should be on the back of your insurance card to access some of these:

 Amerigroup:https://www.coordinatedcarehealth.com/members/medicaid/benefits-services/integrated-benefits-overview.html

Community Health Plan: https://www.chpw.org/chpw-benefits-plus/ 

Molina:https://www.molinahealthcare.com/memberwa?utm_source=meetmolina&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=already-a-member 

United Healthcare Community Plan: https://www.uhccommunityplan.com/wa/medicaid/imc

Information from the Health Point Clinic

Health Point Spring Break Clinic Hours will be as follow:

Open- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 7:30am-2pm

Phone appointments: Wednesday 7:30-2pm

Phone appointments: Friday 7am-11am

For a Consulting Nurse contact: 1-866-418-1002

 

CONGRATULATIONS WOLVERINE SENIORS! 

 

If you have not purchased your graduation kit for the graduation ceremony. You still have to do so. As part of our preparation for graduation you will need to purchase a cap, gown and tassel for our graduation ceremony (unless you have access to an Evergreen alumni who has a green graduation gown). Here is the direct link to our graduation gown ordering page: 

 

https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productDetail/1118549/Evergreen-High-School/-/1904380881/CATALOG_REPOSITORY/Cap-and-Gown-Unit/1904380923/

 

Here is a QR code: 

 

 If you need financial assistance please have your student reach out to our senior counselor, Mr. Brad Mullen (located in the counseling office). 

 

Clubs

• Raza De Oro  - Room 105 – Thursdays 2:35

• Key Club – Room 107 – Tuesdays 2:45

• National Honor Society – Room 305 – Friday 12:30

• National Art Honor Society – Room 601 – Thursday 2:35

• Star Wars Club – Room 510 – Friday 12:30

• Asian American Club – Room 304 – Every other Wednesday 2:45

• Project Lit – Library – Friday 12:30

• Film Club – Room  405  - Thursday 2:35

• Chess Club – Room 511 – Thursday 2:45

• PI Club – Future Center – Wednesday 2:45

• Homework Club - Tuesday and Thursday- 609 & 307- 2:30

 

Community Partners

Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) would like to share these resources:

 “Operation Parent” This resource can help parents raise their awareness on today's toughest parenting issues. On the site, go to the Resources tab-see Videos and Webinars related to teens and parenting. Parents can subscribe to their newsletter and sign up for webinars. 

https://www.operationparent.org/

 

Vaping prevention campaign, The Real Cost Campaign is another great resource we will be implementing:

https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/real-cost-campaign/real-cost-e-cigarette-prevention-campaign

 

Latino Civic Alliance is still looking for youth and families to participate in their programs; The LCA Discovery Leadership program for Youth and Families and The LCA Achieve program for middle and high school students. 

If you are interested please contact LCA directly at the numbers listed on the flyers below or can go directly to their website: www.latinotcivicalliance.org

 

 

 

Attendance

Important Note from the Attendance Office:  If you need to excuse your student’s absence, you can let us know in a few different ways:

• You can write your students a note and have them bring it to the attendance office. 

• You can email the attendance secretary at Allison.Guidos@highlineschools.org.

• By calling the attendance office at 206-631-6155. If we are unable to answer the phone please leave a voicemail with the student’s name, birthday, and the reason for the absence (i.e., sickness, medical appointment, etc.). Once we receive the message your student will be excused, usually on the same day but possibly the next day if we are out of the office. 

 

Please only leave one message if we are unable to answer as it creates a backlog for the office. 

Thank you!

 

Parentvue Instructions

ParentVue lets parents and guardians view their child’s assignments, grades and attendance, message teachers and review student information. You will be able to see records for all your children at any Highline school with a single login. You can also send messages in your own language, and they will be automatically translated.

Click on the link below to go directly to the instructional page

fhttps://www.highlineschools.org/departments/student-support/grades/parentvue-instructions

You can also download the application on your phone 

 

 

Policies

• There is a no-tolerance stance with cell phones and wireless headphones in classroom learning environments. 

• Evergreen students have access (1 to 1) to laptops. It is an expectation that students bring their laptops to school daily. 

• We will take a “reasonableness” approach to clothing students wear. Similar to going to a work environment, we will have respectful conversations as necessary to help students think through what is reasonable to wear as appropriate clothing to school. 

• We are positioning advisors as the point of contact for home and school. Advisory starts our day off firmly grounded in a supportive learning environment with their advocate. We expect students to be in their advisory class daily starting at 8am. 

• If your student plans to drive to school, please have your child sign up for a parking permit with our Bookkeeper Ms. Prado as soon as possible. Please note that parking permits are a required safety measure at our school to identify who should and should not be on campus during school hours.

As always, we want you to feel able to reach out to our Evergreen family for any questions you may have.

FIGHT, FIGHT, FOR EVERGREEN HIGH

WIN A VICTORY

WE’RE GOING TO FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT FOR EVERGREEN HIGH

BEST IN THE WEST, YOU KNOW WE’LL ALL DO OUR BEST

SO ON, ON, ON, ON, FIGHT ON TO WIN

HONOR AND GLORY WE MUST WIN

SO FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FOR EVERGREEN HIGH AND VICTORY

E-V-E-R-G-R-E-E-N

SO ON, ON, ON, ON, FIGHT ON TO WIN

HONOR AND GLORY WE MUST WIN

SO FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT FOR EVERGREEN HIGH AND VICTORY FIGHT!