Lake Oswego Rotary SASSEE Awards
Each year the Lake Oswego Rotary honors students, citizens and educators for their Service Above Self: Educational Excellence awards. The awards recognize people who “have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support education in Lake Oswego. We are thrilled to share that four of the nine recipients are from Lake Oswego High School.
Ava Brenden - Ava founded the Backpack Club at Lake Oswego High School. The mission of this amazing club is to combat food insecurity among elementary students. The club has partnered with a national nonprofit, Blessings in a Backpack, to maximize resources and outreach. Occasionally, students can be found packing backpacks full of food after school in the main hallway, if interested in helping please reach out to Ava.
Alicia Li -Alicia is the co-founder of the Asian American Student Union at Lake Oswego High School, where she was also one of the organizers of the Asian Cultural Festival last April, which was an amazing event. You can read more about this year's event in this newsletter. Alicia also serves as the director of communication for the Lake Oswego High School environmental club, the Green Team.
Lauren Zhang - Lauren has participated in speech and debate for the past five years. She has won quite a few local tournaments and qualified for state and national competitions. She’s served as a coach for the Lake Oswego Junior High School Speech and Debate Club since her freshman year.
Educator Recipient:
Katie Brink - Ms. Brink is the visual arts teacher at Lake Oswego High School and has been for the past 19 years. She is the co-advisor of Lake Oswego High School’s National Art Honors Society. Most importantly, she teaches her students the importance of giving back to the community through the arts. Her classroom is one that is loved by so many students here at LOHS!
Read more from the SASSEE article in the Lake Oswego Review, HERE.
Yearbook needs pictures!
Our yearbook is looking for seniors/seniors' parents to submit photos of them and their friends from elementary school. If you have any, please click on the Google Form below!
Seniors - Save the Dates
5/30 Honors Assembly - 6:00 pm
5/31 Senior Carnival 3:30 - 5:30 pm
6/1 Graduation Rehearsal 2:00 pm
6/2 Graduation - 5:30 pm
Watch for more information regarding the events listed above in the coming months. Graduation will take place on our athletic field with each student getting 4 tickets with the ability to request an additional 2 tickets. Please watch for a request form in an upcoming newsletter.
Asian Cultural Festival
Asian Cultural Festival on April 8th!
Mark your calendars! Lake Oswego High School’s Asian American Student Union is hosting their second annual Asian Cultural Festival on Saturday, April 8th! The event will feature free Asian food, music, and activities from over 30 organizations/restaurants between 2 pm and 6:15 pm, as well as cultural performances from 6:30 pm to 9 pm. The show features a variety of spectacular performances including lion dancers, taiko drumming, music, martial arts, and more!
Tickets for the performances ($5) are limited and can be purchased on their website, www.asianfestivallo.com. The first 100 tickets purchased with the promo code EARLYBIRD23 will get 20% off!
Help our backpack club
Most kids can’t wait for the weekend…but kids who are food insecure can’t wait for it to be over. These kids receive state-funded meals at school, but often do not have enough to eat after school on Friday and before school on Monday.
That’s where the Backpack Club steps in and provides individual weekend food packs to kids every Friday.
These packs are filled with the items that are:
Nutritious & Tasty
Shelf-Stable
Single-Serving & Easy to Open
We are holding our very first food drive this spring!
There are two ways to participate:
Donations via Amazon – you simply click our Amazon Wish List, select the items and quantity you would like to donate, and select “Backpack Club” at checkout under “Choose a shipping address”. The items will be delivered directly to the school! (Otherwise, the items will be shipped to your default address, and you can bring them to the school.)
Monetary Donations – you can donate via this link and the Backpack Club will put your donation to good use (and we will have fun shopping for the best deals!)
If you have any questions, or if you would like to participate in another way, please reach out to club president, Ava Brenden: avabrenden@icloud.com
Thank you for your continued support!
FROM OUR NURSE
Heart Health Month
February is National Heart Health Month. Click this link to see 10 ways you can help keep your students heart healthy.
Sleep Matters!
Studies suggest most students do not get enough sleep. This puts them at a higher risk of health problems and injuries. Click this link to learn more about sleep and your student including how many hours are recommended.
If you would like to speak to your school nurse, click the link below for contact information.