We celebrate Read Across America in March! What books are you reading? Share your favorite books with a young learner to inspire more future readers!
https://youtu.be/M0VczmBuJHs
#readacrossamerica #athenaweston
Good Evening:
The AWSD School Board and Administrative Team would like to invite you to join them at our next community engagement event. Our Community Thought Exchange will take place on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the Weston Middle School Cafeteria. Please join us for coffee, dessert, and small-group discussions around a variety of topics, including the AWSD Strategic Plan and student programs of study in grades 8-12.
RSVP by 5 pm on Monday, March 6, 2023 using the link posted on our school websites. OR by calling the District Office at 541-566-3551.
We look forward to hearing your input at this important community engagement event!
To cap off CTE (Career Technical Education) Month, check out this video that highlights CTE programs and educators in our Eastern Oregon region. You'll see some familiar Athena-Weston faces in the video too!
Click the link to watch the video, or connect to YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7uwb5-hXY4
Nominate an Education Support Professional who makes a difference in your community for Oregon’s annual ESP awards!
https://oregonteacheroftheyear.org/nominate-esp/
It's time to nominate your favorite teacher for Oregon's Teacher of the Year Awards! Nominations are open statewide through February 28, 2023.
Anyone can nominate a teacher at this link:
🍏--> https://oregonteacheroftheyear.org/nominate/
Thank you to Greg Lehman and the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin for covering the halftime performance on Friday! Read the article, "Students breathe life back into Weston-McEwen High School tradition" here: https://tinyurl.com/4t4c7zhj
Check out the article in the East Oregonian: TigerScots honor hall of fame inductees: https://tinyurl.com/4wbjpvkp
Thank you to everyone who came out in support of the basketball games, and for the exciting return of the Pipe and Drum show!
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About the Pipe & Drum performance:
This school tradition, which began in 1950, showcases the talents of our students and celebrates the local ties to Scottish heritage. Weston-McEwen High School Vice Principal Morgan Rauch noted, “We are excited to have our current students perform our iconic halftime show again. This legacy connects our students to each of the generations over the past 70 years.”
This year's show, built around the iconic song "Amazing Grace," is dedicated to our First Responders and the medical community who bravely serve the area. The show featured performances by our bagpipers, highland dancers, and a new section of pipers.
#tigerscots #athenaweston
TONIGHT! We hope to see everyone Friday, February 3rd during the boys varsity basketball game. Thanks to the Union-Bulletin for covering this story: "Weston-McEwen welcomes back traditional pipes-and-drums halftime show" https://tinyurl.com/4e7v4rf8
The Oregon Department of Education released statewide graduation rate data for the Class of 2022 on Thursday, January 26th. The statewide rate for 21-22 students is 81.3%, which is the second highest graduation rate ever recorded in Oregon.
Athena-Weston School District’s graduation rate for 21-22 is 89.29%, almost eight percentage points higher than the statewide rate. The district improved its rate from the year before (20-21) from 83.33%.
Read the entire article: https://www.athwest.k12.or.us/article/977652
We're looking for more substitute teachers and paraprofessionals for Athena-Weston School District. There's a new page with all of the details here: https://athenawestonor.sites.t...
The TigerScot Hall of Fame honors new members! The honorees for 2022-2023 are John Huntsman, Charles Price, Dr. Dennis Dauble, Doug Winn, Deborah Glover, and the 1973-74 and 1974-75 women's Basketball Teams. Read more here: https://www.athwest.k12.or.us/article/971386
Attention Athena-Weston Families:
Beginning Monday, December 5th, bus routes will return to normal. Temporary routes have ended. Bus routes and pick up/drop off times will return to their regular schedule. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during the temporary routes.
Attention Athena-Weston Families:
Beginning Monday, December 5th, bus routes will return to normal. Temporary routes have ended. Bus routes and pick up/drop off times will return to their regular schedule. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during the temporary routes.
Here are three simple ways to share kindness today and every day:
-Smile and say hello to someone
-Give someone a compliment
-Hold the door open for the next person
Check out this story about the TigerScots Football Team!
https://www.yaktrinews.com/tigerscots-prepare-for-oregon-football-state-championship-game/
Let's start this week with some random acts of kindness! Remember to be kind to yourself and others today and every day.
Here is a fun Acts of Kindness Bingo card for some ideas. More here: https://learnincolor.com/random-acts-of-kindness-for-kids-with-free-bingo-card.html
November 17th is International Students’ Day!
“Innovation and creativity thrive in places where people from different cultures interact, learn from each other, and share ideas. This International Students’ Day, let’s come together to celebrate diversity among students and promote creativity.”
Learn more about the history and reason for this day of recognition at: https://tinyurl.com/237dv8hs
Need a part-time job with good benefits? Ever thought about driving a school bus? Athena-Weston is hiring bus drivers for school and activity routes.
More info here: https://tinyurl.com/awsdbus
It's American Education Week!
Celebrate public education and honor those in our schools working to ensure that every student receives a quality education. Learn more at: https://tinyurl.com/OregonEducationWeek
