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
Happy World Kindness Day!
World Kindness Day was formed to promote kindness throughout the world and is observed annually on November 13. The World Kindness Movement describes the observance “to highlight good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness which binds us.” Today let’s take an extra moment to reflect on the positive potential of both large and small acts of kindness.
Happy National STEAM Day!
STEAM focuses on using Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math as part of education in schools. Using a STEM or STEAM-based curriculum supports scientific inquiry, creativity, innovation, computational thinking, project-based learning, and collaborative problem solving.
For more watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4TE4e9LkpM
Reminder--the Potato Show Harvest Festival is this Saturday, October 29th! Activities are from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Athena Weston Memorial Hall at 210 E Main Street in Weston.
Due to a lack of players, Riverside High School has forfeited tomorrow nights football game. This is the reason for the cancellation notice earlier and rescheduling of Senior Night and location of the Prime Rib Feed. Please call the high school at 541-566-3555 if you have any questions.
Prime Rib Feed tomorrow: 4:00pm-6:30pm in the High School Commons Please enter through the front door.
Senior Night Football: WMHS Gym tomorrow 6:40pm
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. 🫶 Together we can create communities that are kinder, more inclusive and accepting for all students. Prevent bullying by encouraging kindness, acceptance and inclusion.
More info: https://www.pacer.org/bullying/
Attention Athena- Weston Families:
To prevent any alarm, I want to clarify a situation that occurred today at the high school. There was an incident on campus that involved a toy weapon. The incident is being handled and all students and staff are safe.
Ann Vescio, Superintendent
Football Game Update: On Friday, our home game vs Stanfield will be played at Mac-Hi due to safety issues after the wind storm damage to the light poles.
SPORTS ANNOUNCEMENT 4/12: Softball vs Collage Place game has been canceled.
Good Morning, extreme low temperatures overnight have caused mechanical issues with the buses. For this reason, it is necessary to run our buses on a 2 hour delay Wednesday, February 23rd. School will be open and staffed on time for those who do not need bus transportation.
BASKETBALL ANNOUNCMENT: ALL BASKETBALL GAMES ARE CANCELED TODAY. I-84 & HWY 204 ARE CLOSED.
Attention Athena-Weston Families. The first quarter of school concludes on Friday, October 29th. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held in all buildings during the week of November 8th. Information about conferences went home with all K-5 students this week. Letters with conference information were mailed to all 6th-12th grade families. Please contact your child's school for more information as needed.
Check out our Homecoming Schedule. Homecoming week starts September 27!
