Athena-Weston School District

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! — 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

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.