Garfield-Palouse P a l o u s e S c h o o l N e w s l e t t e r Registration for Palouse School & Gar-Pal HS Sports Please register for school AND high school sports as soon as possible beginning July 9, 2018 and no later than August 10, 2018, especially for those playing sports. Early registration helps your student have a smooth entrance to school and allows your student to begin sports practice. Online registration for Palouse Elementary (K-5th), Garfield-Palouse High School (9th-12th), and high school sports begins July 9, 2018. Access the registration by visiting www.garpal.net and on the right-hand side, click on Skyward Family Access of the town in which you live or the school you have choiced to. If you are registering a preschool student, please contact the school beginning August 13 th. If you are registering a new student, you will need to attend the open registration dates as listed below. Registration dates for new students will be on August 13 and 14 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the school. The secretary will be available for any questions starting August 13th. Also, on August 20 th, the school counselor will be available from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. School computers will also be available during these times. If you have difficulty accessing the online registration, please call the school at 509-878-1921 in Palouse. JULY/AUG 2018 Students can only begin practice if they have completed the sports registration and have visited their doctor for a physical (doctor's signed physical form will need to be provided to school prior to first practice). However, most health insurance will not let you have a physical (well-child) before a year is up from your last physical, and that is okay; if last year s physical was after 8-15-2017, we will use last year s physical until you see a doctor after your year-end date. School begins August 29 th, preschool begins September 10 th. If you have difficulty accessing the online registration, please call the school at 509-878-1921 in Palouse.
PALOUSE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL S LETTER Summer is well underway and as we turn our attention to the 2018/2019 school year, we are excited to welcome Mrs. Gehring to the 5 th grade and Mr. Bustamante to the high school math position. Both teachers are welcome additions to our staff and I look forward to working with them throughout this next year. This past school year Palouse School and schools around the nation faced challenges focused on safety. Many of our school improvements center on safety (electronic locks, new doors, etc). Please remember, if students are in the gym or school they need to be accompanied by an adult. If you are 18 or older and out of school, please see Mr. Lentz or Mr. Pillers if you need a school door code, or a weight room door code if you would like to use the weight room. Please do not share keys or codes with students. Thank you for continuing to take care and monitor our facilities. The high school schedule is now online and students have done their initial registrations. As you look at the schedule you will notice several additions and course title changes that more accurately reflect course content. Leadership is a course we are adding this year; it can be taken for dual credit or as a high school elective. Additionally, titles like Commodities and Ag Business have been included to reflect curriculum. Starting July 9 th the online student registration will open, or the school will be open August 13 and 14 for registration in the office. Staff will be back for in-services August 27 and 28 with students returning the 29 th of August. Students participating in football start August 15 th, and volleyball or cross country start August 20 th ; please have all of your paperwork turned into the office before these dates. I look forward to seeing everyone in the fall. Summer is going to be gone before we know it and the fair is right around the corner. Please come in to visit or email me with questions as we prepare for the 2018-2019 school year. Thank you for your continued support and GO VIKINGS! Mike Jones, Palouse School Principal
Sarita Matuszek -Devaney and Morgan Hobbs FFA State Convention & State Envirothon Gar-Pal had 26 kids attend State Convention and 5 teams competed in events including, Milk Quality, Food Science, Veterinary Science, First Year Member, and Farm Business Management. The Vet Science team (Emily Bagott, Katie Arrasmith, Payson Griner, Shannon Stokes) was in the top 20 and the Food Science Team (Caden Sanderson, Tanner Anderson, Ely Hawkins, Riley Pedersen, Ethan Hawkins) was in the top 15! It was a great week of fun, laughter, and learning, concluding with a night of chapter bonding at the bowling alley! Our State Envirothon team placed 4th overall, and we were the 2nd highest in the oral presentation and the soils stations! Local FFA and 4-H members all have their animals and are working to prepare them for the Palouse Empire Fair, September 6 th -9 th. Members will all attended a Quality Assurance meeting to learn about proper care in an effort to put a quality product before consumers. Each show person will be looking for community support to offset the high cost of purchasing feed for their growing market animal. If you would like part of a market animal in your freezer, please contact the FFA Advisor Megan Colle at mcolle@garpal.net or Mark Sawyer at msawyer@garpal.net. Patrick Orfe, Danny Laughary, Olivia Knauff, Christian Burt The 2018 Garfield-Palouse High School Talent Show took place on May 16th, and again, was a huge success. Many of our extremely talented students shared their art, dance, video production, and music skills with the rest of the student body. What a great way to showcase a lot of the effort and hard work that goes on in the various classrooms in our building. A special thanks to all of the instructors who mentor and guide our students in the arts. And thanks to all who participated; hopefully next year our show will include even more of our talented students. A personal achievement and a Gar-Pal HS milestone were seized in the American Society of Civil Engineers contest TrigStar. Christian Burt, freshman, took second in the state! Christian was rewarded with $500 for his efforts. It is the first time that Gar-Pal has had a place in the top three at state.
Garfield Palouse Viking Football 2018 Date Opponent Site Time 9-1-2018 @ Touchet Touchet 2:00 pm 9-7-2018 Sunnyside C. Palouse 7:00 pm 9-14-2018 @SJEL St. John 7:00 pm 9-21-2018 @Pomeroy Pomeroy 7:00 pm 9-28-2018 Colton Palouse 7:00 pm 10-5-2018 Touchet Palouse 7:00 pm 10-12-2018 @Sunnyside C. Sunnyside 7:00 pm 10-19-2018 SJEL Palouse 7:00 pm 10-26-2018 Pomeroy Palouse 7:00 pm 11-1-2018 @Colton Colton 7:00 pm Garfield-Palouse Viking Volleyball 2018 Date Opponent Place Time 9/1/2018 Jamboree Colfax 8:30 am 9/4/2018 Tekoa-Rosalia Tekoa 5:00 pm 9/5/2018 Oakesdale Palouse 5:00 pm 9/11/2018 Prescott Prescott 5:00 pm 9/13/2018 Touchet Palouse 5:00 pm 9/15/2018 Spikefest Rosalia 9:00 am 9/18/2018 Pomeroy Pomeroy 5:00 pm 9/20/2018 Colton Palouse 6:00 pm 9/25/2018 SJEL St. John 6:00 pm 9/27/2018 BYE 10/2/2018 Touchet Touchet 5:00 pm 10/4/2018 Prescott Palouse 5:00 pm 10/6/2018 Pea & Lentil Genesee 8:00 am 10/9/2018 Pomeroy Palouse 5:00 pm 10/11/2018 Oakesdale Oakesdale 5:00 pm 10/16/2018 SJEL Palouse 5:00 pm 10/22/2018 Springdale Springdale 5:00 pm 10/23/2018 Colton Colton 5:00 pm Matches in bold are league matches. Cross Country Schedule forthcoming. GAR-PAL HIGH SCHOOL PRACTICE BEGINS: Football 8-15-2018 Volleyball 8-20-2018 Cross Country 8-20-2018 PRIOR TO FIRST PRACTICE: Student must have registered for sports online (if new student, get a hardcopy from school) and have visited doctor for physical. Registration begins July 9 th (see instructions on page 1 of this newsletter). Please register by August 10 th so that you can be ready for 1 st practice. Students can only begin practice if they have completed sports registration and have visited their doctor for a physical (doctor's signed physical will need to be provided to school prior to first practice). However, most health insurance will not let you have a physical (well-child) before a year is up from your last physical, and that is okay; if last year s physical was after 8-15-2017, we will use last year s physical until you see a doctor after your year-end date. We accept physical forms from the doctor's office, we do not have them on-line anymore. Garfield-Palouse High School will have Cross Country available again as a sport this coming fall. A schedule for these events will be posted on the school website at www.garpal.net once finalized.
High School class schedules will be entered in Skyward the week of June 18. Parents and students will be able to view their courses for the 2018/2019 school-year after that time. Students will have through the first 5 days of the fall block to change elective classes. Spring block electives can be changed at a later time through the first week of those courses. Class of 2019 students: You can register online to take the SAT or ACT in August. Fall test dates are also available. Be sure to register for available exams no later than November 2018 so that scores will be available for you to submit with your college applications. SAT or ACT scores are required for applicants to 4-year college. Fee waivers are available to qualified students. The school website is where to find the daily news bulletin, your student s Skyward account for grades and lunch account, highlights of events and achievements, and how to contact who you need. WWW.GARPAL.NET Summer reading helps kids and teens learn all summer! It helps keep their skills up - and have fun! When kids stop reading, they actually lose some of what they learned over the school year. This is called the "summer slide." By providing different ways of learning through free events and hands-on learning, the Palouse Library gives kids a fun reason to keep reading and encourages them to read what they like best. Hold off the "summer slide" and keep kids ready for continued learning in the fall. June 26 th the City of Palouse library will begin the Summer Reading Program Libraries Rock ANNUAL NOTIFICATIONS The following notifications are required by state and federal law, for further information on the law and/or policy, please contact Palouse School at 509-878-1921. Board policies are available in the business office. For a full list of Annual Notifications, please visit: www.garpal.net/domain/6 Non-Discrimination Statement: Palouse School District do not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Any questions or concerns should be addressed with the Superintendent/ Title IX Compliance Officer in Palouse at 509-878-1921.
ANNUAL NOTIFICATIONS (CONTINUED) Due Process Rights for Student Discipline: Any student, parent, or guardian who is aggrieved by the imposition of a student discipline action shall have the right to an informal conference with the building principal or his or her designee for the purpose of resolving the grievance. With any discipline, students have the right to know what they are being disciplined for, the rule(s) that were violated, the proposed discipline, and the right to provide the student side of the incident. The student should expect that the incident will be investigated to the extent commensurate with the incident and that discipline will be fair and within the boundaries of the building guidelines. In general, students have the right to appeal a building level discipline decision to the superintendent's office and then to the board of directors. Long-term suspension and expulsion appeals can also be appealed to the court system. For specific information on due process rights for each type of discipline, please refer to board policy. Family Educational Rights of Privacy Act (FERPA): The School District provides the following notification to parents and students, of their right to: Inspect and review the student's education record within 45 days of receipt of request. Request an amendment of the student's education record to ensure that they are not inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy or other rights. Consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the students education records, except to the extent that the ACT and the regulations in the part authorize disclosure without consent. File with the U.S. Department of Education a complaint concerning alleged failures by the School District to comply with the requirements of FERPA. ANNUAL NOTIFICATIONS (CONTINUED) Immunization Requirements: In order to safeguard the school community from the spread of certain communicable diseases and in recognition that prevention is a means of combating the spread of disease, the board requires a student to present evidence of his/her having received all immunizations mandated for that student's grade level according to Washington State Department of Health requirements for school attendance standards. Exemptions from one or more vaccines shall be granted for medical reason upon certification by a physician that there is medical reason for not administering the vaccine. Exemptions for personal or religious reasons shall be granted upon request of the parent. Safe and Drug Free Schools: Garfield and Palouse School Districts comply with prevention activities to create and maintain safe and drug free environments and has a clearly defined crisis management plan for responding to violent or traumatic incidents on school grounds. If you would like to know more about prevention activities or building crisis management plans, please visit with the building administrator. Affirmative Action Plan: It has been, and continues to be, the policy of the School District to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, disability or genetic information, national origin, marital status, veteran status, or non-program-related physical, sensory, mental disabilities or any other basis prohibited by law. Homeless Students: The McKinney-Vento Act is a federal law that assures children and youth who do not have permanent housing are provided full and equal access to school and school activities. It gives children and youth rights to enroll in school, stay in school, get transportation to school, and gives access to school lunch programs. If you become aware of students who may qualify for services under the McKinney-Vento Act, or are in need of services for students in your family, please contact the principal of your school or the Homeless Liaison - Palouse Superintendent: 509-878-1921.