This is a reminder that tomorrow from 3-5pm in the multipurpose room, there will be a flu clinic. From 3:00 - 3:45, please check in at the elementary office for a guest pass.
The health department will be offering the flu and Covid vaccines for those who wish to receive them. This is open to the public. If you have had letters sent home stating that your child needs vaccines, please make sure to send the paperwork with them tomorrow, so they may receive the needed vaccines. Thank you.
Open House is this Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please save the date. More information will be out soon.
Badger community, fans, parents, and athletes. Attached you will see the 2023-24 middle school basketball schedule. This has changed to where our boys and girls will be traveling together. The boys have had the same schedule the past three years as the schedule being shared. The first practice day will be 11/6 which is 2 weeks later than usual. The girls are aligned with this as well. There will not be any practices during Thanksgiving break or Christmas break, as well as no games during this time period. In the past, our B & C girls’ teams have ended in the middle of February. This year they will be ending 1-2 weeks earlier. The practices are similar to the past with middle school boys and girls having 42 practices and 15 contests. This aligns with middle school boy's football, girl's basketball, and track from past seasons.
We are trying something new this year for a variety of reasons, and one of the most important ones is to align our boy’s and girl’s teams for school spirit, as well as saving on travel expenses. Our goal is to give our athletes a better overall experience. We know with any change, there are kinks, obstacles, positives, and negatives. We will continue to evaluate as we go through this transition. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Dunten. Go Badgers!
Powder Valley Middle School
2023 Boy & Girls Basketball Schedule
Day Date Opponent Place Time Bus Leave
Thursday 11/15 Imbler Imbler 4:30 3:00
Friday 11/17 Echo PV 10:00
Friday 12/1 Joseph Joseph 10:00 7:30
Wednesday 12/6 Cove PV 4:00
Friday 12/8 Cove Tournament Cove TBD
Saturday 12/9 Cove Tournament Cove TBD
Tuesday 12/12 Pine Eagle Pine Eagle 4:00 2:45
Friday 12/15 Imbler PV 4:30
Thursday 1/11 Prairie City Prairie City 5:00 2:45
Saturday 1/13 Adrian Tournament Adrian TBD
Thursday 1/25 Four Rivers Ontario 4:30 2:45
Friday 2/2 Powder Tournament PV
Thursday 2/8 Four Rivers PV 4:30
Friday 2/23 Huntington Tournament
Saturday 2/24 Huntington Tournament
*Schedules are subject to change
WANTED:
Head Middle School Girls Basketball Coach
North Powder School District is accepting applications for the current school year for the above positions. The positions are open until filled. Please submit an application to the address below.
Successful candidates will be contacted for interviews. Thee position are open until filled.
Compensation for all positions based on experience and placement on the salary schedule. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Dixon at the number below. If interested please submit a letter of interest, three references and an application to:
Lance L Dixon
or
Molly Smith
at
PO Box 10
North Powder, OR
97867541-898-2244 (Ext: 8822)
This is just a reminder that tomorrow is early release. We use this time for professional development. School is released at 3:10 and buses will run around 3:15. If you have any questions, please call the office.
The North Powder PTCO is hosting a Trunk or Treat event. Please check out the flyers for more information. This looks like a fun time!
If you are preparing to get your driver permit or license, you have a new option for
knowledge testing. Go to DMV2U.oregon.gov to learn more about how you can
take your knowledge test online. Then come see DMV and go from student to
driver.
Here are the dress up days for HOCO.
Information was sent to us from the YMCA in Baker City. Here is what they sent:
Registration for the 3-4th Grade and 5-6th Grade Volleyball Leagues closes 10/13. Register online at bakerymca.org, by phone at 541-523-9622 or in person at our YMCA Fitness Center. Financial assistance and scholarships are available. Contact sports.activities@bakerymca.org for more information.
If we receive enough North Powder registrations, we can create a North Powder team in each division that can practice locally to cut down on travel requirements! We are also interested in playing a few league games in North Powder this season if possible.
All visitors please check in at our high school office. If you have an elementary student, and are just picking them up early, you can either call the high school office or stop in. We will call the classroom and have somebody bring your child to the elementary front doors. If you are joining your child for breakfast, or Pre-K parents dropping them off with Mrs. Nedrow, please check in at the elementary office. You will sign-in, and we will give you a visitor’s pass. Class starts at 8:00 a.m., and we want your child to their classroom by 7:55 a.m. unless they are with their Pre-K teacher. We want our campus as safe as possible, and appreciate your support.
Homecoming is this week and it's going to be a great time. Please check out the flyer of events planned for the week on our school website, or social media pages. Go Badgers!
Next week is National School Lunch week. We believe we have the best cooks in all the land and we will be celebrating on Thursday, October 12th by dressing up in the elementary in Hawaiian gear. Join in the celebration and make sure to give Minnie and Angie a huge shout-out.
Please mark your calendars, as we will be celebrating our senior volleyball girls, as well as our two cross-country girls, Friday, October 6th right before the varsity game. JV volleyball starts at 5:00 p.m., and the varsity will follow We will also celebrate our senior football players, as well as our senior cross-country guy and our senior soccer guy too. Football starts at 7:00 p.m., and we will honor these athletes before the game starts. Come out and celebrate our seniors!
If you are interested, we have two coaching positions currently open - a Middle School Assistant Boys Basketball Coach and a Middle School Assistant Girls Basketball Coach. Please reach out to Mr. Dixon or Mrs. Smith if you are interested. Go Badgers!
Riki's Room is open the first Monday of the month. This is a room, in memory of our beloved teacher, who lost her battle with cancer. We have this room full of new and used clothing items for anyone in need. If your child needs something in particular, please have your child let their teacher know and we will get them in there. If you would rather come peruse the room for items for your family, please contact one of our secretaries.
Don't forget to download our North Powder app. It is a great way to stay connected to school.
There will be a special board meeting on September 11th at 7:00 under ORS 192.660 (2)(i)
Hello Badger families! We wanted to share that zero hour weights will not occur on our first day of school. We will have the class Wednesday and Thursday of next week starting at 7:00 a.m. We are looking forward to seeing you. If you are interested in zero hour weights, please connect with Mrs. Bingham Tuesday at some point.
School is starting soon and Every Day Matters! Students with regular school attendance are more likely to succeed in school and beyond. Missing just one day per month can equal 10% of the school year and adversely affect learning.
Find helpful info about attendance: https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/healthsafety/pages/chronic-absenteeism.aspx
