October 27, 2014Keeping you up to date
on the latest news and
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City of Hillsboro Hosts Youth Invasion
Last Thursday, October 23, more than 250 high school students descended upon the Hillsboro Civic Center for the 2nd Annual Youth Invasion-an event designed to give students an inside look at careers in public service. Coordinating the event was a joint effort of the City of Hillsboro, Youth Advisory Council, Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce School-to-Work program, and the counseling staff at our high schools. Mayor Jerry Willey and City Manager Michael Brown welcomed the students, and then turned the microphone over to inspirational speaker Tavish Ledesma. Next, students rotated through three sessions of their choosing to learn about careers ranging from City Planner to Firefighter to Journeyman Electrician and much more. Here, Liberty students Erendira Villagomez Almazan, Natasha Torres and Nadia Thomas pose with Hillsboro Police Officer Scott Hanley. By all accounts it was a great day!
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October is National Bullying Prevention Month
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Monday
Oct. 27
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North Plains Picture Retakes
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Tuesday
Oct. 28
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Imlay Picture Retakes
School Board Meeting
7:30 p.m.
District Administration Center Board Room
Century High Fall Choral Concert
7:00 p.m.
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Wednesday
Oct. 29
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Century High Derik Nelson Concert
7:00 p.m. - 9pm
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Thursday
Oct. 30
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Hilhi Players "Night of the Living Dead"
7:30 pm.
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Friday
Oct. 31
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Hilhi Players "Night of the Living Dead"
7:30 pm.
Century High Blood Drive
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Saturday
Nov. 1
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Hilhi Players "Night of the Living Dead"
7:30 pm.
NWAPA Marching Band ChampionshipsHillsboro Stadium HPD Shred Event8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (see related article) Farmington View Pop Can/Bottle Drive 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Farmington View Elementary School
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Sunday
Nov. 2
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Daylight Savings Time Ends
2:00 a.m.
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Monday
Nov. 3
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Coffee Chat for Spanish Speakers 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Hillsboro Main Public Library
(see related article)
Citizens Curriculum Advisory Committee Meeting
7-8:30 p.m.
Administration Center Room 218C
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THOUGHTEXCHANGE STAR STEP BEGINS TODAY
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Please participate in step two of our input gathering process
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Many thanks to everyone who took the time to participate in the Share step of our recent Thoughtexchange process. We collected 8,269 thoughts from 2,178 people! Not bad for our first time.
Now, we are beginning the Star step of the process, in which participants will review the thoughts submitted by themselves and others, and assign stars to the ones that best align with their own thinking.Thoughtexchange's software assures that all thoughts are reviewed, however not all thoughts are reviewed by all participants. Each participant will view a maximum of 27 thoughts per each of the three questions that were asked; these will appear 9 to a screen, and participants will have up to 7 stars per screen to assign to their favorite thoughts.
Even if you didn't submit thoughts in the Share step, you are invited to participate in the Star step! The more input the better. Click here to read more.
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COFFEE CHAT FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS
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Spanish language Coffee Chat to be held on Monday, November 3
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Our Spanish-speaking parents and patrons are in  vited to join Superintendent Mike Scott for a Coffee Chat at the Hillsboro Main Public Library (2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro 97124) on Monday, November 3, from 5-6:30pm, to learn more about what's going on in the District and ask any questions they may have. Free childcare is available and refreshments will be provided. Click here to see the flyer or contact Sindy Avila at 503-844-1475 for more information.
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For many families, October 31 is an exciting time when children dress as their favorite character or spooky creature and head out to the streets for trick-or-treating. We urge parents to discuss the importance of safety with their children. Please see the recent article in the Hillsboro Tribune for some helpful safety tips.
If you'd like to skip the house-to-house trick-or-treating, the Orenco Station businesses are welcoming your little princesses, goblins or superheroes from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. for their Second Annual Spooktacular and the annual Safe N' Sane Halloween event will take place at local downtown businesses on Main Street between Second and Fourth Avenues from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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LINCOLN STREET AND
W.L. HENRY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH
IN 2013-14
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Overall performance in both schools improved in Reading, Mathematics and Science
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On October 9, we discussed highlights and key data points from Hillsboro School District's state report cards for 2013-14. Now, we'd like to call special attention to the performance of our two Level 1 schools from 2012-13-Lincoln Street and W.L. Henry. The student populations at these schools are among the most highly impacted in our District, with a significant proportion needing to attain more than one year's growth to be achieving at grade level academically. However, with an investment of additional funds from the School Board, both schools were able to provide additional time and support to staff and students that resulted in large gains in all of the tested categories. Click here to read more.
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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS
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Daylight Savings Time ends  November 2 at 2:00 a.m.
Remember to turn your clocks BACK one hour before going to bed Saturday night.
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Free college planning event for families of middle and high school students
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If you have a student in middle or high school and are interested in learning more about the costs associated with planning for college, please plan to attend the free Financial Literacy Night on Wednesday, November 5, from 6-7:30pm in the Century High School lecture hall (2000 SE Century Blvd., Hillsboro 97123). The event is open to families in the Hillsboro, Beaverton and Forest Grove School Districts and is made possible by the Oregon Metro Connects All Students to College consortium. The presentation will be conducted by Tim Tank of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Click here to see the flyer.
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BOARD TAKES
TECHNOLOGY FIELD TRIP
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On Wednesday, October 22, five members of the School Board joined staff to visit three of our schools and see how they're using technology in the classroom. The first stop was Hilhi, where the Board observed students in James Neville's IB History of the Americas 2 class and in Joe Painter's Algebra I class; the second was Free Orchards, where they visited Holly Haskell's ERC classroom and Kayla Dessert's 6th grade classroom; and the final was Evergreen Middle School, where they dropped in on Josiah Cotton's 7th grade Math class and Kevin Kottkey's 7th grade Science class. These teachers and many more are using technology to enable things like research, presentations, flipped classrooms, the creation of virtual museums, and much more to engage students and enhance their learning.
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Board members Janeen Sollman and Glenn Miller talk to Hilhi IB History students about how access to iPads and an AppleTV is changing the experience in their classroom.
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The Hillsboro Police Department will be holding a sh red event on Saturday, November 1, from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Hillsboro Post Office at 125 South First Street. This is a great opportunity to drop off sensitive, personal documents to be securely shredded on-site. There is a limit of three banker boxes of documents per person. The $5 recommended donation will benefit our high schools' safe and sober graduation parties.
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