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On Friday, the Calapooia Middle School Life Skills class carried and passed the Olympic Torch through the Calapooia hallways. Students from all classes lined up along the lockers to watch, cheer, and celebrate the beginning of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Calapooia’s Basecamp classes have all chosen a country participating in the games to closely follow over the next couple of weeks. Base Camp is part of the school’s CLIMB initiative to engage students and motivate them to overcome obstacles and reach goals. The program started in 2016.

Early exposure to hands-on engineering activities can build interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

The Pipeline to Jobs project and Linn Benton Community College are sponsoring a hands-on workshop at Heritage Mall on Feb. 24 for elementary and middle school students. The event is free and open to all interested students.

Join us for a day of hands-on activities that give kids the opportunity to learn about how things are built, and engage in fun, creative kid-friendly engineering projects. Kids will enjoy building, learning, and creating something new at each station with our fun and experienced mentors. All supplies provided.

For more information, read the flyer. 

A review of the South Albany High School Rebels mascot is underway, and a possible change to a more inclusive symbol will be discussed.

Principal Brent Belveal has announced a process that will start later this month to collect input. He sent this email to the South Albany High community announcing the plan:

The school district has hired a consultant to collect input from the community about the mascot at South Albany and we wanted to let you know how you might get involved if you are interested.

Tuesday, February 20

Wednesday, February 21

Tuesday, February 27

6:30 – 8:00 p.m., SAHS Commons Building

These three opportunities are limited to the first 75 people to sign up for each session online using the link:  ttps://goo.gl/forms/gIyoIon2rEusmoyq1

You will need to be signed up as one of the 75 for one of these nights to be admitted.  This will assure that all voices have a chance to be heard during each session.  The information will be collected and provided as data for the district to consider in this discussion.

A quorum of School Board Members may be present.

GAPS parents are invited to join parents of talented and gifted students in Corvallis for an informational night about the social-emotional needs of TAG students.

The featured speaker is Paula Prober, author, counselor and educator with more than 30 years experience.

The event will take place in the Linus Pauling Middle School Auditorium in Corvallis on Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. Childcare is available.

“Many staff members and families are eager for more support around TAG students and issues,” said Stacey Torres, District Talented and Gifted Facilitator. “I hope they can attend this event to​​ improve our ability to support our TAG learners.”

Read the flyer
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2018-19 Transfer Application Window Open Until February 28^th.

Parents,

If you are interested in applying for a 2018-19 Transfer to another school, the online application link is now open and will close February 28th at 4:00 p.m.

To apply for a transfer you need to complete the online application which is located on our district website.

• From the GAPS home page, click on the Parent Box to the right.
• Click on the Information button.
• Click on Transfer Requests near the bottom of the list.
• Click on the 2018-19 Transfer Application box.
• Click on the link to our online application.

There are several reasons a transfer request may be denied.  Those include overcrowding at the requested school, or if a student is failing to maintain minimum standards of attendance, behavior, or academics at their current school.  For more information about Student Assignment to schools please refer to School Board Policies JECA, JECB, and JECC.

On-line application for the 2018-19 school year is currently open until February 28^th.  If you have any questions about the transfer process, you may contact the district office at (541) 967-4519 and ask to speak with Jennifer Hart.

La solicitud de transferencias 2018-19 abierto hasta el 28 de febrero.

Padres:

Si usted está interesado en solicitar una transferencia a otra escuela para el año 2018-19, el enlace de la solicitud esta ahora abierta y cerrara el 28 de febrero a las 4:00 pm.

Para solicitar una transferencia, debe completar la solicitud en línea que se encuentra en nuestro sitio web del distrito escolar.

• En la página principal de GAPS, marque en el recuadro del lado derecho “Parent” (padres).
• Marque sobre el botón de “Information” (información).
• Marque sobre “Transfer Requests” (Solicitudes de transferencias) casi al final de la lista.
• Marque sobre el botón “2018-2019 Transfer Application” (Solicitud de Transferencia 2018-2019).
• Marque sobre el enlace de nuestra solicitud para ser llenada en el internet.

Hay varias razones por la cual una solicitud de transferencia podría ser negada. Estas razones incluyen la sobrepoblación en la escuela solicitada o si un estudiante no cumple en mantener los estándares mínimos de la asistencia, el buen comportamiento o buen estado académico en su escuela actual.  Para obtener más información acerca de la “Asignación del Estudiante” a las escuelas, por favor refiérase a las Reglas de la Mesa Directiva: JECA, JECB y JECC.

Las solicitudes en el internet para el año escolar 2018-19, están abiertas actualmente hasta el 28 de febrero. Si usted tiene alguna pregunta sobre el proceso de transferencia, usted puede contactar al Centro de Bienvenida al (541) 704-2376.