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This month, Lafayette Elementary School honored long-serving teachers with the following message:

Lafayette Elementary would like to celebrate the years of service these wonderful teachers have given to our district.

Your commitment to helping and guiding the children of Albany to become lifelong learners and citizens in our community is honorable.  Thank You!

From Left to Right: Cheri Hart, 15 years; Barb Boenzli, 35 years; Cindy Miller, 20 years; Shelly Avery, 10 years; Nancy Boydston, 15 years; Kathleen Delsman, 10 years; Susan Smith, 10 years. Not pictured: Cindy Beebe, 15 years.

The GAPS nurse team has developed a new web page with health resources for parents. Visit the site to find the following forms and links:

• Authorization for medication administration
• Authorization to use and/or disclose educational and protected health information
• Medication administration guidelines
• Medication administration guidelines-Español
• Immunization requirements
• Hand-foot-and-mouth disease information
• Lice information
• Oregon rules for exclusion
• When to keep your student home

Check back often as more resources will be added in the future!

District Nurse’s Webpage

This is Classified School Employees Appreciation Week. Thank you to all of our dedicated support staff, who make learning possible for students.

Classified employees work with students, educators, parents, volunteers, business partners and community members.

Classified employees support the smooth operation of offices, the safety and maintenance of buildings and property, and the safe transportation, healthy nutrition and direct instruction of students.

Classified employees are educational assistants, office support specialists, bus drivers, custodians, maintenance workers, food servers, translators and more.

Thank you, classified employees, for your work on behalf of GAPS students!

Congrats to the South Albany High School dance team for recent first place wins. Here is an update on the events from dance coach Amanda GaVette:

Our JV and varsity dancers competed at the Thurston dance competition last weekend, and both groups brought home a first place finish. This is a huge accomplishment for varsity as we had nine teams from the 5A division present.

This is a big win for us going into the state tournament next week, March 17 and 18. If you get a chance to see us compete in Portland at the OSAA dance and drill state championships, the girls would love the support.

The Belles, Gents, and I also wanted to invite you to the City Show at South Albany this weekend. South Albany’s JV and varsity dance teams, the West Albany Hi-Steppers, and other local teams will perform at the Albany All-City Show on Sunday, March 12 at 1 p.m. in the South Albany High School gym.

This free event is our opportunity to thank our school, family, friends, sponsors, and community for the gifts of love and support they have provided us over this dance season. Donations are gladly accepted.

There is a need for skilled workers in our local industries and around the country. Employers are seeking trained workers, and they are working with schools to help build skills that students can build on in college or take directly to the workforce.

If Ballot Measure 22-165 is approved by voters, renovations are planned for all middle schools to add instructional space for career technical, or vocational technical, education.

Both high schools would also get new CTE space. The first phase of the replacement at West Albany High School includes new classrooms, and South Albany High School would get new classrooms and a new multipurpose room/gym.

This video shows the type of programs the schools are considering for expansion.

Find more information about Ballot Measure 22-165.