Sheldon High School

SHELDON HIGH SCHOOL Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 – 4 pm Phone Number: 541-790-6600 Attendance Line: 541-790-6606 Fax Number: 541-790-6605 Website: https://shs.4j.lane.edu/ Athletics: https://sheldonirishathletics.com/ Career Center: https://shs.4j.lane.edu/career-center/

• STUDENT LEADERSHIP: Sheldon NHS is hosting a clothing drive on Saturday, November 20th from 8:30am to 2:30pm! Students will be out front of Sheldon High School prepared to collect donations. We will be taking new and used clothes! Items of need:
  • Sweatshirts
  • Sweatpants
  • Nice jeans
  • Shoes
  • Winter jackets
  • ANY Sheldon gear or UO/OSU gear!
  • The Irish Outfitters clothing boutique, which provides free clothing to Sheldon students in need, will display all items. Please contribute if you have the means – here’s a short video! Contact Johanna Gilbert at @johannagilbert2003@gmail.com with any questions.
• SCHEDULES – TRI 2: If there is an error on your trimester 2 schedule, please use this Schedule Correction Form. Counselors will not be making corrections from their email. If you have questions please see Kristi Savage in the scheduling office or email sheldonscheduling@4j.lane.edu
• GRADUATION PLANNING: Senior portraits are due by 12/01/21 and must be submitted via HJEShare.com or the HJEShare app (school code = Sheldon). Make sure to click the PORTRAIT section, not the candid section and enter the student name as it appears on the student record. Please email all questions to yearbooksheldon@gmail.com
• STUDENTS – REMIND! Students, please sign up for remind via text message for school alerts and quick information.
  • 9th Graders: Text @sheld2025 to 81010
  • 10th Graders: Text @sheld2024 to 81010
  • 11th Graders: Text @sheld2023 to 81010
  • 12th Graders: Text @sheld2022 to 81010
• SHELDON FOOD PANTRY: Please consider helping the food pantry by helping purchase microwaves. We are looking for 4 total of this model. Thank you.
• NAACP FREE TUTORING: Need Educational Support? All BIPOC youth and peers in grades K-12 are welcome. Get involved with Academic Excellence in a scientific / cultural setting. Saturdays (11/20, 12/4, 122/11, 12/18), 10 am – 2 pm at the Science Factory, 2700 Leo Harris Dr. For more information, call 541-484- 1119 or email EricR@naacplanecounty.org
• OSAC INFORMATION NIGHT: Please join an informational zoom presentation on Wednesday, November 17 at 7 pm. Scholarships, grants and student aid will be covered. Zoom Link (Passcode: goirish)
• LANE ESD AFRICAN-AMERICAN EVERYDAY NATIVE: This easy-to-use tool for 4th-12th grades is based on primary sources and enhances existing curriculum across subjects. It fosters deeper understanding of Native American realities and a sense of belonging among Native students through shared stories from a Native perspective. Everyday Native
• SCHOOL MESSENGER: You can control the messages you receive from Sheldon High School through your preferences in SchoolMessenger.
  • Step 1: Navigate to go.schoolmessenger.com
  • Step 2: Sign up using the email address we have on file for you in Synergy, otherwise SchoolMessenger will not recognize you as a contact for Sheldon High School.
  • Step 3: Check your email for SchoolMessenger account confirmation.
  • Step 4: Sign in to SchoolMessenger.
  • Step 5: Hover over the Menu icon on the top left corner of your screen to view menu options and select preferences. Under “My message preferences”, you can manage how the school contacts you for different types of messages (general, emergency, or attendance).
• Masks are required at Sheldon. Please make sure your student has a proper face covering to enter the building and properly participate in class.
• Eugene School District 4J is pleased to collaborate with the OHS and UO to provide free COVID-19 testing to all 4J students during the 2021–22 school year. The program offers voluntary weekly screening testing for students in grades K–12 via a take-home saliva test. This is an optional program, so interested students must opt-in here
• Eugene School District 4J is partnering with community providers to make COVID-19 vaccines readily available at no cost for staff, students, families and community members. As the school year gets underway, the district is continuing to host weekly Lane County Public Health vaccine clinics at 4J school sites. Schedule an Appointment
• What is Snowflakes of Joy? Snowflakes of Joy is a program Sheldon has supported for 20 years. We aims to provide students in need with gifts during this time of giving and aspire to do our part to aid those in difficult financial situations by continuing this long-standing tradition. This year, Leadership and National Honor Society are hosting this project together.
  • Our Goal: To raise $6,000 to serve 300 low-income students from our feeder elementary and middle schools, as well as students here at Sheldon. If we raise more than this goal, we can serve more families.
  • How to Help: Snowflakes of Joy features two different opportunities to give:
    • 1. Students can take a snowflake ornament off our display outside of the main office to sponsor a gift card for a family in need. Bring $20 (cash, check, or CC) to the Leadership or NHS student outside the Main Office before school, at lunch or after school.
    • 2. QR codes on the back of each ornament will bring you to our SchoolPay site if you want to use a credit card. You can also donate directly through SchoolPay in any amount at this link: Snowflakes of Joy Schoolpay Donations accepted through 12/15
  • PARENT INFO SESSION ON COVID CASES AND QUARANTINES: Eugene School District 4J held a parent information webinar on Tuesday, Nov. 9, to keep families up to date about COVID-19 and schools. During the 45-minute session, introduced by Interim Superintendent Cydney Vandercar, district staff addressed questions submitted by parents about what happens when there’s a COVID-19 case identified at a school, including contact tracing, quarantine requirements, communication, and more. Staff also provided information about the availability of vaccines against COVID-19, which reduce both the risk of getting and spreading the virus, and the risk of having to quarantine at home for two weeks if exposed to a positive case. Under current public health guidance, if a person who is fully vaccinated is exposed to COVID-19 and does not have symptoms, they are not required to quarantine. Eugene School District 4J is committed to the health and safety of our students and staff. Thank you for doing your part to help the district and community reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 and keep our students learning in the classroom each school day. https://vimeo.com/644598018

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• SHELDON’S AMAZON WISH LIST: Items from this list will be sent to Sheldon High School to help support students: Wish List
• STUDENT NUTRITION: All students 18 years old and younger eat free all year. For school menus, free and reduced lunch applications and Oregon P-EBT Program info, please go here.
• CANVAS PAIRING FOR PARENTS: Sheldon is working in Canvas as our learning platform again this year. Make sure you sign up as an observer to see your student’s grades and assignments (with teacher feedback). Please use this link to sign up. Additional support is located here.
• LTD BUS PASSES: LTD has extended the deadline for students to need a card to ride for free until December 30! Until then, students can tell the driver they are a student and can ride for free. After December 30, each student will need a pass obtained from the front desk.
• HOST AN EXCHANGE STUDENT
  • Interested? Become a host family for Sheldon students. We currently have a 14-year-old boy from Spain who needs a host family. Apply Now General information needed to apply to be a host family:
  • Host family will complete a host family application (HFA) online
  • Members of the family 18 years or older must complete a criminal background check (found on page 3 of the online application) •
  • Host family provides 3 personal references (space found on page 3 of the online application) •
  • Local coordinator will conduct a host family interview (HFI) prior to student being placed with a family •
  • Field Manager will conduct host family orientation (HFO) prior to student moving into home Host family responsibilities:
  • Ensure a safe and nurturing home environment for the student
  • Provide students with a room (can be shared with a host sibling of similar age and same gender), his/her own bed, adequate storage, 3 meals per day, and transportation for extracurricular activities
  • Give love and support to the student
  • Explore cultural differences and similarities
  • You do NOT have to have high school kids of your own- all types of families are accepted

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