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The 2nd annual High Desert Inter-Cultural Festival, A Day of Unity among Different Cultures presented by R.I.C.E. – Redmond Inter-Cultural Exchange was hosted in our building last Saturday April 12, 2008.

Visitors learned about other cultures and customs through displays of culturally-specific items, music, food, workshops and friendly conversation.

The following countries/cultures where represented: Colombia, Thailand, Germans from Russia, Paraguay, Venezuela, Hellenic Society, Panama, USA/Americana, Native American, Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua (Condega), Philippines, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Celtic Society, Japan, Ivory Coast of Africa and Guatemala.<

Other activities included:Musical performances, dance performances and instruction, Art including a Japanese calligraphy workshop, kids activities and multi-cultural story times provided by Deschutes Library, Cuban and African drumming workshops.

Students from the International School of the Cascades volunteered and it was a pleasure to see them mingling with the public and presenters and see everybody having a blast.

Mosaic Culture Day Pics

This photo was taken in Japan and portraits Mr. Tatsuya Omi, our Japanese intern teacher that will be joining us in April and some of the students that went on the trip to Japan during Spring break with Mr. King, our Japanese teacher and Donna Howard, our principal.

I hope you all had an incredible weekend. The weather was magnificent. Friday afternoon, we drove to Medford to see our daughter and family. This is always a great time as 4 and 5 year old Grandchildren make everything fun. I am always intrigue with their creative minds as a simple stick can become an airplane, gun, or a magic wand. All things are possible when you are four. Saturday evening, my son-in-law gave me a book he had just finished reading. He told me it was a quick read so I should be able to finish it in a couple hours. The book was titled, The Janitor: How an Unexpected Friendship Transformed a CEO and His Company by Todd Hopkins and Ray Hilbert. The book was a quick read, however, I hope its content will stay with me much long. The ideas and thoughts are so powerful, so I will be sharing them with you over the next six Mondays.

You have all heard the directives before yet they are worth hearing again, again and again.

The first directive is Recharge versus discharge.

In the work we do, we discharge are energy from the moment we walk in the school door until we finish grading that last paper at night. Day in and day out we spend enormous amount of energy teaching and supporting learning. To truly be effective we must all recharge and have something to give. Others have called it “refilling our bucket, taking care of one self.” To be in good health and have the stamina to teach and support our students we must be well charge.

Finals Week
Wednesday , March 12
Period 2 and 4
Thursday,March 13
Periods 1, 3, and 5·

To support preparation of finals this week, all library computers have been reserved for academic work and focus. If you have students working on a project requiring research or work processing, Inform students that library is reserved for that purpose.

Events of the Week:
Monday, March 10 Prepare for Finals
Ad Council 2:30 – 5:00
Aspire Recognition – Ruth Burleson has planned a special event to recognize the Aspire Mentors and their work to support students as they apply for scholarships and colleges.

Tuesday, March 11
Prepare for Finals

Wednesday, March 12 Finals
Period 2 and 4
ISC Board meeting COCC library at 5:00pm

Thursday, March 13
Finals, Period 1, 3 and 5
End of trimester
Success Academy 8th Grade Parent Information Night – RHS-HH at 7:00pm.

Friday, March 14
Teacher Workday. No classes for students

Have a wonderful week. Remember to recharge.

Donna Howard,Principal
International School of the Cascades
Redmond High School – Hartman Building

Our next String Ensemble concert will be Tuesday, March 4th at 8:00 pm.  It will take place on the stage of the RHS Hartman Campus.  In this concert we will be featuring some of our talented lower strings players, and of course we’ll end the evening with an electrifying full ensemble performance!

We hope to see you there!

Thank you,

Amy Mitchell, String Ensemble Teacher

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Good Morning, I hope you all dressed warmly. It will be a cold yet very beautiful week  in Central Oregon.

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to do some reading from The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life, 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) . He begins this edition with a reflective look at the importance of relationships in teaching. I would like to share a few of his comments with the thought that we have pondered the same thoughts.

“Good teachers join self, subject and students into the fabric of life.”

“Unlike many professions, teaching is always done at the dangerous intersection of personal and public life.”

“To truly teach, heart must take up the center of the work. Heart becomes the relationship that exist between the teacher and curriculum, the teacher and student, and the student and curriculum. Heart is the pulse that connects and manifest itself in purpose.”

Heart is what brings us and our students back on a daily bases. It is what keeps us working together. It is what makes us strong and exceptional. When our heart begins to fade so does our purpose and direction. Thus, heart health is vital for us to feel valued, meet our professional goals and inspire learning.

Important things for you to know:

The facilities task force is continuing to narrow the proposal for the potential bond. At this time the leading option is as follows:

• Build a new 1400 seat comprehensive high school at the Elkhorn site with core facilities for 1600 seats.
• Hartman will return to a middle school or become a K-8 school
• Build a new elementary school to replace Evergreen along with dollars for deferred maintenance.

The proposal may be changed some before it goes to the board for approval. This is the leaning at this time.

Events of this Week:

Tuesday, January 22

Success Academy meeting after school

6:30p.m. ISC parent meeting in the commons

Athletics - Freshman basketball game at 5:00

Wednesday, January 23

- Passport 3rd period – PSAT information for students

- ISC Board meeting at 5:00p.m. in Bend at COCC Board room

Athletics

Wrestling at Crook County

Thursday, January 24

- DP staff in extended essay training
- Math curriculum mapping at RHS, 11:00 to 3:00

Athletics – Swim meet with North Salem

Friday, January 25 -

- Recognition Assembly at 2:00
- Reading Curriculum mapping team meeting at the DO from 1:00 to 3:00. Neva will be representing Hartman.

Up Coming Events

-Special Staff Meeting, January 31, Superintendent Vickie Fleming’s visit with Hartman staff on the REV document
-Public Forum on Pending Bond, Feb 1 and 8, 9:00-3:00
-Parent-Teacher Conferences, Feb. 7 and 8th

-Regular Staff meeting, Feb 11, Topic Counseling and Forecasting for 2008-2009

 For a short week, this is a long email. Have a wonderful week. Know your heart.

Donna Howard,
Principal
International School of the Cascades
Redmond High School – Hartman Building
541-923-4840

SCHOLARSHIP: “I’m Ready, Are You?” -
The Oregon Diploma Video Challenge

Number of Awards:

Amount:

You could win: a computer, $1,000 in cash or a SMART Board

Timeline: November 28th-February 15th

Eligibility: Oregon public school students in 7th – 12th grades

Create a short film (under 2 minutes) about these three things:
1- you dreams for the future,
2- your plans on how you are going to get there,
3-how your classes at school and the new Oregon Diploma Requirements will help you reach your dreams.

Contact: See Panther Career Center Room #3