This is a drill, Again, this is a drill. We will begin the reunifaction portion of today's drill at this time. Please come to the NEW GYM and follow the signs to pick up your child. Parent/Guardian photo identification must be proviced when picking up your child. Again, please bring a photo ID. Thank you.
This is a drill. Again, this is a drill. We are still in the process of accounting for all students and staff. Please help us keep our phone lines open by not calling at this time. Thak you for patiently waiting. We will reach back out soon.
This is a drill, Again, this is a drill. We are currently in the process of relocating students and taking attendance to verify all students and staff in attendance are accounted for. This DRILL represents an event that has been deemed traumatic enough that students will need to e picked up by a parent, guardian, or emergency contact. At this time, Arlee Schools asks that you no call. Phone lines need to be available to emergency personnel. DO NOT come to the school at this time. Please wait for further updates and instructions. Thank you.
If you are joining us for our State Track and Softball send-off, we are moving it up to 9:30 as the MAC bus is running ahead of schedule! See you in 30 minutes!
Arlee's Reunification Drill is tomorrow. We will start the process of relocating students shortly after lunch and then move onto the reunification with families. Updates will be sent out via text and voice call tomorrow. As a reminder, your main role is to please have patience and wait for notifications to come through. Thanks in advance to those families that are able to participate in this drill by coming and picking their student(s) up early.
It is not too late to order a 2023 yearbook! Cost is $45 and all orders must be placed by the last day of school- June 8. Order yours today by going to https://yearbookforever.com/ Books will be delivered at the beginning of next school year.
Parents and Guardians,
This Thursday will be our reunification drill. We will start the drill shortly after lunch. For those parents/guardians that are able to participate, you will be able to check your child out and start the long weekend early.
As a reminder, a reunification between students and parents would be determined based on the emergency situation. With that being said, there have been several questions as to whether or not a student would be able to drive home during this drill and the short answer to that would be no. If the emergency situation is determined to need reunification, that would imply that it is traumatic enough that you would need to come to the school to get your child. As stated in the last announcement, your most difficult part in this drill will be to wait. We practice that part because in a real emergency, you will want to come to the school to see if your child is safe, not just to have them drive home.
Upon the conclusion of the drill, those students that have been picked up by their parents/guardians will be excused for the remainder of the day and are able to get a jumpstart on their long weekend. The remaining students that are still at school will go back to their classrooms and continue their day as normal. We will run the buses at their regularly scheduled time. Thanks again to all the parents/guardians that are able to participate in this event.
Hello parents and guardians-
We will be having a Reunification Drill on May 25th shortly after lunch. For those of you that have never heard of a reunification drill, here is what we have planned.
A reunification drill is a drill to practice and prepare for the orderly and efficient reunification of students with their parents or guardians during an emergency situation. The primary goal of a reunification drill is to ensure the safety and well-being of all individuals involved. Reunification with families is important in times of emergency, such as a gas leak, fires, power outages, or other abnormal events that could occur at the school.
This drill will help us to identify any potential issues or challenges that may arise during an actual emergency. By practicing these drills we hope to improve our response capabilities, enhance communication, and ultimately increase the safety and security of everyone involved.
How do you participate in the drill? For those parents/guardians that are able to be involved with reuniting with your children on May 25th (picking them up early), we ask that you do the following:
Your role starts with the most difficult part in an emergency situation….waiting. In our current times of cellphones and other electronic devices, parents and guardians will likely know about any events that occur prior to the school notifying you. Please do not call the school during that time as we need to keep the lines available to emergency services. Again, your first part in the drill is to be patient and wait until you hear from the school with further information. Waiting will be the most difficult part but is also the most important for ensuring the safety of all students and staff.
With that being said, please do the following:
Wait for communication from the school. Please be patient.
Do not call the school - We will notify you as quickly as possible. We need to keep phone lines available for emergency personnel.
As soon as we can, we will notify you of where to pick up your child. This will be communicated through our automated system.
Photo ID will be required to pick up your child.
Make sure your emergency contact list is updated. You will be able to review and make changes to your emergency contact list after picking up your child.
We are hoping to get as many families as possible to be able to partake in this drill. Once a child has been picked up from the school, their school day will be concluded and they can enjoy the long Memorial Day weekend. For those families unable to participate, the school day will continue and buses will run at their regularly scheduled time.
Lastly, our overall goal for this drill is to further develop roles and responsibilities for all parties involved but we are prioritizing school personnel and parents at this time. More information will be put out as we get closer to May 25th. I hope that this message provides you with enough time to be able to participate in this drill. Thanks.
Happy Signing Day to two very special ladies! Raven Parsons is heading to Portland Community College to play basketball and Jerny Crawford will be heading to Carroll College to play softball. We wish these two ladies the best of luck in their future endeavors. It's been an honor watching you grow as players and humans the last few years.
A reminder that tonight at 6:00 p.m. we will be hosting a community open house for you to come and view the plans for the new elementary building. We will have coffee and cookies and would love for you to see the current plans. The open house will be held in the cafeteria in the new gym lobby. See you tonight.
Today's Junior High track meet in Ronan is cancelled due to weather. Stay warm and have a great weekend!
Friday, April 28th
Today's track meet in Thompson Falls is cancelled due to weather.
Congrats to Aiden Swab for making Academic All-State this winter! He was inadvertently left off the original list. Keep up the good work!
Congratulations to the following students for making Academic All-State for the second and third quarters: Drew Knoll, Dean Moran, Princess Bolen, Xaria Jacobson, Adalyn Jacobson, Dhane Morsette, Dallas Swab, Ethan Fiddler, Jake Knoll, Kendall O’Neill, Kaiden Ostby, and Bridger Smith. We are very proud of all your hard work!
All Juniors will take the ACT next Wednesday, April 12th. Students must arrive no later than 7:45 a.m. to get breakfast and start testing. Remember to bring your school Chromebook charged and ready to go! As a further reminder, students will be dismissed from school following the conclusion of testing for that day. Typically that will be no later than 1 p.m.
Prom is this weekend, April 1st. Please plan on joining us for grand march starting at 7:30pm in the High School old gym. Parents/Guardians that are wanting to attend, please enter on the south end of the gym down the ramp. Signs will be posted. Prom will end promptly at 11pm. We look forward to seeing you!
Students have been pre-paying for tickets but for those that have not yet purchased them, they will be for sale at the door for $10 for a single and $15 for a couple.
As a follow up to our newsletter earlier this month, Parent Teacher Conferences are tomorrow from 4pm until 7pm for all grades. We look forward to seeing you!
Junior High track practice starts tomorrow. Practice times will be from 4-5 until the weather clears up and we can go outside. Practice will extend to 5:20 once the weather is nicer!
Prom is on April 1st at the Old Gym. See flyer for further details.
