January 17, 2020

This Monday is Martin Luther King National Day of Service.  In 1994, the Federal Government made this a day of service.  It is not meant to be a holiday—but a day of thoughtful planned service to others.  You may want to pick up some garbage in the neighborhood, help a neighbor, or help your parents.  By helping others, you will honor the legacy of this great man.  During the century after the Civil War, African Americans remained segregated in the South.  There they were treated with prejudice, denied voting rights and even lynched.   Many African American leaders sought to overcome this.  One leader was Martin Luther King.  He was a minister who supported civil protest to bring about change. He would be killed in 1968, at the age of 39.  Thank you, Dr. King for changing the world with your bravery!

It’s Spirit week and we are having a penny drive to raise money for our Unified programs here at Sprague. Jars for the penny drive can be found in the main office and commons during lunch. This is a class competition, so each grade has their own jar. Pennies count as one point, so you want to add those to your grade’s jar. Other coins and cash count as negative points, so you can add those to other grades jars to sabotage them. The winners of this competition will get points towards their spirit week totals, so start raising pennies! 1/17

If you are interested in participating in a spring sport, Track and Field, Softball, Baseball, Golf or Tennis on-line registration will open up on February 1^st. To participate you must be enrolled in five classes, have a current sports physical on file and pass five classes first semester. If you need a physical, please pick up a form in the athletic office and get it returned as soon as possible. 1/17

Chemeketa Community College is hosting an information session for prospective Chemeketa Scholars applicants on Wednesday, January 29^th at 6 p.m. at Building 6. Chemeketa Community College offers a full tuition scholarship for up to two years to any graduating high school student residing in our district who has a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better (as of first semester/quarter grades of final year in high school).  1/28

Applications for the Edwin C Goodenough, Burson-Landon, and Larry K Sharp Educational Scholarships are available in the College/Career Center.   These scholarships are open to any Sprague senior graduating either in January or June this year with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50. 1/17

Bus schedule during finals week – Morning busses run at the normal pick up times Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  Busses depart Sprague at 1 p.m., on Tuesday and Wednesday and busses depart at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday.  1/17

Congratulations to the following Sprague students who were successful in their auditions for All City Choir!

·         Emma Tifffany

·         Shion Cook

·         Bella Poma

·         Jared Blanchard (highest score in section)

·         Joseph Bird

·         Abinadi Porras

·         Quentin Sadler (only freshman in section)

·         Griffon Singleton (highest score in section)

·         Braden Smith

·         Aiben Hirschfelder