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A weekly update of happenings in the Forest Grove School District
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Meet Our Staff: Angela Croissant, Echo Shaw
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 With nearly 600 full- and part-time staff members, Forest Grove School District is a large organization, and it can be difficult to know everyone. Meet Our Staff is a weekly feature to help you learn more about your colleagues.
Meet Angela Croissant, Echo Shaw Elementary School
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Have You Downloaded The District Mobile App?
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 If you haven't yet downloaded the district's free mobile app, now is a good time to do it! And if you already have downloaded the app, go to the App Store for an update to see the new look and features. The mobile app is a great way to stay current on school and district news, calendars, sports schedules and scores and more. It includes staff directories for each school and other useful information.
To download the app, go to the App Store or Google Play and search for "FGSD." Select "Free" and then "Install." Once it has installed, open it and swipe it to the left to see the various information modules.
Go to "Settings" to select your language preference. You can customize the information you receive (news, calendars, school flyers, etc.) by school. To customize the calendar, for instance, open the calendar icon, select the "gear" in the upper right corner and then select the schools whose calendars you wish to follow.
One important function of the app is the tip line. The tip line is a way for students, staff and community to let us know about things going on in our schools, both positive and negative.
Mobile apps are an increasingly important way to communicate with students, parents and community. More than two-thirds of all Americans own a smartphone, according to the Pew Research Center.
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| Deadline is Oct. 15 For Education Foundation Grants |
The Education Foundation of Forest Grove invites teachers to apply for teacher grants to help with academic projects. Deadline for applying is Oct. 15. The maximum grant award will be $500. The Foundation hopes to fund projects by the second week in November.
For more information, contact Development Coordinator Heather Rhoade, heather@effg.org
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New Teachers Introduced At Corn Roast
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Some of our new district staff joined the fun at the Forest Grove Corn Roast Saturday, along with District Office employees who helped in the food booth, handing out soda and ice cream. A tradition at the annual event is to introduce new staff members to the community. The Corn Roast is held at Pacific University. Pictured below left, with Superintendent Yvonne Curtis: Christa Cummings, Donna Wellington, Allison Samuel and Alicia Anderson. Pictured below right: Director of Human Resources Kevin Noreen and HR Secretary Jo Shields.
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62 FGHS Students Earn AP Scholar Awards
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Sixty-two students at Forest Grove High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. Four students qualified for the National AP Scholar award, which is granted to students who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP exams taken and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. Seth Berdahl, Archer Morgan and Rubi Vergara-Grindel, all of whom graduated last June, earned this award, along with Amber McVean, who was a junior last year.
Fifteen students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are seniors Alexander Brown, Connor Dionne, Brian Flores-Torres, Jennifer Gray, Albert Grigorov, Scott Lepschat, Nathan Schneider and Andrew Vandomelen; juniors Elias Gale, Vanessa Gomez-Torres, Sarah Hampton, Natan Lizier-Zmudzinski, Murimi Nyamu, Ronald Thompson and Phillip Thompson-Aue.
Thirteen students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. Earning this award were seniors Cameron McMaster, Chase Morgan, Andrew O'Donnell, and Jack Thias; juniors Kenneth Balsinger, Jonathan Frederick, Elizabeth Hertel, Sofia Martinez-Mannen, Alexis Sills, Chandler Sprueill, Kaylyn Terry and sophomores Elissa Anderson and Lance Taylor.
Thirty students qualified for the AP Scholar award by completing three or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are seniors Emily Burgess, Nicolas Carranza-Carranza, Mackenzie Connell, Kimberly Heesacker, Katrina Hertel, Gary Lepschat, Susana Reyes-Calderon, Jesus Valencia-Vargas and Jacob Vandomelen; juniors Abigail Aguirre, Joseph Fischer, Christopher Friedman, Alexander Houger, Kyle Jones, Audrey Lommen, Phillip Parker, Alejandro Rios, Annika Rusaw, Ian Steigerwald and Rachael VanLoo; and sophomores Bianca Bermejo-Gonzalez, Richard Clift, Mitchell Faris, Marc Grigorov, Mya Kimberly, Catalina Montelongo, Eleanor Schnorr, Ruby Van Dyk, Ester Vega and Mira Zimmerman.
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Mark Your Calendar: A Cappella Quintet Performs Oct. 16
Concert is a fundraiser for the FGHS Choir program
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 ReVoiced, an a cappella quintet, will perform at Forest Grove High School on Friday, Oct. 16 as a fundraiser for the FGHS Choir program. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students.
ReVoiced travels throughout the country, performing concerts in the evening and working during the day with school choirs. Their Music in Schools Tour is dedicated to inspiring, motivating and empowering students to pursue their musical dreams.
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 We have a limited number of free passes to the Adidas Village Store on North Greeley Avenue in Portland. The passes give you entry to the store, where everything is 50% off retail prices. Email Connie Potter if you would like a pass. |
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