Joseph Charter School

Dear JCS Family, We wanted to make you all aware that today many schools around Oregon received anonymous, detailed reports of school shootings that occurred in their buildings, which were later found to be false reports. Joseph Charter School did not receive any false reports or phone calls but as a precaution, law enforcement was on campus today. We will continue to check doors, lock doors, work with law enforcement, be aware of our surroundings, and require parents to call the school before coming up to campus. If Joseph Charter were to receive a call of this nature, an ALERT message via text, email, and phone call will be immediately sent out to all staff and parents. Please make sure the number/email you have provided the school is up to date at all times. THANK YOU local law enforcement for all that you have done and continue to do. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to call.

WE ARE HIRING! Joseph School District #6 School Secretary  Open Date: February 17th, 2023 Closing Date: Open until filled https://www.josephcharter.org/page/employment

Sports medicine student's practice their first tape job - arches.

Our fundraiser on Jan. 21st raised enough funds to pay off 122 student meal accounts and donated funds to an additional 16 student accounts! We hope to do the Family Dinner & Dance again next year. Once again we would like to thank everyone that made this wonderful night possible. Go Eagles!

GO EAGLES! Girls Basketball is headed to Union tonight at 6pm. Boys Basketball is headed to Echo tonight at 6pm.

This coming week is National FCCLA week! Please help us celebrate and promote FCCLA by participating in our fun activities this week. Monday, we will focus on Families. They will be an interactive poster in the main hall, and find a friend and dress like twins! Tuesday, our focus turns to Careers and your future! The future is BRIGHT so dress in neon and sunglasses. We will be handing out glow sticks and necklaces! Wednesday, get ready for activities surrounding your Community. Dress like your favorite Superhero! Be IncREDible! Thursday, wear RED, or if you are an FCCLA member, wear FCCLA gear! Get ready for games and prizes during our lunch time meeting! Prizes given everyday! Join us in Being IncREDible during National FCCLA week! Project by FCCLA member, Emma Orr!

Updates All visitors will check in at the office and receive a “visitor” badge. Student arrival time is 7:45am. All doors are locked inside and outside, except one of the front main doors. All 7th - 12th grade students will enter school through the main doors next to the office (started this past week) All K-6th grade students will enter in one door downstairs near Mrs. B’s room (started this past week) All bus students will enter through designated doors (started this past week) All perimeter doors are constantly checked throughout each day to make sure they are closed and locked at all times Backpacks in lockers only. Any backpacks left in the hall will be taken to the office Larger bags that will not fit in the students locker will be stored in the office until the end of the day We will have more adult greeters at the beginning of the day at the front office doors engaging with students and making observations We will be adding additional cameras. We are working to get a “hotline” set up at the school for parents to access in emergency situations Utilize ALiCE strategies Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate We will be regularly and consistently conducting age appropriate ALiCE strategies with students We are working to bring an ALiCE instructor back to Joseph to retrain our staff and train our new staff. We are hoping sooner rather than later but this is schedule dependent As part of bringing an ALiCE instructor in, there will be a parent evening as well Staff will work on regularly scheduled scenarios independently given out by administration and the staff as a whole will debrief the scenarios We appreciate and love our local law enforcement and we will work cooperatively with them to have them more visible in our school We want our law enforcement in our schools as much as they can be Parents/Students Please download the school app. This is our fastest way to send out emergency notifications. App information is on the school website. Miranda Micka Administrative Assistant Joseph School District

Thank you very much to Dani Weaver for organizing our ski day. Ms. Weaver worked hard to include a variety of groups (thank you also to the Lions Club and all who are involved), as well as the parents and teachers who attended. We had a beautiful day on the mountain and we’re grateful for the opportunity.

Junior High Girls Basketball Tournament @ Wallowa Feb. 11th

High School Basketball 6pm Feb. 10th @ Imbler

Congratulations to the FBLA members who competed at the Regional FBLA Competition last Thursday, February 2nd at EOU. Students worked hard and placed highly, earning them a spot to compete at the state level. Students qualifying for state competition are: - Colton Keffer, 1st place, Computer Applications - Lauren McBurney, 1st place, Impromptu Speaking - Maya Junkins, 2nd place, Introduction to Public Speaking - Makayla Miles, 4th place, Graphic Design - Adam Martinez-Lopez, 4th place, Advertising and Supply Chain Management - Keelan McBurney and Zander Walker, 8th place, Sports and Entertainment Management - Brandon Cox, 9th place, Graphic Design Way to go, Eagles! We are proud of you!!!

High School Basketball Feb. 4th VS. Powder Valley ____HOME GAME____ JV2 Boys 11:30am JV Girls JV Boys Varsity Girls 4pm Varsity Boys 5:30pm

High School Basketball Feb. 3rd VS. Cove HOME GAME JV2 Boys Starts @ 2:15pm JV Girls JV Boys Varsity Girls 6pm Varsity Boys 7:30pm

High School Basketball 4pm Jan. 28th @ Pine Eagle

HOME GAME Junior High Girls Basketball Jan. 27th 10am vs. Wallowa

High School Basketball Jan. 27th VS. Wallowa Home Game ***NO JV BOYS*** 1/2 JV Girls 5:15pm Varsity Girls 6pm Varsity Boys 7:30pm

WHITE OUT NIGHT THIS FRIDAY!

Junior High Girls Basketball HOME GAME 5:30pm vs. Imbler

Joseph Charter School FCCLA free laundry night.

Thanks to the great folks at Ferguson Ridge and Eagle Cap ski club, 2023 ski day will be Thursday, February 9th! Please turn permission slips in and don’t forget to dress for the snowy outdoors! 🦅🏔❤️❄️