Welcome to IHS!

Announcements

Young Eagles Soar For FREE!

Young Eagles Day at Hermiston Airport Saturday June 9, 2012 from 9:00am - 3:00 pm.  kids ages 8 - 17 get to FLY FREE!  Go up in an airplane with an experienced pilot!  Not only will you get to fly high above Hermiston, but you'll get to see first-hand how a pilot flies an airplane.  You'll get to experience take-offs and landings and there are many more activities planned throughout the day for everyone.  A great educational and exciting experience! 

For more info, call the Hermiston Chamber at 541-567-6151!

Boys Basketball Meeting

There will be a Boys basketball meeting tomorrow, Thursday during High School advisory period in Mr. McElligott's classroom. 

ASB Officers Elected!

The ASB Officers for the 2012-2013 school year have been established after the voting and council meeting. Our Executive Council are…
Jessika Osborne - President
Leon Luna – Vice-President
Marcus Savage – Secretary
Ashli Roberts – Treasurer
Jose Romero – Assistant Treasurer
Celina Munoz – Activities Director
Logan Sanders – Officer-at-Large
Congrats to the entire Executive Council. They’ll be working hard this summer to help revise, streamline, and improve our ASB constitution to actually work for the students of Irrigon.

 

Student Leadership Institute at EOU

Students who are applying to attend the Morrow County Student Leadership Institute at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande this July: The application deadline has been extended. Please get completed applications in to Ms. Thomas by Wednesday, May 23rd.

Epicenter Concert!

Come on out to Umatill High School on Wednesday May 9th from 4 - 8 pm and on Thursday May 10th from 4-9pm and rock out with Epicenter!   There will be awesome music as well as the John Maxwell Team Speakers talking about, "Stand Up and Be Counted (anti bullying)", "Learning To Fail Forward to Success", "Developing Posative Self Image", and "Developing A Strong Personal Character".  Admission is FREE, but tickets are required.  You can get your tickets by showing your student ID at Java Junkies, across from Umatilla HS or at Campus Life, across from Hermiston HS.  Youth Leadership begins with YOU!  Call Daniel Green for more info at 541-314-2245.

Meal Announcement

AS OF MAY 8TH 2012

THERE WILL BE NO MORE CHARGING ON MEAL

ACCOUNTS.

ALL ACCOUNTS NEED TO BE PAID UP IN FULL.

PLEASE DO NOT GO THROUGH THE SERVICE LINE IF

YOU OWE MONEY AS YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED

TO TAKE THAT MEAL.

The American Legion Auxiliary Oregon Girls State Program

The American Legion Auxiliary Oregon Girls State Program is designed to increase the knowledge and awareness of High School Juniors throughout the state concerning governmental processes and procedures at the city, county and state levels. It is a hands-on experience with simulation and active participation as the primary mode of learning. The 72nd annual session is coming up June 17th through June 23rd in Salem. Junior girls interested in finding out more please see Ms. Thomas. More information is also available at the Oregon Girls State website – find the link on the Counselor’s Corner.

 

Sponsor-A-Book Library Fundraiser!

From April 16th through May 20th, IHS will be raising money to update our school library collection.  School libraries are important to education!  Studies show that scores on standardized reading and English tests tend to increase when libraries in the schools have newer books.  100% of your donations will be used to purchase updated books for our library.  To give the gift of literacy, go to: www.librarybookfair.com and select "Irrigon Junior/Senior High School in OR".  For every $20 you donate, we will create a label with your name (or any name you choose) and place it inside one of the books you sponsored for our library.

Echo High School Car Show!

The Echo High School Car Club is hosting a car show!  Saturday May 26th from 12:00pm to 6:00 pm in lovely historical downtown Echo.  Come and show off your ride and see other cool cars too!  Student car entry fee is $5; general public car entry fee is $15.  There will be a car wash and an Italian soda bar to benefit the Echo volleyball team and the football team will be serving up burgers and dogs!  There will be judging in the catagories of Best Student Car, Best Truck, Best Street Rod, Best in Show, and At Least I Have A Car!  A good time will be had by all!

EOU Summer Institute 2012

Announcing the 2012 Summer Institute for High School Students: Eastern Oregon University, through the Eastern Promise, is happy to offer an exciting opportunity for high school students to experience three weeks of university life, coursework and college credit at a reduced rate on the beautiful EOU campus. Dates include two sessions; session one goes from June 25 – July 13, and session two goes from July 16 – August 3. For more information please see Ms. Thomas in the counselor’s office, or go to the Counselor’s Corner on the IHS website.

Driver's Ed Offered At Hermiston HS!

Hermiston High School will be offering a Driver's Ed course and Irrigon students are welcome to attend!  Sign-up starts April 9, 2012 and the class runs from June 11th through July 27th.  The cost is $250 and there will be four classes per week.  You must have a permit before June 11th to qualify for this class.  For further info, please contact Steve Anderson at 541-667-6100 ext. 20551 or Teri Allstott at 541-667-6100 ext. 20002.  You can also e-mail Steve Anderson at Steve.Anderson@hermiston.k12.or.us.  Class size is limited and is on a "first come first serve" basis.  See Ms. Pedro in the office for an informational pamphlet.

Library Art Supplies

Attention students!  Library art supplies such as die cutters and construction paper are for classroom projects ONLY!  If you want to decorate your lockers with cut-outs, please bring in your own construction paper, stickers, etc. from home.  Let's save school supplies for school work.  Thanks!

Knights' Treasury Wants YOU!

Attention!  Enter your art or writing into the Knight's Treasury, the yearly publication of the school's literary journal.  Be immortalized!  Be published, and help start something new within our school!  To enter, gran an entry form in Mr. Byers' or Ms. Thomas' room, or e-mail your submission to: theknightstreasury@gmail.com.  If you have any questions, ask the KT president, Emily Ellis!

Labels For Education

We can get all kinds of great stuff for our school through the Labels For Education program!  When you bring in the labels from products that most of us use anyway and drop them in the box on Ms. Pedro's desk in the office, those labels can be turned in for points, which can be used to get items like art supplies, PE equipment, cool books and videos, even pens and pencils!  Free stuff we can really use just by saving the labels on products like Bic pens, Campbell's Soups, Pepperidge Farm cookies, Pop Secret Popcorn, Spaghetti-Os, Dannon Yogurts, and Glad food storage products--just to name a few!  Even the magazines we read, like Time, People, Southern Living, and Health are worth points toward awesome things for our school!    How often can you say that something worthwhile is easy?  Let's get clipping and start earning points today! 

ASB Cards Available in the Office!

Any students who paid for an ASB card, but have not claimed it can come and see Ms. Pedro in the school office.