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Hello MRCS families, this is a friendly reminder that School Picture Retakes are tomorrow, Wednesday, 11/3/2021.
If you received a picture packet and would like retakes please send it back with your student to turn in to the office.
Pictures will happen in the first hour or so of the day. Your student's class will be called to go to get their picture taken.
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MRCS families: As you may have noticed, it was really dark this morning. Daylight savings ends Sunday, 11/7, and it will be darker longer in the am hours. Clocks go back 1 hour.
Please make sure your student is standing back from the white line when waiting for the bus, have a light pointed at the ground so the bus driver can see them. Thank you for your assistance getting students to school safely!
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Hello MRCS Families and McKenzie Community,
We wanted to give you a heads up, tonight's final Middle School Volleyball match of the season vs. Triangle Lake has been moved to 6:00 pm due to scheduling/bussing. Come on out and support these ladies in their final match of the season. See you then!
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Congratulations to Chef Kelly Hiddleston for being recognized as an outstanding staff member!
We are grateful to Kelly for the love and care she puts into the healthy meals she prepares every day for our students.
Go Eagles!!
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Help the Pure Water Partners replant Blue River Park Saturday Nov. 6th! Follow the link to sign up: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eind017u85157798&llr=beuqvaeab
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This is a friendly reminder that this Thursday, 10/21/2021, is a student half day. Buses will depart at noon and students will be home four hours earlier that usual. There is no Activity Route on half days. Thank you
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McKenzie Families,
Each year, we come together as a community to celebrate the beginning of the school year, as well as the unique partnerships and resources available to our students and families.
We break bread together, connect with old friends, make new ones, and then tour the school and classrooms to see the learnings that have happened thus far in the year.
Due to COVID-19, we were forced to move this celebration of the McKenzie community online.
Although We Are McKenzie Night may look a bit different than years past, we hope to continue the celebration of our incredible community and school virtually.
Please see below our schedule and connectivity info for our sessions!
Go Eagles!
Mr. Tompkins
Click here for the full schedule: https://conta.cc/2Z2Enb6
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We had a fantastic spirit week!
Our students love dressing up each day and participating in our pep assembly.
Donโt forget we have flag football tonight against Mapleton from 7 - 9 p.m.
Bring chairs and umbrellas.
Our homecoming royalty will be crowned at halftime.
Go Eagles!!
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Itโs Safety Week!
Our students are awesome and have done so well this week.
These are some pictures from our Higher Elevation Evacuation Drill.
The students all remained calmed and socially distanced as we practiced these important steps to keep safe.
Go Eagles!
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The 2021-2022 school year is off to a strong start with the return of our full-length day after the transitions and sacrifices of last year's Comprehensive Distance Learning and abbreviated return to campus to end last year.
A great deal of thanks is due to our families, staff and students for their flexibility and creativity navigating COVID and the Holiday Farm Fire! You are what makes McKenzie the special place it is! Our team is truly grateful for our students, staff and community.
Many parents and community members requested more communication from the school this year, so we are bringing back the "From Mr. Tompkins' Desk" Blog. Mr. Tompkins hopes this additional line of communication is worthwhile and helps close the information gap that some of our McKenzie community is feeling.
It is also his hope that this blog can be another avenue to communicate our theme of Gratitude this school year. McKenzie students and staff will be taking time each day to demonstrate gratitude for all we have. Studies show that sharing gratitude increases happiness in both the person giving gratitude as well as those receiving it. After the year and a half we've had as a school and community, who couldn't use a little bit more happiness? We are truly grateful for our students, staff and community members!
Click here to read the blog: https://conta.cc/3zZaRiy
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Hello McKenzie Families,
Having trouble reaching us? Our carrier is experiencing some intermittent outages. If you are unable to reach us, please feel free to reach out on another platform: Elementary: (458)239-3699 or elemoffice@mckenziesd.org, Middle/High: (458)239-3718 or hsoffice@mckenziesd.org
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We are grateful for our students, staff and community!
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We'd love to formally introduce the McKenzie High School 2021-2022 Associated Student Body.
Help us congratulate these students and wish them luck with all of their work representing our school and community this school year!
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Learn more about free weekly COVID-19 screening testing now available for McKenzie students. https://conta.cc/3nZuogz
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๐จReminder - COVID Vaccination Clinic tomorrow!
The clinic will be held in the Old Gym. 1st and 2nd doses of Pfizer and a single dose of J&J will be available.
COVID-19 vaccination is available regardless of immigration status and with or without health insurance for all Lane County residents.
There is NO COST for the COVID-19 vaccination.
Appointments are available at www.lanecounty.org/vaxclinics
Walk-ins welcome!
If you have any questions regarding COVID-19, please contact Lane County Public Health
Call Center 541-682-1380
www.lanecounty.org/vaxclinics
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Hello McKenzie River Community School Families and Staff: This is a friendly reminder that school pictures are tomorrow, Monday, September 20, 2021. Have a wonderful rest of your day!
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Hello McKenzie Families! Please check your email for School Picture Information. ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐. Thank you
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๐จUrgent! We need your internet devices.
Please return them this week to any of our McKenzie school offices.
Also, McKenzie families we really need you to fill out this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P5PBJDN
It is critical to our school and community to continue moving forward on getting high-speed internet.
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Hello MRCS families: The Welcome Back BBQ and Football game on Friday, September 17, 2021 have been canceled. We look forward to seeing you at Homecoming on October 8, 2021 to support our student athletes. Please look for information about the vaccination clinic for Friday, 9/17/21, soon. Thank you.