October 1, 2012
To Our Community
Members:
TheOakville School
District launched
"Rachel's Challenge" on September 18th
for all grades and for the community. Our
elementary, middle and high school students joined
the challenge to combat bullying in our school and
community.
In the evening, the program was offered to
parents and community
members.
Rachel's Challenge is
a series of student empowing programs and
strategies that equip students and adults to
combat bullying and ally feelings of isolation and
despair by creating a culture of kindness and
compassion.
The programs are based on the writings and
life of 17 year-old Rachel Scott who was the first
student killed at Columbine High
School
in 1999.
Rachel left a legacy of reaching out to
those who were different, who were picked on by
others, or who were new at her school. Shortly
before her death she wrote,
"I have this theory
that if one person can go out of their way to show
compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of
the same.
People will
never know how far a little kindness can
go."
Rachel's Challenge
was started by Rachel's dad and stepmom, Darrell
and Sandy Scott when they realized that the
writings and drawings Rachel left not only had an
impact on her friends and classmates, but also
resonated around the world. More than
18 million people have been touched by her
message.
The Rachel's
Challenge philosophy of education is based on a
historically sound principle of the "three H's,"
the heart, the head and the hands. It is
believed that the doorway to improving education
is a student's heart. If the
teacher captures a students heart (emotion,
passion and imagination), the student will give
you their hands to meaningful work and
service.
Students at Oakville have
joined this challenge. They have
engaged in topics such as: words have
the power to hurt or heal, it's ok to take off
your mask and be who you really are, appropriate
hugs do help, you are not alone because we have
shared experiences and TODAY IS YOUR CHAIN
REACTION MOMENT!
I am very proud of
the students who attend Oakville
elementary, middle and high
school.
Kathy
Lorton
Superintendent
January 28,
2013
Dear Community
Members:
January is school
board appreciation month. We have
been blessed with five excellent school board
members.
They include: Board
Chair Laura Bale, Judith Palmer, Don Secena, Bill
Scholl and Steve Mittge. Each
member brings a unique expertise to our school
district.
They are compassionate and caring when
working with our parents, staff and students at
Oakville. Each
member works above and beyond their day to promote
a positive educational environment in our
district.
Thank you board
members!
As many of you are
aware, we have recently experienced problems with
our bus routes. We have
three routes and only three drivers. We also
only have one part time substitute driver. This has
caused problems and we have had to double up on
runs.
The flu season has greatly affected our
drivers, teachers and students, this year more
than any other year. If you are
interested, we need substitute drivers. Please
call Cindy Henry for details pertaining to
qualifying to be a bus driver. She can be
reached at 369-508-7513 or
360-273-5946.
It is that time of
year when those little head lice critters show
up.
Please check your kids often and treat them
with proper medications. We only
have a nurse on campus twice per month to check
for head lice or complete other nursing
duties.
Our staff does complete checks and then
notifies parents of issues, as warranted. If the
student has live lice, we recommend that until the
treatment is completed, to stay home from
school.
Our Principal does have the authority to
recommend any exclusions. We
completely disinfect our classrooms as
needed.
The Center of Disease
control does not endorse any students being
excluded from school due to head
lice.
Sincerely,
Kathy
Lorton
Superintendent
