Due to the roads and recent weather conditions the Mobile Medical Unit is postponed until next week. Vaccine exclusion date is 2/21/24, if you have received a letter regarding missing vaccines the mobile unit will have them available. Please schedule as soon as possible so they can ensure availability. Appointments are available for well visits, sick visits, injuries, and other mental health needs. Call or text 541-308-8345 to schedule.
Calendar Change: Due to our recent winter weather and days of distance learning, we have decided to adjust our calendar. We are moving the end of the 1st semester/2nd quarter to February 1st. This will allow our staff to wrap up the grading period with students. This will mean that January 26th will become a regular school day. The grading in-service day will become February 2nd, so school will not be in session for students that day. We thank all of our families and staff for their flexibility and understanding.
Junior high basketball photos for today have been postponed. The new date is yet to be determined.
Mid Columbia Umpires Association PSA: The first meeting of the Mid Columbia Umpires Association (MCUA) will be February 12th at 5:30 PM at The Bargeway Pub on the catering side of the restaurant.This will be the 2024 new rules meeting for both softball and baseball as well as an informational meeting for new and prospective umpires. The MCUA is a OSAA sanctioned association that provides umpire services for local high schools in the Mid Columbia area. The MCUA are continuing to look for new and experienced umpires for the upcoming 2024 season. The high school season starts March 9th for our Washington schools and March 11th for our Oregon schools. Women are extremely encouraged to join. A training program is designed and will be provided for new officials. There is also an assistance program to help with the purchase of gear for brand new officials as well as a program to assist new officials who are veterans with the purchase of equipment. Low numbers of officials continue to plague high school officials in all sports so consider being a solution to a serious problem. So join now and help provide a valuable service to high school softball and baseball. Make some extra cash, get a little exercise and meet new people and gain a camaraderie with folks that is like no other.
You can show your interest by going to the following link. http://www.newofficials.org/
Robert Jamack - MCFOA Commissioner
Due to the persistent icy conditions on many roads in our school district and in an effort to keep students and staff safe, Dufur School will be closed and operating remotely tomorrow Jan 22.
A huge shout out to Gerald and Mike Reffett for braving the elements and opening up the school parking areas! You guys are great!
Due to very difficult travel conditions today, the games with Sherman at Dufur scheduled for today have been rescheduled for Wed. Feb. 7.
1/2 JV Girls: 3:30 pm
JV Boys: 4:30 pm
Varsity Boys: 6:00 pm
Varsity Girls: 7:30 pm
High School Basketball games scheduled for this evening in Condon have been postponed until Tuesday Jan. 30. JV Boys tip off at 3:00 pm, followed by Varsity Girls at 4:30 pm, and Varsity Boys at 6:00 pm.
The Central Christian at Dufur games scheduled for the same date have been cancelled.
Winter Safety PSA
Parents of Dufur Middle School Winter Athletes:
Shortt Photography will take photos for the Dufur Middle School Winter Sports Teams on Monday, January 22nd, 2024.
If you would like to order photos of your athlete, you can use the link or QR code below.
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https://www.teamphotonetwork.com/track/e.aspx?2272152-81008-87D073CA2D
Just enter your players name as you would like it appear on their prints and type in what team they are on (Jr. High Boys Basketball Team A, Jr. High Boys Basketball Team B, Jr. High Girls Basketball Team A or Jr. High Girls Basketball Team B). The site will then take you through the ordering process. Orders placed on or 24th, will be dropped at the School and there is no charge for shipping. Orders placed after January 24th will include shipping and will be mailed directly to your residence.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need help navigating the site.
Pat Shortt
541-993-1550
Pat3631@gmail.com
Due to the continued extreme weather conditions and low temperatures inside Dufur School, Dufur School will be closed and operating remotely again tomorrow, Wed 1/17.
Due to the dangerously cold weather conditions and the struggle we are having maintaining adequate temperature levels in classrooms, Dufur School will be closed to in person instruction tomorrow (1/16). We will be operating remotely and doing distance learning. Teachers will provide instructions for their students. All after school activities are cancelled.
With a winter storm bringing predicted low temperatures and potentially heavy snowfall in coming days, the public is encouraged to take steps to prepare as much as possible. Attached are Public Service Announcements from our local health department.
Ranger Pride Education Foundation Winter Clothing & Classroom Supply Drive!
The Construction class recently completed a rolling wood cart for building materials.
Mrs. Miller’s 2nd grade performed major surgery today! Contraction surgery on words that is! They got to take out parts of words and “stitch/bandaid” them back together as a new word as they were learning about contractions!
OSU is offering Juntos Medquest Camp for area high school students who want to learn about careers in healthcare. See the attached flyers.
Happy New Year! Here is the link to the January Dufur School Newsletter: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/726/Dufur_School_District/3849324/24_Jan_news.pdf
In the spirit of upholding the National Honor Society pillar of Leadership, the Dufur High School NHS hosted a trip to the Goldendale Reindeer Farm for Mrs. Huffman's 2nd grade class. Each NHS member buddied up with a second grader and the partners spent the entire trip together. The students learned all about reindeer including fun facts like only female reindeer have their antlers in December! Students were able to pet and feed the reindeer, roast marshmallows, and enjoy lots of fun outdoor activities. We thank Goldendale Reindeer for being so hospitable and welcoming kids from Dufur School!
The DHS National Honor Society hosted a K-12 food drive with all food collected taken to City Hall to be put in baskets for local community members. We collected over 1500 non-perishable food items! The sophomore class won the competition by bringing in a whopping 245 items! We appreciate everyone's support and wish everyone a Merry Christmas from the DHS NHS.
