Spring sports are here!
ESL Classes for Parents starting Tuesday, February 22-March 17, 2022. Classes will be in person. Please contact 509-874-8638 to register.
Clases de ESL para Padres comenzando el Martes 22 de Febrero-17 Marzo 2022. Las clases serán en persona. Por favor comuníquese al 509-874-8638 para registrarse.
League Awards!
Our Boy’s Season came to an end tonight, however the team is looking forward to the future and getting the young squad State ready! We are so very proud of each and every one of them! Go Cougars!
We want to thank you all for supporting our Lady Cougars this season. Unfortunately, our journey has come to an end. Our girls played their hearts out and left it all in the court. We are so proud of all of them! Go Cougars!
Lady Cougars win tonight! Next game Tuesday 2/15 home vs Columbia Burbank.
This afternoon, our White Swan Campus was temporarily in a Secure and Teach pending an investigation of local law enforcement.
District Basketball Round 2
Amazing hot lunch on the White Swan campus and the Harrah campus!
Week of 2/7/22 Athletic Events:
Celebration! Hot breakfast at Harrah Elementary today - waffles! This is the first hot breakfast in a very long time. Let’s give a shout out to our Food Service Team!
Senior Night!
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - Game vs Liberty Christian
Before girls Varsity: Cheer and Girls Basketball
Before Boys Varsity: Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Band
***ONLY IMMEDIATE FAMILY WILL BE ALLOWED ON GYM FLOOR WITH EACH SENIOR***
School Districts, like Mt. Adams School District #209, with no tax base get a vote of confidence from Senators Honeyford and King – A NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. of the 2022 Senate proposals to the floor for discussion included our effort from last year to allow school districts that are “land poor” like Mt. Adams School District to be able to accept and utilize New Markets Tax Credits. As stated in the revised bill, “The purpose of this act is to assist in the financing of school district facilities by clarifying how school districts may fully participate in the federal new markets tax credit, federal rehabilitation tax credit program, and similar federal tax credit programs. If this passes, it will be a tool available for MASD to be able to use for future building projects.
NAFIS Update - Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act Scheduled for Vote in House this week – Updated news from NAFIS includes the following:
• Application Deadline for the Impact Aid Application is January 31
• U.S. Department of Education to Hold Online Application Workshops
• NAFIS Board Member Keith Mispagel Discusses Student Transitions in National PTA Podcast
• Last Day! Provide Input on the NAFIS Executive Director Search
• Register for the 2022 NAFIS Spring Conference
• #NAFIS Family Moving Forward
The 2022 legislative session has begun! The Alternative Learning Department of WASA is closely monitoring a variety of bills that may directly impact the Mt. Adams School District. Input from Elected Officials and community members is welcomed by our state legislators. You can find more information on these bills via the links below.
• Expanding the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth pilot program.
o House Bill 1601
• Expanding access to dual credit programs.
o House Bill 1760
• Concerning high school graduation credit and pathway options.
o Substitute House Bill 1162
• Changing compulsory school attendance requirements for children five, six, and seven years of age.
o Senate Bill 5537
• Concerning enrollment stabilization funding to address enrollment declines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
o Senate Bill 5563
• Counting asynchronous instructional hours towards those required by the instructional program of basic education.
o Senate Bill 5735
A Yakama Nation Education Collaborative meeting was to be held this week at ESD 105. Mt. Adams School District is a member of this collaborative that will work with multiple school districts to address challenges and opportunities associated with serving indigenous students in the PreK-12 public school setting. The meeting was rescheduled due to an increase in the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus.
Athletics continue this week in spite of our virtual learning. Athletes at the White Swan campus are tested three times per week and this has continued during our virtual week of learning. Wrestling and Basketball have continued and today is no exception when the Cougars face the Scotties from Highland High School Tonight on the Cougar’s home court. Make sure you check our Facebook page for any updates and/or cancellations for athletic games.
We hope to see you there! Go Cougars!
No Boys Basketball Tomorrow, Friday, due to a COVID pause in Highland's boys basketball program.
Girls JV will play at 4:30, Boys V will play at 6:00
NOTE about league games: The league has voted that games cancelled due to COVID will not be rescheduled, but rather will be forfeited by the canceling team. White Swan Boys will be awarded the win.
Note: Wednesday's game vs Yakama Tribal will only be girls. As always, in case of any changes, we will post on the app and Facebook
No games this weekend vs Lake Roosevelt and @ Granger. These games will not be made up.
Virtual Learning Days Meal Program Details
For additional information about the meal program during the virtual learning, please click here: https://5il.co/14607
Due to bus driver shortage, MASD will pivot to Virtual Learning starting tomorrow, Wednesday January 12, 2022 to through Friday, January 21, 2022.
Please read the letter from Dr. Guaglianone below:
- English: https://5il.co/145wx
- Spanish: https://5il.co/145wy
ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: We have a HIGH SCHOOL bell schedule starting on Tuesday 1/11/22. THE BIG CHANGE? 4th period is moving up to after 1st period. Please make sure to save it on your phone and talk to your teacher about it tomorrow!
Basketball Game tonight vs Cle Elum has been postponed.
Our next game will be this upcoming Tuesday in Mabton.
