McKenzie School District

Lane County Public Health will be holding a vaccination clinic on campus this Thursday, July 1st The clinic will run from 5 - 6 p.m. in the old gym, Appointments are now available at www.lanecounty.org/vaxclinics Click on the link that says, “Schedule a vaccine appointment.”

We were honored to have US Senator Ron Wyden, Congressman Peter DeFazio, US Senator Jeff Merkley record virtual messages for our graduates. Here are those messages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwpcxjfeOGo

Now that the school year has come to an end please remember to return your Chromebrooks and hotspots to the school. You can drop them off at the front office.

Hello McKenzie Families, This is a friendly reminder that 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸, 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 17, 2021, is a true 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝘆. Buses will depart campus at 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 to bring students home for the day. Expect your student to be at their bus stop 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧 than their "regular drop-off time." Of course, the drop off time is contingent on the road stops. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿!

Hello McKenzie Families! Does your student have a Chromebook, hotspot, textbook(s), or other school property that needs to be returned to the school? We are having Turn In Days starting tomorrow, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 8 am - 4 pm, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 8 am - 4 pm, and Thursday, June 17, 2021, 8 am - 2 pm. If these dates/times do not work for you please contact your student's building office to make arrangements to drop off. Elementary (541) 822-3315 or niki.jones@mckenziesd.org Middle / High (541) 822-3313 or lorinda.marcy@mckenziesd.org

Congratulations, Class of 2021! You did it! Your resilience shines, and we are so proud of you. It was an honor to have Chief Rainbow Plews as our keynote speaker. We are grateful for the thousands of dollars in scholarships awarded to our students from community members and alumni. The Hope Project surprised the class with $20,000 in scholarships to be split evenly to each student. We can't wait to see what's next for the class of 2021! The Hope Project

Congrats class of 2021! McKenzie families, We will honor our graduating class of 2021 on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at 11 a.m in the Old McKenzie High School Gym. We’re so proud to be celebrating the accomplishments of our students! Our school and community have faced many obstacles this year, from COVID to the Holiday Farm Fire. A celebration of our graduates and their accomplishments is well deserved. Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District Chief Rainbow Plews will act as the keynote speaker. Chief Rainbow is credited with saving lives and homes during the Holiday Farm Fire. The McKenzie School Class of 2021 chose the chief to provide their inspirational graduation speech. We will share virtual messages from U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Peter Defazio with graduates and attendees. The Hope Project, a local nonprofit, will also announce a special surprise for each graduate. With Lane County moving to lower risk this week, gym capacity has been expanded to allow seating of up to 405 people. Masks will still be required for all attendees. Go Eagles!, Lane Tompkins Superintendent McKenzie School District

Hello McKenzie families: We are back up and running, both phones and internet. If your student is accessing classes through CDL online, they should be able to log on. Please let us know if this is not working. Elementary Office: (541) 822-3315 Middle/High Office: (541) 822-3313 District Office: (541) 822-3338 Again, thank you for working with us on these ever changing challenges as we work through the recovery process. Thank you for all you do for your students. Keep up the good work, and finish this school year strong.

Good Morning McKenzie families, We are experiencing an internet hiccup here on campus. We are working on fixing the issue. For online students please keep checking in to your classrooms and trying to connect. We will update when it has been restored. This also affects our phone lines. If you need to contact the school, please use this cell number (458)239- 3699. Thank you for working through these challenges.

Just a quick reminder, Kindergarten Round-up is at 6:00 pm tonight! If you did not get the chance to sign up. Do not worry, here is the information to join: Kindergarten Round-up Wednesday, June 2 · 6:00 – 7:00 pm Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/nii-wjom-pmx Or dial: ‪(US) +1 617-675-4444‬ PIN: ‪516 605 336 7051‬# More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/nii-wjom-pmx?pin=5166053367051 We look forward to connecting with our incoming McKenzie River Community School families. See you there!

Please check out our announcements! More details on the COVID vaccination clinic tomorrow and our graduating class of 2021. https://conta.cc/34kd7n8

Hello McKenzie Families: Reminder, Lane County Public Health is hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at McKenzie River Community School. 𝐏𝐟𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 & 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝. Pfizer (2 doses) ages 12+. Johnson & Johnson (1 dose) ages 18+. ​Everyone Welcome! You can find information about the clinic and a link to sign up here: COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics - Lane County 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Thursday, May 27, 2021 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 2:00pm - 3:00pm - Time slots available for individuals ages 12-18 3:00pm - 6:00pm - Time slots available for all eligible ages. 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Old Gym at the High School Please enter through the double doors directly into the gym from the breezeway by the high school entrance. If an individual aged 12, 13 or 14 is not accompanied by their parent or legal guardian, they must have a signed copy of the county's consent form or they will not be eligible to receive the vaccine. The form can be found on the following link. More information about the clinic and a link to sign up here: https://www.lanecounty.org/cms/one.aspx?pageId=17388003 𝙄𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙈𝙍𝘾𝙎 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘, 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪

Hello McKenzie Families we wanted to let you know that Lane County Health will be holding a Covid-19 vaccination clinic for your 12-18 year old child and/or anyone still in need the vaccination at McKenzie River Community School. Date: Thursday, May 27, 2021. Time: 2:00-3:00 - McKenzie Students - ages 12-18 3:00-6:00 - All ages welcome, including walk-in's Place: Old Gym at the High School. Please enter through the double doors directly into the gym from the breezeway by the high school entrance. If an individual aged 12, 13 or 14 is not accompanied by their parent or legal guardian, they must have a signed copy of the county's consent form or they will not be eligible to receive the vaccine. The form can be found on the following link. You can find more information about the clinic and a link to sign up here: https://www.lanecounty.org/cms/one.aspx?pageId=17388003

Due to the power outage our budget and board meetings tonight ( May 19) will be rescheduled to next week. Thank you!

McKenzie families, Please fill out the survey in the link below to help us plan for our summer programs. Have a wonderful and safe weekend. https://conta.cc/3vNQVh4

Hello McKenzie Families, this is a friendly reminder that we have Friday school n̲o̲t̲ ̲t̲o̲m̲o̲r̲r̲o̲w̲ but 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 Friday, May 14, 2021 and Friday, May 21, 2021. Have a wonderful day.

Our McKenzie teachers have gone above and beyond this year! Despite challenges from COVID and the wildfire, our teachers have continued to put our kids first. We want to thank them this week and every week. Make sure to send notes of thanks and encouragement to these heroes. A simple thank you card goes a long way.

In case you missed it, our District School Board voted to waive construction excise tax (CET) payments on residential and commercial building construction, replacing the buildings destroyed by the fire and future natural disasters. The waiver applies to the property owner during the emergency event and their family members who may have taken ownership. We will be working with Lane County to establish the best way to provide the funds to those who have already paid their CET on their rebuild. We know it's such a hard time for our community and our board wanted to do the right thing for our fellow community members as we look to the future.

Hello McKenzie families, This is a reminder for this Thursday, April 29, 2021 it is our current regular schedule for classes. It is 𝙣𝙤𝙩 a student half-day. Classes will begin at 8:30 am and end at 2:00 pm. 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙪𝙥𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨: May 14, 2021- 5-day week-Friday school (make-up day) May 21, 2021- 5-day week-Friday school (make-up day) May 31, 2021- No school - Memorial Day Holiday June 4, 2021- Friday school (due to holiday) June 17, 2021- Last day of 2020-2021 School year

McKenzie Families, As you know, there is a bond on the May ballot for $15,215,000. You may have many questions about this bond. For instance, what sort of repairs and replacements will be made and what this might mean for taxpayers. The district will be holding two upcoming informational sessions to answer your questions. Walking tours will be available and COVID Safety Guidelines will be followed. Those attending will need to wear a mask and follow physical distancing. Information sessions: Mckenzie School District - Old Gym April 22nd: 6 p.m. April 30th: 1 p.m and 3 p.m.