Nearly one in five children in the United States will experience mental illness in their lifetime (source: Center for Disease Control). World Mental Health Day, honored annually on October 10, was created to raise awareness of mental health issues and mobilize support to improve the mental health of people around the world.
This year’s theme, “Mental health is a universal human right,” highlights the importance of global well-being in all aspects of governmental policy. The last few years have been taxing on the population, and many global citizens feel their mental health needs to be more of a priority - especially in those countries where so many are displaced or surrounded by wars.
In the United States, barriers to mental health services remain a significant hurdle to getting support. Advocating for equitable mental health systems for all will lead the path to positive global outcomes.
La Grande School District is committed to raising awareness about mental health and equitable access to quality mental health services.
La Grande School District partnered with Care Solace to support the well-being of students, staff, and their family members. Care Solace is a complimentary and confidential care coordination service that can help you quickly find mental health or substance use treatment options matched to your needs, regardless of circumstance.
If you would like to use Care Solace to help you find a provider:
Call 888-515-0595. Multilingual support is available 24/7/365
Visit www.caresolace.com/lagrande and either search on your own OR click “Book Appointment” for assistance by video chat, email, or phone.
JV2 Volleyball @ Pendleton this weekend! They are playing in a tourament at Sunridge Middle School. If you are free, take a drive and watch these young athletes compete.
Tournament Information:
Doors open at 7:30 and play begins promptly at 8:30.
We will be fully staffed with referees from both the Blue Mountain and NE Oregon Associations.
Cost for spectators is $5/Adults, $3/Students
La Grande FFA Drive Through BBQ is coming up on Saturday, October 28, 2023. $15 per ticket for a pulled pork sandwich, baked potato, coleslaw and cookie. Please contact Ms. Sharp at chelsey.sharp@lagrandesd.org for tickets!
Football: Friday's LHS Varsity football games versus Madras will be played at 7 p.m. The theme for the this weeks game is Camo!
College, Career and Military Fair Night, October 5th in the LHS Gym!
Seniors!
Cap and Gown, Grad Announcement, all things graduation ordering is open! Please see the attached flyer for Herff Jones!
SENIOR PARENT MEETING (parents ONLY) - Wednesday, October 25th @ 6 PM in the LHS commons. Please help spread the word.
Coats for Kids Program 2023 at The United Methodist Church at 1612 Fourth St, on October 31-November 2 and November 7-9. 8 am to noon. Please contact lindagleeson3@icloud.com or jaaw@eoni.com for more information.
Union County Safe Communities Dress Up Fun Run at MERA on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 9 AM. See ucsafecommunities.org/dfr for more information.
Volleyball Senior Night will be October 19th versus Pendleton. Be sure to plan ahead and come cheer on these athletes.
Emergency Preparedness Community Workshop on October 7, 2023 from 10 am to 11:30 am at 1802 Gekeler Lane.
Financial Aid Night!
College, Career and Military Fair! Come check it out.
Boys Soccer: Boys soccer versus Irrigon today has been CANCELLED.
Girls soccer will still be playing
Soccer information for Saturday, September 30th: Soccer games scheduled in Payette will be played at Killebrew Field (high school football stadium located at 1500 6th Ave. South) as we resurface our track and will not be able to access our game soccer field. Parking will be in the back behind the Dome as you arrive.
PSAT Testing for interested Juniors
Testing will be October 26th from 8:20 am -12:00 in room 15
Cost is $20 Please sign up and pay with Ms. Clark by October 14th.
There are only 30 tests being offered so this is first come, first serve.
Picture retakes!
What to expect on picture day
When an order is placed online, the parent/guardian will receive a camera pass via email. This can either be printed or texted to the student and brought to picture day. The photographer will photograph the printed camera pass along with the student.
If a student is not able to print their camera pass, that is not a problem. We will match up the student to their order manually in the production process.
A parent may order from the flyer up until 24 hours after picture day. After 24 hours, the online ordering access may close. This will allow our imaging team to "Pull" all orders submitted and match them with the students photographed.
When pictures are returned to school, all students that purchased pictures will receive their prepaid package. Any student that was photographed but did not order a package, will receive a "Proof" (PX) of their picture that was taken on picture day.
All proof packages offer parents a second opportunity to order prints. All orders are subject to shipping and handling costs of up to $8.50 and will be shipped directly to home.
LHS Senior Student's: Here are some upcoming dates to put on your calendar to be sure to attend!
Are you interested in being a mentor for LHS Junior and Senior Students when it comes to careers and trades? Reach out to Kaity Ford at kaitlyn.ford@lagrandesd.org if you would like to Volunteer today!
Come Join Aspire and learn more about College and Trades. This is for LHS Junior and Senior Students! Reach out to Kaity Ford at kaitlyn.ford@lagrandesd.org if you are interested!
