September, 2010

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year!  Hopefully students and parents alike are aware of what Oregon City Schools’ expectations are for successful daily operation of the high school, and we will have a great school year together.

We have raised the bar in expectations for students regarding the dress code and other points of emphasis that were mailed to you previously.  Students overall have been complying with our expectations.  Clay’s administrative team, counselors, faculty, staff, and I all expect this year to be excellent.

The State of Ohio Department of Education recently released their annual report card data for the 2009-2010 school year.  Again, I am pleased to inform you that Clay High School has been designated an “Excellent” school building!  Our success is attributed to everyone working together—teachers, parents, students, and the community.  We are proud of the excellence that this rating represents, and we will continue to work hard to look for areas that can be improved.

Our maintenance and custodial staff have the building looking great for the beginning of the new school year. Our extracurricular activities are in full swing, with athletic teams, cheerleaders and the band practicing hard, striving for excellence.

We want your student to be happy and successful at Clay, and we believe you play a key role.  The young adult who knows that his or her family is interested in and supports the school program will almost always have fewer problems in school and will enjoy greater success.

The Clay High School newsletter is one way we promote communication within the school community.  The newsletter and other school communications may also be e-mailed to your home or to work each month by clicking on the link for school newsletter/communication to arrange for e-mail delivery.As you will see in this month’s newsletter, there are many positive events and activities going on at Clay.  Your continued support enables us to provide the best education possible for your child.  Let us work together to strengthen the partnership between school and home.