MARSHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Doug Holland, Ed D, Principal 541-267-1401 www.dough@coos-bay.k12.or.us

Bryan Trendell, Vice Principal 541-267-1410 www.bryant@coos-bay.k12.or.us

Greg Mulkey, Dean of Students & Athletics 541-267-1417 www.gregm@coos-bay.k12.or.us

Visit our website: http://marshfield.cbd9.net/

Principal’s Note

We are excited at the early momentum created by so many great things happening at Marshfield High

School this year. Students, teachers and staff came back energized and focused on having a successful

school year. We are being led by our seniors, the Class of 2015, who have guided us through a couple

assemblies along with showing the way on the field, court, course and other places where Pirates spend

time after class. There have been no shortage of exciting happenings here in the first month.

Last week was a highlight for me with both the induction of our Hall of Fame class of 2014 and the

Grand Opening of Heritage Hall. The inductees to our 2014 Marshfield Hall of Fame are Don Bruce (’48),

Kent Hunt (’48), Chuck Crandall (’54), Mark Henke (’87), Ken Tedder and the (‘95) State Champion Up-

Beats. Although there were many poignant and impactful speeches made, Mark Henke’s was very

memorable for me. He spoke specifically to the process of being a champion and the importance of

those steps that champions take to accomplish their goals. He emphasized that it is not necessarily the

“winning” that is important but the sacrifices and lessons learned along the path that are the ingredi-

ents to successes not just during that season or time but as a lifelong skill. All of the accomplishments

of the inductees were a reminder of why we continue to challenge our students in order to bring out

their best. A special thanks to Greg Mulkey who hosted the evening and Sandy Reiber who did endless

hours behind the scenes to facilitate the Hall of Fame evening.

Prior to the Hall of Fame induction, we proudly opened the doors to our newest addition at Marshfield

High School, Heritage Hall. Heritage Hall, located on the north side of The Pirate Palace, is a room that

acknowledges Pirates of the past who have made contributions in many ways to our community and

around the world. It recognizes past Pirates who are Emmy, Tony and Grammy winners, Olympians, the

first aviator to fly over the poles, leaders who have become mayors throughout Oregon as well as many

Pirates in the state legislature. Mike George and Boyd Bjorkquist hosted the grand opening on Satur-

day, September 27th to a standing room only crowd in the hall. It was attended by a who’s who of Pi-

rate alum’s who came back to admire the museum-like honoring with memorabilia on display compli-

mented by decade placards and flat screen televisions with rolling video of the past. It is quite the site

and we hope you find time to stop in and take in a glimpse into our past. The facility was funded by

donations and in-kind services and is a testament to how much our community and alum’s value Marsh-

field High School. There was an incredible effort made by several people to make Heritage Hall a reality

and if you have an opportunity please thank Mike George, Boyd Bjorkquist, Nancy Tedder, Mary

Paczesniak, Bob Jenkins, Bryan Trendell, Greg Mulkey, Butch Shields, and Sandy Reiber. I’m sure there

are others I forgot and my apologies in advance.

As for the present, our sports teams are off to an incredible start. The boy’s cross country team is

ranked in the top five in the state, led by senior Colby Gillette and junior Sawyer Heckard. The team had

a great season in 2013 with a fourth place finish at the state meet and look to improve upon that this

year. The Boys and Girls Soccer Teams are having success and both are pushing for a possible playoff

spot. Our girl’s volleyball team is ranked in the top three this year and is cruising to an undefeated

league record aiming for the big trophy at state. The football team sits at 3-1 going into Homecoming

Week with its sights set on a playoff run. I’ve watched our dance team practice and perform and they

look on point to have another incredible year, along with our marching band and cheerleading team

that has grown and looked great at the parade. Auditions were completed last week for our opening

fine arts performance and it won’t be long before we have our first concert too! So much happening up

on the hill, hope you can come by and partake in the fun.

Doug Holland, Ed.D.

Principal

Marshfield High School

Dates to Remember

October 4th Homecoming Dance

Choral Leadership Workshop

October 9th Herff Jones On Campus-

Orders

October 10th NO SCHOOL-State Inservice

Lions Club Tournament

Forensics Tournament

October 11th Lions Club Tournament

Community Concert-

Redhead Express

Forensics Tournament

October 15th Testing Day-Special Schedule

PSAT

October 18th Marshfield Invitational

October 23rd Blood Drive

District Cross Country

Fall Vocal Concert

October 24th Site Council

October 27th Picture Retakes

October 31st NO SCHOOL—GRADING DAY

November 1ST OSAA State Cross Country

November 3rd Middle School Honor Choir/

Band Festival

November 6th Conference Night

November 7th OSAA State Football Playoffs

OSAA State VB Playoffs

November 10 & 11th NO SCHOOL– Trade Day

Veteran’s Day

FALL CHOIR CONCERT:

OCTOBER 23RD @ 7:00PM

Our first concert of the sea-

son! Come join us in cele-

brating the fall season with

singing!!

SEASON PASS - $20.00

FAMILY - $5

SINGLE - $3

STUDENT/SENIOR - $2

There is a field trip to Eugene on Sunday, Octo-

ber 12 for the Mid-Willamette Valley College

Fair at Lane Community College for Talent

Search/Upward Bound freshmen and Sopho-

mores, and the Oregon State University campus

visit on Saturday, October 25 for Talent Search/

Upward Bound Juniors and Seniors.

Congratulations

2014 Homecoming Court

Freshmen Princess: Kendall Morgan

Sophomore Princess: Shaylyn Jensen

Junior Princess: Kaylee Krajcir

Senior Princesses: Abby Clough, Hayley Engel,

Katelyn Rossback & Paige Tavernier

Marshfield’s homecoming game is October 3rd.

Attendance Calling

The district office would like to give you an update

on the automated attendance service. It has been

activated and is programmed to call the primary

number listed for the student whenever they have

an unexcused absence. If you know your student is

going to be absent, please contact the office (541-

267-1418) before 8:30 AM to excuse the absence

or send a note with your student when they return

to school. If you call after the cut-off time, you will

still receive the automated call.

If you would like to change the number that is

called or remove a number, please contact the

school office and they will be happy to make the

change for you.

Excellence in Education Award Nominees Sought

The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce believes that great

education and a great economy go hand in hand. Thriv-

ing businesses support a healthy education and gradu-

ates who are work or college ready in turn support our

local businesses and community. It is our goal to build

bridges between business and education throughout the

Bay Area. To that end, we are looking for nominations

for three Educator Awards which are handed out annu-

ally:

Innovation in Teaching is for educators that are on the

cutting edge and may form exciting community or busi-

ness partnerships or utilize technology to improve learn-

ing.

Contributor to Education is for educators who contrib-

ute to the learning of students by their tireless efforts,

time and dedication.

Unsung Hero is for educators recognized for their dedi-

cation to making sure students graduate. Regardless of

their titles, they are all heroes to the students they help

reach the goals of diploma or degree.

From these three honorees a Bay Area Educator of the

Year is selected and will be honored at the annual

Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet the last Satur-

day in January. The two runners up will be recognized at

our monthly luncheons following the banquet.

This is a great way to recognize that individual educator

that has made a difference in a student's life. Anyone

can make a nomination and nominations can be made

any time during the year but the deadline for submission

is November 30th. The form is accessible online at

www.oregonsbayarea.org . Contact the Chamber office

at 541-266-0868 for more information.

MHS CONFERENCE NIGHT

NOVEMBER 6TH

5:00-8:00PM

There will be college/career information presen-

tation put on by student services.

YEARBOOK PICTURES

Senior photos for the yearbook need to be submitted

by December 19 before Winter Break. Please give a

copy of your photo to Ms. Howe in Room 152 in JPEG

format on a CD or Jump Drive or email it to Stepha-

niH@coos-bay.k12.or.us. You may also bring in a physi-

cal copy to scan. If a photo is not submitted, the school

photo will be used or a generic photo will be taken by

our staff.

SENIOR PARENTS

The 2014-2015 Mahiscan staff is getting ready to produce

another great publication of the Marshfield High School

Annual. Please be aware of these very important dates for

your seniors.

Senior Photos

Please submit senior photos for the senior section of the

main yearbook by December 19 before Winter Break. Pho-

tos may be submitted by:

Email: JPEG file attachment to StephaniH@coos-

bay.k12.or.us

CD: burn JPEG to disc; seniors may claim it at the end

of the year

Jump Drive: bring the drive to Ms. Howe to download

photo

Physical Photo: will be scanned, lesser quality in this

format

If a photo is not submitted, the school photo will be used or

we will take a generic photo to include.

Senior Parent Messages

We do not complete this section until later in the year. Par-

ent messages will be due March 13 before Spring Break.

Parent messages may include up to TWO photos and about

a paragraph of text.

Send the message and photos to:

Ms. Howe via email to StephaniH@coos-bay.k12.or.us

Give the file on a CD or jump drive to the main office at

MHS

Bring a physical copy of the message and photo to the

main office

Size and Price:

1/8 Page- $50

1/4 Page- $85

Payments may be made by cash, check, or debit

ATTENTION SENIORS

Now is the time to sign up for the ACT and SAT tests.

The next ACT Test for 2014 is December 6th - registration

is November 6th. You can sign up @ www.actstudent.org

The next SAT Test for 2014 is November 8th—registration

is October 9th. You can sign up @ sat.collegeboard.org/

register

Mandatory Senior Class Meetings

Sept. 26th

Dec. 5th

Jan. 9th

SENIOR IMPORTANT DATES

Oct 9th Herff Jones Orders Collected

October 15th High School Testing Day

TBA Financial Aid Workshop

December 18th Last day to order cap & gowns

December 29th Cap & gown prices Increase

March 20th Senior Portfolio Due

April 3rd Senior Interviews

May 16th Prom

May 22nd All credit recovery completed by

3:30pm

May 27th Senior Scholarship Awards Assembly

June 3rd Last Day for Seniors

June 4th Graduation Practice Mandatory

June 5th Graduation Practice Mandatory

June6th Graduation

Herff Jones will be on campus Thursday, October

9th to collect orders for cap & gowns and gradua-

tion announcements. Any orders submitted after

October 9th must be done on-line. December 18th

is the last day to order cap & gowns at a discount.

The MHS Blood Drive is a competition

against North Bend during Civil War Week.

Ours is scheduled for October 23rd!

JOURNALISM

John Hampton has been named a finalist in the national

NSPA Design-of-the-Year contest. This means that his front

page design was selected as one of the top 10 in the nation

for the 2013-14 school year. This is a huge honor for him.

Here is the link to the announcement and where you can see

his competition: http://studentpressblogs.org/nspa/2014-

nspa-design-of-the-year-finalists/ (his page 1 category in-

cludes the first 10 pages you see, with his being the second

one listed). The top five will be announced and recognized

for 1st-5th place (with other five finalists still being recog-

nized as Honorable Mention) at the NSPA/JEA National High

School Journalism convention in November in Washington

DC. Unfortunately we don’t plan on attending the conven-

tion this year for the first time in several years due to cost

(the students are trying to save up their money to attend

next year’s convention in Orlando at Disney World).

This news is especially nice for the staff given that after

three years of being Pacemaker Finalists, and winning the

Pacemaker last year, the staff was not even selected as a

finalist this year. It has been a good lesson for us though.

Judging is very subjective- what appeals to one set of judges

(staff of a professional newspaper) does not necessarily

appeal to another set of judges. I am glad they liked John’s

front page.

John is the second student I have had to receive this honor.

Jake Crump, 2010 graduate and currently the editor at The

Emerald at UO, was named a finalist in this competition and

ultimately won 3rd place in the country.

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Parent/guardians may purchase their own subscription of The

Marshfield Times newspaper for $15 for the year. They can

send cash or a check made payable to Marshfield High School

along with their address they want it mailed to and send it in

care of Catherine Hampton, faculty adviser, to Marshfield

High School.

Academic Excellence

12 of our MHS students who completed AP Psy and

AP US History courses last year, passed the AP exam

earning 6 college credits in addition to the 9 college

credits they earn through the 2+2 program with

SWOCC. Helena Platt, Tyler Yeager, Hope Voellinger,

Katie Boesl, Crew Berggren, Alyssa Lovell, Derek

Seevers, Steven Smith, Kcy Tavenier, Elyse Trendell.

Sasha Strain was honored by the AP College Board

as a National AP Scholar for passing 3 AP Exams: AP

Psychology; AP US History; AP Biology.

Testing day for 10th—12th Graders will be

October 15th.

Students must attend one for the following:

PSAT

ASVAB

Compass

SAT/ACT Prep

Or attend CIS Portfolio Workshop

ASB will be accepting

donations for the an-

nual Canned Food

Drive and Thanksgiving

Baskets during the

month of November.

All donations are ap-

preciated.

For years Marshfield faculty and alumni have been discussing the idea of recognizing and honoring the history of

all aspects of Marshfield High School. In 2012 the Heritage Hall committee was formed to do just that. The com-

mittee consisted of Boyd Bjorkquist and Mike George, both 1973 MHS graduates, who serve as the committee chair-

men; Butch Shields, MHS 1965; and Nancy Tedder, long time Coos Bay School District teacher and administrator.

The committee decided that the old wrestling room under the north stands in the main gym was the ideal location

for Heritage Hall. They visited various buildings on the University of Oregon campus (the Jaqua Center, Matthew

Knight Arena, the Casanova Center) for ideas and formulated a long-range plan for the construction of Marshfield's

Heritage room. The committee, along with Joe Slack and HGE Architects, developed a blue print of what the room

would look like and began fundraising in earnest. They, along with several others, including the technology class at

MHS, developed a brochure which explained the project and recognized some of the careers and achievements of

Marshfield alumni, which will be honored in Heritage Hall. Mary Paczesniak, MHS 1968; Bryan Trendell, MHS

1981; Sandy Reiber, MHS 1975; and Greg Mulkey, Marshfield athletic director and long time CoosBay School District

employee joined the committee several months after its inception and added their insight and connections.

Committee members began doing research on the history of Marshfield High School by reading all of the

Mahiscans, dating back to the very first annual, the Kloshewawa in 1915; reading old Ma-Hi Times newspa-

pers; researching in the Coos Historical Museum and interviewing alumni. Construction in the old wrestling room

has been an ongoing process at the same time.

Heritage Hall will be an exciting representation of the students, staff and events of Marshfield High School, with

14 separate 3 feet X 6 feet mural panels depicting significant events in MHS history. Display cabinets will contain

memorabilia of past times in the school's history. Flat screen TV's will display a wide variety of programs. The room

will be available for class reunions and various group meetings.