On Thursday, October 26th, there will be a meeting of interested 8th grade students and their parents to discuss possible 8th Grade trip options and to plan the fundraising events for the trip.  The students have been meeting with Mr. Rouse to begin looking at some possible trip options and their projected costs. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 pm in Mr. Gaglia's classroom.  Pizza and drinks will be provided.

The first meeting of the Principal's Advisory Committee (PAC) will take place this evening at 6:00PM in the library/media center at Potomac School.  The public is welcome to attend and participate in the discussions.  The purpose of the PAC is to give parents, grandparents, and community members an opportunity to actively engage in the decision-making process of Potomac School by giving input and feedback directly to the school's principal on a variety of topics selected by the members of the committee and/or the principal.

Second and Third Graders had a visit from Jessie Castaneda with Animal Wonders on Tuesday, September 19th.  They got to learn about a variety of interesting animals during the classroom visit.  Please see the attached photos.

The Potomac Board of Trustees met on Monday, September 18, 2017 in a strategic planning workshop.  During the nearly six-hour session, the board members along with John Rouse, principal, Jill Thornton, clerk, and Terri Klein, teacher reviewed the current strategic plan document to revise and update it.  Once the revision to the plan has been edited, a revised version of the strategic plan document will be uploaded to the webpage.

John Rouse, the new principal for Potomac School began "officially" working for Potomac School on July 1, 2017.  He is busy setting up his office and preparing for the upcoming school year.

Congratulations Ms. Pohlman and Ms. Luebke for receiving the KPAX one class at a time grant.

Thank you Blackfoot Telecommunications!Thank you Blackfoot Telecommunications for their generous donation of $1,000 to the 8th grade H.I.T. trip to Moab. This donation was the result of a presentation by three 8th grade students to the entire Blackfoot Telecommuncations Board of Directors. Thank you and well done 8th grade!!

 Join us for a Potomac U night April 29th at 6:30pm. There will be domino games, milk and cookies!

Potomac PTC Bingo fundraiser is this Saturday at 6pm; Doors open at 5pm.

As most of Potomac staff and community already know, I was a finalist for the Corvallis School District's Superintendent position.  This morning (Wednesday) I was verbally offered and accepted the superintendent position at the Corvallis School District.

I am excited about this new opportunity. At the same time, thoughts of my time in Potomac coming to an end is filled with emotion. Words don't fully capture the gratitude I have regarding each of you.  I would prefer to save the good byes until much later in the year.  My work here will officially end June 30th and we have much to accomplish in the remaining months of this school year.

With gratitude and sincere admiration,

Tim
...and Saroka  :)