Update on tonight's girls game: the other team is running late. Estimated start time is now 6:45 or 7pm depending upon arrival. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Popcorn, nachos, and all of the concessions goodies will be ready in the meantime.
Next Week's Happenings...
Next Week ASB is putting on a Winter Spirit Week, Wednesday is our monthly activity day, and on Friday our ASB is coordinating the traditional winter festivities with cookies and cocoa made by our culinary class, music from our jazz band, pictures with Santa and the giving of Winter Wishes gifts from our ASB with donations from our fabulous community.
Monday, December 16th - Boys Basketball @ Home vs. Mossyrock
JV @ 5:45, Varsity @ 7pm
Friday, December 20th- Half Day Release & buses leave @ 12:10
Winter Break begins and we will return back to school on January 6th.
Saturday, December 21st- Boys and Girls Basketball @ Home vs. Warrenton
Boys JV @ 3:30, Girls Varsity @ 5pm, Boys Varsity @ 6:30pm
A message from our ASB Students:
We have a couple of home events this week and we'd love for you to join us. You can also grab some grub from our concession stand. Our ASB will be selling hot dogs, nachos, popcorn and a fine assortment of tasty treats.
Tonight, Wednesday, December 11th our Boys Basketball will take on Ocosta. C-squad will begin at 4:30, followed by JV at 5:45 ,and Varsity @ 7pm.
Friday, December 13th our Girls Basketball Team will welcome Forks with a start time of 6pm.
We hope to see you there!
Hot off the presses...our very own Elsa Linquist just placed 19th in the nation this morning at the AAU National Cross Country Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina. Congratulations, Elsa! IHS is proud of your hard work and dedication!
Congratulations to Ms. Robinson and Mrs. Vasquez. Both staff members were recognized by their colleagues for their hard work and dedication to serving our students. There are many examples to support both of these fabulous IHS employees and we are thankful to have them.
TODAY: Wednesday, December 4th:
Zero period activities cancelled for this morning but regular school start time.
If you find yourself looking for something to do this Wednesday, we invite our community and families to participate in the Turkey Trot at IHS. This event is a collaborative effort between The Ocean Beach Hospital and Ilwaco High School. Please see the flyer for more details. Check-in begins at 9:30 and the Trot begins at 10am at our IHS track. Fun and festive turkey attire is encouraged and a non-perishable food donation is appreciated for registration as the hospital will be donating it to the OBSD food pantry.
As some of our fall sports are winding down and coming to an end, we have plenty of reasons to keep the celebrations going.
This Thursday we will send 7 of our cross country rock stars off to compete at the state competition in Pasco on Saturday. To follow along check out the WIAA site. It appears as though they will be utilizing NFHS to live stream and you can find the results on the WIAA site as well. Our girls will run at 9:30am and our boys will run at 11:30am.
https://www.wiaa.com/tournament-xcc/?sportid=2
On Friday, our football team will take on Onalaska in a post season game with the winner advancing to state. The game will be held in Onalaska at 7pm this Friday .
Tonight’s Events (Wednesday, October 30th):
⚽ Girls’ Soccer
Game Time: 5:30 PM vs. Elma @ IHS
Senior Recognition: 5:20 PM – Celebrate our senior soccer players as they take the field one last time at home!
🏐 Girls’ Volleyball Tonight
JV Match: 5:45 PM
Senior Recognition: 6:50 PM – Join us in honoring our volleyball seniors!
Varsity Match: 7:00 PM vs. Chief Leschi – This is a crucial game! If we secure a win tonight, our team will play a one-game set immediately afterward (TONIGHT) to determine which team advances to Saturday’s district tournament. Let’s fill the gym and cheer them on to victory!
Tomorrow Night (Thursday, October 31st):
🏈 Football Game
Game Time: 7:00 PM (Away Game at South Bend) – The Fishermen face Raymond/South Bend, with a chance to advance to a crossover playoff game if we take care of business and secure the win.
Let’s rally together, show our Fishermen pride, and make these final games unforgettable. Go IHS!
Our Leadership Class is in the process of updating our Ilwaco Graduate's Military Service Slide Show. The last graduates we have who joined are from 2017. If you know someone who graduated and has or is currently serving in the military, we need the date of graduation and a photo of them in uniform. All photos and information can be sent to kelly.jacobsen@oceanbeachschools.org or brought to our front office for scanning. Thank you so much for your help.
We have some positions open at IHS for both in-building staff and for coaching positions. We would love to add some fabulous members to our dream team. If you are interested you can find all of the information on our district website or in the attached link below.
https://ocean.tedk12.com/hire/Index.aspx
Help us Cheer on Mrs. Lake!
This morning at 10:30 am you can stream into the LIVE Awards Ceremony to see if the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chris Rekydal, names our very own Rachel Lake as State Teacher of the Year. She's already a winner to all of us but she surely deserves every bit of that title and recognition at the state level. Join us in cheering her on and watching the awards ceremony this morning.
OSPI's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/a-IiAIxa7zQ
Stream on TVW.org: https://tvw.org/video/ospi-2024-educator-awards-2024091208/?eventID=2024091208
Our Homecoming football game will kickoff at 7pm against Morton/White Pass with our presentation of our 2024 Homecoming Royalty at half-time.
Our concession stand has burgers and hot dogs grilling and you can also pickup some IHS gear. Sweatshirts are $40, t-shirts are $20, and hats are $30.
Monday, September 23rd-Saturday, September 28th
Homecoming Week is upon us and this year we are spreading the fun district wide. All of our schools are participating in the eventful week with fun dress-up days and competitions. We invite our community and IHS alumni to celebrate our school spirit and attend some of our week's events. We also have school gear available for purchase at all of our events. Sweatshirts are $40, t-shirts are $20, and hats are $30. Our ASB and leadership class will also be busy selling concessions at our many events.
Monday the 23rd: Dress-up theme: Rhyme without Reason
5:45 & 7pm Volleyball @ Home vs. Hoquiam
6pm JV Football @ Home vs. North Beach
Tuesday the 24th: Dress-up theme: Cowboy vs. Country Club
4pm & 5:30 Volleyball @ Home vs. Astoria
6pm Soccer @ Home vs. Warrenton
Wednesday the 25th: Dress-up theme: Pajamas
Thursday the 26th: Dress-up theme: Class Color War
9th- blue, 10th-pink, 11th-white, 12th-black, staff- tie dye
3:30pm Cross Country @ North Beach
6pm Soccer @ Home vs. Astoria
Friday the 27th: Dress-up theme: Extreme Blue & Gold
7pm Homecoming Football Game @ Home vs. Morton/White Pass
The homecoming court will be crowned at half-time.
Football game details: $7 for adults, $5 for senior citizens & students, $15 family price, free for our middle school and high school students with ASB cards.
We invite all to attend but would like to remind that our littlest fishermen should be attending with supervising adults and sitting with those adults. Our middle school students, if not seated with families, should be seated in the Hilltop section. We appreciate your support in maintaining a safe environment and a positive experience for all.
To finish off the week, our IHS students will bust out some dance moves on Saturday night at our Hollywood Homecoming Dance.
Our Inaugural HOPE WALK took place Friday morning as a key event during this month of Suicide Prevention and Awareness. Our new school counselor, Mr. Krueger, planned and organized this event which brought together a number of students, staff, parents and community members for this early morning journey. It is a testament of the hope that we can build together and the strength and support that we find in one another.
A special thanks to all of those who attended and to those that donated to the cause. A special thanks to the Dylan Jude Harrell Community Center, Dylan's Cottage Bakery who gave us a sweet deal on the the hundreds of donuts, Peace of Mind Pacific County for attending and providing resources and giveaway gifts, Anna Taft for her willingness to take pictures, and to the individuals who donated money to help cover some of the event tokens, donuts and juice. We are part of a fabulous community. Thank you for joining with us. # HopeWalksHere
ATTN: Senior Informational Night Postponed
Senior Families and Students,
We are needing to cancel the Senior Night scheduled for this Thursday, September 19th. We will get it rescheduled for the beginning of October and will notify you as soon as a date and time has been set. Thank you for understanding and sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.
September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness, fostering spaces where mental health is prioritized, and spreading hope through shared support and resources. This is a cause that is near and dear to our students, staff, families, and community and we want to ensure that everyone has access to the tools they need to talk about suicide prevention and seek help when needed.
Throughout this month, our school will provide resources, strengthen connections, and lead with activities to build hope within our school community.
We invite you to join us for our HOPE WALK on Friday, September 20th, before school. We will depart from the IHS front steps at 7:45 a.m. and walk a loop of approximately one mile around Ilwaco, returning to the IHS entrance. After the walk, we’ll gather for quick donuts and juice before starting our regular school day.
We warmly welcome family and friends to join us on this symbolic journey as we demonstrate our shared commitment to supporting one another and creating hope together. Please join us in wearing purple and teal to show your support for the cause. Rain or shine, we’ll take this walk.
If you're interested in donating funds for our donuts, juice and other supplies for this event, please reach out to ihsoffice@oceanbeachschools.org and we will gladly receive your gift.
Resource Hotlines:
If you or someone you know is going through a crisis, you can call the national suicide help line at 988 for immediate help or contact the Crisis Text line by texting TALK to 741741". The Trevor Project is also another great project- Text 'START' to 678-678 or Call 1-866-488-7386.
IHS students: We are busy sprucing up our building for the start of school. If you would like to earn some of your community service hours there will be opportunity next week, Monday the 19th-Wednesday the 21st from 10am-2pm. Our fabulous substitute and volunteer, Mr. Pierce, has been busy painting our new concession stand and getting it moved to the stadium but he still has some projects he'd appreciate some help with. If you are interested you should show up in some clothes that you don't mind getting dirty and bring a water bottle. There could be some painting, some pressure washing, window washing, weed pulling...lots of opportunity to make our old building sparkle. Hope to see you there!
Our IHS Fall Sports Parent Meeting and Registration is still next Tuesday, August 20th at 6pm at IHS for our high schoolers. There is NOT a sports registration tonight. We heard word of confusion and wanted to make sure to clear it up. We look forward to seeing our IHS fall athletes and parents next Tuesday evening.