Springwater's annual enrollment process will kick off in February with two Open House sessions at the school.  Attendance at one of these meetings is required and applications will be made available only at the Open Houses.   Participants will have an opportunity to meet Springwater Staff, board members and parents, learn about the school, take a tour of the building, and ask questions.  Open House dates:

-  Saturday, Feb 11th  at 10:00 – 11:30 am
-  Thursday, Feb 16th at 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Following the Open Houses, applications will be due by March 2nd.  All submitted applications are entered into the annual lottery.  The lottery determines which kindergarten applicants will be offered admission for the following school year, and establishes wait lists at all grades.

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Mt Hood shone brightly in the background sun for this year's annual Springwater Snow Day at Ski Bowl East.  Over 250 students and parents came to zoom down the hill on innertubes, make snowmen, play, and have fun at the park, which was reserved for our exclusive use.  A big thanks to Lori Skiles for making this happen!  Also to Kerrie Mart who took great pictures - stay tuned for the final version of the group picture.

The tree recycling event on Jan 2nd was a tremendous success due to the efforts of 8th Grade student, Karlyn, and several parents. As part of her Capstone Project, Karlyn contacted local tree farms and collected many unsold trees. The Lavender Farm brought their mulching machine and four workers to collect the mulch, which they will turn into oil and sell throughout the world.

The fresh trees produce the best oil and this event has actually sparked an environmental movement and practice to NOT burn these extra trees but instead to recycle into mulch and oil.  The current method used to dispose of extra trees is massive burn piles, which put all that carbon back into the air.

Thank you to Steve Tremaine, Tim Forney, and Mike McFarland for spending the day transporting trees. Thank you also to Elise Hall, and Springwater Foxes Mary and Jennie.  A big thanks to the Lavender Farm for donating the manpower and processing to make this happen.

Mayor Doug Neeley visited the Salmon classrooms on Friday, November 18th, as part of their 3-month study of Democracy.   He spoke to students about his election process, his duties as mayor, and his other job analyzing salmon data.  Our students prepared thoughtful questions for the mayor, which he eagerly answered.  Most students returned home with autographed t-shirts and lunchboxes!  We had mayor fever!