Tuesday will be the official start to the 2026.27 school year! If you are new to Cal Young this year, welcome to the Cal Young family! If you are a returning cougar, welcome back! Each week, this Week At a Glance newsletter will be sent out and posted to the Cal Young website. Most will not be as long as this first one.

In the calendar section above, date changes will be highlighted in yellow and no-school days will be in bold.

Throughout the school year, any monies collected for school fees, field trips, and fundraisers can be paid by cash or check in the front office, or by card on School Pay or by calling Ms. Alexis at 541-790-6414.

If your family missed our Back To School Day  and you would like to take care of student fees, it isn't too late! With the button links below families can pay online for items like:

New to School Pay? Follow the log-in link below, click on the ID card logo to create a new account. You'll need the email address you have on file with the school and your students ID# to register. Once registered, you can see all active options for payment for your student(s)

Cross Country season is right around the corner. Practices begin on Monday, September 14th, directly after school. Students compete in 4 meets over the course of the season on 3K courses.

All students are invited to join the team, regardless of grade or gender. No experience necessary.

Registration fees of $50/athlete cover a team t-shirt, transportation, and meet entry fees. Partial and full scholarships are available for families facing financial hardship.

Please remember, when picking up or dropping off your student, to keep the bus loop clear at all times. Parents should remain in their vehicles both at drop off and pick up times when using the drop off/ pick up loop.

There are limited spaces available for parking if you need to come into the building. Traffic on Gilham can easily become quite backed up during pick up time in particular.

Families may with to consider meeting their students along any of the following nearby streets: Holly, Teresa, Elanco, and Benson. If you do utilize the drop off loop, please be considerate of others, pull all the way forward, and watch for students as they cross to their family's vehicles.

Please contact the Cal Young attendance phone line at 541-790-6454 to excuse your student due to illness or other excused absences. Students who come in to school late will need a medical note or other contact from the parent to excuse a tardy.

A reminder to families that 4J's devices policy is that all student personal devices be off and stored in lockers for the duration of the school day. This includes break times and lunch. The policy includes phones, tablets, air pods, music players, gaming devices, and all personal electronic devices.

If you need to contact your student during the day, please call the front office at 541-790-6400.

All adults who volunteer in the school are required to have an approved background check on file. Volunteer approvals and background checks are good for two calendar years. If you have not completed this process and would like to volunteer in the school, please complete the online application. Once approved, you will receive an email notice and you will be uploaded into our system.

Due to the volume of volunteers across the district, background checks can take a while to get processed. We recommend parents who think they may be interested in volunteering at some point in the year take the time early to complete the process. Please note that the background check does not commit you to any particular volunteering opportunity or event.

Through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), every 4J student may receive one complete breakfast and one complete lunch each school day at no cost, regardless of household income. One important change from last year: our meal program is no longer all-you-care-to-eat.

Seconds, extra milks, and other additional items are purchases and will be charged to the student’s meal account. We encourage families to talk with their students about the choices they would like them to make at school.

Breakfast: $3.25

Lunch: $4.50

Milk Only: $1.00

Students choose from the foods available each day while our Nutrition Services staff help them build a complete school meal. Students use their six-digit student number at meal service, so practicing that number at home—especially with younger students—can help make mealtime easier and more confident.

Students who bring lunch from home are welcome to participate too! They can choose foods from our daily offerings to help round out their home lunch at no cost when their selections meet school meal requirements.

Our No Thank You Bin is back. If a student receives a whole or unopened food or beverage they don’t plan to eat, they may place it on the No Thank You Table for another student to enjoy.

Students who need a little extra to get them through the school day but don't want to get a whole meal are welcome to snag what they want from the No Thank You Bin. 

Join our incredible Cal Young PTO for this year's kick off meeting on Thursday, September 10th at 6:00 pm. Gather in the library and find out more about how you can be involved, support the school, and stay informed!