Healthy Happenings for Employees

      The Employee Wellness Committee has been working hard to create FREE opportunities for ALL Centennial Staff to participate in to support their overall health and wellness supported by the OES Choice Trust Grant!  

      The Employee Wellness Committee has found some really great opportunities to help staff address their three identified wellness concerns: stress, nutrition/weigh supports, and physical activity opportunities.  Our goals for the first year of our employee wellness program are:  

Project Year: Year 1

Long term Goal: Establish a sustainable committee with representation from all job sectors that will create and implement the employee wellness grant, continue the employee wellness program after the grant has ended, and sustain a culture of wellness for employees and for students within Centennial. 

SMART Objective #1: By December 2015, establish the Employee Wellness Committee with OSEA and CEA representatives from each building meeting 6 times per year to create and implement the employee wellness program.

Long term Goal: Create a sustainable communication plan that is accessible for every employee with minimal hassle and employees are able to actively participate within the district-wide communication.

SMART Objective #2:  By December 2015, establish a communication plan that is accessible to all employees with monthly updates and interactive space, with at least 50% of staff being aware of the employee wellness program.

Long term Goal: Create wellness opportunities for all staff to achieve the long-term goals of chronic illness reduction and staff absenteeism through stress management, weight and nutrition support, and increased physical activity.

SMART Objective #3:  By December 2015, offer 5 employee wellness events or classes that address the long-term goals of stress reduction, weight/nutrition management, and physical activity with at least 20% (141) of employees accessing at least event or class.

A message from the Centennial Resource Conservation Team (CRCT):

Centennial's Maintenance Department loves that Centennial Staff focus on reducing, reusing, and recycling products!  Many people send old batteries to Maintenance for recycling at MEtro.  This is great but there is one problem:

Alkaline Batteries CANNOT be recycled!  

All other batteries can be sent to Maintenance for recycling but Maintenance staff just do not have the time to sort through all the batteries (they can get a few hundred pounds to sort!).  Metro staff also do not have the time and this may lead to the whole bag being thrown away! 

PLease help out by not including Alkaline batteries in you pile for recycling!  Thanks so much for all you recycling help!

Employee Wellness In Centennial!

Centennial was awarded an Employee Wellness Grant from OEA Choice Trust!!!!  This grant is fr one school year and will focus on supporting Centennial Staff to engage in stress management, physical activity and nutrition opportunities, and to support our appreciation weeks to create a healthy, happy work environment and staff. 

Are you interested in learning more or helping to implement this amazing opportunity?  There is an informational session on Tuesday February 10th at 3:45 till 4:45.  We will be meeting in the District Office Board Room.  Snacks will be provided!

You can also contact Julie Mack for more information and any questions!

Try a new entree EVERY Wednesday for Centennial's Farm to School Local Lunch!!!

Check out the Dining Services Newsletter for more information about your cafeteria and 

Local Lunches. 

It is 2015 and there are LOTS of new ways, ideas, and programs to create wellness for both 

Centennial Students and Staff!!

Healthy Happenings in Centennial:

Are you looking for some free resources to help you take care of yourself better?  Don’t forget to check out the free resources through OEBB! http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/oebb/pages/index.aspx

            Better Choices, Better Health

Healthy Team Healthy U

MoodHelper

Weight Watchers –Currently registering Centennial Employees to start a free at work session meeting Fridays at 6:30am but registered people can attend ANY Weight Watchers meeting they choose.  To register call

To register:

Call 1-866-531-8170

Our start date is Jan. 16, 2015
Location name Centennial H.S.
Location # 26985
Zip code for the school 97030

Have your insurance card ready!

Employee Wellness Grant!

            Centennial has been awarded a $24,415 Employee Wellness Grant through OEA Choice Trust!  Centennial recognizes how hard every employee works and will be using the Employee Wellness Grant to offer resources around stress management, nutrition and weight management, and physical activity opportunities with the goal of reducing chronic illness and creating a healthy, happy work environment. 

The first year of this grant will focus on three objectives:           

1.     Establishing an Employee Wellness Committee with representatives from all building and both unions

2.     Establish an effective communication plan across Centennial District

3.     Offer employee wellness events or classes that address stress management, weight or nutrition education, physical activity, and supporting staff appreciation weeks. 

Keep an eye out for more information coming your way soon! If you have questions or are interested in volunteered contact Julie Mack.

Wellness Award presented to Lynch View!

Lynch View was one of three Oregon Schools to be awarded the Wellness Award recognizing their work in promoting healthy eating and active living across the school.  The school has added extra time for students to enjoy breakfast, use energy breaks within the classroom, learning about nutrition in their curriculum, and enjoy healthy foods through the Farm to School Local Lunch.  Congratulations Lynch View for all of your hard work.  They were awarded a banner and plaque to hag up as well as $2500 to use for new wellness programs!

Check out the press release to learn more!

Upstream Public Health Press Release

Oliver and Parklane Walking School Bus!

Oliver and Parklane have been working with Portland Active Transportation Department to look at how safe our neighborhoods are for our students walking and playing.  We identified areas that needed improvement and made a list of projects that The Active Transportation Department will work on for us to improve the safety of our neighborhoods! The full repot is on the District website on the Healthy Happenings page. 

One major concern that parents had was students walking to school that lived within a mile.  If a student is within a mile of school, they are not able to talk the school bus.   A mile may not seem like a lot but on a cold or rainy day it can be far!  Parents often need to walk with their student to ensure safety and this can be tough for a parent who works, has small children at home, or just cannot walk to and from school everyday.  We are hope to help students walk to school safely, together, and require less adult supervision by creating Walking School Buses!

Which Route do you Walk?

Help us to find three main walking routes to Oliver and Parklane.  Once we find three routes from different directions, we will mark them with signs and paint, and have Walking Bus Parties to teach students the paths and who else they can walk to school with!

1.  Where do you meet to start walking to school?          On the map, mark with an X.

2.  What time do you leave by?                                        Write off to the side of the map.

3.  On the map, trace your walking path.