South Umpqua High School
		        “Home of the Lancers”   
    501 NW Chadwick Lane		                 Phone:  541 863.3118 
    Myrtle Creek, Oregon 97457   	                       Fax:  541 863.5486

        Kristi McGree, Principal                          Dave Ehrhardt,  Vice Principal/AD                       Bo Shelby, Counselor

March 7, 2016

To: Oregon School Activities Association
      Attn: Tom Welter

Re: Ella Botts

	Tom, please consider our Letter of Support for Ella Botts. Ms. Botts is a senior who received an eligibility waiver last spring to participate in softball. She missed a portion of her junior year when she became pregnant and had a child. Since returning to South Umpqua High School Ella has been a good student, passing all classes she has enrolled in. She has no discipline issues and was a positive contributor to our softball program in 2015.
	She has 17.25 credits after the first semester of her senior year. She is currently enrolled in seven classes as well as working on Credit Recovery before school and on weekends. Ella plans to graduate with her class in June. She has agreed to put softball on hold during the spring should she fall behind in her plan to graduate in June. We will also be offering Summer School for students who do not meet graduation requirements.

	Sincerely,

	Dave Ehrhardt
	Vice Principal & Athletic Director
	South Umpqua High School