Author Archives: Ryan Kelling

QPR Next Week at SIW As part of the district requirement that all secondary sites undergo suicide prevention training every three years, we will be hosting a team from Deschutes County Health during next week’s SIW for a QPR (Question, … Continue reading →

Battle of the Books Wrap-Up What an amazing season of Battle of the Books. The staff team, The Middle School Schoolers, banded together to show middle schoolers how poor their retention skills are – I mean, how much fun it … Continue reading →

Congratulations Cooper! Our Band Director, Cooper Ottum, was recognized as the 2022 recipient of the Outstanding Early Career Music Educator Award, given by the Oregon Music Education Association. Cooper’s exemplary work with the students and community helped to earn him … Continue reading →

Grading It’s just about time for grading in semester 1, so I want to share some guidance for you and some tips and tricks from Dan Curfew and the Canvas team. We’re on the old-school A-F grading scale this year, … Continue reading →

February 4th Pivot There’s been a change to the February 4th plan and I think y’all got the message from Steve Cook today but I wasn’t included on that email that I think went out but am not sure about, … Continue reading →

YouthTruth Survey Please, stop what you’re doing and go to the YouthTruth site and complete your survey. It will take you less than 15 minutes. We are TWENTY staff members away from having a 100% completion rate. See me with any questions … Continue reading →

Aloha, Elizabeth! Elizabeth Wright, one of our amazing SpEd EAs, is heading off to Juniper to work in a certified role there for the rest of the year. Elizabeth has been an amazing resource for our students the past 3 … Continue reading →

A Message from Payroll As we near the end of the calendar year, our payroll office will soon begin preparing our W-2 statements. I wanted to send a reminder out to everyone, to update any changes you may have had … Continue reading →

Hallway Walks Thanks to those of you I’ve seen walking the hallways down to the Main Office during the passing period preceding your prep period. It’s nice to see an increased adult presence in the hallways and a student even … Continue reading →

Canvas Must-Do List Please, take some time right now and ensure that your Grade Passback and your 50% grading options are both set up in Canvas. We are going to have to spend some time at a January SIW with … Continue reading →