Category Archives: Pacific Crest Middle School

Next Year’s Staffing Still no update. Just want to share that. If you have any questions about your assignment for next year, please bring them to me. We are in a holding pattern of sorts across secondary, and I appreciate … Continue reading →

Conferences Recap Thank you so much to all of you for putting so much time into making sure the conferences went well. It was SO great to see families in our building again. I’m a big believer in the school-family … Continue reading →

Administration Support Thank you all for the resilience you have shown in the face of so many changes this spring. This is a less-than-ideal situation and I know that, even with a staff as amazing as you all, there is … Continue reading →

Administrative Support Huge thanks to Anne-Marie and Dan for all the hard work the past few weeks. I will do my best to send out my schedule for the upcoming week each Friday so that you are aware of when … Continue reading →

Masking Requirement Changes Coming Soon Get cozy, this is a long one… First things first – as we approach the end of the mask mandate, I expect students to get more relaxed in their mask wearing next week. Please continue … Continue reading →

Masks Strongly Recommended Indoors, Beginning March 19 The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced plans to lift mask requirements for indoor public spaces and Oregon’s schools on Saturday, March 19, rather than the state’s previously announced date of March 31. This … Continue reading →

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 →