Category Archives: News from the Nest

Principal’s Hello! I am out this week at a leadership conference and will return to school Monday. I will send out a message next week. Holidays and breaks for the 2024-2025 school year The highly anticipated 2024-2025 school calendar for … Continue reading →

Principal’s Hello Dear Golden Eagle Families, Happy Friday! We continue state testing, and students appear to be working hard and staying focused. Our teachers report increased focused from students now that we’re using iPads only for necessary tasks. Students also … Continue reading →

Principal’s Hello Hey, folks. Today we met as a staff to review the bad news about the state budget. If the levy doesn’t pass in May, this is what it means for Pacific Crest: With less money from the state … Continue reading →

Principal’s Hello Although it was a two-day week, it felt like an important one. We launched two major policies: our e-bike/e-scooter policy and our iPad policy. So far, things seem to be going well. I’m hopeful. Of course, it’s not … Continue reading →

Principals’ Hello Dear Golden Eagle families, Happy sunny Friday! On Monday, we have two important policies we will start to implement. The first is our new iPad expectations. No longer will iPads be the default learning tool at PCMS. We … Continue reading →

Principal’s Hello Dear Golden Eagle Families! I hope you have an awesome spring break! Remember that we have two new policies starting Monday, April 8. The first is our iPad policy, and the second is our e-bike/e-scooter policy. For iPads, … Continue reading →

Principal’s Hello Dear Golden Eagle families, What a beautiful Friday! We have exciting things happening at PCMS. Our 7th graders completed their field study, learning about avalanche safety, shelter building, hiking, and teamwork. We also started collecting money for Sparrow … Continue reading →

Principal’s Hello Dear Golden Eagle Families, What a beautiful day! A group of our design students just returned from a Rube Goldberg competition hosted by Central Oregon STEM Hub, and our 7th graders traveled to Skyliners Lodge this week for … Continue reading →

Principal’s Hello Dear Golden Eagle Families, Happy March! I hope we have some more sunshine and less snow here on campus. With the sun, kids go outside, play together, and stimulate their minds and bodies. With snow on the ground, … Continue reading →

Principal’s Hello! Dear Golden Eagle Families, What a beautiful day in the nest! I can clearly see Bachelor, Broken Top, and the Sisters from my office, and they look amazing! What a magnificent place to work and to call home. … Continue reading →