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The Pendleton School District Facilities will be applying an herbicide treatment across the district to all lawns, ornamentals, and sports fields the week of March 23-27, 2026.

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Community Read-In a Great Success!

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Readers of all ages enjoyed books, books, books at the annual Community Read-In at the Pendleton Early Learning Center (PELC) on March 2, 2026.

About 60 volunteers visited the school that morning to read to Kindergartners and share their love of books and reading. Volunteers included parents, grandparents, friends, neighbors, retired PELC staff, Sunridge Middle School  Leadership students, PSD staff and school board members, IMESD Blue Mountain Early Learning Hub, Walmart employees, and law enforcement.

PELC would like to thank Pendleton Walmart for their donation of books and their employees who came to read with students.

“The Community Read-In was a roaring, reading literary success that we look forward to every year! We thank all the volunteers who showed up to spend time with our students,” said Angela Lattin, PELC Principal.

The event is the traditional kickoff to Read Across America week.

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Mud Wars 2025

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Athletics update 2/25/21

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Athletes, parents and community,

 

We are less than a week away from our first contests of the ’20-’21 school year.  As excited as we are to start watching our students compete again, there are still many protocols that need to be followed based on OHA and OSAA requirements.  Here are a few items to consider as our seasons begin.

 

 

  • Currently we have very strict limitations on who can be in a venue for any athletic contests. For Season 2 sports (Football, soccer, volleyball and cross country), no spectators will be allowed into an event.  We do have the Pixellot camera system in Warburg Court, which will allow us to live stream contests from there.  For soccer and football, we are working on a platform to livestream events.  More information about livestreaming will be available next week.

 

  • Our league is comprised of six schools from five different counties. Most of the schools in the IMC are not allowing fans, however based on individual county metrics, opportunities may come up to attend contests in other counties.  If those opportunities arise, that will be communicated to those specific programs and parents ahead of time.

 

  • When our student athletes are traveling on the bus to various events, students will only be sitting one person per seat and masks will be mandated the entire trip. When our athletes get on a bus, they will be required to be pre-screened before they leave.  Anyone showing COVID symptoms will not be allowed to attend the event.

 

Specific communications involving each sport will be communicated through the sports coaching staff.  If there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to call me at 541-966-3805.

 

Thank you,

 

 

Mike Somnis

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OSAA Cup Standings

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Pendleton High School placed 9th out of 32 5-A schools in the OSAA Cup standings presented by Pacific Office Automation.

Please follow the link to read about the award, the standings, and how points are awarded.  OSAA Cup

 

Madeline Laan, 1st Grade Teacher at Washington Elementary

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Laan came to Pendleton from Caldwell, Idaho, where she taught 3rd Grade for the past two years. Prior to that, she taught 1st Grade at Highland Hills Elementary in Hermiston.

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Deirdre Bradley, Child Development Specialist at Washington Elementary

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A new employee, but not new to the district, Bradley worked the past 16 years as a school psychologist for the IMESD, serving the Pendleton School District.

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Garth McCaleb, 5th Grade Teacher at Washington Elementary

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McCaleb grew up on the Olympic Peninsula in Port Angeles, Washington. Upon graduation, he accepted a scholarship to BMCC and participated on the Rodeo Team.

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Bailey Harwell

Bailey Harwell, Special Education Teacher at Washington Elementary

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Harwell grew up in Moriarty, New Mexico. She is a graduate of Eastern New Mexico University with a Bachelor of Arts in University Studies with an emphasis in Business and Psychology.

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Jessica Lewis

Jessica Lewis, Special Education Teacher at Washington Elementary

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Originally from Pendleton, Lewis moved to Kiona-Benton. Upon graduation from high school, she returned to Pendleton to attend BMCC on a rodeo scholarship.

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Community Meeting to Focus on Safe Routes to School

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Six schools in the Pendleton community will participate in Safe Routes to School Walk Audits and Community Meetings the week of October 7th.

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Pendleton School District
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Phone:  541.276.6711  Fax:  541.278.3208

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