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CHILDREN THRIVE HERE! The district serves approximately 4,400 students.

The Oregon Trail School District spans 424 square miles from the outskirts of the city of Gresham to the top of Mount Hood, on the Oregon Trail. It encompasses several distinct, mostly unincorporated, rural areas of Clackamas County, including the communities along the Mount Hood Corridor, Boring, and the City of Sandy. There are five elementary schools, one K-10 charter school, three middle schools, and one high school.

07/05/2026

July 2026 edition of On the Trail Magazine is now available!
The July edition of On the Trail Magazine, the Oregon Trail School District's quarterly publication, is now out! This edition celebrates the Class of 2026 with a list of all the graduates and photos from the graduation ceremony, a profile on Jon Sandstrom (Sandy High School Class of 1964), a feature on recent health science graduates now working at Cascadia Village Senior Living by Cogir, coverage of the 3rd annual Special Olympics Unified Track Meet, a 2026-27 school calendar that can be pulled out for easy use and a special message from the Wy'East Education Association.
On the Trail Magazine can be found inserted in the Mountain Times and Sandy Standard newspapers.
Please note: if you are interested in more copies of the July 2026 edition, please contact the Oregon Trail School District at 503-668-5541 and ask for Trisha Eri!

06/17/2026

Graduation 2026!
Friday, June 12 was certainly a lovely day for the Sandy High School Class of 2026, as they walked across the stage at Rolling Hills Community Church during the graduation ceremony. The new graduates, along with their families, friends and loved ones, enjoyed speeches, the announcement of the Most Outstanding Senior (Kamden Luebbert) and music from the school's band and choir, including "Lovely Day," by Bill Withers and Skip Scarborough.
Congrats to the Sandy High School Class of 2026!

06/09/2026

Spring 2026 Intra-District Robotics Tournament
Robotics teams from Boring Middle School and Cedar Ridge Middle School ventured to Sandy High School (SHS) on Thursday, June 4 to take part in the Spring 2026 Intra-District Robotics Tournament, hosted by the SHS First Robotics Competition team, the PioBytes. In what has become a semiannual tradition, the robots created in each of the schools' programs take on each other, while also creating continuity, familiarity and camaraderie between all levels of robotics.

Winning Alliance:
Alliance Captain - Team 205: Carter Lathrop, Oliver Lewis, Eli Warren
Alliance Partner - Team 204: Matthew Lewis, Piper Falten, Isabelle Deitchman
Alliance Partner - Team 206: Dante Martinez, Wyatt Vibbard, Finley Bechdolt, Declan Rumsey

Finalist Alliance:
Alliance Captain - Team 002: Easton Hutchinson, Dallas Kelly, Julian Diaz, Yohan Paz Venancio
Alliance Partner - Team 003: Laura Buck, Tyler Eichorst, Samantha Flick, Liliana Sedgwick, Olivia Young
Alliance Partner - Team 005: Max Griffiths

05/22/2026

Cedar Ridge Middle School Career Day!
Preschool toys, heavy machinery, x-ray images, Portland Trailblazers merch and much more showed up at Cedar Ridge Middle School on Friday, May 15 as part of the school's annual Career Day. Professionals from dozens of industries visited the school, toting along the tools of their trades, to give students some practical knowledge of their possible future careers. The fields included everything from firefighters to police, plumbers to engineers, attorneys to teachers and many more. Students chose four different presentations and also participated in career-related workshops, such as resume writing and interview skills.

Thanks to all the professionals who attended!
Rolli's Auto Body & Detail
Mountain Life Clinic
Timbers Soccer Academy
Mt Hood Dental
Forest Preschool
Mandy Vance, Oregon's Teacher of the Year 2023-24
Stanec Engineering
Clackamas Fire
Portland Trail Blazers
Kaiser Permanente
Apollo Services
Sandy Police Department
Tom Simien
Katie Boston
Meg Hoopes
Tilson Law
Environmental Investigation Agency
Komatsu Machinery
Advantage Mortgage
Mt. Hood Cultural Center & Museum
Team USA
Federal Aviation Administration: STEM AVSED
Portland General Electric
JH Kelly
Baker Group
United States Forest Service
Pine Point Animal Hospital
Dennis Lane
Patrick Adigwame
Shane Nelson

04/15/2026

Sandy High School Drama presents "Once Upon a Mattress"
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea," the musical "Once Upon a Mattress" offers the tale of Princess Winnifred, one of a long line of princesses who try to marry Prince Dauntless. His mother, Queen Aggravain, sets impossible tests for each princess to prevent a marriage - but will Princess Winnifred be able to overcome the latest and greatest test?!
Sandy High School Drama will present the musical, featuring a number of memorable songs as well as some hilarious turns, for the spring production.
“Once Upon a Mattress,” Book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer and Dean Fuller, music by Mary Rodgers and lyrics by Marshall Barer, is presented by Sandy High School Drama Friday, April 17, Saturday, April 18 and Thursday through Saturday, April 23-25. All shows are at 7 p.m. in the SHS auditorium. Tickets are $11 for adults, $8 for students and free for seniors and kids under 5. Tickets are available online (https://sandyhigh.ludus.com/index.php) or at the door on performance nights.

04/06/2026

The latest edition of On the Trail Magazine, the Oregon Trail School District's quarterly publication, is out! The April 2026 edition includes a student-written piece on the Sandy High School Robotics Team, photos of the fun adventures our elementary students have enjoyed, enrollment information and a cover story on the photojournalist students at Naas Elementary - featuring some of their best photos!
On the Trail Magazine can be found inserted in the Mountain Times and Sandy Standard, while families in Boring can find them at Kelso Elementary, Naas Elementary, Boring Middle School and a few locations throughout town.
An online version is also available: https://online.fliphtml5.com/xlnri/OTSD-APR26/ =1

03/18/2026

2026-27 Enrollment now open!
If your child turns 5 on or before Aug. 31, 2026, then it’s time to sign up for kindergarten!

And join us for a Kindergarten Kick Off at your elementary school this spring! Kindergarten Kick Off events include:

For parents: Meet teachers, informational sessions, assistance registering online, goody bag of activities to take home.

For kids: Meet the teachers, quick kindergarten readiness assessment, bookmaking in a kindergarten classroom, bus ride.

Kick Off Events (all start at 5:30 p.m.)
Wednesday, April 1 - Firwood Elementary
Tuesday, April 7 - Naas Elementary
Wednesday, April 8 - Welches School
Thursday, April 9 - Sandy Grade
Tuesday, April 14 - Kelso Elementary

Please visit the OTSD Enrollment page for more information: https://oregontrailschools.com/enrollment

03/16/2026

Sandy Grade School Literacy Night!
Books and words took center stage on the evening of Thursday, March 12 during Literacy Night at Sandy Grade School. Students and families enjoyed some reading-related recreation, including games such as Rocket Acrostic, crafts such as Sight Word Telescopes, and even a special room to Read in the Dark!

Address

36525 Industrial Way
Sandy, OR
97055

Telephone

+15036685541

Website

http://www.oregontrailschools.com/

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