The Husky Monthly

Believe it or not, we are just a few weeks away from the start of the 2026-27 school year. We are looking forward to welcoming students back to school soon! We hope everyone has had a fun, restful, and safe summer break and is ready to kick off our school year.

Our staff is grateful and proud of the foundation we’ve built these past few years as a team, and we continue to be excited for the direction we are heading as a staff and school community. We are eager to continue the work of our strategic plan and the positive momentum that we’ve collectively built over the past few years.

Please see the Strategic Plan Update section below for a recap of our strategic plan work to date, as well as a few key highlights for upcoming phases of the work.

The work ahead of us continues to be both challenging and inspiring. We appreciate the continued partnership in working alongside you as we strive to continuously improve in order to benefit our students. Our students depend on us and deserve the best; when we are at our best as a staff and school community, we can provide the best for our students.

We look forward to kicking off the 26-27 school year with you in a few weeks.

Let’s make it a great year!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Fall, Mrs. Bagwell, & Sherman County School Staff

Join former Sherman State Championship Coach Jennifer Holycross and be a part of a new program at Sherman! Practice starts August 17! Sign up below.

Registration - https://account.students.arbitersports.com/

23-24 Year 1- Developed maxims

24-25 Year 2- Created strategic plan & continuous improvement action plan

25-26 Year 3- Action plan year 1 - see highlights below

26-27 Year 4 - Action plan year 2--stay tuned!

25-26 Year 3- Action plan year 1 summary

We entered 2025-2026 with 3 priorities identified by our strategic plan. These priorities generated 3 goals that pertain to 1) student learning, 2) student behavior & wellness, and 3) student engagement.

What did we do? Below are some of the bigger, higher leverage improvements that were made over the course of the past year.

Priority 1: Ensure relevant and rigorous learning is provided to all students by providing necessary support for all learners, continuous development of all educators, and guiding students in cultivating critical and independent thinking skills.

Highest Leverage Action Steps:

1. Provide increasingly healthier, fresher, less processed nutritional offerings

✅Required Registration

Current families - https://or-scsd.edupoint.com/PXP2_Login_Parent.aspx?regenerateSessionId=True

New families - https://or-scsd.edupoint.com/PXP2_OEN_Login.aspx

📚Class schedules (6-12) will be available at back to school night (& in ParentVue/StudentVue).

🔔School day starts at 8:10am and ends at 3:30pm.

🍎Reminder-->full school meals are FREE for all students this year. (milk alone is a charge)

🚌Questions about bus routes? Call 541-506-3430.

K-5 Families: please complete & submit the transportation form (see download below) to the main office prior to the start of the school year. Hard copies are also available in the main office & at Back to School Night.

We are so excited to welcome new staff to our team, and a returning staff in a permanent role! Each of these individuals are an excellent addition to our team and bring strong skill sets that will be of great benefit to our students and school community. Please help us welcome the following staff to our school and community.

🔬Liz Cranston - Science Teacher

🎵Marty Hansen - Music Teacher

🍎Eileen Gratiot - 1st Grade Teacher

➕Cameron Baker- Math Teacher

Sports Registration - register by Friday August 14 and have physical forms turned in in order to be able to practice on the first day, Monday August 17th.

Registration - https://account.students.arbitersports.com/

Physical Forms https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1796/Sherman/3225282/Physical_Examination_Form__EN_r2023_.pdf

First week of practices - August 17-21

🏈Football

Monday & Tuesday, 5-8pm

Wednesday - Saturday, 6-8am

*Parent meeting - Date/Time TBA

🏐Volleyball

Monday & Tuesday, 5-8pm

Wednesday - Friday, 7-9am

*Parent meeting - Date/Time TBA

🏃🏻‍♂️Cross Country🏃🏻‍♀️

Monday & Tuesday, 5-8pm

Wednesday - Friday TBD

*Parent meeting - Date/Time TBA

First Game

🏈Football @ Joseph, August 29, 7pm

🏐Varsity Volleyball @ Country Christian, August 27, 4pm

Coaches

🏈Football Coaches: Head Coach Paul Bish, Assistants Gary Lewis & Steve Bird

🏐Volleyball Coaches: Head Coach Kayci Sharp & Assistant Coach Kari Peters

🏃🏻‍♀️Cross Country Coach: Jennifer Holycross

Sports Registration - register by Friday August 28 and have physical forms turned in in order to be able to practice on the first day, Monday August 31.

Registration - https://account.students.arbitersports.com/

Physical Forms https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1796/Sherman/3225282/Physical_Examination_Form__EN_r2023_.pdf

First Practice - Monday August 31

🏈Football Coaches: Dave Rooney & Rob Mendoza

🏐Volleyball Coaches: Amy Huffman & Heidi Beers

August 17 - HS Sports Practices Begin

August 27, 6pm - Back to School Night

August 31 - 1st Day of School

August 31 - Junior High Practices Begin

September 14 - School Board Meeting

September 23 - School Pictures

September 26 - Sherman Chess Tournament

October 3 - SATs

October 7 - Vision Screening

9/4 - No School

9/11 - Full Day

9/18 - No School - Staff Professional Development Planning Day

9/25 - Half day

K-5 Families- the PTO is in need of members. Please contact the main office if you are interested!

6-12 Families - Boosters is always looking for more involvement. Contact shermanboosters@gmail.com for information.

Classroom volunteers - contact your student's classroom teacher to learn about volunteer opportunities within the classroom, and see the required volunteer form below.

Actions Taken:

• Board approved policies BBAA, BD, BDC, BDD, BDDC, CBA, CBG, ECAA
• Board approved MOU with Oregon School Employees Association Chapter #120
• Board approved the application for an additional school business credit card
• Board approved the Superintendent goals and evaluation timeline/criteria for the 26-27 school year as presented
• Board approved the designations as presented
• Board approved the Portrait of a Husky Graduate durable skills as presented
• Board approved the contracts for

1. Amanda Bagwell (Vice Principal)
2. Jen Berry (Confidential Employee)
3. Tionie Kock (Confidential Employee)
4. Kim McKinney (Business Manager)

• Board approved the hires of

1. Cameron Baker (Math Teacher)
2. Jennifer Holycross (HS Cross Country Coach)
3. Paul Bish (Athletic Director & Head Football Coach)
4. Amy Huffman (Jr High Volleyball Coach)
5. Heidi Beers (Jr High Volleyball Coach)
6. Steve Bird (HS Football Assistant Coach)
7. Gary Lewis (HS Football Assistant Coach)
8. Kari Peters (HS Volleyball Assistant Coach
9. Kayci Sharp (HS Head Volleyball Coach)

Other information shared

• State-required Local Performance Growth Targets were shared by Superintendent Fall
• Strategic plan update was shared by Superintendent Fall

*This serves as a brief summary. Complete board meeting minutes are approved at the following board meeting.