Students will be attending all day, every day.
Earlier today, Governor Brown directed the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to draft rules mandating mandatory face coverings for all K-12 students for the 2021-22 school year.
On July 8th, I released the Pendleton School District draft plan for opening schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A key element of our plan was for face coverings to be optional.
Rock & Roll Camp XVI will take place August 9-13th at the Pendleton Center for the Arts building on Main Street, providing teens 13-18 with a free week of music instruction from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Some students put together bands, working with musicians from West Coast indie bands to focus on getting better at their instruments (or learning to play) and writing and performing original music. Other campers spend the week learning about rock journalism. On Friday, all the bands perform at the big camp concert on Main Street. Students who aren’t performing help with concert logistics and band promotion.
“There are so many facets that go into making music and being creative,” says Camp Director Addison Schulberg. “It’s cool that one student can work on bass guitar, another can figure out how to work a clarinet riff into a song, and another can work on a Camp blog, not playing an instrument or singing at all.”
PCA provides guitars, ukuleles, and other instruments for those who want to learn something new. No previous music experience is necessary.
Students and parents can get information about the free, week-long offering at PendletonArts.org. Since students work in close proximity to one another indoors, and singing is an integral part of the activity–AND Covid numbers are rising in the county–all Campers need to be fully vaccinated to participate. PCA staff is looking for ways to accommodate unvaccinated students at an outdoor location and will post information online if alternative accommodations do become available.
Photos and videos from past years’ camps are available on Facebook by searching Pendleton Rock & Roll Camp. The event also has an Instagram feed. More information is available by emailing director@pendletonarts.org or calling PCA Executive Director Roberta Lavadour at 541-310-7413. Online, with registration link at https://pendletonarts.org/rock-roll-cam
School starts August 31st and we are looking forward to welcoming all our students back to in-person learning!
After the events of the last year and a half, I want to provide you with the most recent information we have regarding the upcoming school year.
The Pendleton School District is seeking substitute teachers and assistants for the 2021-22 school year.
Substitute teaching or a substitute assistant is a remarkably rewarding and worthwhile career path for people in many different walks of life. AS a sub, you get to work with children, set your schedule, and experience many different opportunities in education.
To apply, go to: https://pendleton.k12.or.us/employment-opportunities/
Substitute Teacher Pay: $25.27/hour – $195.84/day (7.75 hours ranging from 7:15-3:45)
Substitute Assistant Pay: $12.00/hour (up to 7.25 hours/day)
**If you have a Bachelor’s degree, you can qualify to be a substitute teacher!**
For more information, email Diana: dvanepps@pendletonsd.org
Thank you to all the retirees.
On May 19, the OSSA (Oregon School Activities Association) updated its face covering requirements for school sports in the state.
The Pendleton School District is not going to change anything for the rest of the 20-21 school year.
Pendleton’s VFW Let ‘er Buck Post 922 was pleased to present its Teacher of the Year Award on Monday, May 17, to Shellie Wyss, kindergarten teacher at the Pendleton Early Learning Center.
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