• Facebook
  • Mail
  • District Home
  • Our Schools
  • Staff Resources
  • Facebook
  • Mail
District Phone: 541.276.6711
Pendleton School District
  • Home
  • Our District
    • District Information
      • 2022-23 Continuity of Services Plan
      • Annual Division 22 Standards Report
      • Calendars
      • District News & Announcements
      • Education Links and Resources
      • Elementary Schools Boundary Map
      • Explore Pendleton
      • Immunization Reports
      • Key Communicators
      • Staff in the Spotlight
      • Strategic Plan
      • Student Investment Account (SIA)
      • Umatilla County School Districts Map
    • Departments
      • Administrative Team
      • Business Office
        • Budget Information
        • Payroll
      • Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
      • Facilities
        • Community Use of School Building
      • Human Resources
      • Nutrition Services
      • Special Programs
      • Title IX
    • Our Schools
      • Pendleton Early Learning Center
      • McKay Elementary School
      • Sherwood Elementary School
      • Washington Elementary School
      • Sunridge Middle School
      • Pendleton High School
      • Hawthorne Alternative High School
      • Pendleton Virtual Learning Academy
  • Parent Resources
    • 2022-23 School Supply List
    • Annual State School Report Cards
    • Calendars
    • Closures & Delays
    • Conscious Discipline
    • Health & Safe Schools Information
    • Impact Aid Policy and Procedures
    • Local Wellness Program
    • Nutrition Services
    • Parents Guide to Google, Chromebooks & iPads
    • Parent Links & Resources
    • ParentVUE
    • Smarter Balanced Assessment
    • Student Transfers
    • Student Transportation (Bus)
    • Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Post Crisis Plan
    • Title I Program
    • Title VI Youth Services Program
  • School Board
    • Board Goals
    • Board Meetings
    • Board Members
    • Board Policies
  • Employment
  • School Safety
    • Report a Concern – SafeOregon
    • District Safety Procedures
    • Parents Safety Procedures
    • Superintendent’s School Safety Reminders
    • Safety Policies
    • Safe Schools Committee
  • Contact Us
    • District Office Staff Directory
    • Community Use of School Building
    • Report a Concern
  • Search
  • Menu Menu
SMS Student Activity Hour

SMS Student Activity Hour

January 27, 2023/in District Site News, Sunridge News /by rthornburg

The staff at Sunridge Middle School are always looking for ways to motivate students to grow academically while having a little fun along the way.

Read Full Article
https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSCF2491-scaled.jpg 1707 2560 rthornburg https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pendleton-school-district.png rthornburg2023-01-27 09:37:382023-01-27 09:37:38SMS Student Activity Hour
SMS Fisheries Trip

Sunridge Middle School Fisheries Field Trip

December 19, 2022/in District Site News, Sunridge News /by rthornburg

Earlier this fall, about 40 students at Sunridge Middle School went on a field trip to learn about fish management in eastern Oregon. The students are enrolled in the Fisheries and Wildlife elective class taught by Science Teacher Matt Baty.

The class traveled to Three Mile Falls Dam on the Umatilla River, near Umatilla. The students were able to tour the facility and watch the fall spawning process. According to Baty, while in the fish trap, they viewed Chinook and Coho salmon as well as steelhead coming in. Staff at the dam, including Clinton Case, explained how the trap works and guided the class through the experience. “The students got to see and touch some of the biggest fish I’ve ever seen come out of the Umatilla River,” Baty said.

The students then explored the spawning part of the facility, where the staff was spawning Coho salmon and checking for any diseases. Baty said it was great because the students got front-row seats to the entire process, and everyone at the facility came by to talk with the students about the why of what they were doing.

During the last part of the tour, the group saw the runs that hold the salmon and how that operates. “The entire tour was great, and I plan on a spring tour at either this dam or McNary Dam for semester two during the Chinook run,” Baty said.

SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip SMS Fisheries Trip

https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/unnamed-3-scaled.jpg 2560 1920 rthornburg https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pendleton-school-district.png rthornburg2022-12-19 09:45:062022-12-19 11:23:54Sunridge Middle School Fisheries Field Trip
PELC Friendsgiving

Pendleton Early Learning Center Friendsgiving

November 23, 2022/in District Site News, Early Learning Center News, Sunridge News /by rthornburg

There probably isn’t anything cuter than a group of kindergartners in handmade turkey hats.

Read Full Article
https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6635-scaled.jpg 1920 2560 rthornburg https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pendleton-school-district.png rthornburg2022-11-23 13:49:012022-11-23 13:49:01Pendleton Early Learning Center Friendsgiving
P/T Conferences

Sunridge Middle School Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 18, 2022/in District Site News, Sunridge News /by rthornburg

Sunridge Middle School parents will have two options – in person and virtual – to participate in Parent/Teacher Conferences.

Read Full Article
https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dreamstime_xs_163450329.jpg 270 480 rthornburg https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pendleton-school-district.png rthornburg2022-11-18 12:40:582022-11-18 12:56:18Sunridge Middle School Parent/Teacher Conferences
New Faces in Pendleton Schools

New Teacher Feature: Laurie Cameron

October 25, 2022/in District Site News, Sunridge News /by rthornburg

The Pendleton School District is happy to feature new PSD teachers

Read Full Article
https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/New-Faces-Graphic-20-21.jpg 1414 2119 rthornburg https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pendleton-school-district.png rthornburg2022-10-25 15:37:412022-10-25 15:38:24New Teacher Feature: Laurie Cameron
Piper Kelm SMS

SMS Welcomes the 2022-23 School Year

October 6, 2022/in District Site News, Sunridge News /by rthornburg

Piper Kelm, Principal of Sunridge Middle School welcomes students and families to the 2022-23 school year.

Read Full Article
https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCF7416-scaled.jpg 2560 2560 rthornburg https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pendleton-school-district.png rthornburg2022-10-06 09:53:362022-10-06 09:56:37SMS Welcomes the 2022-23 School Year
Grade 6 SMS

Sunridge Middle School 6th Grade Orientation Day

August 30, 2022/in District Site News, Sunridge News /by rthornburg

August 29, 2022

A little less than 200 incoming sixth grade students gathered at Sunridge Middle School on Monday, August 29th for 6th Grade Orientation Day. The day is intended for these new middle school students to explore their new school without the upperclassmen there and to learn about being an SMS Bronc.

SMS Principal Piper Kelm said the students are grouped into their Advisory Classes for the orientation and learn the layout of the school, rules, and most importantly, how to navigate lunch. Kelm welcomed the students in the morning, introduced their teachers and asked the sixth graders to look around at their fellow Class of 2029 students. “Unless you were at the PELC for kindergarten, this is the first time your class has been together. Look left, look right and see who you will be learning with and experiencing school with for the next seven years.”

Kelm said orienting the sixth graders to SMS lunch is really important because many of them aren’t used to eating in a really large group. Plus, she said “choice paralysis” happens when the students are faced with which line to get in and what to order for lunch. A practice lunch on Monday meant one less new thing for the first day of school on Tuesday.

“We really want all our middle schoolers, including 7th and 8th graders, to have a great first day, but the sixth graders feeling more comfortable on Tuesday helps them have a smoother transition,” Kelm said.

Grade 6 SMS Grade 6 SMS

https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_4941-scaled.jpg 1920 2560 rthornburg https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pendleton-school-district.png rthornburg2022-08-30 16:49:592022-08-30 16:49:59Sunridge Middle School 6th Grade Orientation Day
Carly Elder

SMS Choir with Carly Elder

June 1, 2022/in District Site News, Sunridge News /by rthornburg

Carly Elder shares her choir classes at Sunridge Middle School.

Read Full Article
https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Carly-Elder.jpg 320 239 rthornburg https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pendleton-school-district.png rthornburg2022-06-01 08:19:172022-06-01 08:19:17SMS Choir with Carly Elder
ODS Buildings Dedication

Outdoor School 50 Years Celebration

May 23, 2022/in District Site News, Sunridge News /by rthornburg

It was a typical spring day in the mountains of eastern Oregon – some sunshine and some rain – on Friday, April 29th, when a group of about 30 people gathered at the site of the Outdoor School program.

Read Full Article
https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ODS-2_building-dedications-scaled.jpg 1920 2560 rthornburg https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pendleton-school-district.png rthornburg2022-05-23 17:29:052022-05-23 17:29:05Outdoor School 50 Years Celebration
SMS Fight Song Plaque

SMS Fight Song

May 20, 2022/in District Site News, Sunridge News /by rthornburg

Most middle schools do not have their own fight song.

Read Full Article
https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_3796-scaled.jpg 1920 2560 rthornburg https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pendleton-school-district.png rthornburg2022-05-20 11:10:382022-05-20 11:10:38SMS Fight Song
Page 1 of 41234

Latest Radio Spot

https://pendleton.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/46777-PSD-Fall-Client.mp3
Download PDF version Here
View Past Radio Spots Here

Latest PSD News

  • SMS Student Activity HourSMS Student Activity HourJanuary 27, 2023 - 9:37 am
  • Arts CenterPELC Field Trip to the Arts CenterJanuary 19, 2023 - 4:03 pm
  • Ronda SmithSherwood Principals Appreciate StaffJanuary 13, 2023 - 1:15 pm
  • Pendleton High School Holiday Season Wrap-UpJanuary 9, 2023 - 3:44 pm
  • Shelby SprietMcKay Creek Elementary Learning Fun in DecemberJanuary 5, 2023 - 3:36 pm
  • SMS Fisheries TripSunridge Middle School Fisheries Field TripDecember 19, 2022 - 9:45 am

News Archives

  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020

Upcoming Events

Loading view.
  • District Wide
  • Early Learning Center
  • Hawthorne High School
  • McKay Elementary School
  • Pendleton High School
  • Sherwood Elementary School
  • Sunridge Middle School
  • Washington Elementary School
  • January 2023

Calendar of Events

M Mon

T Tue

W Wed

T Thu

F Fri

S Sat

S Sun

1 event, 26

2022-12-21

Winter Break – No School

Winter Break – No School

December 21, 2022 - January 2, 2023

Winter Break – No School

1 event, 27

2022-12-21

Winter Break – No School

1 event, 28

2022-12-21

Winter Break – No School

1 event, 29

2022-12-21

Winter Break – No School

1 event, 30

2022-12-21

Winter Break – No School

1 event, 31

2022-12-21

Winter Break – No School

1 event, 1

2022-12-21

Winter Break – No School

1 event, 2

2022-12-21

Winter Break – No School

Winter Break – No School

1 event, 3

2023-01-03

School Resumes

School Resumes

January 3

School Resumes

0 events, 4

0 events, 5

0 events, 6

0 events, 7

0 events, 8

2 events, 9

2023-01-09

Late Start

Late Start

January 9

Late Start

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Health Days

January 9 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Health Days

Open to all Pendleton School District students. Call for appointment: 541-966-3857 or 541-966-3432

0 events, 10

0 events, 11

0 events, 12

0 events, 13

0 events, 14

0 events, 15

1 event, 16

2023-01-16

MLK Jr. Day – No School

MLK Jr. Day – No School

January 16

MLK Jr. Day – No School

0 events, 17

0 events, 18

0 events, 19

0 events, 20

0 events, 21

0 events, 22

1 event, 23

2023-01-23

Late Start

Late Start

January 23

Late Start

0 events, 24

0 events, 25

0 events, 26

0 events, 27

0 events, 28

0 events, 29

2 events, 30

2023-01-30

Staff In-Service – No School

Staff In-Service – No School

January 30

Staff In-Service – No School

2023-01-30

End of 1st Semester

End of 1st Semester

January 30

End of 1st Semester

0 events, 31

0 events, 1

0 events, 2

0 events, 3

0 events, 4

0 events, 5

December 21
All day

Winter Break – No School

December 21
All day

Winter Break – No School

December 21
All day

Winter Break – No School

December 21
All day

Winter Break – No School

December 21
All day

Winter Break – No School

December 21
All day

Winter Break – No School

December 21
All day

Winter Break – No School

December 21
All day

Winter Break – No School

January 3
All day

School Resumes

  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
January 9
All day

Late Start

January 9 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Health Days

  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
January 16
All day

MLK Jr. Day – No School

  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
January 23
All day

Late Start

  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
January 30
All day

Staff In-Service – No School

All day

End of 1st Semester

  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
View Calendar
psd shield logo

Pendleton School District
107 NW 10th Street, Pendleton, OR 97801
Phone:  541.276.6711  Fax:  541.278.3208

The Pendleton School District assures that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or income as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related authorities, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any Pendleton School District sponsored program or activity.

Accessibility Statement   |   Nondiscrimination Policy   |  USDA Nondiscrimination Statement  |  Public Complaint Procedure  |  Safe Oregon
© Pendleton School District 16R. All Rights Reserved

Scroll to top