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Did you know Cascade High School has some of the best and newest facilities in our district, as well as some that are largely unchanged since the late 1960's?

We love all the things we offer: some of the best Career and Technical Education in the state, a stellar graduation rate, and top notch athletics. We've worked hard to expand and take care of the buildings over the years, but there are always things to address with an almost 60 year old facility.

Our recent facility assessment took a close look at the condition and needs for the high school, and this video shares the highlights.

Cascade Junior High School took students ice skating at the end of the first trimester on a field trip. They had a great time!

You can see more pictures on our Facebook page.

Kindergartners had so much fun making gingerbread houses at Aumsville Elementary! Their creativity showed in big ways!

You can see more pictures on our Facebook page.

The Opportunity Center held its annual Family Winter Party Wednesday night! Over 60 students and family members participated in door prizes, bingo, karaoke, crafts and pizza for dinner.

What a way to kick off a new trimester and start the Winter Vibes! You can see more pictures on our Facebook page.

It's holiday concert time!

The Kindergarten and first grade classes at Aumsville Elementary sang their hearts out Thursday night. Families loved to hear them sing, and there was a family photo booth too!

You can see more pictures on our Facebook page.

It's time once again for the Cascade Junior High School Holiday Food Drive!

All the food baskets go to local families in our community. If you can donate a turkey or ham or any of the items below by Monday, that would be so great! Bring donations (including money if you don't have time to shop but want to help) to the Jr. High office.

Biscuit Mix- box or packaged

Potatoes or Boxed Potatoes

Gravy packets or cans

Canned Cranberries

Stuffing

Cake/ Brownie Mix

Cake Frosting

Canned Yams

Canned Beans

Canned Corn

OPTIONAL ITEMS:

Peanut butter

Jam/ jelly

Canned soup

Chili

Canned fruit

Tuna

Hamburger Helper

Macaroni and Cheese

Spaghetti noodles

Spaghetti sauce- canned

Toiletries:

Shampoo

Liquid or bar soap

Toothpaste

Deodorant

Let the spirit of the season guide you to donating blood at Cascade High School's annual Winter Blood Drive with the American Red Cross on Wednesday Dec. 18!

Use this link to schedule your donation today:

With colder winter weather starting to arrive (and lots of rain this week with a flooding risk), we want you to be informed about our process for communicating a delay or a closure so that you know what to expect. We make a decision for a closure or delay by 6:00 am and use ParentSquare to send a phone call, text, email, and ParentSquare app alert to let our community know. Now is a good time to make sure your school has the correct phone number and email address to reach you; contact the office with any recent changes so we will be able to reach you.

For a two hour delay, all school start times and bus pick ups happen exactly two hours later. If a two hour delay happens on a Wednesday where late start is already scheduled, everything will still just be two hours delayed; we won't make an additional two hours, which would put the start time after 11 am.

For a school closure, evening activities and athletics are canceled as well, unless otherwise noted. Sometimes we will first call a delay and then if conditions do not improve, we will call for a closure.

Safety of our students and staff is our main priority, and we make decisions about delays and closures with that in mind. We have a large area in our school district, with homes at different elevations. This sometimes means you can look out your window and wonder why we are closing, because your area is quite different than another part of our district. We do our best with these difficult decisions, and ask for your understanding.

You can find this and more information about transportation and delays and closures on our website:

Cascade Apparel, the student run business at Cascade High School, is now selling Cascade State Champions flags to commemorate our football team's historic win. The design of the flags is in the graphic above.

The flags will be $35 and will be available after roughly January 10. An order form is attached to this newsletter and can be sent to Keegan Barry: keegan.barry@cascade.k12.or.us