Oregon Trail School District

Oregon Trail School District 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.

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.

The latest edition of On the Trail Magazine, the Oregon Trail School District's quarterly publication, is out! The April...
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!

03/13/2026

Thrive at 25, 2026!
Housing, utilities, groceries, entertainment - expenses add up quickly by the time people turn 25 years old (not to mention taxes, pets, cars, healthcare and more!). Sophomores at Sandy High School - now 10 years away from that age - got a glimpse into their possible future at the yearly Thrive at 25 event, sponsored by the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce.
The event is like the game of Life, where students see how their financial future may play out based on a possible career and all the expenses they can expect to have when they are 25 years old. Once they reconcile their hypothetical income with their hypothetical expenses (with the help of more than 40 volunteers from the chamber!), they see if they break even, have a little money left over or are potentially in the red.

Thanks to these community businesses and organizations for volunteering!
Sandy Kiwanis
American Family Insurance
Trimble Rentals
Mt. Hood Community College
Sandy Community Action Center
Active Media
Possibility Squad
Embold Credit Union
City of Sandy
AntFarm
KW Elite
Clackamas County Bank
Turn Key Realty Group
Ever Fresh
Dick Hannah
Cascadia Village Senior Living
Advantage Mortgage
Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce

Special thanks to Ever Fresh Fruit Co. and AntFarm for providing refreshments.

03/10/2026

AMR visits Boring Middle School
Responders from AMR made a special call to Boring MIddle School on Wednesday, March 4, giving students in the Intro to First Aid classes a tour of their ambulance while also offering insight into their career.
The First Aid classes are offered in Health Sciences at BMS, one of the three Career & Technical Education (CTE) tracks at the school. Other CTE classes range from Vet Science in the Agriculture Track to Intro to Engineering: Robotics and Drones in the Science and Engineering track.
These CTE classes can be taken for credit at Sandy High School, providing an early start to a student's CTE path and laying the foundation for next steps after high school.

02/27/2026

Welches School Ceramics
Since late January, students at Welches School from kindergarten through eighth grade have dug their hands into learning all about ceramics. Artist Beth Wilson visited the school for three sessions, leading students through the process of sculpting and glazing their ceramics as part of the Right Brain Initiative. The program was made possible through support from the Welches Parent Teacher Community Organization, which help raise funds through the annual Rainbow Run that fixed and improved the school's kiln.

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Sandy, OR
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