Cascade School District

09/02/2026

Shane Hedrick, Cascade High School Athletic Director and reigning state champion football coach, did a great job Monday night sharing with athletes and their families.

He focused on the Cascade Way. Athletics is an extension of the classroom, preparation for life, and a way to build character. Our student athletes will grow as people, this year and always!

09/01/2026

The class of 2027 at Cascade High School started making memories at Senior Sunrise this morning! They're ready for a great year!

08/31/2026

WELCOME BACK STUDENTS!

We are so glad to be back!

08/27/2026

It's the Popsicle Party Open House today at Cascade Junior High School!

Students are grabbing their schedules, meeting teachers, figuring out lockers, and getting ready for a great year!

08/25/2026

We love having all our staff back! Today is District Day, full of re-connecting and training and getting ready for a great year. And this year, some fun "Survivor" challenges!

Superintendent Drill welcomed everyone back and encouraged everyone with three things:

Be here: the presence of a caring adult makes a great learning environment for our students.

Build Relationships: it's how we do it in our Cascade family.

Communicate Effectively: with each other, with our students, with our parents.

We're ready! Most students will start on Monday, Aug. 31.

08/24/2026

One of our teachers going the extra mile for our students again!

Cascade High School's Justin Lowder saw that KOIN 6 was adding a new thing, U-report, giving schools a platform to share athletic news info. He's going to take the class he's been teaching on Sports Media for years, and help his students take a step up and publish their stories on U-report.

Most schools will see this as a chance to highlight athletics. Thanks to Lowder, Cascade will take it a step further, and also give our students real-world career experience creating quality content. A win-win!

You can watch and read the story on Cascade at KOIN's website:

https://www.koin.com/sports/u-report-becomes-key-part-of-curriculum-in-classroom-at-cascade-high-school/?fbclid=IwY2xjawT5SmJwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAGJyaWQRMXlWa2o3Z2tjUENzMGVKOHNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEelBs2Dpy23cG_IZ-j-Cu6vT9Ssb36T2zed3tAu9T5W5GkRN9gZimy_Ronjpw_aem_34dguPFyTOeTeEX7gOHRig

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There’s a new tool now available for high school students interested in sports journalism. U-Report is a new platform at KOIN 6 where high schoolers can create s…

08/21/2026

Today we welcomed new teachers to Cascade!

We're excited to have them a part of our team. They'll be ready to go when students arrive on Aug. 31!

Superintendent Darin Drill is pictured welcoming them during lunch today.

08/20/2026

It's Cascade Night for the Mavericks League Baseball in Salem on Friday, August 28!

Use the link below to get $16 tickets for the special Cascade price of $5! Enjoy a fun night of baseball with your family at Roto Rooter Park in Keizer.

Mavericks Baseball League

08/20/2026

US News & World Report has named Cascade High School to their Best High Schools in the nation list!

We're proud of the work our staff does to serve our students and community.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/oregon/districts/cascade-school-district-5/cascade-senior-high-school-16428

08/14/2026

Today was an important milestone! Thanks to the community support that passed our bond last May, today we signed the pre-closing papers on the sale of those bonds. The district will receive the funds next week.

It took a whole lot of behind-the-scenes work to make this happen. Thanks to Director of Finance William Wang, our legal counsel Hawkins, Delafield, and Wood, and our underwriter Piper Sandler for getting us to this day.

We’ve already been planning the work to efficiently use these funds for important improvements to all our schools. Be watching to see the first projects getting underway very soon!