The countdown is on to graduation for the Class of 2024! Commencement will be held on Saturday, June 1st at 11:00 on Henderson Field. Enjoy a bonus picture of the Class of 2024 cheerleaders sporting shirts representing the colleges they're heading to this fall.
In October Mrs. Huffman's second graders buried a trash filled pumpkin and wondered how it would change over time. On Earth Day they set to find out! They discovered that the pumpkin had decomposed, but the garbage still remained. Students learned that natural materials decompose quickly over time but many man-made materials do not and that is why it is important to reduce, reuse and recycle!
Summer school registration is open today and will remain open through Friday, May 17th. Registration will be done via email this year. Below are registration contacts:
Preschool: kelsey.peterson@dufur.k12.or.us
Grades Kindergarten-12: kwhitley@dufur.k12.or.us
Here is the link to the Dufur School May Newsletter! https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/726/Dufur_School_District/4261064/24_May_news.pdf
The Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Indigenous Little Free Library will be on May 7th in Celilo Village! Everyone is welcome!
Congrats to the Lady Ranger Golf Team on winning the Mac-High Invitational today in Milton Freewater! Great job ladies!
Afterschool Program students did an earthquake simulation activity this week as part of their natural disaster preparedness course offered through OSU Extension. Students used toothpicks, marshmallows, and cardboard to build a house that was put to the test on a tray of Jell-O, shaken, and timed for how long it would stay intact.
We wanted to share this fun family event happening in The Dalles this weekend!
Mrs. Welk Kindergarten class spent some time in Construction class today making porcupines!
Only 24 hours until the Walk-a-Thon! K-8th grades will be participating. If you would like to donate: https://go.dojiggy.io/rangerwalkathon2024
Congratulations to Mrs. Gratiot's 4th grade class. They are the class that read the most this year for library week reading 4,350 minutes averaging 272 minutes per student.
Two more days until the 19th Annual Ranger Walk-a-Thon! If you would like to make a pledge you can visit https://go.dojiggy.io/rangerwalkathon2024
The One Community Health Mobile Medical Unit will be here on Wednesday, April 17th and Wednesday, May 15th. To schedule an appointment call 541-308-8345 or go to onecommunityhealth.org/school-based-health-services.
"Congratulations Dufur School! You successfully filled up a 20yrd dumpster in one day!
Thank you to all of those who allowed students to help with this project, and thank you to those students who participated. It was a tough job! Nice work!"
-Leona Egeland.
Thank you Mrs. Egeland and Ridgeline Plumbing for making this happen!
April is National Autism Awareness and Acceptance month! Autism is a neurological variation. This means that the brains of autistic people work differently than the brains of allistic (non-autistic) people. Not lesser, just different. Please join Dufur School this month in celebrating neurodivergence and learning more about the autistic community by wearing tie-dye this Friday, April 12th, to celebrate the beauty of the diverse spectrum of the human mind!
Congratulations to freshman Emerson Harvey on being chosen as April's Team Beef Oregon Athlete of the Month! Emerson was nominated by her 4-H beef leader and DHS global studies teacher Mrs. Anderson for her excellence in the classroom, in sports, and in the beef show arena. Nominees had to meet a minimum GPA requirement and show evidence of excellence in the beef industry in addition to participating in at least one sport. Another Dufur High School student making our community proud!
The Ranger TECH CTE program and Mrs. Egeland's construction class was featured in the April Ruralite magazine. There is a copy of the magazine in the school lobby for community members to read if they don't receive Ruralite at home.
April marks the Month of the Military Child (MOMC), a time dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the resilience, sacrifices, and contributions of military-connected children. Did you know Oregon’s schools serve approximately 3,100 military-connected students spread across 115 of the 197 school districts? Their impact is felt in nearly all communities in Oregon.
The life of a military child is a unique blend of adventures and challenges. It's important to acknowledge their service to our country as part of a military family. Let's celebrate their bravery, pride, and strength together. Join us in honoring the incredible children who play a vital role in our nation's military families and in Oregon’s school communities, not just during April, but all year long.
Our first grade students joined many across the country today viewing the solar eclipse!
Check out Mrs. Huffman’s second grade animal habitat dioramas. Chad’s hammerhead shark, Hailey’s harp seal and Mirabelle’s rabbit were voted as the top three favorites. Thank you students and staff for voting!
