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UMATILLA COUNTY — Oregon schools are getting unprecedented flexibility in how they conduct state testing this year in the face of a year marred by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Umatilla

I have had ample opportunities in the past several weeks to analyze the aims and objectives of the various competitors in the upcoming school board race for the Pendleton School Board. Briana Spencer’s lived experience sets her apart from the other candidates. I am proud and eager to show my allegiance and support for Briana Spencer for Pendleton School District. Her deep compassion for educational equity and her ability to fight to improve the quality of educational experience for all stu...

Please join us and vote for Beth Harrison for Position 1 of the Pendleton School District. I observed Beth in our Altrusa Club of Pendleton. She was a leader in Days for Girls, an international project. She always assists where needed in Altrusa. She was an advisor with me in the ASTRA Club. ASTRA is a student leadership group from our area high schools. She is prompt, organized and bright. She has served on other educational committees in our community and serves very well. She has "skin in th...

I encourage each of you to vote for Joey GrosJacques to Position 4 of the Pendleton School District Board of Directors. I have had the honor to know Joey throughout the last four years in my professional and personal life. One of the first things I learned about Joey is that he is always prepared, a strong collaborator, a careful listener, and will always put students first when making the challenging decisions. He will make tough decisions in order to expand equitable opportunity for all stude...

I’m writing to show my support for Briana Spencer to be elected to Pendleton School District Board Position 7.  I believe Briana would be a great addition to the school board. This young woman would be an active participant in the political aspects of the school district. Briana is a young lady who can make a difference in the overall quality of the education the school is providing, which Pendleton School District needs. Briana is a person that knows being on the school board she will ...

The Pendleton School District needs solid leadership, and Briana Spencer is the right candidate to fill Position 7 on the board. Briana is a strong leader. She believes in a community focus and investing in the future. She knows the issues, and she does not shy away from hard discussions. She would also bring some diversity and needed community engagement to the board. Briana knows the community well and is invested in seeing it succeed. She’s grown up in the Pendleton community and attend...

PENDLETON — A third principal from the Pendleton School District is resigning this year. At a Tuesday, April 6, Pendleton School Board meeting, members approved the resignation of Washington Elementary School Principal Aimee VanNice. Prior to arriving in Pendleton in 2012, VanNice had been an elementary school teacher and instructional curriculum leader in Bend. She was the principal of McKay Creek Elementary School for several years before taking over Washington in 2015 as it transitioned...

PENDLETON — McKay Creek Elementary School Principal Lorena Woods will resign at the end of the school year, meaning the Pendleton School District will need to search for two new principals this spring. Superintendent Chris Fritsch said Woods would continue to work for the district through June and was leaving Pendleton to look for other opportunities elsewhere. The district hired Woods in 2018 to replace Ronda Smith, who had shifted over to Sherwood Heights Elementary School. Woods was a m...

PENDLETON — Melissa Sandven’s three-year tenure as the principal of Pendleton High School is coming to an end. At a Monday, March 8, meeting, the Pendleton School Board is set to approve Sandven’s resignation, which will go into effect June 30. Sandven said she enjoyed her time in Pendleton, but with most of her family located west of the Cascades, she felt like she needed to return to the west side of Oregon. “I couldn’t go another year away from them,” she said. ...

PENDLETON — As high school athletics ramps back up for the first time in 2021, the Pendleton School District is dealing with potential COVID-19 exposures among two of its sports