North Clackamas School District Stories- February 2022

Press release from the North Clackamas School District:

February 4, 2022

Stories is a monthly digital publication for all North Clackamas School District families, staff, and stakeholders. Sharing our own stories and listening to the stories of others are simple yet powerful acts that can help bridge distance and difference, and unite people around a common purpose. Our goal is to showcase the outstanding students, staff, and community members that make North Clackamas such an amazing place to live, work, and learn, by focusing on our Classrooms, Colleagues, and Community. If you have a story you’d like to see us cover, please email your idea to stories@nclack.k12.or.us.

Walking into Milwaukie High School and Milwaukie Academy of the Arts, right away, one can feel the special energy in the air. The sound of A-Choir practice drifts down the hallway. Instrument cases and beautiful art pieces are showcased on the hallway walls. Students have music sheets stuffed in backpacks along with their biology and math homework.

“Forestry class has changed me.” Aaron Savage, a Clackamas High School senior, explained how he found himself changing unintentionally but positively after joining the Forestry and Natural Resources program at Sabin-Schellenberg.

Although it’s been hidden behind a mask for most of the past two years, head custodian Pongsak Niphanprasart’s beaming smile is one of the hallmarks of Oak Grove Elementary School. Known to everyone as Pong, the passion and energy that he brings to school every day are a mirror for students and a boost for staff.

Coach Kent McCarty and his Great American Video & Espresso serve up more than just the best coffee in town, his commitment to the schools, players, and community is unmatched

This press release was produced by the North Clackamas School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.