North Clackamas School District Stories For January 2022

Press release from the North Clackamas School District:

January 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.

Not only are the first five years of a child's life critical to their lifelong development, but getting off to a good start in kindergarten can make a big difference in a student’s educational career. That’s why North Clackamas Schools has partnered with Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) to offer the Ready, Set, Go school readiness program for the past 16 years. READ MORE>>

North Clackamas has set itself apart among school districts in northwest Oregon by offering its students a wide variety of high-level academic options and highly innovative training and vocational opportunities. From culinary arts to sports marketing, automotive sciences to early childhood and preschool education, NCSD’s Sabin-Schellenberg Professional Technical Center (SSC) has produced an incredible number of talented, career-ready alumni over the years. READ MORE>>

Authentically engaging students in their learning begins with making student voice a priority. Educators use student voice as a driver for their instruction when they center student ideas, interests, perspectives, backgrounds, and home cultures in the classroom. It creates a school and classroom community where students have both the skills and agency to design their own futures. READ MORE>>

Shortly after Carmen and Brian Meyer opened their first Cha! Cha! Cha! Mexican Taqueria location in Sellwood, the couple moved to Milwaukie to be closer to their business. But after getting to know the community, the Meyers decided to bring their business closer to their new home, opening a new location on Main Street in 2005. READ MORE>>

Have a story you think we should know about? Please send your story ideas, requests, or photos to stories@nclack.k12.or.us

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