School News
!['Goat' Excited - It's Time to Name Our Goats!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729117886/springfieldk12orus/ozekclj5poiwzj1qjepq/GoatOpenMouth800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1729117886/springfieldk12orus/ozekclj5poiwzj1qjepq/GoatOpenMouth800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729117886/springfieldk12orus/ozekclj5poiwzj1qjepq/GoatOpenMouth800x455.jpg","width":800}])
Allison McGowan
Don't be baaah-shful - what should our goats be named?
![Volunteers! - Update (or Submit) Your Application]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726185238/springfieldk12orus/dqalnjzszckdhhhrtfcv/CallingAllSchoolVolunteers.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726185238/springfieldk12orus/dqalnjzszckdhhhrtfcv/CallingAllSchoolVolunteers.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726185238/springfieldk12orus/dqalnjzszckdhhhrtfcv/CallingAllSchoolVolunteers.jpg","width":800}])
Allison McGowan
Volunteers are an essential part of our school communities. Update or complete a volunteer application today!
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Chakris Kussalanant
SPS’s Teaching and Learning Department has added the Magnetic Reading Foundations curriculum to all K-2 classrooms.
![First Day of School 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725663542/springfieldk12orus/xp18ii2khe1ahyjwpmq5/FirstDayThumb800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725663542/springfieldk12orus/xp18ii2khe1ahyjwpmq5/FirstDayThumb800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725663542/springfieldk12orus/xp18ii2khe1ahyjwpmq5/FirstDayThumb800x455.jpg","width":800}])
Allison McGowan
Pics from around the District on the first days of school. Welcome Back!
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Allison McGowan
The countdown is on! The first day of school is Sept. 4 or 5, depending on grade level.
![2024-25 Online Enrollment and Annual Student Review]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713999564/springfieldk12orus/gjmg6aqutdvugbvgpjpg/WaltervilleStudent800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713999564/springfieldk12orus/gjmg6aqutdvugbvgpjpg/WaltervilleStudent800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713999564/springfieldk12orus/gjmg6aqutdvugbvgpjpg/WaltervilleStudent800x455.jpg","width":800}])
Allison McGowan
Online enrollment and Annual Student Review for the 2024-25 school year is now open.
District News
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Students at Hamlin Middle School now have a cozy place for reading, relaxing, and connecting with other avid literature lovers—the Carson Reading Room. Students got their first peek on November 6 of the new reading room, which was made possible thanks to a grant that was funded by the Gagon family.
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The Springfield High School (SHS) Automotive Technology Program was awarded a $7,500 grant for an outreach project to help veterans fix their vehicles or receive a donated car.
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Four SPS teachers were selected as recipients of the 2024 Selco Creative Educator Grants, which help teachers fund their creative class projects and help support finding innovative ways to teach students in our district.
![TMS Library Manager Val Graybill]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732138479/springfieldk12orus/cj2eh5swlqhddzwarr95/Graybill_Award00_05_24_17Still001.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732138479/springfieldk12orus/cj2eh5swlqhddzwarr95/Graybill_Award00_05_24_17Still001.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1732138479/springfieldk12orus/cj2eh5swlqhddzwarr95/Graybill_Award00_05_24_17Still001.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1732138479/springfieldk12orus/cj2eh5swlqhddzwarr95/Graybill_Award00_05_24_17Still001.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1732138479/springfieldk12orus/cj2eh5swlqhddzwarr95/Graybill_Award00_05_24_17Still001.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732138479/springfieldk12orus/cj2eh5swlqhddzwarr95/Graybill_Award00_05_24_17Still001.png","width":1920}])
TMS Library Manager, Val Graybill was named the 2024 Classified Library Employee of the Year.
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The Oregon Department of Education has released the At-A-Glance School and District Profiles for the 2023-24 school year.
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The election results to name the SPS goat herd are in.