Umatilla School District

Senior Spotlight! Taylor Durfey will be attending College of Idaho this fall. Taylor will be majoring in health science and have three minors. Her minors will be in communications, business, and she is undecided on her third minor. Taylor will continue with track and field at the College of Idaho on an athletic scholarship. After completing school, Taylor wants to become a dental hygienist.

Senior Spotlight! Franco Sanchez-Marin plans to head straight into the workforce after graduation. He plans on working at Walmart D.C. or Lamb Weston. In the future he wants to continue his education at an undecided college.

UHS Spirit Week! Today’s Dress up day was Jersey Day. Tomorrow is Career Day.

Vikings vs Vikings! Umatilla Softball plays Vale today at the district playoffs. They will be competing at 4 pm MST in Vale. Let's go, Vikings!

Senior Spotlight! Jenexy Rivera plans to attend Portland State University this fall. She wants to get her bachelors in business and is undecided on what she wants to do after getting her degree but knows she wants to work in the business industry.

UHS Spirit Week! Today’s UHS dress up day was, Wear a Hat/Bring Anything But A Backpack Day. Students were very creative with what they wore/brought to school. Check back in tomorrow to see what students wear for Jersey Day.

Thank you to all those who joined us last Friday for UHS Family Night! Students and families were able to enjoy good food, participate in carnival games, and meet the UHS Staff. This event would not have been possible without Marisa Gonzalez, Dee Lorence, and Lorena Mendoza. Thank you, Marisa, Dee, and Lorena for organizing this event and everyone else who helped set up. Thank you to Acapulco Food truck for providing tacos and the National Guard for providing a rock climbing wall. For more details and photos on the event please click the link below. https://sites.google.com/umatillasd.org/ybk-familynight-photos/home/photos

Congratulations! Please join us in congratulating Josy Chavez on receiving Human Resources Specialist of the Year. Thank you, Josy, for being an outstanding HR Specialist.

Congratulations to our Crystal Apple Award recipients! Please join us in celebrating Tim Young and Danette Prindle. We appreciate all the hard work you put in to ensure Umatilla students are successful. Congratulations!

Senior Spotlight! Cassandra Calvillo Rodriuez will be attending Paul Mitchell this fall to get her esthetician license. After getting her license she wants to begin working at a local salon to gain more experience and eventually open up her own salon.

Senior Spotlight! Thomas Barrier plans to attend Blue Mountain Community College this fall to study Business Management. After getting his degree Thomas plans to open his own family business.

Food Corps is now recruiting! If you'd like more information or are interested in applying visit their website https://foodcorps.org/

Today is National School Nurse Day! Please join us in thanking Tamara Bow and Trista Tovey for all they do to care for Umatilla Students. They play an important role in the educational setting by ensuring students are healthy, in school, and ready to learn.

Join Umatilla High & Clara Brownell Middle School for their Spring Concert May 17th! Únase a Umatilla High y Clara Brownell Middle School para su Concierto de Primavera el 17 de Mayo!

Lights, camera, action! The Umatilla High School's Drama Club will be performing their first play. All friends and families are welcomed to attend and admission is completely free for all ages.

Congratulations, Ulises and Lynkin! They won the doubles championship at sub-regional tennis today. They will head to Baker on Friday to play for a shot at State. Way to go, Vikings!

We loved celebrating our Bridge Builder Awards recipients tonight. Thank you, Umatilla Chamber of Commerce, for helping us honor Scott Bow, Estella Garza and David White. Congratulations, Scott, Estella and David!

Happy School Lunch Hero Day! Please join us in thanking our school nutrition professionals for all the hard work they put in to prepare healthy meals for our Umatilla students. They are superheros!

Please join us in thanking our teachers during National Teachers Appreciation Week! We have an amazing team of teachers and appreciate ALL they do to help our Umatilla students grow.

The Umatilla School District is considering the adoption of new curriculum for K-12 language arts and English Language Acquisition. The public is invited to review the proposed curriculum. To request a login, please email sipeh@umatillasd.org. Feedback will be accepted through May 9th, 2022. The following are the proposed curricula that can be reviewed: McGraw Hill: -Wonders (Grades K-2) -Wonders (Grades 3-5) -StudySync (Grades 6-8) -StudySync Core ELA & British Literature (Grade 9-12)