🎉 Celebrating Officer Shockley 🎉
We are saddened to share that Officer Shockley will be retiring from the OC Police Force at the end of this month, and his last day on campus with us will be the 20th. While we are excited for him as he begins this next chapter, he will be greatly missed here at CAIS.
Officer Shockley has invested so much in our school community—supporting our staff, building meaningful connections with our students, and always showing up with care and dedication. His presence has made a lasting impact on our campus, and we are incredibly grateful for all he has done.
Please join us in thanking Officer Shockley for his service and wishing him a happy and well-deserved retirement! 💙👮♂️
We are saddened to share that Officer Shockley will be retiring from the OC Police Force at the end of this month, and his last day on campus with us will be the 20th. While we are excited for him as he begins this next chapter, he will be greatly missed here at CAIS.
Officer Shockley has invested so much in our school community—supporting our staff, building meaningful connections with our students, and always showing up with care and dedication. His presence has made a lasting impact on our campus, and we are incredibly grateful for all he has done.
Please join us in thanking Officer Shockley for his service and wishing him a happy and well-deserved retirement! 💙👮♂️
📣 Stay Connected with OCSD—When It Matters Most (Part 3 of 3)
From inclement weather updates ❄️ to emergency notifications 🚨 and important school news, staying informed helps us keep students and families safe and supported. Here are the best ways to stay up to date:
⚠️ FlashAlert
FlashAlert is a regional alert system that shares school closures, delays, and emergency announcements—especially during severe weather.
✔️ Visit flashalert.net
✔️ Select Oregon City School District
✔️ Follow alerts through local media partners
From inclement weather updates ❄️ to emergency notifications 🚨 and important school news, staying informed helps us keep students and families safe and supported. Here are the best ways to stay up to date:
⚠️ FlashAlert
FlashAlert is a regional alert system that shares school closures, delays, and emergency announcements—especially during severe weather.
✔️ Visit flashalert.net
✔️ Select Oregon City School District
✔️ Follow alerts through local media partners
📣 Stay Connected with OCSD—When It Matters Most (Part 2 of 3)
From inclement weather updates ❄️ to emergency notifications 🚨 and important school news, staying informed helps us keep students and families safe and supported. Here are the best ways to stay up to date:
📱 OCSD District App
Your one-stop hub for district and school information—right on your phone.
✔️ Push notifications for urgent updates
✔️ News, events, and announcements
✔️ Easy access to school info and links
How to get it:
• Download the Oregon City School District app from the Apple App Store or Google Play
• Turn on notifications to receive timely alerts
From inclement weather updates ❄️ to emergency notifications 🚨 and important school news, staying informed helps us keep students and families safe and supported. Here are the best ways to stay up to date:
📱 OCSD District App
Your one-stop hub for district and school information—right on your phone.
✔️ Push notifications for urgent updates
✔️ News, events, and announcements
✔️ Easy access to school info and links
How to get it:
• Download the Oregon City School District app from the Apple App Store or Google Play
• Turn on notifications to receive timely alerts
📣 Stay Connected with OCSD—When It Matters Most (Part 1 of 3)
From inclement weather updates ❄️ to emergency notifications 🚨 and important school news, staying informed helps us keep students and families safe and supported. Here are the best ways to stay up to date:
🔔 ParentSquare
This is OCSD’s primary communication tool for families and staff.
✔️ Weather-related closures or delays
✔️ Emergency notifications
✔️ School and district updates
✔️ Messages from your student’s school
How to sign up:
• Look for an invite from ParentSquare via email or text
• Or visit parentsquare.com/signin using the email or phone number on file with your school
• Download the ParentSquare app for real-time notifications
From inclement weather updates ❄️ to emergency notifications 🚨 and important school news, staying informed helps us keep students and families safe and supported. Here are the best ways to stay up to date:
🔔 ParentSquare
This is OCSD’s primary communication tool for families and staff.
✔️ Weather-related closures or delays
✔️ Emergency notifications
✔️ School and district updates
✔️ Messages from your student’s school
How to sign up:
• Look for an invite from ParentSquare via email or text
• Or visit parentsquare.com/signin using the email or phone number on file with your school
• Download the ParentSquare app for real-time notifications
✨ Meet Michele Stroh ✨
✔ Years of service : Just starting my 5th year
✔ What motivates you to serve? : My motivation is to see the successes of our students as they enter into each stage of their education. I love seeing the confidence, the growth, and the opportunities for them to explore.
✔ One thing you love about our students or community: One thing I love about our district is the amazing , dedicated , and hard working educators that show up each day to share their love for education with our students.
✔A memorable highlight during your time as a board member: My highlight is the district, staff and community all embracing our Narcan policy, training on substance use and signs of an overdose with the education of fentanyl and other drugs. We chose to be proactive and not wait until tragedy happened to react.
I will always be so thankful to be able to share Keaton’s story to educate our youth and give them the information to deter them from experimenting with illicit substances.
Thank you, Michele, for your time and dedication to our students and community. 💙
✔ Years of service : Just starting my 5th year
✔ What motivates you to serve? : My motivation is to see the successes of our students as they enter into each stage of their education. I love seeing the confidence, the growth, and the opportunities for them to explore.
✔ One thing you love about our students or community: One thing I love about our district is the amazing , dedicated , and hard working educators that show up each day to share their love for education with our students.
✔A memorable highlight during your time as a board member: My highlight is the district, staff and community all embracing our Narcan policy, training on substance use and signs of an overdose with the education of fentanyl and other drugs. We chose to be proactive and not wait until tragedy happened to react.
I will always be so thankful to be able to share Keaton’s story to educate our youth and give them the information to deter them from experimenting with illicit substances.
Thank you, Michele, for your time and dedication to our students and community. 💙
We notice when you’re not here—because you matter.
Your presence makes our classrooms stronger, kinder, and more connected.
If today feels heavy, we want you to know this:
We’re here for the good days and the hard ones.
Support, care, and understanding are always within reach.
Being here today helps build tomorrow—and we’re so glad you’re part of our community. 💙
Your presence makes our classrooms stronger, kinder, and more connected.
If today feels heavy, we want you to know this:
We’re here for the good days and the hard ones.
Support, care, and understanding are always within reach.
Being here today helps build tomorrow—and we’re so glad you’re part of our community. 💙
✨ Meet Katie Wilson ✨
✔ Years of service : This is my third year.
✔ What motivates you to serve? : Our students! As a parent, I am committed to supporting a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment for our kids.
✔ One thing you love about our students or community: The people! I enjoy getting to meet and work with so many amazing people- including students, staff, parents, and community members.
✔A memorable highlight during your time as a board member: Helping to support bringing our community together to pass our bond and getting to spend time in our schools.
Thank you, Katie, for your time and dedication to our students and community. 💙
✔ Years of service : This is my third year.
✔ What motivates you to serve? : Our students! As a parent, I am committed to supporting a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment for our kids.
✔ One thing you love about our students or community: The people! I enjoy getting to meet and work with so many amazing people- including students, staff, parents, and community members.
✔A memorable highlight during your time as a board member: Helping to support bringing our community together to pass our bond and getting to spend time in our schools.
Thank you, Katie, for your time and dedication to our students and community. 💙
January is School Board Appreciation Month!
Our school board members are volunteers who give their time to help guide our district—listening, learning, and making decisions with students at the center. This month, we’re saying thank you for the commitment, care, and countless hours behind the scenes.
Learn more about our school board members.
📣 CAIS OPEN HOUSE 📣
Prospective students and families are invited to explore CAIS and see our programs in action! Tour our building and maker space, meet our team, and learn about the tools that support our hands-on CTE learning approach.
🗓 Wednesday, January 21
🕓 4:00–6:30 PM
Event Schedule:
🔹 4:00–6:00 PM – Tours of the building & maker space
🔹 4:45–5:30 PM – Q&A Session 1
🔹 5:45–6:30 PM – Q&A Session 2
✨ RSVPs are now being accepted!
We look forward to welcoming you to CAIS and answering all your questions.
Prospective students and families are invited to explore CAIS and see our programs in action! Tour our building and maker space, meet our team, and learn about the tools that support our hands-on CTE learning approach.
🗓 Wednesday, January 21
🕓 4:00–6:30 PM
Event Schedule:
🔹 4:00–6:00 PM – Tours of the building & maker space
🔹 4:45–5:30 PM – Q&A Session 1
🔹 5:45–6:30 PM – Q&A Session 2
✨ RSVPs are now being accepted!
We look forward to welcoming you to CAIS and answering all your questions.
Vaccine Exclusion Day is February 25, 2025! Please note the corrected date
📢 Reminder: Vaccination Exclusion Day is coming! 🗓️
Oregon law requires all students attending school, preschool, childcare, and Head Start programs to have up-to-date immunizations or a medical/non-medical exemption on file with their school.
If your student’s required immunization records are not complete by February 25, they cannot attend in-person learning or childcare until we receive documentation showing compliance.
💉 Where to get vaccines:
- Make an appointment with your primary care provider, a pharmacy (for older children), or one of the clinics below.
- Clackamas County Health Centers: Call: 503-655-8471 Locations in Beavercreek, Gladstone, Sandy, and Sunnyside.
- School Based Health Centers: Open to district students at Oregon City High School. OCHS Clinic: 503-785-8770
- Neighborhood Health Centers: Call: 503-848-5861 Locations in Oregon City, Milwaukie, and Canby.
Affordable or no-cost options are available.
📍 Need records?
Contact your doctor, your school, or the Oregon Health Authority registry. If vaccinated at a Clackamas County clinic, call 503-650-3195.
📄 Don’t forget to turn in your student’s updated immunization record or exemption form to the school as soon as possible.
Join Us for the CAIS Open House & Maker Fair!
Prospective students and families are invited to explore all that CAIS has to offer. Tour our innovative spaces, learn about the tools that power our Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, and stay for a Q&A session at the end!
📅 Wednesday, January 21, 2026
📍 CAIS Campus
🕓 4:00–6:00 PM — Tours of our building and maker space
💬 4:45–5:30 PM — Q&A Session 1
💬 5:45–6:30 PM — Q&A Session 2
Please RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/mpdjzbk3
Prospective students and families are invited to explore all that CAIS has to offer. Tour our innovative spaces, learn about the tools that power our Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, and stay for a Q&A session at the end!
📅 Wednesday, January 21, 2026
📍 CAIS Campus
🕓 4:00–6:00 PM — Tours of our building and maker space
💬 4:45–5:30 PM — Q&A Session 1
💬 5:45–6:30 PM — Q&A Session 2
Please RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/mpdjzbk3
Happy New Year, 2026! We hope everyone had a wonderful winter break. Here’s to a great year ahead filled with learning, growth, and success. We’re so glad to have our students and staff back!
🏗️ 2025 Bond Project Update | Phase 1 and 2 Progress
We’re continuing to make steady progress across multiple bond-funded projects throughout the district! Here’s a snapshot of where things stand:
🏫 Phase 2 Elementary Schools (Candy Lane, Holcomb, John McLoughlin):
Design development is complete, with teams reviewing staff feedback from November and continuing cost estimating. Community, staff, and family input gathered through conferences is helping inform next steps. Planning is underway for how schools will operate during construction, including preparations for Candy Lane’s temporary transition to the King campus. Vendor selection is also underway for moving services and new playground equipment.
🔧 Oregon City High School – CTE:
Design development is complete, and the project remains in the design phase as plans are refined.
⚾ OCHS Fields & Grounds:
Construction continues to move forward—even through heavy rain. Softball facilities and fencing are complete, work is resuming on the baseball field, and the project remains on track for completion before the spring athletic season. Several new scoreboards are now installed!
🏟️ Pioneer Stadium:
Cost estimating and coordination with the City are ongoing, with construction currently anticipated for summer 2026.
Thank you to our staff, students, families, and community members for your continued feedback and support as we build safe, updated, and future-ready learning spaces for our students.
We’re continuing to make steady progress across multiple bond-funded projects throughout the district! Here’s a snapshot of where things stand:
🏫 Phase 2 Elementary Schools (Candy Lane, Holcomb, John McLoughlin):
Design development is complete, with teams reviewing staff feedback from November and continuing cost estimating. Community, staff, and family input gathered through conferences is helping inform next steps. Planning is underway for how schools will operate during construction, including preparations for Candy Lane’s temporary transition to the King campus. Vendor selection is also underway for moving services and new playground equipment.
🔧 Oregon City High School – CTE:
Design development is complete, and the project remains in the design phase as plans are refined.
⚾ OCHS Fields & Grounds:
Construction continues to move forward—even through heavy rain. Softball facilities and fencing are complete, work is resuming on the baseball field, and the project remains on track for completion before the spring athletic season. Several new scoreboards are now installed!
🏟️ Pioneer Stadium:
Cost estimating and coordination with the City are ongoing, with construction currently anticipated for summer 2026.
Thank you to our staff, students, families, and community members for your continued feedback and support as we build safe, updated, and future-ready learning spaces for our students.
The CAIS Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament was a blast! Congratulations to our champions, Mr. Lowry and Brandon Chesney! Wishing everyone a happy and joyful holiday season!
✨ PBIS Champions of the Week! ✨
A big shoutout to the students who continue to lead with positive behavior. One of our CAIS HS winners, Reed Klusmann, shared a good reminder: “Good behavior shouldn’t be rewarded; it should be a standard for all.”
Keep up the awesome work!
A big shoutout to the students who continue to lead with positive behavior. One of our CAIS HS winners, Reed Klusmann, shared a good reminder: “Good behavior shouldn’t be rewarded; it should be a standard for all.”
Keep up the awesome work!
IF I WERE MAYOR CONTEST
Oregon City is seeking essays, media presentations and posters for their annual contest. Deadline to enter is on Sunday, March 15th, 2026.
All digital submissions must be sent to hschmidt@orcity.org before the deadline. Poster submissions can also be dropped at Oregon City Hall, 625 Center Street, during regular office hours before the deadline.
Oregon City is seeking essays, media presentations and posters for their annual contest. Deadline to enter is on Sunday, March 15th, 2026.
All digital submissions must be sent to hschmidt@orcity.org before the deadline. Poster submissions can also be dropped at Oregon City Hall, 625 Center Street, during regular office hours before the deadline.
Let it snow creativity! ❄️ Ms. LaVoie’s students turned their classroom doors into winter masterpieces
🌟 PBIS Winners of the Week! 🌟
Shoutout to our amazing students who are kind, safe, respectful, and professional—you rock! Keep spreading positivity and making our school an awesome place to be.
Shoutout to our amazing students who are kind, safe, respectful, and professional—you rock! Keep spreading positivity and making our school an awesome place to be.
Help our CAIS Middle School Robotics Team gear up for competitions!
Drop off your bottles and cans on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10am–12pm at Jackson St. & 12th, Oregon City.
Drop off your bottles and cans on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10am–12pm at Jackson St. & 12th, Oregon City.
🎉 CAIS PTO Swag is Now on Sale! 🎉
Looking for the perfect holiday gift? We’ve got you covered! PTO CAIS Swag Store is open now through 12/5. All orders will be delivered directly to the school and sent home with students by 12/20.
If you prefer a phone call to arrange pickup instead of having items sent home with your student, please contact the school office.
LINK to CAIS Swag Store: https://hoodviewgraphics.com/clackamas_academy_of_industrial/shop/home
Thank you for supporting the CAIS PTO!
Looking for the perfect holiday gift? We’ve got you covered! PTO CAIS Swag Store is open now through 12/5. All orders will be delivered directly to the school and sent home with students by 12/20.
If you prefer a phone call to arrange pickup instead of having items sent home with your student, please contact the school office.
LINK to CAIS Swag Store: https://hoodviewgraphics.com/clackamas_academy_of_industrial/shop/home
Thank you for supporting the CAIS PTO!
