There will be a meeting of the Dufur School District Budget Committe today, May 12th at 6:00 pm. The meeting is open to the public, and is availble as a Zoom Meeting as well. Check our website for the link.
Parents, this is just a reminder that tomorrow, May 9th, is a Staff Development Day. School will not be in session for students. Have a great weekend!
Summer EBT is back in 2025!
Dufur staff is just plane awesome! Dufur School District wants to send a special shoutout to all of our staff who make our school such a wonderful place! This week, staff were appreciated with "Dufur Airlines" themed treats. If you want to show appreciate for a special Dufur staff member, we encourage you to send them an email, write them a note, or even visit our school's "Adopt a Teacher" page and send them a gift for their classroom.
https://www.dufur.k12.or.us/page/adopt-a-teacher
Puppies + 1st graders= a whole lot of adorable learning! Mrs. Bales’ 1st graders got to “adopt” a puppy, after completing an adoption application of course. They each named their new pet, and made a special collar and home for it to live in for our last month of school. The kids LOVE to read to them, write stories about them, and “teach” them new concepts. 🐶
🎓 Dufur High School is proud to announce Valedictorian Isabelle Shaw and Salutatorian Violet Carrillo for the Class of 2025! Congratulations to these outstanding students for their hard work, dedication, and academic excellence. We celebrate your achievements and look forward to all you will accomplish in the future!
Congratulations to all participants in this year's Dufur's Got Talent talent show! It takes a lot of courage to perform in front of the whole school, and we are all very proud of you! A special congratulations to the winners of the Henderson's Choice award, Piper Murders, and Ainslee Eiesland! Also pictured are the first through third place winners for the elementary and middle/high school categories.
Dufur School will have a short and simple 8th Grade Promotion on Wednesday, June 4 at 6 p.m. in the Cafeteria.
Just a reminder that this year's Dufur's Got Talent talent show will take place this Wednesday in the lower gym. We have 22 great acts from elementary school through high school lined up for you!
Friday was restaurant day in 2nd grade! We solved math problems to make the most amazing pancakes EVER and all of our reading and writing activities were restaurant themed! Food is always fun!
Here's what the 7th graders have been up to in STEM! Last week they made no bake cookies AND got to eat them!
It was a fun way to work on our baking/measuring skills:)
Congratulations to Ava Malcolm, a DHS junior, for winning the average in barrel racing this weekend at the Tri-County High School Rodeo in Prineville. Ava represents Dufur in the Columbia Basin Rodeo Club, a part of the Oregon High School Rodeo Association. Great work, Ava and Cricket!
There will be a meeting of the Dufur School District Board of Directors on Monday, May 5th at 6:00 pm. The meeting is open to the public, and is availble as a Zoom Meeting as well. Check our website for the link. May meeting agenda: https://www.dufur.k12.or.us/o/dufur-school-district/page/board-agenda-minutes
The Annual Dufur Walk-a-thon will be happening next Thursday, May 8th! The K-8 Rangers will be walking from 1:30 to 3 pm on Henderson Field. Thanks to everyone for your support of our students!
The Dufur School Newsletter for May is now available: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/726/Dufur_School_District/5595627/25_May_news.pdf
🦁 It was a ZOO in Mrs. Bales’ 1st grade classroom! The students researched their zoo animal, and created a habitat and presentation for our zoo visitors. We were excited to share our zoo with so many classes and our parents. 🐻
The Dufur School District is pleased to announce that Tess Welk has been hired as the Principal of Dufur School, beginning August 2025.
Mrs. Welk received her Associate of Arts Degree from Blue Mountain Community College in 2010. She then earned her Bachelors of Arts in Elementary Education from Eastern Oregon University in 2013, followed by a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership and a Masters Degree in Mathematics Instruction, both from Western Governors University.
Mrs. Welk has taught in the Helix School District, North Wasco County School District, and joined the Dufur School District in 2021. She served as an interim Principal in Dufur School in the fall of 2023.
Tess is very active in youth sports in the community of Dufur. Welcome to your new role in the Dufur School District Tess Welk!
Dufur Families, this is just a reminder that tomorrow, April 25th is a non-school day for staff and students. Have a great three day weekend!
The DHS Class of 2025 is down to just over one month of school left. Graduation will be held on Henderson Field on Saturday, May 31st at 11:00 AM.
Parents of Dufur School Spring Athletes:
Shortt Photography will take photos for the Dufur School Spring Sports Teams on Thursday April 24th, 2025.
If you would like to order photos of your athlete, you can scan the QR code below or click on the link to bring up the order site.
https://www.teamphotonetwork.com/QPPlus/packages/configure/prompts/81008/27280537/94XMMVKP
Just enter your athletes name as you would like it to appear on their prints and type in what team they are on:
High School Track & Field
Jr. High Track & Field
Golf Team
The site will then take you through the ordering process. Orders placed on or before Saturday April 26th, will be dropped at the school for distribution and there is no charge for shipping. Orders placed after Saturday April 26th will include shipping and will be mailed directly to your residence.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need help navigating the site.
Pat Shortt
541-993-1550
Pat3631@gmail.com
