Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the School Activities topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Oregon City High reports rising athletics and clubs participation; 57% of students now connected to activities
Summary
District athletics and activities staff told the board the high school has increased participation across seasons, tracked over 500 students in non‑OSAA clubs, and now counts roughly 57% of students in at least one school activity; staff said the next step is to reduce barriers and expand access.
Athletics and activities leaders told the Oregon City School District Board of Education that student participation in sports and clubs rose across the year and that program staff have begun systematic tracking to measure and expand student connection.
Trinity Gibbons and Tiffany Travers reported that participation increased across spring sports and activities; they cited a rise in total athlete and club involvement and highlighted that about 57 percent of Oregon City High School students were connected to at least one of the catalogued activities by the end of the school year, up from 38 percent in November.
Staff presented participation counts showing growth in high‑school athletics and non‑OSAA activities. Highlights included: 273 overall spring participants in the athletic programs they track, a marked expansion in girls’ wrestling (12 girls), and more than 500 students listed in organized clubs and student groups. Tiffany Travers said the district catalogued 515 students in listed high‑school clubs and is building a club handbook and advisor supports to reduce friction for staff running extracurriculars.
Leaders said the district is tracking both OSAA‑sponsored and other student groups and that most students who join activities participate in a single program rather than multiple programs; staff presented a breakdown showing growth in single‑activity participation and a modest cohort of highly involved students in four‑plus activities.
Board members asked about barriers to participation; staff named access, adult capacity to sponsor activities, scheduling and transportation as recurring constraints. The presenters noted opportunities to expand offerings — for example, girls’ flag football as a rapidly growing sport they expect to add — and to use advisory time in the new high‑school schedule to create club access during the day.
Staff also described plans to measure outcomes such as attendance and GPA for participants and said they will return with linked data on academics and behavior to support the argument that extracurricular participation correlates with school engagement.
No formal board vote was required; this was an informational update in which staff asked the board to support continued investment in coaching, club advisor supports, and scheduling changes that reduce friction for students and staff.
