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Azalea Middle School showcases student projects and staff to school board
Summary
Azalea Middle School principal Vicky Nighy presented student projects, attendance gains and new programs to the Brookings-Harbor SD 17C board on Jan. 21, highlighting Night of the Museum exhibits, a fiber-arts showcase and mentoring and restorative-practice initiatives.
Azalea Middle School Principal Vicky Nighy told the Brookings-Harbor SD 17C school board on Jan. 21 that the school’s attendance rose by 4 percentage points to 75% and that the building recorded an 8-point gain in English language arts on state measures.
"We increased in our attendance by 4% to 75%. State average is 67," Nighy told the board during a presentation that included a slideshow of student work from the school’s recent Night of the Museum. She said the improvements reflect staff relationships and targeted instructional work.
Nighy walked board members through examples of student projects by grade. Sixth graders focused on cultural projects, seventh graders explored Chinese culture and eighth graders completed work on Oregon tribes; the presentation noted roughly 295 projects on display and strong parent turnout. The fiber-arts parent-night included quilts and smaller textile projects judged by parents and staff; one seventh-grader produced a lap quilt that drew particular attention.
The presentation also reviewed recent program expansions. Nighy said two teachers attended academy training to launch a Webb mentoring program that pairs older students with younger cohorts; federal improvement funds will allow training of two additional teachers this year. For behavior interventions, she described restorative “accountability projects” — research-based assignments that students complete as part of after-school consequences (for example, when students are caught vaping) to teach about harms and alternatives.
Nighy read a list of staff in attendance and thanked volunteers and the video production team that created the slideshow. Board members praised the presentation and asked staff to share invitations for a forthcoming Night at the Science Lab in May.
The board’s recognition segment earlier in the meeting included a plan to donate books to the K school library in observance of School Board Appreciation Month.
Principal Nighy closed by emphasizing the staff’s role in steadying growth and said the school will continue to build community engagement around events and student showcases.
