Principals highlight student success, behavior supports and college pathway programs

Apr 16, 2026

Principals reported district wins including a Black Youth Leadership Summit trip, the Pirates to Raiders SOU pathway for Latino/a/x students, expanded behavior supports at Orchard Hill Elementary with reduced regulation-station visits, and athletic and performing arts recognitions.

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Several principals used the board meeting to highlight student activities and program successes. Talent Middle School Principal Casey Olmstead reported 25 students attended the Black Youth Leadership Summit at Southern Oregon University and described the Pirates to Raiders program, which provides a pathway for Latino/a/x students to gain direct admission to SOU beginning in eighth grade. Olmstead also noted 115 student-athletes competing in track and named eighth-grader Liam Pemble as "currently second in the nation for eighth graders in javelin."

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