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Why families prefer North Clackamas Schools.
“It’s a big district, but it feels small.”
• Thanks to a partnership with the Right Brain Initiative,
13 North Clackamas elementary schools focus learning
Those were the words expressed by one parent, but it around art projects.
relects the comments of many parents when asked about • High schools offer more than 140 electives for
their experience of North Clackamas Schools. Here are students, far more than most other high schools.
some other reasons why families prefer North Clackamas • Each year North Clackamas students earn more than
Schools:
5,000 hours in college credit.
• Students are given the opportunity to participate in
Personalized education: North Clackamas teachers dozens of sports and activities.
go the extra mile to meet individual needs and learning
styles, whether a student needs extra help or a greater To learn more about North Clackamas Schools, visit
challenge. Experienced and highly qualiied teachers www.nclack.k12.or.us or call Joe Krumm at 503-353-6017.
understand the importance of differentiated learning and
work to develop each child’s strengths while addressing
challenges.
Happy Valley area schools
Community involvement: With more than 7,000
North Clackamas Schools.................... 503.353.6000
volunteers, North Clackamas Schools is the top volunteer Clackamas High School....................... 503.353.5800
organization in Clackamas County. Dozens of community
HappyValley Elementary .................... 503.353.5420
partners help the schools provide a variety of opportunities HappyValley Middle School................. 503.353.1920
for students and families.
...................... 503.353.5500
Mount Scott Elementary
Oregon Trail Elementary..................... 503.353.5540
A combination of opportunities unique to North Rock Creek Middle School .................. 503.353.5680
Clackamas:
Scouters Mountain Elementary ........... 503.353.3250
• From helping students study health ields to culinary Spring Mountain Elementary .............. 503.353.5600
arts and ire science, North Clackamas features the Sunnyside Elementary ........................ 503.353.5620
largest professional-technical program in Oregon at Duncan Elementary ............................ 503.353.3270
Sabin-Schellenberg Center (SSC).
SSC Agriculture Program land lab ..... 502.353.5813
• The county’s only International Baccalaureate program
is available at Rex Putnam High.
• Music, PE, and counseling are offered at every school
and North Clackamas is one of only 11 districts
offering orchestra.
• El Puente and Riverside elementaries offer dual-
immersion Spanish bilingual programs.
Sojourner offers multiple-intelligence
elementary learning. New Urban
High School offers a small school
alternative to large comprehensive
high schools.
• Charter options include Cascade
Heights Public Charter School
(K-8), Clackamas Web Academy,
Clackamas Middle College and
Milwaukie Academy of the Arts.
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