The full 2025-26 School Calendar is available at this link

Graduation rates released on thursday show that Cascade High School maintains its record of excellence, with 94.7% of our students graduating in the class of 2025. Since the class of 2018, Cascade High School has never been below a 93% graduation rate. Even more impressive, we are reaching all students, with no noticeable gaps for students experiencing poverty or with various racial identities.

“We’re just proud of our staff, from kindergarten on up through the high school,” said High School Principal Pete Rasmussen. “They take the time to get to know each student and meet their needs. We work to make it a family atmosphere, and these results show the difference we are making.”

Another highlight from the data is that our students with disabilities had an 84.4% graduation rate, more than 12 points higher than the state average.

You can see all the results for Cascade and for each district in the state at this link.

Look at this! Two Cascade Cougar alums get the CCC Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the week the same week! Lilly is going to Southern Oregon University and Kalina is attending Oregon Institute of Technology. Great job and way to represent!

Last week, Turner Elementary 4th graders went on their annual trip to see the Portland Trailblazers! They got VIP treatment and got to go on to the court and shoot some baskets. You can see more pictures on our Facebook page.

Thanks again to the Turner Elementary Parent Club for raising the money to give students this fun experience!

A gigantic THANK YOU to Green Acres Landscape, Inc. in Salem! They donated synthetic turf and brought their people out to install it in the Cascade Batting barn, to help our teams get better.

Support from our community is AMAZING, and we are so grateful. This donation was worth more than $20,000 and will make a huge difference for our athletes. You can see more pictures on our Facebook page.

Our awesome Maintenance Crew recently finished a great safety project at Aumsville Elementary. They installed new speed bumps to ensure that cars are going slow in these important areas where students often are.

You can see more pictures on our Facebook page. Thanks to our crew!

We're so grateful for community support! The 505 Men’s Collective in Stayton adopted Shaff Road from Cascade High School into Stayton for volunteer roadside cleanup. They did their first clean up on the weekend of the Cascade 1/2 Marathon, picking up 10 big bags of trash off the road in the 27 degree weather. Wow!

Thanks for making things look sharp around Cascade! You can see more pictures on our Facebook page.

Aumsville Elementary has just completed a huge scavenger hunt! Stuffed panthers were hidden around town, with treasure clues released. Students and families have loved decoding the clues and racing off to find the treasure!

Last night, there was an ice cream social night for all those who found one of the panthers. So much fun! You can see more pictures on our Facebook page.

Our AG Teacher Mr. Brill is also our FFA staff person. FFA teaches so many skills, not just with animals: speaking, budgeting, business skills...and showmanship!

In class he taught his students from Cascade Junior High School how to tie a tie to show up professionally! You can see more pictures on our Facebook page.

There is a new format for the Cascade Winter Softball Camp. It will be a two day camp over the Feb. 14-15 weekend. One sessionwill be for grades K-2, another session for grades 3-8.

Sign up with the attached form. Cost for K-2 is $50 for both days, or $35 for one day. Cost for 3-8 is $75 for both days, $50 for one day.

Registration for Youth Spring Soccer is open January 1 - March 1, 2026. Students PreK-6th grade are welcome to register.

Volunteer coaches needed!

COST:

$70 per player (PreK - 2nd)

$90 per player (3rd - 6th)

Family discount: $10 off for 2nd participant, $20 off for subsequent participants)

You can find more information and register at this link.

The Cascade High School Elite Dance team is a club team this year with hopes of being OSAA next year. They are hosting a Youth Dance Camp for K-8 students. They will learn a routine and perform it at the Feb. 20 boys varsity basketball game Stayton vs Cascade 7pm.

Practice is on Feb. 8 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm, and the cost is $60 and will include a t-shirt and a bow.

Contact Coach Brooke Dunlop at (541) 224-1412 or cascadeelitedance@gmail.com