Celebrating Excellence Across Omak School District!
We are proud to recognize the 2025 Omak School District Excellence Awards Winners — individuals who go above and beyond every day to support our students, staff, and schools. These outstanding team members embody dedication, compassion, and excellence in their educational pursuits.
District-Level Awards
• Saisa Stroumbaugh – Transportation Excellence Award Winner
• Scott Freemen – Maintenance Excellence Award Winner
Omak High School
• Sunshine Klewin-Velasco – Classified Excellence Award Winner
• Melony Pecha – Certificate Excellence Award Winner
Omak Middle School
• Pamela Edmonds – Classified Excellence Award Winner
• Lynn Hoover – Certificated Excellence Award Winner
🏫 North Elementary School
• Paula Duck – Certificated Excellence Award Winner
• Lindsey Borge – Classified Excellence Award winner
🏫 East Omak Elementary School
• Marilyn Oestreich – Certificated Excellence Award Winner
• Cathy MacDonald – Classified Excellence Award Winner
Please join us in celebrating these incredible individuals for their commitment to our students, schools, and community. You are truly the heart of Omak!
East Omak Elementary End-of-Year Jog-A-Thon!
What a fantastic way to close out the school year! Our students laced up their sneakers and gave it their all during our annual Jog-A-Thon — running, walking, and celebrating every step toward summer break!
We’re especially grateful for the Omak High School students and volunteers who joined us to help track laps and cheer on our young runners. Your support made the event even more special and showed the strength of our school community.
From energetic kindergartners to determined upper graders, every student brought their best — and the smiles said it all!
Thank you to our staff, families, and volunteers for helping make this event a huge success. Here’s to a well-earned summer full of sunshine, rest, and adventure!
Touch-A-Truck
United Way of King County’s (UWKC) summer meals text line is now live!
Starting June 2025, families can text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 509-509 to instantly locate nearby summer meal sites. The service is fast, free, and available in English and Spanish, ensuring easy access to nutritious meals all summer long.
#WAedu #SFSP #NoKidHungry #OSPIChildNutriton #SummerFoodRocks
¡El United Way de King County (UWKC) comidas de verano línea de texto ya está vivo!
Empezando el junio 2025, las familias pueden enviar un mensaje de texto, "COMIDA" a 509-509 para rápidamente localizar sitios de comidas de verano. El servicio es rápido, gratuito y disponible en inglés y español, asegurando acceso fácil a comidas nutritivas todo el verano.
#WAedu #SFSP #NoKidHungry #OSPIChildNutriton #SummerFoodRocks
Omak High School Graduation 2025, Saturday, May 31st, at 1:00 p.m.
Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/PQYKAXTEnHM?feature=share
🌻 Thank You to the Colville Confederated Tribes! 🌻
East Omak Elementary is incredibly honored to receive a $2,000 CCT Charitable Grant from the Colville Confederated Tribes!
This generous grant will support:
🚍 Transportation to the Sunflower Festival at Paschal Sherman Indian School on May 23rd for North's 1st graders and East's 3rd graders
📚 Native American children's books for classroom libraries at East
🎓 Scholarships for staff to attend the Summer Indian Education Teaching Institute
A special thank you to Tahshina Gorr of the Colville Youth Development Program for presenting the check to East's principal, LeeAnn Schrock, on Wednesday.
We are beyond grateful for this opportunity to enrich learning and cultural connections to our local tribe for our students and staff! ❤️
NOW HIRING PARAEDUCATOR Apply online: https://omaksd.schoolspring.com/
Washington Professional Paraeducators: https://www.pesb.wa.gov/paraeducator-certificate-program/certificate-options/
Washington Educator Skills Test: https://www.west.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/SA001_TestPage.html
No School May 26th - Memorial Day
Kindergarten Orientation 2025
A big thank you to STCU for awarding a $200 grant to our amazing 3rd grade teacher, Katie MacLean! She will use the funds to purchase much-needed classroom supplies and student incentives that support engagement and learning in her classroom.
We’re so grateful for community partners like STCU who invest in our students and educators. Thank you for helping make a difference at East Omak Elementary!
🎉🏆 Congratulations to East Omak Elementary’s 4th Grade Math is Cool Team! 🏆🎉
Our incredible 4th grade Mathletes brought home 3rd place in their division at the Math Masters Competition in Moses Lake on Saturday! Huge congratulations to team members Jackie Peoples, Maddox Burelo, Finn Taylor, and Zachary McCuistion for their outstanding performance and teamwork! A special shoutout to Zachary, who also earned 3rd place in the individual competition!
Thank you to our dedicated 4th grade advisor, Mrs. Omer, who has guided our Math is Cool teams for many years with passion and commitment. We also extend a heartfelt thank you to 3rd grade advisor CJ Hendrickson and 5th grade advisor Joneen Ingram for their continued dedication to growing this program and supporting our students' love for math year after year.
The Omak School District is so proud of these young problem-solvers and all they’ve accomplished. Keep soaring, East Eagles! 🦅
Speech Pathologist Appreciation Day
🎉🧠 Math Masters in the Making! 🧠🎉
We are incredibly proud of our four East Omak Elementary fourth graders who are representing us at the Math Masters competition in Moses Lake tomorrow! 🏆 "Math is Cool Masters" is an invitation-only math competition in Washington state for students in grades 4-12. It's a one-day competition hosted by Academics is Cool. Top-scoring teams from a previous competition, the Math is Cool Championships, are invited to participate. The Masters competition includes both individual and team tests, a pressure round, mental math, and head-to-head College Bowl rounds.
These mathletes have continued sharpening their skills since taking 1st place in their division at the Wenatchee competition on March 28th. Their dedication, teamwork, and love for learning are truly inspiring! Also pictured are our two amazing 3rd grade alternates, who are geared up and ready to step in if needed. 🙌 Their enthusiasm shows that the future of math at East Omak is looking bright! A special shoutout to Mrs. Omer, who has been the 4th Grade Math is Cool advisor for many years. Her leadership, encouragement, and belief in her students continue to make a lasting impact!
Let’s cheer on our East Eagles as they tackle new challenges with confidence and SOAR to success!
Superintendents Award.
During the Tribal Consultation, Michael Porter was presented with the Superintendent's Award for his support and dedication to ensuring student success.
Kids Fishing Derby, Saturday, May 17th @ Conconully State Park
Omak SD Title I Parent & Family Engagement Survey – English
https://forms.gle/qYdzTtvPHuk7Kpvn7
Omak SD Title I Parent & Family Engagement Survey – Spanish
https://forms.gle/UfDsmV4u645pzetX7
On April 30, the National Honor Society proudly inducted six new members into our chapter. Each new member was invited to apply and submit a resume, two confidential letters of recommendation, and an essay focused on one of the four pillars of NHS: Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. National Honor Society members must have and maintain at least a 3.65 cumulative GPA and demonstrate their commitment to our school and community. Congratulations to (from left) sophomores Samira Palomares, Toby Watt, Jurnee Landt-Timentwa, Leandra Agee, and Veronica Zaragoza (not pictured is Peyton Garrett) —welcome to National Honor Society!
The HS woodshop has stuff to sell. Email me and let me know what you want, and we can schedule a time for you to come check it out or buy it.
CHECKS ONLY PLEASE!!!
Chairs $20
Bat Boxes $27 each or 4 for $100
Bird houses $5
Folding work bench $40
Saw horses $40 a pair
Large Dog house $100
Tool box $12
Picture frames $BEST OFFER
Metal OMAK PIONEERS sign $100
Paul Quick, Omak FFA Advisor
PQuick@omaksd.org
Nurse Appreciation Day
