All Sutherlin Middle School 7th and 8th grade boys interested in basketball are welcome to attend the following open gym days:
Saturday 12/27 @ 10am
Thursday 1/1 @ 1pm
Please wear gym shoes and bring water. Open gym will last 1.5-2 hours, depending on attendance
Saturday 12/27 @ 10am
Thursday 1/1 @ 1pm
Please wear gym shoes and bring water. Open gym will last 1.5-2 hours, depending on attendance
Enjoy your Winter Break! No School on Friday! ❄️
Please note: There is no school for students on Friday, 12/19.
Our last day with students is Thursday, 12/18, and it will be a full day of school.
We hope our students and families enjoy a sweet Winter Break filled with rest, joy, and special memories. 💙
School resumes on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Please note: There is no school for students on Friday, 12/19.
Our last day with students is Thursday, 12/18, and it will be a full day of school.
We hope our students and families enjoy a sweet Winter Break filled with rest, joy, and special memories. 💙
School resumes on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Leadership students joined students from SVOA to work with residents from Applegate senior center on making and delivering Christmas cards.
Last week SMS leadership kids gathered for a holiday paint event.
We’re in the final four days of school before Winter Break! ❄️
Please note: There is no school for students on Friday, 12/19.
Our last day with students is Thursday, 12/18, and it will be a full day of school.
We hope our students and families enjoy a sweet Winter Break filled with rest, joy, and special memories. 💙
School resumes on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Please note: There is no school for students on Friday, 12/19.
Our last day with students is Thursday, 12/18, and it will be a full day of school.
We hope our students and families enjoy a sweet Winter Break filled with rest, joy, and special memories. 💙
School resumes on Monday, January 5, 2026.
📣 Announcement: 8th Grade Cheer Prep Clinics
The Sutherlin High School Cheer program will host monthly prep clinics at the Middle School. These clinics are designed to introduce 8th-grade students to the basics of cheerleading in a structured, supportive environment. All 8th graders are welcome.
Interested families may email shscheer@sutherlin.k12.or.us for further details.
The Sutherlin High School Cheer program will host monthly prep clinics at the Middle School. These clinics are designed to introduce 8th-grade students to the basics of cheerleading in a structured, supportive environment. All 8th graders are welcome.
Interested families may email shscheer@sutherlin.k12.or.us for further details.
📣 Announcement: 8th Grade Cheer Prep Clinics
The Sutherlin High School Cheer program will host monthly prep clinics at the Middle School. These clinics are designed to introduce 8th-grade students to the basics of cheerleading in a structured, supportive environment. All 8th graders are welcome.
Interested families may email shscheer@sutherlin.k12.or.us for further details.
The Sutherlin High School Cheer program will host monthly prep clinics at the Middle School. These clinics are designed to introduce 8th-grade students to the basics of cheerleading in a structured, supportive environment. All 8th graders are welcome.
Interested families may email shscheer@sutherlin.k12.or.us for further details.
The Sutherlin School District invites parents and caregivers to attend our school safety information night.
-Learn how the Standard Response Protocol works in our schools—so terms like Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter feel clear, calm, and familiar.
-Understand what families can expect during a safety incident, including district communication, and how decisions are made to protect students.
-Gain confidence in reunification procedures.
-Ask questions, offer feedback, and help us strengthen student-centered safety systems that reflect community needs and values.
-Build partnership—because when schools, families, and first responders share language, expectations, and relationships, students are safer and better supported.
When: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Where: Sutherlin High School Activity Center
Time: 6:00-7:00 PM
-Learn how the Standard Response Protocol works in our schools—so terms like Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter feel clear, calm, and familiar.
-Understand what families can expect during a safety incident, including district communication, and how decisions are made to protect students.
-Gain confidence in reunification procedures.
-Ask questions, offer feedback, and help us strengthen student-centered safety systems that reflect community needs and values.
-Build partnership—because when schools, families, and first responders share language, expectations, and relationships, students are safer and better supported.
When: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Where: Sutherlin High School Activity Center
Time: 6:00-7:00 PM
SMS Spirit Week for December!
Congratulations to the November 90% Club students!
You are invited to participate in our Superintendent Search Survey. Please follow the Survey Monkey link to give us your input on the search, challenges facing our district, and what you think we should be looking for in a superintendent.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S7G6R8K
Thank you for your support.
Go, Bulldogs!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S7G6R8K
Thank you for your support.
Go, Bulldogs!
The Sutherlin School District invites parents and caregivers to attend our school safety information night.
-Learn how the Standard Response Protocol works in our schools—so terms like Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter feel clear, calm, and familiar.
-Understand what families can expect during a safety incident, including district communication, and how decisions are made to protect students.
-Gain confidence in reunification procedures.
-Ask questions, offer feedback, and help us strengthen student-centered safety systems that reflect community needs and values.
-Build partnership—because when schools, families, and first responders share language, expectations, and relationships, students are safer and better supported.
When: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Where: Sutherlin High School Activity Center
Time: 6:00-7:00 PM
-Learn how the Standard Response Protocol works in our schools—so terms like Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter feel clear, calm, and familiar.
-Understand what families can expect during a safety incident, including district communication, and how decisions are made to protect students.
-Gain confidence in reunification procedures.
-Ask questions, offer feedback, and help us strengthen student-centered safety systems that reflect community needs and values.
-Build partnership—because when schools, families, and first responders share language, expectations, and relationships, students are safer and better supported.
When: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Where: Sutherlin High School Activity Center
Time: 6:00-7:00 PM
📣 Announcement: 8th Grade Cheer Prep Clinics
The Sutherlin High School Cheer program will host monthly prep clinics at the Middle School. These clinics are designed to introduce 8th-grade students to the basics of cheerleading in a structured, supportive environment. All 8th graders are welcome.
Interested families may email shscheer@sutherlin.k12.or.us for further details.
The Sutherlin High School Cheer program will host monthly prep clinics at the Middle School. These clinics are designed to introduce 8th-grade students to the basics of cheerleading in a structured, supportive environment. All 8th graders are welcome.
Interested families may email shscheer@sutherlin.k12.or.us for further details.
December 17th Girls Basketball game scheduled for at Siuslaw has been cancelled.
Please join us for a public community stakeholders meeting for our superintendent search.
Happy Thanksgiving, Sutherlin Families!
As we head into the holiday weekend, we want to share our deep gratitude for the people who make our schools such special places.
To our students, thank you for your curiosity, your kindness, and the joy you bring into our classrooms every day.
To our families, thank you for your partnership, trust, and the countless ways you support learning at home and in our community. Your involvement strengthens every part of our work.
To our staff, we are truly thankful for your dedication, compassion, and unwavering commitment to every child. You show up each day with heart, skill, and purpose, and our students thrive because of you.
And to our Sutherlin community, thank you for wrapping around our schools with encouragement, volunteerism, and pride. Your support helps create opportunities and experiences that enrich every student’s education.
We hope this season brings rest, connection, and joy to each of you.
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us in the Sutherlin School District. 💙
As we head into the holiday weekend, we want to share our deep gratitude for the people who make our schools such special places.
To our students, thank you for your curiosity, your kindness, and the joy you bring into our classrooms every day.
To our families, thank you for your partnership, trust, and the countless ways you support learning at home and in our community. Your involvement strengthens every part of our work.
To our staff, we are truly thankful for your dedication, compassion, and unwavering commitment to every child. You show up each day with heart, skill, and purpose, and our students thrive because of you.
And to our Sutherlin community, thank you for wrapping around our schools with encouragement, volunteerism, and pride. Your support helps create opportunities and experiences that enrich every student’s education.
We hope this season brings rest, connection, and joy to each of you.
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us in the Sutherlin School District. 💙
If you have a student at East, West, SMS, SHS, or SVOA, you should have recently received an email from Sutherlin School District inviting you to participate in our family survey. We’ve had more than 380 responses so far, and we are grateful for every voice shared — but we would love to hear from even more of our families.
Your input helps us strengthen our schools and better support all students.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey if you haven’t yet. Thank you for your partnership and feedback!
Your input helps us strengthen our schools and better support all students.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey if you haven’t yet. Thank you for your partnership and feedback!
If you have a student at East, West, SMS, SHS, or SVOA, you should have recently received an email from Sutherlin School District inviting you to participate in our family survey. We’ve had more than 318 responses so far, and we are grateful for every voice shared — but we would love to hear from even more of our families.
Your input helps us strengthen our schools and better support all students.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey if you haven’t yet. Thank you for your partnership and feedback!
Your input helps us strengthen our schools and better support all students.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey if you haven’t yet. Thank you for your partnership and feedback!
SMS will be on Friday (early release) schedule for Wednesday 11/26/2025
Congratulations to the students with 90% or better attendance for the month of October!
