Applied Learning: Success Beyond the Classroom
Middle school students at New School excel beyond conventional academics, earning prestigious accolades in state, local, and national programs such as Oregon History Day, Scholastic Writing and Arts, First Lego League Robotics, Oregon Battle of the Books, and publication of their written works. Discover how our students thrive academically beyond the classroom! New School provides teacher support and allocates flexible periods during the school day to accommodate student involvement in academic endevors.
Writing
2024 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: The nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. New School students entered the Western States Regional Competition.
Silver Key Winner: Fiona Althoff - learn more
Honorable Mention: Daisy Jones, Liv Sommerset, Kiah Dienberg
Publish Student Authors:
2023 - Inanimate Object Flash Fiction published in Columbia Gorge News - Daisy Jones, Liv Sommerset, Rosie Hart, Green Sutton
2022 - Through the Eyes of an Elder published in Columbia Gorge News - Eleanor Buser and Stella Streeter
2022 - Published poem in EarthBound Journal - Evie Neild
2022 - Published story in EarthBound Journal - Lark Gilchrist
2022 - Published article in Soaring Magazine - Isabell Ulland
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics
Team DangerKitty (First Lego League Teams) 2024: State Tournament - 7th place Overall
Bridger Gilchrist, Lark Gilchrist, Isabel Ulland 2023 Destination Imagination - Spirit of DI Award - 4th regional competition, 5th State Competition - read more
Judah Tsypin 2022 Featured project on Scratch.org -- programming accolade 2022
Isabelle, Bjorn, Lucia, and Liv 2023: Project Invent "Need Finder Award" for their invention the "Back Pat” for seniors
Team Catastrophic (First Lego League Teams) 2022 - Winner at State Tournament - 1st place Core Values - read more
Team Catastrophic (First Lego League Teams) 2022 - Winner at Regional Tournament - 1st place Overall, 1st place Robot Game, 1st place Robot Design
Team DangerKitty (First Lego League Teams) 2022: Winner at Regional Tournament - read about teams heading to State
Bridger Gilchrist, Lark Gilchrist 2022, Rye Jones-Hyde, Fisher Jones-Hyde Destination Imagination - 1st place State Competition and Divinci Award
Team Catastrophic (First Lego League Teams) 2021: Winner State Tournament - 3rd place for robot design
Social Studies
Oregon History Day - State Competition - learn more
2024 - 1st place: Documentary Beckett, Jack, Judah (Challenger)
2024 - 2nd place: Documentary Bjorn Swanson (Chernobyl)
2024 - 1st place: Dramatic Performance by Eleanor Buser, Daisy Jones, Kiah Dienberg, and Sabrina Schanel (RGB: United States vs. Virginia)
2024 - 1st place: Dramatic Performance by Lark Gilchrist and Sunny Desbrow (Irena Sendler)
2024 - 2nd place: Website: Noemi Bloom (Great Crash)
These projects qualified for the National History Day competition in June 2024!
Reading
Oregon Battle of the Books
2021 - New School Team: Second place at regional competition
