Echo School District

ATHLETICS UPDATE: HS girls soccer at Riverside on Saturday (4-3) has been moved to Monday (4-5) at 4pm.

ATHLETICS UPDATE: Echo HS Football will play Dayville/Monument, at home, on Friday, April 2nd at 3pm. Spectators are welcome. Home spectators enter on the school side. Dayville/Monument spectators enter on the softball field side. Away spectators use women's bathroom, home use men's bathroom. Masks and social distancing are required. Fans must stay on their team's side of the field.

HELLO COUGAR NATION! Below is the list of all athletic events for this upcoming week of 3-28. Monday, March 29th HS Volleyball @ Stanfield, JV then V, 3:55 leave, 5pm start Tuesday, March 30th HS Girls Soccer @ McLoughlin, 1:30pm release, 1:45pm Echo pickup, 2:00pm Stanfield pickup from Hornya Complex Stanfield, 4pm start HS Varsity Volleyball @ Ione, 2:45pm release, 3pm leave, 5pm start Wednesday, March 31st HS JV Volleyball @ Weston, 3:15pm release, 3:30pm leave, 5:30pm start Thursday, April 1st MS Football @ Ione, 1:30pm release, 2:00pm leave, 4pm start Friday, April 2nd MS Volleyball vs. Stanfield, A then B, Noon start *PRAIRIE CITY CANCELED HS FOOTBALL, CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER GAME* Saturday, April 3rd HS Soccer @ Riverside, 11:30am leave from Hornya Complex Stanfield, 1pm start HS Varsity Volleyball vs. Mitchell/Spray, 1pm start

HELLO COUGAR NATION! Here is our sports schedule for spring break! Please note the changes to HS Football and HS Volleyball game times. Friday, March 26th JH Volleyball vs. Irrigon, Noon start (A,B) HS Football vs. Joseph, 4pm start HS Volleyball @ Bickleton, 2:15pm leave, 5:00pm start Saturday, March 27th HS Soccer vs. Umatilla, 1pm start

Update: Spectators will now be allowed for home football games. There will be no admission fees for any athletic events for the duration of the season. * Spectators for Echo, must enter on the South side through the Cougar Gate by the school. * Visiting spectators must enter on the North side through the softball field gates. All spectators must stay on their team's side, use the appropriate designated visitor or home bathroom, maintain social distance of 6 feet at all times, and wear a mask at all times. Stands will be off limits, so bring a lawn chair if you wish to sit. Looking forward to bringing spectators back!

Spring Conferences are tonight and tomorrow from 4:00 - 8:00pm. Elementary teachers have scheduled conference times with individual families. Please enter through outside classroom doors. Junior High and High School parents will need to enter through the main office to answer COVID screening questions and pick up their student(s) report card(s). Teachers will be available in their rooms to conference with. If you have questions please contact the main office at (541)376-8436

Looking for some new Cougar Gear? Click on the link below to view 319 East's Echo collection! https://www.319east.com/collections/echo

Open Enrollment for Preschool begins March 22nd. Please click the Preschool tab for additional information/resources.

Hello Cougar Nation! Below is a list of all Echo Cougar Athletic events for the week of 3-14. Monday, March 15th HS Soccer vs. Riverside - 2:30pm release, 4:00pm start Tuesday, March 16th MS Volleyball @ Pilot Rock - 3:15pm release, 3:30pm leave, 5pm start (A,B) Wednesday, March 17th JV Volleyball vs. Weston C - 5:30pm start Thursday, March 18th MS Football vs. South Wasco - 2:45pm release, 4:00pm start Friday, March 19th HS Soccer vs. Trout Lake - 1pm start MS Volleyball @ Weston - 12:15pm leave, 2pm start (A,B) HS Football vs. South Wasco - 7pm start Saturday, March 20th HS Volleyball @ Condon - 9:00am leave, noon start

Parents and Guardians who would like to help provide snacks/drinks for our teams that are traveling to other schools for events. Please contact Beth Gehrke at bgehrke@echosd5.org or 541-379-4089. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

The games today (3-12) will be streamed via the Spray School District facebook found here: https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/School/Spray-School-District-152284064982954/ HS Football 1pm HS Volleyball 6pm

Hello Cougar Nation! Our technical difficulties should be worked out where the live facebook streams will begin again for our Varsity Volleyball game vs. Ione @ 5:30, tonight (3-12). Stream should start at 5:15pm. Thank you for being understanding. You can also view the varsity game at the following link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/.../echo-high.../gam5653ae2aed JV vs. Stanfield will be streamed on exclusively on facebook following the varsity game.

Hello Cougar Nation, Below is a list of all Echo Cougar Athletic events for this week of 3-7. Please remember no fans are allowed unless otherwise specified. We will be streaming events via our district Facebook page or a link will be posted there. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Monday, March 8th MS Football vs. Sherman/Condon, 2:45pm release, 4:00pm start Tuesday, March 9th HS Volleyball vs. Bickleton, 5:30pm start HS Girls Soccer vs. McLoughlin, 6:00pm start Wednesday, March 10th MS Volleyball @ Stanfield, 2:45pm dismiss, 3:00pm leave, 4:00pm start (A,B) JV Volleyball @ Arlington, 3:00pm release, 3:15pm leave, 5pm start Thursday, March 11th HS Volleyball vs. Ione (Blue/new Gym), 5:30pm start, followed by JV vs. Stanfield (Gold/old Gym) Friday, March 12th HS Football @ Wheeler County (Spray), leave 9:30am, 1pm start SPECTATORS ARE ALLOWED FOR THIS FOOTBALL GAME ONLY, AS LONG AS MASKS ARE WORN AND SOCIAL DISTANCING IS PRACTICED. HS Volleyball @ Mitchell/Spray (Spray), leave 2:30pm, 6:00pm start NO SPECTATORS

Reminder: No spectators on school grounds for any sporting events unless otherwise posted. This is due to the guidelines we must follow with our county being in high risk. It's not what we want, but if it let's kids play it's worth it. For soccer tomorrow @ Umatilla 1pm, you can catch the game at the following link. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/umatilla-high-school-umatilla-or For football, it will be posted in the feed via the district facebook page. Expect it to go live 15 minutes or so prior to game time of 1pm tomorrow.

REMINDER Youth Sports Board Organizational Meeting Tonight 6:00 pm in Echo Commons. If you want to help structure and organize youth sports in Echo we need you!

Hello Cougar Nation! Below is a list of all Echo Cougar Athletic events for the week of February 28th. No Echo spectators will be allowed for any event this week, due to the guidance from OHA and the governor's office. Games will be streamed via the school district's Facebook page. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Tuesday, March 2nd HS Volleyball vs. Condon (Varsity Only) - 5:30pm start Thursday, March 4th HS Volleyball @ Sherman (Varsity, JV) - 2:30pm leave, 5:00pm start Saturday, March 6th HS Girls Soccer @ Umatilla - 11:30pm leave, 1pm start HS Football vs. Sherman/Condon - 1pm start

Hello Cougar Nation! We are beginning our season 2 competition sports schedule starting next week. The good news the kids get to play. The bad news we will not be able to have spectators at volleyball or football games. This is all based on the guidance from OHA. We would love to have our loyal spectators, it is just not possible at this time. Schedules are also posted and updated on our school website under the athletic schedule section and on OSAA for varsity HS sports. Be mindful, schedules will more than likely change. We will be streaming games via Facebook live for fans to watch on this district page. If you have any questions or concerns please email Mr. Walker (dwalker@echosd5.org). See additional Big Sky League policies at the following link. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HGyFC-R9RnJkUGCRvZkBwJsH2BiiRnLXX-mxJ5Kzmj8/edit?usp=sharing

Click the link below for a Cougar Update from Superintendent Smith. February 18, 2021 - Cougar Update https://youtu.be/OBWXNUNcBa8

Want to recognize an amazing staff member at your school? Nominate them for a 2021 Crystal Apple Award at: https://forms.imesd.k12.or.us/crystal_apple_nomination_form. Nomination Deadline is April 2, 2021. Those eligible to win a Crystal Apple are principals, assistant principals, teachers, paraeducators, office staff, maintenance staff and other district staff. Anyone can nominate. For more information, visit the Crystal Apple page on the IMESD website at: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/page/crystal-apple-awards

Due to inclement weather school has been cancelled for Tuesday, February 16th. This cancellation also includes, online instruction, sports practices, and any other extra curricular activities.