🎃👻 LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR MONSTER DASH! 👻🎃


Ready for some spooky fun? Today is the LAST DAY to register for our annual Monster Dash fundraiser! 🏃‍♀️🧡
Join us for a fun-filled event that brings our school community together while supporting our students and schools. Whether you're running, walking, or just ready to embrace the Halloween spirit, we hope you'll join us!


🕸️ Don't miss out—register today!
🔗 https://ashlandmonsterdash.com/

2 days ago, Ashland School District
Willow Wind Monster Dash poster

🍎 Behind every great school is a principal who cares deeply about their students, staff, and community.

For Principal Appreciation Month, we're celebrating our wonderful principals who help make Ashland School District a special place to learn, grow, and belong. Each brings their own personality, perspective, and leadership to their school—and we're grateful for all they do!

4 days ago, Ashland School District
Principals of ASD
The first frost has arrived! Time to say goodbye to tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and zinnias until next year. Students are busy cleaning out their class beds, planting cover crop, and mulching the soil with straw.
10 days ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
Garden
garden
The Boba Making Class on Fridays is a busy (and delicious) place!
17 days ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
boba
beads
Boba
boba
How does oobleck act when we push, squeeze, or tap it? Is it acting like a solid or a liquid? Students explored oobleck’s surprising (and messy) properties in the School Greenhouse Classroom during STEAM today.
19 days ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
OOBLek
slime
sheets
Welcome October!
25 days ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
October
Riparian restoration and wildfire risk reduction at the Willow Wind Community Learning Center ramped up again this Saturday. We're proud to build on the legacy of stewardship @lomakatsi_restoration_project began at Willow Wind more than 25 years ago, and on the hundreds of hours of work by our wonderful community partners and students put in last year.
This season's work is powered by @nwyouthcorps, funded through the State's Oregon Conservation Corps, with coordination and support from the @CityofAshland. The students will continue learning from Willow Wind staff and @Southern-Oregon-Forest-Restoration-Collaborative educators, supported with key funding from @jswcd
Thank you to everyone who made this happen!
27 days ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
Tella enjoys reading with the Otter Class - The first graders get to practice reading and Tella gets lots of loving attention!
about 1 month ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
Tella
Today we gathered to release 4 of the monarch butterflies raised at Willow Wind this fall. Each new monarch was named by the class. The one pictured here is Bill Nye the Butterfly!
about 1 month ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
Monarch
Release
Release
Willow Wind students have been caring for the caterpillars and watching the chrysalis form. The Monarch butterflies are beginning to emerge!
So exciting!
about 1 month ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
Watching the butterflies
New Life!
Willow Wind classrooms have been raising monarch butterflies. Jennifer Jones came by today to teach students about the monarchs. Thanks Jen!
about 1 month ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
Monarchs
Chrysillis
The first Community Friday of the 2026-27 school year at Willow Wind. Welcoming new students and appreciating returning ones. We sang the Willow Wind Song and listened to the book "Say My Name" honoring names from many cultures.
about 2 months ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
Community Friday

Welcome Back! 🍎
Today marked the first day of an incredible new school year. Our students spent the day learning about expectations, connecting with teachers, and enjoying our beautiful outdoor spaces. Here's to a year of growth, learning, and fun! 🏔️🏃‍♂️

about 2 months ago, Trish Dorr
Hills in background, circle students
Max High fives
Expectation stations
Sliding into the new year!

Welcome Back to School!

The classrooms are ready, the teachers prepared,
The schools have been spruced up with updates to share.
The buses are rolling—we can't wait to greet you,
A new year begins...who knows what adventures will meet you!

Sports and back-to-school events are in full swing...it's that magical time—the start of another school year!

We are so excited to welcome everyone to the start of the 2026–27 school year. Here's to new friendships, new challenges, new discoveries, and endless possibilities.

It's a great day to be an Ashland student!

about 2 months ago, Trish Dorr
School Bus, mountains behind
Sixth Sense welcoming staff
Girls volleyball aug 30
Water polo team aug 30
Bus driver welcoming
Bronze Quad Bear
AHS staff
AMS entrance
Walker, Helman bellview
Willow Wind and Trails

Summer Learning in Action!

We are two-thirds of the way through our summer learning program, and students have had the opportunity to practice homesteading, make pasta, learn lacrosse, try yoga and engage in many other fun activities!

We are grateful to the teachers and staff who have made this program possible, and especially to our students for bringing their curiosity, energy and enthusiasm each day!

#SummerLearning #AshlandSchools #Hands-On Learning

2 months ago, Trish Dorr
Making circuits at ScienceWorks
Making pizza dough! Learning what it takes to make it stretchy.
Homesteading means goats!
Kids explore at ScienceWorks
The human knot
Human knots allow kids to work together and communicate as a team!
Making charts
Computer help
Friday we said good bye to our 8th graders - The 8th graders and their 3rd grade buddies celebrated together and took one last photo.
Good luck! We will miss you!
5 months ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
Grad Buddies
Grad Hats
Luca
The Thursday Volleyball Game - Staff vs 8th Graders
Each group won one set......
Lots of fun!
5 months ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
Volleyball
Set 1
Set 2
We love reading in the Garden Classroom and watching the story come alive!
5 months ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
Garden Reading
reading
Debut students picking and processing garden calendula for future projects (soap and lip balm).
5 months ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
Kinders
Upper School students spent an amazing day at Lake of the Woods.
5 months ago, Debra Schaeffer Pew
Lake of the Woods