The North Clackamas School District serves more than 17,000 students in 30+ schools. These are the stories of students, teachers, administrators, support staff, and community members who make our district special. Longtime NCSD principal and current Community Relations Director Curtis Long handles hot topics and hears heartwarming tales from staff and students down the district directory from Ardenwald to View Acres…and all the schools and departments in between!
S5 Ep62: Season 5, Episode 62 - Training Tomorrow's Workforce Today
What will North Clackamas students remember most about high school? For some, it might be meeting a best friend for the first time or being a part of an athletic team or extracurricular activity. But for those who enroll in our district’s Sabin-Schellenberg Career Technical Center (SSC), top memories could range anywhere from replacing a car engine…to checking vital signs in an emergency room…to even shearing a sheep on a fully functioning farm. Those are just some of the experiences offered in 17 different SSC programs available to every NCSD high school student.
In this episode, hear why Career Technical Education in our district plays such a pivotal role in graduation rates from principal Ajai Huja, Building Construction teacher Angela Wright, Welding instructor Jason McCammon, and Health Services teacher Lyn Gray.
10 Apr 2026
S4 Ep61: S4 Ep 61 - NCSD's Own National Transportation Administrator of the Year
In this episode, meet our district's Director of Transportation, Kathy Calkins. Every morning and afternoon, the perpetually positive leader is always right out front of the Transportation hub, calling every driver by name and waving them off with a smile and lots of encouragement. Now she's getting a little name recognition of her own…recently named the nationwide 2026 Administrator of the Year by School Bus Fleet Magazine! In this enlightening episode, hear why her positivity never seems to hit the brakes!
20 Feb 2026
S4 Ep60: Episode 60 - Making Swishes Come True
Why were Clackamas and Rex Putnam basketball players and fans rooting for each other earlier this month? In this episode, learn how Unified Basketball brings together student athletes with and without intellectual disabilities and proves it’s less about points on the scoreboard…and much more about encouragement, opportunity, and inclusion. It’s heartwarming hoops talk with Unified coaches Brandon Beckwith of RPHS and Josh Murray of CHS, along with insights from student athletes who love all the hoops hype they receive from their biggest fans- classmates, staff members, and family.
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