Onion Creek School District 30
A rural school that inspires, challenges, and nurtures its children
The students met the Reading Challenge with success!! Our student body, Kindergarten through 8th grade, read a grand total of 1192 hours in 100 days. We celebrated with an all school field trip to the Camas Center in Usk. A fantastic fun filled day was had by all who went!
The Primary Class has been learning about dinosaurs. Come to our museum to see what we have been working on!
The intermediate class took a final geology field trip last Friday to the Wild Turkey Mine near Waitts Lake. It was an amazing opportunity for our class! We had a fantastic day discovering and collecting rocks with Noble Serpentine in a wide range of colors. The owners, Jim and Jennifer Sahli opened the mine just for us, and visited with us while telling us the history of the mine, and even showing us where the elusive blue Serpentine was. They gave each student a bag to collect rocks in, and then GAVE the kids the rocks! This mine is only open 5 weekends during the year. There are 4 left; and if you like rocks, I highly encourage you to go!
Hello Onion Creek Families! Next week, May 18th-22nd, is school spirit week! Monday is Pajama Day, Tuesday is Anything but a Backpack Day, Wednesday is Doppleganger Day, Thursday is Decades Day and on Friday we wrap up the week with Play Day and Onion Creek Swag Day.
The intermediate class learned how to create crystals with Borax and water as part of our Mother's Day gifts. As part of our geology unit we have learned about how crystals are formed in nature, but these were our first classroom creations.
Every 3 years, to coincide with the intermediate geology unit, Onion Creek School's staff and students take a whole-school field trip to the Stonerose Interpretive Center & Eocene Fossil Site in Republic to learn about and search for fossils in sedimentary rock from an exposed Eocene lake bed. We had great weather, attitudes, and experiences on our Friday field trip!!
🌎 Students, staff and volunteers celebrated Earth Day 2026 by working on student-led projects including fitness trail maintenance, setting up the greenhouse and garden for the growing season, starting seeds, landscaping and orchard improvements. We cleaned miles of community roadside during our annual Onion Creek community pride project. ☀️The sun was shining, music was playing, and there was lots of laughter as we enjoyed a day well spent.
Onion Creek Middle School students had a great time at the Colville High School Rotary Club Career Fair! Students grades 6th-8th were able to explore all sorts of career possibilities with a favorite being their introduction into the world of fabrication with OCS alum Ben Finnoe. A stop off at Douglas Falls for lunch, and it was a perfect day.
Thank you for sharing your rock collection and knowledge with us, Vivian! We had a great time learning from you today in the intermediate class!
Thank you for another successful hunt!
The intermediate class always learns something new when Joel Anderson comes in to share! Thank you for sharing your geology knowledge, Joel!
Spring time on campus means project time! Thank you to Northwest Fence Company, the project if off to a great start!
A special thank you to local nurses Alesha Ring and Krystal Wilson. Students grades 3-5 enjoyed a 'Helmet Safety' class and each received a helmet upon completion.
Hope to see you there!
The Reading Challenge has begun!! This is a Kindergarten through 8th grade challenge that encourages our students to read. They have 100 days to read a collective 1000 hours!! If the goal is met they earn a whole school field trip to the Aquatic Center in Usk! The challenge started February 23rd and will end on June 2nd.
We'll keep you posted on their progress!
We'll keep you posted on their progress!
Come and join the middle school and learn about some amazing explorers.
📚🎢 Silverwood Read 2 Ride Reminder! 🎢📚
Heads up - Read 2 Ride reading logs are due this Friday, February 27th!
Students who complete and turn in their reading logs with 10 logged hours will earn a FREE admission ticket to Silverwood Theme Park through the Read 2 Ride program. 🎉 What a fun reward for all their efforts!
If your student needs an extra log, copies are available in the school office or from their teacher. Please be sure to submit completed forms by Friday so we can get everything processed on time.
Keep reading, we’re almost there! 📖✨
Onion Creek School's 3rd through 8th grade students took a learning excursion to 49º North Mountain Resort on February 17th. This field trip is a great opportunity for the students to learn about different job opportunities, as well as gaining skills through experiential learning. We had fresh snow, mild temperatures, and happy kids who made us proud to say we were from Onion Creek School!
The intermediate class has a new routine that has quickly become an eagerly anticipated activity. During "Reading Practice", students may choose to read on their own, or with a partner. An hour goes swiftly as they take turns reading and discussing self-selected books.
Our newest school bus is gorgeous! Purchased this fall, bus #8 has been in service since October 2025.
