Ishi Hills Middle School

🎉 Double the honors for an incredible leader! 🎉 Join us in congratulating Ishi Hills’ very own Lori Gaines for receiving both the Butte/Glenn County Administrator of the Year Award AND the ACSA Region 2 Administrator of the Year Award! 🏆ACSA Region 2 represents educational leaders from across Northern California, including Butte, Glenn, Colusa, El Dorado/Alpine, Nevada, Placer, Plumas/Sierra, Sutter, and Yuba counties—making this recognition even more special! We are beyond proud to call Mrs. Gaines our principal. She brings joy, laughter, and heart to our campus every day. Students and staff alike adore her. Her approachable nature, unwavering support, and high-energy leadership lift us up and make Ishi Hills a truly welcoming, inclusive, and inspiring place to be. Congratulations, Mrs. Gaines—you make a difference every single day!

Public Notice: Notice is hereby given that Oroville City Elementary School District of the County of Butte, State of California will receive sealed bids for the Central Middle School Road Widening Project. The project consists of installing asphalt in depressed/deteriorated areas of existing asphalt with 3-inches of compacted thickness over 3 inches of aggregate, expanding portions of the roadway approximately 6 feet, and the construction of an adjacent sidewalk with 4 inch curb with variable reveal as indicated in the provided plan set. Additionally, a fence line will be installed along the entire roadway, connecting to the existing fence at both ends, with two gates, each a minimum of 8 feet in width. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following State of California contractors’ license(s): A & B. Electronic copies of the Contract Documents will be available on or after March 27, 2025, from the office of Northstar, 111 Mission Ranch Blvd Suite 100, Chico CA 95926. Make requests to Kemery@northstareng.com with a subject heading of “OCESD Central Middle School Road Widening Project Request”. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on April 10, 2025, at 10 a.m. in front of the office for Central Middle School, 2565 Mesa Ave, Oroville, California, 95966.Additional requests for information shall be given no less than seven (7) calendar days prior to sealed bid due date. In addition, Contract Documents are available for bidders’ review at the following builders’ exchanges: Builder’s Exchange of “Valley Contractors Exchange” County (530)343-1981 www.vceonline.com Sealed bids will be received up to and no later than 1 p.m., May 1, 2025, at the District Business Office, 2795 Yard Street, Oroville, California 95966, at or after which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be nonresponsive and returned to the bidder. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received.

Handsome, public-facing banners are installed at each of the seven outstanding OCESD schools!

More new banners are popping up around the OCESD schools!

Wonderful, new community-facing banners are going up all around OCESD's seven schools. Check out the installation at Wyandotte Academy!

Notice of Public Auction 2001 GMC Savana Compact School Bus • 160,059 Miles • Diesel Engine • Fair Condition • Bus ran when parked in 2019 • Reserve of $500 Please include your name and phone number on your sealed bid. Bids are to be received at the OCESD District Office, 2795 Yard Street, Oroville no later than 4:00 PM on March 28, 2025. To view the vehicle, meet in the front parking lot of Briggs Firestone in Oroville on March 27, 2025, between 10:00 – 10:45 AM. The highest bidder will be contacted by phone on March 31, 2025. Form of payment accepted: cashier's check made out to Oroville Elementary School District.

Oroville Elementary School District is offering a great opportunity to engage in a conversation about the impact of screens on both kids and adults. Screenagers is a film that dives into how excessive screen time can affect children’s development, social life, and mental well-being. It’s a valuable way for families and communities to come together and start meaningful discussions about balance in today’s digital age. Please join us on February 26, 2025, at the State Theater in Downtown Oroville. Doors open at 5:15 and the film will begin at 5:45 pm. Free admission and one raffle ticket per entry for prizes from local businesses. Look forward to seeing you there, hope you can attend. Click here for more info: https://www.ocesd.net/page/screenagers

Save the Date: February 26, 2025 Oroville Elementary School District is offering a great opportunity to engage in a conversation about the impact of screens on both kids and adults. Screenagers is a film that dives into how excessive screen time can affect children’s development, social life, and mental well-being. It’s a valuable way for families and communities to come together and start meaningful discussions about balance in today’s digital age. Please join us on February 26, 2025, at the State Theater in Downtown Oroville. Doors open at 5:15 and the film will begin at 5:45 pm. Free admission and one raffle ticket per entry for prizes from local businesses. Look forward to seeing you there, hope you can attend. Click here for more info: https://www.ocesd.net/page/screenagers

The Studios @ Central celebrated the Lunar New Year with a special performance! https://youtube.com/shorts/yHF-LTFRkeg?feature=share

Great part-time employment opportunity for those looking to start a career in human resources: www.edjoin.org/Home/JobPosting/2032111 Apply today!

Amazing opportunity: Full-time Office Manager at Ophir Elementary School Apply today! https://www.edjoin.org/Home/JobPosting/2032177

The Sports Pavilion at The Studios @ Central is beginning to rise from the blacktop. A similar Sports Pavilion is also under construction at Ishi Hills Middle School. Funding for these projects is from our Expanded Learning Opportunities Program.

Over the holiday break, OCESD's food services staff prepared and distributed over 1,800 meals to OCESD students. The nutritious meals were greatly appreciated during a time of year when students do not typically have access to school meals. Great work OCESD Food Services staff!

Construction has begun on the footings for the covered outdoor sports pavilions at Ishi Hills Middle School and The Studios @ Central. The steel structures were fabricated in Michigan and delivered via 14 semi-trucks so once the footings are ready, we can proceed with construction immediately. The structures, in addition to new playground equipment and shade structures at our elementary schools, are being funded with Expanded Learning Opportunities Program funding.

REMINDER! This is a FREE event for ALL Ishi families tonight! The kids who earned the field trip reward today had a BLAST!! I cannot believe how many students ran up the 14 foot wall!! So cool! There are TWO American Ninja Warriors at these events + their awesome staff! It's such a fun event - PLEASE come by and check it out! Our amazing school district and school board made this event possible for all of our students & families this evening! See you there!! 5-7 at the Convention Center!

Oroville City Elementary School District put a bond measure on this year's ballot to raise funds for much-needed facility improvements to our aging buildings and also to expand Ishi Hills Middle School to accommodate growth and inclusion of career technical education programs. This bond would have replaced our expiring bond from 20 years ago, so homeowner taxpayers would not see a tax increase, but an extension of the current taxes paid. OCESD would also use these funds to be able to access the State bond funding that did pass in this election, Proposition 2. This school bond would require 55% of voter approval to pass. Our bond measure, Measure E, received 53.75% in support, just 135 votes shy of the 55.0% threshold to pass. We are disappointed with the result but would like to thank all of the people and groups that helped support our bond measure. Though this is a setback for the district, this will not change our focus on providing the best possible education for thousands of students who live in the Oroville community every day.

Yes! This evening event on 12/10 is for ALL Ishi families!! As you know, we've challenged our students to meet the 95% attendance target for semester 1 to receive an invite to a special Ninja Warrior obstacle course event during the school day ~ with Ninja Champion JOE MORAVSKY!! That day is coming soon! THIS EVENING EVENT, 12/10, IS FOR ALL ISHI FAMILIES TO STOP BY AND CHECK OUT WHAT THE STUDENTS WHO EARNED THE REWARD WILL GET TO EXPERIENCE & MEET NINJA JOE MORAVSKY!!! THE FLYER FOR THE ATTENDANCE REWARD DAY WILL BE POSTED THIS WEEK. THAT EVENT IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS WITH 95%+ ATTENDANCE FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER. IT WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY WITH MANY STAFF IN ATTENDANCE AS IT WILL BE CONSIDERED A FIELD TRIP. MORE INFO ON THIS REWARD EVENT COMING THIS WEEK! For the evening Ishi community event on 12/10, please note: Children under 5 are not permitted on the obstacles. PARENTS MUST REMAIN WITH THEIR STUDENTS, PLEASE DO NOT DROP YOUR STUDENT(s) OFF. Many thanks to our amazing school district & our school board for sponsoring this amazing event! We are very grateful!!

The OCESD staff want to wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving. We are grateful for all of our students, families and community partners. Schools will be closed Nov 25-29. We look forward to seeing our students back in school on Monday, Dec 2. Spencer Holtom Ed.D Superintendent

6th grade students & their siblings are being released early today due to flooding at the bottom of the trail. Parents cannot pick up on Foothill Blvd and MUST drive up to the parent pick-up roundabout. Students will be ready at 2:10 for pick-up. If you cannot be here early, no worries. Siblings of 6th graders will be release early, as well. We are trying to cut down on the number of cars arriving and departing at the same time. We will have staff at the pick-up area at 2:10 to help manage a smooth pick-up. PLEASE PULL ALL the way up before stopping to let your kiddo in your car - this keeps the line moving!

The trail down to Foothill is FLOODED! Students will not be able to be picked up at the bottom of the trail. You must get in the pick-up line or come early and park up top in the parent parking lot. PLEASE be extremely cautious as you drive up and them back down as our students who walk will need to walk on the driveway. Proceed with caution! Thank you very much!