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Onto the next! 🎉🎓🫶🏽⏩

This week, a typically sleepy cafeteria was packed to the brim with families, students, faculty and walls of tinsel in celebration of our Rosemary Anderson Prep Middle School 8th grade continuation! The "Met Gala" themed ceremony gave students a chance to shine in the spotlight they so deeply deserve.

Our 11 continuing 8th graders are prepared to take on a new chapter with their heads held high. Their remarkable growth is due, in large part, to thoughtful guidance from our RAMS educators.

Thank you, staff and faculty, for teaching with care. And thank you, students, for your hard work and bright character — these qualities will follow you always.

Congratulations, and have a wonderful summer! ♥️♥️♥️

Great teachers make the world better 🌎🫶🏽 Rosemary Anderson Prep's Kay Shoemaker (pictured far left) is one of those teachers.

Kay is a science educator at our North campus, specializing in Marine Biology. Students come to expect a sense of belonging when they enter Kay's classroom. Where exactly her class meets is less predictable, often leading students out of the building and into Oregon's natural landscape.

This year, Kay facilitated a series of coastal field trips, with hands-on lessons exploring everything from Oceanography to Watershed and Salmon Ecology. Their final trip (a favorite among the class) concluded with a tide-pooling session led by practicing Marine Biologists with Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators. Under the guidance of field professionals, students participated in ongoing research investigating sea star wasting, intertidal zones, and sea urchin recovery.

Kay believes the most impactful way to learn is by doing. Whether at a tide pool, on a riverbank, or back on campus, students leave Kay's classroom with a deeper understanding of the world around them.

Thank you, Kay, for sparking curiosity and expanding real-world opportunities for our kids. We are so lucky to have you ❤️