Wishram School District 94 Calendar 2026-2027

Wishram School carries about one hundred students from kindergarten through twelfth grade in a single Columbia River Gorge campus. Its roots reach back to a one-room school built for railroad families in 1905, and the present district still serves a community shaped by the river, rail line and nearby tribal homelands. Multiage elementary classrooms such as K–1, grades two–three and grades four–five lead into a complete local secondary program.

Sahaptin language learning belongs to the weekly schedule. Colleen and Kathrine George teach the local language every Wednesday, and every student may participate. Title VI services add cultural and academic support for eligible American Indian and Alaska Native students whose families complete the federal 506 eligibility process. Language preservation reaches beyond a selected club or annual event and remains available across the K–12 school community.

Students also leave a physical record of their technical learning. Construction classes have built a school shed, gym bleachers, classroom shelving, coat racks and steps to the flagpole. Architecture, cabinetry, welding and Core Plus construction turn the campus itself into a continuing portfolio of student work.

For athletics, Wishram joins Lyle, about twenty miles to the west. Junior-high and high-school students compete as the Lyle/Wishram Cougars in football, volleyball, basketball, track, baseball and softball. One district retains its K–12 school, Sahaptin instruction and local identity while a regional partnership supplies the team structure that its enrollment could not sustain alone.