February 26 – March 4, 2026
Current School News
Current School News
February 26 – March 4, 2026
A Thought To Savor
"This Book will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from this Book."
– John Bunyan
All School
Talent Show – Fri., Feb. 27 [6:30pm]
The Oaks Talent show will be held in the Great Hall on Friday, February 27 at 6:30pm.
Coffee Bar Open For Talent Show [6pm]
The Oaks Ambassadors look forward to serving you at The Oaks Coffee Bar during the Talent Show. The coffee bar will be open at 6pm and during intermission. Purchase a drink and a treat, and fellowship with other Oaks families. Cash, check, and Venmo accepted.
Friday Pizza Lunch – Mar. Orders Due by Feb. 28
It's time to place your March Pizza Lunch Orders through Events on Annasis. Orders are due by the last day of the month for the following month and will close after this time.
March Pizza Lunch
Pizza Lunch – Weekly
Volunteer to Serve Friday Pizza Lunch
Those who are interested in helping with this endeavor please sign-up using the links below. Please contact Kristen Bailey with any questions.
February Pizza Lunch Volunteer Sign-up
March Pizza Lunch Volunteer Sign-up
Welcome Wednesday!
Wed., Mar. 4 [8:30–11:30am]
*RSVP online
Wednesday morning The Oaks is hosting one last Welcome Wednesday! This is an opportunity for your friends and family who may be interested in learning more about The Oaks to come by for a tour, ask questions and pick up an application (if interested). Please share the Welcome Wednesday RSVP Form with those you believe would like to attend. You are always welcome to attend with your friends and family as well. For more information feel free to stop by or call the school office at 509.536.5955. We look forward to welcoming your guests.
2026-27 Open Enrollment
Open enrollment for new students (JrK–12th grades) officially began February 1st. Know an interested family? Send them a link to The Oaks Admissions Interest Form to set up a tour or ask questions. Please feel free to contact The Oaks Admissions Officer, Anya Schnell, with any admissions questions.
Fine Arts Festival Choral Concert at The Fox - Fri., Mar. 6 [6:30pm]
The Oaks is excited to host this year's first ever Northwest Fine Arts Festival on Thursday and Friday, March 5th and 6th. With over 10 schools attending, the festival will conclude with a choral concert at The Fox Theater on Friday, March 6 at 6:30pm. All are welcome, and encouraged, to attend this free concert.
Festival Volunteers Needed
The Fine Arts Festival will be taking place at The Oaks on Thursday, March 5 and downtown, at The Fox Theater, on Friday, March 6. As we seek to be hospitable to our many guests these two days, Events Coordinator, Beth Schultz, is looking for a few helping hands. Those who are interested in helping with this endeavor please use the link below to sign-up. Please contact Beth Schultz with any questions.
Fine Arts Festival Volunteer Sign-up
Upcoming Open House - Tues., Mar. 10 [9–11am]
*RSVP online
The last open house of the season is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10. This open house will take place from 9 to 11am. Feel free to invite friends and family who are interested in The Oaks to this event. To RSVP please use the Open House RSVP Form or call the school office at 509-536-5955 for more information. Oaks families are always welcome to attend an open house with your family and friends as well.
Lands' End Spring Sale – Through Mar. 10
Hello Spring Savings! – 20% off Select School Styles
Code: HELLOSPRING20
Lands' End website – School Number: 900069105
Lands' End E-catalog
Official Coffee Shop & Library Opening Coming Soon!
Sign the Library Guidelines Disclaimer to be ready to check out books
The official opening of The Oaks Coffee Shop & Library are just around the corner. The arrival of and training on our brand new espresso machine is in the works. The books are almost all cataloged and volunteer librarians are being arranged. Stay tuned for more official news coming soon. In the meantime, any student planning to check out books must have the Library Guidelines Disclaimer, available in Annasis, signed by a parent. By signing this disclaimer, an account will be created for that child and he will be ready to check out books when the library is officially open in just a few short weeks. Please also read the Library Guidelines that will be available in the Family Handbook in the near future. What a blessing to be able to officially open these spaces soon and use them as they were designed.
Parent/Teacher Conferences - Mar. 18–20
*Online sign-ups now available!
*No school Thurs. & Fri., Mar. 19 & 20
Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences are just around the corner. This is a great opportunity to partner with your child's teacher as you seek to raise your child in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Grammar School conferences will be scheduled Thursday & Friday, March 19 & 20. Logic & Rhetoric School conferences will be scheduled Wednesday evening & throughout Thursday & Friday, March 18–20. The online sign-up will be available after Mid-Winter Break and the office will gladly assist you as needed.
Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-up
No School - Thurs. & Fri., Mar. 19 & 20
There will be no school on Thursday March 19 or Friday March 20 so that parents and teachers have the opportunity to conference with one another.
No Oaks Athletic Sweatshirts After Parent/Teacher Conferences
On non-formal uniform days this fall/winter Oaks students have had the opportunity to wear their Athletic & Mock Trial Oaks hoodies and crew necks during the school day. Upon returning from parent/teacher conferences on March 23, as we head into spring, these Oaks sweatshirts will no longer be acceptable uniform items during the school day. Please note, that the Lands' End crewneck sweatshirt is an acceptable uniform item throughout the school year.
Tickets Now Available for Evening of Provision - Fri., Apr. 24 [6pm]
You are invited to an Evening of Provision on Friday, April 24 beginning at 6pm in the Great Hall. This will be a night to remember! Beautiful music, delicious food, and sweet fellowship will make this a special fundraising event. Catch the vision for where The Oaks is going and how you can support God's work. This is an evening you will not want to miss. Tickets are now available for purchase on the Evening of Provision website. Questions may be directed to Development Director, Mrs. Shelley Moss.
The Oaks Theater Presents Mary Poppins
Fri.–Sat., May 22–23 at the Myrtle Woldson Perfoming Arts Center
*Tickets Now on Sale!
Tickets are now on sale for this year's spring musical, Mary Poppins. Individual tickets, as well as box seats, are available for purchase on the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center website.
Gerard Manley Hopkins Poetry Champions
Congratulations to the winners of The Gerard Manley Hopkins Poetry Competition! It was a beautiful night of poetry and you all presented masterfully. Thank you for blessing us with your lovely recitations.
1st Place – Adelaide Jones (12th)
2nd Place – Christine Brodersen (10th)
3rd Place – Maelin McCauley (7th)
4th Place – Carrie Gardner (9th)
2026-27 Significant Dates & 5 Year Academic Calendar Now Available
Looking forward to the next school year, below are a few key dates. The Oaks Significant Dates Calendar for 2026-27 and a 5 Year Academic Calendar (new this year!) are now available on the Calendar page, under the Parent tab. Below are a few of the pertinent dates for next school year.
- First Day of School – Thursday, September 17, 2026
- Thanksgiving Break – November 23–27, 2026
- Christmas Break – December 23, 2026–January 5, 2027
- Mid-Winter Break – February 15–19, 2027
- Spring Break – April 19–23, 2027
- Graduation & Last Day of School – June 18, 2027
Upcoming Dates
October 8
- Grand Tour Meeting (11th Grade) [7–9pm]
October 9
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
October 12
- Cantabile [8:15am]
- College Financial Aid Scholarship Meeting [7-8:30pm]
October 13
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Seattle Pacific University [12:35-1:00pm]
October 14
- Mid-Term Grades Posted [8am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
October 15
- PSAT Test [8:30–11:30am]
- SAT Test [12:30–3:30pm]
October 14–16
- Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 15–16
- No School
October 19
- Cantabile [8:15am]
October 20
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Hillsdale College [12:35-1:00pm]
October 21
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Eastern Washington University [12:35-1:00pm]
October 23
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
- Family Night [4pm]
October 24
- MCL Jr High Volleyball Tournament
- Annual Fall Friends of The Oaks Event [5–8pm]
October 26
- Cantabile [8:15am]
October 29
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Whitworth University [12:35-1:00pm]
October 30
- Half-day [8:30am–12:15pm]
- Grandparents' Day
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Cantabile [12pm]
- Family Night/Senior Night [4pm]
October 31
- MCL JV Volleyball Tournament
November 2
- Cantabile [8:15am]
November 3
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Washington State University [12:35-1:00pm]
November 6
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
November 6-7
- MCL Boys Soccer Tournament
- MCL Varsity Volleyball Tournament
November 9
- Cantabile [8:15am]
November 10
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Gonzaga University [12:35-1:00pm]
November 11
- High School Boys & Girls Basketball Begins
November 12
- College Brown Bag Lunch - University of Idaho [12:35-1:00pm]
November 12-13
- NW ACCS Administrators Conference
November 13
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
- Talent Show [6:30pm]
Grammar School
Please refer to your child's Weekly Letter for class specific information.
Speech Meet - Tues.–Wed., Mar. 17–18
This year's Grammar School Classroom Speech Meets are scheduled for March 17 and 18, with student memorization due by Tuesday, March 10. The qualifying students will then present their speeches to the entire Grammar School at the Speech Meet Assembly on Tuesday, March 24. Please reference the Speech Meet Info Letter that was sent home with your child for further details.
Memorization Due:
Tuesday, March 10
Classroom Speech Meet:
Tuesday–Wednesday, March 17–18
*All speeches will take place in Rooms #213/214 (East end of upstairs hall)
TUESDAY, MARCH 17
11:00am – 5th Grade
1:15pm – 6th Grade
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
9:00am – 1st Grade
10:00am – 2nd Grade
11:15am – 3rd Grade
1:45pm – 4th Grade
Speech Meet Assembly:
Tuesday, March 24
*Parents and guests are welcome to join us in the Great Hall at 1:30pm to enjoy the presentations and congratulate our finalists.
Secondary Siblings Attending Speeches:
*Parent note due 1 day prior
Parents, if you would like your secondary child to attend their sibling's speech please send a note in with your the secondary child for the teacher(s) whose class(es) they will be leaving at least one day prior to the speech. This is a kindness to your child's teacher(s) and classmates as it helps the teacher to better prepare that day's class. Please send in notes for both the classroom speech meets and the speech assembly.
Upcoming Class Events:
Mon., Mar. 2
- Kindergarten 100th Day Celebration in Conference Room [1–3pm]
Tues. & Wed., Mar. 17 & 18
- 1st–6th Grade Classroom Speech Meet in Rooms 213 & 214 [8:30am–3pm]
Tues., Mar. 24
- 1st–6th Grade Speech Meet Assembly in Great Hall [1:30–3pm]
Thurs., Mar. 26
- 3rd Grade Greek Festival in Great Hall [8:30am–3pm]
Tues., Apr. 28
- 4th Grade Wax Museum in Great Hall [1–2:30pm]
May 26–29
- 5th Grade Oregon Coast Field Trip - Student & Parent Registration Due by Mar. 1
Logic & Rhetoric Schools
Fine Arts Festival - Mar. 5 & 6
*All 9–12th students participating during day & evening
The Choral Festival, which has occurred in November in years past, is now the Fine Arts Festival, being held March 5–6. All Oaks 9–12th graders will participate in this event after school on Thursday, March 5th (on The Oaks campus) as well as all day and evening on Friday (off-campus at The Fox).
- Thursday, March 5th at The Oaks [3–8pm]
- Friday, March 6th at The Fox Theater [9am–8pm]
- Choral Concert at The Fox [6:30pm] *all are invited to attend this free concert
SAT Test - Thurs., Mar. 19 [9am–12pm]
*During parent/teacher conferences
*Registration due by Mon., Mar. 2
Oaks students will have the opportunity to take the SAT at The Oaks on Thursday, March 19 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. This is an optional test available to all 9–12th grade Oaks students. Registration is now available on Annasis. *Please note that this date has been updated from what was previously published.
Each student is responsible for bringing a laptop or tablet and power cord with the Bluebook app already installed. For those who took this digital test last year, this app is already installed on your device. For questions, please contact Mrs. Lynn Gibson. For further details, see the SAT flyer.
Junior Class Physics Field Trip – Tues. & Thurs., Mar. 24 & 26
*Parent RSVP due by Tues., Mar. 10
The Junior class will be participating in two 1-day field trips as a part of their Physics class. On Tuesday, March 24 they will visit Washington State University and the University of Idaho for some hands-on science demonstrations and on Thursday, March 26 they will partake in the Intelligent Design Day as well as visit Travis Pattern & Foundry. Parents and grandparents of Oaks' Juniors are welcome to attend either day or both. Please go to the Physics Field Trip Parent RSVP for further details and to RSVP. Contact Mr. Andy Mattson with any questions.
Physics Field Trip Parent RSVP
Grand Tour Classes
The Class of 2027 (this year's Juniors) will be traveling to Greece and Italy this summer with Mr. Dykstra as a part of The Oaks curriculum. In preparation for this trip, all participating students and their parents will be participating in Grand Tour classes. The schedule for these upcoming classes is as follows:
Tues., Mar. 24 [6–9pm] @ The Oaks
Tues., Apr. 28 [6–9pm] @ The Oaks
Tues., Aug. 4 [5–9pm] @ The Dykstra's
Class of 2027 Grand Tour Dates: Aug. 11–22
*Grand Tour Participants, please reference Mr. Dykstra's email for further details.
Protocol Photos Available
The Oaks' 2026 Protocol event was a lovely evening, enjoyed by all, and we are so thankful to Sarah Langerak for providing us with beautiful photographs of the event. These photos are now available to Oaks parents via Yogile. All rhetoric families should have received an Annasis message with the link prior to Mid-Winter Break. Feel free to download and print any pictures you would like, but as we have families who have requested their child's photo not be shared for marketing, social media, etc. we ask that you not share these photos publicly. Thank you!
Upcoming Activity Schedule Days
The Logic & Rhetoric Schools will be following an activity schedule (see the posted schedules) on the following dates. Students will follow the modified schedule throughout these days with the activity being denoted in the list below.
Mon., Apr. 6 – AM Activity Schedule
Easter Monday – Late Start
Fri., Apr. 10 – PM Activity Schedule
Senior Theses of the Year
Helpful Link:
March Scripture Memory
Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall keep it to the end.
Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
Incline my heart to your testimonies,
And not to covetousness.
Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things,
And revive me in Your way.
Establish Your word to Your servant,
Who is devoted to fearing You.
Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness.
– Psalm 119:33–40
Grammar School
- Please refer to your child's Weekly Letter for class specific information.
Speech Meet - Tues.–Wed., Mar. 17–18
This year's Grammar School Classroom Speech Meets are scheduled for March 17 and 18, with student memorization due by Tuesday, March 10. The qualifying students will then present their speeches to the entire Grammar School at the Speech Meet Assembly on Tuesday, March 24. Please reference the Speech Meet Info Letter that was sent home with your child for further details.
Memorization Due:
Tuesday, March 10Classroom Speech Meet:
Tuesday–Wednesday, March 17–18
*All speeches will take place in Rooms #213/214 (East end of upstairs hall)
TUESDAY, MARCH 17
11:00am – 5th Grade
1:15pm – 6th Grade
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
9:00am – 1st Grade
10:00am – 2nd Grade
11:15am – 3rd Grade
1:45pm – 4th Grade
Speech Meet Assembly:
Tuesday, March 24
*Parents and guests are welcome to join us in the Great Hall at 1:30pm to enjoy the presentations and congratulate our finalists.Secondary Siblings Attending Speeches:
*Parent note due 1 day prior
Parents, if you would like your secondary child to attend their sibling's speech please send a note in with your the secondary child for the teacher(s) whose class(es) they will be leaving at least one day prior to the speech. This is a kindness to your child's teacher(s) and classmates as it helps the teacher to better prepare that day's class. Please send in notes for both the classroom speech meets and the speech assembly.Upcoming Class Events:
Mon., Mar. 2
- Kindergarten 100th Day Celebration in Conference Room [1–3pm]
Tues. & Wed., Mar. 17 & 18
- 1st–6th Grade Classroom Speech Meet in Rooms 213 & 214 [8:30am–3pm]
Tues., Mar. 24
- 1st–6th Grade Speech Meet Assembly in Great Hall [1:30–3pm]
Thurs., Mar. 26
- 3rd Grade Greek Festival in Great Hall [8:30am–3pm]
Tues., Apr. 28
- 4th Grade Wax Museum in Great Hall [1–2:30pm]
May 26–29
- 5th Grade Oregon Coast Field Trip - Student & Parent Registration Due by Mar. 1
Logic & Rhetoric Schools
Fine Arts Festival - Mar. 5 & 6
*All 9–12th students participating during day & evening
The Choral Festival, which has occurred in November in years past, is now the Fine Arts Festival, being held March 5–6. All Oaks 9–12th graders will participate in this event after school on Thursday, March 5th (on The Oaks campus) as well as all day and evening on Friday (off-campus at The Fox).
- Thursday, March 5th at The Oaks [3–8pm]
- Friday, March 6th at The Fox Theater [9am–8pm]
- Choral Concert at The Fox [6:30pm] *all are invited to attend this free concert
SAT Test - Thurs., Mar. 19 [9am–12pm]
*During parent/teacher conferences
*Registration due by Mon., Mar. 2
Oaks students will have the opportunity to take the SAT at The Oaks on Thursday, March 19 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. This is an optional test available to all 9–12th grade Oaks students. Registration is now available on Annasis. *Please note that this date has been updated from what was previously published.
Each student is responsible for bringing a laptop or tablet and power cord with the Bluebook app already installed. For those who took this digital test last year, this app is already installed on your device. For questions, please contact Mrs. Lynn Gibson. For further details, see the SAT flyer.
Junior Class Physics Field Trip – Tues. & Thurs., Mar. 24 & 26
*Parent RSVP due by Tues., Mar. 10
The Junior class will be participating in two 1-day field trips as a part of their Physics class. On Tuesday, March 24 they will visit Washington State University and the University of Idaho for some hands-on science demonstrations and on Thursday, March 26 they will partake in the Intelligent Design Day as well as visit Travis Pattern & Foundry. Parents and grandparents of Oaks' Juniors are welcome to attend either day or both. Please go to the Physics Field Trip Parent RSVP for further details and to RSVP. Contact Mr. Andy Mattson with any questions.
Physics Field Trip Parent RSVP
Grand Tour Classes
The Class of 2027 (this year's Juniors) will be traveling to Greece and Italy this summer with Mr. Dykstra as a part of The Oaks curriculum. In preparation for this trip, all participating students and their parents will be participating in Grand Tour classes. The schedule for these upcoming classes is as follows:
Tues., Mar. 24 [6–9pm] @ The Oaks
Tues., Apr. 28 [6–9pm] @ The Oaks
Tues., Aug. 4 [5–9pm] @ The Dykstra's
Class of 2027 Grand Tour Dates: Aug. 11–22
*Grand Tour Participants, please reference Mr. Dykstra's email for further details.
Protocol Photos Available
The Oaks' 2026 Protocol event was a lovely evening, enjoyed by all, and we are so thankful to Sarah Langerak for providing us with beautiful photographs of the event. These photos are now available to Oaks parents via Yogile. All rhetoric families should have received an Annasis message with the link prior to Mid-Winter Break. Feel free to download and print any pictures you would like, but as we have families who have requested their child's photo not be shared for marketing, social media, etc. we ask that you not share these photos publicly. Thank you!
Upcoming Activity Schedule Days
The Logic & Rhetoric Schools will be following an activity schedule (see the posted schedules) on the following dates. Students will follow the modified schedule throughout these days with the activity being denoted in the list below.
Mon., Apr. 6 – AM Activity Schedule
Easter Monday – Late Start
Fri., Apr. 10 – PM Activity Schedule
Senior Theses of the Year
Helpful Link:
Upcoming Dates
October 8
- Grand Tour Meeting (11th Grade) [7–9pm]
October 9
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
October 12
- Cantabile [8:15am]
- College Financial Aid Scholarship Meeting [7-8:30pm]
October 13
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Seattle Pacific University [12:35-1:00pm]
October 14
- Mid-Term Grades Posted [8am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
October 15
- PSAT Test [8:30–11:30am]
- SAT Test [12:30–3:30pm]
October 14–16
- Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 15–16
- No School
October 19
- Cantabile [8:15am]
October 20
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Hillsdale College [12:35-1:00pm]
October 21
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Eastern Washington University [12:35-1:00pm]
October 23
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
- Family Night [4pm]
October 24
- MCL Jr High Volleyball Tournament
- Annual Fall Friends of The Oaks Event [5–8pm]
October 26
- Cantabile [8:15am]
October 29
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Whitworth University [12:35-1:00pm]
October 30
- Half-day [8:30am–12:15pm]
- Grandparents' Day
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Cantabile [12pm]
- Family Night/Senior Night [4pm]
October 31
- MCL JV Volleyball Tournament
November 2
- Cantabile [8:15am]
November 3
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Washington State University [12:35-1:00pm]
November 6
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
November 6-7
- MCL Boys Soccer Tournament
- MCL Varsity Volleyball Tournament
November 9
- Cantabile [8:15am]
November 10
- College Brown Bag Lunch - Gonzaga University [12:35-1:00pm]
November 11
- High School Boys & Girls Basketball Begins
November 12
- College Brown Bag Lunch - University of Idaho [12:35-1:00pm]
November 12-13
- NW ACCS Administrators Conference
November 13
- Weekly Formal Uniform Day
- Ladies' Prayer [8:30–9:15am]
- Cantabile [3pm]
- Talent Show [6:30pm]