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Spray is a small rural community.
It is located in Wheeler County on the John Day River.
The school district encompasses approximately 570 square miles, including
the City of Spray and unincorporated areas of the county. The Spray community
offers hometown friendliness. Spectacular natural beauty
surrounds Spray. The mountainous
environment lends itself to various outdoor activities such as camping, fishing,
hunting, backpacking, and rafting. The district is a unified school
district with a current enrollment of 74 students, kindergarten through 12.
The campus includes five separate buildings with three containing
classrooms: one houses K-5, one
houses 8-12, and the district office contains the 6-7 classroom, the computer
lab, and library. Adjacent to these
three buildings are a separate woodshop/art area and a gym.
The district operates a dorm for
high school boys, accepting applications from students throughout the state.
Located across the street from the school campus, the dorm has a capacity
for seven students. Spray School District offers a
good academic and activities program for all students.
Particular progress has been made in upgrading the computer lab and
computer technology courses. In
addition, all classrooms have a minimum of three computers with Internet access.
A typical class grouping is 15 students with elective classes having smaller
numbers. A
high percentage of graduates go on to institutions of higher learning
upon high school graduation. Spray students have been on a four-day week for the past ten years with athletic events scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays. The school year begins the middle of August and finishes the end of May. |
