January 2, 2026

School Resumes, Monday, 1/5/2026

School resumes on Monday, January 5, 2026, for all students PreK-12. We can't wait to see you back in class!

December 5, 2025

Snow Routes for the 25-26 School Year!

Hello Families,Snow routes are posted on the transportation section of the district website. Some important information: Please check the school district website for updates In the event of unsaf...

December 5, 2025

Bus Safety - Red Means Stop!

Bus safety is our children's safety. We have had drivers ignore our loading lights on campus and in our district, during AM/PM route. School buses have amber & red lights near the top of the bu...

November 3, 2025

We Need Your Vote for a Classroom Makeover!

Greetings Rainier Community:Staff at NCA have applied for a $15,000 grant to fix up the NCA modular building. This would allow for actual repairs, like new siding and new windows in addition to som...

October 2, 2025

Community Update: New Acting RJSHS Principal Russ Pickett

Rainier School DistrictOctober 2, 2025Dear Rainier School District Community,We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Russ Pickett as the Acting Principal of Rainier Junior Senior High Sch...

September 19, 2025

Message to the Rainier community from Board Chairperson Eric Schimmel

To the Rainier Community - As your school board chair of the Rainier School District, I wanted to write to our community during this very difficult week. The news of two recent arrests, and in part...

September 18, 2025

Update on Indictment Related to David Rubio

Dear Rainier Families,We know this has been an especially difficult week for our community. News of the recent arrest of our Junior/Senior High School Principal Jeremy Williams, followed by news th...

September 18, 2025

Rainier Community Update - Sept. 18

To the Rainier Community - This is an update from yesterday's announcement that we would be having crisis response support staff on campus today.Today, trained crisis response professionals will be...

September 17, 2025

Rainier Community Update: Clarification and Support Information

This is a follow up to this morning's announcement.To the Rainier Community - As promised, I am following up with additional information regarding the update I shared earlier this morning about Rai...

September 17, 2025

Please Read

Hello Rainier School District,Please read the attached letter from Superintendent Chad Holloway and press release from the Cowlitz County Sheriffs Department.