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UMATILLA COUNTY — As schools have returned to in-person classes in the spring, the Oregon Health Authority has started to record small outbreaks of COVID-19 among students across Umatilla County.
PENDLETON â Melissa Sandvenâs three-year tenure as the principal of Pendleton High School is coming to an end.
At a Monday, March 8, meeting, the Pendleton School Board is set to approve Sandvenâs resignation, which will go into effect June 30.
Sandven said she enjoyed her time in Pendleton, but with most of her family located west of the Cascades, she felt like she needed to return to the west side of Oregon.
âI couldnât go another year away from them,â she said.
Sandven was hired to lead Pendleton High School in 2018 following a lengthy career in school administration.
After getting her start in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sandven had administrative stints at schools across the Willamette Valley, including schools in Portland, Gresham and Sandy. She was the principal of Rainier Junior/Senior High School in Columbia County when she was selected to lead PHS.
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