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Your Guidebook for Summer, Back To School and Beyond

Welcome to the 2026-2027 Compass – a comprehensive family guide helping you navigate to the important points on your student’s journey ahead. In this guide you’ll find information about our summer activities offerings, important dates in our district and lots of tips and tricks for how you can help your student successfully navigate the start of the 2026-2027 school year. If you have questions not answered by the Compass, feel free to drop us a line at communications@chehalisschools.org and we’ll help.

 

Mark Your Calendar: Important Dates to Know

  • June 15-18 – FREE Summer Meals for Kids 18 and Younger: 8:45-9:15 a.m. breakfast at Orin Smith Elementary; 12-12:30 p.m. lunch at Orin Smith Elementary.
  • June 15-18 & June 22-25 - Camp OSE Session #1 hands-on STEAM camp for incoming 3rd through 5th graders at Orin Smith Elementary. FREE. Go to THIS LINK to register your student for this experience.
  • June 22-25 - Camp OSE hands-on STEAM camp for incoming 3rd through 5th graders at Orin Smith Elementary. FREE. Go to THIS LINK to register your student for this experience.
  • June 17 – Cornerstone Partnership Presents Kinder Camp for all incoming Kindergarteners at James Lintott Elementary. FREE. Go to THIS LINK to learn about how to register your student
  • Aug. 3 – W.F. West High School (grades 912) Main Office Re-opens after summer
  • Aug. 3-6 – FREE Summer Meals for Kids 18 and Younger: 8:45-9:15 a.m. breakfast at James Lintott Elementary; 8:45-9:15 a.m. breakfast at Orin Smith Elementary; 11:30-12 lunch at Chehalis Middle School; 12-12:30 p.m. lunch at James Lintott Elementary; 12-12:30 p.m. lunch at Orin Smith Elementary.
  • Aug. 3-6 – University of Washington Summer STEM Camp for incoming 9-12th graders at W.F. West High School. $25 per student with scholarships available. Go to THIS LINK to register your student for this experience.
  • Aug. 3-6 – Chehalis Middle School (Grades 6-8) STEM Camp for incoming 6-8th graders at Chehalis Middle School. FREE. Go to THIS LINK to register your student.
  • Aug. 3-6 & Aug. 10-13- Camp OSE Session #2 hands-on STEAM camp for incoming 3rd through 5th graders at Orin Smith Elementary. FREE. Go to THIS LINK to register your student for this experience.
  • Aug. 8 – Cornerstone Partnership presents Kindercarnival Noon-2 p.m. at James Lintott Elementary for all incoming and outgoing Kindergarteners and their families
  • Aug. 10-13 – FREE Summer Meals for Kids 18 and Younger: 8:45-9:15 a.m. breakfast at James Lintott Elementary; 8:45-9:15 a.m. breakfast at Orin Smith Elementary; 12-12:30 p.m. lunch at James Lintott Elementary; 12-12:30 p.m. lunch at Orin Smith Elementary.
  • Aug. 18 – Chehalis Middle School (Grades 6-8) Main Office Re-opens after Summer
  • Aug. 18 – W.F. West High School (grades 9-12) Freshman Link Day for all incoming 9th graders
  • Aug. 19 – W.F. West High School (grades 9-12) Readiness & Picture Day for all 10th-12th Graders: 8-10 a.m. for 12th graders; 10-12 for 11th graders; and 1-3 p.m. for 10th graders.
  • Sept. 1 – First day of the 2026-2027 school year for grades 3-12
  • Sept. 2 – First day of the 2026-2027 school year for grades 1-2
  • Sept. 4-7 All Chehalis Schools Closed for Labor Day Weekend
  • Sept. 8 – First day of the 2026-2027 school year for Kindergarten

 

 

More important dates are available on the 2026-2027 District Calendar (English) at THIS LINK or the District Calendar (Spanish) at THIS LINK

I Want To Know...

2026-2027 Startup Checklist

Step #1 – Enrollment, Registration & Returning Students

I Live Inside the District Boundaries

  • Returning Students – You do not need to re-register your returning student, even if they are moving to a new building in our district. We ask that all families complete Yearly Student Renewal forms found in the parent/guardian login on Skyward Family Access.
  • New Students – Please complete your online enrollment forms as soon as you know you will be attending Chehalis Schools. CLICK HERE to register grades K-12 for the 2026-2027 school year.

I Live Outside the District Boundaries

I’m Not Sure If I Live Inside Or Outside the District Boundaries

Call the district office at (360) 807-7200 and we can check your address for you.

The Chehalis School District Office is open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you do not reach someone, leave a detailed message with your name and address and we will return your call.

Step #2 – Get to Know Your Student’s School

Step #3 – Getting To School

Step #4 – 

Points of Interest For the Journey Ahead

Every step of a student’s journey in the Chehalis School District is an important one. But in every journey, there are a few landmarks that are more notable than others. Follow the links below to access helpful information to help you and your student navigate some of the points in their journey where they may need a few extra compass points to keep you on the correct path.