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Oregon lawmakers discuss phone use in classrooms as Grant HS goes ‘phone-free’
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Earlier this month, Grant High School in northeast Portland announced students will be required to lock up their phones and smartwatches for the entire school day beginning in the fall. On Thursday morning, state lawmakers discussed the impact of cell phones in class. “We’re not saying...
Newberg-Dundee schools face monumental budget shortfall
PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — Newberg-Dundee Public Schools are in dire financial straits. The question on the minds of administrators and school patrons alike is, how did we get here?. Over the past several weeks the school board, in concert with its budget committee, has repeatedly gathered to answer...
Oregon’s top National Merit Scholarship winners, all from the Portland area, are focused on science, math
Twenty-nine seniors from 23 Oregon high schools have won $2,500 National Merit Scholarships, joining the ranks of the country’s most highly-regarded scholars. Though previous years have seen increasing numbers of National Merit scholars from outside of the metro area, this year all of the honored students live in the Portland region. And almost all of them said they wanted to study science, technology, engineering or math in college and work in associated fields someday.
As Oregon birth rates fall, concern rises about the future of schools
PORTLAND, Ore. — Recent data shows that Oregon continues to deal with low birth rates. The problem is particularly pronounced in Multnomah County. In 2012, more than 9,000 kids were born county-wide. By 2022, that number dropped by almost 2,000 children. "We have been projecting a long-run decline just...
Oregon student advances to Scripps National Spelling Bee semifinals
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland is getting some representation in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Fossil Charter School’s own 14-year-old Rubina Wiedemer made it through the quarterfinals Wednesday morning and advanced to the semifinals Wednesday night in Washington D.C. A home-schooled eighth grader, Wiedemer enjoys drawing manga characters and writing stories and poetry. She was […]
Back to where they started: Reynolds High grads walk the halls of Hartley Elementary
Miguel Bottoms wore a grin, despite minutes earlier feeling emotional with tears welling in his eyes. "I remember walking down the halls and remembering all the moments I had here — the history — and how it's shaped me as a person," Bottoms said. "It's like a step back. I get to reflect on my whole life and everything I've done up to this point. It's crazy." Bottoms was one...
Readers Respond: Estacada split over school bond, despite resounding defeat
Despite the fact that the $149 million Estacada School District facilities bond went down to a sound defeat in the May 21 election, a survey by Your Oregon News showed readers may be more split on the bond than election results may have indicated. Your Oregon News surveyed readers asking them to weigh in on Measure 3-607, which would have created a domino-effect of construction and improvements for the Estacada School District. Of the 4,906 votes cast in the May 21 election, about 61% voted...
Interim principal selected for Hazelbrook Middle School in Tualatin
Christopher Harvey-Foltz has been named interim principal at Hazelbrook Middle School for the 2024-25 school year. Assuming his role on July 1, Harvey-Foltz replaces Principal Lisa Dailey, who has accepted a position with the North Clackamas School District. “In the transition to interim principal, Chris brings a valuable continuity of care to the Hazelbrook community. With his transparent communication, collaboration style, effective relationship-building skills, and strategic mindset, Chris embodies the...
Estacada celebrates 12 seniors during signing day ceremony
Estacada celebrated a talented bunch of Rangers who are heading off to compete and perform at the next level. The high school hosted its annual Signing Day Assembly Thursday afternoon, May 30, inside a gym packed with peers and proud parents. Twelve Rangers seniors were cheered on as their future plans were announced, and they got to sign ceremonial documents for their future colleges. The signees were: ...
After bond fails, it’s back to the drawing board for Estacada Schools
PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — Although disheartened by the failure of the $149 million facilities bond, administrators at the Estacada School District plan to persist in finding a way to get voter support to fund building repairs and improvements and relieve overcrowding. “We’re going to carve it down and get to the point that the […]
Beaverton middle schooler represents Oregon in 16th annual 'Doodle for Google' contest
When Inchara Shree came to school with her parents last week, she thought it was just another day of seventh grade at Tumwater Middle School — other than a totally innocuous meeting between her folks and her science teacher. But when the Beaverton student walked into class, she was met with balloons, a cameraman and a big sign that said: “Doodle the future.” That’s how Shree learned she was one...
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