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Scappoose girl finishes in the top 20 for Scripps National Spelling Bee
WASHINGTON (KPTV) - The only Oregon contestant to qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee finished in the top 20 out of 246 spellers on Wednesday. 14-year-old Rubina Wiedemer won the Portland Regional Bee against 36 other spellers in March, which earned her a spot in the competition. Wiedmer made...
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...
Photos/Big Changes: St. Helens High School shows off new look
The long wait is over, as St. Helens High School welcomed the community to an open house in the newly finished Phase I of the St. Helens High School Improvement Bond Project. The event was on the evening of May 24, and St. Helens community members were invited to see the progress the school has made. Many folks walking the modern interior of the cafeteria and fresh entry hall expressed amazement at the transformation. ...
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...
Forest Grove's Harvey Clarke Elementary to welcome new principal
A new principal is stepping into office at Harvey Clarke Elementary School. The Forest Grove School District announced that Laura Christensen will take the reins at the local elementary school in a release on Tuesday, May 28. Christensen will fill the vacancy left by Troy Fisher, who announced plans to become the superintendent of the St. Paul School District next year. With years of education experience, Christensen brings a background...
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...
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.
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 […]
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