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New ‘Reading Rainbow’ Host Will Hold Storytimes with Local Elementary-School Children
A famous bookfluencer, known as Mychal The Librarian and host of the “Reading Rainbow” digital reboot, is holding numerous storytimes next week in Bend for local grade-school children. Mychal Threets, 36, will visit eight elementary schools on Monday, Nov. 9 and Tuesday, Nov. 10, reading to students and spreading his message about the healing power […] The post New ‘Reading Rainbow’ Host Will Hold Storytimes with Local Elementary-School Children appeared first on The Source - Bend, Oregon .
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Silver Rail families hear plans for students' return to school
Bend-La Pine Schools met with Silver Rail Elementary families Wednesday to discuss student recovery, safety concerns and plans for returning to school on Nov. 12. District leaders also announced a public community engagement session for Thursday evening.
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Redmond High’s Londynn Williams wins first individual state cheer title in school history
Redmond High senior Londynn Williams won the Oregon individual cheer state championship, the first in school history. She and coach Jenna Meinig share the nerves, the hard work and the moment her name was called.
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RPA Hosts Battle of the Bands
Redmond-based high school, Redmond Proficiency Academy, is gearing up for a new event aimed at bringing young musicians together to show off their skills. The RPA Music Department is inviting all local high school musicians, grade 9 through 12, to take part in its first-ever high school Battle of the Bands competition. Bands and individual […] The post RPA Hosts Battle of the Bands appeared first on The Source - Bend, Oregon .
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Redmond High adopts new Sparrow, a boy with severe hemophilia
Redmond High School students met Leo, who lives with a severe form of the bleeding disorder hemophilia, as he became the school’s newest Sparrow. Students now aim to complete 300 hours of community service to help raise money for Leo and his family.
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Oregon Families Fight to Keep Neighborhood Schools Open as Closure Plans Advance
Parents and students are organizing protests, challenging school boards and pressing elected officials to intervene as proposed closures threaten neighborhood schools in Portland, Salem-Keizer and Tigard-Tualatin. The three districts have announced plans that could close as many as 21 schools over the next several years, while two Corvallis campuses have already closed.
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School Attendance, Community Supports and Oregon’s Educational Outcomes are All Intertwined
Last week, Reporter Clayton Franke’s story on the Silver Rail shooter started with the basic premise of, ‘why wasn’t this kid in school?’ We wanted to know when the student attended Bend-La Pine Schools, when he did not and what happened in between, in some attempt to understand more about the 16-year-old and why he […] The post School Attendance, Community Supports and Oregon’s Educational Outcomes are All Intertwined appeared first on The Source - Bend, Oregon .
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COCC’s Afrocentric Program Seeks Nominees for Community Courage Award
(Beatrice Morrow Cannady was a pioneering civil rights activist in Oregon who served as the editor and eventual owner of the state’s leading Black newspaper. | Photo courtesy COCC.) A community award being presented by Central Oregon Community College’s Afrocentric Program will honor a member of the community whose...
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Bend-La Pine Schools Sets Silver Rail Return Date for Nov. 12
Bend-La Pine Schools announced Monday it plans to welcome students back to Silver Rail Elementary Nov. 12 — what will be nearly one month after a deadly shooting at the school rocked the community. In a survey sent out Oct. 22, 86% of Silver Rail families indicated they wanted their children to return to the […] The post Bend-La Pine Schools Sets Silver Rail Return Date for Nov. 12 appeared first on The Source - Bend, Oregon .