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Gresham High School officials said 80% percent of students were absent on Friday and two athletic events were canceled.

With ongoing safety concerns swirling around Gresham High School, two varsity sports games were canceled/forfeited Friday, Oct. 4, due to low student attendance. The Gresham girls varsity game against Oregon City was canceled, and Gresham football forfeited its game against Central Catholic. In both cases the coaches/district believed the lack of players available would lead to safety concerns on the field. The Gresham-Barlow School District, in a letter to parents...

Front view of the entry to The Center for Gender and Sexuality Studies, located within The Wellness Center in the basement of Orrico Hall. This fall, UP’s inaugural Center for Gender and Sexuality officially opened its doors to the UP community. The center, located on the lower level of Orrico Hall, is one of the latest efforts by the University to cultivate a more inclusive environment for the LGBTQ+ community.

Apparently, when Pacific University looks at its past, it cannot tolerate what history tells it, (“Pacific University renames campus building for former U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin,” Sept. 26). At the time that Pacific University was founded in 1849 and produced its first graduate, Harvey W. Scott, in 1863,...

On Monday, Sept. 23, student protesters affiliated with the unofficial student group Students for Justice in Palestine Palatine Hill (SJPPH) set up an encampment outside of Frank Manor House in defiance of Lewis & Clark’s new protest policy enacted Aug. 14. The protesters began in the Glade, holding signs and marching to the back of Frank Manor. From there, the protesters used fences, chairs, pallets and other items to create a physical barrier around a collection of tents.

LaMarcus Bell runs for 245 yards and three touchdowns in the Lakers' 45-31 win over the Timberwolves

Lewis & Clark’s Director of Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW), Michelle Callahan, has spearheaded an initiative to place Narcan in dorms and academic buildings. There are now 16 Narcan wall installations on the undergraduate campus. Naloxone, the generic name for the brand Narcan, is a medicine that acts rapidly...

The Gresham-Barlow School District has released a timeline of events around a 17-year-old student being arrested at Gresham High School with a gun after confusion and misinformation has permeated the incident. The message was sent out to students, staff and families Thursday evening, Oct. 3, on the heels of a rash of public testimonies at the Oct. 2 School Board meeting and student walkout Thursday afternoon. “Your commitment to our...

For large stretches of the game, the only thing slowing down Hillsboro football were some self-inflicted errors. Luckily they proved to only be flesh wounds. A third quarter touchdown plunge by junior running back Michael Hong, making it 28-0 on the road against Centennial, encapsulates that “find a way” mentality. Multiple flags on the drive backed the Spartans way up — 1st-and-10 became 1st-and-20 became 1st-and-28. But there was never any infighting. ...

A room full of energy. A room full of emotion. A room draped head to toe in Pilot purple. That was the room the 2024 University of Portland Athletics Hall of Fame class stepped into Friday night. On Sept. 27, nine former Pilots were inducted into the 2024 UP Athletics...

No one hit harder on Friday, Oct. 4 than the Jefferson High School football team. That tenacity on defense helped the Democrats (3-2, 3-0 PIL) turn a 13-7 halftime deficit into a 28-19 win over visiting Grant (1-4, 1-1 PIL), the highlights being two pick-sixes in the second half. Junior Zae Clark Anderson had the first one from about 30 yards out that gave Jefferson the lead back at 21-19...

Forest Grove’s Shelly Dominguez Alfaro admits Portland Community College was her backup plan for college. However, the backup plan soon became “Plan A” and she could not have been happier. Dominguez Alfaro earned a Future Connect scholarship and soon entered PCC to take classes. The Future Connect Program assists underserved students with support, coaching and academic guidance on their journey to completion of a two-year degree or certificate. “The amount...

It was the start of a new season of sorts. Mountainside and Sunset squared-off in their Metro League opener Friday night, and in what amounted to the tail of two halves, the Mavericks defeated the Apollos 49-28 in a wild game on Oct. 4, at Sunset High School. The Apollos (1-4) took a 21-14 lead to the half, but the visiting Mavericks mustered 35 third quarter points thanks to a...

(Federal Way, WA) The Decatur Gators not long ago were an after thought and one of those teams most could count on picking up an easy win. Head Coach Matt Vaeena has flipped that switch after going 8-2 last season and just missing the final 16 in the State Tournament. This season it’s all about getting to post season and through 5 weeks they remain perfect at 5-0 with an unbelievable win last night over 4A Skyview.

We all remember how our experiences in high school were hardly similar to what Hollywood portrays — pulling all-nighters doing homework, taking abundant AP classes, studying for the dreaded SAT and aiming to do our best for the colleges we applied to is not as glamorous as the movies made them out to be. However, the college application experience proved to be a dice roll: even having a perfect GPA and constant extracurricular involvement could not guarantee your acceptance into your dream college, let alone earn you the scholarships to afford it. When we made our college decisions, some of us may have felt liberated from the high school work we accomplished to get into college. Yet, many students at Lewis & Clark continue to put more pressure on themselves than they need for success.

Lake Oswego School District QPR Trainings These sessions, known as QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) training, are designed to equip participants with the skills to help prevent suicide. QPR Suicide Prevention Training in English: 5:30-7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14...

Campus Safety is often ridiculed for either being too strict or not doing enough. Whether you are having a conversation with them or they are ruthlessly confiscating the beer you had to wait an hour at the Pio stop for, at the end of the day, their job is to protect the student body. The Campus Safety team consists of 13 individuals, 11 of whom are Campus Safety officers.

At the roughly halfway point of the 2024 cross-country season, the Tigard High School boys and girls teams are building a case as two of the more formidable groups in the state. “The team is looking really strong,” Tigard head coach Chris McIsaac said. “Our girls are a top 5 team in the state and our guys have the potential to be in the top 10. We have a deep group of varsity athletes this year and it has shown at the invites. Our boys...

As fall approaches, Clackamas Community College’s horticulture department invites gardening and outdoor enthusiasts to dive into a series of engaging workshops designed to nurture a passion for plants and outdoor well-being. Foundations of Irrigation Design Nov. 1 and 2 8 a.m. to 4:50 p.m. ...

Another large Oregon school district is at a standstill in ongoing union negotiations. The Beaverton School District announced Thursday that it will be seeking the assistance of a state mediator in its negotiations with the Beaverton Education Association. After Portland Public Schools and Salem-Keizer, Beaverton is the third largest school...