Bend-La Pine Schools has lowered its Air Quality Index threshold for bringing students indoors from 200 to 151. The policy update, which is already in effect, is designed to protect students from wildfire smoke in Central Oregon. The school district made the adjustment following a recommendation from the Oregon Health Authority. Under the revised threshold,
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(Update: adding comments from principal) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Senior High School students began the new school year inside the newly completed first phase of the school’s campus replacement. The voter-approved project brings open learning spaces, natural light, modern technology, and classrooms designed for their intended subjects—including new science facilities. “These spaces are conducive
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Back-to-school looks a little different this year at Redmond High School, where teachers and students are starting the school year in a new group of portable classrooms as construction continues on the main campus. The temporary classrooms, known as the “Panther Portables,” are located just outside the high school. School officials
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — KTVZ News was able to learn more about Crook County’s Jump Start program, which helps children ease into Kindergarten.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As students return to school, school buses are heading back onto the roads in Bend-La Pine Transportation officials are warning motorists to obey traffic laws surrounding school buses, where illegal passes carry potential fines of up to $2,000. Student safety remains a major concern for local school districts as school bus
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Families in the Bend-La Pine School District have one less thing to worry about this school year: packing lunch. All students in the district are eligible to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch every school day through the federal Community Eligibility Provision program. Families do not need to complete
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Back to school season in Jefferson County is just a week away, and teachers are working hard to prepare so that the county’s students can flourish in the new academic year. Teaching staff have started district wide training, unit planning, and professional development. Alongside that, they are focusing on collaborative
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Incoming freshmen at Sisters High School had the campus to themselves Monday for a dedicated orientation day to begin the new school year. The new high school students spent their morning getting to know one another and touring the building. Upperclassmen volunteered as mentors for the day, guiding tours and answering
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Police Department has a reminder for motorists: School starts September 9th, which means more kids will be walking and riding bikes on our roads. You’ll also see more school buses and vehicles dropping off and picking up students. That means school zones will be active. Officers are asking drivers
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Holiday Toy Drive donated a truckload of school supplies today to the Family Access Network, providing 100 backpacks filled with essentials for local students. This delivery follows a previous contribution from the charity earlier this year in August, when the group had previously donated another 100 backpacks which
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Bend-La Pine School DistrictFirst Day of School:Wednesday, September 9th – Grades 1-6 & 9, Staggered KindergartenThursday, September 10th – Grades 7-8 and 10-12, Staggered KindergartenBack to School Information: Click Here Crook County School DistrictFirst Day of School:Tuesday, September 8th – Grades 1-6 & 9Wednesday, September 9th – Grades 7-8 and 10-12Monday, September 14th – KindergartenBack
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Getting ready for kindergarten also means getting ready to ride the school bus. The Redmond School District is hosting kindergarten bus safety days to help young students learn how to ride safely before the school year begins. The hands-on event gives children a chance to practice crossing the street safely around a
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ)– More than 100 students at the Warm Springs K-8 Academy received a special gift this week: brand new backpacks filled with school supplies, thanks to a community-wide effort supporting local families. Backpacks of all colors and designs lined the tables as students picked out their favorites, each one packed with pencils, notebooks, and more to help them feel ready
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School is back in session in Central Oregon! Check out this week’s Back to School Sweepstakes. Share your best pictures from the first days of school and you’ll be entered to win a $500 gift card from Sylvan Learning Center and $250 in gift cards from Cascade Village Shopping Center.
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Many Central Oregon kids are returning to the classroom this week. Check out this week’s Back to School Sweepstakes! Share your best pictures from the first days of school and you’ll be entered to win a $500 gift card from Sylvan Learning Center and $250 in gift cards from Cascade Village Shopping Center.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As kids head back to school this week in Central Oregon, the Bend Police Department has an important reminder for motorists: school zones are active once again. The department says there are three types of school zone signs in Bend: -Signs that show the school zone is in effect all day -Those
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Juniper Elementary is celebrating a big milestone: its 60th anniversary. The school, which first opened in 1965, welcomed families, staff, and alumni for a campus celebration featuring historic photos, old yearbooks, and the school’s original plaque. That plaque still bears the school’s original name, Pilot Butte School, before it was later
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With technology quickly advancing, schools are having to adjust, adapt, and evolve to the digital world by implementing technology into curriculum. “We recognize that kids are growing up in a digital world. It is not going to go away. And so what’s really important for us is to teach them the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following the pandemic, there’s been a rise in the need for mental health resources–not just in schools, but everywhere. KTVZ News recently spoke with the Bend-La Pine School District about the need, and what the increase signifies. The district believes the need has always been there–but as the topic becomes de-stigmatized,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With students heading back to the classroom next week, school districts are adapting to Governor Tina Kotek’s order to ban phone usage in school. KTVZ has been following this story for six months, highlighting the efforts of parents, teachers, and legislators. Central Oregon School Districts are now taking different approaches to the
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