REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — During commencement ceremonies held on Wednesday, May 25, Redmond Proficiency Academy graduated 187 seniors from the Class of 2022, the largest class to date. “We are excited to have recently graduated the largest class in RPA’s 13-year history,” Executive Director Jon Bullock said. “The Class of 2022 is full of exceptional
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Central Oregon Community College’s art department will begin offering two unique visual art certificate programs this fall, specializing in graphic design and illustration, the school said Wednesday.
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Students, staff and community members are invited to meet the two finalists for the principal position at La Pine Middle School during a community forum Wednesday, June 1 at 5 p.m. Attendees will get a chance to see presentations from the candidates and provide feedback about the finalists. Here are the
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Oregon State University–Cascades will honor OSU Interim President Becky Johnson, who led the Bend campus for 12 years, during its 21st annual commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 12.
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The Bend-La Pine School Board met Tuesday night for a special meeting followed by a work session. In the special meeting, the board approved what’s called the Really Great Reading program. For languages, there’s a shift from foreign language to world language. The mood was somber as the superintendent touched on the school shooting tragedy
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This week, students at Caldera High School are focusing on wellness and mental health as part of a school-wide Wellness Week, in conjunction with National Mental Health Awareness Month.
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The Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division released its first-ever systemic risk report Tuesday. The report draws on six K-12 audits conducted since 2016 and identifies five key risks that could undermine promising new efforts to boost student success.
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La Pine Middle School teacher Jessica Colburn has earned the prestigious James Madison Foundation Fellowship, considered one of the highest honors a social studies teacher can receive. Colburn is one of just 54 teachers from across the nation to receive the honor this year.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday announced the names of two finalist candidates seeking to serve as OSU’s next president. The candidates will visit OSU’s Corvallis campus on Monday and Tuesday. The candidates are Jayathi Y. Murthy, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at University
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A nearly 50-50 split on the Crook County School District’s $66 million bond measure is not surprising to Jason Carr, the district’s communication director.
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One of the greatest athletes ever to wear the University of Oregon’s green and yellow is the keynote speaker for this year’s commencement.
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The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet at 2 p.m. on Friday to consider candidates to be interviewed as finalists to serve as OSU’s next president and be invited to participate in open forums with the university community next Monday and Tuesday, May 23 and 24.
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Superintendent Steven Cook announced Friday that two longtime Bend-La Pine Schools’ assistant principals have been selected to serve as interim principals at two local elementary schools: Erich Brocker will serve as interim principal at Ponderosa Elementary School and Nichole Reiland will serve as interim principal at Pine Ridge Elementary School.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community members, staff and students are invited to share input on the Foundational Skills curriculum, part of English Language Arts, up for adoption during the Bend-La Pine Schools’ Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, May 24. A team of Bend-La Pine Schools’ teachers and staff spent months reviewing options and gathering
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With growing concern about incidents of racism in Bend-La Pine Schools, the district’s Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Kinsey Martin led a presentation to the school board Tuesday evening about ongoing and planned lessons teaching students about bias and kindness.
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Jefferson County School District 509J Superintendent Jay Mathisen announced Tuesday the district has selected three new principals to lead Madras High, Bridges High, and 509J Online.
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Will use for music program, instruments PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the 13th annual OnPoint Prize for Excellence in Education campaign continues, OnPoint Community Credit Union announced Tuesday the five schools. including Bend’s Desert Sky Montessori, that have won this year’s Community Builder awards. The winning schools will receive up to $5,000 for a special project that positively
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Proficiency Academy has announced the valedictorians and salutatorian for the Class of 2022, the highest academic honors for graduating high school seniors. Valedictorians earned grade point averages over 4.0 and completed either the Oregon Diploma or AP Capstone Diploma. The salutatorian is the student with the highest grade point average
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COCC hosted a live fire training exercise for fire sciences students Monday morning, the first to take place on campus.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — SELCO Community Credit Union celebrated the 32nd year of its annual scholarship program by awarding $52,500 in college scholarships to 20 graduating high school seniors throughout Oregon, including three in Deschutes County. Each scholarship recipient will receive $2,500 to use toward college-related expenses, while the Richard Metzler Opportunity Scholarship recipient will
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