OSU-Cascades celebrates Class of 2021 with drive-through ceremony
It was all smiles and cheers Sunday at the OSU-Cascades drive-through commencement ceremony and celebration for the Class of 2021.
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COCC holds drive-thru commencement for 2021, 2020 graduates
Central Oregon Community College graduates from the classes of 2020 and 2021 drove through campus Saturday to get to the stage, where they walked across and were cheered on by family, friends and faculty.
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OSU-Cascades announces 2021 distinguished students
Oregon State University–Cascades has announced the recipients of the 2021 Distinguished Student Awards.
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Bend Senior HS basketball team manager brings energy, smiles to the sidelines
The Bend Senior High School basketball team preaches enthusiasm and energy, both on and off the court. With the squad en route to its first winning season since 2017, those emotions are fairly common. However, no one embodies them more than one team member in particular.
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COCC set to reopen Bend campus August 23; half of fall classes will be in person, half virtual
Central Oregon Community College said Wednesday while it plans to fully reopen all campuses to students and the general public on Monday, August 23, only about half of fall classes will be in person, with the rest will continue to be held virtually.
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OSU chosen to lead NOAA institute for marine research
Oregon State University said Tuesday it has been selected to host a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration institute focused on collaborative study of the rapidly changing ocean and expanded demands on its use.
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Cascades Academy plans in-person graduation ceremony
– Cascades Academy will hold a live commencement ceremony on Friday, June 18 at 5 p.m. on the school’s athletic field for the Class of 2021.
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OSU-Cascades’ 20th commencement will be virtual, but with on-campus drive-thru celebration
Oregon State University–Cascades will host its 20th commencement next Sunday with both a virtual ceremony and an on-campus celebration for graduates.
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All of Oregon’s public universities will require COVID-19 vaccines this fall
All of Oregon’s publicly funded universities will now require the COVID-19 vaccination for returning students. The final two universities to announce the decision were the Oregon Institute of Technology and Eastern Oregon University.
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Bend-La Pine Schools announce 2 new middle school principals
Bend-La Pine Schools Interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist announced Friday new principals at two middle schools: Chad Lowe will serve as principal at Pilot Butte Middle School and Julie Stroinski will serve as principal at Sky View Middle School. Both will begin July 1.
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Cascades Academy senior lands helicopter at school, inspiring kids to aim high, just as he was
On Friday, high school senior Jackson Junkin of Cascades Academy in Tumalo landed a helicopter on the school’s athletic field on Friday — and it wasn’t the first such event there.
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‘This is fantastic’: Bend Senior High returns to in-person graduation ceremony
High school graduation ceremonies are a special tradition for all who take part — and after a year without that in-person event, it’s even more special, as it was for Bend Senior High’s Class of 2021 Thursday evening.
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Crook County HS graduating seniors visit elementary, middle schools on ‘Honorary Senior Tour’
The Crook County High School Class of 2021 visited each of the district’s schools Thursday as part of a new tradition called the Honorary Senior Tour.
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Business partners sought to support STEM Pathways program
The Oregon State University-Cascades Innovation Co-Lab and Central Oregon STEM Hub are partnering to offer a unique summer opportunity for a pilot group of computer science high school students from Crook County, Redmond and Summit high schools.
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New COCC degree in geospatial studies plots path to OSU program
Charting new territory in its geographical information systems (GIS) program, Central Oregon Community College will this fall begin offering a new associate degree in the emerging field of geospatial science, designed to connect with the similarly focused online baccalaureate program at Oregon State University.
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Two finalists named for new Sky View Middle School principal
Students, staff and community members are invited to meet two finalists for the principal position at Sky View Middle School during a virtual forum Tuesday at 5 p.m. Attendees will get a chance to see presentations from the candidates and provide feedback about the finalists.
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OSU-Cascades partners in school’s new ‘Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy’
Oregon State University said Wednesday its new Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy, with OSU-Cascades as a partner, will advance research and curriculum development, technical skills training and leadership programming for the U.S. outdoor industry.
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‘Shortcuts’ to boost female enrollment in economics degrees may backfire, OSU study warns
Current best practices for encouraging more female students to pursue degrees in economics may actually have the opposite effect and worsen gender disparities in the field, a recent study from Oregon State University found.
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After state exempts HS wrestlers from mask requirement, Crook County seeks same for basketball
Calling for fairness and consistency, Crook County School District leaders have written to state school and athletic officials, asking why high school wrestling was just granted an exemption from requiring masks (or proof of vaccination), while basketball was not.
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Oregon lawmakers add civics education to high school curriculum
The Oregon House voted Monday to make education in civics a requirement for high school students. Senate Bill 513 A updates Oregon’s high school graduation requirements to also include one half-credit of civics.
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