Bend-La Pine Schools urge participation in funding survey
Bend-La Pine Schools is inviting community members, families, students and staff members to share their voice about supporting student success by…
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‘Intersessions’ give Skyline students new experiences
Three times a year, students at Skyline High School break from their traditional academic courses and dive deep into something entirely new that…
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COCC, Pacific NW College of Art sign transfer agreement
Central Oregon Community College says its art and design students have an incredible new educational opportunity, thanks to a recent transfer…
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OSU celebrates opening of advanced wood products lab
The Oregon State University College of Forestry celebrated the grand opening on Thursday of its A.A. “Red” Emmerson Advanced Wood…
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Facebook grants $200K for Crook County CTE classes
Crook County School District on Thursday announced a $200,000 Facebook grant funding the launch of expanded Career & Technical Education (CTE)…
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Two Bend students ace the ACT
Jared Charney Cohen and Savannah Kane don’t share any classes, they don’t go to the same school — in fact, they’ve never met…
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Two Bend students earn perfect ACT scores
Fewer than 1 percent of all students who take the ACT come away with a perfect score of 36. This year, two students from Bend-La Pine Schools earned…
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Bend Senior HS honors Lanzarotta, Penhollow, Taylor
Bend Senior High School will honor three former graduates on Friday as part of the school’s 10th annual Distinguished Alumni event to celebrate…
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Overbay gives $1 million to COCC for scholarships
The Central Oregon Community College Foundation announced Tuesday that it has received a major gift of $1 million, a bequest that will be used to…
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5 Bend students receive National Merit Semifinalist honors
Five Bend-La Pine Schools students have earned top academic recognition as National Merit Semi-Finalists. Mountain View High School students Liliana…
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OSU researcher introduces us to ancient ‘mold pigs’
Fossils preserved in Dominican amber reveal a new family, genus and species of microinvertebrate from the mid-Tertiary period, a discovery that shows…
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Gift launches OSU effort to improve cancer treatment for pets
A $500,000 gift from Ken and Celia Austin is kick-starting fundraising for a device to deliver radiation treatment to animals at Oregon State…
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Redmond’s Step-Up program receives $40K for playground
Redmond School District’s StepUp Program has received a $40,000 donation from City Center Church to fund a school playground. StepUP serves…
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Statewide challenge aims to boost financial aid requests
Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the Oregon Department of Education and participating partners announced Thursday the recent…
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OSU’s ‘Hemp Innovation Center receives $1 million gift
Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center has received a $1 million gift to explore hemp genomics, research that can grow…
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Kiwanis Summer School helps Crook Co. kids avoid ‘summer slide’
Aimed at preventing the “summer slide,” Kiwanis Summer School in Prineville achieved that goal for a sixth straight year. “After…
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Oregon universities, SEIU reach contract deal, avert strike
(Update: Adding SEIU statement) Bargaining teams from Oregon’s seven public universities and the union representing about 4,500 classified…
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Man with gun prompts brief lockout at Redmond HS
(Update: Redmond Proficiency Academy also was in lockout; threat-related closure ends at Lake County SD after 3 days) A man seen open-carrying a…
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Crook County schools superintendent is also teaching
“What’s your favorite thing that begins with the letter W?” The teen reads aloud the question from her Chat Pack card.…
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Gunning for girls: New OSU study links rise in women’s gun ownership to more targeted advertising
Bola Gbadebo speaks with Redmond firearms training business, OSU professors tracking the changes CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gun manufacturers are…
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