La Grande superintendent receives high marks from the school board:
https://tinyurl.com/y3xyfnuj
Cove voters are encouraged to dig into the details on proposed school bond:
https://tinyurl.com/256x8zpc
Leo Reeves, a senior at Pendleton High School, received a special award sponsored by Pendleton Center for the Arts during the Eastern Oregon Regional High School Art Exhibition: https://tinyurl.com/48ucc5zd
Pendleton's new mobile library made its first stop at the Pendleton Early Learning Center:
https://tinyurl.com/5cfdbs83
Elgin High School Freshman, Nathan George, excels at turning out wooden pens with a lathe in Matt Adam's woodshop class:
https://tinyurl.com/3jvny6ds
March 6 - 10 is Classified School Employees Week! IMESD says thank you to Classified employees who work for our agency and in school districts in Eastern Oregon.
We acknowledge & appreciate the time, dedication & hard work you do to support schools and students in our region!
Pendleton School District schedules kindergarten registration for March 7-10:
https://tinyurl.com/mr47by4x
The Pendleton chapter of the Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) seeks scholarship applicants for young women pursuing college:
https://tinyurl.com/ycya74b8
A pair of Pendleton High School students were recognized with special awards sponsored by Pendleton Center for the Arts during the Eastern Oregon Regional High School Art Exhibition:
https://tinyurl.com/3ra5855x
Although February's CTE Month is over, we have another Career Technical Education educator in Eastern Oregon to highlight!
Meet Ryan Rudolf, High School Fire Science Teacher at Ione School District: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/1026464
A sculpture by Keegin Chitty of Echo High School received an honorable mention at the Eastern Oregon Regional High School Art Exhibition, which is on view until March 17 in the gallery at EOU: https://tinyurl.com/4yzts5r7
Olivia Thornburg, a La Grande eight grader, placed second in the individual and the countdown rounds of a regional MATHCOUNTS competition; is advancing to state math competition:
https://tinyurl.com/52ha4amr
The Eastern Oregon Regional High School Art Exhibition featuring well over 300 works by students from 12 regional high schools opened recently, and multiple awards were given: https://tinyurl.com/yc4t5awu
The Cove School Board voted to ask voters to approve a $4 million bond in the upcoming May 16 election for the construction of a new elementary school:
https://tinyurl.com/exybm3yk
Get ready to celebrate Read Across America! 📚 Check out @NEAToday recommended books, authors, and teaching resources that are sure to bring ready joy to kids of all ages.
https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/read-across-america #ReadAcrossAmerica
Student enrollment numbers rebounding in smaller Union County districts; LaGrande School District in alignment with larger state trend:
https://tinyurl.com/k7vw34hw
More than two dozen students from Pendleton, Athena-Weston, Boardman, Echo, Heppner, Irrigon, Pilot Rock, and Hermiston are among the 324 Oregon FFA members who will receive the Oregon FFA State Degree: https://tinyurl.com/28vkknah
More than 140 students from Union, Wallowa, and Baker counties attended the Eastern Oregon District FFA Convention hosted at EOU on Thursday:
https://tinyurl.com/5yfja6tf
February is National CTE Month! We are highlighting educators who work in Career Technical Education in Eastern Oregon school districts. Meet Jane Waldher, School to Careers Coordinator at Athena-Weston School District: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/1017201
Battle of the Books, started 40 years ago in Hermiston, celebrates amazing anniversary in March: https://northeastoregonnow.com/battle-of-the-books-to-celebrate-40th-anniversary-on-march-14/