Local members of 4-H and FFA clubs and their animals took the spotlight at the Umatilla County Fair — the Youth Livestock Auction: https://tinyurl.com/2s3bfck8
Morrow County and Umatilla school districts prepare for the first day of school on Monday, August 28:
https://tinyurl.com/bddju5sf
Students returning to school in Union County will be greeted by improved facilities and several new additions for the 2023-24 school year: https://tinyurl.com/y7b9kzee
Umatilla County Fair Youth Livestock Auction showcases local FFA student showmanship in friendly competition: https://tinyurl.com/2ahhebat
Mobile Maker Lab sparks STEM enthusiasm across Eastern Oregon:
https://tinyurl.com/uw7dj7n6
In the spirit of yesterday's In-Service program, we're celebrating the Power of Positivity today! You can revisit the video of our wonderful IMESD staff sharing what they love about their work here: https://youtu.be/962HjEl2GP0
All of IMESD’s 270 employees gathered on Thursday, August 17th for the agency’s annual All Staff In-Service. This year’s theme was the Power of Positivity. Read the full article on our website: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/1207435
Pendleton's Sister City exchange program is running for the first time in four years. Students from Minamisoma, Japan, are currently visiting Pendleton and participating in many cultural activities including trying out Halloween and Thanksgiving: https://tinyurl.com/yszt26kn
$515,000 Coming to La Grande School District to Address Regional Housing Needs, Promote Technical Education: https://tinyurl.com/mr3yw2jr
IMESD offices will be closed from 7:30 AM to 11:45 AM on Thursday, August 17, 2023, for our annual All Staff In-Service.
Pendleton graduate operates own welding business: https://tinyurl.com/yu435z4n
The Athena-Weston School District will receive a $27,000 federal nutrition grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative: https://tinyurl.com/bdzjpc74
AgWest Farm Credit awards scholarships to several local recipients:
https://tinyurl.com/32jm32k7
Threemile Canyon Farms offers paid summer internships, and scholarships: https://tinyurl.com/4wbj2wc8
We're getting ready for the 2023 Children's Rodeo! We hope to see you on Thursday, September 14th at 10:30 am in the Pendleton Round-Up Arena. 🥰
The Children’s Rodeo offers children with special needs the opportunity to be cowboys and cowgirls inside the famous Round-Up Arena.
When school resumes later this month, La Grande High School will have a new face at the helm with Chelsea Hurliman moving into the Principal position: https://tinyurl.com/2uhzpmcz
The Milton-Freewater Area Foundation recently announced the award of $22,400 in scholarships to several area high school seniors and college students for the 2023-24 school year:
https://tinyurl.com/2yt4m3r6
Stanfield Public Library is running a summer reading program, including a daily craft activity, Story Walk Thursdays, and free lunch: https://tinyurl.com/ypmtv4px
The Oregon Community Foundation recently announced that more than $100,000 was awarded through nearly a dozen scholarship programs to students from throughout the region. Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/rw4nk823
Almost 100 athletic coaches from school districts across eastern Oregon gathered in Pendleton on August 10th to learn about resources and collaborate at IMESD's Coaching Symposium.
Read the article: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/1199682
