La Grande Middle School's PTO renovated the faculty and staff lounge to provide a much-improved breakroom. Teachers and staff are excited to be in the redecorated space and were impressed with the heartfelt actions of the organizers.
https://tinyurl.com/yc26a6dn
Move into new shop building on Adams Avenue almost complete for La Grande School District: https://tinyurl.com/vn2tunfc
Milton-Freewater SD partners with Communities In Schools
https://tinyurl.com/mwr3wcjk
MedQuest provides opportunity for high schoolers to shadow medical professionals:
https://tinyurl.com/4j8meyu4
Walchli agricultural award will be given to a person from western Umatilla County — Echo, Hermiston, Stanfield, or Umatilla — who is 25 years old or younger. The deadline to apply is April 30:
https://tinyurl.com/yvnpkvsz
Pilot Rock School District inducts National Honor Society members in ceremony:
https://tinyurl.com/ycx6tj9y
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