National FFA Week is February 18-25, 2023.
IMESD celebrates all the work by teachers, students, school districts and our communities in eastern Oregon to make FFA programs a success!
Learn more: https://www.ffa.org/national-ffa-week/
Union County schools cope with some substitute teacher shortages: https://tinyurl.com/3dytnzpe
Hearts in Motion brings top dance teams to Pendleton; Pendleton's Rhythmic Mode will compete instead of performing an exhibition dance: https://tinyurl.com/mrxm7nc7
Irrigon Knights senging 2 contenders to Oregin state tournament in girl's wrestling; Romero a top contender for a state title after winning district title: https://tinyurl.com/phczvf4c
Cove robotics teams qualify for state tournament following successes at district tournament: https://tinyurl.com/yc4yuw5a
La Grande HS cross-country runner Emily Tubbs will compete in Australia this summer at international track and field event: https://tinyurl.com/2fjrrz4d
Imbler School Board approves switch to four-day week: https://tinyurl.com/dmu52xzu
Nominations are now being accepted for the InterMountain Education Service District’s annual “Excellence in Education’’ Crystal Apple Awards.
https://tinyurl.com/428vsrm2
Competitors gathered from Pendleton, Cove, and Pilot Rock to participate in a robot tournament at Pendleton High School. Take a look at the EO's photo gallery of last Saturday's events: https://tinyurl.com/3kfpspnh
Pendleton High School student Faith Olson, 15, won top honors at the District FFA Sophomore Prepared Public Speaking competition. https://tinyurl.com/3p27h6e4
Don't forget to nominate your favorite teacher for Oregon's Teacher of the Year Awards! Nominations are open statewide through February 28, 2023.
Anyone can nominate a teacher at this link:
🍏--> https://oregonteacheroftheyear.org/nominate/
#OregonTeacheroftheYear
February is National CTE Month! We are highlighting educators who work in Career Technical Education in Eastern Oregon school districts. Meet Marianne Smith, CTE Art & Design Teacher in Milton-Freewater Unified School District: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/1000806
The new Pilot Rock High School athletics website is up and running! Read more about it here:
https://tinyurl.com/2mu7rjrh
February 12-18 is Random Acts of Kindness Week! Here are some simple ideas to promote kindness across all grade levels in your classroom. https://www.edutopia.org/article/simple-ways-encourage-kindness-students-all-ages
Nearly 250 area middle and high school students congregated at Eastern Oregon University to participate in the Future Business Leaders of America Blue Mountain Region Skills Conference: https://tinyurl.com/4fwjehbr
Pendleton High School hosts FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition this weekend: https://tinyurl.com/3bhty9nh
Students breathe life back into Weston-McEwen High School pipe and drum tradition: https://tinyurl.com/y7yavv6e
Nixyaawii students begin CAT simulator training:
https://tinyurl.com/2p9dkmck
February is National CTE Month! We are highlighting educators who work in Career Technical Education in Eastern Oregon school districts.
Meet Patty Olson Lindsey, Career Connection Coordinator for InterMountain ESD: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/article/991834
Weston-McEwen High School TigerScots Hall of Fame honors new inductees: John Huntsman, Chuck Price, Dennis Dauble, Doug Winn, Deb Glover, and the 1973-74 and 1974-75 girls’ basketball teams.: https://tinyurl.com/4wbjpvkp