The Golden Arrow Livestock 4-H Club donated pet food to the Wallowa County Humane Society during its meeting at Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise on Tuesday, March 14, 2023: https://tinyurl.com/bdht6whz
Opting Out: Hermiston's graduation rate lags behind peers that remain in the IMESD: https://tinyurl.com/3nzb75zs
All IMESD Offices will be closed March 27-31 for Spring Break.
Have a safe and wonderful break!
Our offices will re-open at 7:30 AM on Monday, April 3rd.

Do you know a school board member who makes a difference in your school district, community college, or education service district?
Nominate someone today for Oregon School Board Member of the Year!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CXS7G66

Tillamook seeks scholarship applicants. The Excellence in Leadership Scholarship Program is open to high school seniors who reside in Morrow or Tillamook counties or is the dependent of an active TCCA farmer-owner, regardless of where they reside. April 15th deadline.
https://tinyurl.com/yc2at3un
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
