Deschutes County sent out a notice today, reminding families to get their children’s immunizations up to date before February 20, school exclusion day. It’s an important message to heed, which I’m reprinting here: Central Oregon public health departments want to remind parents that children will not be able to attend … Continue reading
Each year graduating high school seniors attend a grad party the night of graduation, and throughout the year it’s the responsibility of the planners to arrange the party and raise money for it. This Friday, you can help raise funds for the Mountain View High School senior grad party by … Continue reading
In light of the recent school shootings in this country, and the recent news of a local teen arrested as a credible threat against Bend High School, Bend-La Pine School Superintendent Shay Mikalson issued a letter to the community today, which I’m reprinting here below. Greetings Bend-La Pine Schools Community, Last … Continue reading
The annual garage sale fundraiser for the Mt. View High robotics team, the High Desert Droids, is taking place this Saturday, November 11 at Mt. View High school, from 9am to 2:30pm. This sale plays a big part in the fundraising activities for the team, which enables them to compete … Continue reading
Tonight, Friday, November 3, Mountain View High is hosting an Olive Garden spaghetti dinner fundraiser for the MVHS Class of 2018 Grad Party. The purpose is to help raise funds for the seniors’ all night graduation party in June. It’s $10 per ticket and takes place from 5:30 to 6:30 … Continue reading
The Summer 2017 Lego Robotics coach workshop schedule has been finalized. These workshops are for adult coaches and mentors of FIRST Lego League (FLL) Robotics teams. They help you understand the various aspects of running a team, as well as get your hands on a new EV3 robot. We provide the robots … Continue reading
The Bend-La Pine School District issued an emergency school closure for the next two days (after kids were on their way to school) due to the gym roof collapsing at Kenwood (Highland) Elementary. And the City issued this urgent statement: Avoid the Newport Avenue area near Highland Elementary School. Newport, … Continue reading
The Bend-La Pine School District has closed all schools today due to inclement weather—the snow and cold—and the other Central Oregon school districts are closed as well. The winter storm warning for this storm remains in effect until 4pm today. As usual KTVZ should have the latest closures listed along with … Continue reading
All Bend-La Pine schools are closed today due to the current weather and based on the heavy expected snow forecasts for the rest of the day. The other districts are closed as well—Redmond, Sisters, Crook County, Jefferson County, and Culver. KTVZ also has an updated list of the other schools … Continue reading
Update: I’ve added the official press release below. The High Desert Droids, also known as FIRST Robotics Competition Team 753, is a team of high school-aged students that designs and builds a robot every year to participate in state- and national-level competitions. Here’s their “about us” description: FIRST Robotics Team … Continue reading