Dilley Elementary School will get a new principal, the Forest Grove School District announced in a press release. John Allen, a Hillsboro School District principal and teacher, is no stranger to rural schools, having served as principal at HSD’s West Union Elementary School at the edge of Hillsboro and the[Read More…]
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Forest Grove High School, Neil Armstrong Middle School resume in-person classes
The Forest Grove High School. Photo: Brenda Schaffer Students resumed classes Monday at Forest Grove High School and at Neil Armstrong Middle School after shifting to online classes earlier this month. Forest Grove School District Superintendent Dave Parker thanked students families and school staff for bearing with the district as[Read More…]
Vaccinations will be required for teachers, staff, volunteers in K-12 schools statewide
The Forest Grove School District. Photo: Chas Hundley All teachers, staff, and volunteers in K-12 schools statewide will be required to become fully vaccinated, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced today during a press conference. Vaccines will be required by October 18 or six weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug[Read More…]
State loosens COVID-19 standards for some counties, school districts
The Forest Grove High School. Photo: Brenda Schaffer The state updated the “Ready Schools, Safe Learners” document Friday, October 30 to relax standards for reopening schools in Oregon, a move that Governor Kate Brown said could allow up to 130,000 students to return to in-person education right away. Individual districts ultimately make[Read More…]
Fall sports season moved to spring, seasons condensed
The Forest Grove High School. Photo: Brenda Schaffer OREGON – The fall sports season will be shifted to spring 2021, seasons will be condensed, and out-of-season coaching restrictions will be waived, the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) said in a Wednesday, August 5 press release issued after the OSAA executive[Read More…]
Forest Grove School District will begin the school year online
The Forest Grove School District central office. Photo: Chas Hundley FOREST GROVE – The Forest Grove School District will begin the school year online on September 14, superintendent Dave Parker announced Tuesday afternoon. “Unfortunately, as you well know, the virus continues to spread throughout our community, county, state and the[Read More…]
Schools will remain shuttered if COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Gov Brown says
The Forest Grove School District central office. Photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – Governor Kate Brown announced that Oregon school reopening in most cases will be tied directly to COVID-19 case numbers and metrics in Oregon and in each county a school district resides in. Shortly after, the Forest Grove School[Read More…]
Forest Grove School District to close May 8 amid education funding walkouts
The Forest Grove High School. Photo: Brenda Schaffer FOREST GROVE – The Oregon Education Association has asked teachers across the state of Oregon to join a walkout on May 8 to demand more significant education funding for public schools and community colleges, with some school districts closing due to anticipated[Read More…]