Wy’ east Middle School seventh graders unveil the newest Peace Pole dedicated by the Hood River Rotary Club on Sept. 21. The students who uncovered the symbol of peace were the same group who chose which languages were to be represented on the pole. Wy'east Middle School students and staff h…

On Saturday, Sept. 17, Hood River Valley High School’s Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) group and community members gathered at Jackson Park in Hood River for an afternoon of showcasing the culture and history of Latinx people for a National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.

As shared at the Aug. 18 Hood River County School District board meeting, migrant students participating in summer school this month have been learning water safety, paddle boarding and kayaking on the Columbia River.

‘Paddle to the Pacific’ author event

Lisa Lynne began her Hands on Harps tour at the Hood River Library, located on State Street, April 21. Lynne and husband Aryeh Frankfurter showcased their skills and taught about a dozen community members how to play the harp. The tour continues at several other locations throughout Oregon.

Three students from Hood River Valley High School were selected as this year’s winners in the Hood River County Reads poster contest. The posters feature artwork inspired by Brian Fies’ graphic memoir “A Fire Story,” this year’s book. Yesenia Alaniz took first, Hayden Faaborg second and Emil…

Hood River Valley High School’s theater department will present the musical, “Theory of Relativity,” beginning this weekend in the school’s Bowe Theater.

We met them in 2014 as kindergartners: Six youths from Hood River County who are now in the eighth grade. Each fall, we get to talk with them again: Jess Aubert of Parkdale, Diego Bustos of Hood River, Jaden Evans of Cascade Locks, Jack Miller of Hood River, Sofia Rodriguez of Odell and Nich…

Hood River Valley High School Performing Arts Department presents “Puffs: Or Seven Incredibly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” this weekend and next, Oct. 29-30 and Nov. 5-6 at 7 p.m., and Oct. 31 at 2 p.m.

The return to in-person learning marked the return of the annual homecoming week festivities at Hood River Valley High School.

Hood River Valley High School English teacher Nan Noteboom has created a “COVID-safer” learning environment for students by moving her classroom outside.

How does a high school performing arts department put on its annual winter play during a pandemic? If you’re Hood River Valley High School Theater Arts Teacher (and Tony Award winner) Rachel Harry, you make it into a film.