By Stephanie Hoppe, Hood River County School District
Updated
Free news:Â The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) awarded the Hood River County School District (HRCSD) a multi-year State Summer Learning Grant, ensuring quality academic and enrichment programming for local students through the summer of 2028.
Free news: White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD) has two new assistant principals who will start July 1. Trisha Eddy will serve as the K–6 assistant principal and Jim Donnelly as the 7–12 assistant principal.
Free news:Â Thanks to more than 100 individual donations and grants, Books for Kids Columbia Gorge (B4KCG) is providing book awards totaling $29,245 to 20 schools and programs serving children and youth at 28 different locations in Hood River, Wasco, Klickitat and Skamania counties.
THE DALLES — A new Little Free Libraries project, designed to increase access to literacy resources using hands-on, career-connected learning opportunities for local students, is launching.
Of the approximately 38,700 students who graduated from Oregon public schools last year, six came from Innovations Academy at NORCOR. Each graduation was a critical milestone not only in the life of that individual, but also a step toward a safer Oregon.
