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Coming in Hot: The Return to School for Bend-La Pine Students

Pilots and passengers crash-land in the classroom, with continued COVID detours
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Two weeks into the highly anticipated Central Oregon school reopening (for younger grades) and many are assessing the merits of education exclusively through virtual WebEx lessons versus a part-time classroom experience. Students in grades K-3 in Bend-La Pine Schools returned Jan. 25, with grades 4 and 5 going two days a week starting a week […]

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Schools: Lessons Learned from the Winter Storms

School district releases a timeline following the massive snowfall and school roof collapse
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“…Staff also learned the importance of monitoring snow levels regularly roofs when snow begins to accumulate and regular monitoring will become an established  practice.” – Bend-La Pine Schools’ “Lessons Learned, Summary,” Feb. 2 That’s just one of the lessons learned by the staff and administration at Bend-La Pine Schools following the massive snowfalls—and the collapse […]

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Bend-La Pine Scores High on the SAT

Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

When it comes to measures of school success, it’s not all about graduation rates. Markers such as SAT scores can also be an indication of students’ achievement — and in the case of the students in the Bend-La Pine school district, SAT scores are trending high.  According to information released by the Bend-La Pine School […]

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Fixing Our Schools

The Oregon PTA calls for the State to address billions in overdue repairs—but where’s the money coming from?
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When Bend teacher Travis Overley was a student teacher at Bend High School, teaching in front of a class of more than 40 students was common. At Bend High, however—one of the oldest buildings in the Bend-La Pine School District—Overley says it wasn’t just the size of the classes that stood out. “Kids are sitting […]

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Safety in their Sights

Schools respond to shootings with more cops, guns
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In the wake of the most recent mass shooting—this time in Isla Vista, Calif., near the University of California at Santa Barbara, where Elliot Rodger allegedly killed six people including himself—the ripple effects are coursing through the nation’s consciousness. While “active shooter events,” as the FBI calls them, have been a part of our social […]

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