CORVALLIS, Ore. — Schools in Oregon will be ditching the traditional letter grading system. Next school year, House Bill 2220 will require all teachers to use a grading scale based on a student’s knowledge of the material. That means grades equals proficiency. “We would like to know that an ‘A’ in this geometry class at … Continue reading »
Students March for Education Funding
SALEM, Ore.– Hundreds of students from more than 15 schools marched to the Capitol steps to ask legislators to make higher education more affordable. At the rally in Salem, students demanded increases to higher education budgets including: $850 million for universities, $510 million for community colleges, $15 million for the Oregon Opportunity Grant, Oregon’s only … Continue reading »
Churchill Models Common Schedule
EUGENE, Ore. — There seems to be a growing division at 4J. Students, teachers and staff are concerned about the new high school common schedule. While the district is planning to move all of the schools onto the same schedule this fall, one school has already made the transition. When the bell rings at Churchill … Continue reading »
Churchill Raves about Common Schedule
EUGENE, Ore. — Many Eugene parents are up in arms about all high schools moving to a common schedule, but Churchill High School already adopted the schedule and administrators are raving about it. The school is on a trimester system. During that trimester, a student has the same five, 70-minute classes every day. This replaced … Continue reading »
Willamette Culinary Students to Compete
EUGENE, Ore. — The two-time state champion, Willamette High School Culinary Team, is competing for its third title this weekend in Portland, and members will do it without any fancy kitchen tools. Picture The Food Network, Iron Chef or Chopped, but instead of a fancy kitchen, state-of-the-art utensils and a sous chef, the students get … Continue reading »
Oregon Hockey: Flying Under The Radar
EUGENE, Ore. — “Oregon hockey has a little bit of something for everyone,” said defenseman and team coordinator Matt Hanlon. “It’s got the speed, the hitting, and it also has some finesse–some romance to it.” The Oregon Hockey Team is probably the most entertaining Ducks team you haven’t seen yet. “It’s nonstop. We [change shifts] … Continue reading »
4J Unveils ‘Parent Portal’
EUGENE, Ore. — The 4J School Board got an introduction to a new system that will allow parents to access their child’s progress in school from home. Presenters described it as a kind of an online parent portal. It allows them to access their children’s academics, attendance and assignments. They can also update their information … Continue reading »
New Philomath High School Campus
PHILOMATH, Ore. — Philomath High School students will notice a dramatic change to their surroundings when they head back to class this fall. For the past year, students at the school have been split across two campuses, but now this year, they’ll get to learn at their brand new high school campus. It’s almost unrecognizable. For … Continue reading »
New OSU Dorms to Attract All Students
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State University changed up its new residence hall plans to accommodate a wider variety of students. OSU officials say originally it was designed for upperclassmen, but they’ve made some changes to make it more accommodating to freshman as well. Administrators modified the original plan by increasing the amount of students per … Continue reading »
