Community gives scholarships to Astoria High grads
Astoria High School’s Class of 2015 received more than $200,000 from more than 60 sources at Astoria High School Scholarships Inc.’s awards ceremony in early June.• Sonia Ahrens received $1,000 from...
View ArticleCollege meeting had hellos, goodbyes
Clatsop Community College said farewell to its president of five years and two veteran board members last week.Former President Lawrence Galizio, whose last day was July 8, attended to give plaques to...
View ArticleMigrant summer school provides some stability
Araceny Borja, 11, sat in a classroom at Astoria Middle School Thursday, only two months after she and her mother moved to the North Coast from Mexico for what she called “a better life.”Borja, with...
View ArticleSchool registration open
Registration opened Wednesday at John Jacob Astor and Lewis and Clark Elementary schools and runs through Sept. 4.Parents can register their students 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The...
View ArticleTurned down twice, Cannon Beach charter school fans make third pitch
CANNON BEACH — A crowd of roughly 50 spilled into the hall from the Seaside School District 10 Tuesday evening for a hearing on a proposed charter school in Cannon Beach. The Cannon Beach Academy would...
View ArticleTested: Students scratch heads over new assessments
PACIFIC COUNTY, Wash. — The results of a new state test were released Monday, and south Pacific County’s two school districts reflect numbers seen across Washington’s 295 school districts: take any two...
View ArticleAstoria High School has new vice principal
Liane Donovan just got her first shot as administrator, joining Astoria High School as vice principal under Principal Lynn Jackson.She replaces Chad Madsen, who after three years as vice principal at...
View ArticleAll CCC nursing grads pass licensing exam
Clatsop Community College recently announced that all 2015 nursing program graduates passed the National Council Licensing Exam on their first attempt.The exam is sanctioned by the National Council of...
View ArticleRetirement class on tap
Clatsop Economic Development Resources will hold a workshop on retirement plans for small businesses Sept. 22 in Astoria and Seaside.The workshop, taught by investment representatives Teresa Brown,...
View ArticleLearn the science behind drying wood
Clatsop County Community College and the Oregon State University’s Extension Service are offering “The Art & Science of Drying Wood” for wood industry personnel, portable sawmill operators,...
View ArticleJob Corps announces student of the month
Blanca Diaz Medina earned the Student of the Month Award at Tongue Point Job Corps Center’s most recent business meeting.Students are selected based on their performance in training, leadership on...
View ArticleSeeking counsel: Astoria elementary schools without on-campus mental health...
Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare’s placement of counselors in the Astoria School District has been a success, district officials reported at a Wednesday Astoria School Board meeting.But Superintendent...
View ArticleAstoria Schools salute parks department
The Astoria School Board honored Astoria Parks and Recreation Department Wednesday for its long-standing partnership with the district.The partnership goes back more than 30 years and includes the use...
View ArticleKung fu class offered
SEASIDE — Clatsop Community College offers a class teaching basic to advanced kung fu techniques within the hybrid Kajukenbo martial arts system. Self defense, jujitsu, cardio and strength-building are...
View ArticleStudents surpass forecast: First results arrive in Smarter Balanced testing
Results from Oregon’s Smarter Balanced exam, a new statewide assessment introduced to 280,000 third- through eighth-graders and high school juniors last spring, show much work needed for state...
View ArticleAnother food fight? Congress mulls school meal standards
WASHINGTON — Congress is deciding whether it wants another pitched battle with first lady Michelle Obama and the administration over school lunches that put more whole grains in kids’ meals and cut...
View ArticleTillamook Bay offers online business degree
This fall, Tillamook Bay Community College will offer an online associate degree in business administration, available to Clatsop, Tillamook and Lincoln counties.The business administration degree...
View ArticleTeachers don’t like Cannon Beach Academy plan
CANNON BEACH — Teachers with Seaside School District 10 took the opportunity to stand and speak against a proposed charter school in Cannon Beach during a public hearing this month. In a reversal of...
View ArticleGet your art on!
Clatsop Community College offers several art classes this term:• “Make Beaded Jewelry” has students make earrings, necklaces and bracelets featuring beads using copper, brass, silver and gold wire from...
View ArticleNo place to call home: Number of homeless students drops slightly in Clatsop...
Clatsop County schools served between 230 and 240 students considered homeless by the state in 2014-15, according to statistics released this month by the Oregon Department of Education.Homeless can...
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