November 30, 2015
Keeping you up to date
on the latest news and events
in the
Hillsboro School District
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FEATURED EVENT:
NaNoWriMo
Twenty students and their teachers from Farmington View, Groner K-8, Imlay and West Union Elementary Schools came to the District Board Room on Friday, Nov. 20, to work on their novels! November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and several classrooms and students throughout Hillsboro participate every year. Groner 5th grade teacher Connie Greenlee spearheaded the effort to identify times and spaces where the students could come together and write (in addition to the event on the 20th, she also invited students and their families to Insomnia Coffee on Baseline on Nov. 6), and has involved her classrooms in NaNoWriMo for the past 10 years.
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Ladd Acres Receives Surprise Grant from First Tech
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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Hillsboro Schools Foundation Board Members made a visit to Ladd Acres Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 19, to surprise 5th and 6th grade teachers and students with news that they were awarded a grant of $5,000 thanks to a Season of Sharing donation from First Tech Credit Union.
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Think Education on #GivingTuesday
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Now in its fourth year, #GivingTuesday has become a global movement for charitable giving with more than 30,000 partners in 68 countries and an estimated 470% increase in online donations the Tuesday after Thanksgiving since its inception in 2012. Learn more on their website and consider making a year-end donation to your school, school-based group, or to the Hillsboro Schools Foundation on Dec. 1!
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Crystal Apple Award Nominations Sought
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The Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations of outstanding educators for recognition with a
Crystal Apple Award. Nominations are due Friday, Jan. 8, 2016.
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College and Career Opportunities Expand with Regional Promise Grant
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On Tuesday, Nov. 24, the Oregon Department of Education announced five winners of Regional Promise Grants to expand college and career readiness opportunities for high school students. HSD is a member of the awarded Northwest Promise consortium, which will have access to $585,659 in the 2015-17 biennium to further the work.
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Application Window Open for Oregon Promise Grants
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The new Oregon Promise Program, which provides full or partial tuition grants to high school graduates or GED® recipients who intend to enroll in community college, is accepting its first round of applications; deadline to apply is March 1, 2016.
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First Tuesday Art Walk Poster Contest
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Did You Know?
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December 7-13 is Computer Science Education Week and many schools will be participating in the Hour of Code.
Learn more about the Hour of Code here and stay tuned to next week's "Hot News" for more information.
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