Measure 98 Funding Strengthens Student Support Systems
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This school year, the first of Measure 98 implementation, HSD has targeted some of its funds to hire graduation coaches and student support and wellness counselors. Together with administrative staff, deans, and academic options teachers, these new staff members are expanding systems of support to ensure students come to school, stay on track, and graduate.
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Students' Self-Reported Substance Use Down
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Each year, students in selected grades take one of two state-level surveys to self-report behaviors with respect to substance use.
Results from the 2017 Oregon Healthy Teens Survey, administered in odd-numbered years, showed significant declines in use versus 2015.
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Election Day is Tuesday, Jan. 23
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Bus Drivers Needed!
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HSD is in need of several bus drivers! These are 6-hour-per-day positions offering benefits, paid training, coverage for all licensing and fees after successful completion of training, and hourly rates of $16.03-$17.49. Learn more and
apply on the
Job Listings page of our website.
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Crystal Apple Award Nominations Needed
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HAPPENING IN HILLSBORO
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The deadline for nominating outstanding HSD staff members for recognition through the Hillsboro Chamber's
Crystal Apple Awards is fast approaching and more nominations are needed. Please consider recognizing a staff member for going above and beyond to provide an excellent educational experience for HSD students. Only the first 50 nominations will be accepted!
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'Hip to be Square' Student Art Opportunity
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Thanks to a grant received by the
Sequoia Gallery + Studio in downtown Hillsboro, students can participate in the "Hip to be Square" community art program free of charge. Students can register and pick up their 12" x 12" canvases at Sequoia, 136 SE 3rd Ave., in early February and must return them by the end of March. The work will be displayed for the opening of the First Tuesday Hillsboro Art Walk on April 3 and must be suitable for a family audience. There are prizes for best of show and best student entry. For additional information, please contact
Sequoia.
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2018 State of the City Address
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All are welcome at Mayor Steve Callaway's
2018 State of the City address, taking place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the Hillsboro Civic Center, 150 E. Main St. Join the Mayor and City Council to learn more about our successes, challenges, and how you can get involved. A reception with light refreshments will begin at 5 p.m.
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In honor of February's National Children's Dental Health Month, Pacific University's Dental School and the Washington County Dental Society are hosting a
Give Kids a Smile event on Saturday, Feb. 3, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Pacific University Dental Hygiene Clinic, 222 SE 8th Ave., Hillsboro. Their goal is to provide preventive, palliative and restorative dental care for 120 children in need.
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