Educator Honors, CTE Advisory Committee, Community Events!
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💐 Welcome, May!
Hello, {{Constituent First Name}}, Please see this month's updates from the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub.
✨In this edition: Forum Highlights, Educator Honors, CTE Regional Advisory Committee, & Community Events!
STEM Hub News and Updates
🌟Join the conversation - Visit our Forum! We can’t wait to connect with you!
🌟Forum Highlights: The STEM Hub is thrilled to introduce a dynamic space where educators and industry partners can come together to: ✨ Connect and collaborate ✨ Share resources, strategies, and opportunities ✨ Ask questions and exchange ideas
☀️This Month's Featured Forum Posts are linked below:
Educator Recognition
⭐Educator Spotlight: Leslie Wetherall and Julie Cucuel⭐
Leslie Wetherell of Arlington School District and Julie Cucuel, Director of the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub, have been honored with the Oregon Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Math Educator Award for their outstanding contributions to math education. Both were nominated by Keelie Caudill of the North Central Education Service District (NCESD) in Condon. Leslie has transformed math instruction for grades 7–12 by implementing the “Thinking Classrooms” framework and sharing her practices regionally, while Julie has expanded professional learning across five counties through events like a Crafting Inquiry workshop with renowned math experts from Stanford University, virtual book studies, and Mindset Mathematics workshop sessions. Their leadership, innovation, and dedication to supporting both students and educators have made a lasting impact on math education in Columbia River Gorge region. Congratulations!
Educators from North Wasco County School District, Dufur School District and Columbia Gorge Education Service District at Crafting Inquiry Conference earlier this year
🍎North Wasco County Education Foundation's Golden Apple Award
Help celebrate the 5th Annual Golden Apple Awards by nominating a teacher, support staff member, administrator, coach, or dedicated volunteer someone who’s gone above and beyond this school year
⭐Have an educator you would like to nominate for our monthly Educator Spotlight?Let us know! Email Nicole at ntolmie@cgesd.k12.or.us
Partner Opportunities
🤖ORTOP Robotics Coaching FREE Training Sessions (May-July)
Join ORTOP this spring and summer for a series of FREE virtual and in-person workshops to learn about FIRST Robotics and how to coach students through LEGO SPIKE Prime programming!
👩💼CTE Advisory Launch & Industry Engagement Campaign - Join us!
On March 13, 51 educators, administrators, and industry partners gathered at The Dalles High School for the first CTE Regional Advisory Committee meeting, focused on expanding career pathways and hands-on learning. As part of a broader Gorge STEM Hub Industry Engagement Campaign, we’re building a regional directory to connect classrooms with local professionals across key sectors. This tool will encourage new collaborations, offer students authentic industry exposure, and help grow a stronger, locally rooted STEM workforce. To do that, we’re collecting information from industry partners on how they’d like to engage—through classroom visits, site tours, mentorship, guest speaking, project-based learning, and more.
👉Industry partners interested in engaging are encouraged to reach out to Kate Wurster at kwurster@cgesd.k12.or.us.
👨💻Encourage Your CTE Students to Lead: Invite them to apply for the 25-26 CTE Advisory Council
Do you know a high school or community college student passionate about CTE? Encourage them to apply for the 2025–2026 CTE Student Advisory Council, a statewide group that meets regularly to ensure student voices help shape the future of CTE in Oregon.
Applications are due Wednesday, May 14, 2025 (some flexibility available).
🎨Wasco County Childrens' Fair - Save the Date of May 17, 2025!
🏓Saturday, May 17th from 10am–2pm at The Dalles City Park
Oregon AHEC Health Care Career Exploration Day Camp (3-days, August)
🏓Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) – Portland
📅 August 4, 6, 11, 9 AM - 4 PM
Oregon AHEC Health Care Career Exploration Day Camp is a free, hands-on experience for Oregon high school students interested in health care careers. This one-day camp features hands-on medical simulations, expert speakers and career exploration in fields like medicine, nursing and research.
Climb aboard big rigs and specialty vehicles at this hands-on family event! Join us outside Wonderworks in The Dalles from 9:30am–12:30pm for a fun-filled morning exploring trade industries up close.
Inspire your imagination and develop STEM skills with these FREE eventsincluding theseAdults Intro to AI eventsin May. Build and explore using LEGO® bricks, blocks, boxes, or other fun materials.
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