🌷 Hello, May!  

Hello, {{First Name}}, Please see this month's updates from the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub. 

✨In this edition: Educator PD & Resources, Summer Camps

STEM Hub News and Updates

⭐Visit our Groups - Connect, collaborate, share resources, & exchange ideas!

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Educator Recognition

🏠STEM Champion: Curtis Homes

When industry professionals open their job sites to students, learning shifts from theoretical to tangible. That’s exactly what happened when Thad Iremonger, Regional Manager for Curtis Homes, welcomed David Scharfenberg’s Advanced STEM students from Hood River Middle School to an active build site in Hood River.

👉Read more here

Educator Opportunities

Educator Resources

Career Connected Learning Opportunities 

👩‍💼Finish Strong: Bring Real-World Learning into Your Classroom

Wrap up the year with meaningful, real-world connections.

Explore our Educator–Industry Matchmaking Directory - a searchable database of vetted regional professionals. Filter by grade band and engagement type, from guest speakers to site visits and job shadows.

Found a match? Reach out directly to the industry professional - or contact the STEM Hub for an introduction.

Bring real-world relevance into your classroom before the year ends!

👉 Explore the Directory Today

Scholarships and Student Recognition

👨‍🏭Arlington school earns national Silver Medal for career readiness program

Big congratulations to Arlington Community Charter School for earning a national Career Choices Silver Medal for its outstanding college and career readiness program. The recognition highlights Arlington’s commitment to helping students connect learning to real-world pathways through career exploration, long-term planning, and workforce preparation - a powerful example of Career Connected Learning making an impact in rural communities. 

👉Read more through Columbia Community Connection

Youth & Community Opportunities 

😎 Oregon 4-H Summer Conference - Registration Now Open

7th-12th graders are invited to apply to this summer's 4-H Conference.

June 24–27, 2026 (financial assistance and transportation is avaliable)

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⭐Kindergarten Families Can Boost College Savings with a $100 Bonus

The Oregon Department of Education and Oregon State Treasury are encouraging kindergarten families to start saving for their child’s future through Oregon’s Embark 529 education savings plan. Families who open a new account with a $25 deposit can receive a $100 education savings bonus, and schools can access free kindergarten graduation diplomas and family resources to help celebrate this milestone and share the opportunity.

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📚Fort Vancouver Regional Library Resources

Inspire your imagination and develop STEM skills with these FREE events!

💻Got a STEM-tastic event coming up? We want to hear about it! 

Whether it's robots, rockets, coding, or creative science fun — if it's STEM-related and happening in our community, we’d love to feature it in our newsletter and on our new community events page!

📩 Send us your event info we’ll share it to our new community events page!

👉Submit Events Here