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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.
👨🏭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.
⭐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.
Inspire your imagination and develop STEM skills with theseFREE 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!