Students from around the district swam laps at the Albany Community Pool to raise money for grant to support educators and programs. The iSwim event is one of three main fundraisers for the Albany Public Schools Foundation.
Students seek pledges for the laps they swim. Half of the funds they raise go back to their schools, and half support the annual classroom grant program.
Timber Ridge students are donating to the Empty Bowls Project at OSU, an annual fundraising project to benefit local food pantries. The Empty Bowls Project is held in communities around the country. Attendees make a donation for a meal of soup and bread to support hunger relief efforts. Hand-made ceramic bowls are also available for a donation.
Timber Ridge art teacher Elizabeth Mann’s Sixth, seventh and eighth graders made ceramic bowls to donate to the event, which is scheduled for March 12 on the OSU campus.
“Danica Berry at OSU to see if we would be willing to make some bowls for their empty bowls fund raising event. My 6th,7th, and 8th graders were eager to participate and have made a bunch of lovely bowls to donate,” said Mann.
Mann said the Timber Ridge leadership students took the following photographs of the art class.
The second annual CTE (Career Technical Education) Signing Day at LBCC was Feb. 16. It is an opportunity to celebrate students who have committed to attending the community college to study a trade.
Students from Albany Options, South Albany and West Albany high schools were among the high school students from around the region who will attend LBCC in the fall.
Students who enrolled and “committed” to the school at the event are guaranteed a spot in one of the following highly competitive job training programs:
Ballot Measure 22-165, the proposed bond to address critical school repairs, overcrowding and growth and add vocational programs, will be on the May 16 ballot.
Learn more about the measure:
If you have questions, contact the District Office or your neighborhood school.
Vocational technical training, also known as Career Technical programs and applied learning, helps students learn about possible career paths and prepare for the workforce. These programs also increase the chance that a student will graduate.
The Oregon Department of Education has data that shows students are more likely to graduate if they participate in a vocational technical, or CTE, program:
According to the Oregon Department of Education, “The 2013-2014 four-year cohort graduation rate for CTE concentrators in Oregon was 85.7%; for all students (including CTE concentrators) it was 76.4%. An Oregon CTE concentrator is a student who has earned one or more credits in a technical skill course(s) within an Oregon state-approved CTE Program of Study.”
Projects in Ballot Measure 22-165 would include remodeling existing classrooms and building new instructional space to allow hands-on activities in high-demand career fields.
A recent work group identified current and planned vocational technical education programs that would be added to all middle and high schools if the bond passes in May.