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Report shows disproportionalities in student referrals
The Verona Area School District’s (VASD) most recent monitoring report pointed toward disparities in the number of discipline referrals and suspensions across student groups, something Board of Education members and district leaders are now working to address. VASD presented its Operational Expectations (OE) 10 Monitoring Report to the school...
Steering clear of the ‘summer slump’
Summer is in full swing, which means Oregon School District’s summer programming for students of all ages. Sports, academics, arts and more are offered to provide kids in grade PreK-12 with all the entertainment and enrichment they need to keep them occupied during the break. Keeping active. Soccer for...
Prep sports: Oregon begins search for girls soccer coach
Oregon High School is conducting a search for a new girls soccer coach and several assistant coaches for the 2024-25 school year. Led by head coach Bobby Nichols, the Oregon girls soccer team beat Whitefish Bay 1-0 in the WIAA Division 2 state championship in June. Nichols announced he’s moving to Kansas City, Missouri to take a full-time position with the Kansas City Union soccer club as the assistant director of the youth academy.
OHS graduate Esmond Baumgart wins National Merit Scholarship
Oregon High School 2024 graduate Esmond J. Baumgart won a National Merit Scholarship financed by Grinnell College, where he plans to major in education with a career goal to be a college professor. According to a July 15 National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) press release, Baumgart joins a final cohort...
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