An April 9, 2017 photo of the Banks High School and Middle School. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – The Banks School District will begin the school year online on September 8, superintendent Jeff Leo announced Tuesday afternoon. “Countries that have managed to safely reopen school buildings have done so with[Read More…]
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Schools will remain shuttered if COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Gov Brown says
The Banks Middle School. Photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – Governor Kate Brown announced that Oregon school reopening in most cases will be tied directly to COVID-19 case numbers and metrics in Oregon and in each county a school district resides in. Shortly after, the Banks School District announced that school[Read More…]
New guidance for school reopening issued; fall sports remain uncertain
An April 9, 2017 photo of the Banks High School and Middle School. Photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) today updated its Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance for the 2020-21 academic year. Ready Schools, Safe Learners is a program developed by the ODE in conjunction[Read More…]
Banks School District prepares plan for school reopening
The Banks Middle School. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – The Banks School District plans to release a reopening plan in the first week of August that will address how the district will hold classes for students in the coming academic year. “Currently we are in the process of developing a[Read More…]
Schools will close for the rest of the school year, shift entirely to distance learning
An April 9, 2017 photo of the Banks High School and Middle School. Photo: Chas Hundley Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. OREGON – Following the lead of neighboring states Washington, Idaho (mostly),[Read More…]
Banks School District shares updates for district, high school
An April 9, 2017 photo of the Banks High School and Middle School. Photo: Chas Hundley Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. BANKS – The only thing certain right now is that things[Read More…]
Banks students may not return to school this academic year
Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. BANKS – Two weeks after schools closed in Oregon by order of Governor Kate Brown, it’s looking more and more like the closure — extended by another[Read More…]
Banks School District begins offering sack breakfast and lunches to students
The Banks School District. Photo: Chas Hundley Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. BANKS – With the rest of the school year left in uncertainty, the Banks School District is moving forward with[Read More…]
Deadline extended for Washington Co. Farm Bureau scholarships
Roy-area farms, taken in 2015. Photo: Chas Hundley Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. The deadline to apply for this year’s Washington County Farm Bureau scholarships has been moved to May 1, as[Read More…]
Oregon schools to remain closed through April 28
The Banks Middle School. Photo: Chas Hundley Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. This article was originally published by the Oregonian/OregonLive, one of more than a dozen news organizations throughout the state sharing[Read More…]
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