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Oregon expects student population to shrink over next 15 years
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (697+ words) Published 5: 30 am Wednesday, June 10, 2026 It's graduation week in Central Oregon. In Bend-La Pine Schools, that means 1, 321 students crossed the stage, collected their diploma and pitched their hats into the air in celebration. There will, however, be fewer students next year…...
New state forester gets to work, says "zero tolerance" for issues that led to predecessor"s ouster | The Bulletin
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (986+ words) Published 9: 35 am Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Oregon's new state forester Kacey KC's first experience with wildfire was watching flames move down the mountainside toward her childhood home in Nevada. On a summer break from college in 1996, "literally working at the car wash,…...
CET, Bend schools offer free student bus passes
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (156+ words) Published 3: 07 pm Monday, June 8, 2026 Cascades East Transit and Bend-La Pine Schools are partnering to offer free summer bus passes to all current district students, aiming to expand mobility and independence for youth across Central Oregon. The program runs June 8 through…...
Guest column: What kind of schools should Bend-La Pine have?
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (228+ words) Published 12: 00 pm Friday, June 5, 2026 For many in our community, this spring's budget conversations in Bend-La Pine Schools have felt personal, because they are. This moment requires honesty about both our immediate reality and the long-term future facing public education " especially…...
Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Oregon expands to La Pine
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (202+ words) Noemi Arellano-Summer is schools, youth and families reporter at the Bulletin. She previously reported on homelessness and the 2020 MA eviction moratorium with the Howard Center of Investigative Journalism through Boston University. She was raised in Long Beach, California, where she…...
Eleven St. Charles rehabilitation unit therapists at risk of unemployment
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (397+ words) Published 2: 58 pm Thursday, June 4, 2026 Eleven occupational, speech, and physical therapists who work in the St. Charles Rehabilitation Unit were blindsided to learn they had to reapply for their jobs or switch departments, possibly forfeiting their benefits and seniority. The announcement…...
Space available for Cascades Academy summer camps | The Bulletin
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (157+ words) Published 8: 00 am Thursday, June 4, 2026 Space is still available for Cascades Academy summer camps from June through August for kindergartners through ninth graders. Families can register at Cascades Academy's website for Camp CREATE, celebrating its tenth anniversary. This camp is for…...
Class of 2026: Caldera High composes music, to study craft in college
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1031+ words) Published 5: 30 am Thursday, June 4, 2026 Caldera High School senior Perrin Standen is a musical virtuoso. Standen, 18, plays several instruments and composes music for his fellow students. He founded an ensemble group at Caldera, plays for the professional Central Oregon Symphony and…...
Class of 2026: Redmond grad looks toward wrestling, renewable energy
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (601+ words) Published 7: 00 am Wednesday, June 3, 2026 By Ian Haupt/Redmond Spokesman When Faith Gray joined both the wrestling and welding team at Redmond High School during her sophomore year, she said she began feeling a part of the school. "I genuinely started…...
New reporter joins Bulletin
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (139+ words) bendbulletin. com New reporter joins Bulletin Published 8: 00 am Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Rogers graduated in 2025 with a journalism degree from the University of Oregon. While attending Rogers won first place from the Society of Professional Journalists for her reporting on a homeless…...