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Astoria celebrates CCC graduates Friday
9+ hour, 58+ min ago (253+ words) Published 4: 54 pm Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Graduation. It invites invocations from the school's lofty halls. "Many of our students did not arrive here with an easy path," said Hogue. "They worked jobs, supported families, worried about finances, and pushed through barriers that…...
New state forester gets to work, says "zero tolerance" for issues that led to predecessor"s ouster
17+ hour, 20+ 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,…...
Grad Walk links Astoria seniors to their first school days
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (462+ words) Published 3: 04 pm Sunday, June 7, 2026 Dressed in purple gowns with gold tassels, the graduates boarded buses around 11 a. m. and after touching base at the local elementary and middle schools, they gathered near the Flavel House and walked down Commercial Street, passing the…...
Window walk, parade congrats Astoria high school seniors
1+ week, 3+ day ago (242+ words) Published 11: 23 am Saturday, May 30, 2026 It's become a graduation tradition but Astoria High Principal Lynn Jackson sees this year's senior walk as more than that. It's a chance to celebrate the class of 2026, with an event that started with the class…...
Everyday people: From Manila to Knappa, Oregon, teacher takes big leap
2+ week, 1+ day ago (922+ words) Published 4: 06 pm Monday, May 25, 2026 For years, Jasmin Geografo measured life by movement. In the Philippines capital of Manila, the streets swarm with packed trains, pedestrians and darting jeepneys " the main form of public transportation there. Strangers weave through the thrumming…...
Astoria senior one of six scholarship recipients
4+ week, 14+ hour ago (191+ words) Published 12: 50 pm Tuesday, May 12, 2026 Astoria High School student Quin Gohr is one of six "outstanding" seniors to receive a scholarship through the On Point Community Credit Union Scholar Program. The recipients were announced in a joint press release from On…...
Prestigious scholarship awarded to one in Knappa, one in Idaho
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (212+ words) Seaside Signal Prestigious scholarship awarded to one in Knappa, one in Idaho Published 10: 07 am Friday, May 8, 2026 Two students, Mylie Lempea from Knappa High School and Wyatt Moura from Cambridge, Idaho, have been awarded scholarships from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators…...
Jeff Roberts named as new Seaside School District superintendent
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (298+ words) Published 10: 17 am Tuesday, May 5, 2026 The Seaside School District announced on Tuesday it has named Seaside High School and Middle School Principal Jeff Roberts as its next superintendent. The announcement came following a months-long search to replace retiring superintendent, Susan Penrod....
After almost two-year lapse, Oregon counties get nearly $100 million from Secure Rural Schools
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (374+ words) Published 12: 26 pm Tuesday, April 21, 2026 After almost two-year lapse, Oregon counties get nearly $100 million from Secure Rural Schools Most Oregon counties are set to receive nearly $100 million from the federal Secure Rural Schools Act after Congress let funding for the 25-year-old…...
Snowden journalism interns announced for Oregon, Washington
2+ mon, 12+ hour ago (415+ words) Published 7: 04 pm Thursday, April 9, 2026 Now in its 29th year, the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism has announced internships awarded to 21 student journalists from four Oregon universities: Oregon State University, Willamette University, the University of Portland and the University of…...