All kids are RiverKidz.
That s the message that fills the airwaves at the environmentally minded rallies and events the RiverKidz nonprofit youth organization has hosted over the past 10 years.
It s a saying that inspires the collective goal of making a positive impact, said the group s director and Rivers Coalition board member Nic Mader. And now with a decade of advocacy under its belt, the group s fight for the future of Florida s rivers carries on. We always tell the kids, You have to have hope and you have to keep fighting, Mader said. You have to keep using your voice.
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Portland schools see fewer pandemic problems than in Bend May 02 2021
A surge of COVID-19 cases forces quarantine of 700 students in the Central Oregon district
Oregon Health Authority reported COVID-19 cases at a handful of Portland schools this week, including an elementary school with five infections.
The latest weekly reported released by the state shows Harrison Elementary School in Southeast Portland had five reported cases among students over the past four weeks, with the most recent case reported April 22. It s unclear whether the infections happened at school or off campus.
Aside from Harrison Elementary, Portland Public Schools also had individual cases at Grant High School on April 22 and just this week, two more cases were reported at Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School in Southwest Portland. Those cases have yet to be included in the OHA weekly report.
Bend-La Pine Schools Staff Receive Gift Bags
The Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools is holding a large teacher/staff and the appreciation event this week. Every staff member in the Bend-La Pine School District will be included in this appreciation initiative. The Education Foundation has been working diligently over the past 5 months on an initiative to celebrate and thank our teachers and staff for their dedication and determination in getting the students back into the classroom along with the support they provided to students during last year’s unprecedented Covid times.
Together with The Bend-La Pine School board, The Education Foundation has created a staff appreciation gift bag for every Bend-La Pine School District staff member, that’s just under 2,500 bags. The bags will include a water bottle, food items, gift cards, seeds for the garden, along with a coupon book created exclusively for the school district staff. The Bend-La Pine community of businesses and