COOS BAY — The Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation congratulates its 2020-21 scholarship recipients. Thanks to generous donors, the organization awarded 107 scholarships totaling more than $160,000 for students attending Southwestern for the upcoming academic year.
MYRTLE POINT — A bit of Myrtle Point history is being demolished for the safety of the town's students.
COOS COUNTY — Reopening school in the fall has been a “moving target,” North Bend School District Superintendent Kevin Bogatin said.
COOS COUNTY — Schools in Coos County are adjusting to the new COVID-19 metrics announced by Gov. Kate Brown this week.
COOS BAY — The Coos Bay School District plans to reopen this fall with a hybrid schedule. The new schedule is in an effort to reduce the number of students in the classroom and follow Oregon guidelines for reopening schools.
COOS BAY — Columbia Pacific Maritime will offer three no-cost, no-obligation informational seminars about maritime employment opportunities and how to get your career started in the industry.
SOUTH COAST — Schools are making plans to protect students and staff from the ongoing pandemic while also keeping buildings clean before starting the new school year.
SOUTH COAST — While some national leaders have said they want all students to be back in school buildings this fall, Oregon is giving its schools a choice of three options.
CORVALLIS — Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll for spring term 2020 have been announced by Oregon State University.
COOS BAY — Marshfield Junior High may still be a construction site now, but walls will start being put up as soon as next month.
MILL CITY — Oregon Connections Academy, the state’s longest-running tuition-free online public charter school, recently honored nearly 500 seniors with a virtual graduation ceremony. Several of those graduates are from Oregon’s South Coast.
COQUILLE — Oregon has three high school cosmetology programs, the third now established in the Coquille School District.
COOS BAY — Southwestern Oregon Community College fall term courses will start on Monday, Sept. 14. The college is taking steps to begin fall term two weeks early to better serve its students during the COVID-19 situation.
COQUILLE — Coquille School District began moving its administrative offices this week.
EUGENE — Lane Community College will celebrate its 55th Annual Commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20. This will be the college’s first-ever virtual commencement and will be accessible via Lane Video Streaming.
SOUTH COAST — School districts along the South Coast are making plans to reopen in the fall under the state’s new guidelines.
COOS BAY — Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering free GED and Adult Basic Education classes online summer term. These classes prepare individuals to take the GED exam and update skills to enroll in college or career training programs. Students enrolled in these classes can build …
COOS BAY — Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering noncredit community education classes online for summer. Instructors will be utilizing Southwestern's online learning platform through myLakerLink.
MYRTLE POINT — Over the weekend, Myrtle Point High School celebrated its graduating Class of 2020 with a special drive-in ceremony held at the Coos County Fairgrounds.
COOS BAY — Schools are bracing for a future with the new coronavirus.
COOS BAY — The Marshfield valedictorians had plenty to say.
COOS BAY — It was a full day of celebration in the Marshfield High School parking lot on June 6.
NORTH BEND — “A drive-through graduation” is how Principal Darrell Johnston described Friday’s non-traditional event, where 165 students drove up to get their diploma.
COOS BAY — To facilitate the graduation parade for Marshfield High School seniors, a parade route has been announced.
COOS BAY — Not every student from Blossom Gulch Elementary will be transferred to the new Eastside School in the fall.
SIXES – Wild Rivers Coast Alliance and Pacific High School are pleased to announce that Pacific High School Seniors Layne Converse and Natalie Vincent are the recipients of the 1st annual Jim Seeley Memorial Scholarship.
COOS BAY — Should Coos Bay’s new junior high mascot be a parrot, a buccaneer, or maybe a mariner?
SOUTH COAST — “I’m putting on my happy face and am excited for students,” said Superintendent Tim Sweeney as the Coquille School District gets ready for its Class of 2020 graduation.
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