Tag: Hermiston School Board
Hermiston Council Declines to Put Cannabis Sales on November Ballot
The Hermiston City Council voted 7-1 during Monday’s regular meeting to take no action on drafting and submitting a commercial cannabis measure for voters’...
James Hurst Defeats Nazario Rivera for Hermiston School Board Seat
James Hurst was caught off guard Tuesday night at the news he had won his race for Hermiston School Board.
Hurst hadn’t heard the results...
Facebook Page Going After School Board Candidate for Past Tweets
An anonymous Facebook page has popped up with posts calling out a Hermiston School Board candidate for past tweets that are critical of Hermiston.
The...
District to Honor Educators of the Year at Tonight’s Board Meeting
The Hermiston School District Educators of the Year will be honored this evening during the Hermiston School Board meeting.
The 11 educators to be honored...
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies Set for Hermiston’s New Elementary Schools
The Hermiston School Board received an update Monday night on the district’s bond projects during its Monday night meeting.
Dates have been set for the...
Students Put Spotlight on West Park During School Board Meeting
West Park Elementary School Principal Kevin Headings, along a few fifth-grade student leaders and teachers gave the Hermiston School Board a presentation on "Walking...
Hermiston School Board Sets New 2022-23 Start Date for K-5 Students
The Hermiston School Board made a change to the 2022-23 school calendar during its meeting on Monday.
The board took action to change the elementary...
HSD Board Meeting highlights
The following are highlights from Monday night’s Hermiston School Board meeting:
The board received a building update from Sunset Elementary School Principal Erin Andreason...
Anderson Hansell, Gardner Elected to Hermiston School Board
The Hermiston School Board will have a couple of new faces when it begins its next term.
On Tuesday, Sally Anderson Hansell defeated incumbent Brent...
Hermiston Community Encouraged to Attend 2nd ‘Rally for Our Students”
Another Rally for Our Students is set to take place in Hermiston on Saturday in an effort to encourage the state to move to...
Hermiston School District Set to Hire Contractor for New Rocky Heights
The Hermiston School Board has authorized district administration to enter into contract with Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company for the Rocky Heights Elementary School bond...
Hermiston School Board Hears from Frustrated Parents, Students
Eleven months of social distancing, isolation and distance learning came to a head Monday night as parents and students vented their fears and frustrations...
Parents, Students Plan Rally Monday in Support of Reopening Schools
Hermiston residents frustrated by the shutdown caused by the COVID pandemic are organizing a “Rally For Our Students” on Monday just prior to the...
Hermiston School District Breaks Ground on HHS Softball Field Facility
The Hermiston School Board broke ground Tuesday on the first of several capital construction projects – the new Hermiston High School softball field facility.
The...
Coronavirus Update: K-12 Schools to Close; BMCC to Stay Open Online
All Oregon K-12 schools will be forced to close beginning Monday through the end of March, as ordered Thursday night by Gov. Kate Brown.
The...
HSD Hires Architects to Design New Elementary Schools, HHS Expansion
The Hermiston School Board has approved the hiring of BBT Architects to take on the task of designing two new elementary schools and the...
Hermiston School Board Hires Manager for Construction Projects
The Hermiston School Board has approved the recommendation to hire Wenaha Group Incorporated to provide project management services for the 2019 bond projects.
Wenaha will...
Rich Betz, Co-Founder of Bud-Rich Potato, Passes Away at 76
Hermiston lost one of its pioneers with the recent death of Rich Betz.
Betz died on Nov. 26 at the age of 76.
The co-founder of...
HSD Seeks School Board Member Following Dave Smith’s Resignation
The Hermiston School District accepted the resignation of Dave Smith at Monday’s regular school board meeting.
“Mr. Dave Smith has served on the board since...
Snow Days Force School District to Push Back Last Day of...
Everyone loves a snow day – until the bill comes due.
The Hermiston School Board voted Monday night to push back the last day of...
