Baseball DH vs Heppner scheduled for Saturday 4/30 has been moved to Friday 4/29, Noon and 2:00 pm.
Go Rangers!
Due to staffing shortage we will not be able to delivery lunches or hand out lunches at the Dufur Church today 4/27. If you need a lunch please come up to Dufur School and let them know at the office, we will send one down.
Great day in D.C. with the Close Up Program.
A special thanks to PowderPure for giving Dufur middle school students an inside view of how food powders are processed and manufactured. PowderPure produces nutrient-dense fruit and vegetable powders using Rapid Zone Drying, which allows food to retain nutrients during the drying process.
DHS art students recently finished self-chosen acrylic paintings on canvas. Some used online tutorials to walk them through each step while others created their paintings entirely using their own imaginations. You can see students' artwork displayed in the trophy case across from the gym in the main hall!
Dufur High School Students in our nation's capitol!
Dufur School is partnering with SafeSpace Children's Advocacy Center of the Columbia Gorge https://www.safespacecac.org/ to offer a training for parents and other community members from the organization Darkness to Light https://www.d2l.org/get-trained/ Their flagship program, Stewards of Children®, teaches adults how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.
Dinner and free childcare will be provided on-site at Dufur School. Please fill out this form if you are interested. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPzdn0zZB0hGInYNQQvTR_q0wQvFpQwFY-G2acacq75R4Ang/viewform
Health Sciences students visited the Dufur Fire and EMS Station on My Day Friday! Jack Frakes and Doug Frame gave them a tour of all the equipment and helped them learn how to splint various injuries.
A group of high school students volunteered their morning to help redo the floor of the beef and sheep barns at the Wasco County Fair Grounds today!
High School Family and Consumer Science students had a great time visiting JoAnn Fabrics to pick out materials for their upcoming sewing projects!
High school students had a great time today at the CGCC college and career fair.
Thanks to everyone who came to the car wash today to support the senior class!
The return of the Walk-a-Thon is a wonderful success!
MyDay Friday STEM activities included being a Wildlife Biologist and building birdfeeders, being an Electrician and building circuits and being an Aerospace Engineer and building paper airplanes! High school students worked in partnership with elementary students to make these activities a success!
High school students enjoying their first MyDay Friday by working with elementary students on science lessons!
The Dalles Country Club will be opening new sessions of Birdie Basics, a golf instruction program taught to children ages 3-6. Travis Kane, who is the Dufur High School golf coach, is the instructor. If interested, please check out the attached flyer.
Congratulations to Dufur alumna Katie Beal for making the Central Oregon Community College Dean's List! To be eligible to appear on the Dean's List, COCC students are required to be enrolled in 12 or more credits and receive a term GPA of 3.60 or higher. Way to go, Katie!
Baseball today versus Union has been postponed, date / time TBD due to weather in Northeast Oregon.
The Jerri Walker DePriest Board of Trustees had a great day finalizing the plan for potential multi year scholarships! Selection day is quickly approaching!
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level, across ethnic and cultural lines, within all religions, and at all levels of education. A report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds. SafeSpace Children's Advocacy Center of the Gorge is a single point of contact for child abuse victims in the Columbia Gorge to get the help they need. Please check out this video that highlights the important work that they do. https://www.safespacecac.org/?pgid=kod51imm-189b907f-6d2c-4ae9-8c13-0df3360fff8d
