Category Archives: Education

Arts & Entertainment News February 2026

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• Beaverton Symphony Young Artists Recital
• Watercolor Tulips at Leedy Grange
• Let’s dance in Oak Hills!
• Events at The Reser
• Hillsboro Parks & Recreation arts events
• Village Gallery of Arts

Cedar Mill and Bethany Community Libraries News February 2026

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• Kids
• Teens & Tweens
• Adults
• Second Edition Resale

THPRD News February 2026

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• THPRD Updates
• Jenkins Estate Updates
• Conestoga Recreation Center Updates
• Garden Home Recreation Center Updates
• Elsie Stuhr Center Updates

Community-led PCC Nature Project Receives Grant from Metro Council

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A Metro Grant is helping to improve trail accessibility, provide space for gathering and art, and support first food gardens at the Rock Creek Campus

Summer Camps June 2024

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• The Student Stop Summer Day Camp
• All Around Volleyball Summer Academy
• Christ UMC Kids Camp
• Young Artists’ Playground
• Saddle-up Summer Bike Camp
• Summer STEAM Camps

Business News June 2024

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• Cedar Mill Farmers Market
• Last Day of School Celebration at Bethany Village Centre
• Bodelite Grand Opening
• Financial Literacy for Kids and Teens at our own CU
• How to Prepare for College AND Pay For It
• How will commission changes affect buying or selling a home?

Reconnecting with Our Roots: Reviving Agricultural Education in Washington County

Over the last few decades, Washington County has gone through a transformation and shifted from its historically agricultural roots. As development for housing and commerce replace farmland, a growing chasm from our agricultural history widens. This shift poses a significant challenge: How do we ensure that the next generation understands the importance of agriculture in a region where urban development increasingly overshadows our farming roots?

Safe crossing to French International School?

Neighbors were asking CPO 1 to weigh in on a petition they submitted to Washington County asking for a crosswalk at the intersection of Cornell Road and 87th Avenue. They were concerned for the safety of students crossing there to get to the French International School south of Cornell. We got this response from Washington County.

Earth Day celebrations & activities April 2024

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• Earth Care Fair
• PlanetCon: A Recycling, Reuse and Sustainability Fair returns in April!
• Save the Bees
• Goosechase Washington Counts
• SOLVE Oregon Spring Cleanup
• Recycling Update

Arts & Entertainment April 2024

• Village Gallery April News
• Insomnia Artist of the Month
• Reser Call for Artists, The Curio
• Reser Art Gallery Temporarily Closed
• Down Syndrome Achievement Center Coming Soon!
• 36th Annual Herzog-Meier Senior Art Scholarship Show
• Catlin Gabel East Campus Community Arts Programs

Park News April 2024

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• Local Levy Option Update
• Climate Action Plan
• Save the Date for THPRD Summer Registration
• Youth Volunteers Needed!
• We’re Looking for Junior Lifeguards
• Summer Camp Preview
• Jackie Husen Park Community Garden
• Bilingual volunteers to help with registration
• Spring Native Plant Sale 
• Eid al-Fitr Celebration!
• THPRD invites you to Día de los Niños/Book Day

Library News April 2024

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• I Lived to Tell the World Author’s Conversation
• Library Events and Programs
• Kids
• Teens & Tweens
• Adults
• Monthly Groups for Adults
• Second Edition Resale
• Library Book Sale