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Thank you to everyone who came to the Disco Ball and helped raise more than $770,000 to support the important programs at OES!
![Future Leaders in Action: Fourth-Graders Speak Up for Change]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742511004/oregon/hvkt7ydurto14eis2219/Advocacybetterthumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742511004/oregon/hvkt7ydurto14eis2219/Advocacybetterthumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742511004/oregon/hvkt7ydurto14eis2219/Advocacybetterthumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742511004/oregon/hvkt7ydurto14eis2219/Advocacybetterthumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742511004/oregon/hvkt7ydurto14eis2219/Advocacybetterthumbnail.png","width":1600}])
Fourth-graders researched causes and presented their appeals for change at this year's Advocacy Symposium.
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The $10,000 award received from the Energy Trust of Oregon will be applied towards the school's ongoing sustainability efforts.
![OES Magazine Is Out Now]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742504669/oregon/amqfyiqzvofq6cxyhwp1/winterspring-mag-thumb1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742504669/oregon/amqfyiqzvofq6cxyhwp1/winterspring-mag-thumb1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742504669/oregon/amqfyiqzvofq6cxyhwp1/winterspring-mag-thumb1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742504669/oregon/amqfyiqzvofq6cxyhwp1/winterspring-mag-thumb1.jpg","width":1000}])
Check out all the great stories in the latest issue of OES Magazine, now in homes and online.
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The Lower School Strings group played among middle and high school orchestras at the first-ever PNW Orchestra Festival.
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Sixth-graders celebrated Pi Day with a variety of math activities related to the irrational number 3.14159.
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The OES Debate Team, now with a Middle School component, made a strong showing at recent local and district tournaments.
![OES Girls Lacrosse Player Ruby H.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741734054/oregon/lrefo1veclrbdokrkfbc/varks-winter-recap.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741734054/oregon/lrefo1veclrbdokrkfbc/varks-winter-recap.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741734054/oregon/lrefo1veclrbdokrkfbc/varks-winter-recap.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741734054/oregon/lrefo1veclrbdokrkfbc/varks-winter-recap.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741734054/oregon/lrefo1veclrbdokrkfbc/varks-winter-recap.jpg","width":1600}])
OES winter athletes excelled with a winning spirit and well-deserved achievements and accolades.
![Young Students Explore the Science of Sound and Music]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741217541/oregon/nvnwafs6el0b6ub2xhpv/ScienceofMusicthumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741217541/oregon/nvnwafs6el0b6ub2xhpv/ScienceofMusicthumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741217541/oregon/nvnwafs6el0b6ub2xhpv/ScienceofMusicthumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741217541/oregon/nvnwafs6el0b6ub2xhpv/ScienceofMusicthumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741217541/oregon/nvnwafs6el0b6ub2xhpv/ScienceofMusicthumbnail.png","width":1600}])
First graders explored the science behind sound by playing simple musical instruments.
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This year's Vark Tank focused on inventions designed to mitigate the effects of climate change, and students rose to the challenge.
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