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Our annual Mt. Hood Climb Observance Day marks the beginning of a year-round commitment to service.
![Oregon Girls Sports Leadership Summit 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1652402011/oregon/xwq4p2e88n17bat6xc2x/Thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1652402011/oregon/xwq4p2e88n17bat6xc2x/Thumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1652402011/oregon/xwq4p2e88n17bat6xc2x/Thumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1652402011/oregon/xwq4p2e88n17bat6xc2x/Thumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1652402011/oregon/xwq4p2e88n17bat6xc2x/Thumbnail.png","width":1600}])
The OGSLS was back in person this year, filled with energy and inspiration for girls who are athletes and leaders on and off the field.
![OES Shows Appreciation for Teachers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1652389650/oregon/fo5rh43noo7swndsybfa/TchrAppreciationThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1652389650/oregon/fo5rh43noo7swndsybfa/TchrAppreciationThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1652389650/oregon/fo5rh43noo7swndsybfa/TchrAppreciationThumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1652389650/oregon/fo5rh43noo7swndsybfa/TchrAppreciationThumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1652389650/oregon/fo5rh43noo7swndsybfa/TchrAppreciationThumbnail.png","width":1600}])
OES showed our educators how much we appreciate them with lots of goodies.
![Extension Program Creates Ingenuity]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1652403380/oregon/r1543fdheo7vq3rmyinu/Bridgesthumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1652403380/oregon/r1543fdheo7vq3rmyinu/Bridgesthumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1652403380/oregon/r1543fdheo7vq3rmyinu/Bridgesthumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1652403380/oregon/r1543fdheo7vq3rmyinu/Bridgesthumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1652403380/oregon/r1543fdheo7vq3rmyinu/Bridgesthumbnail.png","width":1600}])
When a problem presents itself, even the youngest OES students get to work.
We are pleased to announce that a new affinity group has been created for parents/guardians of LGBTQ+ learners.
![Buddy Reading in the Lower School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651787610/oregon/gy7shjudiyl51z8peqnw/Readingthumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1651787610/oregon/gy7shjudiyl51z8peqnw/Readingthumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1651787610/oregon/gy7shjudiyl51z8peqnw/Readingthumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1651787610/oregon/gy7shjudiyl51z8peqnw/Readingthumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1651787610/oregon/gy7shjudiyl51z8peqnw/Readingthumbnail.png","width":1600}])
First and third grade students come together for buddy reading time.
![Seventh-Grade Science Research Projects]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651856286/oregon/pkc3rdzgmdjy7jzjbyrf/Chicks-thumbnail-corrected.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1651856286/oregon/pkc3rdzgmdjy7jzjbyrf/Chicks-thumbnail-corrected.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1651856286/oregon/pkc3rdzgmdjy7jzjbyrf/Chicks-thumbnail-corrected.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1651856286/oregon/pkc3rdzgmdjy7jzjbyrf/Chicks-thumbnail-corrected.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1651856286/oregon/pkc3rdzgmdjy7jzjbyrf/Chicks-thumbnail-corrected.png","width":1600}])
Seventh-graders tackle research topics from raising chicks to testing reaction times.
![Exciting Upper School Happenings]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651792639/oregon/iy1jijbf87bq1jepzzoa/IMG_5449.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1651792639/oregon/iy1jijbf87bq1jepzzoa/IMG_5449.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1651792639/oregon/iy1jijbf87bq1jepzzoa/IMG_5449.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1651792639/oregon/iy1jijbf87bq1jepzzoa/IMG_5449.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1651792639/oregon/iy1jijbf87bq1jepzzoa/IMG_5449.jpg","width":1440}])
Mark your calendar now for many great events involving the Upper School in the next two weeks.
![Students Across OES Show Support for Ukraine]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651242441/oregon/jvjvkmyihry4v3mtnmut/Ukraine1000.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1651242441/oregon/jvjvkmyihry4v3mtnmut/Ukraine1000.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1651242441/oregon/jvjvkmyihry4v3mtnmut/Ukraine1000.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1651242441/oregon/jvjvkmyihry4v3mtnmut/Ukraine1000.jpg","width":1000}])
Students from the Lower School, Middle School and Upper School all recently showed support for Ukraine in different ways.
![Adventures in Upper School Science]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651189678/oregon/d54mssnkr11x7vdx4azo/ScienceLabthumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1651189678/oregon/d54mssnkr11x7vdx4azo/ScienceLabthumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1651189678/oregon/d54mssnkr11x7vdx4azo/ScienceLabthumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1651189678/oregon/d54mssnkr11x7vdx4azo/ScienceLabthumbnail.png","width":1000}])
Science students practiced extracting DNA from their own cells to look for a particular gene.
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