Teachers and students to celebrate post-secondary education during College Day
The halls, classrooms and playgrounds at Bend, La Pine, and Sunriver area schools will be bursting with school spirit on Friday, November 18, as thousands of students and staff arrive in the colors of their favorite collegiate schools.
Superintendent Ron Wilkinson says that while many Bend-La Pine Schools students may be too young to ‘hum’ their favorite team fight song, it’s not too early to instill an excitement about a post-secondary education and college pride.
“There are students in every class, in every school, who do not think about education beyond high school, but who are very capable,” Wilkinson said. “As role models, our encouragement or just a simple suggestion may be all that a young person needs to formulate a dream – a dream that may lead to further education.”
Wilkinson is encouraging all staff members and students to wear collegiate logo wear for their alma mater, favorite school – from Oregon to Oregon State, MIT to OIT and Harvard to Duke to Stanford to Central Oregon Community College.
Wilkinson says that schools will have fun conveying the importance of planning now for college and/or other post-high school education, “The primary purpose of the day is to plant the seed and raise aspirations by encouraging students to continue their education after high school.”
