Browse past news stories for Southridge High School in Beaverton, OR.

• This week's events: Railroads, kid culture, storytellers and turkey trots (The Oregonian)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 02:13:23 pm
  "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" wraps up; Tapestry of Tales storytellers perform for families; and the Oregon Zoo gets ready for runners.
• Tree farm owner will seek seat in House (Salem Statesman Journal)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:22:06 am
  Kathy LeCompte, owner of Brooks Tree Farm, has been recruited by Oregon House Republicans to challenge three-term Democratic Rep. Betty Komp of Woodburn in the district that stretches from Salem to Woodburn.
• Studying polar bears gives Southridge student a lesson on global warming (The Oregonian)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 02:05:27 am
  The Tigard teen wants to spread the word on ways to combat climate change.
• Portland State football: Senior linebacker Ryan Pedersen nearing finish line of college career (The Oregonian)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 07:11:22 am
  Portland State's Ryan Pedersen, who earned a starting job as a sophomore, will play the final game of his college career on Saturday when the Vikings face the Idaho State Bengals in a Big Sky Conference game in Pocatello, Idaho.
• Oregon towns prepare to celebrate Veterans Day (The Oregonian)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 02:05:51 pm
  Communities throughout Oregon are planning a variety of special events, parades and gatherings to honor military veterans on Veterans Day, which falls on Wednesday, Nov. 11. According to the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs, events in Oregon will range from...
• Beaverton teacher's assistant arrested (KOIN News 6 Portland)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 03:32:46 pm
  BEAVERTON, Ore. - Janet Orman, a 53-year-old Special Ed Instructional Assistant with the Beaverton School District, is on paid administrative leave after police arrested her at Southridge High School on Thursday.
• Duston, Whitham (The Wenatchee World)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 02:10:23 pm
  Lyndell Christine Whitham and Daniel Joshua Duston exchanged wedding vows July 5 at Camas Meadows Bible Camp near Cashmere before Pastor Terry Fike. She is the daughter of Nathan and Becca Whitham of Tigard, Ore. His parents are Rich and Karen Duston of Cashmere.
• Northwest high school bands march, strut and twirl despite downpours at competition (The Oregonian)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 01:35:50 am
  For band members, the season is as long and as challenging as any fall sport.
• Northwest marching bands compete in Spectacle of Sound (The Oregonian)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 11:06:48 am
  Southridge High School hosts the festival to raise funds for its music ensembles.
• Revisiting The Laramie Project In Oregon (Willamette Week)
  posted on September 22, 2009 at 08:42:09 pm
  “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later” is the epilogue to “The Laramie Project” play that was based on the notorious 1998 murder in Wyoming of a gay man named Matthew Shepard. There are only 100 theaters across the world bringing the production to the stage, and Oregon State University is one of them. The new play [...] Related posts: Former Beaverton Teacher Sues for Wrongful Discharge, Three ...
• Juniors comeback falls short at state (South County Spotlight)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 07:11:32 pm
  The Scappoose Juniors had hoped to advance at least one game further in the Little League State Tournament and get another shot at Cascade, but their season ended on Friday with an 8-6 loss to Reynolds.
• Scappoose Juniors hang tough at 1-1 (South County Spotlight)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 06:56:33 pm
  The Scappoose Juniors opened the Little League state tournament sizzling hot Saturday, but cooled off considerably in their second pool-play outing on Sunday at Southridge High School in Beaverton.
• Scappoose Juniors head to state (South County Spotlight)
  posted on September 4, 2009 at 07:27:05 am
  The Scappoose Little League Juniors baseball team left no doubt. They fought their way through the district tournament unbeaten, spanking Hollywood in the championship game, 12-3, on Thursday night.
• Coach uses art to motivate players (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)
  posted on August 18, 2009 at 01:07:27 pm
  SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. - To Luke Roberts, the distance between art and soccer is negligible. ``One of my mentor coaches taught me that teams need to be made of artists and soldiers - it can't just be one or the other,'' Roberts said.
• Cubs' Samardzija To Start Tuesday (OurSports Central)
  posted on August 17, 2009 at 08:13:33 pm
  PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Beavers today announced that right-handed pitcher Jeff Samardzija will start for the Iowa Cubs in the opening game of a four-game series at PGE Park on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.
• Cascade wins after coach is hospitalized (Salem Statesman Journal)
  posted on August 2, 2009 at 10:24:50 am
  BEAVERTON — As Cascade manger David Plunkett was being lead to the hospital, he stopped to tell his team that nothing would make him happier than them winning the game.
• Cascade advances to title game (Salem Statesman Journal)
  posted on August 1, 2009 at 10:24:10 am
  BEAVERTON — Pitcher Connor Haskell held Bend South to three hits, as Cascade won 14-1 in five innings in the Little League Juniors baseball state tournament semifinals at Southridge High School.
• OIBA playoffs: Glencoe wins four straight, then falls to Jesuit (The Hillsboro Argus)
  posted on July 28, 2009 at 10:27:23 am
  Crimson Tide battles heat, coaching carousel to reach final BEAVERTON -- The Glencoe Crimson Tide fought through an opening-game loss and a coaching carousel to reach the championship game of the Oregon Independent Baseball Association playoffs at Southridge High School....
• OIBA playoffs: Tide 'strikes out' in comeback attempt during opener (The Hillsboro Argus)
  posted on July 27, 2009 at 09:12:13 pm
  After an opening-round loss, Glencoe stays alive in double-elimination tournament with narrow win over Oregon City BEAVERTON -- The scene was setting up perfectly for Glencoe. Trailing by just a run, the Crimson Tide had the bases loaded with only...
• In need of $50,000, Oregon Crusaders marching band will hold fundraiser (The Oregonian)
  posted on July 19, 2009 at 08:04:36 am
  Fund shortfalls mean the drum-and-bugle corps may have to cut off its summer tour and sit out a national competition
• Weekend of bike riding gets rolling (Salem Statesman Journal)
  posted on July 18, 2009 at 10:32:19 am
  MONMOUTH — It had been nearly 25 years since Elda (nee Nelson) Orr visited her hometown. But when she arrived with her family Friday afternoon for Cycle Oregon University, memories proved useful.
• Cascade crushes Sprague (Salem Statesman Journal)
  posted on July 18, 2009 at 10:22:33 am
  The Cascade all-stars baseball team won the Oregon District 7 junior baseball championship with a 15-0 win against Sprague in five innings Friday at Holland Youth Park.
• Beaverton's Ashley Charters has a national title and more softball to play (The Oregonian)
  posted on June 7, 2009 at 03:33:36 am
  OKLAHOMA CITY -- Considering how many miles the Washington Huskies traveled over the past month, the trip from Beaverton to Seattle is a cakewalk to All-American second baseman Ashley Charters. It's also one she'll never regret, especially since she's now part of a national championship team. Charters, who graduated from...
• Southridge students mount fundraiser ... for another school (The Oregonian)
  posted on June 4, 2009 at 10:33:22 am
  Between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Friday, Southridge High School will stage a barbecue before the school's annual spring intrasquad football game. The barbecue will include a raffle with various prize packages donated by community businesses. It also will feature a hot dog-eating contest between 15 students and teachers, which will...
• Former Southridge High player among stars on Washington's national championship softball team (The Oregonian)
  posted on June 3, 2009 at 10:18:22 pm
  Associated PressWashington's Ashley Charters, who went to high school in the Portland area, gives coach Heather Tarr a high five after hitting a two-run home run in the first game of the Women's College World Series finals against Florida on Monday. OKLAHOMA CITY -- Considering how many miles the Washington...
• College Women's World Series: Washington sprints to first national title (The Oregonian)
  posted on June 3, 2009 at 04:48:32 am
  OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kimi Pohlman raced home on a squibber back to the circle that Florida ace Stacey Nelson couldn't handle, giving Washington the decisive run in a 3-2 victory for its first NCAA softball championship Tuesday night. With the bases loaded in the third inning, Morgan Stuart tapped...
• Ugandan exchange students take home some Oregon (The Oregonian)
  posted on May 14, 2009 at 12:01:29 pm
  A sister school trip to Beaverton's Southridge High gives four African visitors many stories to tell Faith Cathcart/The OregonianRobert Kasumba, 15, reads a handwritten note from his host mom during lunch at Southridge High School. She said she hoped he...
• Minor league spotlight: Darwin Barney is a hit on the field (The Oregonian)
  posted on May 12, 2009 at 01:44:38 am
  The former Southridge High School and OSU star recently became a father
• ‘From our troop to yours’ (Portland Tribune)
  posted on May 7, 2009 at 07:11:50 am
  A troop of Beaverton Brownies learned about patriotism Saturday as they stood amidst 1,000 well-wishers and soldiers’ families in the stands of Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Looking down from their places in the stands, they cheered for the 2,700 men and women in the Oregon ...
• Landlord woes throw tenants out of housing (Portland Tribune)
  posted on May 7, 2009 at 07:08:53 am
  Like bombs pelting Afghan villages, the explosion of home foreclosures in Portland is causing collateral damage to innocent bystanders — in this case, tenants. Forty percent of all families displaced from their homes by foreclosure are tenants evicted when their landlords lose rental ...