Hillsboro School District Weekly Hot News, January 30, 2023 - High School Graduation Rates, Oregon Kid Governor Cabinet Member

After experiencing a “pandemic dip” along with many other districts in 2021, the Hillsboro School District is once again on a trajectory of increasing its on-time graduation rates with the class of 2022. Districtwide, 86.27% of students who first entered high school in the 2018-19 school year graduated in four years. This represents an increase of 3.61 percentage points from 2021, is less than one percentage point away from the District’s all-time high of 87.07% in 2020, and is 4.93 percentage points above the state average. Congratulations are in order for Indian Hills fifth-grader Avah McAdams! She was recently sworn in as a member of the Oregon Kid Governor cabinet. Avah has a goal and platform of addressing racism, which she and her family have experienced firsthand. Learn more about Avah and her fellow Washington County cabinet members in an article by Lauren Bishop and Troy Shinn in the Hillsboro News-Times. First semester ends on Thursday, February 2nd. There will be no school for all students on Friday, February 3rd and Monday, February 6th as teachers prepare to transition to second semester, which begins on Tuesday, February 7th. Hot News is produced and emailed to HSD families and staff each week school is in session. Please add the address to your “safe sender” list to make sure you always receive the latest issue. Please also bookmark our district website: hsd.k12.or.us and the 2022-23 School Year page: hsd.k12.or.us/202223schoolyear to stay informed about what’s happening in our district and schools.