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International School Of Beaverton
The International School of Beaverton (ISB) is an option school that serves grades 6-12 in the Beaverton School District. It is the only school in the district to be a full International Baccalaureate (IB) school, where all students take IB courses and complete additional work for the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP), including the personal project and the extended essay. In 2012 and various other years, ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked the school as the best public high school in the state, and 20th in the nation. The current principal is Andrew Gilford and the assistant principal is Kelly Bordwell. Academics The school offers various courses in the areas of English, math, science, and social studies, as well as Course (education)#Elective and required courses, electives such as band, art, and choir. ISB also offers language courses, including Spanish language, Spanish, Japanese language, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin. Students in sixth g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloha, Oregon
Aloha (, not ) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. By road it is west of downtown Portland. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 53,828. Fire protection and EMS services are provided through Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue.and Metro West Ambulance. and Metro West Ambulance. History On January 9, 1912, the community received its name with the opening of a post office named Aloha; the area had previously been known as Wheeler Crossing. According to ''Oregon Geographic Names'', the origin of the name Aloha is disputed. Some sources say it was named by Robert Caples, a railroad worker, but it is unknown why the name was chosen. In 1983 Joseph H. Buck claimed that his uncle, the first postmaster, Julius Buck, named the office "Aloah" after a small resort on Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin. Supposedly the last two letters were transposed by the Post Office during the application process. The local pronunciation, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
