Steve Cook @cookstev
Husband, Father, Grandfather, Educator. He/Him/His Bend, OR Joined June 2012-
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This adorable second grader has some great advice for kindergartners for the First Day of school! 🖍🎨🎒🚌 #bekind
Grab your mortarboards and get ready to toss some confetti, it’s senior week on the podcast! 🎓 This week, two seniors at Realms High take @cookstev on a tour of Realms, reflect on how the pandemic affected their high school experience & share their plans for the future....con't
Olivia Rooker, pictured here, is a senior and president of the chapter calls the FFA classroom “like a home to me” and says Mr. Papke and Ms. Brentano are a huge part of that. "They are like second parents to me. They are so open and willing to help you to learn and grow."
Congrats to our Champions for Students Jaimee Brentano and Jeff Papke, educators from Mountain View High School who serve as advisors for the renowned Bend FFA program.
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and that means Dr. Cook is headed to a middle school classroom to celebrate two outstanding educators.
Please join us in celebrating our classified employees during Classified Employee Appreciation Week! Our schools are served by more than 900 employees who clean & maintain buildings, cook & serve meals, drive buses, support students, ensure tech is performing well & much more!
Today we are highlighting the STEM Engineering program at Bend Tech Academy at Marshall, where students are taking on high tech and complex classes such as Design Lab, Robotics, Drones and Solar and Alternative Energy.
Big thanks to Trace Terrell for testifying at @SenateFinance about his work on the youth crisis line. This young Oregonian’s powerful insight will help guide the committee to bipartisan solutions that help young people facing mental health challenges: katu.com/news/local/ore…
"February is Love the Bus month and to show our support for our outstanding Transportation staff members, I spent the morning learning more about what it’s like driving one of our school buses." 🚌 –@cookstev #LoveTheBus
Pacific Crest Middle has a new principal! "Sean is a calm, thoughtful leader with a deep sense of caring. He has a strong instructional background and great experience with culturally responsive teaching and he will be a great collaborator with the staff,” said Supt. Steve Cook.
Meet Cascade Middle Schools new principal, Gabe Pagano! “Gabe Pagano is a dynamic leader who blends his commitment to strong academics with an exuberant spirit, which is ideal for the middle school age,” said Superintendent Steven Cook.
Sometimes kids come to school to learn. Sometimes kids come to school to be loved. Many times kids come to school for both.
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Schools and classrooms throughout Bend-La Pine Schools are honoring the legacy of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. in conjunction with the holiday, Monday, January 17.
What does a School Resource Officer do? Superintendent @cookstev talks with longtime SRO Amy Ward from @BendCityPolice about her day-to-day duties, how she collaborates with Bend High Principal Chris Reese, and why relationships are at the heart of everything she does.

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