Editing Hood River, Oregon (section)

==Education==

Public primary and secondary schools in Hood River are part of the [[Hood River County School District]]. Representing the change in town culture is the new garden, greenhouse and [[zero-energy building|zero-energy]] music and science building at Hood River Middle School as part of the new Outdoor Classroom Project.
The city is also served by an extension campus of [[Columbia Gorge Community College]], based in [[The Dalles, Oregon|The Dalles]]. [[Horizon Christian School (Hood River, Oregon)|Horizon Christian School]] is a private school serving grades [[kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] (K–12). Horizon competes at the 1A level of the [[Oregon School Activities Association]], while the public [[Hood River Valley High School]] competes at the 5A level. The city also is home to the Mid-Columbia Adventist School.

In 2017, theatre educator [https://www.hoodriver.k12.or.us/domain/263 Rachel Harry] received the Excellence in Theatre Education Award,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hood River Teacher Wins Tony Award For Theater Education - OPB |url=https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/state-of-wonder/article/hood-river-teacher-tony-award-rachel-harry/?outputType=amp |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.opb.org}}</ref> presented at the [[71st Tony Awards]] ceremony. She was an honorable mention for this award the year prior.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Excellence in Theatre Education Award from the Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/education-award/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.tonyawards.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The award recognizes the integrity and excellence of the theatre program Harry has built since 1986 at the Hood River Valley High School and of her wider work throughout the community.