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In today's newsletter:

• See what's new inside the rebuilt Beaverton High School campus
• How Beaverton's water pipes are now quietly generating clean electricity
• Which Beaverton schools just ranked among the nation's best?

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: Pleasant with sunny intervals, temps: high: 78, low: 57.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New School Year Brings New School in Beaverton (kxl.com) — Students in Beaverton are starting classes this week in the brand-new Beaverton High School, a $250 million campus designed with more natural light, better HVAC, and safer, more comfortable spaces. Teachers say new courtyards and upgraded facilities will transform daily life for students and staff and better reflect the community's commitment to education.
   

• Pipes as power plants: How cities can use their water systems to generate clean energy (smartcitiesdive.com) — Beaverton has turned its Sexton Mountain Pump Station into a small clean-power plant, adding an in-pipe hydropower turbine expected to cover about 27% of the facility's electricity use. The project, designed to allow a future second turbine, is part of a broader Oregon push to use water systems for long-lasting, resilient renewable energy.
   

• U.S. News high school rankings 2026: Where Oregon schools stand nationally (oregonlive.com) — Beaverton families can celebrate the International School of Beaverton ranking 77th nationally and remaining Oregon's top high school in U.S. News' 2026 list. Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering also placed highly, helping highlight how local students stack up against nearly 18,000 public high schools across the country on college readiness, test performance, and graduation rates.
   

📸 Around Beaverton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beaverton

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Thursday August 27
• Digital Navigator 1:1 Tech Help with Chuck
  West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Street, Portland, OR 97225
Saturday August 29
• Dungeon Mastery 101
  West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Street, Portland, OR 97225
  2:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Take & Make Craft: Braille Name Magnet
  West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Street, Portland, OR 97225
  10:00 am
Thursday September 3
• Digital Navigator 1:1 Tech Help with Chuck
  West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Street, Portland, OR 97225

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Chromebook Check Out
  Baker SD 5J Portland, OR 97294
  9:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Garden Home Community Library 7475 SW Oleson Road, Portland, OR 97223
  10:00 am
• Family Art Club
  Garden Home Community Library 7475 SW Oleson Road, Portland, OR 97223
  3:30 pm
• 8th Grade Volleyball Tryouts
  Baker SD 5J Portland, OR 97294
  4:00 pm
• Yoga in the Park →
  Universal Plaza, 9100 SW Burnham St, Tigard
  5:30 pm
• English Conversation Group
  Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, OR 97223
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Teacher Pre-Service
  Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J Portland, OR 97224
• Digital Navigator 1:1 Tech Help with Chuck
  West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Street, Portland, OR 97225

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• IS THIS YOUR DOG?
  She was found on I-5 South in the Multnomah Village area off of Barbur Blvd and is currently receiving medical care at Bridgetown Veterinary… (Nextdoor Murrayhill South)
• I have found a baby squirrel in front of my apartment.
  I left it for the mom for awhile. Does anyone on here take care of baby squirrels? I want it to be helped, I bought formula and gave a little to him… (Nextdoor Quatama Station)

• Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Beaverton. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Aloha

• Local teams make the grade in preseason 6A and 5A football coaches polls (beavertonvalleytimes.com)
• Lia Kamanā (wtva.com)
• Commissioner Nafisa Fai Calls for Temporary Pause on New Data Center Development In Washington County (hillsboroherald.com)

Tigard

• This New Car-Inspired Fiberglass Camper Can Be Had In Almost Any Color And Is So Light That It Can Be Towed By Your Ford Maverick (theautopian.com)
• Bi-Partisan Bill Proposed to Provide Firefighters, EMS with Mental Health Support (firehouse.com)
• Revised Fowler Middle School plans call for taking down old gym, saving baseball field (youroregonnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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