Harney County School District 3
School district in Oregon, United States
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Harney County School District 3 (HCSD3) is a school district headquartered in Burns, Oregon. It includes Burns and Hines,[1] as well as Harney.[2] The reservation of the Burns Paiute Tribe is in this district.[1]
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History
The school district was established in 1989 when the Burns Union High School District, the Burns Elementary School District, and the Hines Elementary School District merged.[3] On Tuesday, May 6, 1975, there was a referendum to combine those three districts, along with the Double O and Suntex school districts.[4] 600 people voted against that proposal, and 331 people voted for it.[5]
In 2016 Steve Quick was hired as superintendent.[6] He previously was at the Oroville School District of Oroville, Washington.[7]
Previously the Harney Educational Service District (Harney ESD) provided some services to the school district. In 2019 HCSD3 's board voted to begin doing these services in-house, with Harney ESD services ending June 30 of that year.[8]
Quick resigned and left his position on August 8, 2022.[9] Robert Medley became a new superintendent on July 1, 2023.[10]
Schools
- Burns High School (Burns)
- Hines Middle School (Hines) - It was built in 1930.[11]
- Henry L. Slater Elementary School (Burns) - Its namesake is a former principal. Built in 1948, it was at first known as Burns Grade School, but received its current name in 1971, the year the namesake retired.[12]
- Special schools
- Monroe School - The school of the Eastern Oregon Youth Correctional Facility of the Oregon Youth Authority.[13]
The district previously operated Lincoln Junior High School, which received that name circa 1965.[14] By 2004 it closed, and the district began using it as its headquarters.[15] The district planned to stop using it as its headquarters with employees being relocated in September 2021.[14] The school district sold the building to the county.[16]
