Miller Education Center

Miller Education Center is an alternative school in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Part of the Hillsboro School District, it features programs that include two alternative high schools[1] and a middle school.[2] The school opened in 1987, and in 2001 moved from leased space on Enterprise Circle to the school district's former administrative buildings in downtown at Sixth and Washington and Seventh and Washington.[3] The school currently has five locations in Hillsboro, offering nine different programs for grades 7-12.[4] One of the programs is Food Education And Sustainability Training (FEAST), which provides vocational training in food preparation and related areas.[4] The school adopted Hamby Park through the city’s adopt-a-park program and donate time cleaning the park.[5]

Miller Education Center
Miller Education Center East
Address
440 SE Oak St

Hillsboro
,
OR
97123
Coordinates45.5210824°N 122.9815042°W / 45.5210824; -122.9815042
Information
School typePublic, high school
Public middle school
School districtHillsboro School District 1J
School number503-844-1680
PrincipalGreg O'Mara
Grades7-12
Enrollment70 (2012-2013)
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Websitehsd.k12.or.us/miller/index.html

References
  1. http://hsd.k12.or.us/miller/east.html%5B%5D, http://hsd.k12.or.us/miller/west.html%5B%5D
  2. http://hsd.k12.or.us/miller/middle.html%5B%5D
  3. Parker, Paige (February 9, 2001). "ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL DUE EXPANDED QUARTERS". The Oregonian.
  4. Anderson, Jennifer (February 8, 2013). "A recipe for success". Hillsboro Tribune. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. Demlow, Kay. “Hamby Park gets mulched and chopped”, The Oregonian, October 29, 2008. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
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