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Noggins @ Parkrose!

February 5 @ 9:15 am - 3:30 pm

WHAT: NW Noggin at Parkrose High School

We did it!!

What percentage of the brain do we actually understand?
What happens in the brain when you lose memory?

How do brains develop  –  what makes them change as you grow up?
What causes deja vu? Why do I feel this is familiar but I also know it didn’t happen?
How long does it take you to make a really big pipe cleaner cell?
Why do our brains like memes so much?
How can people hurt people and not care? What’s happening in their brains to make them like that?

WHERE: Parkrose High School, 12003 NE Shaver St, Portland, OR 97220

WHEN: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 9:15am – 3:30pm

CONTACT: Katie Kehoe, Parkrose High School Teacher | Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology, AVID

Our second visit to Parkrose! Some details from our first visit HERE.

Students will be starting a unit on mental health this same week.

The school is providing coffee, breakfast, lunch and art materials for day of art making, brain learning and fun.

JOIN US! Please email griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu to learn more.

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin
2. Jeff Leake, PSU/NW Noggin
3. Pearl Ton, PSU
4. Becky Callos, PSU
5. Will Joseph, OHSU
6. Berlyn Bankhardt, PSU
7. Danica Helms, PSU
8. Zulyed Guerra, PSU
9. Bee Conn, PSU
10. Hayley Kopp, Evergreen State College
11. Daisy Graham, Skidmore College
12. Kirby Kahl, OHSU/PSU

Details

  • Date: February 5
  • Time:
    9:15 am - 3:30 pm

Venue

  • Parkrose High School
  • 12003 NE Shaver Street
    Portland, OR 97220 United States     + Google Map