WHAT: Noggin visit to Ron Russell Middle School

WHERE: Ron Russell Middle School, 3955 SE 112th Ave, Portland, OR 97266

WHEN: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 9:00am – noon

Please check in at the school office. We’ll meet students in the commons area (cafeteria).

Contacts: Geoff Gailey, Science & Health Coordinator, David Douglas School District; Elizabeth Archodominion, Sixth Grade Science & Social Studies, Ron Russell Middle School

Noggin volunteers from Portland State University, OHSU and other area campuses will meet with 6th and 8th graders in this David Douglas District public middle school, to explore neuroscience research and make art related to understanding our brains.

Come join us! Please contact Bill Griesar (griesar@pdx.edu) and Jeff Leake (jleake@pdx.com) to get involved.

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Noelle Wilcox, PSU
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See what we’ve done before at Ron Russell!

When I Grow Up: Learning, Memory, and LTP

“That was so awesome! Thank you so much, our kids learned a ton and they really enjoyed meeting professional scientists!”

— Elizabeth Archodominion, Sixth Grade Science & Social Studies, Ron Russell Middle School