2016: Forest Grove students stand up and ignite a movement

When two students hung a banner reading "Build A Wall" in the cafeteria at a school that's about half Hispanic or Latino, it predictably set off a firestorm.

The banner was hung for just a few minutes on May 18, 2016, at Forest Grove High School before it was taken down. The next morning, hundreds of Forest Grove High students walke out of class in protest, with many of them marching all the way from campus to the Forest Grove School District administration building on Main Street.

News of the walkout, which was promoted on Twitter and other social media platforms with the hashtag #StandUpFG, quickly spread across the region. It drew support from such figures as U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, who represents Washington County in Congress, and Juan Carlos González, a Centro Cultural official who has since been elected to the Metro Council.