Dirk Knudsen
Alumni
School
PSU
Graduation Year
1981
Employer
DK Real Estate Services
Maiden Name
Knudsen
Bio
This is my 59th year living in Washington County, Oregon and I have called Hillsboro home for 55. We grew up in Old Orenco where I attended West Union Grade School (School District 1). East Junior High (Now Brown) was my Jr High, then our class was placed into Mid High (now JB Thomas) as just a 9th Grade Academy because there were almost 1,000 of us Freshmen. In 10th grade, we all went to HilHi where triple shifting had us going to school from 12:30 PM to about 7 PM. Glencoe was not yet open so we had an equalling challenging Junior year (1980) and finished in 1981 as the last whole class to graduate from HHS. Glencoe opened in 1981 with Sophs and Jrs only. Despite living it up socially in those days I was able to compete in 4 sports and serve in Student Government. I also wrote for the newspaper and worked on a variety of other pursuits. A highlight from HHS for me was competing in basketball, making the varsity, and helping my team go to the State Championship in 1981. I also met the love of my life, Darcey Johnson (Class of 1982), and we remain married to this day and have 3 boys and 2 grandsons. I graduated with a 3.89 from Hillsboro High School and was offered a 4 year academic merit scholarship to Portland State University from the Jackson Foundation; the first 4-year full-ride ever offered. I graduated as a Sigma Cum Laude award winner from PSU with degrees in Business and RE Management. After college I started a Real Estate Brokerage and have been involved in the creation of residential, commercial, golf, and nature-related projects. Highlights for me have been the creation of the Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club, Eagle Crest, renovations in Historic Downtown Hillsboro, the Orenco Woods Nature Park, and a variety of affordable housing projects. I volunteered as a youth coach for 15 years, serve on local committees (Hillsboro Planning and Zoning Hearings Board), and am active with charities and parks. I also am on the Board of Directors at Open Door Counseling and am the President of the Hillsboro Historical Society. Service to our community and my family and friends is my focus over all things. You can count on me to support our schools and students in any way I can!
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