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Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Seen from inside the cafeteria at McMinnville High School, Sources of Strength students write messages of hope and caring on windows on Oct. 8. They include, from left, Peyton Middleton, Jocelyn Middleton, Abigail Walters and King Sherbino. They and other SOS students and club members also have been spreading positive messages on windows within the school and on bathroom mirrors.

Words of caring: Students in Sources of Strength program work to create a healthier school

Members of Sources of Strength, in which students work together to improve relationships and mental health throughout McMinnville High School, started a recent class by gathering in a circle. One ...

Tests provide data for educators to plan for improvement

State assessment tests reveal the McMinnville School District’s students are doing better at English/language arts, math and science than the state overall. But there’s plenty of room ...

Mac School Board appoints new member

The six McMinnville School Board’s members on Monday appointed a seventh — Jasmin Juarez was chosen to fill the seat vacated by Doris Towery. Juarez was sworn in immediately and joined the ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##McMinnville School Board member Christine Bader chats with kindergartner Ender Libasy, center, about his first-ever churro during lunch Tuesday at Willamette Elementary School. At left is his classmate Anthony Leon. Bader visited as part of a districtwide effort to celebrate National School Lunch Week and recognize the vital work of cafeteria staff who feed students each day.

Working lunch

School board members dine with students, support kitchen staff during National School Lunch Week

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Plastic flamingos dot a yard along Highway 47 near Carlton, one of several Grad Night “flockings” raising funds for the Yamhill Carlton Class of 2026.

Flamingos migrate for YC Grad Night Fundraiser

Despite recent northerly winds, a flock of flamingos have landed in the Yamhill and Carlton areas and spread out around the county. Homeowners from Gaston to McMinnville have awoken to find flamboyantly ...

Mac board interviews three applicants for vacant seat

McMinnville School Board interviewed three applicants Monday for the vacancy created by the resignation of Doris Towery. Towery, who was elected in May 2023, resigned halfway through her four-year term ...

School board to interview candidates for open seat

McMinnville School Board members will interview candidates for an open seat at their Monday, Sept. 22, work session. The public meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the district office, 800 N.E. Lafayette ...

Memorial plaque to remain in place at Dayton High School

Dayton School Board members affirmed keeping a plaque honoring the late Ethan Kearns, a Dayton High athlete who died of cancer in June 2024. Several people spoke in favor of the memorial at the board’s ...

Local school enrollment at projections

Most school districts in Yamhill County report being tentatively at expected enrollment numbers. The official enrollment counting date is Oct. 1, but the districts have been tracking turnout since the ...

School board position open as Towery announces resignation

The McMinnville School Board is accepting applications for a new member that will open following the resignation of Doris Towery on Sept. 30. Towery, who was elected in 2023, announced Monday night she ...

Dayton board to meet Tuesday

The Dayton School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, in the district office, 780 Ferry St., Dayton. An executive session for the superintendent’s evaluation will precede the public meeting ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Payton operates a compact excavator with assistance from fellow “Learn to Earn” participant Jackson as part of a hands-on skill-building session at the Yamhill County Youth Services Center’s woodlot site. The summer program combines high school credit recovery with hands-on work and community service. Note: In most cases, the [News-Register does not identify juvenile offenders by their full names.]

Summer program for juvenile detainees combines education, community service

Surrounded by empty fields, summer heat and piles of wood bundles, a warehouse on the outskirts of McMinnville doesn’t seem like a desirable place to hold high-quality education credit recovery and ...

Mac school board to meet Monday

McMinnville School Board will discuss policies Monday night, including a draft of the new policy on cell phones and other electronic devices. The public board meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the school ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##McMinnville High School students pull out their cell phones just after exiting the building at lunch time on Wednesday. New rules state phones must be put away all day, except for lunch; they cannot be used anywhere on campus, so students need to cross the street before dialing or texting — something staff members are reminding them as the school year gets underway.

Student phones must be 'away all day'

Crowds rushed out of McMinnville High School as the lunch period began Wednesday, the first day for upperclassmen and second day for freshmen. Free from the building after four hours of classes, many ...

Starla Pointer/News-Register##Danza Azteca dancers perform for McMinnville School District staff members during an all-district welcome back program last week in the McMinnville High School gym. The district has more than 800 employees. Interim Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua urged them to work together this year to allow all students to reach their full potential. “Thank you all for all you do,” she said during the program.

Mac schools honor longtime employees at welcome back program

McMinnville School District honored long-term teachers and other employees Aug. 27 at the district-wide welcome back program, an event that always kicks off the school year. Eleven employees reached the ...

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