Yamhill County students return to school this week
School doors swung open around Yamhill County Monday morning. Students streamed in, followed by parents and grandparents carrying school supplies and hankies to wipe away tears. Robbie Wendling was all ...
New lights and fresh pavement at Sheridan High
Sheridan High School students were welcomed back to school with a freshly paved parking lot, new exterior lighting and roof repairs to the old gym. “I really enjoyed seeing the parking lot redo ...
In Willamina, on to phase two of school bond projects
As Willamina students returned to school Aug. 24, they entered through new vestibules that were constructed this summer as part of phase one of the bond-funded upgrades to the school district. The Willamina ...
Students hit the books next week
Students will return to classes throughout Yamhill County next week. Most will start Monday, Aug. 31, although some high school upperclassmen won’t return until Tuesday. Willamina students already ...
Considering the need for truancy citations
Oregon law requires all children between the ages of 6 and 18 who have not yet finished the 12th grade to attend full-time school on a regular basis. But there are no teeth to that law, local ...
Missing out: With too many students absent, educators urge the community to help
Students should attend school every day unless they are ill, local educators say. But currently, about one-third of public school students in Yamhill County miss at least 10% of each school year. They ...
School board upholds superintendent decision
The McMinnville School Board on Monday voted to uphold the superintendent’s decision about the outcome of a complaint investigation. The six board members at the public business meeting voted in ...
Willamina band camp focuses on fun and productive practice
Willamina Performing Arts Director Ryan Lewis’s classroom opened this summer as a place of laughter and excitement for middle and high school students attending band camp. The sound of construction ...
Prep class: Summer school program helps students prepare for fall
After breakfast in the Grandhaven Elementary School cafeteria, third-graders tossed their mostly empty milk cartons into a trash bin and lined up at the door. They followed their teachers, Barb ...
Summer stars: Inflatable planetarium among activities for students in August
Summer classes have helped McMinnville elementary and middle school students maintain their academic skills and prepare for the regular year to start Aug. 31. For many of them, summer school also afforded ...
Mac district rehires several teachers
McMinnville School District has been able to call back four of the six teachers laid off in the spring because of budget shortages for the 2026-27 school year, Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua told the school ...
HR hire leads to principal changes at Memorial
Barb Keeton, who was hired to become principal of Memorial Elementary School following the retirement of Kim Price, will instead become personnel director of the McMinnville School District. Longtime ...
Along the Street: Alum to lead wine studies program
A Linfield University alumna will take over as director of the school’s Center for Wine Education. Toni Ketrenos, who graduated in 1995 and returned to Linfield to teach in 2020, will lead programs ...
Summer lunch in the park
Families line up for the arrival of the McMinnville School District Nutrition Services van — or this week at Chegwyn Park, for the district’s nutrition bus, its yellow paint covered with images ...
Passport grant lets Linfield expand studies abroad
A grant from the Institute of International Education will allow Linfield University to expand the number of students who study abroad. The IIE American Passport Project grant will help up to 25 Pell-grant ...
