School districts’ insurance costs set to rise
McMinnville and other school districts likely will pay more for insurance next year to cover the cost of potential sexual abuse and misconduct cases. The state’s common insurance fund for schools, ...
Sheridan board approves budget, discusses school bond timelines
The Sheridan School Board approved a $34 million budget unanimously and discussed next steps for the school bond at its June 18 meeting. Of the budget, $800,000 in unappropriated reserves, $12 million ...
Passing the torch at Sheridan school board
Three long-serving Sheridan School Board directors were recognized Wednesday, June 18, at their last school board meeting. Chair Scott Burke has served on the board for eight years, Vice-Chair Mike Griffith ...
Ferrua looks forward to leading McMinnville schools
Less than two weeks before she was selected to lead the McMinnville School District in 2025-26, Kourtney Ferrua watched the last group of students she taught in kindergarten cross the graduation stage ...
McMinnville on verge of hiring superintendent
McMinnville School District filled one of its top positions this week and its board is on the verge of filling the second – the interim superintendent job. School board members met in executive ...
Mac approves school budget
McMinnville School Board approved the district’s budget for 2025-26 Monday night, following a brief hearing at which no one spoke. As recommended by the staff and budget committee, the budget ...
Joy bubbles up as school lets out for summer
Buel students, staff excited for break on last day of class
Full of Tiger pride, Yamhill Carlton graduates class of '25
Yamhill Carlton’s community, families and, most importantly, its high school Class of 2025 were celebrated Saturday, as Laughlin Stadium’s recently renovated grandstands were full of smiling ...
A class with ‘charisma, kindness’: Dayton High School grads excited to take next step
As family members and other supporters filed into Dayton High School’s Memorial Stadium Saturday morning, a trio of soon-to-graduate seniors stood on the edge of Gubser Field, looking for familiar ...
Amity community comes together for grads
Forty-eight Amity High School seniors received scholarships to help further their education, topping previous financial assistance records. Over 100 scholarships were conferred on June 2 at the Scholarship ...
‘We’ve seen you rise’: McMinnville High School celebrates its 115th class
Vivana V. Garibay, ASB president, was the first called to walk across the stage and receive her diploma during McMinnville High School’s commencement ceremonies Friday night. Teachers continued ...
Spartans look forward at graduation
Sixty-one Sheridan Spartans graduated on a hot Saturday, June 7, as the grandstands were bustling with families celebrating the Class of 2025. Speaking to the school’s 117th graduating class, Salutatorian ...
Amity grads set out to reach lofty goals
Amity High School graduates have ambitious goals they want to make reality, and they expressed that sentiment in modern day terms Saturday. Several graduating seniors’ program announcements said ...
Board mulls community input as superintendent search continues
There is a “robust amount” of applicants for the McMinnville school superintendent interim position, according to Acting Superintendent Steffanie Frost and the school board. Board members ...
Caps and gowns abound
Six of Yamhill County’s high schools will hold commencement ceremonies today and Saturday, June 6 and 7. McMinnville High School will graduate more than 500 students at 7 p.m. tonight in Wortman ...
