Mac school board to meet Monday
McMinnville School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in the district office, 800 N.E. Lafayette Avenue. The board will review attendance data and hear reports from Interim Superintendent Kourtney ...
Dayton district files suit over grade school construction
The Dayton School District in July filed a nearly $1.8 million lawsuit against three companies that oversaw construction work on the grade school. The district alleges negligence on the part of general ...
Sense of calm: New room gives students a comfortable place to reset
Students at Willamette Elementary can spend time in a “Sensory Room” to calm down or center themselves. The small room, equipped with special toys and items to help with the calming, is a ...
Mac School Board meets Tuesday
McMinnville School Board members will discuss district properties and programs when they meet for a work session Monday, Oct. 27. The public meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the district office, 800 ...
Students celebrate Oregon produce with synchronized pear tasting
“CRUNCH!” echoed in the halls of Duniway Middle School Tuesday morning as students simultaneously chomped down on Gem pears grown in the Hood River Valley. “Yum,” sixth-, seventh- ...
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 ...
Working lunch
School board members dine with students, support kitchen staff during National School Lunch Week
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 ...
