Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Debbie Lewis sits in the Bear Hugs playground with the “Going on a Bear Hunt” mural behind her. Lewis said she has enjoyed her 24 years with Mac High’s daycare and education program.

Stopping By: ‘Baby whisperer’ retires

A longtime caregiver at Mac High’s ‘Bear Hugs,’ Debbie Lewis loved seeing infants and teens grow up

Newberg interim superintendent to school board: ‘This is not sustainable’

Newberg-Dundee School District (NDSD) interim Superintendent Paula Radich outlined a number of trends and inefficiencies that have added to the district’s current budget crises. Radich presented ...

McMinnville School Board to meet Monday

McMinnville School Board will hold a public work session at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 24, in the district office, 800 N.E. Lafayette Ave. The board will discuss cell phone use by students, early literacy ...

Disagreement continues over future of after-school care

Everyone on the McMinnville school board and city council agrees after-school care is imperative for local kids, but neither group wants to be in charge of managing it. The two bodies came together Monday ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Terry McElligott speaks passionately at Monday’s protest about the district’s next steps and placing the focus first on what is best for students. McElligott worked in the district for 35 years as a teacher and principal.

Newberg protesters call for school leadership change; Radich named interim superintendent

Former Newberg School District Superintendent Paula Radich is returning to manage the district over the next 60 days as acting superintendent, while Superintendent Stephen Phillips is on medical leave, ...

No teacher contract reached as negotiations reach summer impasse

McMinnville School District and the McMinnville Education Association, or McEA, will continue contract negotiations when school resumes in September, personnel director Steffanie Frost told the school ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Dayton Class of 2024 President Camilo Medina, center, and friends enjoy their graduation Saturday. Medina later welcomed the crowd and said it was a great senior year. Speaker Jennifer Shadden, an English teacher, called this year’s group of graduates “phenomenal.”

Dayton graduates celebrated for their kindness, resilience

Dressed in black gowns, colorfully decorated mortar boards and layers of leis, banners and honor cords, Dayton High School seniors marched across Gubser Field’s Memorial Stadium one by one Saturday ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##As he steps up for his diploma, Yamhill Carlton High School graduate Hunter Waibel shakes hands with vice principal Brad Post before a large crowd at YCHS field.

Patience, parachute lessons stressed at YC graduation

The theme of patience wove through the June 8 commencement ceremony for the 64 graduates of Yamhill Carlton High School. James Brewer and Tanner Hurley presented a tag-team message as they took their ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Post-ceremonial celebrations often call for impromptu group photos, like this one Saturday on the field at Amity, be they current graduates or friends and family.

Amity grads overcame a chaotic freshman year

Amity High School’s graduating seniors walked across the stage set up on the football field on Saturday, June 8, on a warm and sunny afternoon. The class of 53 students was surrounded by friends ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Cheering Saturday as the final graduates’ names are announced are McMinnville High graduates, from left: Aiden Whitt, Emilia Salgado, Lillian Strong, Christopher Perez, Heidi Nava Serrano, Hailey Ann Moore and Joslyn McCrady.

Graduating seniors, joyful and tearful, are celebrated at McMinnville High School

The crowd of about 5,000 relatives and friends murmured a collective “awww” Friday night as Lexi Del Reyo, one of McMinnville High School’s commencement speakers, choked up while describing ...

McMinnville School Board to consider superintendent evaluation

McMinnville School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 10, to consider policies and its evaluation of Superintendent Debbie Brockett. The board also will discuss personnel and facility items, and ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Mayor Remy Drabkin shakes hands with Jivan Lopez Carrillo as she meets Newby Elementary School fourth-graders, clockwise from left, Camila Perez Torrez, JJ Sandmann, Micah Camacho and Andy Gibson.

Pizza party on the agenda as mayor takes questions from fourth-grade constituents

If she were elected mayor of McMinnville, fourth-grader Lillian Goodman said, she would expand recycling programs and get more people to use them. Lillian still has a few years before she becomes eligible ...

Union reps discuss furlough days for current school year with Newberg board

Newberg School Board continued to navigate the district’s sudden budget crisis during a special meeting Monday, June 3, without its leaders in attendance. In an emergency meeting on May 20, the ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Willamina teacher Brenda Dickens snaps a photo of graduate Phenix Catron just after receiving his diploma on Saturday at the Bulldogs’ football stadium.

Mix of emotions as Bulldogs graduate

Willamina High School’s Class of 2024 reflected on the past and envisioned the future Saturday, June 1, during its graduation ceremony in front of family, friends and the educators who helped get ...

Arts Alliance gives scholarships

The Arts Alliance of Yamhill County presented scholarships to two McMinnville High School seniors who will graduate this month. Brelan Dramis received the 2024 Marg Johansen Scholarship recognizing excellence ...

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