Starla Pointer/News-Register##Duniway Middle School math teacher Paige Klopfenstein works with seventh-graders Julio Reyes, right, and Esai Esparza, left, during an intensive summer school math course. Jena Mikkelborg taught another section of the course for eighth-graders. The program was designed to prepare students to take advanced math at Duniway or Patton middle schools this year, and be ready when they get to advanced high school math classes.

Multiplying math skills: Summer classes add challenge that middle schoolers appreciate

Taking advanced math will help middle schoolers prepare for high school and careers and be an enjoyable challenge, as well, according to students in Duniway/Patton math enrichment classes this summer. It ...

Beyond Backpacks program provides school supplies

Students can choose their packs and other items at two events

Deadline is Aug. 20 to apply for post vacated by Benner

McMinnville School Board is seeking applications for an open seat on the board. The new appointee will replace Carson Benner, who resigned Aug. 3, 11 months before his term expired. He or she will serve ...

Dayton board to review superintendent goals

The Dayton School Board will discuss the upcoming school year when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, in the district board room, 780 Ferry St. The public meeting will be available in person and via ...

Image: overyondr.com##Technology such as Yondr storage bags is gaining increased use nationally, though McMinnville School District has no immediate plans to invest the more than $100,000 the phone control tools would cost.

Mac High cracking down on cell phones

Cell phones can distract from learning, said McMinnville High School officials, who call the devices “addicting” That’s why the high school already has a rule against using phones ...

District and teachers may resume contract negotiations soon

Negotiations between the McMinnville School District and its teachers union, the McMinnville Education Association or McEA, may resume earlier than expected. The two sides are working on a new contract ...

Benner resigns from Mac School Board

Carson Benner, who has been involved with and advocated for McMinnville schools for 20 years, resigned from his school board seat on Saturday, following the board’s semi-annual all-day retreat. He ...

After-school program applies for grant with city assistance

After-school care provider Camp Fire Columbia is teaming up with the city of McMinnville to apply for a grant to continue funding scholarships for underserved youth. The nonprofit applied for an Oregon ...

Civil Air Patrol hosts STEM event Saturday

Tiny rolling robots, mechanical arms and other technology kits will be featured from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 on the grounds of McMinnville Municipal Airport. The McMinnville Composite Squadron ...

Newberg board votes to demote Phillips, give 12-month notice of termination

The Newberg School Board voted 6-1 during a special meeting Monday to notify Superintendent Stephen Phillips that he would no longer serve in his current role, and that they plan to terminate his contract ...

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Along the Street: Linfield University adds three trustees to board

Three women, two of them alums, have joined the Linfield University Board of Trustees. They are Mary (Nightingale) Lago, a 1997 graduate, Katie Paullin, a 2003 graduate, and Laurie Reser, who also has ...

Political science professor urges Democrats to do 'a reset'

For Dr. Patrick Cottrell, Democratic Party politics is not “just the ticket.” Cottrell, chair of the Linfield University Political Science department. describes the summer of 2024 political ...

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 ...

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