Panel talk, concert focus on Ukraine events, folklore
Feb. 24 marks two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Thousands of people have died or been displaced, cities destroyed and countless cultural artifacts lost forever. Linfield University will ...
Students will make up snow day
McMinnville and Lafayette students will attend one more day of classes in June because of the snow and ice in January. The weather led to school being canceled Jan. 16 and 17. Steffanie Frost, personnel ...
Mac High robotics teams qualify for state
Both McMinnville High School robotics teams qualified Feb. 4 for the Oregon state FIRST Robotics championship tournament, which will be held March 9-10. Coach Dave Clauson said teams Ursa Mechanica and ...
Mac High students learn by playing the markets
Back in September, McMinnville High School teacher Francesca Morrison asked her students to choose stocks to buy with pretend money. The juniors in her Economics and Personal Finance class picked a variety ...
Strumming fun: With ukuleles, Duniway students learn confidence, music basics
Island sounds drifted from the Duniway Middle School band room as sixth-graders tune up their soprano ukuleles. Teacher Marc Dana projected a song on the screen at the front of the classroom. “This ...
Attendance is a critical factor in learning, so McMinnville schools get creative
Having every student in every class every day would be ideal for learning, McMinnville Superintendent Debbie Brockett said. Students would make steady progress along with their peers and not fall behind ...
New gala to support school enrichment
“Schools: A Work of Heart,” a new gala fundraiser, will benefit art, science, reading and other programs in McMinnville public schools.The McMinnville Education Foundation event on Saturday, ...
Linfield prof wins Literary Arts fellowship
Linfield University professor Joe Wilkins has received a $10,000 “Literary Career” fellowship from Oregon Literary Arts.“A fellowship like this is professionally validating,” said ...
District OKs repairs for water damage
The McMinnville School Board approved an emergency declaration Monday night, allowing the district to expedite repairs of classrooms damaged by water during last week’s extreme cold snap. The emergency ...
Willamina ramps up superintendent search
The Willamina School Board hopes to name a new superintendent the week of Monday, March 18, and make a selection announcement at the Monday, April 8, board meeting. The board received a superintendent ...
Linfield, Chemeketa stock up for students
One school is public and the other private but both are taking similar steps to meet needs of students. Both Chemeketa Community College Yamhill Valley campus and Linfield University are expanding ...
Mac High students learn to teach through building bridges
McMinnville High School education pathway students are building bridges with their younger peers at Willamette Elementary School – and literally building bridges, too. Students visited fifth-graders ...
Judge takes school board decision under advisement
Following a three-day trial, a judge has taken under advisement a lawsuit against four current and former members of the Newberg School Board. A group of parents and district teachers sued the ...
Educator Ken Rogers dies
Former McMinnville High School counselor and longtime Boy Scout leader Ken Rogers died Thursday, Nov. 23. He was 96 Services are pending, under the direction of Macy & Son Funeral Directors. Rogers ...
Linfield interim president search gets underway
The search is underway for an interim president of Linfield University, with the board of trustees hoping to fill the position by Jan. 1. The board recently created an interim president search ...
