Wildcats ‘Covid class’ graduates
Linfield 2024 graduates had a unique experience as the “Covid class,” entering university at the height of the pandemic. Their path to becoming college graduates was celebrated Sunday in an ...
Clearing the lens: In ‘last lecture,’ Linfield’s Dr. Dawn Nowacki sums up a life of studying Russia
“Monumental events only appear to be momentous in hindsight.” This was one of the points made by Dr. Dawn Nowacki in her funny, moving summing up of her career, an event reviving a Linfield ...
Mac High students show off career projects Wednesday
McMinnville High School career pathway students will show off their final projects from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in the school. The Pathway Showcase is open to the public. Students will display ...
McMinnville school board hears about negotiations, and nutrition
Negotiations are continuing between the district and its teachers’ union, Steffanie Frost, director of personnel, told the school board at a work session Monday night. The two sides exchanged updated ...
Willamette School lands a ‘Moon tree’
Willamette Elementary School will soon plant a “moon tree” seedling, grown from seed that flew into space on the Artemis 1 mission. The school was notified last week that it was one of a small ...
Memories of Memorial: School celebrates 75 years
In the 75 years since Memorial Elementary School opened in northwest McMinnville, thousands of children have learned in its classrooms, attended assemblies in its gym and been proud of its mascot, Buddy ...
Memorial Elementary to mark 75th anniversary
Memorial Elementary School alumni are invited to join current students and staff members Friday night, May 17, for the McMinnville school’s annual Spring Fling and 75th anniversary celebration. The ...
School board to meet in business, exec sessions
McMinnville School Board will meet in both business and executive, or closed, sessions on Monday, May 13. In the executive session starting at 4:30 p.m. The board will conclude its evaluation of Superintendent ...
Amity School District waives all student fees
Metal shop? Art class? No charge. Play on a sports team? No fee. Amity School District has eliminated all classroom, activities and athletic fees for the next four years. In a move to alleviate financial ...
Construction projects transform Amity schools
At Amity School District, the theory of school construction is giving way to the practical realities. The school’s north parking lot has become a work zone as the first of two floors of a new middle ...
Up in flames: Alliance of artists creates, then torches, beehive and ‘crazy house’
It ended in a pyramid of embers. The 16th annual “Built to Burn” art event drew a crowd of about 200 people to a field on Linfield University campus on Friday, April 26. Two classes of students ...
Stopping By: Teacher and advocate - Melissa Hernandez named Educator of the Year
Everything Melissa Hernandez does as a special education teacher is important — teaching her students to communicate, to behave safely for their own sake and the sake of others, to help them reach ...
Volunteer supports learning about food, agricultural past
Many people have forgotten where their food comes from, said Cynthia Christensen, head of the education department at the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center. She dedicated her volunteer time to reminding ...
YES student orchestra performs Saturday
An honors orchestra made up of players from the JOY program, other Yamhill County public school students and those taking private music lessons. will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 27, ...
Poet and memoirist speaks Tuesday
MacReads and Linfield University present author, memoirist and alumnus Shane McCrae at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, at Nicholson Library on the university campus. The event is free and open to the public. McCrae’s ...
