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 ...
Berschauer suggests redirecting ARPA funds to Mac after-school program
Yamhill County Commissioners on Thursday discussed redirecting $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds from George Fox University to the McMinnville after-school program Last December, commissioners ...
MHS students bring home SkillsUSA awards
McMinnville High School won the Chapter Excellence award last weekend at the state SkillsUSA competition held in Albany. Two of the eight culinary competitors qualified for nationals, as well, said Krista ...
Safe zones go to Mac council
A monthlong discussion on prohibiting camping near schools will be brought to a vote at Tuesday’s McMinnville City Council meeting, along with two other code changes aimed at public camping. The ...
Dayton High School’s renovated shop, ag areas enable district to expand career programs
Students are busy welding, repairing small engines and growing things in Dayton High School’s newly remodeled and expanded career tech area. “This is not just a building and a greenhouse, ...
A clear need: Linfield Wildcat Pantry expands, serves numerous students
The Wildcat Food Pantry in Linfield University’s Riley Center, founded in 2020, meets a large need and recently moved into larger space. In January the pantry moved to bigger quarters on the second ...
A solid lesson: Students experience construction work with concrete
Students in McMinnville High School construction internship class got a hard lesson last week — but extremely valuable, they said. They leveled and prepared a 16-by-8-foot site, fitted it with rebar, ...
Budget-strapped Linfield University cuts 35 positions
Linfield University laid off eight staff members last week as part of a larger effort to cut into its operating deficit. A total of 35 positions have been eliminated this year (the majority through attrition), ...
Juliette's House teaches child safety
“All kids have a right to be safe,” Zoie Recolan, a presenter for Juliette’s House’s Safe Kids program told kindergartners at Grandhaven Elementary Monday. Her presentation was ...
Bargaining begins between union and school district
The McMinnville School District and its teachers’ union, the McMinnville Education Association, or McEA, have started bargaining with the goal of reaching a new construct. The previous three-year ...
