District News

The first summer Career/Technical Education (CTE) seminars kicked off this week with sessions on construction and UAVs (“unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones). Rising middle school through high school freshmen in the McMinnville School District (MSD) were invited to participate in several free sessions of CTE summer offerings starting this week. Students built “Tiny…

Wascher Elementary has been selected as a 2018 national “Model School” by the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE). A team of five staff members including Principal Kourtney Ferrua; teachers Kat McNeal, Alese Peterson and Cameron Croisant; and specialist Shauna Zavala will present the story of Wascher’s success at the annual Model Schools Conference…

About 120 middle school students attended the McMinnville School District’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) camp this week.  “We had so many kids sign up this year that we added some additional teachers,” said camp director and McMinnville High School science teacher Andrea Brown. “Every teacher brings something different to their teaching so even…

Retiring staff members were recognized at last night’s School Board meeting, in honor of their years of service to the students of the McMinnville School District. School Board members presented each retiree with a “Golden Apple” and hosted a short reception with refreshments.  Musical entertainment was provided by the Newby Elementary choir, under the direction…

Congratulations, graduating seniors! The Friday, June 8 forecast is calling for showers, and graduation will proceed rain or shine. Please expect that rain gear with hoods may be necessary for audience members. Umbrellas are not allowed in the stadium or on the field due to blocking visibility of other families seated behind. Students will be…

Wascher Elementary’s current kindergarten and first grade students will get special deliveries from their teachers this summer. The students will receive customized packets of books and other resources in three mailings funded by the McMinnville Area Community Foundation. The mailings will include Four guided reading books at the student’s independent reading level One picture book…

Daniel Lobatos, a senior at McMinnville High School, has been selected to receive a $1,000 college scholarship from the Oregon School Boards Association for his video expressing GRADitude. In his video, Lobatos thanks Juanita Clarno, a teacher at the McMinnville School District’s Engineering & Aerospace Sciences Academy (EASA), for her support and dedication.  “She was…

Moving from elementary school to middle school is a big transition for students … and families as a whole. Come learn about what middle school might have in store for next fall’s incoming sixth graders at a family night on Wednesday, June 6, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Families can find out about middle school programs,…

Secondary girls traveled to Hillsboro today to present their STEM projects to their Saleforce mentors and other staff. The projects are part of a school-year mentoring project that launched last year to encourage independent learning and critical thinking skills that are critical to 21st century job skills. The middle and high school girls completed the…

Patton eighth grader Kaylee Keikkala won first place in Rotary’s Four-Way Speech regional competition last weekend. The regional contest is the highest level of the competition. Kaylee’s speech won first place at the local level in the McMinnville Noon Rotary, which qualified her for the regional competition.  Her speech was about bullying and the responsibility…