District News

McMinnville Schools have joined Safe Oregon, a free service to offer students a way to report school safety threats quickly and anonymously. Studies show that the number one reason students don’t report is the fear of retaliation from peers. Tips can be submitted through a web form at www.SafeOregon.com or by a text or call…

The eSchool system has been upgraded to a newer version. The updated version will function with the Chrome browser and has other features that will interface more efficiently with the district’s web infrastructure. The website links direct users to the new version, and may require users to update their log-in process. If you are experiencing…

The Newby Elementary gym floor improvement is part of the bond work scheduled for completion this summer. Removal of old tile requires abatement before the new floor can be installed. Floor removal took place over Spring Break and the new floor will be installed over the summer. All removal and replacement meets appropriate code requirements…

Salesforce has donated 45 food bags to McMinnville High School. Employees from the company drove three cars to McMinnville today filled with bags of food for at-risk students to have over the coming Spring Break. MHS students and Saleforce unloaded the cars and stored the bags for Friday distribution. The district’s high school Homeless Liaison…

The district office at 1500 NE Baker will be closed for business over Spring Break (March 27 – 31) while staff moves to the new district office at 800 NE Lafayette Avenue (Cook Campus). Technology will be in transit so email and phone systems will not be functioning during the transition.  Emails addresses and phone…

Congratulations to Memorial fifth grade student, Colton Anderson, whose essay, “Frog Lake,” was chosen to be published in the 2017-2018 Oregon Blue Book.  Colton attended the book release today at the Oregon Capitol and received a signed copy of the book from Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson. The secretary noted that Colton’s essay has…

Memorial Elementary’s after-school coding club visited last night’s School Board meeting to show members what they’re learning about computer programming. Principal Dan Sheppard introduced the club and teacher Karen Wenzel, who leads the group of second and third graders in the twice-weekly activity. The students demonstrated some of the activities they’re exploring like creating a…

Fifth grader Jackson Stein from Wascher and seventh grader Daphne Riddle from Duniway were named district champions at today’s spelling bee finals. The first place finishers qualify to compete in the county spelling bee. For the elementary division, Mykah Felty, fifth grader from Memorial, took second place; and Jameson Rickards, fourth grader from Newby, took…

The internationally acclaimed jazz vocal group New York Voices (NYV) visited McMinnville High School (MHS) to perform a show and host a clinic.  The clinic was offered to the Twilighters and Symphonic Choir members and included feedback and professional advice on performance techniques. The Grammy-winning foursome, Peter Eldridge, Darmon Meader, Kim Nazarian and Lauren Kinhan,…

McMinnville High School (MHS)’s new production is “12 Angry Jurors,” adapted from the timeless “12 Angry Men” by Reginald Rose.  The story follows a 1954 homicide trial and the jury that must decide the fate of those involved. MHS drama director Bethany Mason has added a few twists to the classic: she opened the 12…