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Photo by Patton Middle School Drama Director Emily Ward Patton Middle School presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from May 29-31. This student production will feature special guest Brian Crain, Patton principal, as Willy Wonka. Student performers include Eliza Heady and Logan Yates as Charlie, Ben Sparrow as Grandpa Joe, Zoe Langbecker as Veruca Salt, Kristen…

Students in McMinnville High School’s Marketing Career Pathway have a unique opportunity for hands-on experience in the school’s Action Corner. The school-based stores give students a chance to learn real-life skills like marketing, inventory control, employee management and clothing design, among other things. The experience has shaped future plans for several of the students who…

EASA students are doing really interesting work. They are experimenting with drones, and building highly technical projects like tsunami platforms and hover crafts.  On Saturday afternoon, the public has a chance to see some of these projects. The annual EASA engineering fair is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Evergreen Aviation Museum, 500 NE Captain…

EASA engineering teacher Juanita Clarno was selected in a competitive nomination process to fly along on a U.S. Navy Blue Angels plane at the Intel Oregon Air Show on July 17-19 in Hillsboro. The ride along program is part of the Blue Angels Key Influencer Rider Program. She was notified of her selection for the Blue Angels…

McMinnville High School (MHS) was the site of Friday’s Yamhill County community town hall meeting featuring Senator Ron Wyden. Community members and students from MHS’s ASB leadership, AP history classes and Model UN club spent 90 minutes interacting with the senator on a number of topics. Zaira McKay, president of the MHS Model UN club,…

There is a lot going on in the McMinnville School District. Superintendent Maryalice Russell shares the latest updates in an interview with Ken Moore on his YouTube Channel, Local Matters with Ken Moore. She discusses school funding, educational standards, facility planning, and more.  Watch the interview with Superintendent Russell.

At last night’s School Board meeting, the following staff members were recognized for their years of service to the students of the McMinnville School District. Retirees were presented a “Golden Apple” by School Board members, and attendees were served cake to celebrate. Musical entertainment was provided by Duniway Middle School’s Vocal Adrenaline, under the direction…

Rising third graders start summer school today.  The five-week sessions are held at every elementary school in the district, running from June 22 – July 2 and August 3 – 20, from 9 a.m. until noon.  Breakfast and lunch are offered at every site. The free Step Up to Third Grade summer program is designed…

Karin Nichols, cafeteria manager at Buel Elementary  and Cindi Hiatt-Henry, director of Nutrition Services, were honored at the national School Nutrition Association (SNA) conference held in Salt Lake City this week. Nichols was recognized for winning Oregon Manager of the Year Award, which commends a cafeteria manager who has demonstrated dedication and ingenuity to improve…

McMinnville High School (MHS) students Jamie Graham (pictured) and Patrick Johnson are leveraging their technical expertise into paid internships this summer.  The programming skills acquired through the Computer Science pathway at MHS, as well as the hands-on application of those skills in MHS’s Engineering & Aerospace Sciences Academy (EASA) pathway, provided the pair with the…