District News

Do you have a student who has participated in any of this year’s after-school programs, including Success NOW, Homework Help or clubs?  The Oregon Department of Education seeks parent and caregiver input on its extracurricular programming as a way to gauge effectiveness and possibly adapt offerings. Click here to complete survey, offered in both English…

McMinnville School District (MSD) students entering sixth through ninth grades are invited to attend summer Career and Technical Education (CTE) seminars this summer beginning June 24. Enrollment is limited; registration will be open until sessions are full. Please return registration form to student’s home school.  The free sessions include a range of hands-on activities led…

McMinnville School District is launching a “Welcome to Kindergarten” program designed to provide all district pre-kindergarten children and their families with information, resources and experiences that will build a foundation for learning and smooth transition to school. “Family engagement helps children be successful, in school and in life,” said Stephanie Legard, district director of Curriculum,…

Several school-level administrative changes will take place in the McMinnville School District. Changes, which will take effect July 1, 2019, include: Dr. Amy Fast has been named principal of McMinnville High School (MHS). Fast first came to the district as a teacher in 2001 and has served as assistant principal at the high school since…

McMinnville High School (MHS) invites current eighth grade students to apply for a spot on a MHS robotics team. Each team includes 10 students. The season officially begins in September and goes through late January/early February, though activities begin almost immediately with community outreach and fundraising.  In the fall and winter, most meetings are in…

Students in Brian Altree’s classes have been working all year in the Mac High Greenhouse to grow plants that will benefit garden soil, attract pollinators and beneficial predators, and provide some produce throughout the growing season.    The sale will run during lunch (11:38 a.m. – 12:08 p.m.) and after school on Thursday and Friday,…

The following 24 students from the McMinnville School District will have their winning entries published in Paper Gardens 2019 anthology. The book will be released at a special celebration scheduled for 7 p.m., May 9, at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg.   Friends and family are invited to celebrate the accomplishments of 60 local…

On Thursday evening, April 25, Dr. Maryalice Russell, superintendent of the McMinnville School District, was honored with the Women in Leadership award.   Presented by Mayor Scott Hill, the award is a project of the Eagle Valley District of Cascade Pacific Council, BSA to celebrate the impact of Scouting in the local community. The award…

Adeline Rich, an eighth grader at Patton Middle School, won first place in the Noon Rotary Club’s annual 4-Way Speech contest. Adeline’s speech, “Bystanders: We Need to Empower Them to Speak Up” was based on a bullying incident she witnessed against three young Muslim girls that was stopped by a bystander. Adeline was one of…

Kourtney Ferrua, principal of Wascher Elementary in the McMinnville School District, has been named Oregon Elementary Principal of the Year by the Oregon Elementary Principals Association (OESPA) and the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) in recognition of her outstanding school leadership.  The honor was announced today by Craig Hawkins (pictured), executive director of COSA.  …