District News

McMinnville High School teacher Susanne Sayles has been named Outstanding Young Educator by McMinnville’s Distinguished Service Awards. The designation will be officially bestowed at tonight’s banquet at the McMinnville Ballroom. The event runs from 6 – 9 p.m.  Tickets are $40 per person or $320 for a table of eight. Contact Cassie Sollars at 971.241.0153…

Up and coming writers schools across the district have been named winners in the  25th annual Paper Gardens Celebration. Chosen from either prose (fiction or nonfiction) or poetry (traditional, Haiku, free verse or place) 33 McMinnville School District student entries, and two teacher entries, won recognition in 14 different prose or poetry categories. Winners, along…

The McMinnville School District and the Hispanic PTA are hosting the Latino Community Resource Fair on Saturday, April 28 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Duniway Middle School. The event features representatives from local service agencies including the county health department, Youth and Family Services, Head Start, Lutheran Community Services, McMinnville police department, McMinnville…

Over spring break, students who are a part of the McMinnville Drama Program at McMinnville High School and Patton Middle School visited New York City. While there, students and parents participated in four full days of theater-related activities including: An audition workshop taught by Broadway professionals Touring Theatres around Times Square A tour of Radio…

McMinnville High School’s Career Technical Center was officially dedicated as part of the kickoff to the high school addition that began in earnest today. Dr. Maryalice Russell, members of the School Board, Long-Range Planning Commission and Citizens for a Good Education, as well as architects, engineers, project managers, and construction superintendents, along with other members…

Duniway Middle School’s eighth grade U.S. History teacher Jeremy Hurl traveled to George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia to participate in a four-day, residential professional development program March 15 to March 18, 2018. Hurl attended the George Washington Teacher Institute’s, “Slavery in George Washington’s World” program, which included an intensive study led by noted public…

Six middle school students competed in the final round of the annual 4-Way Test speech contest hosted by the Rotary Club of McMinnville, with Kaylee Keikkala from Patton taking the top prize. Pattie Waltz of the McMinnville School District, who facilitates the competition for the Rotary club, awarded the prize. Pictured (from left) Waltz and…

The district championship Spelling Bee took place today with the top three students from every district school competing for top prize. Winners in the elementary division include first place Owen James, Memorial; second place Jameson Rickards, Newby; and third place Arabelle Wolcott, Columbus. Middle school division winners include Daphne Riddle, Duniway; second place Sierra Savage,…

Families unable to attend this week’s meeting on school safety can access audio files of the meeting and download the materials that were distributed by visiting this page. A follow-up meeting focused on counseling and mental health supports for students and families will be scheduled in the coming weeks. Date TBA.

The McMinnville School Board adopted the 2017-2018 academic calendar at this week’s business meeting. The calendar committee had proposed two options and submitted them for a vote by staff and parents in February.  The option approved includes fall conferences during Thanksgiving week.  Key dates for the year include:                 September 4  – First day of…