District News

McMinnville School District has been recognized for high standards in government and financial reporting by the Association of School Business Officials. The district received the Award of Financial Reporting Achievement for its 2013-14 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The award is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting. In…

Fifty-eight students from McMinnville High School participated in the annual Model United Nations conference in Eugene in April. Throughout the year students study current global issues. At the Model U.N. conference, they represent a country. Their participation includes studying the perspective of the country that they represent in this mock U.N. At the conference, committees…

The important contribution that teachers make to students is recognized officially this week as part of Teacher Appreciation Week. Join students, parents, community members and staff in thanking a teacher for all they do every day. The official school board proclamation reads: WHEREAS, today’s teachers mold our future citizens through their guidance and education, and…

As a regional Shakespeare competition winner, MHS junior Eric Armstrong  earned a chance to compete against 57 students from around the country in the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition at Lincoln Center Theater in New York on April 27.  Armstrong performed a sonnet and a monologue at the 32nd annual competition. All of the student…

The eighth annual MHS FFA Horticulture plant sale is Thursday and Friday. The sale of student-raised vegetable, flower and garden plants raises money for horticulture class supplies and competitions for next year. The plant sale is open to the public. Sales are scheduled for May 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at…

The McMinnville Rotary Club honored its Outstanding Teachers of the Year recipients this week. The annual awards are given to exceptional educators at each level. The winners are selected by the school district based on a staff vote at each school. Awards were presented by school principals. This year’s winners are: Pamela Canady: McMinnville High School Allison…

Team Ochoco, one of McMinnville High School’s Smaller Learning Communities, traveled to Corvallis on Friday, April 24, to explore Oregon State University. Headed by ninth-grade teachers Francesca Morrison and Audrey Wright, the students spent the day touring the campus, asking questions of current OSU students and learning about life as a college student. Funded by a…

An MHS student art show opens on May 9 with an opening celebration that starts at 11 a.m. The show runs through May 23. It  will be at the Grain Station, 755 NE Alpine Avenue, Mcminnville.   Advanced Placement Studio Art students have been working for the past seven months to produce 24 pieces of art…

A note of appreciation: The McMinnville School District works closely with a variety of agencies to plan for student safety. The District wishes to express its appreciation to the McMinnville Police Department for their response to an anonymous phone threat made to Grandhaven Elementary School. Their response was rapid and comprehensive. We also wish to…

Last Friday, nine freshmen were recognized as a “Student of the Month” at a Friday morning reception in the Grizzly Café. The event wrapped up the monthly recognition program for the 2014-15 school year. The Student of the Month recognitions are part of Smaller Learning Communities (SLC), which provide a personalized learning environment built on…