Brockett Bulletin

Today, Miss Oregon visited two classes at Newby Elementary to talk about her signature issue, diabetes. Diagnosed at a young age, she advocates for diabetes awareness and challenges young people to lead fulfilling lives despite living with the disease.

If you think Miss Oregon looks familiar, you would be right! She is Abigail Hoppe, who taught third grade at Grandhaven for three years and did her student teaching here, too. She will compete in the Miss America pageant this coming January and hopes to return to teaching after her official duties are over.

See more photos on the MSD Facebook page.

Mac High’s “Math in Construction” class has been putting their learning into action by helping construct a small structure on Baker Field.

Starting with a kit from Team Oregon Build, the students from the class learned about how to pour concrete for a pad and walkway that will lengthen the life of the 8x12 foot shed.

Expanding on the kit design, the students, along with other students in Construction classes, will change the slope of the roof to add a roll-up door and an overhang over the window. The shed will be used to store soccer items.

Patton sixth graders showcased their research presentations about a historical figure in an evening event at the school last night.

Students have been working for weeks on exploring the life of someone who has made a difference in the world. The presentations include a timeline and biography and some costumed presenters!

See more photos on the MSD Instagram feed.

This week, six Memorial students attended Monday’s School Board meeting to talk about math. They also played a few rounds of the game Math Sides to show one of the ways they work on math fact fluency.

Thank you, Bulldogs!

Duniway hosted its annual salute to veterans today with an assembly honoring those who have served. Organized and run by Leadership students (pictured), the event featured student and veteran speeches, musical performances, a slideshow and an introduction of the local veterans who were in attendance.

Patton’s assembly is next Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 8:45 a.m. If you are a veteran, active service member or know of one who would like to attend, please call the school at 503.565.4500.

Reminder: Monday is Veterans Day. No school for students and staff.

Several Mac High teams have moved into post-season play. Led by the Boys Soccer team, which is ranked 4th in the state, the team will play in the quarterfinals this Saturday, Nov. 9. Find ticket info from OSAA here.

Girls Volleyball finished second in league play and made the first round of the state playoffs. Football plays in the first round of the state playoffs tonight in Sandy. Several Cross Country runners qualified for the state meet tomorrow at Lane Community College including seniors Daisy Struk, Yemi Ru, Mya Budzick and Gus Blank; sophomores Kathleen Robinson, Josephine McPhillips, Gianella Contreras-Rodriguez and Isaiah Carpenter; and frosh, Grace Andrew.

Go Grizzlies! (Photo courtesy Rachel Thompson, News-Register)

To make some of the bus routes more efficient, Buel’s buses M07 and M14, and the Patton/MHS bus M21 have shifted. Click the links to see the changes.

If you haven’t already, you might also consider downloading FirstView, the bus-tracking app. The new routes will begin on Tuesday, Nov. 12.

The McMinnville Education Foundation invites you to their Valentine’s fundraising dinner event on Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. The event features a wine-pairing dinner and auction to benefit district students.

Click here to find out more and buy tickets.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere these days. Curious about how kids can get involved? Here’s a newsletter with several projects that students grades K-12 have been doing with AI, including

• Music with AI - a student project live showcase
• Fun activities to do for kids along with AI
• Engaging and educational videos/articles about the latest in AI.

Click here to see the newsletter.

Oregon Health Plan has a few different options for family health care coverage. See details under your school’s Peachjar button.