Brockett Bulletin

Superintendent Communication: May 27, 2022

Science Experiences!

The last Science Experience of the school year took place at Miller Woods as district second graders learned about habitats.

Volunteers who helped include school board members and students from Mac High's Education Pathway. Thank you! And thank you to the McMinnville Education Foundation for funding these fun field trips every year.

See the MSD Facebook page for more photos.

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Students check out the critters that hide under a board left out in the meadow for them.

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Students learned about native plants and pollinators and got to plant a Lance Selfheal!

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On a walk through the forest, students examine different plant species and look for animal life.

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Input on Wednesday Modified Schedules for 2022-23

If you haven't already provided input on next year's plan to modify school schedules on Wednesdays, please weigh in via ThoughtExchange.

Need more details? Find out here.

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MHS Sports Update

Congratulations to the girl's rugby team who won the state championship last weekend after an incredible come-from-behind effort in the second half!

And congratulations to senior Sophia Makai, part of Yamhill County’s Oregon High School Equestrian Teams (OHSET), for winning the state championship in the Working Rancher category.

Baseball got bumped out of the state playoffs in the second round in a squeaker, finishing the season with an impressive 24-4 record.

Softball moves forward in the state playoffs with a quarterfinals game tonight against the Bend Lava Bears.

Go Grizzlies!

Oregon Middle School Meet of Champions

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Congratulations to our middle school track athletes who competed in yesterday's Oregon Middle School Meet of Champions (MOC)! Students from Duniway and Patton qualified (by time) for the annual event, which featured more than 230 teams this year.

Top finisher was Duniway’s girls A relay team (pictured), which won silver medals in both the 4x100 and 4x400 races. Team includes Marley Darling-Peterson, Lucy Kibit, Tayah Curry and Brooklynn Summers.

Brian Lewis took third in the 100m hurdles, and Brooklynn Summers finished fourth in the 100m dash.

Other Duniway qualifiers include Isaiah Carpenter, Arabella Crouse, Ava Fleishman, Tanner Payton, Caroline Rickards, Elyott Thelander and Kori Weeks,

Patton qualified three athletes. Top finishes include Alexandra Bates, 7th in the javelin; Taylor Terry, 10th in the 200m, and Kason Elkins, 23rd in 100m dash.

Congratulations athletes!

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Summer Project

If your student likes to write or make videos, they might consider entering the 2023-24 Oregon Blue Book Essay Contest.

All Oregon elementary and middle-school aged students are invited to participate with either a written essay or a new category: video.

The theme is: Oregon Students Share Their Pandemic Experience.

Find out more about contest rules and instructions for submitting the work. Also note: Students are welcome to submit an essay even if it’s not a class project, but all essays must be reviewed by the student’s teacher.

The deadline to submit essays is Thursday, October 20, 2022.