Congratulations to Bethel teacher Nicole Butler! Nicole was recently honored with a California Casualty Teaching in Excellence Award through the National Education Association. The California Casualty awardees represent educators from across the country who embody excellence in their practice, advocacy for the profession, commitment to equity and opportunity, community engagement, and leadership in professional development....Read More
How K-8 families can access meals on upcoming no-school day (Thursday Dec. 9) Thursday, Dec. 9 is a no-school day for K-8 students. Friday, Dec. 10 is a no-school day for all students. To-go meals will be provided to all K-8 Bethel students on Thursday Dec. 9. Families are invited to visit any Bethel school...Read More
Students from four Bethel schools – Willamette High, Cascade Middle School, Fairfield Elementary and Malabon Elementary – recently gathered at Peterson Barn before school on November 17 to walk to their respective schools in celebration of Ruby Bridges and her activism. A Civil Rights icon, Bridges became the first African American student to integrate an...Read More
All students enrolled in the Bethel School District are eligible for a free Eugene Public Library card, regardless of whether they live within Eugene city limits! Library cards provide a number of online benefits for K-12 students, including: live tutors, study tools, and practice tests (BrainFuse); educational children’s shows, like PBS (Kanopy Kids); animated read-along...Read More
Lane County Public Health Vaccine Clinics Children ages 5 and older are now able to get their COVID-19 vaccine at a number of locations across Lane County. Lane County Public Health (LCPH) is hosting several pediatric clinics for which families must sign up. Walk in appointments are not available at this time. All clinics for...Read More
The Bethel School Board at a special meeting Tuesday approved updates to the district’s 2021-2022 school year calendar. The updated 2021-22 calendar reflects 5-6 additional staff planning and preparation days added throughout the remainder of the school year. These planning and preparation days are no-school days for students and have been implemented around already-established breaks...Read More