The Federal government has approved Oregon’s request to greatly reduce the amount of standardized testing required for this school year. This spring, Oregon districts are still required to make tests available to students in the following grades: Grade Level Test 3 English Language Arts (ELA) 4 Mathematics 5 Science 6 ELA 7 ELA & Math...Read More
Bethel School District is offering free COVID-19 vaccines for Bethel students ages 16 and older. This is a completely voluntary opportunity and an effort to keep our community healthy. The vaccine clinics, staged at Willamette High School, will be open to age-eligible students currently enrolled in Bethel School District. The clinics will be managed by...Read More
It has become an annual tradition. Each spring a mother duck lays its eggs in the interior courtyard at Prairie Mountain School. The day after the ducklings hatch the entire family is escorted through the school hallway and outside to a nearby wetland. Tradition has it that Prairie Mountain kindergartners get to sit and quietly...Read More
Here is an opportunity to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Cascade Middle School will be a host site for free COVID testing this Saturday, April 10th. The free testing will continue to be available at Cascade every other Saturday through August. Click here for more information. Esta es una oportunidad para ayudar a prevenir...Read More
Some needed directions on where to go, but Bethel’s middle and high school students began returning to school classrooms for the first time since March 13, 2020. The initial groups of students participating in Hybrid in-person instruction wore masks and followed new health and safety protocols such as physical distancing and sanitizing hands. About 30%...Read More
Bethel School District’s reputation for being a good steward of taxpayer dollars has been proven again. The District has refinanced its bonds, further reducing the debt for taxpayers by another $425,000. This is the 4th time in the last 10 years the District has taken advantage of attractive interest rates to lower its bonded debt....Read More