Bethel has recently seen an explosion of middle school chess clubs. There are clubs at three of the four middle schools – Cascade, Prairie Mountain and Meadow View. There’s so much interest, in fact, that many students are on a waitlist to join their school’s chess club. At Prairie Mountain, a group 43 students who...Read More

Willamette High School has a new history class this semester – Black Studies. It’s the first of its kind in Bethel, focusing exclusively on the history and origin of African cultures, communities, and leaders across the globe. Not only is the class focused on the historical foundation of such communities, but it’s also engaged in...Read More

Fall transfer applications accepted beginning March 1 Bethel students who want to attend a school other than their neighborhood school, as well as out-of-district students who want to attend a Bethel school next fall (2023-2024 school year) can apply for in-district or interdistrict transfers beginning March 1 through March 31. This initial transfer window allows the district to...Read More

Bethel has reason to celebrate! Graduation rate data released Thursday by the Oregon Department of Education showed that the Bethel School District saw high rates of on-time graduation in the 2021-22 school year, with 81.7 percent of high school seniors graduating district-wide. The rate topped overall district graduation rates of neighboring Eugene 4J and Springfield...Read More