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Westview High football coach who allegedly slapped, shook players awake during training camp appears in court
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — The former Westview High School head football coach who resigned in June after allegedly slapping and shaking players while they were sleeping at an overnight summer camp made an appearance in a Yamhill County Courtroom on Wednesday afternoon. Jamal Anthony Jones, 32, is facing 12 counts...
Summer school wrapping up in Newberg
As the 2024 installment of Newberg-Dundee summer school winds down in early August, organizers and students alike are celebrating the annual rite as a success. The program, which is funded by federal grants, centers on two distinct groups: pre-K-12 students who are receiving additional support through federal programs and those who require extra support (typically in math and literacy) according to assessment data, as well as students in grades 9-12 who are enrolled in credit recovery classes. ...
Student representatives added to Newberg-Dundee school board
There are three new members on the Newberg-Dundee school board, and they appear decidedly younger than the elected directors of the school district’s leading body. Newberg High School students Sienna Hansen, Oliver Kolbet and Katelyn Nummelin were selected to become student representatives on the board in mid-June. While the student representatives do not have voting power on the board, they are on hand to observe the meeting and can weigh in on agenda items. ...
Ries named to Dean's List at Linfield
Jul. 24—McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Sydney Ries, a junior at Linfield University's McMinnville campus, was named to the Spring 2024 Dean's List, according to an announcement from the university. Ries, a 2021 graduate of Moses Lake High School, is majoring in philosophy. The Dean's List identifies undergraduate students who earned a GPA at least equivalent to a cum laude, or 3.65, while taking at least ...
Vienna waits for you: Pacific University graduate prepares for Fulbright adventure
Anjolina Horzynek comes by her interest in languages naturally. Her father, Steven, is a first-generation U.S. citizen with family in Austria. Her mother, Dorine, is a third-generation citizen whose grandparents immigrated from Mexico. So when Horzynek transferred to Pacific University in 2019 from Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles, pursuing both German and Spanish not only made sense but provided a rigorous academic experience. ...
Woodburn and Kennedy High School offering sports physicals
With just a bit over 20 days left until school's officially start the first day of practice for fall sports on Aug. 19, the preparation has begun for student-athletes. One of the more crucial aspects students need to ensure is that they have an updated physical examination. The Bulldogs and Trojans are doing their part to best ready their students, as the two school's are offering fall sports physicals through Legacy Medical Group. ...
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