Please join us in celebrating Public Schools Week!
We’d like to take this opportunity to recognize the important contributions of all public schools, administrators, educators, school staff, specialists, parents, community members, and school board members who impact the education of our Nation’s 50 million public school students.
Thank you for all that you do for students and communities!
Congratulations to Carson "Fred" Sutherland!
Newberg High School (NHS) student, Carson "Fred" Sutherland, has been elected Vice President for the Lower Willamette District of Future Farmers of America (FFA). His one-year term of office began in February.
Sutherland, a NHS junior, currently serves as President of Newberg’s FFA Chapter. FFA is part of the Leadership Development portion of NHS’ Agricultural Science & Technology program and is associated with NHS’ Career Technical Education (CTE), a program that offers three pathways for students to explore college and careers. It also includes Applied Learning and a Supervised Agricultural Experience in areas such as Welding Technology, Plant Sciences (Horticulture, Forestry, Ecology), and Animal Sciences (Pre-Vet, Large/Small Animals).
Next year, many CTE classes will be taught in NHS’ new building.
Celebrate Women’s History Month!
From the National Women’s History Museum:
“Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history.
Did You Know? Women’s History Month started as Women’s History Week . . .
In 1980, a consortium of women’s groups and historians—led by the National Women’s History Project (now the National Women's History Alliance)—successfully lobbied for national recognition. In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation declaring the Week of March 8, 1980 as National Women’s History Week. It wasn’t until 1995 that the full month of March was designated Women’s History Month.”
Bus Driver By Day, Rockstar By Night
When students in the Newberg Public Schools say their bus driver is a rock star, they aren’t kidding.
If you are a student on Brian Allen’s routes, you may already know about his “side” gig. Allen, a driver with Newberg since the early 2000s, has developed an international reputation from his work as the lead singer of the San Francisco-based death metal band, Trauma.
School Board Meeting Recap: February 28, 2023
Presentations
Student Based Health Center - Elise Yarnell, Dr. Jeri Turgesen, Nell Rafalovich:
Key Takeaways:
- Care is available in person and virtually, seven days a week.
- $2.1 million has been invested in this clinic. The Austin family was a huge contributor, and they brought people in the community together.
- Care is coordinated between the School Counseling Team, the District Support Team, the School Resource Officer, the NHS Resource Room, Providence Outreach, Providence, George Fox University, Pacific University, and Yamhill County Health and Human Services.
- Between October 24, 2022 and February 18, 2023, the Health Center served 1,574 students.
- The top three physical health services provided at the clinic were treating cold and flu symptoms, sports physicals, and immunizations.
- The top three behavioral health services provided were for depression, substance use, and anxiety.
- 85% of patients who sought mental/behavioral health services expressed some level of suicidal ideation.
- Mental health services are free.
Meet Our Teaching and Learning Department
In this video, we get the inside scoop from Jillian Felizarta, Holly Miele, and Brittany Morales about what’s coming for the Teaching and Learning Department.
