Coronovirus Information: Just The Facts
Currently the risk to the general public from the 2019 Novel (new) Coronavirus is very low. There are no diagnosed cases in Oregon.
The virus, also called COVID-19, is being closely monitored by Lane County Public Health, the Oregon Health Authority, and by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
Bethel School District always follows the recommendations provided by Lane County Public Health when addressing health-related matters.
Click here for a video of a LCPH nurse explaining the virus.
Click here for a fact sheet from the Oregon Health Authority.
Actualmente, el riesgo para el público en general del nuevo Coronavirus 2019 es muy bajo. No hay casos diagnosticados en Oregon.
El virus, también llamado COVID-19, está siendo monitoreado de cerca por las autoridades de salud en el condado de Lane, a nivel estatal, y por los CDC (Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades).
El Distrito Escolar de Bethel siempre sigue las recomendaciones proporcionadas por Lane County Public Health al abordar asuntos relacionados con la salud.
Haga clic aquí para ver un video de una enfermera de LCPH que explica el virus.
Haga clic aquí para obtener una hoja informativa de la Autoridad de Salud de Oregón.
Annual Celebration Gives Singers A Large Voice
The annual Bethel Choir Celebration brought together more than 360 Bethel elementary, middle and high school students.
Under the guidance of guest Choir Director Dr. Beth Wheeler from the University of Oregon, the singers shared one combined song.
WHS Student Named Future First Citizen Winner
Willamette senior Elizabeth Ortiz has been honored with the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce Future First Citizen Award.
Willamette senior Elizabeth Ortiz has been named the Future First Citizen by the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce.
Along with being Wil-Hi’s senior class president, Elizabeth is a peer tutor, a PeaceHealth volunteer, the Head Coordinator of the Wolverine Pageant, the WHS student representative to the School Board, and is involved in a number of other groups, clubs and activities at school and in the community.
Arriving in the U.S. from Mexico 11 years ago, Elizabeth spoke no English. Now eloquently bi-lingual, her long-term goal is to become a neonatal surgeon.
The award, presented in front of hundreds of people at the Chamber’s 66th annual Celebration of Business, recognizes a local high school senior who has made notable contributions to our community.
Her selection as Future First Citizen is well-deserved. Elizabeth is an outstanding representative of Bethel and the City of Eugene.
District Grad Rates Take Big Jump
Mortar boards went flying at Willamette High School’s graduation. The Class of 2019 had the district’s highest grad rate in more than a decade.
The high school graduation rate in Bethel is now the highest it’s been in more than a decade.
Data just released by the Oregon Department of Education shows Willamette High School’s 4-year graduation rate at 82.6%, higher than the state average and 10% higher than the previous year.
Kalapuya High School’s 5-year grad rate jumped to 51.6%, despite most students enrolling at KHS behind schedule.
How has this happened? For several years, all Bethel teachers have become even more attentive to individual students’ learning needs.
And, the district is increasingly using data to more closely track students’ progress – intervening with supports when help is needed with academics, attendance, or behavior – from kindergarten through 12th grade.