Colt Gill, Superintendent
Bethel Fact for the Week of February 13, 2012
Under a new Oregon law, Bethel will likely allow up to 350 additional students who live outside the district to enroll in Bethel Schools for the 2012-13 school year. Click here to learn more and watch . . .Read More >
Invitation To Meet With The Superintendent
Having talked with Bethel staff members in every school, superintendent Colt Gill is eager to meet with the community to share school district-related information.
Everything you wanted to know about Bethel schools but were afraid to ask.
That’s on the agenda for Superintendent Colt Gill’s Question and Answer session this Wednesday, February 15, at 6:00 p.m. in the Willamette High School library.
This one-hour open conversation for the entire community will include important information about the state’s new Open Enrollment law, school budgeting, facilities needs, and anything else on your mind related to schools.
Spanish interpretation will be available.
Don’t rely on rumors, hear the truthful information from the official source.
All That Jazz – And Dessert
The Willamette Jazz Band will join the Topnotchers for Jazz Night this Wednesday.
Great music and singing are guaranteed at Willamette’s Jazz Night this Wednesday.
The WHS Jazz Band and the Topnotchers choir will perform Wednesday beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Willamette Cafeteria.
The event is a fundraiser to help send the Jazz Band and Topnotchers to the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho next week.
Tickets at the door are $5 each, $8 per couple, or $15 for a family, and admission includes dessert.
Making History Come Alive
Prairie Mountain 5th graders Danielle Charles and Jacob Curtis dress as Sir Francis Drake and Francisco Coronado for their Wax Museum history presentation.
It’s an annual event that’s part stage play, part oral report.
5th graders at Prairie Mountain complete their studies about early explorers with what they call a Wax Museum. Kids dress the part of the explorers as they make short speeches about the explorers’ lives.
Students began weeks ago by studying native people in the Americas, such as the Maya Civilization and the Inca Empire, and then learned the reasons why Europeans came to the New World.
Kids portrayed explorers like Coronado, Cortez, De Soto and Drake, wearing Continue reading
Mr. Wolverine Contestants Seek Support
Contestants in the 19th annual Mr. Wolverine pageant have begun their outreach to all Bethel schools. The seniors from Willamette High School are fundraising for the Children’s Miracle Network through a series of events, culminating with the Mr. Wolverine Pageant March 17th. Tickets will be available at Willamette. Here is their performance at Danebo Elementary.
District Calendar
School Board Meeting
2/14
PM PTO Meeting
2/15
State Exclusion Day
WHS Jazz Night
2/16
CMS PTO Meeting
PM Grade 5 Music Program
2/17
Bethel Band Festival
District Calendar
Year Calendar