Pat McGillivray

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New Facility Welcomes New Program At Kalapuya

After years of planning, designing, fundraising and construction, a new shop is now complete for the KHS Community Builds program. The new program will allow students to construct tiny homes in partnership with local non-profits to provide affordable housing options for our greater community. Watch this video to see how helping to build the shop at the Bethel...
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Cheers and Tears: New School Year Begins

5,000 Bethel students are getting back to school. Greeted with hugs and high-fives (and a few tears of …joy?) students started the new school year filled with excitement and energy. Some were also busy finding their way around. Bethel kindergarteners are the Class of 2037. They get a gradual introduction to all-day school with the...
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Mural Provides Native Presence at Cascade

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Cascade Middle School will also be the debut of a beautiful Native American mural above the commons area in the new school. The artist, Teak is from a tiny town in Alaska and is a member of the Clinket tribe. He was selected to create a unique Native American-style...
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Irving's new playground cover in the process of being built

Covered Play Structures On The Rise

The steel frame is going up for Irving Elementary’s covered play structure. The construction is well ahead of schedule after the international supply chain backlog of steel had initially pushed the construction timeline to late 2022. Irving, Fairfield, Clear Lake, Malabon, Meadow View and Prairie Mountain schools will all get covered play areas. The playground...
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A line of people in hardhats shoveling dirt

Groundbreaking Celebrates Start Of Cascade Construction

Dirt was tossed at the groundbreaking of the new Cascade Middle School. Students, families, Cascade staff, Superintendent Kraig Sproles and members of the Friends of Bethel Schools campaign committee cheered the ceremony. Todd Construction will begin building the new school with a completion date expected near the end of 2023. The new Cascade is made...
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Superintendent Sproles talking to a crowd of people at the WHS stadium

Staff Prepares to Welcome Students Back to School

Excited Bethel staff have returned to schools, getting ready for students’ arrival the day after Labor Day. Superintendent Kraig Sproles spoke to the staff at their annual Welcome Back gathering, encouraging them to create a flourishing community in Bethel schools. That includes making time to create strong relationships with students where they feel seen, heard, loved...
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