- Plan ahead for 2026-27!
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Summer resources:
- Free summer meals
- Summer camps and sports camps
- Community events
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Friday, June 12: Grading/in-service day (last day for teachers) |
- The Willamette High School graduation ceremony will be Friday, June 5th at 6:30 p.m. at Wolverine Stadium.
- The Kalapuya High School graduation ceremony will be Thursday, June 11th at 5:30 p.m. at Wolverine Stadium.
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Just a reminder to all Bethel families to please fill out your registration paperwork as soon as possible. This helps us plan for the upcoming school year.
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Plan ahead for next school year with the 2026-27 calendar, linked here!
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All students must be registered each school year to receive transportation services. Families must complete a request form for each student who needs busing to and from school—even if you already provided busing information as part of the school registration process.
The Transportation Request Form for the 2026–2027 school year is now open and available on the Bethel School District website. The forms are also included below. Submitting this form helps ensure that qualifying students have a route assigned before the start of the school year.
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Summer is here, and there are a number of resources available to Bethel students and families while they are away from school, most are listed below! Be sure to check out our summer resource page linked here for information about meals, events and other resources. |
Free breakfast and lunch meals will again be available to all Bethel students throughout the summer months! Children ages 0-18 have access to both breakfast and lunch at two Bethel schools – Prairie Mountain School and Willamette High School. Details are included below.
Summer Meal Schedules
Willamette High School – 1801 Echo Hollow Road
Dates: June 22 - August 7
Breakfast: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Monday – Friday
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
Prairie Mountain – 5305 Royal Ave.
Dates: June 22 - August 10
Breakfast 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Monday – Friday
Lunch: 12:00-12:30 p.m. Monday – Friday
Things to know:
- No grab-and-go meals: All summer meals will be provided for on-site consumption. Children will be welcome to eat their meals in our school courtyard-areas.
- Children accessing the meals must be present to receive them. Parents, guardians, and others are not able to take food home with them.
- Summer meal programs may have to make last-minute changes to the menu, based on availability.
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Free lunch for youths 18 & under!
June 22-August 21
11:30am-12:30pm, Monday-Friday
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Families throughout the community are welcome to visit the first-come, first-served drive through produce pick-up from 10am-12p.m. every Wednesday at the Bethel Farm located behind Prairie Mountain School, access via Patriot Way. Be sure to park in the Farm’s gravel parking area.
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The Bethel Family Resource Center will be available to Bethel families throughout the summer months. Families are invited to come in and “shop” for food and essentials, including fresh food, dairy products, breads, canned products, clothes, toiletries and more.
Have questions?
Contact Shannon Witty at Shannon.Witty@bethel.k12.or.us or call 541-689-0641 ext 3024.
Where: Clear Lake Resource Center at 4646 Barger Drive
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Summer EBT is a grocery benefits program. It helps families buy food for their school-aged children when school is out. Each summer, families will get one payment of $120 for each eligible child to buy groceries.
Who Qualifies:
- Your family received Summer EBT benefits through an approved application in 2025.
- Children on SNAP, TANF, or the Oregon Health Plan.
- Children in foster care.
- Kids attending schools with free or reduced-price meal programs, including those in migrant programs, experiencing houselessness, or in Head Start.
How to Get Benefits:
- Most families will be automatically enrolled and receive benefits on their EBT card.
- Some families need to apply. Sign up at sebt.oregon.gov to be notified when to apply.
Use benefits at stores and farmers markets accepting EBT. For more info, visit this page or contact 2-1-1. Want to contact someone directly at the Bethel School District? Call 541-689-3280 and ask to talk with Molly Lucas.
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- Bethel Youth Football and Cheer Camp
- Unified Football and Cheer Camp
- Girls Volleyball Camp
- Boys and Girls Basketball Camp
- Girls Soccer Youth Camp
- Youth Football Camp
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Fun and FREE for any Bethel Student entering 4th grade! Register here!
Students will enjoy:
- Gardening
- Beekeeping
- Arts and crafts
- Nature exploration
- Cooking
Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm
June 22-26, June 29-July 3, July 6-10
For questions, please contact Stormy Smith or call 541-607-9853 |
All the details for the camp can be found on this registration link (full details from the link are printed below) Two weeks of chess camp will be offered this summer: July 13-17 and July 27-31. The camp schedule will be 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday. The camp is open to all K-12 students (All K-2 students should know the basics of piece movement). For more information, click on this chess camp link
Here are the full details from link:
Two weeks of chess camp will be offered this summer: July 13-17 and July 27-31. The camp schedule will be 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday. The camp is open to all K-12 students (All K-2 students should know the basics of piece movement). If not already USCF members, participants will receive a 1-yr membership as part of their registration. Click here to see photos of past chess camps.
The suggested donation for the camp is $150 ($30/day). There are sibling and multiple week discounts. No one will be turned away for financial reasons. If you can pay more to help cover the costs for others, your generosity is always appreciated. All profits will help support the Willamette High School Chess Club. More details about the camp including payment options will be sent out 2 weeks before the camp.
Monday through Thursday campers we will be improving their chess game while having fun through active lessons, rated USCF games, blitz sprints and chess variants like bughouse! Friday will feature a USCF rated tournament so campers can show how much they have learned! Campers should provide their own lunch and water/snacks (note: during both camps, free breakfast and lunch are available at Willamette HS for those under 18).
The camp will be based in Room 10 at Willamette High School, 1801 Echo Hollow Rd, Eugene, OR 97402.
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Sunday, August 30, 2:00-4:30 pm, Willamette High School (1801 Echo Hollow Rd, Eugene)
Safe Routes to School can teach you or your kid how to ride a bike! We teach kids in local schools and hold several Community Learn to Ride events every year that are completely free, super fun and open to the public. See below for information about how to teach somebody to ride a bike, or to sign up to volunteer at one of our events!
**Community Learn to Ride events will be cancelled or postponed if air quality is 150 or above on the AQI scale.
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Free resources and services
June 6, 2026 12:00-4:00pm
NAACP Office: 4646 Barger Drive, Eugene
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We’re excited to share a free summer opportunity for Latinx youth ages 15–18 through the Pasos al Futuro / Puertas Abiertas Leadership Academy, offered in partnership with Lane Community College. Running July 10–24, this bilingual, bicultural program helps students build confidence, leadership, and life skills for future success. Participants will enjoy workshops on financial literacy, scholarship and résumé writing, college campus visits, and fun community-building activities that celebrate culture and connection.
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The Bethel Green Teams want to thank you for your support this year. You’ve done many things to help us in our endeavor to reduce solid waste in our landfills and bring about an awareness of sustainability to our community.
Together, we have:
- switched all but the high schools to flatware instead of plastic sporks
- created a sorting station for compost and recycling at each of 8 schools
- established a NO IDLING campaign to save our lungs and atmosphere
- held many activities such as auctions, costume share fairs, and shoe drives
- grown pollinator gardens
- hosted Walk to School events
- raised awareness of food waste in our cafeterias
- increased awareness via announcements, marquee and LED signs, and posts in ParentSquare
- participated in this year’s Electronics Drive.
- held a FIX-IT Fair
- hosting Earth Week activities at each school
- …and much more.
We look forward to working with you next year to continue our amazing progress on our goals. We couldn’t do it without you.
~The Green Teams
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Thank you for sending in your nominations throughout the year! This school year, we awarded over 100 Staff Spirit Awards! Thank you to all our fantastic teachers and staff who have really made an impact on their community! Have someone deserving in mind? Click the link below to submit a Staff Spirit Award nomination! |
Your voice helps us grow. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts in our Communications Survey — what’s worked well, what could be improved, and how we can better communicate for the next school year.
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