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Kings Valley Charter School reports attendance gains, curriculum changes to Philomath board
Kings Valley Charter School presented its annual report to the Philomath School Board on Feb. 19, touching on student attendance, math performance and graduation trends. Diana Barnhart, KVCS operations director, and John Corbin, board chair, fielded questions from board members on several topics covered in the report. Attendance was a notable highlight, with Barnhart reporting that 88% of Kings Valley’s high school students currently qualify as regular attenders — defined as being present at least 80% of the time. The…
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Newport boys claim Oregon West title with win over Philomath
In a battle for the Oregon West Conference regular-season title in boys basketball, Newport came through on its home floor Tuesday night to defeat Philomath, 76-58. The Warriors (13-9 overall, 7-3 Oregon West) will now turn their attention to the Class 4A state playoffs. Philomath will wait for the Oregon…
READ MOREPool repair project pushed back to spring break
Work that had been scheduled for Feb. 23-24 will now take place in March during the school district’s spring break, Superintendent of Schools Susan Halliday said during the Feb. 20 Philomath School Board meeting. “The repair work to do the install of the new filters and mechanical room repair were…
READ MOREPhilomath girls close out regular season with dominant 59-20 win at Newport
In a final regular-season appearance on the road against an overmatched Newport squad, the Philomath High School girls basketball team on Tuesday rolled to a 59-20 victory. The Warriors (13-10 overall, 5-3 Oregon West) will now wait to see where they will go for the first round of the playoffs.…
READ MOREMount Union Stories: Margaret Hill Taylor (1844-1899)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about 54-year-old Margaret Hill Taylor, who died from kidney disease and heart trouble in 1899.
READ MORETwo decades-plus of service land Berklund in Philomath Legends Club
Kevin Berklund has spent more than two decades showing up for Philomath’s student athletes — grabbing a sandwich on the run, heading back out the door and putting in the hours that most volunteers quietly do without recognition. This past Friday, that commitment was formally honored when Berklund was inducted…
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Philomath freshman qualifies for state in girls wrestling
Philomath High freshman Makinzey Harrington punched her ticket to the state wrestling tournament with a runner-up finish at 135 pounds in the 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 1 Championships Friday and Saturday at Molalla. The top four finishers in each weight class qualified for state, scheduled for Feb. 26-27 at Veterans Memorial…
READ MOREState swimming: Brandt repeats as 4A breaststroke champion, breaks school record in 200 IM
BEAVERTON — Philomath junior Lucas Brandt broke out to an early lead and was never seriously challenged while winning his second straight state title in the 100-yard breaststroke on Saturday morning at the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center. Despite securing another spot at the top of the medal stand, Brandt wasn’t…
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A local wig shop was burgled last night
And after getting over the shock
They went to work immediately
To replace every lock
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