Philomath School District seeks applicants for Budget Committee
The Philomath School District is seeking applicants to fill three vacancies on its Budget Committee after the terms of three community members expired June 30. Business Manager Jennifer Griffith told the School Board at its Aug. 20 meeting that the terms of Shelly Brown, Kim Lopez and Alexandria Baldwin had…
School Board briefed on minor fix to classified staff vacation language
The Philomath School District and its classified employees union have signed off on updated contract language clarifying how vacation time is calculated following confusion over a chart that hadn’t been revised in years. Superintendent Susan…
Philomath High closes freshman, sophomore classes to interdistrict transfers
The Philomath School District is closing the door on new interdistrict transfers at the high school’s freshman and sophomore levels after an unexpected wave of enrollment left administrators scrambling to verify where the new students…
Philomath School Board previews color-coded emergency response guide
The Philomath School Board received an update Thursday night on a new quick-reference safety and emergency response tool being rolled out at district schools, a project Superintendent Susan Halliday said grew out of requests from the teachers association for something…
School Board to review safety plan, district objectives Thursday
The Philomath School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening with Superintendent of Schools Susan Halliday set to brief the board on the district’s safety and emergency response protocols. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.…
Philomath schools set Aug. 31 start date, roll out new bus provider and communication app
Philomath School District students will head back to class on Aug. 31 — a start date that falls before Labor Day this year — Superintendent Susan Halliday announced in a letter to families earlier this week. The district announced a…
Carter, Bennett reflect on three-plus decades of teaching in Philomath
When it comes to teaching, Donna Carter and Steve Bennett have never had another employer. Carter arrived first, in the fall of 1988, straight out of Western Oregon State College and looking for the kind of small town where she…
Philomath’s Elise Reese earns scholar-athlete honor at Linfield
Philomath High School graduate Elise Reese, a member of the Linfield University women’s tennis team, has been named a 2026 Intercollegiate Tennis Association scholar-athlete, the school announced. Reese, who graduated with the PHS Class of 2024, earned the honor after…
Klipfel, McMullen to lead Philomath School Board for another year
The Philomath School Board voted unanimously Thursday night to keep its current leadership in place for another year with the reappointment of Tom Klipfel as chair and Erin McMullen as vice chair. The votes came during the board’s July 2…
Philomath School Board to elect its officers at Thursday meeting
The Philomath School Board plans to meet Thursday evening to elect its board officers for 2026-27. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the Philomath High School Community Conference Room. Also on the agenda are other organizational…
Philomath represented on LBCC’s spring 2026 honor roll
Linn-Benton Community College released the names of students who made the honor roll for the completed spring term. The list includes 26 students that in LBCC records show Philomath as their hometown or address: To be included on the honor…
Numerous scholarships awarded this year to PHS graduates
The Philomath High School Class of 2026 walked across the stage at Clemens Field on June 6 and into whatever comes next — 122 graduates bound for colleges, trade programs, the workforce, military service, church missions and, for some, a…
Familiar face to serve as student representative on School Board
A Philomath High School student with recent experience presenting to the board has been appointed to serve as the district’s student representative for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Susan Halliday announced at the June 18 School Board meeting that Wyatt…
Philomath School Board gets first look at post-graduation plans for Class of 2026
For the first time, the Philomath School District has a detailed snapshot of what its graduating classes plan to do after receiving their diplomas — and Superintendent Susan Halliday called it a meaningful step toward understanding whether the district is…
Philomath School Board approves budget with nearly $1 million in cuts
The Philomath School Board approved the district’s 2026-27 budget during its regular meeting Thursday, adopting a spending plan that required cutting approximately $1 million amid growing financial pressures on Oregon school districts. The board voted 4-0 on two resolutions —…
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