McKenzie School District

McKenzie Families, It has been an interesting year so far and to help make it even more interesting, here is our 2021 Winter Concert! It might be a little late, but we wanted to bring back some holiday cheer as we continue our journey through these uncertain times. McKenzie's music department had a great time preparing and recording each group. These students put in a lot of work, and I am happy to present McKenzie River Community School's 2021 Winter Concert. Grab a snack, sit back, and enjoy the show! Click here to watch: https://youtu.be/aDc5d-0HCdQ

Closets looking a little bare at home?! Your student(s) may have items in the Lost and Found. Please check out our VIRTUAL LOST AND FOUND – Follow this link: http://tiny.cc/qqcnuz Pictures are a sample of items you will find by using the link. Please reach out to Niki with the item number from the picture (clothing) or item description (other items). Most recent update: 2/3/22. Please call or email Niki to claim an item 541-822-3315, niki.jones@mckenziesd.org . The best way to ensure your child’s items make it home every day is to put their name on/in them.

Congratulations, Anna Riedmann. Anna won the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Youth Tour Trip to Washington, D. C. through Lane Electric. It is an all-expense-paid trip awarded to one high school junior. Her trip is scheduled for June 2022. Our McKenzie Eagles are up to big things!!!

McKenzie Families, We hope your family is staying healthy. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in our community, we wanted to let you know what we do to inform families if someone in a classroom/cohort tests positive for COVID-19. Click below to read our latest update. https://conta.cc/3GQoll9

Hello MRCS families and community: A quick reminder that today is a student half day. Buses will leave at noon, your student will be at their stop 4 hours earlier that usual. We also would like to share this opportunity from a community group for children: Oregon Riders Society (ORS) and International Paper have teamed up to support McKenzie Strong Kids. How can we help? If you would like to receive a donation please visit OREGONRIDERSSOCIETY.ORG and fill out the "Need Help” form. Here is a link to their flyer: https://tinyurl.com/yc2y92vn

As a part of school board appreciation month, we want to thank our dedicated board members for charting the future for our students and our communities. The last couple of years have been challenging, but thankfully we have had an amazing team who works hard to ensure our students are set up for success. Please share and help us thank each of these wonderful members.

Good Afternoon MRCS families and community: A friendly reminder, as community spread increases, more COVID-19 is introduced in our schools and causes disruption of in-person learning due to quarantine and isolation. You can help: -If your child has COVID-19 symptoms, do not send them to school. Seek a COVID-19 test. -Get vaccinated now if you’re not. Vaccination remains the best protection against serious illness from COVID-19 and reduces spread of the disease. LCPH is having a clinic in the OLD GYM on Thursday, 1/20/2022, 3-4 pm-pediatric doses available, 4-6 pm - community doses available. Use this link to sign up, https://tinyurl.com/4c2k6xmy , or walk-in. On step #2 under Admin Code enter 𝗠𝗰𝗸𝗩𝗮𝘅 it will give you the option for Thursday’s clinic.

Help us congratulate Johnnie Lee Mayer as our outstanding staff member this month! Johnnie takes great pride in keeping the school clean and safe for all students and staff. She'll step in and help at any moment. McKenzie is lucky to have her.

Good afternoon MRCS Parent/Guardians, Staff, and Community, First, Thank you for your flexibility this morning with our upriver from the school route. Second, the upriver from the school bus will be on the 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 for 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘠𝘢𝘭𝘦, 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬, 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘴. Please meet at McKenzie Bridge Store at 4:20 pm this afternoon to pick up and 6:45 am in the morning to meet the bus for students to come to school. The two routes downriver from the school will be regular routes. Lastly, This afternoon we are planning on afterschool activities (Homework Club, Robotics (Wednesday group), and 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 BB practices), with an Activity Route departing at 5:30 pm as usual. Thank you

McKenzie Families, We need your help to maintain in-person instruction for children across Oregon. When community spread increases, more COVID-19 is introduced in our schools and causes disruption of in-person learning due to quarantine and isolation. Here's some up to date information on the latest protocols Thank you! Click here for the latest information: https://conta.cc/3G2SpcQ

Good Morning MRCS Parents, Guardians, Staff, and Community: We will be operating on time today, Wednesday, 1/5/2022. Buses will be on Regular Routes, with two exceptions. Camp Yale students meet @ Ranger Station @ 6:35 am and King Road students meet at McKenzie River Drive @ 7:35 am near Belknap Covered Bridge. Thank you.

Good afternoon MRCS families, staff and community: Because we are operating on snow routes today,Tuesday, 1/4/2022, we will not have any after school activities this evening, including basketball games/practices. We plan regular end of day time, buses will depart at 4 pm as usual. Here is the link to the School Closure/Delay information that was sent home, if needed: https://tinyurl.com/mr2634fp

Good Morning MRCS Parents, Guardians, Staff, and Community: We will be operating on time today, Tuesday, 1/4/2022.  Buses will remain on snow routes. Not sure of your bus time/location of stop? Look here: https://tinyurl.com/mr2634fp

Good afternoon MRCS families, staff and community, Because we are operating on snow routes today, Monday, 1/3/2022, we will not have any after school activities this evening, including basketball practices. We plan regular end of day time, buses will depart at 4 pm as usual. Here is the link to the School Closure/Delay information that was sent home if needed: https://tinyurl.com/mr2634fp

Good Morning MRCS community, We will be on time this morning. All buses will be on snow routes today (morning and afternoon). Buses will run on Greenwood Drive and Blue River Drive, upriver end to the school.

🥳What a year! Take a look at some of our favorite memories from 2021. We have accomplished so much as a school and community and we are so proud of our students and staff. Happy New Year. #McKenzieStrong Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/DKFinFJP4T8

Hello MRCS families and community: Buses left campus at 2 pm, your students should be to their stops 2 HOURS EARLIER THAN NORMAL. We were waiting on a driver to transport students home. So they left a little later than expected. THANK YOU FOR BEING AMAZING, HAVE A WONDERFUL BREAK!

Hello MRCS community & families, We are experiencing a faulty sensor in our fire alarm system causing it to go off in the middle high building. Troubleshooting attempts have not been successful we will be dismissing students at 1:30 pm and sending them home on buses at that time. To clear up any confusion this will be all K-12 students. The HS basketball game is still a go, they will stay in the new gym until departure. Thank you

Northwest Youth Corps is recruiting young adults (ages 19-26) to join the Eugene/Springfield Community Wildfire Protection Corps. CWPC Crew members will learn how to protect their community from wildfires, do fuels reduction, enhance natural habitats, remove invasive species, and develop many other valuable work and outdoor skills. Crews will play a vital role in improving their community and the environment. Crew members will receive $500/wk plus a $1,678 AmeriCorps education award and gain certifications and work experience needed to open career pathways. Northwest Youth Corps Click the link below to apply. https://www.nwyouthcorps.org/m/ourprograms/CWPC?fbclid=IwAR2SYgQrg51ZXJKOMyJ8gmHKRycNo3fSJj3-A8RChbA56PFBpMItn_Wnl5E

Happy Holidays from our Eagles! We are proud of everything we have accomplished this year. We know there were many challenges, but we are so proud of our students. Check out some of our favorite moments. Click here to watch the video: https://youtu.be/o7hVgpf3Sbs