McKenzie School District

Classroom Curiosity - Our Weekly R.I.V.E.R. Awards 🌟 Did you know we focus on one of the values from our R.I.V.E.R. program each week. Teachers nominate students who have exemplified these behaviors, and at the end of the week, we randomly select a winner from the nominees! We love displaying the winner’s photo and nomination on our ASB board in the intermediate hallway for all to see. Make sure to check it out!

📚Read Across America Spirit Week is Almost Here! Join us in celebrating the joy of reading with Spirit Week. Dress-Up Days from March 3rd - March 6th! Monday: Hats-off to Reading: Wear your favorite hat! 🧢🎩 Tuesday: Character Day: Dress as your favorite book character or in an outfit inspired by your favorite book! 📚 Wednesday: Word Wednesday: Wear letters, words, or a college shirt! 🔠🎓 Thursday: Snuggle up and Read: Get cozy and bring a beloved book to school! 📕 Let’s make reading fun and show off our love for books! #ReadAcrossAmerica #SpiritWeek #LoveForReading

We have some great food planned for National School Breakfast Week! March 3rd – 7th Daily Menu: Cereal, Fruit, Juice, Bagels, and a variety of milk options are served daily! Monday – Blues Clues Pancakes 🫐 Blueberry pancakes with a mystery blueberry sauce! Tuesday – A Nancy Drew Breakfast 🕵️‍♀️ Scrambled eggs, sausage links, hash browns, and toast. Wednesday – Dora the Explorer Donut Day 🍩 Your choice of maple bars or cake donuts. Thursday – Scooby Snack Breakfast Pizza Choose between breakfast pizza or biscuits & gravy. Start your mornings right and fuel up for a great day!

Congratulations to our High School Basketball League Award Winners! A huge shoutout to our incredible student-athletes for their hard work and dedication this season! Girls Team: Liliana Jones – All-League Honorable Mention Claire Weiss – All-League Honorable Mention Sportsmanship Award Winners! Boys Team: Ayton Munoz-Brown – 3rd Team All-League Will Meister – All-League Honorable Mention

Come cheer on your Eagles today as the boys' and girls' teams move into the Mountain West League Playoffs! The girls travel to Crow while the boys head to Alsea. Both games are at 6 pm. League Playoff admission prices will be charged at the door.

Come cheer on the boy's basketball team! Today at 5:30 pm, we will host Mohawk for a Mountain West League tiebreaker game to determine who participates in League Playoffs! Go Eagles!

Come and cheer on our Eagles! Today, Monday the 17th, the High School Boys are taking on Siletz at 3:30 pm, and the High School Girls are taking on Mapleton at 5 pm. Please join us in sending off a great group of Seniors!

McKenzie families, School will be closed today, Thursday, Feb. 13th, due to winter weather. Be safe!

Classroom Curiosity: The Oregon Trail! Our 4th graders are on a journey back in time, exploring the Oregon Trail—the hardships, the people, and the reality of life on the trail. It’s an incredible part of history. Big thanks to Mrs. Harshbarger for capturing these moments.

Transportation Update: Our upriver bus route is on a snow route this morning ( Feb 5) due to weather.

McKenzie Families, With the potential for winter weather this week, please review our policies regarding delays and cancelations. Make sure to follow us on social media and sign up for flash alerts. Watch here - https://youtu.be/NIhDhx3XQks?si=r5V0yR9fFC_2cabH

TRANSPORTATION UPDATE: We will have a combined downriver bus route tomorrow January 29th for AFTERNOON ONLY.

Spread the Love This Valentine's Day! The McKenzie PTO and ASB are teaming up to bring you a special carnation fundraiser Show your friends, teachers, or loved ones how much you care by surprising them with a beautiful flower.

Eagle Pride on National Girls & Women in Sports Day! Dozens of our Eagles, including middle and high school girls, their families, and staff, were able to attend the Duck Women’s Basketball game vs. Iowa! Some of our students even participated in a free sports clinic hosted by University of Oregon student-athletes. Special thanks to Heather, a former UO softball and golf standout for helping us secure tickets. This was an amazing opportunity to inspire and empower our girls to see the possibilities in sports and celebrate women’s athletics. Whether on the court, field, or course, we want every Eagle to know they have the support to try something new and grow as athletes and individuals.

Congratulations to Mr. Drake's math class for an incredible performance in the SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game! Our students went above and beyond this fall: Our High School Team placed 3rd out of 306 teams statewide! Middle School Teams swept the competition, taking 1st and 2nd out of 40 teams! Here are the standout teams: Middle School Division: 1st Place - 7th Grade: Owen Acevedo, Conrad Drake, Ryder Vailes, and Levi Jones (not pictured) 2nd Place - 8th Grade: Mira Willis, Silas Jones, and Ally Peek High School Division: 3rd Place - 11th Grade: Grace Weiss, Mercy Mitchell-Chavez, and Paiten Clevenger We're so proud of their hard work!

McKenzie Sweatshirts Are Here! 🦅 Show your Eagle pride with our cozy McKenzie sweatshirts! Available in three amazing colors and a full range of sizes, from youth XS to Adult 4XL Pricing: - Youth XS - Adult XL: $35 - Extended Sizes (2XL+): $40 Proceeds go directly to benefiting our students and programs. Stop by the High School office to purchase yours before they’re gone!

McKenzie has officially launched its first-ever 4-H Club! This is a huge milestone for our community, and we can't wait to see it grow. Lane County 4-H registration closes at the end of January. Don't miss your chance to be part of this amazing opportunity. Check out the flyer for more details and share it with your networks.

January is Schoolboard Recognition Month and we want to celebrate the superheroes on the McKenzie School Board. Thank you for volunteering your time and expertise to champion education in the McKenzie School District. Join us in thanking... 💥 Danna Brownell ✨Alyssa Brownlee ⚡️Elaine Bryson 💥Tim Halloran ✨Jason Wickizer ⚡️Dana Burwell 💥Melissa Norlund

Check out the details from these Chamber of Commerce events and see how you can get involved, grow your connections, and contribute to our vibrant community.

Join us on Wednesday, Jan. 13, for our school board meeting! Meetings will be livestreamed. Viewing available at: https://www.youtube.com/@mckenzieschooldistrict6756/streams. Submit Public Comments to public.comment@mckenziesd.org.