By Romy Carver I am a Tillamook High School alumnus, raised three Tillamook High School graduates, and currently have two students in Tillamook Schools. I am deeply embarrassed for our community by…
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The thing about reading and history …
OIOpublisher Last night (August 12th) I got to listen to a couple of men emotionally explain to the TSD 9 Board of Directors why girls shouldn’t have to hear what some men…
Letter to the Editor: How Our School District Lost Its Books
I’m a parent of three students who attend Tillamook school district. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been following the process the district has used to review the book How the Garcia…
I’ve been thinking … Small-minded vs. “Community-minded”
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook School District’s efforts to remove “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent” from an Honors English optional reading list is considered to be “book banning” by the Oregon Library…
BOOK REVIEW: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was brought to the Pioneer’s attention the results of Tillamook School District 9’s Curriculum Review Committee meeting held July 29, 2024. The committee reviewed the book How the Garcia…
Tillamook School District Seeks Bus Drivers: Competitive Pay and Excellent Benefits
Tillamook School District Seeks Bus Drivers: Competitive Pay and Excellent Benefits The Tillamook School District is actively seeking new bus drivers to join its team. Offering a competitive compensation package and excellent…
Governor Kotek Unveils $515 Million Boost to State School Fund
Salem, OR — In a significant move to address K-12 education funding in Oregon, Governor Tina Kotek announced a proposal today to increase the State School Fund (SSF) by an estimated $515…
Tillamook High School Ag Program Receives Prestigious State Award; THS Instructor Hayden Bush Elected President of Oregon Agricultural Teacher’s Association
(June 20, 2024- Tillamook High School, Tillamook, Oregon) – The Tillamook High School Agricultural Sciences and Industrial Technology program has been awarded Program of the Year by the Oregon Agricultural Teacher’s Association…
2024 Tillmaook High School Alumni Scholarship Recipients
The THS Alumni Scholarship Committee awarded six scholarships this year. Recipients included Logan Lancaster, Austin Killian, Journi Brouhard, Makayla Guillory, and Jack Sappington (pictured above in order). Kate Klobas (pictured at right)…
First Student and Neah-Kah-Nie School District to Deploy Five New Electric School Buses over next 18 to 24 months
(Rockaway Beach, Ore.) – First Student, the leader in school bus electrification, will be delivering a cleaner and quieter ride to school for hundreds of students in the Neah-Kah-Nie School District. The…