For the last several years there has been a drought of music in the Yamhill-Carlton community. Ever since the school district cut out the music program years back there has been very little interest in bringing music back to our community until recently. This year, we welcome our new general music and...

Yamhill Carlton High School was originally  built in the 1930s and no matter how old this building gets the memories and traditions will never be forgotten. High School is meant to be the place where you make mistakes and learn from them, and have fun before adulthood.   And for these...

Yamhill-Carlton High school has had a recent history of lackluster school dances. This year the leadership classes are dedicated to bringing in the community and part of that effort is bettering the high school dances.  With the idea of the theme, Haunted Homecoming, this year’s leadership class...

It was YC principal Tanner Smith's idea to provide each of his staff with a plastic goldfish. He shares his motivations behind the goldfish found in classrooms around campus.  “Well so the motivation actually came from a TV show called Ted Lasso,” he said.  Smith described the show that follows...

Cassandra Gomez is new to the Yamhill Carlton school district as of this 2024-25 school year. She moved from the California Bay Area to Salem, Oregon, over the summer. Gomez explained what gave her the push to move and how hectic her summer was. “Two years ago I came up here for my best friend's...