Duniway Middle School | Home of the Dragons

Duniway Middle School is located in McMinnville, Oregon. McMinnville is in the beautiful Willamette Valley in the heart of “wine country.” It is a two hour drive from spectacular Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge. It is a one hour drive from the Oregon Coast, beautiful downtown Portland and our state capital, Salem.

Duniway Middle School is one of two middle schools that prepare students to become a McMinnville High School Grizzly. Duniway is committed to creating a caring community of students, educators, support staff, and parents. Our efforts to nurture a positive atmosphere are guided by the needs of middle school students. This includes a deep commitment to providing a balanced program of academics, special interest opportunities, advisory, and extra-curricular activities to meet the unique social, emotional, and cognitive needs of today’s adolescent.

The student population is currently at 748; 263 sixth graders, 243 seventh graders, and 261 eighth graders. There are 45 teachers and 30 classified employees. The administration consists of our Principal, Cathy Carnahan, and Vice Principal, Lysha Wasser. There are two counselors, Emily Kerrigan, works with 6th grade students and 7th grade students A thru K, and Maria Drennen, works with 8th grade students and 7th grade students L thru Z, and four secretaries, Rosemary Rice, Judy Peterson, Jerri Fredricks, and Sylvia Rivera.

The school was built in 1993. A new teaching wing, along with a third gym and a music room was completed in the Spring of 1999. Duniway Middle School and the McMinnville School District are building for the future.

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