Between Leavenworth and Mount Angel, we in the Pacific Northwest are truly spoiled when it comes to…read moreBavarian towns and their assorted festivities. I am a tremendous fan of any town that embraces an unique identity, even for touristy reasons. Unlike Leavenworth, though, Mount Angel has a legitimate claim to its Bavarian roots, thanks in part to the Benedictine abbey atop the hill on the outskirts of town. But even more than that, Mount Angel has embraced the cuisine, music, culture and spirit of that beer-loving region half a world away, and we are all made the richer for it! In the "off-season", Mount Angel is a sleepy, out of the way village with rich heritage: it is the site of the aforementioned Benedictine abbey/monastery/seminary, a gorgeous Catholic cathedral, an enchanting Glockenspiel, and several other callbacks to its European roots. But during the festival months (mid-September, as well as Volksfest in the spring, a Christmas market, etc), the town swells by an order of magnitude, as myriad tourists from all over the region pour in, and myriad mugs and steins are poured into as well. Additionally, a handful of year-round shops and restaurants based in Mount Angel do the heavy lifting when it comes to the offering Oktoberfest essentials: Mount Angel Sausage Co, Touch of Bavaria, Angel Mountain Christmas, and the always exceptional (and recently revived from the dead) Glockenspiel restaurant! If you need a bratwurst, a dirndl, and/or some ornaments for the holiday season now looming on the horizon, these should be your erste wahl! I love this town, and I'm so very thankful that it's only a short hour's drive away from home (FAR more accessible than Leavenworth!). There's a lot more to Mount Angel than its Oktoberfest (although it truly is the best around!), and worth a visit just about any time of the year. This is a community that revels in its heritage, and celebrates in style (and plenty of beer), as often as possible. What's not to love?

This is a great little town. I have so many memories here. School, friends, Oktoberfest, swimming…read morelessons, my parents restaurant, graduation, the abbey, farming, and so on. All the years of growing up and now so many years being away. This is a great little town to visit. The Catholic church is at the center of town and you can't miss it. The catholic priests live at the abbey at the top of the hill. Every year they celebrate the harvest by having an Oktoberfest. Its a great celebration of food and fun. If you have a chance to visit Mt. Angel, you should. It's not very big. It won't take long to visit, but its well worth the time.

Woodburn Arthur Academy is an exceptional educational institution. I am pleased that my children…read morehave been able to attend this school since kindergarten. The teaching staff are outstanding; my kids have made significant progress and their math skills are notably advanced. I strongly recommend this school to prospective parents. I would like to extend my gratitude to the teachers for their dedication and hard work.

Arthur Academy is a wonderful school. They focus on reading, if you can't read you can't learn. The…read moreglass sizes aren't very big and the teachers are very friends. They don't use common core which is great. They do have more homework for students but it helps them learn. Best choose of schools in Woodburn.

Excellent School & Wonderful Teachers :) Love the small class sizes in the Dayton Junior High. At…read morethis school it isn't a bad thing when the office knows your child by their first name :)

I needed to get my son going late into the school year due to a move, and Lilia at the school…read moredistrict welcome center not only warm and welcoming, but she went above and beyond making my 8th grader and I feel comfortable and confident about our new start here at Woodburn. Thank you, Lilia for your professionalism and friendliness. We appreciate you.

From the owner: Our Mission... Our promise is to engage, inspire, and…read moreprepare all students to learn and lead in a global society.

I'm displeased by the Lake Ridge High School students parking in the round about spaces by the shy…read moretimid park and taking up the spaces by shy timid dog park. I have legimate walking challenges and cannot park far and bring my dog to park to exercise her. Fully capable able bodied High School students can walk to other parking lot for their cars. The High school students are too lazy to park in parking lot at Hazelia dog park. Why have a high school which students attend where you cannot park at the school of have permit parking makes no sense. So many students are fully able bodied capable of walking to big parking lot to get their cars yet they wanna take up spaces by dog park because too lazy to park in parking lot and take the spaces away from a disabled person who has walking challenges. Yes there's handi cap spaces in parking lot but its far to walk. Its very fustrating the High School students taking up the spaces by dog park.

As an education professional and someone with many friends in education, I offer some bold words:…read morethe opinion that Lakeridge may be the best public high school in the state. Recent scandals involving the football program notwithstanding, students continue to excel at Lakeridge. The school is filled with caring and knowledgable teachers and staff, and students know this. I truly believe that the positive mentoring relationship between students and staff is valued by both parties. A final note: if I had teenagers, I would move just to make sure they attended Lakeridge.

It's okay. Curriculum is good, but not all teachers are very nice. Most teachers are great! But the…read morerules are not enforced equally throughout the students. Males are usually treated with more lax standards along with shorter, less developed girls. Some people are very quick to make assumptions about students based on overall airs. I was on financial support, but tuition is pretty expensive. Not many students. Some of the students that grew up in a wealthy loving family can be very inconsiderate with words. Dress code is strict. Dress code enforcer has tried to tell me where MY mid thigh was. Also the dress code does not provide much room for religious wear. Hijabs and headwear are allowed, but certain holidays might include certain attire. It can be a challenging place for students with Social Anxiety on multiple different fronts. There is no special needs program to my knowledge. I personally think that this school is a bit too sensitive, but that comes from a middle class public school person until I got here recently. The school is pretty academically supportive to those who don't require help, but it skips a year of material. I was scared to say this till now but it was also pretty terrifying the whole time. And exhausting. Mental health is taken care of by most of the teachers that are trying to get their own job done. Kids have said slurs, done VERY inappropriate things and made noises to others, and it's never taken care of. It always kept happening. Bullying was not addressed. Most people are obsessed with putting labels on you. And people wouldn't listen to me. It was actually pretty deteriorating. And I had already went into this school with crippling depression. My only friends at the school were much more support than the mental health support system or whatever thing they had set up at the time. And nobody knows boundaries. I'm sorry. I hope its changed now.

Ashbrook provides a safe campus to learn from preschool to 8th grade. The student to teacher ratio…read moreis perfect for adaptive learning and being in touch with how your child is learning. The arts program is strong and PE is just as impressive. The consideration for each child success is exactly how every school should approach education.

School Board desperately needs new digs for its monthly meetings. Room gets awfully crowded when…read moreagenda includes students performing. Some minor furniture arrangement changes. Meetings are well-run and follow the posted agenda. A different school is featured at each meeting. High School student representatives give updates. Very few non-employees attend except for the parents of above-mentioned performing students who promptly leave after performance and before the meat and potatoes of the meeting begin. Adequate A/V equipment for presentations and audio.