The Piper Daily

The trip was very informative. Besides basic information about the courses and university studies, the students learned many interesting facts. For example, did you know that there's a tradition of dunking students in the Willamette River that flows through the campus on their birthday?
Sarah Schallmeyer, the assistant director of admission, organized a mini-conference for the class. She spoke in detail about the education at the institution.

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The Biggest Freshman Class ever at McNary
By Logan Bowlby

Tuesday marked the first day of high school for the 593 members of the class of 2026. ”This is easily one of the top ten largest freshman classes in McNary High history,” said McNary High School principal Eric Jesperson.

Filling all but five of the seats in McNary’s auditorium, the freshmen were welcomed by McNary Administrators as well as by members of the National Honor Society, McNary Leadership, and McNary Peer Navigators.

Mrs.Peton's root beer taste testing

By Carson Tompkins

With the year wrapping up Mrs. Peton’s AP Government and Politics class has decided to do a root beer taste test. They are tasting the three main brands of root beer; A&W, Barq’s, and Mug.

McNary sophomores Clara Seitz, Kinley McCreery, and Jana Everitt are all root beer enthusiasts participating in the taste test today.

“Personally, my favorite root beer is the root beer that you get at Gustavs in Keizer Station, but Kinley is a die hard A&W fan,” Seitz said.

Though they were not told which root beer would be which when they tasted them. The group did come to a decision that the first root beer they tasted was their favorite. Which was revealed to be Barq’s root beer.