North Medford HS Auditorium Closed Due to Structural Problems

MEDFORD, Ore.–Less than 2 years after the North Medford High School gymnasium collapsed, we’re learning the school’s auditorium has structural problems and is temporarily closed. The gym collapsed in February 2025, and work on a new gym is ongoing. This week North Medford HS Principal Allen Barber...

MSD Students in Grades 6-12 Learning SOS Signs of Suicide

MEDFORD, Ore.–Medford high school and middle school students are learning more about mental health and how to seek help. The Medford School District says school counselors are teaching students about a program called SOS Signs of Suicide this month. It teaches students about the difficult topic and encourages them...

Culver Bulldogs crowned district champs

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Culver Bulldogs earned the District Championship title for 2A-SD5 Special District 5 after dominating Rogue River in their final league game of the season on Friday, Oct. 31, completing an undefeated season. The Bulldogs finished 5-0 on the season and 9-0 overall. Coming...

Ashland School District superintendent: ‘We can make this district the best by consolidating resources’

Options under consideration by Transformation Steering Committee as of late August included a building closure, merger, or consolidation; committee members encourage attendance at upcoming town halls. The Ashland School District is preparing to host three public town halls where district Superintendent Joseph Hattrick will share a proposed recommendation to address...

Prep Football: Douglas County football playoff preview

The high school football playoffs begin Friday and there are seven Douglas County schools that have qualified for their respective brackets. Gloria Coleman and Joey Keeran preview the matchups and speak with coaches ahead of the postseason. Salem Acad. at SUTHERLIN 7:00pm, Class 3A first round. La Pine at GLIDE...

Ashland High’s Truth To Power Club update BIPOC celebration mural

An Ashland High School student club updated one of the images of prominent people of color with ties to Ashland featured on the school’s BIPOC celebration mural. The effort focused on writer Tehlor Kay Mejia, author of more than a dozen books, who is one eight people featured among the celebration mural images which can be seen on the Mountain Avenue side of Ashland High School.

Football: Brock ‘brings it’ to lead Ashland football revival

ASHLAND — Following a year away from football, Saxon Brock returned last season to the Ashland program and found a renewed joy for the sport and what it brings into his life. As a senior this year, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound standout is doing everything he can to give back...

Prep football: Henley, Klamath Union, Crosspoint Christian to host playoff games

The Oregon School Activities Association announced its football playoff brackets Saturday, with three schools from the Klamath Basin scheduled to play host to first-round games later this week. In Class 4A, Henley (8-1 overall) received the No. 5 seed and is set to host 12th-seeded Central/Kings Valley Charter (5-4). The...

41st annual Black and Blue bowl rivalry game

MEDFORD, Ore. North Medford and South Medford high schools will renew one of southern Oregon’s biggest football rivalries tomorrow at 7 p.m. The two teams will meet Oct. 30 at Spiegelberg Stadium for the 41st Black and Blue Bowl. South Medford is hosting this year’s matchup, as the Panthers and Black Tornado battle for the Black & Blue Board Trophy.

Douglas County Football – Week 9 Preview

It’s the final week of the Oregon high school football regular season. Joey Keeran and Gloria Coleman have a preview of what’s on the line for Douglas County teams this week.

Havniear steps into spotlight to propel Crater girls to MWL title

CENTRAL POINT — Grace Havniear could barely contain her giddiness Wednesday at the Jackson County Expo. There was no county fair or concert to be had, mind you, but Havniear created the kind of memory that will last a lifetime. With four of Crater’s top girls cross country runners...

SOU student body leadership strike averted

Agreement reached with SOU administrators, pending finalization by Nov. 30. Just days before Southern Oregon University’s student body leadership was slated to strike, student leaders announced Friday afternoon, Oct. 30, that all parties have signed a “no-strike” agreement, pending document finalization by Nov. 30, according to an email from Sophia Smith, president of Associated Students of SOU (ASSOU).

Glide School District aims to improve schools with bond on November ballot

GLIDE, Ore. – The Glide School District is aiming to improve safety, modernize learning environments, and create new on-campus spaces with a capital improvement bond on Douglas County’s November ballot. The proposed $16.5 million bond would allow the district to fund several projects. These include a new classroom...

Yreka High School cancels remainder of 2026 football season

The Yreka High School football team has forfeited the remainder of the 2026 season. "Yreka High School has made the difficult decision to cancel the final two games of our varsity football season due to a lack of healthy, available players," Yreka Union High School District superintendent Matthew Dustan wrote in an email to the Record Searchlight. "Last Friday, our team competed with only 15 healthy, eligible athletes, and that number has dropped to 11 this week because of injuries and other factors affecting player availability. No players have been lost due to academic ineligibility." The Miners have been held winless through eight games this season. Yreka most recently faced Anderson on Oct. 23 and suffered a 29-18 loss. Yreka was scheduled to close out the season against Central Valley on Oct. 30 and Lassen on Nov. 6. Instead, both the Falcons and Grizzlies will earn automatic wins. Dustan said the decision was made in consultation with players, coaches and parents. Yreka considered elevating junior varsity players to the varsity team, but the program ultimately decided that it "would not be in their best interest for safety or development," Dustan said. Yreka's junior varsity team will still compete against Central

Eagle Point Middle School goes into lockdown, incident resolved

EAGLE POINT, Ore. - Eagle Point Middle School returned to normal operations after local law enforcement gave the all-clear and lifted a hold status. Earlier on Wednesday, the school's Crisis Response Team initiated lockdown procedures in response to a reported safety concern. Staff acted immediately, securing students behind locked doors within minutes.

Phoenix High School students get hands on vehicle extrication demonstration

PHOENIX, Ore. - Fourteen students from Phoenix High School got hands-on experience with the Jaws of Life during a demonstration at the Jackson County Fire District 5 station in Phoenix. The students practiced using heavy-duty rescue tools to tear apart cars and learn the process of extracting victims from vehicles....

Budget could cause school changes in Medford

Ashland Schools' Foundation funds theater trips for AHS students

ASHLAND, Ore. - Ninth graders at Ashland High School attended a live performance at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival thanks to funding from the Ashland Schools' Foundation. Students in Ronan Dunphy's class saw a matinee of "Come From Away." The musical tells the true story of thousands of airline passengers diverted to Gander, Newfoundland, on Sept. 11, 2001.

SOU launches public phase of comprehensive $100 million funding campaign

SOU launches public phase of comprehensive $100 million funding campaign. Southern Oregon University officials and community members gathered at Belle Fiore Winery Wednesday, Oct. 21, to celebrate the public phase of the university’s largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in its history, with a goal of raising $100 million to transform SOU into the country’s defining model of what a regional public university can be — small by choice and distinctive by design.

Picture This: Ashland High School celebrates Homecoming in style

School spirit on full display Wednesday as parade made its way through town. Crimson red, white, and Columbia Blue took to the streets of downtown Ashland Wednesday, Oct. 21, for Ashland High School’s Homecoming parade. Students and student-athletes were led in the annual parade by Ashland School District’s School...