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Salem Keizer Public Schools to lay off hundreds of staff members on Friday
Several employees within the Salem Keizer Public Schools system will receive bad news Friday as the district issues layoffs. Last month, the Salem-Keizer School Board unanimously approved $71 million in budget cuts for the 2024-25 school year, ushering in hundreds of staff cuts in the process.
19-year-old who escaped from MacLaren in custody; one still at large
A 19-year-old who escaped with two others in February from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn is in custody in Marion County. Julian Diaz-Navarro, of Salem, was arrested on an escape warrant and booked Tuesday into Marion County Jail. He was serving a sentence at MacLaren for attempted assault 1 and carry/use of a dangerous weapon and now faces new adult escape charges.
Leaders of Oregon’s largest school districts ask state to address ‘education funding crisis’
Superintendents in four Oregon school districts, including the two largest in Portland and Salem, are calling on state leaders to boost funding for public education, calling the state of school funding a “crisis.” In a video posted to district YouTube accounts on Monday, the leaders of Portland, Salem-Keizer, Bend-La Pine and Medford school districts […] The post Leaders of Oregon’s largest school districts ask state to address ‘education funding crisis’ appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Trio of SPHS seniors earn Ford Foundation scholarships
A trio of St. Paul High School seniors was recognized recently with scholarships that will help them advance in their educations. Sumayni Izquierdo Rodriguez, Estrella Saldivar Garcia and Gabriela Herrera-Manuel have each been awarded a 2024-25 Ford Scholars Program scholarship. “The Ford Scholars Program is a highly selective scholarship that awards students from Oregon and Siskiyou County, California, who are planning to complete a four-year degree at a college in...
Salem-Keizer teachers will learn Friday morning via email if they are being laid off
SALEM, Ore. — On Friday, morning Salem-Keizer teachers will learn via email if they are losing their job. Salem-Keizer will send an email before 7 a.m. to all classified, licensed and professional-technical employees. That includes teachers. More than 200 teacher positions are expected to be cut. Around 400 positions...
Get 'S.T.E.A.M.’d Up for Kids!' in Brooks Saturday
BROOKS – The fourth annual “S.T.E.A.M.’d Up for Kids!”, a family-friendly, hands-on event aimed at having fun while learning, will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Powerland Heritage Park, 3995 Brooklake Road, across from the truck stop in Brooks. The event is chock full of activities, including a scavenger hunt, crafts, build-it workshops, explorations and adventures. Organizers aim for a day of non-stop fun, laughter and learning. ...
Ray Greller ties for third at 6A state golf behind stellar second-round performance
It's often over said in sports that it doesn't matter how one starts, but how they finish. Well, clichés are often cliché for a reason, and Newberg senior Ray Greller is living proof of that. Greller orchestrated a stellar second-round performance at the OSAA 6A boys golf state championships at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks on Tuesday, May 14, to finish in a five-way tie for third. After shooting...
St. Paul and C.S. Lewis Academy locals secure trip to 1A track and field state championships
The Buckaroos are sending 10 total athletes to the OSAA 1A track and field state championships at Hayward Field in Eugene after their performances at the Special District 1 Championships on May 10-11. St. Paul crowned four individual champions across the two days of competition. Senior Meredith Coleman won the 100 meters in 13.48 seconds, while Ralph Pohlschneider won the 400 in a personal best of 50.38. Branson Cook stood alone in two disciplines, winning the high jump and clearing a personal best of 6...
Molalla's Massiso Cereghino, Woodburn's Hilaria Trevino headline local state golf performances
Woodburn senior Hilaria Trevino compiled a score of 36-over 178 at the OSAA 5A girls golf state championships at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis on May 13-14 to finish 13th and headline local performances. Trevino sat in sixth place after round one, shooting 12-over 83. She struggled in round two, falling 12 strokes short of her first-round outing. Meanwhile, Woodburn's Emma Puente tied for 32nd with Canby's Gracie Carter, while Canby's Gracie English finished 38th. ...
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