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Honoring the lost kids of Chemawa Indian School
This story originally appeared on Underscore.news. Last week, a tattered blue mattress and mounds of trash littered the entrance to the Chemawa Cemetery – the final resting place of approximately 175 of the 270 Chemawa students who died while under the care of the school between 1880-1945. On Memorial...
Newberg-Dundee schools face monumental budget shortfall
PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — Newberg-Dundee Public Schools are in dire financial straits. The question on the minds of administrators and school patrons alike is, how did we get here? Over the past several weeks the school board, in concert with its budget committee, has repeatedly gathered to answer that question and plot a course […]
New horizons: Woodburn, Linfield, Mexico & beyond
As the final few days of May 2024 ticked off the calendar, Iván Galicia-Sixto was exhausted. A pandemic-era 2020 Woodburn High School graduate, by spring of 2024 Iván had just finished up his double major – secondary education and Spanish – at Linfield University. He also just finished his duties as a student teacher at McMinnville High School, and he just barely had any time to reflect on all his plaudits of the past four years as a Ford Family Foundation Scholar, Dell Scholar, LULA...
Three NHS seniors earn coveted spots at military academies
It’s difficult to get admitted into a United States military academy, an educational institution that prepares soldiers, airmen, sailors and Marines to become commissioned officers. For a sense of how hard it is, consider this: U.S. News and World Reports magazine estimates the acceptance rate for the Naval Academy at 11%, the same as the exclusive University of California at Berkley, and the Air Force Academy at 13%, the same as Notre Dame University. ...
'This mess is being handled poorly': Frustration rises as Salem-Keizer school cuts drag on
Nearly two weeks after a massive layoff and reassignment at Salem-Keizer Public Schools, some employees still don’t know their job status. On May 17, about 1,500 employees were notified their position or location would change, while 112 were laid off. In all, that’s about 31% of the district’s workforce, officials said. ...
NHS valedictorians and salutatorian chosen from ’24 graduating class
The long nights studying, pressure-filled test days and participating in extracurricular activities have paid off for a select group of soon-to-be graduates of Newberg High School. The cadre of seven valedictorians and one salutatorian is one of the smallest in recent memory at the school. That comes, according to Athletic Director Mark Brown, due to the school’s unusually small graduating class this year. Regardless, the group will join roughly 250...
Molalla Alumni Assoc. hands out new batch of scholarships
The Molalla Alumni Association scholarship committee recently announced its 2024 scholarship recipients at the senior awards night held at the Molalla High School auditorium on May 21. Recipients were: College Recipients: $2,000 awards Marie Mason - Dorothy Damm Waiste Memorial. ...
Interim principal selected for Hazelbrook Middle School in Tualatin
Christopher Harvey-Foltz has been named interim principal at Hazelbrook Middle School for the 2024-25 school year. Assuming his role on July 1, Harvey-Foltz replaces Principal Lisa Dailey, who has accepted a position with the North Clackamas School District. “In the transition to interim principal, Chris brings a valuable continuity of care to the Hazelbrook community. With his transparent communication, collaboration style, effective relationship-building skills, and strategic mindset, Chris embodies the...
Bend's Levy looking at impact of cell phone distractions in classroom
The use of personal devices in the classroom has become a topic of concern for educators and legislators in Oregon. Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, addressed a House Committee on Education in Salem on Thursday to discuss the potential impacts of cell phones on student learning. Bend's Levy looking at impact...
Title game primer: A look into Oregon’s high school baseball state championship games
Oregon’s baseball state championships will all be competed on Saturday, with some games at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer and some game at PK Park in Eugene. Here’s a brief rundown of every state championship game:. Class 6A. When and where: 3:30 p.m. at Volcanoes Stadium. No. 1 West...
Resilient No. 3 Sunset baseball blasts past No. 2 South Salem for 6A title game berth
The Sunset Apollos’ run to the 2024 6A baseball state championship game was anything but perfect, which is to say it went exactly according to plan. Behind the dual performance of 13 strikeouts from pitcher Kruz Schoolcraft and a seven-run seventh inning, the No. 3 Apollos (28-2) punched their ticket to their third state championship in school history with a 12-4 victory over No. 2 South Salem (25-4) on Tuesday. ...
Chemeketa adds online cohort to leadership BA
Chemeketa Community College announced that it has added a new “Zoom cohort” to its bachelor’s degree in leadership program. CCC became the first Oregon community college to offer a bachelor’s when it launched the program last fall. College administrators said the program has been well received, but feedback received also indicated that proximity to the Salem campus, childcare, work conflicts and similar obstacles have precluded some from entering the program. ...
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