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Aliza Stapleton scraped her half-eaten nachos into a lunchroom trash can, then walked back to her classroom’s table at Englewood Elementary School, waiting to be dismissed. The fourth grader said it’s not unusual for her to not finish her lunch. Recently, she decided to do…

Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet argue in this scene from “Clue: On Stage” at McKay High School. From left are Jeremy Clifton, Jasmin Ramos, Maximus Rodriguez and Axel Islas. (Photos by Nadia Isom) “Clue: On Stage” at the Douglas McKay High School auditorium…

McNary High School principal Erik Jespersen lines up for a ceremonial dirt-shoveling to kick off construction at the school on May 17, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) New construction and diesel technology programs, classrooms and a music recording studio are among the additions planned as McNary…

School board member Jesse Lippold, and other budget committee members look at documents during a meeting on May 7, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer schools are hiring more high school counselors and elementary school behavioral support staff for the coming school year after receiving more…

Alec Palm, West Salem sophomore and Titan Spectator managing editor, urges a school district budget committee to reconsider cutting the student newspaper class. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) West Salem High School will likely lose its student newspaper class next year because of the school’s declining enrollment.…

McKay High School sophomores Isabel Mejia, left and Jazmin Morales Rodriguez show off a 3D printer to students at a science fair at First Baptist Church in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) By 5 p.m. on a Friday, most McKay High School students have gone home or…

Students at Hallman Elementary School gather for a morning assembly. (Fred Joe/Special to Salem Reporter) Superintendent Christy Perry knows her first step if her district gets more money: hire a mental health counselors for each of Salem-Keizer’s six high schools. She is one step closer…

Salem-Keizer Education Association members stand on the Oregon Capitol steps during the March for Our Students, February 18, 2019. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer School District will close schools two-and-a-half hours early May 8 because of the large number of teachers and educators planning to attend…

Rebekah Mitchell, center, drops her son Kaiden and daughter Kendra off at daycare the morning of Thursday, April 25. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Hundreds of Salem-Keizer families are having requests to transfer kids to out-of-neighborhood schools denied following a school board decision to approve new attendance…