Category Schools
School district parts ways with Bridgeway for in-school addiction counseling
Officials with the Salem-Keizer School District decided not to renew a contract with Bridgeway Community Health that provided substance use counseling for hundreds of middle and high school students. The decision led to the abrupt layoff of seven Bridgeway counselors earlier this month.
City of Salem summer camps: A guide to this year’s programs
After a scramble from the city's budget shortfall and the passage of a new tax levy, Salem city summer camps are returning this year. Here are this year's offerings.
UPDATED: School board approves $15.5 million purchase of Wells Fargo call center
The Salem-Keizer School Board voted to authorize the purchase of a 15.9-acre property that could bring several alternative school programs under one roof.
Salem-Keizer School District settles lawsuit over classroom injuries for $170k
A former special education assistant at West Salem High School sued the school district last fall, claiming that school administrators failed to protect her from several violent assaults by students.
Ten outstanding coaches, officials, athletes named “Beacons”
High school sports "Beacon" honorees for 2025 include Jason Unruh, founder of Hoopla, and Eric Johansen, who’s coached South Salem boys soccer for 44 years and counting.
Salem Swim Club builds back Salem’s swimming programs, one meet at a time
Salem Swim Club is working to teach local kids how to become competitive swimmers, and to have fun while doing it.
Meet Salem’s Class of 2025
The Class of 2025 for the Salem-Keizer School District includes 2,908 students who earned diplomas and another 114 earning GEDs.
CLASS OF 2025: South Salem grad balances starring on stage with passion for science
Sofia Yao unexpectedly starred on stage in this year’s musical at South Salem High School, balancing theater work with a challenging class schedule. Yao graduated from South last Friday and is planning to study biomedical engineering in California.
CLASS OF 2025: With toddler in tow, Roberts grad sets sights on mortuary school
A’drianna White started her senior year of high school in 2022 with barely a year’s worth of credits under her belt. She came back to school two weeks postpartum, full of grit.