SCHOOLS

The pandemic closed high schools, but these Salem students still get to do their final project: build a house.

Curtis Fisher, a CTEC construction instructor, works with senior Caleb Susee while building a wall as part of the CTEC residential construction program on Wednesday, Feb. 10. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When Salem high schools closed abruptly last March, Reed Hamilton, 18, worried about finishing his classes online. But the McNary[Read More…]

Elementary school will be in-person five hours per day, two days per week under Salem-Keizer reopening plan

Highland Elementary School students enter the school library for brief in-person classes on Oct. 20, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Elementary students in Salem are expected to have in-person classes five hours per day, two days per week when local schools begin reopening March 2. Salem-Keizer School District administrators gave more[Read More…]

As Leanette Mabinton becomes Salem-Keizer School Board’s first student advisor, she hopes adults will be open to learning

Leanette Mabinton, 15, testifies at a February 2019 school board meeting, asking the board to wait to approve a school boundary change until they can consider student input. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) One hour into a February 2019 school board meeting in Salem, tensions were running high as parents and teachers[Read More…]

With fewer requirements and a disrupted senior year, Class of 2020 posts graduation records in Oregon, Salem

Majida Aryan and other North Salem High School seniors stand during their graduation ceremony on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Stacie Creighton spent her summer knocking on doors, tracking down North Salem High School seniors. Creighton, an assistant principal at the high school, was on a mission: get more[Read More…]