Category SCHOOLS
School board weighs new zones to balance population
Current Salem-Keizer School Board zones, adopted in 2011. Some Salem residents will soon be represented by a new school board member as the board weighs changes to the maps used for board elections. At a Tuesday work session, the board will look at three possible…
Juan Fernandez wants to make sure every Sprague student feels welcome at school
Juan Fernandez, community school outreach coordinator at Sprague High School, stands outside of the school on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When Juan Fernandez’s family moved to west Salem midway through school, the teen knew he wanted to stay enrolled at North Salem…
Time capsule opening recalls life at Leslie Junior High 50 years ago
Dale Blanchard, center, a Leslie Middle School seventh grade student in 1971, unloads a time capsule from 1971 that he and his classmates created at Leslie Middle School on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) It was easy to ignore the fading metal plaque…
Supply challenges delay HVAC improvements at Salem schools
New HVAC ducts in the CTE building at McKay High School on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A hot market for heating and ventilation equipment is proving challenging for local schools. Salem-Keizer School District officials have tweaked ventilation settings and added new air…
Details surrounding deaths at Chemawa brought to light by local researchers
Freddie Lane, a citizen of the Lummi Nation and tour manager for the Red Road to DC journey, bows his head in prayer during a ceremony paying respects to children buried at Chemawa Cemetery on Friday, May 14, 2021 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Over 270 Native…
PHOTOS: Check out the new addition at South Salem High School
The rebuilt Rose Auditorium in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) New classrooms, theater space and a professional kitchen are among the additions to South Salem High School following an $84 million renovation that wrapped up…
Rebuilt 900 seat Rose Auditorium anchors South Salem High School expansion
When senior Arnav Mohindra walked through the new addition at South Salem High School, his classmates were buzzing with excitement so loudly they could barely hear the teacher showing them around. The wing on the north side of campus sits on the site of the…
MAPS wants to give local teachers $1,000 for classroom projects
Stephanie Madison, a fourth grade teacher at Myers Elementary School, leads newly returned students in a lesson on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Twenty public school teachers in Marion and Polk counties will win a $1,000 grant from MAPS Credit Union. The credit…
At McKay, orchestra will no longer be held in the closet
Science teacher Lori Hunt demonstrates different classroom configurations in the new addition at McKay High School on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Lori Hunt is very excited about tables. The McKay High School science teacher said the configuration of her new classroom makes…