Category SCHOOLS
In effort to help students with trauma, Houck Middle School will have new administration
Principals Suzanne Leonard, left, Julia DeWitt and Andrew Schiefer will take over new Salem-Keizer middle schools in the fall of 2020 (Courtesy/Salem-Keizer School District) Houck Middle School will have a new administration in the fall, part of a district effort to shift the school’s focus…
McKay English teacher wins Willamette region’s Teacher of the Year award
McKay High School teacher Larkin Foley (Courtesy/Salem-Keizer School District) As a college senior at Willamette University, Larkin Foley got a chance to tutor local high school students. She was at the whiteboard, writing out an algebra problem for a small group. As the math started…
Thousands of Salem-Keizer educators will be furloughed to help balance budget
Highland Elementary 2nd grade teacher Becky Montgomery works with a student during a computer math exercise Wednesday March 13, 2019. (Fred Joe/Special to Salem Reporter) This article was updated on May 20 following a school board vote. Thousands of local school employees will be furloughed…
Salem-Keizer expects tens of millions in budget cuts from coronavirus impacts to state revenue
Salem-Keizer schools could see tens of millions of dollars in cuts next year, challenging educators to meet the needs of thousands of local children who will begin school in the fall months behind after prolonged closures. Superintendent Christy Perry will present a draft budget to…
PHOTOS: See school additions taking shape at North, McNary, Waldo and Judson
The new gym under ongoing construction at North Salem High School on May 6, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Expansions to make room for a growing student body are nearly complete at North Salem and McNary high schools, the first in the district to undergo substantial…
Schools may be closed, but large construction projects still on schedule
Ongoing construction at North Salem High School on May 6, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Major construction projects have recently started at three Salem-Keizer schools, and crews are on track to finish expansions at four others this summer. Though nearly every other piece of schooling has…
Don’t put those caps away yet, Class of 2020. Plans for ceremonies unveiled
New summer Class of 2019 graduates face their families and supporters after a ceremony at West Salem High School (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Students from the Class of 2020 were loud and clear: they want to walk across a graduation stage. After talking with senior class…
Parents, students find both fun and frustration in Salem-Keizer switch to distance learning
Seen through a sliding glass door, Noah Hall, wife Jessica and children Evan, 6, and Ruby, 2, sit at the kitchen table of their Salem home on Wednesday, April 23. The Halls are both elementary school teachers who are currently teaching classes from phone via…
With graduation ceremony unlikely, South Salem parents organize mosaic mural to celebrate Class of 2020
A mockup of the Saxon Class of 2020 mural (Courtesy/Kim Pike) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions are vital to continue this so please sign up today. The graduation caps that South Salem High…