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PHOTOS: Young thespians perform at Unified Musical Theater showcase
Students perform during the Unified Musical Theater performance at Judson Middle School on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Fifteen middle schoolers took to the stage Tuesday for a theater showcase following a two week summer camp aimed at bringing together students with and…
What to expect when Salem kids head back to school
Nyjah Angeles raises a hand during the first day back to school at Richmond Elementary on Tuesday, March 2. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem and Oregon education officials said the recent spike in new Covid infections and hospitalizations haven’t changed plans to hold school in-person, five…
“I’ve gotten more confident”: Black Salem students find friendship, explore culture in summer program
Teachers in the Salem-Keizer Afrocentric summer program serve a West African lunch of jollof rice, fried plantain and chicken to students on July 23, 2021 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Ayman Wamala learned about Harriet Tubman’s work leading enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad in…
No decision on masks in Salem schools as federal, state recommendations shift
Nyjah Angeles raises a hand during the first day back to school at Richmond Elementary on Tuesday, March 2. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Federal and state health authorities are now recommending even vaccinated Americans wear masks while indoors in public, but it’s unclear how the change…
PHOTOS: Students grill, build robots at Salem summer camps
Chase Allen, 12, lets go of a lego car that he and a group designed during the Robotics Wiz enrichment camp at CTEC on Wednesday, July 14. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) After students in Salem – and across Oregon – saw their school buildings closed for…
From barbecue to robots, students explore new hobbies at expanded summer camp
Salvador Luna, 13, scrapes batter off of a mixer as Stella Pedersen, 12, washes her hands while the two work on a cast-iron dessert during the Farm to Fork enrichment camp at McNary High School on Wednesday, July 14. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A line of…
The new Salem-Keizer School Board is younger, more diverse and ready to get to work
Newly elected members of the Salem-Keizer School Board for 2021, from top left: María Hinojos Pressey, Osvaldo Avila, Ashley Carson Cottingham and Karina Guzmán Ortiz. Salem’s educators face a daunting task in the fall: helping more than 40,000 local students return to classrooms full-time, and…
Willamette University inks merger with Pacific Northwest College of Art
Willamette University will soon have more options for students studying art after finalizing a merger with the Pacific Northwest College of Art on Wednesday. The college, which has a downtown Portland campus, will maintain its own admission process and be an independent college within Willamette,…
Salem’s new student advisor wants mental health front and center when teens return to school
Grace Caldwell sits in the Salem-Keizer School Board’s meeting room on June 22, 2021 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Outside of school, Grace Caldwell’s passions are playing tennis and swimming. But with sports on hold during the pandemic, the McKay High School student spent much of her…