Category Schools
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…
PHOTOS: Old Leslie Junior High School building demolished
A sign reminds spectators of COVID-19 prevention measures, as sidewalk superintendents gather to watch the demolition of the old Leslie Junior High School Wednesday, April 15 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Demolition began this week on the old Leslie Junior High School building, a brick building that…
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer board considers charter renewal, superintendent contracts
The 2019-20 Salem-Keizer School Board (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer’s school board will consider a charter school contract, bond sale and more at an all-virtual meeting Tuesday night. Though they’ve met online several times to receive district updates, it’s the first all-virtual regular meeting the board…
Salem-Keizer schools scramble to switch to distance learning after state says schools likely won’t re-open
Judson Middle School students in a seventh grade language arts on Oct. 30, 2018. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Any hope of resuming a normal school year…
Salem-Keizer preparing to distribute thousands of bagged meals as schools close
Veronica Diaz squirts mayonnaise on her son Victor’s sandwich during a free summer lunch at Washington Elementary School on June 18, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help…