South Salem freshman Abe Orozco works on a bouldering route during a Salem-Keizer Unified Climbing Club practice at Rock Boxx climbing gym on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When Abraham Orozco gets home from his weekly rock climbing session, he can’t stop talking about it. The 15-year-old South[Read More…]
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With ceremonial toss of dirt, Corban University starts on new sports complex
Tobi Adeoye, Corban University student body president, speaks to supporters at the groundbreaking on Friday, April 30, for Corban University’s new athletic complex. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Corban University is on the way to a new outdoor athletic complex, located on the north side of campus. The private[Read More…]
POLITICS OF EDUCATION: Your briefing on Salem-Keizer School District races as ballots head out
Ballots are heading your way in an election that is generating unusual heat. The races for the Salem-Keizer School Board seats pits two slates of candidates against each other. To help you navigate the politics of Salem education and give you some insight into who wants to oversee the Salem-Keizer[Read More…]
McNary student crafts her own play in special Willamette program
Thomas Nabhan, executive director of Theatre 33 At Willamette University, stands at the entrance to the Willamette University Theatre. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Kiele Jarnagin jumped at the chance to participate in a free play-writing course offered to high schoolers by Theatre 33 at Willamette University. The McNary High School sophomore[Read More…]
Legislator proposes that state get seats on Salem-Keizer School Board
State Rep. Paul Evans in his office. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) Calling leaders of the Salem-Keizer School Board “an embarrassment,” state Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth, is proposing to change state law to expand the board with the governor appointing the new members. Evans’ dramatic move was in reaction to the board’s[Read More…]
Uncategorized Excitement, fear and little clarity in Salem as governor gives school districts a path toward reopening
James Gough, an incoming kindergartner at Kalapuya Elementary School, works on an assessment test to gauge his alphabet comprehension on Thursday, September 17. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Christy Perry wants to get Salem’s kids back in schools in 2021. But the surprise announcement, two days before Christmas, that Gov. Kate Brown[Read More…]
Path for more Oregon kids in the classroom opens in 2021 as governor makes reopening decisions local
An empty classroom at Stevens Middle School on Aug. 18, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) This article was updated at 4:06 p.m. Thousands of Oregon students could be back in school by mid-February after Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that local school districts, not the state, would make decisions about when[Read More…]
Uncategorized Hoping athletes will have a chance to compete, Oregon shifts school sports schedule later in the year
Gibson Hanowell, left, and Leo Elkington, right, warm up during a cross country practice in Bush’s Pasture Park in early August. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Salem’s young runners, football, volleyball and soccer players can begin practicing in February, but school athletes can expect a shortened season if they’re able to play[Read More…]
For 50 years, police have patrolled schools in Salem. Now, some say it’s time for a new approach.
A 50-year-old program of police in Salem-Keizer schools has become a flashpoint in local discussions about racial justice as activists who have long pushed for changes to school discipline say people in power can no longer ignore them. A petition organized by youth group Latinos Unidos Siempre now has gathered nearly 1,000[Read More…]
Price of remodeling South Salem High School jumps; artifacts from old Leslie saved
Workers install seismic upgrades to the boys’ locker room at South Salem High School as part of a major expansion and remodeling of the school. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) The cost to demolish the former Leslie Junior High School and expand South Salem High School has jumped by about $18 million[Read More…]
