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School bands on rise in numbers, public awareness
Lori Tuter stands on a podium and taps her music stand in a packed classroom of some 40…
Local schools’ assessment test scores show slight improvements
The percentage of Sweet Home School District students who meet or exceed state standards in English, math and…
School Board members decline to act on colleague’s complaints
Following an 80-minute closed session Monday night, Sept. 29, Sweet Home School Board members voted unanimously to take…
School Board set to address state-mandated cellphone policy
It was a busy night for Sweet Home School Board members on Sept. 8. Much of the three-hour…
School Board members get instruction on open meetings
Sweet Home School Board members participated in a three-hour training workshop prior to their Sept. 8 board meeting…
School Board seeks Cascadia position applicants
The Sweet Home School Board is seeking applicants for Board Position 4, which represents Cascadia. Candidates must currently…
Back to School
Students and family members flood out of the buildings on the first day of school Tuesday, Sept. 2,…
School Board member added, another resigns
Sweet Home School Board members chose a new board member Monday night, Sept. 8, then watched another of…
New Foster principal brings international perspective, collaboration goals
By Satina Tolman For The New Era With a background that spans continents and classrooms, Shelley Nurre (pronounced…
District welcomes new teachers for upcoming school year
Sweet Home School District welcomed its new teachers with a luncheon Monday, Aug. 18. Following are the new…
PEO Chapter FA announces scholarship awards to local women
Sweet Home PEO Chapter FA recently awarded scholarships to four local women pursuing college education. They are as…
Neuschwander: Motives for targeting superintendent upright
Editor’s note: Former Sweet Home School Board Chair Floyd Neuschwander was the focus of a number of accusations…
Honor Roll
Editor’s Note: OK, we know we’re super late with this. We had a bunch of problems getting it…
School district to seek ‘feedback’ on cellphone ban for students
Sweet Home School Board members got a heads-up about district plans to ban student use of cellphones during…
School Board takes action in face of accusations
Former Sweet Home School Board Chair Jason Redick and newly elected member Dustin Nichol gave the board a…
Longtime teacher Hummel (Lundy) ends career, but not learning
By Satina Tolman For The New Era Known throughout her career as “Mrs. Lundy,” Marybeth Hummel is closing…
As protests arise, effort to oust superintendent paused
Some two dozen protesters, a mixture of Sweet Home School District staff and local residents, lined the sidewalk…
New School Board members sworn in; Neuschwander elected chair
The newly constituted Sweet Home School Board got rolling Monday, July 14, with the swearing-in of five newly…
Oak Heights’ Gaskey stepping down after 34 years with special needs kids
By Satina Tolman For The New Era After more than three decades of gentle guidance, tireless patience and…
Academic awards
Career Technical Education: Metals 1 Dylan Bunjer Metals 2 David Anderson Metals 3 Caiden Matthews Manufacturing Laylend…
Meet Freshmen of the Year: Grace Gardner and Kyler Bondesen
Kyler Bondesen and Grace Gardner have been selected as this year’s Freshmen of the Year. Grace, 15, is…
School Board chair says good-bye, district budget approved
The Sweet Home School Board officially approved the district’s roughly $68.8 million budget for 2025-26 at its monthly…
Local sixth-graders head for Junior High
Hawthorne and Oak Heights elementary schools both held sixth-grade progression ceremonies on Thursday, June 12, as did Foster.…
Tigers finish school year with some fun
Jeffrey Gardner, above, waves his team’s flag during Sweet Home Junior High’s annual Tiger Olympics held on Husky…