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SHHS tour highlights needs, risks
Aaron Huff stood in a breezeway at Sweet Home High School on the last day of school before…
Janitor and former teacher snag 215 desks for high school
Sweet Home High School students will soon be sitting more comfortably, thanks to a seat-of-the-pants transaction that involved…
State OK’s $12.2 million schools grant – if voters match up
If Sweet Home voters agree to continue the current bond levy they pay, Sweet Home School District will…
Sweet Home now a 3A school in most sports
It’s official: Sweet Home will compete in most of its sports at the 3A level next year and,…
Redistricting Final Recommendation
Sweet Home’s team sports took a step forward toward competing in the Oregon School Activities Association 3A division…
Principal Payoff at Hawthorne
Above, Kloe Patricio operates a hair clipper as Hawthorne School Principal Mark Looney offers commentary and Braxton Northern…
National Honor Society 2025
Photos courtesy of Satina Tolman
Huskies await final decision on potential move to 3A competition
When the Oregon School Activities Association Classification and Redistricting Committee holds what likely will be its final meeting…
School board directs staff to pursue $12.2 million matching grant
Sweet Home School Board members were told that the school district has an opportunity to qualify for $12.2…
New board member sworn in; board OKs cellphone policy with revisions
Sweet Home School Board members at their Oct. 13 monthly meeting, unanimously approved the first reading of a…
Holley Elementary’s Garden Club cultivates more than vegetables
By Satina Tolman For The New Era For more than a decade, Holley Elementary School’s garden has been…
Sweet Home FFA members place in soils competition
Sweet Home finished with individual and team placewinners in the annual Upper Willamette District FFA Soils Judging…
Senior Class hands off at Husky Field
Above, charter school kindergartner Abby Rowley, left is excited during the Your First My Last celebration at Husky…
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…