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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…
Promotion ceremony sends Tigers on their way
Departees from Sweet Home Junior High awaited their moment in the sun during the Eighth Grade Promotion Ceremony…
Oak Heights crowns chess champ
Oak Heights Principal Todd Barrett, above left, tests his skills against the school’s chess champion, sixth-grader Miguel Estrada,…
Graduates celebrate end of high school chapter
By Satina Tolman For The New Era Under a flawless blue sky and a light, cooling breeze, the…
Outdoor School opens up new horizons for sixth-graders, others
By Satina Tolman For The New Era This week, 139 sixth-graders from Sweet Home School District left behind…
District elementary kids get taste of track at All School meet
Above, Bristol McCutcheon of Holley clears the bar in the high jump. Retired Sweet Home track coach Billy…
SHHS FFA honors top performers, names officers
By Keeghan Gittins For The New Era Sweet Home’s Future Farmers of America chapter celebrated its annual awards…
Hawthorne sixth-graders show off their moves
Sixth-graders from Hawthorne compete in their annual dance competition Thursday evening, May 22, in the Sweet Home Junior…
Schools’ 2025-26 budget includes $49.5 million in projected spending
Sweet Home School Board members on Monday, May 12, approved a budget totaling $68.8 million for the 2025-26…
School Board hears how activities keep kids invigorated, connected
Certified union president Steve Thorpe, a math teacher and wrestling coach at Sweet Home High School frequently delivers…
PEO Chapter DD announces scholarship recipients
The Philanthropic Education Organization (P.E.O.) Chapter DD has announced this year’s scholarship recipients. Luka Ogden received a Marguerite…
Photo Gallery: May Week Fun
Sweet Home Veterans Club Honor Guard members lead Sweet Home High School students down Long Street Friday afternoon,…
Students get special introduction to CTE at SHHS
Students from a variety of area schools got a chance to try a variety of technical skills Thursday,…