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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,…
School Board OKs hiring of new principal for Foster School
Sweet Home School Board members approved the hiring of a new principal for Foster School, among other assorted…
LBCC Honor Roll
The following students at Linn-Benton Community College earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for 12…
Sweet Home getting $319,150 from state Common School Fund
Oregon’s K-12 public schools will receive a record $76.8 million from the Common School Fund in 2025, state…
School Board approves funding application for district’s ‘success’ programs
Sweet Home School Board members on March 10 approved an Integrated Guidance Initiative for the district that will…