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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…
June 3, 2025
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…
May 27, 2025
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…
May 27, 2025
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…
May 20, 2025
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…
May 20, 2025
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…
May 13, 2025
Photo Gallery: May Week Fun
Sweet Home Veterans Club Honor Guard members lead Sweet Home High School students down Long Street Friday afternoon,…
May 13, 2025
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,…
May 13, 2025
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…
April 22, 2025
LBCC Honor Roll
The following students at Linn-Benton Community College earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for 12…
April 15, 2025
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…
March 18, 2025
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…
March 18, 2025