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Warriors secure top honors
Lebanon High School JROTC cadets won the LTC Gary G. Banks Memorial Trophy for the second year in…
Hamilton encourages kids to ‘Read Mo’ Books’
A flurry of excitement permeated Hamilton Creek Elementary as the regular cycle of a school day was replaced…
Students glimpse manufacturing programs and job opportunities
Sweet Home and Lebanon high school students took a break from the normal hum-drum of school routine to…
Fun, surprises on display at science fair
Henry Scott wanted to know what the dirtiest thing in his house was. After a little experimentation, he…
Lebanon students showing gains in math and reading, board told
By Jennifer Moody For The New Era Primary-grade students in Lebanon are showing significant gains in their math…
SH School Board OK’s bond measure for May 19 election
Sweet Home School Board members on Monday, Feb. 9, approved language for a bond measure for the May…
Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation Scholarships
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation and the Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Auxiliary are now accepting applications for their…
Heath Stadium demolition kicks off
By Jennifer Moody For Lebanon Local Lebanon High School’s track and turf field will be closed for the…
Declining student numbers forcing districts to cut staff
By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project – The New Era staff contributed to this story As Oregon public…
WesternU symposium shows collaborative efforts at innovation
By Emily Campbell Communications Specialist Western University of Health Sciences From interdisciplinary partnerships to emerging discoveries, collaboration…
Sweet Home, Lebanon 2024-25 graduation rates inch up
By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project Sweet Home’s graduation rate for the 2024-25 school year was slightly increased…
Hospital, foundation scholarship applications open
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation and the Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Auxiliary are accepting applications for their scholarship…
New mascot fruitful addition to school spirit
After planting the seed year after year, the Lebanon High School student body is now seeing the fruit…
SH School Board approves network upgrades for district
Sweet Home School Board members took a step Monday, Jan. 12, to modernize the district’s IT network capabilities…
Lebanon school board to explore new bond measure
By Jennifer Moody For The New Era Lebanon board members are philosophically in favor of trying for another…
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…