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School Board hears how activities keep kids invigorated, connected

byScott Swanson
May 20, 2025
ESPY Award winners for May include, in front, from left, Asher Emmert of Hawthorne, Grayson Rogers of Foster, Sydney Lou Smith of Foster, Stanley Jorgensen of Sweet Home Charter School, Brylee Hegge of Holley and Annabelle Mobley of Holley. In the middle row are Caleb Tenbusch of Oak Heights and Finely Pearce of Hawthorne. In the rear, from left, are Emma Anderson of Sweet Home Junior High, Brooke Parsons of Oak Heights, Landen Pruitt of the Junior High, and Kaylie Cooley of Sweet Home High School. Not available for the photo were Henry Martineau of the Charter School and Jack Simmons of the High School. Photos by Scott Swanson

Certified union president Steve Thorpe, a math teacher and wrestling coach at Sweet Home High School frequently delivers comments about the district’s teachers and students to School Board members, but he went deep at their meeting Monday, May 12.

Thorpe provided the board with some extended commentary on recent activities at the high school, which culminated with the May Week Track Meet Friday, May 9.

He said the leadership and organization he’s seeing and the…

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