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Board votes to accelerate school repairs after storm damage
Of The New Era The Sweet Home School Board put the hammer down on repairs to district schools Monday night, Aug. 12. Board members voted 5-0 to approve a resolution declaring an emergency, which allow...
District gets new wheels for new school year
Of The New Era The Sweet Home School District last week moved four new buses into its fleet. The 2020 77-passenger Blue Bird Vision buses will replace four 2002 Blue Birds that have had various issues...
SHHS Class of 2019 graduates' scholarships total nearly $2.2 million
This year’s Sweet Home High School graduates received a total of $2,172,378 in scholarship money, according to the school. That figure includes $153,500 in general scholarship money, $38,000 in aluni-funded scholarships, $750,378 in school-based sc...
Is that our school? Earthquake work on district campuses includes lots of ripping and tearing
of The New Era During some prime summer weather in Sweet Home last week, if school were in session, students at Holley Elementary School might have enjoyed some open-air classroom time – except...
Sweet Home High School Academic Awards 2018-19
Following are Sweet Home High School student activities, service and academic award recipients announced for the 2018-19 school year. Student Body Officers (2018-19): President Madelyn Neuschwander, Vice President Sicily Neuschwander, Secretary...
Junior High veteran steps down
Sweet Home Junior High secretary Toy Royer, center, celebrates her last school day on the job, here with student Taryn Abbott, right. Royer retired in June after 30 years on the jo...
Champion Attendees: Holley students end school year with best getting-to-school rate after tight race
Of The New Era Holley Elementary School finished the past school year with the highest annual attendance rate among Sweet Home schools in a year that saw attendance improve across the school...
Teacher turnover in district stays low this year
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Turnover among teachers in the Sweet Home School District this year looks to be half of what has been typical in recent years. Sweet Home School District has had eight teachers resign so far this year, the end of the...
Redick re-appointed to chair School Board
During its regular meeting Monday evening, July 8, the Sweet Home School Board appointed incumbent Jason Redick to continue as board chairman. It elected Mike Reynolds to continue as vice chairman and Debra Brown as secretary. Brown succeeds Angela C...
SHHS students focus energy on Foster Forest restoration
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home High School natural resources program has taken up a off-and-on effort to turn the woods on the southeast side of Foster School into an outdoor...
Progress at the Junior High
Contractors from R.J. Armstrong prepare to pour concrete for the new offices after pouring the new gym floor at Sweet Home Junior High, kicking off the summer construction phase of the project on...
Sweet Home High School Spring Honor Roll
Seniors 4.00 – Christian Black, Sarah Hewitt, Alisha Isabell, Sydney Mauer, Austin Olin, Ella Parker, Zachary Parkhurst, Maddie Peeks, Benjamin Prevish, Lace-Anna Shiffert, Jake Swanson, Kennedi Waldrop and Angeleah Williams. Seniors 3.50-3.99 ...
Sweet Home Junior High Spring Honor Roll
Eighth Grade 4.00 – Taryn Abbott, Brookelynn Burke, Leilanie Chao, Zoey Erevia, Alexis Franklin, Kylie Hayes, Rylie Hooley, Christopher Kurtz, Isaac Lindsey, Avery Nelson, Amadia Newcomer, Michael Northern, Grace Parker, Jackson Parrish, Nora...
East Linn Christian Academy Second Semester Honor Roll
High School 4.00 – Aden Aerni, Gavin Baker, Emma Bowler, Madeline Bowler, Susannah Cray, Shayla Hatfield, Benjamin Johnson, Elias Johnson, Josiah Johnson, Kelly Ogden, Elijah Peters, Joanna Reardon, Ethan Slayden, Ronalee Train, Caleb Vandehey and...
Augustadt's departure triggers administrative shuffle in schools
Of The New Era With the departure of one administrator, Sweet Home School District will shuffle some front offices next school year and welcome a Sweet Home High School graduate back to the...
SHJH 8th-graders move on
Sweet Home Junior High Principal Colleen Henry stands by as Melody Windom gives a speech to her classmates during the June 12 eighth-grade celebration and promotion held at Husky Field. At right,...
Junior High remodeling project includes mix of local ingenuity
Of The New Era Recent visitors to Sweet Home Junior High will have seen School District maintenance crews busy putting up the the framework for the new exterior walls. District crews have been...
School Board approves final funding for school remodels
The Sweet Home School Board Monday approved the final spending packages on the Sweet Home Junior High remodel and construction project as well as the remodels and seismic upgrades at Foster and Holley elementary schools. During its regular meeting...
So long, Sweet Home High
See more photos from Graduation and the SAFE Party! www.sweethomenews.com/photos/06_12_2019 Sweet Home High School graduated 154 seniors this year, with most walking in a ceremony Friday evening,...
'Shrek' comes to SHHS
Shrek’s swamp was the center of much of the action in Sweet Home High School’s performance of “Shrek, the Musical” last week. That’s where fairytale “freaks” congregated after being...
May election: School Board, SHFAD incumbents retain seats
Based on preliminary unofficial results, the write-in incumbents on the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board of Directors and the Sweet Home School Board will retain their seats. Linn County...
SHHS graduation Friday evening involves few rules for participants
The Class of 2019 will graduate Friday, June 7, in a ceremony held at Husky Field if the weather holds. A total of 157 seniors are expected to participate in the graduation exercises, which begin at 7 p.m. In case of rainy weather, the ceremony will...
New planning commissioner brings construction background to panel
Having enjoyed raising his family in Sweet Home, Jeff Parker intends to give back to his community by serving on the city's Planning Commission. The council appointed him to the position last week. Pa...
Nine students named to lead June 7 SHHS graduation exercises
Sweet Home High School has announced eight valedictorians and one salutatorian to lead the Class of 2019 graduation ceremonies on June 7. The valedictorians, Chase Boyd, Sarah Hewitt, Sydney Hooley,...
