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School staff talk tricks of their trade during COVID
When classes go online, it can be tough to keep kids engaged. That's especially the case as the when the job is to "take jobs to students," as natural resources teacher Blake Manley put it to the...
School officials frustrated by shifting rules, numbers
Sweet Home Public Schools is trapped in a tug of war between rising cases of COVID-19 and continually shifting state recommendations for schools re-opening, driven at least partially by the wildfires...
Kids' return to school up in the air
At press time Monday evening, Sept. 28, Linn County has officially dropped out of eligibility for in-person schooling. That’s because Linn County has had a lot more cases this week – 55, which is 43.5 per capita. That number pushes Linn County...
New funding gives SHHS students leg up on college credit
Sweet Home High School students have new opportunities for college credit this year after a successful pilot program last year gave nine students additional opportunities for college classes. The new...
Fires cause bit of whirlwind for teacher
It was supposed to be her last day firefighting before she began teaching for fall, but the weather had other plans. Twenty-five-year-old Hailey Schilling, a third-grade teacher at Foster Elementary...
Charter School starts in-house, in a limited way
Between windstorms, smoke, evacuation orders, and power outages, schools across East Linn County had rough starts to a school year already complicated by a global pandemic. While Linn County has...
Chromebook issues aside, school under way in SH
Chromebooks were in short supply last week as Sweet Home students and their parents arrived at their local schools to pick up equipment needed to start online school this week. But other than that, Su...
COVID counts may open doors of classrooms
The most current numbers from the Oregon Health Authority by county set Linn County at 13 cases per 100,000 the week ending Sept. 5, which is the third consecutive week Linn County has been eligible for students K-3 to return to the classroom. “As...
Trustees return Dale Keene to Sweet Home School Board
There’s a new School Board member in town, after board members chose Dale Keene to replace Angela Clegg, who stepped down earlier in the summer. Board members Jim Gourley, Jason Van Eck, Chanz Keeney, Mike Reynolds, Jason Redick, Debra Brown, and...
District, teachers negotiating as new school year nears
Of The New Era Sweet Home School District and teachers union leaders are facing off over classroom safety and other issues as opening day for the new school year approaches. Union leaders maintain that “teachers working at home is the safest way to...
SH returning to online school, but superintendent hoping for change
Following the Labor Day weekend, Sweet Home students will return to school Tuesday, Sept. 8, on-line, thanks to local COVID-19 case counts that the state has deemed too high to allow kids in...
School now on line for all grades
As of last week, Linn County dropped out of eligibility for K-3 students to attend school in person. That means no students will start school in brick-and-mortar classrooms as the new year starts Sept. 8. With 52 new coronavirus cases reported last...
Sweet Home position is return to Oregon for new JH principal
A longtime Alaska educator has been named principal at Sweet Home Junior High. Terry Martin's hiring was confirmed by the School Board at its August meeting earlier this month. Growing up in...
LBCC announces 'Rebounding Plan' for fall classes
Linn-Benton Community College has announced its plan for the fall quarter, which starts Sept. 28. The LBCC Board of Education has approved a plan – called the “LBCC Rebounding Plan” – for college-goers and staff that will include several...
Schools update: New COVID numbers close SH classrooms to all students
Of The New Era Linn County has dropped out of eligibility for K-3 students to attend school in person. That means no students, including those in Sweet Home, will start school in brick-and-mortar clas... Full story
School Board finalizes fall school plans
By Kelly Kenoyer Of The New Era The Sweet Home School Board unanimously approved plans for students in kindergarten through third grade to return to school in a hybrid model, while older students stay at home and engage in distance learning. Members...
New wrinkle: 4th-graders, up to start school at home in fall
Of The New Era Sweet Home students in grades 4 through 12 will be required to learn from home instead of attending school in person in fall, according to new information from the Oregon Department of Education. The newest guidelines from the state...
School Board meeting to be online
Due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 state-wide restrictions, and in keeping with the efforts of social distancing to reduce the spread of the coronavirus/COVID-19, the Monday, Aug. 10, meeting of the Sweet Home School Board will be conducted online,...
Former SHJH principal now heading online instruction effort
Colleen Henry, who has been principal at Sweet Home Junior High since 2013, now finds herself in a new role as a result of the coronavirus. She's become a bridge builder to take the school district...
Superintendent: New mask rule for students might help transportation
Students of all ages will be required to wear masks in schools in Fall, according to Oregon Department of Education guidelines released Wednesday, July 22. The order requires all students and staff to wear face coverings inside school buildings,...
Sweet Home's Class of 2020 awarded nearly $2.3M in scholarships
Sweet Home High School’s Class of 2020 was awarded a total of $2,292,972 in scholarships this year. That figure includes federal and state financial aid, school-based scholarship money and military college funding, as well as local scholarships....
SH residents earn degrees, honors
The following local residents have earned a degree from Western Governors University. - Eileen Kane, bachelor of science, nursing. - Jeremy Ough, master of science, information technology management. * * * * * Wesley Anderson, a senior majoring in...
Reopening schools presents challenges, requires coming together for students
Reopening schools amid a COVID pandemic has presented a multitude of challenges for school districts across our state and nation. In Sweet Home, our goal is to reopen onsite learning to the maximum extent possible while following COVID-19 county and...
