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Sweet Home Junior High School eighth-graders move on
Sweet Home Junior High promoted 171 eighth-graders in a ceremony held Wednesday, June 15, at Husky Field. See more photos in our online gallery....
Malabago, Markell named SHHS Freshmen of the Year
Ethan Malabago and Peyton Markell have been named this year's Sweet Home High School Freshmen of the Year. The award is decided by SHHS staff members based on academic achievement, extracurricular... Full story
Seniors celebrate soppy graduation
Pouring rain may have soaked caps and gowns, but it did nothing to dampen the spirits of the 181 Sweet Home High School graduates celebrating Friday evening, June 10, at Husky Field. "After we leave...
Dr. Wolthuis Hall receives High Q Award
Accomplished pianist and music teacher Dr. Carmen Wolthuis Hall received the Sweet Home Alumni Foundation's High Q Award of Merit during Sweet Home High School's graduation ceremony Friday, June 10, a...
Board OKs 2022-23 budget, talks school safety
At its June 13 meeting in the District Office, the Sweet Home School Board unanimously accepted the resignation of Superintendent Lisa Riggs, effective June 30, 2022. In a letter addressed to the Swee...
Farewell, Class of 2022
See more photos of the 2022 graduation ceremony, parade and SAFE party in their respective galleries....
SHHS Class of 2022 names valedictorians, salutatorian
Eight valedictorians and one salutatorian have been named to lead the Sweet Home High School Class of 2022 graduation exercises, scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, June 10, at Husky Field, 1012 22nd Ave. Va...
Classrooms without walls
After the same two-year hiatus that has affected nearly every other institution in the state, Sweet Home's Outdoor School was back in business last week at Camp Tadmor, north of town. "It was so...
High school Drama Club to stage dark drama, Ibsen's 'A Doll's House'
Drama students at Sweet Home High School hit the stage this weekend for three performances of "A Doll's House." The first performance is on Friday, May 27 at 7 p.m., with subsequent shows on Saturday,...
Carnival back at Oak Heights
Oak Heights School held its first Carnival in 2½ years Saturday, May 21. Principal Todd Barrett said the event, aimed at raising money for improvements the school playground, drew the largest...
School district names ESPY winners for May
Sweet Home School District named its ESPY Award winners for May at the May 9 School Board meeting. In front, from left, in the first photo from the meeting, are Sailor Burr, third grade, Hawthorne...
Sweet Home School District Clothing Closet reopens
The Sweet Home School District Clothing Closet reopened May 4 at River of Life Fellowship, 1658 Long St., for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in the spring of 2020. Hours are 1 to...
Wet May Week
The May Week Track Meet competition on Friday afternoon, May 6, brings out self-sacrificial spirit and a lot of showers as Sweet Home High School juniors, on ground, from left, Trenton Smith, Mars...
School district faces challenges in 2022-23 budget
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era The Sweet Home School District's 2022-23 proposed budget was released for public review and a budget message from Acting Supt. Terry Martin was delivered to district...
School board grants Supt. Lisa Riggs furlough
Sweet Home School District Supt. Lisa Riggs will take a leave of absence for the remainder of the school year for "personal" reasons, School Board members agreed Monday night, May 2, following a...
Sweet Home Junior High announces Quarter 3 Honor Roll (April 27, 2022)
SEVENTH GRADE 4.00: Xander Blom, Ryker Burr, Khrystoffer Domingo, Kellen Hartsook, Austyn Hogan, Brittany Lippert, Micah Matney, Landon Murry, Lexi Rundell, Olivia Saveskie, Miu Simmons, Nate Swanson, Gavin Tyler and Victoria Victor. 3.50-3.99: Maile...
Visitors attempt to attend teacher's appeal hearing
About a dozen people attempted to enter the Sweet Home School District office Wednesday afternoon, April 13, to attend an appeal hearing for Tina Tressel. Tressel was terminated Nov. 8, 2021, after...
Sweet Home students to pursue tech-ed degrees at Linn-Benton
Five Sweet Home students signed letters of intent April 14 to pursue technical education degrees at Linn-Benton Community College, during the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) Letter of Intent Signing Day. The virtual signing day...
Steppin' up at the forestry competition
In this photo, Tristan Lemmer, left, and Alex Miller compete in the crosscut event during Sweet Home High School Forestry Club's invitational competition Saturday morning. Dom Freeman, center, oils,...
District announces April ESPY award winners
April ESPY award winners: Foster School: Mitchell Cockrell and Piper Smith, kindergarten. Hawthorne School: Sidney Turpen, second grade; and Brooke Doyle, fourth grade. Oak Heights School: Zeplin Berg and and Alexus Bernardi, sixth grade. Sweet Home...
District teachers seeing silver linings during 'tough' year
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era Sweet Home teachers have demonstrated resilience during a difficult school year, School Board members heard from certified representative Steve Thorpe Monday evening, April 11. “I tell my wrestlers that how you resp...
Winners named in My Healthy Sweet Home poster contest
Some talented young artists got a chance to practice their craft while also conveying important health messages in a poster contest at Sweet Home High School. The winners of the My Healthy Sweet Home...
OSU names Honor Roll
Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll Winter 2022 have been announced by Oregon State University. To be on the Honor Roll, students must earn a B-plus (3.50) or better and carry at least 12 graded hours of course work. Students...
High school, COMP-NW students collaborate in program
Juniors and seniors in Michelle Snyder's anatomy and physiology class at Sweet Home High School have been learning not just from their teacher but from other students like themselves – ones,...
School Disrict honors March 2022 ESPY Winners
Foster School: Mickey Russell and Bella Walls, first grade. Hawthorne School: Paisley Grabeel*, second grade; and Ava Padua*, sixth grade. Holley School: Hensley Haigh, first grade Oak Heights: Arash Hemedanizadeh, first grade; and Bryce Barber,...