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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...
Supt. outlines plans for school in fall
One thing is clear following Monday night’s School Board meeting: School this fall is not going to look like anything students, parents and teachers have experienced in the past, at least not before the COVID shutdown last spring. Supt. Tom...
Linn-Benton Community College announces Sweet Home area graduates
Linn-Benton Community College has awarded 923 degrees and certificates to 818 students in its 52nd graduating class. Although the college was unable to hold a formal commencement ceremony this year, LBCC is commemorating grads through online...
School Board to meet virtually
The Sweet Home School Board will hold its monthly meeting virtually at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 13. "Due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 state-wide restrictions, and in keeping with the efforts of social distancing to reduce the spread of the...
Freshmen of the Year honors go to Brookelynn Burke, Christian Dominy
Despite an unusual and short-lived introduction to Sweet Home High School, Christian Dominy and Brookelyn Burke still managed to bring home the coveted Freshman Boy and Girl of the Year award for...
East Linn Christian Honor Roll
Following are students named to East Linn Christian Academy’s second semester Honor Roll, as announced by the school: High School 4.00: Todd Baker, Madeline Bowler, Julia Caswell, Kolby Clark, Susannah Cray, Alexis Freeman, Brooklyn Garber, Alayna...
With state guidance, schools begin plans for fall
Sweet Home School District officials are figuring out how to implement guidelines released last week by the Oregon Department of Education for how schools should operate in the fall amid COVID-19. The...
Graduates get to finish line
If good things do indeed come in small packages, that may be the best way to describe the two days of graduation ceremonies held Thursday and Friday, June 4 and 5, at Sweet Home High School. In 23...
Board OKs $45.96M budget
Sweet Home School Board members unanimously approved the district's 2020-21 budget Monday, June 8, in a meeting held at Sweet Home Junior High. Six board members were present for the vote: Debra Brown...
PEO-DD awards scholarships
Sweet Home Chapter PEO, Chapter DD, has announced its annual scholarship winners. Recipients are all Sweet Home-area residents. Sidney Nichol will be awarded $2,000 for the Marguerite Scholarship....
Schools, city await word on what next year's financial picture will look like
The Sweet Home School District, like other districts and state agencies, is bracing for big hits to its budgets next school year, while hoping that other funding streams may help it maintain its current service levels. School officials listened last...
7 to lead SHHS graduation
Sweet Home High School has announced six valedictorians and one salutatorian to lead the Class of 2020 graduation ceremonies, which will be held June 4 and 5. The valedictorians, Megan Hager,...
Graduation to include small ceremonies, processional
Sweet Home High School will hold its graduation ceremony over two days, June 4 and 5, in carefully scheduled small groups of seven students and guests, who will meet in the Main Gymnasium as graduates receive their diplomas. Steve Thorpe, who is...
Furloughs to save money for district
Anticipating a revenue shortfall next year, the Sweet Home School Board decided Monday night, May 18, to take four furlough days this year to save money for next school year while using the Oregon Work Share program to ensure employees receive...
Virtual recognition event honors SHHS forestry students
Oregon high school forestry programs last week honored their students last week with special recognition based on how teens performed at career development events or competitions earlier in the year, prior to the closure of schools in response to...
Pandemic-related uncertainties overshadow schools budget process
While preparing a budget for the 2020-21 school year, the Sweet Home School District faces substantial uncertainty with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has put hundreds of thousands out of work in Oregon and millions nationwide,...
Graduation plans begin to take shape
Sweet Home High School Seniors will have their chance to walk across the stage and receive a diploma next month. Supt. Tom Yahraes outlined tentative plans for graduation during the School Board’s regular meeting, held virtually, Monday night....
