Category SCHOOLS

SKPS Board OKs $1.8M land purchase

The Salem-Keizer Career Technical Education Center will have a new program after the Salem-Keizer School Board unanimously approved plans to purchase an airport hangar at McNary Field at Tuesday’s school board meeting.

School board member calls out colleagues, activists

Dr. Satya Chandragiri is frustrated with the other members of the Salem-Keizer School Board (SKSD), so much so that he held a press conference at the Salem capital mall on Sept. 29 in order to call attention to what he perceives as a lack of…

McNary grads bring in $13M in scholarships

The class of 2022 sits during one of four commencement ceremonies at McNary High School on Friday, June 10. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) They were donning their blue caps and gowns at Friday’s commencement ceremony, but the McNary High School class of 2022 is bringing in the…

Gubser Elementary gets a special visitor

(JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) The students at Joy Hills Gubser Elementary School had a special visitor on Tuesday, Caesar the No Drama Llama. Caesar made the trip to meet the students, with opportunities to take a photo, hug and pet him.  As the students from each grade…

Keizer Elementary breaks ground on renovations

Keizer Elementary Principal Lizi Aguilar-Nelson, Salem-Keizer Public Schools Director of Facilities Joel Smallwood take a photo with triplets Aria, Andi and Alix McKenzie at the groundbreaking ceremony for Keizer Elementary’s renovation project on Tuesday, May 24, at Keizer Elementary. (JOSHUA MANES/Keizertimes) Keizer Elementary is set…

McNary prepares for its Celebration of Music

The Elsinore Theatre will be alive with the sound of McNary’s Celebration of Music on Tuesday, May 3, when the annual concert returns after a two-year hiatus. McNary director of bands Elizabeth Hering said the concert is designed to celebrate the best musicians at the…

McNary’s AVID validation celebration

Principal Erik Jespersen speaks to McNary AVID faculty and staff following their validation as an AVID national demonstration school on Thursday, April 21, in the McNary library. (Joshua Manes/Keizertimes) The McNary High School AVID program staff had reason to celebrate on Thursday, April 21, when…

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