McNary Vice Principal Susanne Stefani with Melissa Morgan and Turnaround Award sponsor Don Lebold (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Since 1994, the Salem-Keizer School District holds the Turnaround Achievement Awards every year to recognize middle and high school students that demonstrate effort, commitment and perseverance in the face…
From Salem-Keizer Public Schools Improvements funded by the 2018 bond are ahead of schedule at McNary High School. Salem-Keizer’s construction firm on the McNary project, Pence Construction, is ready to move forward with work on the south part of the campus starting Monday, June 3.…
The 2019 Celtic Boys Basketball Summer Camp will begin on Monday, June 17 for third through eight graders at Claggett Creek Middle School. The camp will focus on developing fundamental skills that will help students improve their basketball skills including footwork, dribbling, rebounding and shooting…
McNary High School has finished their Associated Student Body (ASB) elections for the 2019-2020 school year. Listed below are the student’s positions, names and school years. ASB President – Griffen Hubbard (junior) ASB Vice President – Chloe Martindale (senior) Secretary/Treasurer – Sydney Morris (junior) Elections…
On Monday, May 20, the Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) District Budget Committee approved a $1.2 billion budget for 2019-20. The budget is based on Governor Kate Brown’s recommended K-12 budget of $9 billion for the 2019-201 biennium — which does not include the $35 million…
Supporters of McNary High School gather in front of the school to mark the beginning of construction (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). An official groundbreaking ceremony was held at McNary High School on Friday, May 17, signaling the start of the 15-month construction period at the school —…
Ismael Galeana rides the Blender Bike. Kennedy Elementary School held its first Walk, Ride and Roll event Friday, May 17. Students picked up snacks and safety information, used pedal power to blend up smoothies and got inspected for proper helmet fitting before heading out for…
Danielle Bethell and Chuck Lee Danielle Bethell’s bid to oust long-serving Salem-Keizer School Board director Chuck Lee appeared to have paid off according to unofficial results with all precincts accounted for in the election Tuesday, May 21. Bethell was leading with 52 percent of the…
The McNary Orchestra will host their annual McNary Area Orchestra Festival at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21 at the McNary High School Gym. The festival will feature about 400 orchestra students from the Keizer school district including all of Keizer’s elementary schools, both Claggett…