The McNary softball program will have to do away with the brand new dugouts they installed two years ago as they will begin playing on their new field by Saint Edward Catholic Church in 2021. (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings) With construction on the expansion of McNary High School getting set to take[Read More…]
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New traffic flow may reduce impact on MHS neighbors
Ask any parent whose ever dropped off, or picked up, their student at McNary High School at the beginning and end of the day and they will likely tell you that it’s a dreaded experience. Depending on the day, it can take up to 20 minutes to enter campus, drop[Read More…]
6 questions with Keizer’s school board candidates
Danielle BethelL and Chuck Lee Keizer will have a choice when it comes to who represents the city on the Salem-Keizer School Board this May. Longtime Board member Chuck Lee is seeking re-election to the post he’s held since 2007. His contender this time around will be Danielle Bethell, executive director[Read More…]
McNary musicians clean up at OMEA district competition
McNary High School’s Kacey Whitfield took first place in the French horn competition at the district level. (Submitted) The Oregon Music Education Association District 4 2019 Solo and Ensemble Contest was held at McNary High School on Saturday, March 9. Band, orchestra and choir students from all Salem area high schools competed,[Read More…]
Keizer cook-off
Fourth and fifth grade students from around the Salem-Keizer School District duked it out in the kitchen at McNary High School Friday, March 8. More than 50 students submitted recipes to the competition. Sixteen were selected and 15 competed in the competition assisted by McNary High School students in the[Read More…]
Latino Club becomes ‘second family’ for students
Members of the McNary High School Latino Club performed at the Keizer Chamber of Commerce First Citizen Banquet in January. (KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald) The Latino Club at McNary High School meets in portable 58 on Thursday afternoons from 2:30-3:30 p.m. But what started as a small after-school gathering has turned[Read More…]
Bingo night at Whiteaker
The Whiteaker Band Boosters parent volunteer group is organizing a bingo night at Whiteaker Middle School on Tuesday, March 19. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Whiteaker Middle School gym, and all players are welcome. Participants will be able to purchase snacks and play bingo to win[Read More…]
Claggett Creek Middle School first semester honor roll
Sixth Grade Acosta Lopez, Hilda S., Adair, Olivia K., Alsareai, Rahban R.*, Alveida Cervantes, Karla*, Anderson, Cooper A., Ayala, Alondra E., Babinski, Kory O., Barrera Pina, Mayte Y., Becerril, Sienna P.*, Bennett, Luke G., Blackman, Katherine E.*, Blake, Andie M., Brown, Lindsay M., Burruss, Savanna J., Canchola, Jayda N., Capps,[Read More…]
Whiteaker Middle School first semester honor roll
6th Grade Aguilar Anaya, Enrike, Allen, Caden, Arechiga Molinar, Jose, Armstrong, Ella*, Balogun, Abu-Hurairah*, Barker, Brianna*, Barrett, Sophia*, Basilio, Juan*, Beadle, Hannah, Brister, Kate, Brown, Teagan, Burroughs, Lucille*, Carpenter, Dolores, Carrasco Cortes, Jazmin, Castellanos Del Rio, Sofia, Christensen, Caedmon, Cole, Gavin, Cook, Elliana, Cooper, Daniel III*, Cottings, Brianna, Cottings, Jessica,[Read More…]
Teacher turns passion into after school club
Jennedy Garcia Cortez practices kicks in an after school jiu-jitsu program at Weddle Elementary School. Eduardo Rodriguez developed a passion for Brazilian jiu-jitsu when he was a student at Western Oregon University in 2010. Nearly a decade later, he has gotten the chance to share that passion with a group of[Read More…]