By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes McNary High School is looking for a few good volunteers to help guide current students to the next level of their education careers. “Volunteer advisors would be responsible for meeting with those kids a couple of times a year, finding out what their plans are and formulating a [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes By almost any measure, McNary High School’s Air Force Junior Reserves Officers’ Training Corps (AFJROTC) has been a resounding success. In just its first semester as part of the school’s offerings, the program has attracted more than 100 students and proven it can stand among the region’s best. [...]

  By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Before arriving on American shores as a Rotary Club exchange student, Pepita Schmidt-Rave had studied English for the better part of seven years in Landau, Germany. It still didn’t quite prepare her. “The first day I was here everything was really confusing, I had everyone asking me [...]

By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes The retirement of Mary Cadez as an assistant superintendent of the Salem-Keizer School District was announced at the Dec. 11  Salem-Keizer School Board meeting. The Keizer resident, whose retirement will take effect July 1, has held her current position and lived in Keizer for the six years she has [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The McNary High School drama department is planning a one-night-only production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Friday, Dec. 14. Director Dallas Myers is hoping to take a page from NPR’s Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion. “We’re going small spectacle, a few lights and mics and that’s all,” [...]

  The holiday concerts by the Whiteaker Middle School, Claggett Creek Middle School, and McNary High School choirs scheduled 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Capitol Rotunda this Friday, Dec. 14, have been cancelled due to a special legislative session called by Governor John Kitzhaber. The concerts may be rescheduled, but nothing has been confirmed as of yet.

MHS orchestra wants to play for your holiday gatherings

By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes Another deficit projection greeted the Salem-Keizer School District Budget Committee at its first 2012-13 meeting Tuesday. The 2012-13 deficit, estimated at more than $20.5 million after a $500,000 technology investment that the district administration has considered necessary for maintaining quality of education, represents a much smaller drop in resources [...]

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes The way John Honey sees it, random drug searches at McNary High School are a win for everyone. The third-year principal started what he calls police dog exhibitions last fall. He partners with local law enforcement agencies to bring in police dogs to do searches. Honey emphasized the idea [...]

Keizer teachers Michele Husseman, Ryan Somerville and Wally Wing were honored with Crystal Apples at a ceremony last week. The awards, sponsored by the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation, recognize excellence in education by honoring those making a significant impact in the lives of children. First star to the right Middle school years represent rough waters for [...]