The Vale boys basketball team emerged from non-league play in December at 3-7 but the difficult, early-season schedule helped build resiliency and teamwork. Now the Vikings – with wins over Riverside and Umatilla Feb. 3 and Feb 4 – are in second place in the Eastern Oregon League.
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He’s a student of refereeing – and backs Ontario refs
A longtime local high school basketball referee and a developmentally-delayed Ontario High School student cultivated an enduring friendship over the student’s interest in refereeing basketball.
Area wrestlers claim top finishes at New Plymouth tournament
NEW PLYMOUTH – Every wrestling team in Malheur County participated in the R.D. Brown Invitational Tournament last weekend. In the women’s bracket team scores, Nyssa finished second with 55 points while Vale was fourth with 53 points and Adrian finished 12th. In men’s team standings, Nyssa claimed 11th place with[Read More…]
Malheur County graduation rates well above state average in 2022
Malheur County schools exceeded the state’s graduation rate by 8% last year. Not only that, school districts countywide have closed the achievement gap, the disparities in educational achievement between minority and disadvantaged students and their White counterparts, to around 1.5% over the last decade, according to local school officials.
Oregon’s high school graduation rate up slightly in 2022
State figures released Thursday show 81.3% of high school .students last year graduated in four years compared with 80.6% the year before
School officials seek Malheur County law to curb high student absenteeism
Area school officials met with the Malheur County Court last month to seek input on a proposed county ordinance to cut down on chronically absent students.
Antelopes notch wins while Vikings split spate of weekend games in local prep hoop action
Diesel Johnson helped Vale get past Nyssa in boys prep basketball action Saturday, Jan. 14, while the Adrian boys and girls swept their weekend contests.
Vale, Nyssa split wins in weekend basketball
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Vale boys, Nyssa girls win in Viking-Bulldog basketball matches on Saturday, Jan. 14.
Adrian runs away from Four Rivers in basketball play
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: The Adrian Antelopes kept their league record intact in basketball as the girls and boys teams defeated the Four Rivers Falcons.
Educator of the year’s own experience has allowed her to relate to students, parents
Meg Galeener, Ontario School District reading coach, a veteran teacher and the Chamber’s Educator of the Year nominee, has garnered a reputation as a teacher that can reach students from challenging backgrounds.