ONTARIO – Students from migrant or farmworker families can apply to participate in the Oregon Migrant Leadership Institute this summer. Three sessions of the summer leadership camp will be hosted at Treasure Valley Community College during the month of July. Activities will include a rafting trip, college fair, leadership training,[Read More…]

An array of infrastructure improvements at the Ontario School District will be possible if voters approve a $25 million bond in May. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – At Ontario High School, windows nearly 70 years old need constant attention. At Aiken Elementary School, part of a stage has been turned into[Read More…]

Harper FFA Chapter members pose in front of farm equipment. (Submitted photo) REDMOND – Local FFA chapters found success during the recent Oregon FFA State Convention at the Deschutes Fair and Expo Center in Redmond. Over 3,000 FFA members from more than 100 chapters across the state attended the Oregon[Read More…]

NYSSA – The Nyssa School Board Monday night named Darren Johnson as its new superintendent, capping a week of meetings that left the community wondering who would lead local schools. Johnson will replace Superintendent Jana Iverson beginning July 1. Iverson had announced her resignation last fall. Johnson will receive a[Read More…]

NYSSA – The Nyssa School Board was scheduled to vote on hiring a new superintendent Monday night, but deferred that decision pending additional discussion. The board earlier narrowed the search for the top district job to two finalists. The two are Dr. Darren Johnson, principal at Canyon Crest Elementary School[Read More…]

The Nyssa School Board has narrowed the search for its next superintendent to two finalists. District leaders named Dr. Darren Johnson, principal at Canyon Crest Elementary School in Provo, Utah, and Dr. Benjamin Merrill, principal at Middleton High School in Idaho, as the top two choices for the position. Nyssa[Read More…]

CLACKAMAS – Four Vale High School students recently earned top honors at a statewide technical skills competition, earning spots to compete at the national level in June.  Japheth Carlson, Jacob Graviet, Beau Belnap and Abraham Vasquez earned top rankings in the mobile robotics and automotive tech divisions during the SkillsUSA Oregon[Read More…]

Nyssa sixth-grader Cadi Corn is a two-time Malheur County Spelling Bee champion after winning the sixth-grade and overall contests last Friday. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) NYSSA – Sixth-grader Cadi Corn out-spelled 81 other students in Grades 1-8 from public and independent schools throughout the county to win the third annual[Read More…]

The Malheur Youth Transition Program team includes Christa Maupin, Debbie Durham, Dannette Hackman and Kirsten Reid. Durham was honored with an Innovative Agency award. (Submitted photo) NYSSA – Two local educators were recently honored at the Oregon Statewide Transition Conference at Eugene. Ryan Hawkins, director of operations at the Nyssa[Read More…]

NYSSA – Over 80 students across Malheur County have been training and preparing for a different type of sport, one that involves studying the etymology of words or brushing up with the dictionary on commonly misspelled words. This Friday, students will be relying on that training to compete in the[Read More…]