JEFFERSON – The Jefferson School Board has identified four candidates for the school district’s next superintendent opening, one of which is a current administrator at the Nyssa School District.  Ryan Hawkins, director of district operations at Nyssa School District, was selected as one of the finalists for the top administrative[Read More…]

A Vale High School robotics student makes a few tweaks on a robot he custom built and programmed for the Vex Robotics Competition held in Vale last week. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) VALE – The Vale High School robotics club went into high gear at the second annual Vex Robotics[Read More…]

ONTARIO – Treasure Valley Community College has won a passing grade from evaluators but faces work to shore up how the college measures student success and to sharpen its planning. The college learned last week that its federal accreditation – vital to credit transfers and student loans – remains intact.[Read More…]

Recent state statistics show nearly 90 percent of Ontario High School seniors graduate. During the last five years, Ontario High School’s graduation rate has improved by more than 24 percent. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – The number of high school students graduating across Malheur County climbed in 2018, according to data[Read More…]

The number of high school students graduating across Malheur County climbed in 2018, according to data released Thursday morning by the Oregon Department of Education. Across Malheur County, 84.6 percent of the 383 students who were expected to graduate high school did so in 2018. That’s a jump of 2[Read More…]

ONTARIO – Following are the Malheur County students who earned scholastic honors for the fall quarter at Treasure Valley Community College. President’s List (4.0 GPA) ONTARIO – Wyatt Lucas Blacken, Osamah Hasan Hadi, Emma Marie Hicks, Natalie Juarez, Isabel Margaret Stoddart, Lindsey Nicole Tolman and Daphne Ann Uriu. VALE – Angie[Read More…]

After a day of learning last month, Nyssa brought students to the beach south of Newport to play. Pictured here from left are Jacob Gonzalez, Kira Nulle, Mazy Stringer, Jose DeLeon, Jr., and Mia Gomeza. (Jayme Fraser/ Malheur Enterprise) NEWPORT – Isaiah Garza and other Nyssa fifth graders lined up[Read More…]

Jolene Zagaris was named Educator of the Year by the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture in February. Zagaris is a Nyssa Elementary School teacher. (Submitted photo). Jolene Zagaris was in the sixth grade when she realized she wanted to be a teacher – she even “vividly remembers” a drawing[Read More…]

NYSSA – Within the month, students in Nyssa will be able to continue their online studies at home even if parents can’t afford internet. After a year of planning and coordinating, the Nyssa School District is close to rolling out citywide access to the district’s internet on students’ laptops.  The[Read More…]

Eight years after stepping into the top slot at Treasure Valley Community College, President Dana Young said she is nearly finished with work on her doctorate in philosophy. The college board gave Young 20 paid days of leave each year to work on it. (Enterprise file photo) ONTARIO – The enthusiasm was[Read More…]