EDITOR’S NOTE: The Ontario School District sometime recently decided to close two elementary schools, merging student bodies. Here’s how the news team at the Enterprise did the reporting on this topic.
Schools
DeLeon takes up Nyssa mat legacy
Not much is changing as Bobby DeLeon, Nyssa’s new wrestling coach, takes the reins of the school’s successful program, given that Luke Cleaver, the former head wrestling coach, had long prepared him to take over the program.
Ontario School District can’t document who decided 2 schools should close
While Ontario School District leaders have touted a plan to shift all students in each grade into the same building, the district’s administrators have been less candid about a plan to close Cairo and Pioneer Elementary Schools.
A look back at the big stories of 2023 – and where things stand as the year ends
The Enterprise covered the year’s biggest news events, from the closure of a food kitchen for the homeless in Ontario, to the death of a Nyssa police officer in a shooting to the departure of the project manager at the Treasure Valley Reload Center. What news in Malheur County in 2023 stood out to you?
Prep basketball teams shine at Treasure Valley Community College Showcase Tournament
Teams from around the county and the region competed in the Treasure Valley Community College’s Showcase Tournament, Friday, Dec. 22.
Attorneys press court to dismiss school superintendent’s lawsuit
Lawyers for the Ontario School District are seeking to have court claims it discriminated against Nikki Albisu, the district’s superintendent, tossed out, saying the charges are ” factually unsupported.” The case apparently will go on hold because Albisu and the district recently agreed to try to mediate their dispute.
In that arrangement, the judge will act as a mediator in a settlement conference and help the opposing sides sift through the facts, analyze the legal issues, and impartially evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the case in hopes of getting both sides to a compromise.
Nyssa student club brings holiday cheer to the elderly
A middle school program designed to prepare students for a career in health care and engage with the community visited a local long-term care facility with Alzheimer’s and dementia patients last week.
Ontario boys basketball team back on the court
Tension between the Ontario boys basketball head coach and a group of players came down to opinions on “coaching and playing time,” according to the school district public relations coordinator. No players or coaches were suspended or put on probation for the disagreements and the team is back on the court after a two-game hiatus.
Sports scoreboard
The latest results and scores from area high school sports teams from the past week.
PHOTOS: Songs, smiles, Christmas spirit highlight Vale Elementary School concert
More than 800 people converged on the Vale Middle School, Thursday, Dec. 14, for the Vale Elementary School’s Winter Concert.