Enterprise graphic Note: This is the first in a series of articles introducing local students for high schools in Malheur County who are pursuing vocations such as welding and certified nursing assistant through Career Technical Education courses in Malheur County. Watch for more profiles from local schools in the Malheur[Read More…]
Tag: EDUCATION
Corn takes 4th spelling crown
Cadi Corn adjusting her medal at last year’s Spelling Bee. (The Enterprise/Joe Siess) NYSSA – Cadi Corn, an eighth grader at Nyssa Middle School, emerged as the champion at the Malheur County Spelling Bee March 11. The countywide triumph is the fourth consecutive win for the Nyssa student. Last year,[Read More…]
TVCC now providing computer, welding classes to English learners
Noe Gonzalez (left), the High School Equivalency Program’s outreach and engagement specialist, and Daniel Liera-Huchim (right), coordinator of the English as a Second Language program, at Treasure Valley Community College. (Liliana Frankel/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – Treasure Valley Community College this spring will offer classes in welding and computer science to[Read More…]
Students in Jordan Valley ‘ecstatic’ to be at school full-time
Jordan Valley High School (Photo: Rachel Parsons/The Enterprise). JORDAN VALLEY – While most of Malheur County schools have remained closed due to the Covid pandemic, students and staff in the Jordan Valley School District have been back at school since the beginning of the academic year. According to those interviewed[Read More…]
Adrian parents, kids speak out in protest
Kevin Purnell, superintendent of Adrian School District, stands outside the elementary/middle school, where he is also principal. (Photo: The Enterprise/Liliana Frankel) ADRIAN – Students and parents in the Adrian School District kept up the pressure to return to class full-time, staging one protest last week and then showing up to[Read More…]
Treasure Valley Community College career-tech remodel nears completion
Bernie Babcock, TVCC project manager, in the unfinished welding center at TVCC’s new career education building during a tour on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Once completed, the lab will have 27 welding stations. (The Enterprise/Aidan McGloin) ONTARIO – Treasure Valley Community College’s new Career and Technical Education building is should be[Read More…]
School district helps families gain Wi-Fi connection, as education moves online
More than 200 families in Nyssa now have Wi-Fi – a result of a recent project by the Nyssa School District to remove educational obstacles as schools shifted to online classes. With the closure of schools nationwide, students have been taking classes virtually through Zoom since March. The Nyssa district soon[Read More…]
Attracting Latinos, TVCC eyes federal grant
Treasure Valley Community College. (The Enterprise/File) ONTARIO – The number of Latino students at Treasure Valley Community College could potentially bring the school roughly $1 million in additional funding over the course of five years. The college’s current student body is 29% Latino. The number means the college qualifies for[Read More…]
School district seeks feedback from parents, community on elementary grade level schools plan
Ontario High School (The Enterprise/File) ONTARIO – Parents in the Ontario School District can learn in the coming days about plans to reorganize elementary schools next year by consolidating most students in a particular grade at a single school. District officials will hold a series of meetings, which will also[Read More…]
Former Nyssa resident named national superintendent of the year
NYSSA – The national School Superintendents Association announced Friday that former Nyssa resident Gustavo Balderas was recognized as the National Superintendent of the Year. Balderas graduated from Nyssa High School in 1985 and from Treasure Valley Community College in 1987. He has led the Eugene School District since 2015. For[Read More…]