Anabel Ortiz-Chavolla speaks to graduates and their families during the Ontario High School Migrant Education Program commencement. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) ONTARIO – For the past two years Adriana Juarez spent her summers setting gopher traps and cleaning onions with her dad in Ontario. This year, the 18-year-old said she’s[Read More…]

From left, Vale High School’s class of 2019 includes (front row) Miranda Raven, Christabel Buetow, Tiana Allen, Brooklyn Phillips, Isabella Sigrah, Grace Jacobs, Jennifer Paz, Flavia Bruton, Tatyana Gomez, Cristal Reza and Alexis Schaffeld; (second row) Martin Ramirez, Victoria VanWinkle, Lilly Asendorf, Kimberly Alonso, Jessica Sanders, Isabel Lastiri, Gabrielle Ruckman, Baylee[Read More…]

Vale junior Alissa Fulwyler practices her skills on a mannequin during her CNA class held at the Oregon Trail Academy. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) VALE – Two Vale High School students are heading to a national leadership conference for future health professionals in June, after recently placing among the top[Read More…]

HARPER – A dozen graduates will claim their diplomas this Sunday in ceremonies at Harper Charter School. The ceremony starts at 11 a.m. Sunday. Leading the Class of 2019 will be valedictorian Alexis Wilson, daughter of Laura and Michael Wilson.  She has been in National Honor Society, the yearbook and[Read More…]

Vale High School’s Future Business Leaders of America chapter recently sent members to the State Business Leadership Conference in Portland. (Submitted photo) PORTLAND – Two Vale High School students placed in the top four at the Future Business Leaders of America State Business Leadership Conference held recently in Portland. Japheth[Read More…]

Vale robotics students pose with their inventions for the Oregon VEX Robotics Competition State Championship. (Photo by Jim Schaffeld) SALEM – A Vale High School robotics team will head to Iowa and Kentucky next month to compete at the VEX Robotics World Championship Tournament. The Viking team of Japheth Carlson[Read More…]

Alameda Elementary sixth-grader Clare Dwyer received a $500 grant from the Peace, Love & Planet nonprofit to use toward a new water bottle filling station for her school. (Submitted photo) ONTARIO – Alameda Elementary sixth-grader Clare Dwyer recently won a $500 grant for a new water bottle filling station for[Read More…]

Officials expect the new Vale Middle School to be finished by May and students will be in the new facility next fall. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon). VALE – Construction is on pace for the new Vale Middle School to be finished by May and ready to host its first classes[Read More…]

Sixth-grader Tyler Young tinkers with the robot his team, SPAC3 HACK3RS, designed for the Robot Game event during the FIRST LEGO League regional meet held Saturday, Dec. 8 at TVCC’s gymnasium. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) With their robots at the ready, 16 FIRST Lego League teams from the Treasure Valley[Read More…]