Career Training (Malheur Enterprise graphic) Editor’s note: This is a continuing series of articles highlighting students exploring vocations through Career and Technical Education classes offered in Malheur County high schools. Santiago Miranda aims to be a physical therapist but meanwhile, he’s also learning skills in…
ONTARIO – Ontario School District officials are considering a move to four-day school weeks as teachers grapple with the demands of the Covid pandemic. “If I could ask for anything to make my job better, it would be for more time,” said one teacher in…
LaRena Lewis teaches as a substitute at Aiken Elementary School in Ontario. (Submitted photo) VALE – The Malheur Education Service District’s list of available substitute teachers for local schools has shrunk by about half since the beginning of the pandemic, and districts are feeling the…
From left: Lynn McKinney, Sherri Hironaka, and Kelly Poe stand amongst the books and T-shirts soon to be given out to kindergarteners all around the county as part of the seventh annual StORytime event. (The Enterprise/Liliana Frankel) VALE – Covid worries meant that the Malheur…
VALE – The Oregon School Boards Association on Friday warned school board members across the state that any effort to defy state Covid mandates is “unacceptable.” The stern letter to 1,400 school board members and superintendents follows actions in recent weeks by school board considering…
Ontario Middle School principal Lisa Longoria. (The Enterprise/AUSTIN JOHNSON) ONTARIO – When Lisa Longoria was a senior at Ontario High School, she became a teen parent. “It was scary, but my mom taught me strong work ethic,” she said. ““I knew I now have a…
Adrian High School (The Enterprise/FILE). ADRIAN – Mark Redmond, superintendent of the Malheur Education Service District, has been named interim superintendent of the Adrian School District, which last week fired superintendent Kevin Purnell after he attempted to implement Gov. Kate Brown’s mask mandate. The Adrian…
Kevin Purnell gives an emotional farewell to the Adrian community after the Adrian School Board fired him after meeting in executive, or closed, session for about 30 minutes on Monday, Aug. 30. (AUSTIN JOHNSON/The Enterprise) UPDATE: This story was updated to include additional details and…
A second-grader in Clarissa Helliwell’s Dual Language Program classroom at Nyssa Elementary School works on her selfie art project on the first day of the school year, Monday, Aug. 23. (The Enterprise/AUSTIN JOHNSON) NOTE: The Enterprise is providing this free to the community as a public…