A student-created guide to mental health resources is part of a larger effort from South Salem High School students to keep mental health and suicide prevention visible topics of discussion as many teens have struggled with pandemic isolation and the return to school.

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On the Friday before winter break, high school students visit Hoover Elementary to make crafts, read books and pass out gifts to every student. “Sprague Day” has been an annual tradition for so long that the teachers now leading it remember delivering their own gifts when they attended Sprague.

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Celia Hyman Baculi spent years helping improve the lives of Salem-area students of all ages. Now, a local nonprofit is fundraising to renovate South Salem High School’s College and Career Center, which will be renamed after her when complete.

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Two Sprague High School students took home a $500 award from the Marion County Health and Human Services Department for a video spotlighting problem gambling.

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The spate of false threats to Salem schools is disruptive and worrisome, leading authorities to remind people that such hoaxes can land someone in jail. Learn how the Salem-Keizer School District is dealing with yet another challenge.

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Eleven local schools will offer free lunch and activity packets for students enrolled in the Salem-Keizer School District during winter break, which begins Monday.

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Salem-Keizer Public Schools is spending $600,000 on nine new security staff positions and a supervisor, using more than half the nearly $1 million saved from ending school resource officer contracts earlier this year.

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Salem-Keizer School District officials along with the FBI and local law enforcement agencies say a recent uptick in hoax threats have disrupted local schools and caused unnecessary fear.

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District officials said they've worked to educate students about the seriousness of threats, which disrupt classes and cause fear in classmates and school staff.

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Board members adopted a new school board redistricting map Tuesday night on a 4-3 vote, with a majority of the board and public commenters supporting a map which made fewer changes to existing zones. The newly adopted map leaves a small portion of south Salem in west Salem's zone.

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The Salem-Keizer school board Tuesday night voted to approve redistricting map #1 following a community-wide debate.

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The district is seeking $81,588 in damages from Woodburn-based Triplett Wellman, a construction contractor. Their lawsuit alleges the firm failed to secure a school construction site in April 2020, allowing an arsonist to set a fire.

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A late decision by Salem-Keizer School District officials to delay the start of school two hours on Tuesday morning prompted frustration and confusion from parents and school employees.

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Activists with Latinos Unidos Siempre are calling for Salem-Keizer school board member Danielle Bethell to resign, following comments she posted on Facebook.

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Students of the Latino Club at McNary High School will be handing out presents during the parade. They will also be selling tamales and hot chocolate. The proceeds from their sales will go towards an end of year trip.

For more than three decades, the Adopt-a-Celt program at McNary High has served families in need during the holiday season, and the students on the leadership team have been working diligently to keep the tradition alive.

Students from SKPS share with KGW how in-person learning is going for them and challenges they are facing.

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Even with the surge in COVID-19 cases, a parent from SKPS shared with Fox 12 why they are confident in sending their child to school.

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Steve Nelson talks about the positive impact the Grow Your Own program can have within the SKPS district.

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Salem-Keizer School District officials along with the FBI and local law enforcement agencies say a recent uptick in hoax threats have disrupted local schools and caused unnecessary fear.

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Salem-Keizer high school sports teams will no longer have to travel over the Cascade Mountains for league games beginning in the 2021-22 school year.

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Salem high schoolers won't have to take the bus across a mountain range to play sports starting next fall.

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The Celtics entered the final period with a nine-point lead, but were outscored 23-12 in the final eight minutes, falling to Liberty by a score of 66-64 on Friday, Dec. 17.

The McNary boys' swim team started their season on the right foot in their opening dual meet against West Salem, defeating the Titans 85-80 on Thursday, Dec. 16.

On Tuesday, Dec. 14, the Oregon Schools and Activities Association (OSAA) announced their conference realignment starting in the 2022-23 school year for non-football sports. Among the notable changes, the Salem-Keizer schools, minus McKay, are slated to play in their own five-team league called the Central Valley Conference.

The Cougars led by double-digits for most of the game, defeating the Celtics 66-41.