Sisters Elementary News Today

When it comes to summer events in Central Oregon, Sisters Rodeo is among the oldest and most popular. It’s also one of the earliest of the region’s big events, stretching

Traffic-calming devices will be installed on West McKinney Butte Road between North Trinity Way and the new Sisters Elementary School. Cities employ

Drivers leaving and entering Sisters Friday afternoon at the east gateway were momentarily stunned to see some 200 feet of art removed from the fence

A new school year is upon us and with it brings great opportunity. It’s a chance to reflect upon our past and also dream up new visions for our

Our first winter in Sisters in 1993-94 was rough. My wife, Marilyn, and I were newly married and broke. We had plowed all of our sparse funds into

STA speaking up on Green Ridge To the Editor: The relationship between wildfires in the West and responsible forest management is a highly debated

Sisters Elementary School (SES) celebrated reading last week, with local author Joyce Burk Brown, who read her and co-author Linda Wolff’s

Oregons special election Tuesday, May 18, 2021 included numerous school board races and local funding measures. Credit Melorie Begay / KLCC Lane County Special Election results In unofficial results, a levy to renew funding for OSU Lane County Extension has been approved by voters in Tuesdays special election. A levy to fund the Lane Fire Authority is also passing. A measure to create a special law enforcement district in the Mohawk Valley looks too close to call as of Tuesday night with 51% ag...

Elementary school will continue in-person By Charlie Kanzig Tuesday, December 22, 2020 12:40 PM Sisters Elementary School will be allowed to remain open for “hybrid” learning under the state’s “Safe Harbor” clause, which was extended following an announcement late December 16 from the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority. The “Safe Harbor” status had been set to expire January 4, 2021. ODE expects to publish updated information...

Not counting charter or remote one-classroom schools, there are 48 public schools in Deschutes County. And only one was open for in-person learning for much of the fall: Sisters Elementary School. Four days a week since late September, about 270 students from preschool to fourth grade have attended class inside Sisters Elementary. Many teachers, school staff and parents say their ability to learn in person has been a major benefit, academically and emotionally, for those children. “Itâ€�...