Salem-News.com Schools articles Page 4

Mid-Valley Schools Closed, Delayed Thursday Because of Snow

Stay with Salem-News.com as we will update the latest school closures and delays as they come in.

(SALEM) - All schools are closed today for Dallas, Silver Falls, Falls City, Amity, Perrydale, St. Paul, Dayton, Gervais, McMinnville, Yamhill-Carlton, Mt. Angel, and Willamina school districts. Community Action Head Start of Marion & Polk counties Dallas site.
WESD Yamhill Center. Western Mennonite.

Scio: No PM Kindergarten. PM buses on snow routes for bus #5 and bus #4

Newberg: All PM buses on snow routes. All evening activities canceled.

20-Year-Old Arrested in Hit-And-Run That Critically Injured Salem School Bus Driver

65-year-old Gary Curtis Phillips, the victim in this accident is still listed in Critical Condition at Salem Hospital.

(SALEM) - At 6:05 AM on the morning of January 8th, Gary Phillips, a school bus driver for the Salem Keizer School District, was struck and critically injured while crossing Hawthorne Ave. NE, at D St. NE, in Salem.

The driver of the car that struck Phillips fled the scene.

Today, at 11:50 AM, Ofc. T.J. Kistner a patrol officer, located the involved car at the Lancaster Commons Apartments, in the 2300 block of Coral Ave. NE, in Salem.

The involved car is a 1996 Plymouth Breeze, light metallic green in color.

The car is registered to the parents of the listed suspect.

The investigation led to the arrest of Corey James Duffield, 20 years of age, at 2:20 PM Tuesday.

Duffield has been charged with: Fail to perform the duties of a driver involved in an injury accident, (Hit & Run) and Second Degree Assault, both felonies.

Salem-Keizer School Bus Driver Nearly Killed Monday Morning While Walking to Work

Police are now looking for a silver or light gray 1995 - 2000 Dodge Stratus, Plymouth Breeze or Chrysler Cirrus.

(SALEM) - A Salem-Keizer School District bus driver was in critical condition late Monday night following three hours of surgery for head injuries he suffered in a hit-and-run accident earlier in the day.

Salem police spokesman Lt. Dan Deitz says 65-year-old Gary Phillips of Salem was struck about 6:10 AM at the Hawthorne Ave and D Street intersection near the Salem-Keizer School District’s bus barn.

Gary and his wife Linda have been married for 42 years and have five children, three daughters, who live in Salem, two sons, and 12 grandchildren.

Restored Bush School Library Murals Find New Home at North High

The two murals were painted and installed at Bush in 1938 through the Works Progress Administration federal art program.

(SALEM) - Members of Salem's art, business and school communities recently completed restoration of two historic Depression-era murals originally located at the old Bush Elementary School.

Over the winter break, the murals were reinstalled in the North Salem High School auditorium. The frames used were specially created for the murals' permanent exhibition.

The two murals -- “Alice in Wonderland” and “Arabian Nights' Entertainment” -- were painted in tempera on canvas and glued to the walls of the library at Bush.
Each arch-shaped painting was nine feet wide by six feet high. They were painted in a vivid 20th Century modern style, with expressionistic and surreal qualities.

In 2005 (almost 70 years later) the murals were in very good condition, but they faced an uncertain future.

Plans for the expansion of Salem Hospital -- and subsequent demolition of the old Bush Elementary building -- required relocation of the paintings.

Tyler Technologies Signs Contract to Provide Provide MUNIS Financial Management Software For Salem-Keizer Public Schools

The contract, which includes a full suite of financial and human resource software, is valued at more than $1.4 million.

(SALEM) - Tyler Technologies, Inc. based in Dallas, Texas announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with Salem-Keizer Public Schools in to provide its MUNIS financial management software and related professional services to the district.

The pact gives Salem-Keizer Public Schools the distinction of being the first school district in the state of Oregon to select Tyler's MUNIS Enterprise Resource Planning software for its accounting needs.

The Salem-Keizer school district serves nearly 40,000 students and has approximately 4,000 full-time employees, making it the second largest district in the state.

Salem-Keizer Announces Seven New Prevention Intervention Resource Specialists

These specialists work in each of the feeder school areas, providing direct support to students dealing with issues of drug and alcohol, youth gangs, and violence.

(SALEM) - The Salem-Keizer School District is pleased to announce the addition of seven Prevention Intervention Resource Specialists.

They lead the District’s diversion education program; conduct recovery support groups for students coming out of treatment programs; support the district’s drug, alcohol, and violence prevention programs in schools; and facilitate improved communication among students, parents, teachers, and administrators.

Registration Underway For Free 3-Week Parenting Class

The class fills up quickly and there is room for only 35 parents.

(SALEM) - Michael Hammond, Prevention Intervention Resource Specialist with the Salem-Keizer School District, will be teaching a special 3-week parenting class for parents who are concerned about drug/alcohol issues that involve their children.

The class is free and will meet at Houck Middle School, 1155 Connecticut SE.

The starting date is January 23rd, with subsequent classes on January 30th and February 6th.

Power Still Out for 158,000 in Oregon (UPDATE)

PGE and Pacific Power crews continue to make progress restoring power.

(SALEM) - At 10:30 PM Friday about 105,000 customers are without power throughout PGE's service territory, less than half of the peak of 245,000 at 11:00 last night. Pacific Power crews are continuing to respond to outages affecting more than 53,000 customers in Oregon and Washington.

Restoration efforts are expected to continue through the weekend, and perhaps into early next week.

This was the largest major storm restoration effort since the Dec. 12th, 1995 storm affecting over 300,000.

STORM WATCH: Stay Off The Roads If You Can Thursday Night

In addition to all the wind, rain and flooding, the National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for the Oregon Cascades for late Thursday night

(SPRINGFIELD) - Oregon Department of Transportation officials are suggesting that motorists not travel Thursday night with the incoming winter storm that is expected to produce hurricane force winds, potentially flooding rains, high surf at the coast and blizzard conditions in the mountains.

STORM WATCH: CLOSURE UPDATES (FRIDAY)

The following cancellations, postponements and outages are occuring at this time. SEND US YOUR UPDATES: newsroom@salem-news.com

(SALEM) - Salem-Keizer: 11 schools closed- Englewood, Eyre, Forest Ridge, Grant, Judson, Lee, Miller, Rosedale, Sumpter, Wright and Centennial-Wheatland, plus Student Services Center.

Central School District: Independence Elementary closed, all others open. (MORE)