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SHS program develops 'life skills'
Josh Nordell and his Life Skills class at Sisters High School have been working with students with varying degrees of mental and physical challenges for several years. Life Skills is a class... — Updated 11/8/2016 Full story
Students explore a Mexican tradition
Fourth-graders in Clay Warburton's class had an opportunity to celebrate a unique tradition last week. Warburton and his students learned about Dia de los Meurtos, or Day of the Dead, where... — Updated 11/8/2016 Full story
Struggling to stay in Sisters
Sisters is a picturesque community, nestled in the mountains and surrounded by natural beauty. The community is supportive, helpful, and rural - the picture of small-town America. It's not hard to understand why people want to live here. We... — Updated 11/8/2016 Full story
Students to dig in on Great Potato Harvest
Rainshadow Organics and students from the Sisters High School Sustainable Agriculture and IEE (Interdisciplinary Environmental Education) classes are teaming up to get locally grown organic... — Updated 10/25/2016 Full story
Sisters students turn themselves into detectives
Julie Holden, fourth-grade teacher at Sisters Elementary School (SES) has been working with her class for the last several weeks to create the Outlaw Detective Agency. The first book the stud... — Updated 10/18/2016 Full story
Turning energy into s'mores
Fourth-graders at Sisters Elementary School in Mrs. Parsons' and Mr. Warburton's classes ended their four-week study of energy with a tasty project. Students in each class attempted to... — Updated 10/11/2016 Full story
Farm to Table means healthy eating
October is National Farm to School month, and the Sisters School District is celebrating it to the fullest. Throughout the next month students will get an opportunity to taste-test different... — Updated 10/4/2016 Full story
Drummer teaches rhythms at SES
Students at Sisters Elementary School learned new rhythms over the past two weeks with their African Drumming Artist in Residency. Dale Largent from Bend spent the better part of the last... — Updated 10/4/2016 Full story
FAN works to keep food program alive
The Sisters Family Access Network (FAN) is working hard to maintain a program which retired elementary school custodian Deb Hook began three years ago. The "Backpack Food" program was something Hook started in order to support Sisters... — Updated 9/27/2016 Full story
Writer creates legacy for friend
Josh Erskine of Sisters is a freshman at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. The 18-year-old recently made a significant cash contribution to the Deschutes County Mental Health program... — Updated 9/27/2016 Full story
Community rallies for Justin Veloso
"There is so much love in this room." That's what one event-goer said to Justin Veloso as Dennis McGregor and The Spoilers hit the stage at the Belfry last Thursday night after a live... — Updated 9/20/2016 Full story
New teachers at Sisters Elementary School
Sisters Elementary School welcomed three new teachers this fall. Students welcomed Ashleigh Thomas, replacing longtime P.E. teacher Mark Lamont; Danielle Pulliam as a new third-grade teacher... — Updated 9/20/2016 Full story
Middle schoolers can 'take a hike'
Sisters Middle School English teacher Becky Aylor challenged middle school students this year to "Take a Hike." After school two days a week, students are invited to hike with her to get... — Updated 9/13/2016 Full story
School expands handwriting program
Thanks to a grant from the Sisters Schools Foundation, Sisters Elementary School will be able to expand their Handwriting Without Tears program beyond kindergarten to first and second grade.... — Updated 9/6/2016 Full story
Elementary school welcomes counselor
Sisters Elementary School welcomed new school counselor Wendy Von Segren this week, as classes started. Von Segren comes off of 17 years teaching experience at the elementary-school level in... — Updated 9/6/2016 Full story
Sisters reaches out to 'one of our own'
Justin Veloso is one of our own. A homegrown young man who followed his dreams to New York City after being encouraged by his parents, dedicated teachers, and a community that believed in... — Updated 9/6/2016 Full story
New business manager takes reins
Sherry Joseph has taken the reins at the Sisters School District as the new business manager. Joseph was hired this summer after the retirement of longtime business manager Sandy Tartaglia.... — Updated 9/6/2016 Full story
Seed to Table planning harvest dinner
The Seed to Table program has been going strong in Sisters for the last three years, and director Audrey Tehan is excited about moving into the fourth. Seed to Table started with support... — Updated 8/30/2016 Full story
Brewing company opens tasting room in Sisters
Three Creeks Brewing Company's tasting room on Barclay Drive is open for business. Partner Victoria Graves is on hand on Fridays and Saturdays from 3 to 7 p.m. through September 24. The... — Updated 8/9/2016 Full story
Local author loves the outdoors
Roger Blain has lived his life in love with nature and all that it has to offer. After years working for the National Park Service as a park ranger and any other job he could find that would... — Updated 7/26/2016 Full story
Young Outlaw lives a football dream
Sisters' 16-year-old Tyler Friend had an opportunity of a lifetime recently by attending the Russell Wilson Passing Academy (RWPA) in Seattle, Washington. Friend is the son of Dena and Josh... — Updated 7/26/2016 Full story
Teaching along the Storyline
Sisters School District teachers are the students this summer in a continuing education curriculum workshop. The Storyline workshop hosted by the Studio to School program through Sisters... — Updated 7/19/2016 Full story
Sisters Movie House has new owner
It was cold day in 2005 and snow covered the ground when Lisa Clausen and her eight-week-old puppy, Ruby, drove a golden shovel down, breaking ground on the Sisters Movie House. Fast forward... — Updated 7/12/2016 Full story
Sisters celebrates 4th of July at airport
The crowd was hopping early at the Fifth Annual Sisters Eagle Airport 4th of July Fly-In and Car Show. By 8 a.m. the runway was lined with planes. Classic and unique cars dating back to 1914... — Updated 7/5/2016 Full story
Creating a butterfly waystation
Sisters Middle School students in Susie Werts' fifth-grade reading class created a Monarch Butterfly Waystation at school as a part of their "connection infection" reading integration... — Updated 6/21/2016 Full story
