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Sunshine Club brings brightness to Lodge
Amy Guthrie's Sunshine Club, consisting of 17 Sisters Elementary School fifth-graders, were on hand at The Lodge in Sisters last Wednesday evening as part of their regular holiday visits.... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Sisters students explore asteroids
Citizen scientists are exploring a body of asteroids called the Trojan to research remnants of the early solar system through NASA's Project Lucy. Launched in 2021, the Lucy Spacecraft has... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
SHS Pageant supports families
The Sisters High School (SHS) Pageant is a series of fundraisers to raise money for Sisters Family Access Network (FAN). The pageant was previously known as Mr. SHS as a spoof pageant for... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Local 'mama bear' rebuilds Sisters Cub Scouts pack
Sisters Cub Scouts are emerging from hibernation, happy to have their own den again. "I'm so excited to announce that the Sisters Cub Scout Pack 139 is officially back up and running!" said... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Outlaws embrace traditional music at festival
The Outlaw Strings Club made an impression at the four-day Wintergrass Festival in Bellevue, Washington last month. Outlaw Strings is run by Sisters Middle School teacher Melissa Stolasz, but... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Students let off STEAM in creative event
Sister Middle School opened its doors to the community last Thursday, sparking creativity and fun in STEAM Expo 2024. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Exploring how rivers work
At this time of year, we hear a lot about snowpack, its moisture content, and how much water we will have to get through the summer. We drive by Detroit Dam and can't help but check the... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Rounding up Sisters kindergartners
Sisters Elementary School (SES) will hold their annual Kindergarten Roundup pre-registration on Friday, April 26, in the school gymnasium. Students will participate in a teacher-led activity while parents are involved in a parent... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Kids get wild at Suttle Lake during new camp
It's a Friday. Or a Monday. The school district declares a day off. Parents with jobs, caregiving duties, or medical appointments scramble to find a healthy, fun way for their kids to spend... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Schools foundation reviews scholarships
It’s scholarship season, and a local school-and-student support system is preparing high school seniors for their next academic steps toward promising professional careers. March signals scholarship application review time for the Sisters S... — Updated 3/5/2024 Full story
Making the call to cancel school
Sisters School District #6 canceled school last Thursday and Friday due to weather, the first back to back closures since "snowmageddon" - the crushing snow event in 2016-2017. Even with a br... — Updated 2/20/2024 Full story
Science club explores VR and quality of life
Did you ever watch something on a screen and wish you could jump right through it and into the action? With the emergence of virtual reality and social virtual worlds, it is possible - and... — Updated 2/20/2024 Full story
Sisters High School Honor Roll
Grade 9 — 4.0 Backus, Juliette; Brang, Mason; Corcoran, Audrey; Crabtree, Althea; Davis, Spencer; Doyle, Keelan; Duda, Abigail; Finnell, Ashlynd; Florian, Victor; Garcia, Tabor; Goe-Alayon, Kainoa; Griffin, Addison; Hamerly, Thomas; H... — Updated 2/13/2024 Full story
An unforgettable lesson
This December my father, sister, and I had the opportunity to travel to Uganda to work with an organization committed to helping people in need in different regions in Uganda. I got to... — Updated 2/13/2024 Full story
Taking science education outdoors
Sisters Country becomes a giant outdoor classroom when Sisters Middle School students venture in the ECoS program. The program is taught by Michael Geisen and Rob Jensen. ECoS started in 2014... — Updated 2/6/2024 Full story
ASPIRE welcomes new coordinator, seeks mentors
One of the goals at Sisters High School is to have each and every graduate have a plan for what they will be doing after graduation. Students can turn to parents, school counselors and... — Updated 2/6/2024 Full story
COCC Foundation offer up record funds for 2024-25
The Central Oregon Community College (COCC) Foundation is awarding $2 million in scholarships for the coming 2024-25 academic year — an all-time high for the college’s scholarship fund. The application window, one of two cycles taking place... — Updated 2/6/2024 Full story
C4C to bring back banners
After a one year hiatus, local nonprofit Citizens4Community (C4C) is partnering with community volunteers to bring back the Sisters Banner Project to honor local graduating high school... — Updated 1/23/2024 Full story
Roberts takes helm at Sisters GRO
With the local scholarship season about to open for the class of 2024, the Sisters Graduate Resource Organization (GRO), which manages the program, has announced a new executive director,... — Updated 1/19/2024 Full story
Sisters Middle School Honor Roll
Fifth Grade 4.0 Bilderback, Weston; Crabtree, Zinnia; Davis, Riley; Durham, Noelle; Eigner, Caleb; Freeman, Madison; Miller, Ezekiel; Padilla, Phoenix; Planty, Bodhi; Rea, Wilson; Seaney, Reese; Velikonia, Evangeline; Waitley, Damon. 3.5 and... — Updated 1/16/2024 Full story
Sisters students plan trip to Europe
Travel is a luxury that not all can afford. Education Tours is an organization that aids in the funding and organization of student travel programs worldwide. At Sisters High School, these... — Updated 1/16/2024 Full story
School seeks budget committee members
The Sisters School District will be appointing three community members to fill vacancies on the Budget Committee. The people appointed will serve on the committee for three budget terms: 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026. The term will... — Updated 1/16/2024 Full story
Residents can learn about creek
Whychus Creek runs 41 miles down off the Cascade glaciers, right through Sisters, and joins up with the Deschutes River as it flows to the Columbia. Over the past two decades, the creek has... — Updated 1/9/2024 Full story
Education Service District superintendent to retire
High Desert Education Service District (ESD) Superintendent Paul Andrews announced that he will retire at the end of June 2024. Andrews has been with the region's Education Service District... — Updated 12/19/2023 Full story
SHS unveils new media center
Sisters High School (SHS) has always been known for its creative and hands-on classes. As the world quickly advances in technology, the high school is following in stride. Just a few weeks... — Updated 12/19/2023 Full story
