The header that accompanies this column says “Sports & Recreation.” In this edition I am going to bend, if not shatter, the rules a bit. The challenge is that there are tons of things happening in the Silverton-Mount Angel-Scotts Mills area that involve individuals, particularly school-aged individuals or those who work with school-aged individuals, who are striving and achieving. My […]
By James Day Silverton High’s FFA program will be sending a strong contingent of students to the 97th FFA nationals this fall. Silverton’s agronomy and ag mechanics teams won first place at the state convention in Redmond on March 21-24. Both units had to advance through district and sectional competition to get to state, and only state champions advance to the […]
The Silverton High FFA program continues to shine in producing students who earn their state degrees. A total of 13 Silverton FFA students will receive their state degrees March 18 at the Oregon FFA Convention at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond. The state degree is the highest award a state FFA association can bestow upon its members. Recipients receive […]
By James Day The Silverton High School career and technical education program has received a $125,000 shot in the arm. The CTE grant, one of 54 from the state, was part of $7.3 million that will assist 148 middle schools and high schools in programs such as advanced manufacturing, engineering, agricultural science, app development, robotics, tourism, forestry, home renovation and […]
