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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 24, 2015 15A Polk County Education Weiss: doing 25 percent more with 30 percent less Continued from 16A During his tenure, he’s seen four new buildings erected or started: the Health and Wellness Center, Ackerman Hall, DeVolder Family Science Center and the Richard Woodcock Col- lege of Education building, which broke ground last June. More than the new infra- structure, Weiss is proud of the student success and the resources Western has been able to provide for those stu- dents in spite of dwindling state financial support. “We’ve been able to in- crease the amount of stu- dent financial aid, …in- crease our academic advis- ing and our tutoring centers, … health services that are also important these days, particularly counseling serv- ices,” Weiss said. “It’s the in- vestment in the university at a time when many other universities have had to dis- invest in infrastructure, nec- essary support for students.” State institutions have been hit particularly hard because state appropria- tions have declined 25 to 30 percent over the last eight years, Weiss said, while stu- dent enrollment in universi- ties like Western has in- creased 20 to 25 percent in the same time period. One of the things that kept Weiss on as president an extra year was the insta- bility surrounding Western’s future as the big three Ore- gon universities withdrew from the OUS. He spearheaded develop- ing a business plan for WOU that was accepted at the state government level, se- curing Western’s future as an independent university. He then aided in the se- lection of Western’s new board of trustees and sup- ported the process and se- lection of Fuller, who will come to WOU from Eastern Washington University. Weiss said he is looking forward to not having a Santiam Christian announces honor roll CORVALLIS — Santiam Christian Schools announced its honor roll for the fourth quarter. Polk County students who made the list are: 12th grade — 4.0 grade-point average: Justin Aldrich, Heather Bellinger, Olivia Ledeboer and Jacob Manzi. 3.5 and higher gpa: Tanner Butler, Michael Chung, Caitlin Fettig, Katy Paratore and Liam Perry. 11th grade — 4.0 gpa: Jocelyn Porath. 3.50 gpa and higher: Leahgrace Connor, Joaquin Guerrero-Rodriguez, Kris Liu, Chance Ottinger and Kevin Sheng. 10th grade — 4.0 gpa: Peggy Liang, Mikayla Manzi, Katie Richert and August Thornton. 3.5 and higher gpa: Daniela Boehm, Marta Cercos Gonzalez, Makenna Setniker and Alexan- dra Watson. Ninth grade — 4.0 gpa: Samuel Barton, Kaylee Breyman, Laura Guariglia-Castro, Shelby Myrick-Duckett, Kyle Paratore, Se- bastian Perfecto, Rebeka Preston and Zachary Watson. 3.5 gpa and higher: Caitlyn Killion, Grace Moseman and Dayna Mulkey. Eighth grade — 4.0 gpa: Tony Li, Jason Manzi, Winn Miller, Is- abel Montoya and Cole Setniker. 3.5 gpa and higher: Abby Riedlinger. Seventh grade — 4.0 gpa: Ainsley Beam. 3.5 gpa and higher: Olivia Bellinger-Verbics, Lily Hardy and Amanda Preston. Students graduate from Connections SCIO — Several students from Polk County graduated from Oregon Connections Academy during the week of June 8. Graduates include: Emmaly Basaraba and Lacey Stout, both of Dallas; Mary Garcia of Grand Ronde; Kaeli Baxter of Independ- ence; and Ciera Esquivel of Monmouth. Local graduates are among about 330 students in ORCA’s Class of 2015. A graduation ceremony was held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Monmouth native named to dean’s list schedule once he is retired. “On the other hand, you know, having a schedule also has its benefits,” he said. “It makes sure to keep you on track and purposeful each day.” Staying purposeful likely won’t be an issue for Weiss or his wife, as they are both involved in the community. Meg is on the Oregon Sym- phony at Salem board of di- rectors, while Mark is on the board for Salem Health, which is the parent organi- zation of Salem Hospital and West Valley Hospital. We i s s w i l l n o t b e a stranger on campus at West- ern, either. “I plan to take advantage of things to learn and the arts,” he said. “It is good to have close by.” NORTHFIELD, Minn. — One Polk County student has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2015 semester at St. Olaf’s College. Madeleine Witwer-Dukes, a Monmouth native, is studying psychology. The dean’s list recognizes students with a semester grade- point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4-point scale. LBCC names local honor roll students ALBANY — The following students at Linn-Benton Communi- ty College earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher for 12 or more graded credits during spring term, April to June 2015. These do not include pass/no pass or incomplete credits. Stu- dents are listed by hometown: Dallas: Jessica Hastings, Andria L. Pressel and Kevin C. Pressel; Independence: Joshua R. Archuletta, Mia Caudillo and Justin R. Herry; Monmouth: Kristen B. Brown, Laquita K. Dagg and An- drew M. McMurtry. What’s YOUR neighbor up to? Find out in the Itemizer Observer. You may find your neighbor, your boss, your friend or yourself in the pages of the Itemizer Observer. Local stories on local people—that’s our specialty. JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer Top: Mark Weiss congratulates Western graduates. Above: Weiss speaks at the naming ceremony of the Health and Wellness Building. DSD adopts budget Furniture Upholstery All types: for homes, offices, equip- ment. Also, repairs, RV cushions, slipcovers, High Quality since 1966 Stephen By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — The Dallas School Board adopted its 2015-16 budget with the ad- dition of more staff, thanks to a better-than-expected May state revenue forecast. The Oregon Legislature promised to dedicate a per- centage of unexpected rev- enue in the forecast to schools when it approved the 2015-17 K-12 budget, which it split 50-50 over the two years. In the past, funding was split 49-51 to account for cost increases. Dallas set aside $565,000 to compen- sate for the even split. The unanticipated fund- ing eliminates the need for the district to hold over money for the second year. District staff presented three plans for spending the excess. The third option in- cluded several assistant coaching positions at Dallas High School. The board chose that op- tion, which also added: a fourth-grade teacher; DHS career and technical educa- tion teacher; DHS athletics trainer; part-time DHS counselor; part-time dis- trict-wide instructional coach; district-wide curricu- lum administrator; and a DHS and LaCreole Middle School custodian. “It seems like our ending fund balance is much better than it’s been,” said Board Member Matt Posey, refer- ring to the amount of money estimated to be left at the end of 2015-16. “... We still have more money than we’ve had in the last four or five years.” Solution on Page 8A Winters Sewing 503-838-4999 or 503-375-9266 Emmy Joseph 440 E. St • Independence, OR 97351 www.winterssewing.com Serving Polk County 16yrs Matinees are all shows before 6pm. New pricing for matinees are: Adult $7.25 Children $6.75 • Senior $7.00 Pricing does not reflect 3D showings. Friday - Monday June 26 - 29 PITCH PERFECT (Digital 2D) (PG13) (2:10) 7:25 (11:35 4:40) 10:00 SPY (Digital) (R) TED 2 (R) (11:40) 8:00 (1:10 2:20 5:10) 7:00 JURASSIC WORLD (Digital 2D ) (PG13) (2:00) Disney’s INSIDE OUT (NEC Dolby 3D) (PG13) Disney’s INSIDE OUT (Digital 2D) (PG13) (11:30 12:00 2:30 4:30 5:00) 7:15 9:35 (4:00) 9:45 JURASSIC WORLD (NEC Dolby 3D) (PG13) TED 2 (Digital) (R) 6:50 9:30 TED 2 (Digital) (R) (1:45 4:25) 7:30 10:05 (11:30 2:05) 7:25 SAN ANDREAS (Digital 2D ) (PG13) (4:40) 9:55 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (Digital 2D ) (R) MAX (Digital 2D ) (PG) (11:35 2:00 4:35) 7:10 9:40 Tuesday June 30 PITCH PERFECT (Digital 2D) (PG13) (2:10) 7:45 (11:35 4:40) 10:00 SPY (Digital) (R) TED 2 (*Digital 2D) (R) (11:40 1:45 4:25) 7:30 10:05 (1:10 2:20) 7:00 JURASSIC WORLD (Digital 2D ) (PG13) MAGIC MIKE XXL (R) 7:15 9:50 (2:00) Disney’s INSIDE OUT (NEC Dolby 3D) (PG13) Disney’s INSIDE OUT (Digital 2D) (PG13) (11:30 12:00 2:30 4:30 5:00) 7:15 9:35 JURASSIC WORLD (NEC Dolby 3D) (PG13) (4:00) 9:45 7:00 TERMINATOR GENISYS (Digital 2D ) (PG13) 9:40 TERMINATOR GENISYS (NEC Dolby 3D) (PG13) (11:30 2:05) SAN ANDREAS (Digital 2D ) (PG13) (4:40) 9:55 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (Digital 2D ) (R) (11:35 2:00 4:35) 7:10 9:40 MAX (Digital 2D ) (PG) Wednesday- Thursday July 1-2 • Reduce • Reuse • Recycle TED 2 (*Digital 2D) (R) (11:40 1:45 4:25) 6:50 7:30 8:00 9:30 10:05 (1:10 2:20 5:10) 7:00 9:45 JURASSIC WORLD (Digital 2D ) (PG13) MAGIC MIKE XXL (R) (1:35 4:15) Disney’s INSIDE OUT (NEC Dolby 3D) (PG13) (2:00) Disney’s INSIDE OUT (Digital 2D) (PG13) (11:30 12:00 2:30 4:30 5:00) 7:15 9:35 MAGIC MIKE XXL (R) 7:20 9:50 TERMINATOR GENISYS (Digital 2D ) (PG13) (1:30) 7:15 (4:20) 10:00 TERMINATOR GENISYS (NEC Dolby 3D) (PG13) (11:35 2:00 4:35) 7:10 9:40 MAX (Digital 2D ) (PG) (4:00) JURASSIC WORLD (NEC Dolby 3D) (PG13)