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8A • June 17, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com BUSINESS Sande Brown, leader and student advocate, to embark on new course DIRECTORY M INI -S TORAGE EO Media Group It is a typical midweek morning, and Seaside Heights Elementary School Principal Sande Brown is stationed at her habitual post outside the main entrance to smile, wave and converse with students as they disembark from bus- es and cars and trek into the building. “The best part of the day is greeting kids as they come to school,” she says. During the past two and half decades, her place — the place she worked, loved, in- vested her time and developed professionally and personally — has been in the halls of Sea- side School District schools. After the 2015-16 school year, the curtains will close on that stage of her life when she re- tires. Relecting back on her ca- reer, Brown said, “I think the thing I’ve enjoyed the most is working with children and families to make their lives better, and that could be in a variety of ways.” With emotion, she ex- plained her role of guiding stu- dents and working alongside families as they wrestle with various issues and challenges and successfully come out the other side. It is evident the time has come for retirement, she laughed, “When you get senti- mental about things like that.” KATHERINE LACAZE/FOR CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Seaside Heights Elementary School Principal Sande Brown greets students as they arrive for school. Brown is retiring ater the 2015-16 school year. According to Superin- tendent Doug Dougherty, “Through her inspiring lead- ership and advocacy for stu- dents, a culture of learning and growth has been estab- lished throughout Sande’s career.” In March, Brown oficial- ly gave her notice of retire- ment, effective June 30, and the Seaside School District Board of Directors accepted the notice. Broadway Mid- dle School Principal John McAndrews will be the new principal at the Heights, while Broadway Middle School As- sistant Principal Robert Rusk will ill in for McAndrews. As for Brown, she looks forward to having additional time for her recreational pas- times, such as kayaking, hik- ing and skiing. However, she also imagines both she and her husband, Mike Brown, who also is retiring from Sea- side High School this year, will want to continue working part-time or investing some hours into education. Education was not Brown’s original career choice. She irst received a degree in parks and recreation from Central Washington University. She planned to settle down in central Wash- ington. Brown started her tenure in the Seaside School District as an English and journalism teacher at the high school in 1990. She also oversaw the high school’s yearbook and news magazine, worked in alternative education and helped establish and coach the high school’s swim team. In 2002, Brown was hired as the assistant principal at Broadway Middle School. The following year, she main- tained a portion of that role while also serving as princi- pal of Gearhart Elementary School. Brown was the principal of both Gearhart Elementary and the Cannon Beach Elemen- tary School in 2005, before serving solely as the Gearhart principal starting in 2007. She inished making her rounds of the Seaside schools when she became the princi- pal at the Heights in 2014. In fact, she said, her one “claim to fame” is having worked at every school in the district. In 2014 former Cannon Beach students were assimilated into Seaside Heights Elementary School. Having served as the Cannon Beach principal and knowing many of the students and their families, Brown felt poised to lead the two schools’ merging. “I wanted to be here to help bring every- body together,” she said. From Brown’s perspec- tive, the interactions she shares with fellow educators, students and their families are rewarding for herself, as well. “I learn every day from my kids and their parents and my staff,” she said. 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Graduates pause, relect Graduates from Page 1A “All of us have faced chal- lenges, whether with school life, social life, home life or not knowing if there was go- ing to be food on the table for dinner tonight, the Class of 2016 has faced it all,” Barnes said. “Not only did we perse- vere, many of us went on to accomplish things well be- yond our years.” “This is a wonderful and special class,” Sheila Roley, the school’s principal, said. “They are bright, kind, com- passionate, caring group of young people and they have worked very hard. The road through high school is not an easy one. We put high bars in front of our students and yet here they all are.” “We push our limits be- cause we are the Seaside cen- tennials and we are grateful for those who molded us into who we are today,” salutatori- an Whitney Westerholm said. “You are the reason behind the success of our class, and we will forever be in debt to this community.” After the awarding of diplomas, students popped confetti and threw hats in the air as family and faculty proudly clapped, whistled and cheered. Senior class president and valedictorian Alie Zagata, who created the Seaside High School centennial celebration, asked her fellow students to hold onto their unique person- alities as they enter the “big, wide world.” Salutatorian Isabella Cur- cin encouraged students to ex- perience the world’s wonders through travel and language learning. Valedictorian Cosma Da- vis said the class was on the cusp of “our biggest adven- ture yet” and advised students to let love help guide their decisions when facing new- found freedom and options. “We’re amazing and in- telligent human beings,” valedictorian Kyna Lin said. “Don’t ever let anyone tell you differently.” The New School at Fire Mountain is now enrolling for the next school year after closing for a year. “The school needed to re- boot,” Faith Deur, the school board’s president, said. “We needed a year to reorganize and get people re-ener- gized.” After the closing of Cannon Beach Elemen- tary School in 2013, Fire Mountain is an option for families in town seeking an alternative to Seaside public schools. 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