Wednesday, June 15, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Operations manager is moving on
By erin Borla
Correspondent
photo by luCas lawson
Shannon fouts was honored for excellence in the classroom and on the
beach volleyball court.
Shannon Fouts earns
scholar-athlete honors
Sisters High School Alum
Shannon Fouts (Class of
2013) was presented with the
Female Scholar Athlete of
the Year Award for the 2015-
2016 school year at Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo.
This award is given for
academic and athletic excel-
lence and represents all sports
at the university. Finishing
up her junior year, Fouts
competes for the Cal Poly
Mustangs in Division I Indoor
and Beach Volleyball. She
studies Recreation, Parks,
and Tourism Administration
with a concentration in Sport
Management and has a 3.88
cumulative GPA.
This past spring, Fouts
helped lead the Beach
Volleyball team to its most
successful season in program
history and a semi-final berth
in the first-ever Big West
Conference Beach Volleyball
Tournament. The Scholar
Athlete Award was presented
at the “Night of the Mustang”
banquet, where all mem-
bers of the Cal Poly athletic
department were present, on
June 2.
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June 30 will mark the end
of Leland Bliss’ time with
the Sisters School District.
After serving as the director
of operations in Sisters for
the last 10 years Bliss will be
moving on to Crook County
School District.
Bliss began his career in
education 17 years ago in
the Bend-La Pine School
District.
“There are major differ-
ences between a large district
and small/medium district,”
he said.
The director of operations
has a big job. When Bliss
started he was in charge of
only facilities and safety. As
time went on and budgets
shrank, he began supervising
the nutrition, transportation,
custodial and maintenance
departments for the district.
“It’s been challenging try-
ing to cover everything,” said
Bliss. “I can’t do everything
that I would like to within
each of our facilities.”
Each unique department
has it’s own challenges,
including the annual review
for nutrition services and
managing trips and small
staff within the transportation
department.
There have been a few
highlights during Bliss’ term
in Sisters.
“Seeing some of the
improvements throughout
the schools, like the pellet
boiler at the high school,” he
photo by erin borla
Leland Bliss is leaving Sisters School district.
said. “Working hard on the
bond and having that pass
— those have been the most
The community will
be in good hands. project
lists have been well
distributed and we are in
the process of identifying
oversight committees.
— Leland Bliss
rewarding.”
Bliss knows how much
work will be done throughout
the district with the passing
of the bond and, while he rec-
ognizes it may be challenging
for a new person in his posi-
tion, there will be a project
manager to help the new hire,
and the projects have been
well laid out ahead of time to
make them easier to manage.
“The community will
be in good hands,” he said.
“Project lists have been well
distributed and we are in the
process of identifying over-
sight committees.
For community members
interested in participating
in an oversight committee,
contact Melanie Petterson,
district secretary, at 541-549-
8521 for more information.
Leland and his wife are
looking forward to this
new stage in his career. He
hopes to continue to work
in the Crook County District
and eventually retire in the
Prineville area.