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22 Wednesday, August 31, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon SCHOOL: Kids get to meet teachers in low-pressure situation Continued from page 1 Selah Sanford, a 6-year- old first-grader, couldn’t con- tain her excitement. Standing beside her father, James Sanford, Selah jumped up and down in her new classroom. “I’m so excited about school,” she exclaimed. “I’m looking forward to seeing all my friends, and doing math.” Dad just smiled at the dis- play of enthusiasm, happy for his daughter’s attitude about school. Teegan Welsh, 8, was less demonstrative but also pumped up about the coming year. She’ll be in third grade this year, and it will be her first time in a public school after recently moving from Beaverton. Part of the attraction of entering Sisters Elementary School is the number of chil- dren who will be in her class. Twenty-eight students are slated to study under Kirk Albertson — 19 more class- mates than Teegan has ever had before. It also will be the first time Teegan and her mother, Shawn Steele — a teacher — will be separated for the school year. Before, they were in the same private school, but Shawn has found a job at Black Butte School this fall so the two will split up. That didn’t worry Teegan photo by steve kadel Abigail duda, 7, was ready for business last week after finding her desk at Sisters Elementary School. on Thursday as she buckled down to the task of filling her cubby with supplies. Finding her name on the wooden space was a victory in itself. “Yay!” Teegan cried. “Someone finally spelled my name right.” As the socializing contin- ued throughout the building, Principal Stoughton tried to meet as many parents and students as possible. She said the Stop and Drop afternoon helps teachers as well as stu- dents because it gives them a chance to get organized before the first real day of class. “We allow them to bring supplies so they don’t have to bring a big backpack the first day,” Stoughton said. Sisters Elementary ended the last academic year with about 332 students, she said. Stoughton and office staff will spend the first week or two of school adjusting enrollment figures, finding out who’s new and who didn’t come back after attending last year. Stoughton doesn’t moni- tor the enrollment figures simply because the state allo- cates funding based on head counts. Instead, she wants to know what happened to those whose children won’t be com- ing back this year. “We’re about family here,” she said. Sprucing up... photo Courtesy bill anttila Sisters VFW post 8138 Commander Bill Anttila and Trustee Wendell halterman stained the Sisters School district No. 6 sign on August 25. The VFW stained the sign as it honors a member of the Aylor family. Becky Aylor has supported the Sisters VFW activities at the Middle School continuously since being employed at the district. Welcome Back to School! Wishing you a healthy dose of success W this 2016-17 Outlaw Year! 541-548-2899 3818 SW 21st Pl. YourCareMedical.com Hwy. 126 to Redmond, two turns and you’re there! (Near fairgrounds) WALK-IN • URGENT CARE• OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
