26 Wednesday, December 14, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon ENROLLMENT: District still below projected numbers ARTISTS: Submissions accepted this month Continued from page 1 Continued from page 3 public school district. The Sisters School District had a total of 1,081 students as of Friday, December 2, according to statistics released during the board meeting. That was down 37.5 students from the end of the 2015-16 school year and 28 fewer students than were pro- jected at the start of this year. The biggest losses are at Sisters Elementary School. That school has 18 fewer stu- dents than at the end of last school year and is 27.5 stu- dents below projections for this year. Sisters High School is up 4.5 students from projections, but still has 23.5 fewer stu- dents than at the end of last year. Those losses are pri- marily at the freshman level. Sisters Middle School is up four students from the end of 2015-16 and is five students below projections for this year. Scholl said enrollment has been boosted by some new families with children mov- ing to Sisters, but is tempered by other families moving out of town. The superintendent recently met with 10 officials from Economic Development of Central Oregon to dis- cuss issues related to school enrollment and other top- ics. Scholl said the meeting wasn’t solely about enroll- ment, but those who attended and other fiber art must have a rod sleeve secured on the back for hanging. Larger quilts to be hung on the raf- ters cannot exceed 84 inches wide by 75 inches long. Pottery, sculpture and jewelry will be displayed in the locked cases in the lobby. If the artwork is too large for the case, it will be dis- played on a shelf or table in the library. All artwork must be identified with labels on either the back or the bottom of the piece. Artists are also asked to bring a one-page biography that includes artist’s name, description of the submit- ted work, and contact infor- mation, which will go in a notebook accompanying the show. All art pieces submitted PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK The Outlaws volleyball team was honored at this month’s school board meeting, where it was announced that enrollment has crept up. discussed Sisters’ lack of housing and industry with an eye to improving both. “How do we create a vibrant community?” Scholl asked — rhetorically — dur- ing the board meeting. “We just have a lack of (housing and industry) right now.” On another issue, Scholl said during the board meeting that planning for construction authorized by the District’s $10 million bond is proceed- ing as planned. The District’s Bond Facilities Oversight Committee has met for the first time to begin monitoring bond expenditures. Scholl said about $1.3 million has been spent, with upgrades to the Outlaw run- ning track and new tennis courts accounting for the bulk of that. Smaller projects, such as a new exhaust fan for the elementary school and other deferred maintenance projects, also have been completed. An architectural firm has been hired, and other work contained in the bond will begin soon. CARPET CLEANING NuggetNews.com is your online source for Breaking News • Classifieds Weather • Road Reports NEED HOLIDAY STORAGE? Boxes • Tape Packing Paper Storage Units — Credit Cards Accepted — ENVIROTECH 541-771-5048 Hair • Facials Nails • Massage Makeup 541-549-1784 Quality Truck-mounted Quality Cleaning 16 years in Reasonable Prices Sisters! Book Now to GLOW For The Holidays 161-C N. Elm St. “Now we’re really starting to get rolling,” Scholl said. The District wants to keep citizens fully informed about each step of construction, and officials are considering add- ing a button on the District’s website that will show a run- ning tally of how much of the budgeted amount has been spent. Oversight committee member Jay Wilkins charac- terized the first meeting as “a good start to the process.” He said the group’s challenge is to provide valuable informa- tion to the community with- out overloading people with details. “We don’t have to describe which screw was used in the door at the ele- mentary school,” Wilkins said. School board chairman Jeff Smith agreed, saying it’s difficult to provide just the right amount of information without inundating people. must be approved by the FOSL Art Committee and remain for the entire show. Artists will be asked to sign the library’s art exhibit agree- ment and to state the value of the work for insurance pur- poses. The Deschutes Public Library System will insure the artwork during the period it is in the library building. The Friends of the Library will receive a 10 percent commission from the artist for any artwork sold during the art exhibit, which is a fun- draiser for FOSL. The ever-popular pub- lic reception at the library is slated for Friday, January 27, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages served. The public will be able to meet the artists and vote for the three People’s Choice Awards, which will be presented that evening. Voting for the awards will take place January 11–27 at the library. Licensed • Bonded • Insured • CCB#181062 RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL Gift Certifi cates Available! 506 N. Pine St. 541-549-9631 • SistersRental.com Sales • Service • Rentals • Accessories Hope for a child. Change for a nation. SUPPORT SISTERS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY when you follow the GINGERBREAD TRAIL throughout Sisters Country this holiday season. 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