18
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Schools
seek
budget
committee
member
The Sisters School Board
is seeking a community mem-
ber to fill a vacant position on
the District9s budget com-
mittee. The person appointed
will serve on the committee
for three budget terms: 2020-
2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023.
The term will expire June 30,
2022.
To be eligible, a candidate
must live in the District, not
be an officer or employee of
the District, and be a quali-
fied voter in the District. A
candidate should participate
in school activities, be a posi-
tive problem-solver and com-
mit time to review materials
and attend budget committee
meetings.
Those interested may con-
tact Mel Petterson, school
board secretary, via email
at mel.petterson@ssd6.org
or pick up an application
at the District office. The
application deadline is 4
p.m. on Friday, January 31.
Applicants will be notified
of interview times. Budget
meeting dates are April 15
and May 6. The budget hear-
ing will be June 3.
HEMP FILM: Kickstarter
campaign runs through
February 5
Continued from page 11
<Everybody had stars in
their eyes,= Moring said.
<8We9re gonna be rich!9 4
but there9s just so much prod-
uct. It9s been a real education
in the process, the economics
of it. I haven9t been around
agriculture that much but 4
especially with this product
4 it9s gambling.=
And any gamble is full of
inherent drama, which gives
the educational aspect of the
documentary film additional
punch.
Moring9s filming is about
75 percent complete. He
plans to use the funds raised
through the Kickstarter cam-
paign for editing, audio
sweetening and bringing the
production to the finish line
and into theaters.
The Kickstarter campaign,
which runs until February
5, can be accessed at www.
kickstarter.com/projects/
hempisback/hemp-is-back-
in-central-oregon.
SCIENCE: Club and
District hope to restore
event in 2021
COMPETITION: School
earned $15,000 in
technology
Continued from page 1
Continued from page 1
while the Science Club coor-
dinates volunteers. Allen said
that placing the District in the
lead would be good for the
event long-term.
<You get a stronger sense
of ownership in the schools
if the school district takes the
leadership of it,= Allen said.
The District was unable to
put together the event coordi-
nation in time for this year9s
event, so Superintendent Curt
Scholl and the Club leader-
ship decided to postpone the
event and take a year off,
Allen reported.
Scholl confirmed that the
District supports the event
and is interested in stepping
up its role 4 but staff didn9t
have the capacity this year to
take on the coordination of an
event of this scale.
<We9ll meet again in the
spring and decide what9s
going to happen for 2021,=
Allen said. <It9s a problem of
transition& I9m very hope-
ful that we can work out
an arrangement where the
District picks up 50 percent
of the event.=
The Club will continue to
support student field trips and
educational programs.
The fair, which draws
about 800 people from across
the region, features exhib-
its from a planetarium to a
flight simulator, 3D printing,
a variety of scientific dis-
plays and experiments and a
Design, Construct, Compete
event.
in Sisters.
He explained the basics of
the contest and the project.
The Samsung Solve for
Tomorrow Contest encour-
ages teachers and students
to solve real-world issues in
their community using class-
room skills in science, tech-
nology, engineering and math
(STEM).
...projects are
supposed to find
solutions to local
problems, so this one
really fits where we live...
— Jeff Schiedler
<Samsung is extremely
proud of the evolution of the
Solve for Tomorrow plat-
form over the past 10 years:
fueling students9 passion
and curiosity to tackle issues
that affect their communities
in unexpected and cre-
ative ways,= said Ann Woo,
Senior Director of Corporate
Citizenship at Samsung
Electronics America in a
press release announcing the
winners. <Reading the inno-
vative proposals students
and teachers have put forth
this year exemplifies what
we know to be true for every
student 3 that young minds
have just as much to teach as
they do to learn. Our guiding
citizenship vision is 8Enabling
People,9 and we are thrilled
to celebrate another year of
empowering future innovators
to achieve their full potential
through STEM learning.=
The entire first period
technology class, made up of
seventh- and eighth-graders,
contributed to the project.
Most of them had no real for-
mal training in coding, but
some gained a strong foun-
dation last year in a class
taught by Wes Estvold called
<Tinkering.=
Parker Miller says that
class gave him the experience
and confidence to oversee a
lot of the coding and wiring
that the group did on the proj-
ect. Miller explained that the
next step is for the group to
create a three-minute video of
their project in action, which
is due later in February.
Conrad Irlam says he was
inspired to take the class <to
follow in my mom9s foot-
steps= since she works in the
technology industry as a soft-
ware engineer. He served as a
leader in the programming of
the signs.
According to the contest
press release, 20 national
finalist schools will be
selected to travel to the final
event in the spring, where
they will present their proj-
ect to a panel of judges. For
achieving national finalist sta-
tus, schools will be awarded
in total $50,000 in technology
and classroom materials.
Five grand-prize national
winner schools will receive
in total $100,000 in technol-
ogy and classroom materials,
and participate in a trip to
Washington, D.C. to present
their projects to members of
Congress.
Public voting will also
determine one Community
Choice winner from the pool
of national finalists, who will
be eligible to win an addi-
tional $10,000 in Samsung
technology.
Miller said, <It would
be pretty cool to be able to
make it to the finals and go to
Washington, D.C.=
NTED LADY
PAI
Antiques
SISTERS
549-9388
Tasty THURSDAY
Thurs., Jan. 16, 5 to 7 p.m.
Southern Hemisphere Wines
541-904-0066
141 E. Cascade Ave., Ste. 104
Open 11-4 • 7 days a week
LIVE MUSIC
Sat., Jan. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Jazz Folks
391 W.
W Cascade
Casca
caa de
d e Ave
A
Ave.
ve. | 54
ve
5
541
541-549-2675
1 1-549-2675
-549-2675
corkcellarswinebistro.com
k ll
i bi
Caribbean Blue
Apatite & Diamond
Got a
romantic stor y
to shar e?
We here at The Nugget want to hear
your love story — and share it with our
readers... The boy you loved in high school
and married years later. The long-distance
romance that at long last came together.
That special girl who worked at the shop
next door. The blind date that was
perfect for a happily ever after....
We’ll share these special
recollections of love in our
Valentine’s Day edition.
Submit your love stories to
editor@nuggetnews.com.
Not a writer? Give us a call at 541-549-9941,
and arrange a time to tell your story.
a nonprofit charity that provides
fully guided and outfitted trips for
disabled Veterans at no charge
more than 2,000 disabled
veterans have been served
All guides and board members are disabled veterans. There are
no paid employees. Warfighter Outfitters is 100% volunteer-based
and only spends donor dollars on basic operating costs of fuel and
food. All operating costs are funded by donor dollars.
Would you consider making a donation
to Warfighter Outfitters today?
warfighteroutfitters.org
Warfighter Outfitters • 541-719-0071 • 501(c)(3) Nonprofit