Wednesday, March 3, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
5
Hosang making move to school district office
By Charlie Kanzig
Correspondent
A year after the Sisters
School District announced
that Sisters High School
Principal Joe Hosang would
be moving to a position at
the district office, the plan is
coming to fruition.
The move was scrapped
last spring after it became
clear that COVID-19 would
continue to wreak havoc into
the 2020-21 school year,
and that Sisters High School
(SHS) would need the stabil-
ity of keeping Hosang at the
helm.
Hosang will move to
direct the human resource
and curriculum departments
for the district.
Ten years after arriving in
Sisters with his wife, Kim,
and sons, Ethan and Tanner,
Hosang is ready for the
change and grateful for the
chance to stay in the commu-
nity he has grown to love.
Hosang acknowledges
that the demands of being a
building leader are taxing.
<Being in the head posi-
tion is demanding and a
change like this allows me to
still contribute, but in a dif-
ferent way,= he said.
<I9ve certainly become
more relational and I9ve
grown to love Sisters. One
huge reason for the move to
the district office is my hope
to retire as a Sisters School
District team member and I
don9t think I had another 10
years in me to remain as a
principal.=
His decade-long tenure in
the position of principal is
the longest in school history.
...I have come to find that
humility and integrity
are by far the most
valuable characteristics
a leader can have.
— Principal Joe Hosang
<My years at SHS and
working with the staff and
community has helped me
improve my leadership skills
around relational capacity,
and over that time I have
come to find that humility
and integrity are by far the
most valuable characteristics
a leader can have,= he said.
The posting for Hosang9s
replacement has a deadline of
March 5, according to super-
intendent Curt Scholl and
many applications have been
received. Staff members will
help in narrowing the appli-
cants to be interviewed by
March 12. Interviews are
scheduled for March 17 and
18 and will include some
parents, students, and staff in
what Scholl considers a very
thorough process.
The district hopes to have
a candidate hired by the end
of the month.
Scholl said, <Joe has done
a great job as our high school
principal and we are looking
forward to having him join
the team at the district office.
<Now if we can just find
a superwoman or superman
to fill Joe9s shoes we9ll be in
great shape,= Scholl said.
Scholl says the ideal
candidate will be one with,
among other things, <great
pedagogy, strong relation-
ship skills with staff, stu-
dents, parents and commu-
nity, an understanding of
what it means to be an inte-
gral part of the Sisters com-
munity, and the ability to
inspire.=
Even after coping with
challenge after challenge
to make education happen
during the year of COVID,
Hosang says he believes
the high school is in a very
stable and healthy position,
which made his decision to
make the move easier.
<The teaching staff and
support staff are very strong
and the systems we have put
into place to meet the needs
of students continue to have
positive results even in these
trying times,= he said.
Hosang will oversee cur-
riculum development and
standards for the district as
one portion of his job.
<With so many state
educational initiatives and
benchmarks being redefined
it is important to have some-
one focused on the alignment
of our curriculum K-12,= he
said.
His other duties will
involve taking over the
human resource director
duties that have been pro-
vided by the High Desert
Education District in recent
years. Hosang will work
closely with Tracy Suckow,
the human resource special-
ist for the district.
WINNEMUCCA, NV
APRIL 19-21, 2021 | $124 PPDO
Includes deluxe motorcoach
transportation, 2 nights hotel,
$15 free slot play, $15 food coupons.
SAN JUAN
ISLAND CRUISE
AUG. 22-26, 2021 | $2,249 PPDO
Includes 1 pre-night in Bellingham,
1 post-night, air, taxes, transfers,
4 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner,
guided island and wildlife tour.
VICTORIA, B.C.
SEPT. 18-22, 2021 | $1,699 PPDO*
Includes air, taxes, transfers, 4 nights
at Embassy Inn, 4 breakfasts, Victoria
City/Butchart Gardens/Craidarroch
Castle tours, High Tea at
The Empress.
GRAND CANYON
OCT. 2-6, 2021
STARTING AT $1,999 PPDO*
Bring your equipment
in now for pre-season
tune-ups and servicing!
Mowers • Lawn Tractors • Blowers
Trimmers • Chainsaws & More!
541-549-9631
WBarclayDrSisters
Mon-Fri: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
www.sistersrental.com
Includes air, taxes, transfers,
2 nights Amtrak, 2 nights land,
Hollywood-area tours, 2 breakfasts,
2 dinners.
LEAVENWORTH AT
CHRISTMAS
NOV. 29-DEC 1 | $699 PPDO
Includes 2 nights, 2 dinners, 2 full
breakfast buffets, and sleigh ride. Enjoy
the Bavarian village shops and holiday
lights and sounds.
PEARL HARBOR
DEC. 3-9, 2021 | $3,249 PPDO
Commemorating the 80th anniversary,
includes air, taxes, transfers,
7 days/6 nts., admission to Pearl
Harbor, USS Missouri, USS Arizona,
& much more! $20 meal/beverage
credit per person per day.
Connie Boyle
541-508-1500
Box 615 Sisters, OR 97759
PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG
JOIN US FOR VIRTUAL
AUTHOR EVENTS
THURSDAY, MARCH 4 • 5PM
In Case You Get Hit By A Bus by
SCHNEIDERMAN, SEIFER, & NEWMAN
TUESDAY, MARCH 23 • 6:30PM
SUSAN CONLEY, author of Landslide,
in conversation with RICK BASS,
author of Fortunate Son
THURSDAY, MARCH 25 • 6:30PM
DAVID LASKIN presents
What Sammy Knew
Go to paulinaspringsbooks.com
to view details and to register.
ts ”
s
a
o
R
&
s
d
a
“Re
nd cof f ee
book a
bo x
subscription
ur self
Order for y o d at
o r a frien oks.com
gsbo
paulinasprin
541-549-0866 • 252 W. Hood Ave., Sisters