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2006
Features
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Student teacher enjoys spotlight in French class
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L exi W elp _________________
Staff Reporter
From cooking, to
working out, to flying on
the Concorde and meeting
a rock star, these are a few
memorable things about
Stephen Cookson, student
teacher in French class. He
also loves working with
teens and likes theatre, plus
he appreciates a great sense
of humor.
Cooperating teacher:
Rhonda Case
College Attending:
Portland State University
Interest: Card making,
cooking, playing the piano,
and gardening
Were he is going to
school: "I am attending
Stephen Cookson who is currently
attending Posrtland State is a
student teacher for Madame
Rhonda Case in French classes.
Cookson loves to cook and make
cards for his friends.
Portland State University
at this time and I am
working on my Masters in
Education."
Inspiration to become
a teacher: His mom was a
teacher so that was a big
influence. He loves school
and when he teaches he
feels like he can stay there
forever. When he was a
teacher aide, his professor
threw him into a lesson
teaching students, and he
loved it instantly.
Teaching experience:
Besides student teaching at
West Linn, he also teaches
part time at the Northwest
Academy, a college prep
school which requires a
language. He tutors children
and teaches adults French.
("So their kids don't pass
Photo by Cole Fiala
Intern brings passion to counseling
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L auren L evine _____________
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Ever since she was a
teenager, Julie Abel has
known that she wanted
to work in high schools.
After student teaching at
Wilsonville High School,
she discovered her passion
for counseling and wants to
make a difference in students'
lives.
Cooperating teacher:
Michelle Olson
College attended: She
received her Bachelors of
Science in Sociology from
Portland State University
and is currently getting her
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Masters in School Counseling
at George Fox University.
Interests: She enjoys
coaching cheerleading at
Tualatin High School and
has been on the Portland
Trailblazers stunt team for
the last six years.
Why West Linn: She really
liked teaching at Wilsonville
High School so she requested
to stay in the district, plus it
is closer to where she lives.
Why counseling: While
she really enjoys working
with high school students
and making a difference, she
didn't really enjoy standing
up in front of 30 kids in a
classroom. "I like to be more
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First day: Her first day
on the job was the first
day of school. "The staff
and students are really
welcoming."
Over the summer: She
spent her summer coaching
cheerleading and taking
summer classes.
Hobbies: Her hobbies
include scrapbooking, baking
and staying in shape.
Best attribute: "I think I’m
approachable and I have a lot
of energy and I like working
with this age group."
them up.")
Hobbies: After school he
sometimes enjoys making
nice cards to give to friends
or family. He loves to
cook and likes to play the
piano. He likes to work out
at the gym or outside. He
also works on his lesson
plans after school. "I love
cooking desserts; anything
with chocolate. " For card
making, he find his supplies
at a craft store. "I have found
that card making among
teachers is not uncommon."
He never sells his cards, it's
only a hobby.
What his bad day looks
like: The hardest part of his
day is the lesson plan. He
would like to fit so much
more into his lesson but
sometimes it is really hard
with 29 students and often
a little over an hour of class.
Besides that, he thinks it is a
lot of fun to teach French.
His family: "I have
four older sisters and one
younger brother. They live
all around the world. One
of my older sisters lives in
Switzerland." He is single,
but has two sweet cats that
live with him: Chloe and
Dauphine.
The one thing he wants
people to know: Has
been on the Concorde and
actually met the drummer
of the band YES. "We were
kind of lucky to get a
flight on the Concorde for
$700. The constant service
was great. The food was
awesome."
Lives still affected five years later;
monument still to be built
1/11 Retrospect____________ a
continued from page 2
If the momunment had
begun when the Bush
Admistration made the
first promise, we could
have brought our post
9/11 grieving to a closure,
ultimately resulting in
a stronger, more unified
America. For years we've
fo u gh t the w a r o n terro rism
with only the half our heart
on the battlefield, while the
other half remains in our
homeland mourning our
losses.
Will the government
follow through and start the
construction soon? This
question has indefinitely
been haunting everyone's
mind. Without a doubt, only
time will tell. The recent
news of rebuilding seems
to have more substance,
planning, and vision. I
only hope that this promise
won't fall through like so
many of the others that
came before it.
First year teacher shows
natural math ability
, M ary S cofield ___________
Staff Reporter
With both parents being
math professors, David Ely
grew up surrounded by
math. Not surprisingly, he
ended up being hired as a
new math teacher at West
Linn following student
teaching here last year.
Position: Geometry,
Discrete Mathematics
Education:
Undergraduate degree from
Lewis & Clark, Masters
degree from Portland State
University
Number of years
teaching: First year, also
coaching Freshman boys
basketball
Wanted to teach math:
Ely believes that teaching is
fun. "I enjoy working with
young people because they
have their whole futures
ahead of them and they can
do or be anything." Both
of his parents are math
professors and math sort
of came natural to him. I
never liked it when I was
younger." As he grew older
he found it was a subject he
wanted to pursue. "If I was
to teach any other subject it
would be chemistry."
Math teacher David Ely has been
around math since he was a child.
He enj oys working with students
and is excited about the new
school year.
Photo by Cole Fiala
First day: "I had a fun
first day. I wasn't nervous,
I was excited to be here. I
graduated from West Linn
so I have pride in this
school."
Hobbies: After school
he likes to play basketball
and tennis. He also likes to
watch football, especially
Ohio State and he loves to
read. He has a huge DVD
collection, and he likes
to watch science fiction
movies, like "Lord of the
Rings." Ely also loves
reading
Summer vaction: Over
the summer he worked on
getting his teaching degree,
so he hasn't really had a
summer to just relax. "I
do want to travel to Rome
though." Many summers
he goes back to Ohio to see
family.
Why students need
math: "Students often ask
me why they need math.
Math is essential for anyone
who wants to do advanced
science, engineering or
many other things. Even
those who don't use
math directly outside of
high school, doing math
trains your mind to be a
better problem solver and
everyone will have to face
and deal with problems in
their lives."
Other random things:
His favorite color is red and
he prefers dogs over cats.
He believes in the "golden
rule", so that we can all get
along.