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Music and Arts Partners keep arts in school
L ogan K elly
program at various levels.
Lynne Detrick. The group
Donations from corporations
Sports Editor recommended a parent-run
What would school be like
organization be formed as one such as the Marie Lam from
without the group of so-called of the solutions.
Charitable Foundation and
"band geeks," who are always
the Juan Yung Trust have
The original five members
perform at school assemblies
also been secured. The
from the task force started a
and who always seem to be
organization is recognized by
program called "The Mus|
in the band room. Imagini
the Internal Revenue Service
Boosters." "Each membei
a life with canned orchestra
to be a 501c3, n ^ p p ro fiij^
thlew $25 into a hat. We
music blaring as the droves of smarted w|f]| just $125," Lynne
organization.
students march into the gym '*Detrick, ¿¡ecutive Board
Building on trreir
looking for their spots on the
original live members,
Member and Membership
bleachers. It would be a very
the organization now has
Coordinator, said. m
different from the feeling of
teir board size to 15
live orchestra music.
to save me btfifigs ¡prop?am.
In 1995 the Strings
has sponsored such
Now, going by the name of
Sfiffiging pianists
program almost collapsed
Music and Arts P a r t n L i
John Nilsen and Michael
and could have possibly
MAP, they have successfully
Allen Harrison to schools,
made the above scenario a
granted over $300,000 to art
reality. In an attempt to save
giving 30 violins to a primary
and music programs around
school Strings program, and
the struggling program, the
in the district. MAP changed
bringing a top class conductor
district assembled a task force
their name from Music
in to help join the West Linn
to come up with solutions.
Boosters to the Music and
middle schools and high
The task force consisted of
Arts Partners to better reflect
school choir together.
five members: Karen Pixton,
the true intentions of helping
"MAP has provided me
all of the arts programs. Over
Barbara Richmond, Dana
with the funds I needed to
250 families sponsor the
Edvalson, David Buddi and
&
jump-start the new fiber
arts class. Their support
has helped me create a
wide variety of fiber media
available to the students,
such as knitting, embroidery,
weaving and spinning," Diane
Gauthier, Pine Arts teacher,
said.
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Started as a tasl
to sal^a struggling
program, MAP has growl
Any artsjjeacher in the
IsffJK^arts help to create
well-rounded students.
Students who take music,
score higher on their SAT's,
and if the arts are not
continued in middle school,
parts of the brain literally
shut down. It is our goal
to give students as many
different arts opportunities as
possible and to keep the arts
in our district thriving," Sarah
Wright, MAP co-president,
said.
"The arts are what we look
at most when understanding
what a society has valued
throughout the ages," Lynn
Pas^ art teacher, said. "People
be involved in the arts
roughout their lifetimes—it
enriches our lives!"
Scientists have also proven
that without music and art, a
developing child has a greater
chance of being challenged
in math. This district almost
lost a crucial program which
aids in the development of
students and an organization
stepped up to the plate.
"MAP’s hopes to have a
long relationship with the
district as an organization
which truly supports—
financially, emotionally and
physically—the arts in all of
our schools," Pass said.
Technology Department lends helping hand to students, teachers
u
HiLLI ClAVARELLO________________
Staff Reporter
Ever wonder how the
computers get fixed or the
printers get unjammed?
Students might not know
that the Technology
Department staff keeps an
eye out for all the mishaps-
of modem day technology.
Angie H am m o n d ,
sure the technology in our
classrooms work. They
know that it just doesn't
make sense for an expensive
piece of equipment to
have a faulty light," Gary
Eppelsheimer, science and
photo teacher, said.
They also have a way to
help students and teachers
using the thing they know
best, technology. By
making, "Techbytes," a
computer help folder on
their desktop, students
and teachers can get
help without getting up
themselves or adding to
the 50 e-mails a day that
Hammond and Ares already
receive.
"Techbytes is a good place
to start, when you don't
understand what you’re
doing," Hammond said.
In addition of being
committed to helping
students and teachers
understand technology
already available to them,
they also strive to secure
the best technology possible
for the school. Things like
Smart Boards, an interactive
whiteboard and document
cameras, cameras that allow
3-D objects to be shown to
an entire classroom, have
been brought to the school
to enhance learning.
"A good classroom used
to have a chalk board and
a TV. Now we want a
data projector and a Smart
Board in every room to
make learning a little more
interactive for students,"
Ares said.
The only thing that
truly bothers the Tech
Department is vandalism.
Things like dismantling
mouses, switching keys on
keyboards, and others things
have been happening more
often than they would like.
"Students are only
cheating themselves,
because the money that
could have gone to a new
digital camera or a new
printer now has to replace
something that didn't have
to be broken in the first
place," Ares said.
Even with the negative
aspects of their job, the duo
knows that the only thing
that's worse than a broken
computer is a confused
student or teacher that they
can help.
a D iana S impson _____________
they read with friends and
family- the resounding
answer from the 10th
graders was that they don't
have the time for it.
On the other hand, there
were also some definite
differences shown between
the classes. Sophomores
and Juniors strongly dislike
the books in the curriculum,
while Freshman and Seniors
are more neutral in their
opinions. Also, the lower-
classmen prefer to read
magazines in their free time,
while upper-classmen enjoy
novels better.
Students dislike assigned reading in class
Contributing Writer
Angie Hammond, Information
Technology
Specialist,
continually checks e-m ail to
answer questions from students
and staff. The Tech Department
receives hundreds of e-mails each
week asking for assistance.
Photo by Cole Fiala
Specialist, and Jon Ares,
Media Tech Aide, and their
seven, application only, tech
aides keep the unwanted
viruses from making our
computers sneeze.
"The only thing we
don’t like dealing with
is the unexplained—the
things that we can’t fix,"
Hammond, Technology
Department chair, said.
But there isn’t much they
can’t fix. Throughout the
day students and teachers
receive help from these tech
gurus on everything from
fickle mice to stupid Smart
Boards.
"They are completely
/mmitted to making
"And now Harry, let
us step out into the night
and pursue that flighty
temptress, adventure." The
lights are dimmed, the room
is deathly silent. Sitting
with bated breath, book in
hand, you turn the page and
delve in to the unknown of
the next chapter; fingertips
tingling with anticipation...
Is this you?
Recently, one english class
from each grade were given
a survey, to discover their
reading habits and opinions
on book-related topics. Of
the 73 students polled, 31
said they dislike the books
assigned to read in school,
34 said they make a habit of
reading for pleasure, and 16
listed the Harry Potter series
as their favorite books.
Though most of the
student's answers were
quite varied, there seemed
to be a few patterns. All
grades, 9th through 12th,
agreed that a good place to
read is on their beds, where
it's nice and quiet. All but
the sophomores fessed up
to having discussed what
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What grade did
you learn to read?
Freshman
1st grade
(57%)
F a v o rite c h il
dren's book?
Captain
Underpants
Opinion on books
in classes
Favorite genre?
Books vs.
Magazines
Sophomore
1st grade
(46%)
ag&
Junior
Senior
1st grade
(57%)
1st grade
(37%)
g is
Magic Tree House
Cat in the Hat
series
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Dislike them
Some are okay
Dislike them
(50%)
(44%)
(58%)
Action
Clifford and-
Goodnight Moon
V'
Some are okay
(42%)
Fantasy / Mystery Sci-Fi / Romance
Fiction/Fantasy
Magazines
Magazines
Books
Do you read for
pleasure?
Yes
(57%)
No
(54%)
Yes
(50%)
Have you re-read
assigned books?
No
(77%)
No
(85%)
No
(79%)
No
(84%)
Where do you find Public & School
what you read?
libraries
Bookstores
Friend's
recomendations
Bookstores
Do you discuss
Yes, with family
what you read?
No, not enough
time
Favorite place to
read?
Favorite book?
Living room
Bed and other
quiet places
Harry Potter
To Kill a Mocking
bird/Harry Potter
Books
r-"- •
Yes
(58%)
Yes, with friends Yes, if it was good
Bedroom
Harry Potter
Bedroom
Princess Bride/
Harry Potter