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! March Features Support staff finds students highlight of their work day E mily R Name: Kathy Logan Title: Administrative Assistant What the job is about: Is in charge of CIM testing, forecasting, and student scheduling. # Years at WLHS: 11 Before WLHS: Worked in Bend. What they like about their job: Enjoys interacting with the students. Why she chose this job: Volunteered at her kids' elementary schools, making her want to work in the office. Hardest part of their job: "It's hard to juggle a bunch of things at one time. There's so much to do with so little time." What she enjoys during free time: Swimming, sewing and spending time with family. you love, there is no hardest part, it doesn't even feel like work". What they enjoy during free time: Hiking, seeing opera and theater performances and camping trips with family. Name: Patty Hafner Title: Registrar What the job is about: Transcripts, grading and r'J '. Name: Julie Kahle Title: Administrative Assistant to the Principal What the job is about: A d m in istra tiv e sch e d u lin g , payroll for staff and office management. Years at WLHS: 13 What they like about their job: "The A students. For me, there is no bad side to my job. When you love what you are doing, it doesn't really seem like work". Hardest part of their job: "When you are doing what different personalities and capabilities. What they enjoy during free time: s « % incoming and outgoing % records. Ilk Years at WLHS: 22 What they like about their job: Working with all of the students. Hardest part of t h e i r ^ ^ jo b : Having to multi- Le Guin narrated the history of how she began to write. She described the difference between planning short stories or stories that required many background research. Questions were taken after she had finished her reading. A sample question was whether or not she would continue writing. With a laugh, she replied, "Honey, I'm 81." Other questions and answers were met with laughter brought up the spirit and happiness to the otherwise quiet crowd. Name: Jerolyn Alie Title: Bookkeeper What the job is about: Organizes all of the accounts for students, sports teams, fund-raising groups and other activities. Years at WLHS: 4 What they like about their job: "I love this school. The students and staff are so talented." Hardest part of their job: The delicate matter of telling people that they owe ||. money. What they enjoy during free time: "In my free time, I enjoy keeping up with my daughter, 11, and son, 13, who are involved in football, basketball, wrestling, lacrosse, softball, Irish dance and band." JP iP ^ 'lP iijltask to complete work. What they enjoy during free time: S p e n d in g tim e with her four grandchildren, Bradey, Madelyn, Rylie and Tristan. i Name: Barbara Youngren ( Title: Cook Manager What the job is about: Preparing lunch for WLHS, Bolton, Cedaroak and Sunset Primary schools. Years at WLHS: 25 What they like about their job: "The best part is definitely that it changes all the time. We always have new and healthy recipes to try out for the kids." Hardest part of their job: Managing different people because they all have On Your College Application with SAT Subject Tests™ • The only national college admission tests where you choose the subject • One-hour tests in a variety of subject areas: math, science, literature, history and foreign languages • Required or recommended by many colleges Le Guin shares with West Linn readers continued from page 5 Camping and hunting with her family, reading and visiting the beach. Around 8 p.m, Le Guin departed followed by a large wave of applause. Born in 1929, Le Guin, who was born as Ursula Kroeber, grew up in Berkeley, Calif. She attended Radcliffe College and later did graduate work at Columbia University. In Paris in 1953, she married a historian, Charles A. Le Guin. They have lived in Portland, Ore. since 1958 and have three children and four grandchildren. To learn more about Ursula Le Guin, visit her website at www. ursulakleguin.com/UKL_ info.html. This spring, take an SAT Subject Test; next fall, make your college application shine. Upcoming Test Dates: May 7 & June 4 Learn More, Register and Get Free Practice Tools: w w w .SA T SubjectT ests.org £ CollegeBoard 11 b-3367 © 2011 The College Board
