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Model
United
Nations
Team
brings
R hoades unanim ously
voted n ew su p erin ten d en t home five of 36 awards from state
E mily R eed __________________
After living in West Linn
and Wilsonville for 13 years,
working for the West Linn-
Wilsonville School District
will be an easy transition for
Dr. William Rhoades who was
chosen as the new superin
tendent. He will succeed Dr.
Roger Woehl, who is retiring
in June after 17 years as the top
administrator for the district.
"I have always enjoyed the
community and have been
impressed with the quality
of the school system. I had
the opportunity to study
with many leaders in West
Linn and Wilsonville as we
worked together in a doctoral
program," Rhoades said. "I
was immediately impressed
by the quality of the people
leading and teaching in
WLWV schools."
Rhoades was inspired
to teach by his coaches and
teachers as a young child. "I
knew that I wanted to be a
teacher when I was 13 or 14
years old and I have never
wavered from that goal;"
Rhoades said.
Photo courtesy of Tara Dubois
Dr. William Rhoades was selected
to serve as Superintendent for the
W e st L in n -W ils o n v ilie S c h o o l
District replacing D r. Roger Woehl
who is retiring after 17 years in
that post. Rhoades will bring his
experience as both a teacher and an
adm inistrator from six different
Oregon school districts.
A lison F ieldhouse
It's a normal day on
the University of Oregon
campus. Students walk
from class to class, a game
of frisbee golf takes place
on the quad; the only
notable difference is the
1,400 high school students
dressed in suits that have
taken over for the weekend.
From April 7-9, the Model
United Nations Team took
part in the state conference,
representing Germany and
Sweden.
Sara Crawford, Danielle
Grenier, Amanda Rucker,
Samantha Steele and
Gregory White, seniors,
won the Best Consensus
Builder award for their
respective com m ittees. O ut
of 36 awards awarded in
the entire conference, West
Linn delegates won five.
"I was really amazed
that I won Best Consensus
Builder," Crawford said.
"Everyone was working
Band and Orchestra place first at TRL
C arolyn C ruze ________________
After winning the Three
Rivers League competition
for the fourth year in a row,
the Symphony Orchestra
qualified for the State
competition which will be
held on May 13 at Oregon
State University. Along with
being a part of the Orchestra,
many of these musicians are
involved in the Symphonic
Band. At the April 12 TRL
competition, the band placed
also placed first, defeating
their long-standing opponent,
Lake Oswego.
"We really wanted to
beat LO," Elena Myre, junior
French horn musician, said.
"They had been beating us
for a really long time so we
really stepped it up with the
‘rigor of our pieces." At the
competition, the band played
three different songs; Festive
Overture by Shostakovich
Hunsberger, Elisa's Precession
by Richard Wagner, and Khan
by Julie Giroux.
"Because the level of
musicianship to perform these
pieces is so high, most high
school bands do not attempt
hard to build a good
resolution so I'm just glad
that my committee chose
to recognize me as a major
player in the process."
The conference consisted
of daily committee
meetings totaling 14
hours for delegates to
debate topics and draw
up resolutions to solve
global problems. The
committees included
General Assembly, Security
Council, Global Security,
Economics, Human Rights,
Environment and Health
and Human Services.
Aside from committee
meetings, delegates also
had time to relax and have
fun. On April 8, students
had the opportunity to
participate in activities set
up in Gerlinger Hall and
the Erb Memorial Union,
including a giant slide, an
obstacle course, a bungee
run, karaoke and a photo
booth. Missing this year
was the dance that had
been held in the recreation
center years past.
"I was disappointed that
the dance was cancelled
because it's really fun
to dance with all your
friends," Crawford said.
Prior to the conference,
students had to research
their countries, write two
position papers and a
resolution and become
credentialed.
"The research was an
experience in how to be a
worldly citizen and how to
not be narrowly concerned
with our own affairs,"
White said.
There were 18
committees at the
conference comprised
of students representing
different countries of the
United Nations. Students
that represented Germany
were Elena Belloni, Hannah
Cotter, Crawford, Alison
Fieldhouse, Tabitha Gholi,
Grenier, Erin Morrow,
Jennifer Sitton, Sharon
Shin, Jacquoline Steeh,
White and Maia Williams,
seniors, Caroline Attanasio,
junior, and Jennifer Jain and
Shruthi Thandri, freshmen.
Those representing
Sweden included Ann
Bernert, Lubna Khan,
Hyunjae Kim, Jack
Lammers, Rucker, Steele,
Anneli Tostar and Amanda
Wagner, seniors, Spencer
Chang, Anya Lehman,
Kristin Nesbit and Anthony
To, juniors, and Kim Tran,
freshman.
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Brittany Peterson, junior trumpet player, and other members of the
Symphonic Band placed first at the TRL Competition, beating their long
standing opponent Lake Oswego. They played three difficult pieces:
Festive Overture, Elisa's Precession, and Khan, and are continuing on
to State in May.
them," Kevin Egan, musical
director, said. By choosing this
repertoire, Egan said he was
able to highlight the strengths
of the band and feature some
of its outstanding soloists.
At the TRL competition,
many students performed
solos. When choosing these
musicians, Egan said,. "It's
not a question of who I will
solo, but how I can limit the
amount of solos, because the
quality of the ensemble is
so high." From the band, 15
students are also competing at
the State solo contest on April
30.
In order to qualify for the
TRL competition musicians
must perform well in three
different categories.
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