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SANDY, OREGON THURSDAY MAR 21 1985
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2 seek position at Welches
Morrison
does her
research
Dawn Morrison isn't the kind of
person to take no lor an answer Last
year, after an unsatisfactory discus
sion with administrators at Welches
School about the discipline program.
Morrison and two other parents met
with principals at Sandy, Eirwood
and Kelso sch»x»ls
The end result was a 10-page
report, and she feels she can take
credit, in part, for helping make
some of the changes that are in effect
this year.
Morrison, however, isn't satisfied
"The discipline program is so confus
ing the parents don’t even unders
tand it.”
A candidate for position three on
the board of directors, Morrison said.
" I think 1 can make some changes 1
really do And 1 know you're not go
ing to do it overnight.”
Morrison and her husband have
three children, ages 7, 8 and 10. She
feels having children attending
classes in both buildings works in her
favor
Discipline seemed to be her main
concern in the upper building She
was concerned about the reading pro
gram in the lower building, but she
thinks a new program may help solve
that problem.
Asked about the two week mini
courses, which are set to begin after
spring break, she said, "Not all of the
courses are as solid as I would like to
see."
Morrison served for five years on
the
Mt.
Hood
Preschool
Cooperative's board ol directors, and
reorganized the Parent Teacher
Association, which in now the
Schulson’s
business is
negotiating
by PAULA BURNS
A few years ago when there was a
flap at Sandy High School, Mel
Schulson of Zigzag started attending
meetings of the board of directors
He figured it would be better to get
his information firsthand
Schulson. a candidate for position
three on the Welches School board of
directors, wants to get involved
again — hopefully taking firsthand
information and making the logical
choices.
Dawn Morrison
" I have an interest in what goes on
there, and what kind of an educa
Parent-Teacher Organization.
tional product we put out
The administration at Welches
"And I'm interested in helping
School supports PTO activities, ac bridge the gap in comtnunica-
cording to Morrison, which she called tion/coordination with the communi
"a positive development.”
ty.”
The PTO needs more support from
Situated in an unincorporated
Ixith parents and teachers, she said, area, Welches School has its own uni
though the group does have a voice
que problems, in Schulson's opinion
Morrison said the PTO board has He perceives an “ us and them" at
taken a position on some issues titude " I think there needs to be a
brought up by parents, and have gone community-wide effort to understand
to the administration in an effort to the problems of the community and
reach a satisfactory conclusion
the school," he said " I think so
She said Welches School "is a good meone needs to actively try to bridge
school in a lot of ways, but com that gap ”
munication needs to be improved."
Schulson said his business is
Because of the recent bill tax negotiating He and his wife are self-
payers received from the Sandy employed as fire adjusters Schulson
Union High School District. Morrison is licensed in Oregon and Washington
expects budget committee members to advise and assist policy holders on
to be especially thorough She said insurance losses Though most in
there are a lot of "sensible, down to surance adjusters work for insurance
earth" people on the budget commit agencies, Schulson prim arily works
tee this year. " I think they'll look for homeowners and business people
after the taxpayer," Morrison said
"Our business is making sure they
A willingness to learn both sides of get what they're entitled to; nothing
an issue would serve her as a board more, nothing less ”
member, she said
" I t usually takes about 10 minutes
M el Schulson
to explain my job," he joked
Schulson has two children, ages 15
and 20, is on the scholarship commit
tee for the Mt. Hood Lions dub, and
participates with his wife in Women's
d ub and church activities
Schulson, a six-year resident of the
area, is a former assistant director of
the Scholarship Commission of
Oregon, which administers loans and
scholarships for the state. He was
director of a private business college
for two years, and has sold medical
and hospital equipment He has been
a fir»“ adjuster for about 10 years.
He hopes to get as many people in
volved in the budgeting process as
possible, and he realizes that may
mean he w ill have to solicit them per
sonally
He supports theschtxd's new asser
tive discipline program, which has
"apparently been pretty successful ."
He feels an ability to get along with
people is a major asset "Most p»*oplo
are reasonable and flexible if you ex
press an interest in what they’re say
ing,” he said
Mini-courses defended as ‘positive’
by TA.MI (IS S N A
Students at Welches School will be
participating in a unique mini course
program designed to generate stu
dent incentive and provide for an
enriched curriculum
The program, which has generated
some controversy, will begin after
April 1, following spring break, and
run for two weeks
The p ro gram was in itia te d
prim arily by Pam Althouse, who
teaches sixth, seventh and eighth
grade mathematics at Welches. She
heard of the program Ixung used sue
cesslullv in the Rainier District
"The concept is to reward kids who
are doing a good job," Althouse ex
plained. "and to enrich the cur
riculum since we have a small school
and don't have as much flexibility as
larger schools. It also gives the kids a
chance to know teachers from other
angles.”
The goals behind this program, as
given by Gary Dietderich. assistant
principal, are three told Io improve
grades, decrease the number of
detentions, and provide educational
Program looks at
crime prevention
experiences not available in the nor movies, needlework, pantomme
mal curriculum In his estimation
skits, swing dance; Sixth period
these goals were successfully met in
English, problem solving, field
a sim ilar project last year.
hockey, dome building, computer
" I am excited about the en board games, puppetry; and Seventh
thusiasm students and teachers have
period
logo design, tennis, plant
shown," said Dietderich. "and I ap studies, calligraphy, poetry
preciate the extra time and effort
Dietderich said some positive com
Pam Althouse and other teachers
ments he has received from parents
have put in."
are, "This is the only way I can get
Students receiving a grade of "C ”
my kid to do his work," and “ Can we
or better in their core classes during
take them too?" Some parents feel it
the previous term will be allowed to is nice to see the school provide other
take a mini-course for each class in educational experiences and have of
which their performance is at the re fered to help
quired level. Otherwise they will con
Parents who disagree with the
tinue to take the regular class during
value of the mini courses are letting
the two weeks of the mini-courses
their opinions be beared also. Some
Courses the students will choose feel the courses are not educational
from are: Eirst period — math,
and are a waste of time, Dietderich
history ol rock i i roll, disection lab,
explained Dr they may feel that
weight training. Trivial Pursuit,
schools should stay with the basics
basic guitar; Second period
and that taxpayers should not have to
science, o rig a m i, h is to ry of
pay for these types of activities.
Timberline Lodge, creative writing,
Parents may choosewhether or not
film studies, newspaper; Third
to have their kids participate. If they
period
history, women's studies,
$on't participate in the mini-courses,
running, chess, horror fiction,
they will continue their core classes
tinicklmg. Eourth period
reading,
" It is a philosophical disagreement
history of television, radio and over whether a mini-course elective
is educational or not,” Althouse said
"Most classes are an extention of
what we normally do, such as
creative writing and calligraphy
taught by the English teacher, disec
tion lab by the science teacher, or the
history and physical education elec
tives.
"There is a lot of misunderstan
Every 10 minutes a child is
reported missing in the United
States This alarming statistic
was one of many that prompted
Priscilla Warlike, a specialist in
child safety, to develop "Ident-A
Kid", a system ol protection
Warlike, executive director of
Ident-A Kid, explained the pur
pose of the non-profit association
during a mini retreat at 111»“ lav
mg Way Eellowship in Sandy on
March 19. “ The system was
developed through a great deal ot
research and communication w ith
Ixith local and investigative agen
cies specializing in missing and
runaway children," Warlike said
She further pointed out how a
protection kit was designed to pro
vide important data on children to
assure an instant, accurate and
up-to-date profile. The informa
tion would then he available for
immediate use by investigative
forces if it should become
necessary.
that you are interested in their
feelings." she added
Warlike conducts seminars on
how to c o m m u n ica te w ith
children in order to teach them
alxiut safety precaution methods.
She said that child molesters are
gixxl sales people who w ill offer
youngsters anything and will play
on a child's ego and curiosity.
Some of the areas Warlike
discusses in the seminars are
what youngsters should do if ap
proached by a stranger, how to
teach children to rely on their in
stincts and how to educate them
to be aware of everyone and
everything around them " It is
important to teach kids about
prevention, because prevention
saves lives," Warlike advised.
Boh Christianson. Clackamas
County deputy sheriff, also spoke
at the retreat about crime preven
tion for children and adults Chris
tianson. who works in the Crime
Prevention D partment, told the
group how to make homes more
The preparation kit costs $7 50 secure by using dead bolts and
plus $1 for postage, and includes
peep holes on doors He also
various fact cards about the child,
recommended security inspec
30 minute cassette tape to record
tions, which are administered by
a youngster's voice, special letter
his department.
to parents, fact sheet listing
Christianson said there are
criminal statistics, instruction
more rapes today, and one in
sheet on how to fill out »'aids and
every hundred women will be a
information on what to do it a
victim "Change the odds in your
child disappears
favor through good preventative
measures." he advised. He sug
Warlike said that if a child is
kidnapped or runs away, there is gested keeping doors locked in
homes and cars at all times, and
usually a two week investigative
to avoid shopping late at night.
period She said research lime is
Child abuse and crime preven
reduced to two or three hours by
tion proved to be informative and
using Iden t-A -K id "Y o u 'v e
positive topics at the mini retreat.
bought tim e hv com pleting
Helen Unger, who attended the
research data beforehand." War
event, said "It gave me a lot of
nke said.
positive things I can do to protect
Warlike emphasized th<“ impor
my children Even though the sub
tance of an open line of com
jects were 'heavy,' they were
munication between parents and
presented in a manner that I can
children to prevent kidnapping
handle " Unger's sister-in-law,
Carolann. commented " It makes
and abuse "Com m unication
you want to know more research
should he established from the
in depth, to get involved and do
time your youngsters are small,"
w hat you can to protect your child
she said "Let them know they can
and vourself "
talk to you alxiut anything and
ding "
"The mini-courses are not all fun
and games," she continued. "There
are strategy games that are good for
kids. There are skills to be learned
from them."
They are also still refining the
mini-course program and w ill take
into consideration concerns of
parents, Althouse said She feels this
is a program that the kids should en
joy, as well as the teachers Although
for them, preparation is a lot of extra
work on top of the regular cur
riculum
"We really intended to make this
something special and positive,"
Althouse reflect»‘d. considering the
strong objections voiced by some
" I f you can please all the rest, that's
wonderful," she said, smiling
Mt. Hood Hospice plans ‘Fun’ raiser
Eor people with the stomach, one ol
the items to be bid on at the Mt H oik )
Hospice's first "F u n " Raising Auc
tion Party is a trip in an acrobatic
airplane
More conventional items include a
float trip down the Sandy River, ski
passes and a weekend at a condo in
Sunriver
The fact of the matter is, though,
that Mt Hood Hospice is looking lor
the unconventional The non-profit
group, which offers a program of
care for the terminally ill patient and
his family, is looking for interesting
and fun items to auction off to sup
port a cause that many people prefer
not to think about The Hospice pro
Bosivell rescinds
in race fo r board
One of the candidates who will be
listed on the ballot March 26 for the
Sandy Eire District has rescinded
her candidacy Barbara Boswell said
she is withdrawing from the race for
medical reasons
Other candidates for position four
are Arnie Becker. Mike Braet, Jerry
I<awson and Donn Nichols Two peo
ple are running for position five
They are Michael T Crappa and Gus
DePaepe
gram trains and provides volunteers
to provide personal care, respite
giving the person taking care of the
patient a break
and counseling
According to Kathryn Brixlenck,
executive director, Lindsay Wagner
has even promised to "come up with
som ething good One of our
volunteers ran into her at Burger
King in Gresham.”
Mt Hood Hospice serves an area
from Government Camp through
122nd Avenue, and from the
Clackamas to the Columbia rivers
People may call 668-9000 to deter
mine the nearest drop-off point, and
to get a receipt for the tax deductible
donation
Tickets w ill go on sale in April The
auction will be May 11 at Oral Hull
Park, outside of Sandv
Proposed budget is up 2.6 percent
Wh»'ii Superintendent Clark Lund
looked at the fianl numbers on Tues
day, they were "less severe" than ex
pected
The Sandy Elementary District's
budget committee approved a budget
with a 2 6 percent increase, which
will result in a tax levy increase»of
about to percent if no changes are
O pen house set
for fire chief
On Sunday. March 24 there will be
an open house at the Sandy Eire Hall
from I to 5 pm for Bob Rathke, fire
chief Rathke plans to return to
private business after 12 years as
chief of the Sandy Eire District
The public is invited to attend the
open house, which is being hosted by
the board of directors
made at the public hearing on April
15.
The total, proposed budget is
$6,381.117, or exactly $164,000 over
the 1984 85 budget
The budget committee, which held
its third meeting Eriday evening,
prim arily looked at twooptions They
modified the administrative team's
first option, which made fewer cuts
than option two.
Option one included a position for a
new science teacher, library aids, a
bus and other transportation cuts, a
program to reinstate football and a
$6,000 cut in the contingency fund
The budget c o m m itte e also
eliminated the soccer program and
funds that were budgeted for the
repair of a chimney, which would
have cost $9.400
Cutting a position for a vice prin
cipal at Cedar Ridge was also
discussed, but a motion to eliminated
the line item failed after a tie vote
“ Wilh declining enrollment and tax
rolls, I don't think we can justify it."
Dennis Traxler, budget committee
member.
Joan Ragan, a parent, feels a vice
principal is needed at Cedar Ridge to
help curtail potential problems "As
a taxpayer, ‘It is pay you now, or pay
you later,'" she said
The Sandy Elementary District is
“ management lean" compared to
neighboring districts, according to
Lund.
One seemingly unacceptable item
in the second option was the near
elimination of the library aid pro
gram.
The budget committee approved
the budget 9-1. with Sherylle Emer
son casting the lone no vote
Lund said it is not unusual for a
school district's budget to be altered
during the public hearing process
This phot« won ( halles ( ochran ol Sands a $25 gift certificate
Sandy Boy Scout wins $25
with photograph of Hood
Charles Donald Cothran, 14. son of
Shirley and Michael Cochran of San
dy, has received an honor award in
the Boy Scout division of the 1984
Scout Photo Scholarship Awards,
which are sponsored by the Eastman
Kodak Company The award is a $25
Kodak gift certificate
Cochran, a member of Troop
number 662. sponsored by the Sandy
Kiwanis Club, earned his award with
a picture Mt. Hixxf that featured a
hiking trail in the foreground
The 1984 Scout Photo Scholarship
Awards were open to all registered
members of the Cub Scouts. Boy
Scouts and Explorers