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Mar 21 1985 S«< I) SANO* (Ore ) POST
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Students learn new skills
Express pride in Sandy High
at Boring’s ‘Pioneer Days’
by JAN COOLEY
Students at Boring Grade
School District’s Naas Building
have learned a little bit about the
good old days, and they learned it
through first hand experience
They baked bread, made soap
and pulled taffy They predicted
weather w ith the help of a weather
vane, made stilts out of coffee
cans and string, and learned how
to play marbles The unusual
classes were part of the school's
recent Cultural Arts Day
This year’s theme. “ Pioneer
Days,” was chosen because the
district is embarking on its second
100 years. Craft demonstrations
and classes such as quilting, sten
ciling and silhouette-drawing
were presented to give students
an idea of what life was like 100
years ago Even the lunch menu
— chili, cornbread and apple betty
— was selected because it seemed
like a typical pioneer meal
Teachers wore western outfits
or long, pioneer-style dresses to
add to the mood An old prospec
tor. alias fourth-grade teacher
Don Erickson, dressed for his part
by donning two wigs — one for his
head and one for his face
“ That ’s the most uncomfortable
two hours I've ever spent." he
said as he pulled off the wigs and
gasped for air.
Erickson spent the morning
demonstrating gold-panning On
display in his classroom was a
wooden cradle, or rocker, used to
pan gold in the 1800s He also
showed the children a metal
sleuce box used by modern pro
spectors. The finale was a metal-
detector demonstration
In addition to gold-panning, the
morning hours were devoted to
lecture-style presentations on an
tique cars, pottery-making and
story-telling In the afternoon, the
kids participated in four activities
of their choice
Choosing classes was no easy
task There were courses on how
to make stilts, how to fashion
lanterns from tin cans, candle
m aking, w e a th e r-p re d ictin g ,
corn-husk doll-making, spinning.
Morale at Sandy High is at a multi
year peak. Graduating students are
winning scholarships, discipline is
good, the drama department has won
accolades, the girls volleyball and
basketball teams are standouts,
teachers report enjoying their work
Intellectual, emotional and social
growth, which is what school is
about, is happening at Sandy High
There are those in the community
who "te a r" at the school no matter
what the realities are but what about
the rest of us? Our high school
students are a few short years from
adulthood, the message they receive
from the community regarding their
primary work place itheir school),
does impact their self-esteem II we
want the high school students to suc
ceed intellectually; if we want winn
ing teams; if we want them to
respect themselves and others, we
need to let them know we care There
are many ways to do this. Attend
school functions, participate with a
caring attitude in the business affairs
of the school, think and act towards
the school for what it is, a community
asset.
The atmosphere at SUHS has
changed significantly in the last few
years It's time for the community to
recognize these changes and express
pride in our school.
Bill Kruger
Boring
weaving and more. Kindergart
ners th ro ug h fo u rth -g ra d e
students chose the classes they
wanted to attend
"We do it every year,” said
fourth grader Judy Bradburry
"In second grade we had face-
painting
and we made kites
and all that other stuff."
Planning all the classes is not
nearly as easy — or as much fun
— as taking them, said first-grade
teacher Jan Lewis, who coor
dinated the classes The teachers
had to come up with ideas for pro
jects 5-, 6- and 7-year-olds could do
in 20 minutes And they had to find
enough instructors to keep max
imum enrollment down to about 10
students per class.
The Boring Parent Teacher
Association helps line up instruc
tors, often finding them from
among its ranks
"In some cases, we hire profes
sionals,” said PTA President Ida
Cannon "In other cases we use
volunteers."
She paused and chuckled. "We
mostlv use volunteers."
Candidates vie for school job
BORING — The Boring School
District board is interviewing six
candidates for superintendent
Mt. H ood Pops
se t concert
The Mt. Hood Pops, Gresham's
community orchestra, will salute
Johann Sebastian Bach’s 300th birth
day with a “ huge" birthday cake at
its free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in
the Mt. Hood Community College
Theatre, 26000 S.E. Stark St.
Logging Skills
Day planned
They are Ann Marie Collins, pro
gram development director in the
Gresham Grade School and Gresham
Union High School districts and
former principal of Dexter McCarty
Middle School; Judy Warren, a prin
cipal in the Sandy Elementary School
D is tr ic t;
Russ M c C o llis te r,
superintendent of the Athena-Weston
School District near Pendleton; Mike
McDonough, assistant superinten
dent in the Canby School District;
Gretta Merwin, a principal in the
Salem School D istrict; and Fred Pro-
ett, superintendent of Shubel School
District in Beaver Creek.
Staff members w ill meet with the
finalists at a reception and a selec
tion w ill be made a lter board
members visit the finalists' districts
next week The board plans to an
nounce its decision April 1.
The board w ill choose two or three
finalists when interviews are con
cluded this week, said Deputy Clerk
Nancv Brown
Buss meets
all requirements
To be a member of our high school
board, one should prim arily be con
cerned with the quality of our
students’ education He should also
Family portraits offered
as fund raiser at Cottrell
The Cottrell Community Club is of
fering color family portraits as its
spring fund raiser
Funds will be used for computers
and classroom equipment, according
to Peggy Aeh. Photographs will be
taken Sunday. March 31 and Monday,
April 1 at Cottrell School Call Aeh,
668-9316. for an appointment
be concerned with the economics of
that education by thoughtfully get
ting the most out of each dollar spent
He should have a deep concern for
young people and all facets of their
development He should maintain a
close contact with the school, its ac
tivities. staff and patrons in order to
maintain an understanding of the
district's needs
The only candidate running for the
present high school board position
that meets all of the above re
quirements is Raul Buss F’aul has
shown a sincere concern for our
highschool by his participation in all
areas of its activities and develop
ment He has a concern for our
children's preparation for their
future His expertise in business will
be used to meet this goal within a
reasonable budget I'm voting for
Paul. I urge you to consider doing so
to
Andy Anderson
Boring
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Sandy High School’s second annual
Pioneer Logging Skills Day w ill be
Friday, March 22
Approximately 150 contestants
from seven schools will compete in 12
different events, which range from
choker setting to chainsaw bucking.
Competition w ill be from 10 a.in to
2 p.m Members of the FFA chapter
w ill sell food.
PAUL BUSS
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Kiwanis Club
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