School News
Elkton School District #34
Reminder:
September 6th School Picture Day with
Lifeslice Photography
Football/Volleyball Schedule
Elkton Middle School Football
7
Yoncalla School District 32
HS Football vs. Culver. 7:00 (Yoncalla
High School)
Sep. 1, 2023
Starts at 7:00 PM
HS Volleyball vs. Crow. 4:00 (Yoncalla
High School)
Sep. 2, 2023
Starts at 4:00 PM
Holiday Make-Up Day
Sep. 8, 2023
Starts at 8:00 AM
Elkton Middle School Volleyball
Labor Day (No School)
Sep. 4, 2023
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
School Board Meeting - Regular Business
Sep. 21, 2023
Starts at 6:00 PM
Drain Schools Ready to Go
Elkton High School Football
Schools are starting up on Septem-
ber 5th. We’ll bring you more as the
school year rolls out. To the right you
will find the schedules for High School
Sports for September. Remember the
School Board meeting on September
25.
North Douglas School District 22
Board of Directors
Trissie Penland, Board Chair
Term Expires June 2025
Elkton High School Volleyball
Scott Gerrard, Vice Chair
Term Expires June 2025
Becky Rundell, Director
Term Expires June 2027
Janet Mulder, Director,
Term Ends June 2025
David Ward,Director
Term Expires June 2027
Letter from the Librarian....
September rings
in
the
new
year. Some of
us celebrate in
January, but the
true new begin-
ning is Septem-
ber. Fight me.
September is for
sharp pencils,
fresh notebooks, schedules, routine
and ... possibility. We pack our
bookbags and we fill in our cal-
endars. We refresh our plans for
growth and learning. In September
we have a glimpse of the coziness
that is fall, and of course that
means more (at least metaphorical)
fireside reading in our futures. In
summer, I’m often drawn to light
and entertaining reads. I love a
world-building fantasy-adventure, a
“beach” read with plenty of family
drama and an unlikely romance, or a
travel memoir. In fall though, I’m
all about historical fiction, cook-
books, cozy mysteries, and clas-
sics. Do you have seasonal genre
favorites?
For today, in honor of Sep-
tember, I want to take you along as
we make a list of back-to-school,
boarding school, and academic nov-
els. Pop in the library to share
your favorite titles and discover
some new reads.
The School for Good and Evil
by Soman Chainani is a fairytale
retelling that’s set in a boarding
school. Aimed at middle grade read-
ers, it asks big questions about
our assumptions and how our culture
can judge and divide people based
on shallow perceptions. Similarly,
I love the middle grade novels of
Ben Guterson’s Winterhouse and Or-
egon author Colin Meloy’s Wildwood.
These cozy mysteries are great for
any age reader and fun to share with
a young person you might know.
In young adult fiction, John
Green’s Searching for Alaska is a
coming-of-age novel set in a board-
ing school in Alabama. It’s edgy
and thought-provoking. For mystery
fans, Maureen Johnson’s Truly De-
vious is set in a boarding school
where it’s hard to know whom to
trust. Of course we must include in
any back-to-school list the Harry
Potter series by JK Rowling. The
first four books are catalogued in
“tween” or middle-grade, and the
final books are all in young adult
as the themes become more mature as
the characters age.
Modern takes on the board-
ing school theme in adult fiction
include Maria de los Santos’ Fall-
ing Together, a love story set on
a beautiful campus. Donna Tartt’s
Secret History is an intellectually
charged murder mystery, and best-
selling author Jenny Colgan serves
cozy fall romance in her Cornwall
Little School by the Sea series.
The library is still open its
summer hours through the end of
September: Tuesday through Friday
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. In October it
switches to Tuesday, Thursday, Fri-
day 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. The entire catalog
can be accessed anytime at https:
//ndld.biblionix.com/catalog/
... log in with your library
card number to reserve materi-
als. Many library users also
enjoy instant ebook and au-
diobook access through their
free Libby app. As a librarian
for help getting a card num-
ber or using online resources.
Programming in September:
Tuesdays at 11am Preschool Storytime
Wednesdays at 4pm Yarn club/Knitting
group
Wednesdays at 3:30pm Teen Advisory
Fridays at 2 p.m. Family Matinee Movie
Miriam Sisson, Director
Mildred Whipple Library, North
Douglas Library District
ndld.org
541-836-2648