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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Christine Bowlby, left, is transferring to Keizer Elementary School after serving as the principal at Washington for fi ve years. Stacey Lund, right, comes to Weddle Elementary from Pringle, where she was the principal for fi ve years. New principals at elementary schools By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes Two Keizer elementary schools will have new prin- cipals when the 2017-18 year begins on Wednesday, Sept. 6—Christine Bowlby at Keizer Elementary and Stacey Lund at Weddle El- ementary. Bowlby is transferring from Washington Elemen- tary, where she was principal for the last fi ve years, but she already calls Keizer home. Her oldest son will be a seventh grader at Whiteaker Middle. Bowlby also has twin boys entering the fourth grade at Keizer Elementary. Her husband, Ryan, is the head coach of the McNary High School boys lacrosse team and three of their sons play lacrosse, football and basketball. Christine has coached for the Keizer Youth Basketball Association. “I have a passion for mak- ing an impact on my com- munity,” Bowlby said. “This is actually my home. This is my kids’ school. I’m a big proponent on schools being a part of the community and being a resource for families so now I get to make an im- pact in my community where I live. I’m looking forward to working with local busi- nesses, families, everybody, to really support Keizer’s com- munity.” Bowlby grew up in Hood River, graduated from West- ern Oregon University, did her student teaching in Sa- lem-Keizer and never left. Following in the footsteps of her father, Bowlby always wanted to be a teacher. She taught at Fruitland Elemen- tary for fi ve years and then at Swegle for six years, where she transitioned to an in- structional coach for the fi nal two years before becoming the principal at Washington. “I had principals always say that they thought that would be a good role for me, We are Everything Except Overpriced Simple Cremation $795 Inexpensive Burial and Funeral Options Pre-Planning Available On-Site Crematory 4365 RIVER RD N, KEIZER 503.393.7037 Se habla español Feel Our Warmth COME IN AND TALK WITH US THE SPRINGS at SUNNYVIEW INDEPENDENT LIVING 1950 45th Ave NE , Salem • 503- 589 -1200 THE WOODS at WILLOWCREEK ASSISTED LIVING & MEMORY CARE 4398 Glencoe St NE , Salem • 503-581- 4239 TheSpringsLiving.com being an administrator, and they just encouraged me,” Bowlby said. “I’ve loved it (being a principal). I didn’t think I would at fi rst because I love working with kids. As an administrator, (I thought) you don’t get as much kid contact but you actually do and I feel like you get to help them and support their fami- lies.” Bowlby wants to spend her fi rst year getting to know the 695 students and close to 80 staff at Keizer Elementary. She wants parents to know that her door is always open. “I always return messages, phone, email,” Bowlby said. “I want to talk and get to know everybody and help support their kids. I’m always open to talk and help them the best I can. I may not al- ways have the right answer or the answer they want but I’m always willing to listen.” Lund comes to Weddle after spending the last fi ve years as the principal of Prin- gle Elementary. While her mom was a science teacher and then a counselor, Lund wanted to follow a different path. She played basketball and got her bachelor’s degree in jour- nalism at the University of Wyoming. Lund then contemplated joining the Peace Corps be- fore fi nally deciding to go into education. She taught fourth and fi fth grade at Hayesville for seven years and then became an in- structional coach at Harritt Elementary. Switching to the adminis- trative side took getting used to. “You don’t have your own classroom,” Lund said. “That was a big change. When you’re a teacher, you build this community of kids in your classroom. It’s your own little city, your own team and the fi rst year that you don’t have that and you step out- side of the classroom, it’s kind of sad. You don’t have holi- days that you are celebrat- ing with your class. You don’t have that same relationship with kids. It’s different. But you get to know more kids and you get to help more kids. That’s how I balance it.” While Weddle is her fi rst Title IX school, Lund has a passion for families that need more support. She also prides herself on being a good lis- tener. “I would hope that, rather puzzle answers Please see PALS, Page A10