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Students: How to Doc series presents WWII in new hues
fi gure out where to
go after graduation
By BROOKLYN FLINT
Of the Keizertimes
Before leaving high school,
one of the most diffi cult deci-
sions a teenager has to face is
fi guring out what college they
want to go to, if that’s what they
want to do at all.
Rochelle Farris runs the
College and Career Center
at McNary High School and
teaches students how to fi g-
ure out what college is best
for them, how to start apply-
ing, supplies information about
scholarships and more.
Farris recommends focusing
academics fi rst when searching
for the right colleges. Look for
schools based on interests and
passions rather than mascots or
sport teams.
“Find a place where you can
do the same kind of activities
that fi ll your tank,” Farris said.
Students who surround them-
selves with positive activities
that fi t their personalities typi-
cally experience better physical
and mental health.
Campus location can be
another major infl uence on
where students decide to attend
college.
“Going and visiting is the
best thing,” Farris said.
Keep an eye out for how
schools treat religion, diversity,
classroom sizing, clubs and ac-
tivities, and, above all, majors.
Most schools now have virtual
tours and current students who
can talk to on prospective stu-
dents through their websites.
After visiting colleges, it’s a
good idea for students to make
a pros and cons list about every
thing that is important to them.
If the college is far enough
away that commuting isn’t pos-
sible, students have to fi gure out
where they will live. Being away
from home can make some feel
homesick, but living on campus
allows students to be a part of
the community. On-campus
living can also contribute to
academic success, Farris said.
Students who live on campus
often have higher graduation
rates than those who don’t.
Between tuition, the cost of
books and all the other living
expenses, college of any sort
comes with a large price tag. It
will mean many students need
fi nancial aid or some sort of as-
sistance to make it through to
graduation.
“In the end, fi nancial aid is
going to be huge. What I en-
courage students not to do is
limit their options based on
cost at fi rst. Apply to all of the
schools that you are interested
in,” Farris said. “I typically tell
students apply to one commu-
nity college as a back up option,
two state schools, and two or
three private schools.”
While the costs of private
college might seem over-
whelming, a lot of private
schools have deeper pockets
which means there is more
money to offer for scholarships.
One thing Farris would
rather students not stress over
is their major. Between 50 and
70 percent of students will end
up changing their major at least
once.
Farris said, “It’s okay not to
know. You don’t have to wor-
ry about fi nding the perfect
school. I believe that there are
multiple good fi t schools for
every student.”
By TJ REID
For the Keizertimes
Writing, television and
fi lm have always been hob-
bies of mine, as the conglom-
eration that you are currently
reading will attest to.
When it was time to pick
my course of study when at-
tending college, however, I
ultimately went with a dif-
ferent passion: history. Of
particular interest to me was
American history, and one of
the most fascinating events in
that fi eld was World War II.
Perhaps I am drawn to this
confl ict because there is some-
thing oddly cinematic about
the entire historical narrative,
from the clear lines in moral-
ity (Axis bad, Allies good) to
the still-controversial ending.
Regardless of the reason for
its appeal, WWII is also one
of the most vigorously and
relentlessly studied events in
the history of the world. This
makes new outlooks and fo-
cuses within the war itself rarer
and rarer the further we move
away from it, and this can be
seen in Netfl ix’s Greatest Events
Submitted
of WWII in Colour (a British
production, hence the “u”). It’s
almost as if the creators of this
documentary series thought to
themselves, “This subject has
been done to death 100 times
over, so what else can we add
to the conversation? Eh… just
color, I guess.” Despite not
bringing much new to the ta-
ble, however, Greatest Events is
still an excellent overview of
the greatest confl ict in human
history, is well researched and
covers a suffi cient amount
of the enormous story that is
World War II.
I am not sure how one goes
about adding color to fi lms
that never had any, but the re-
sult is impressively engaging
and adds an additional level
of immersion to the tale that
we all know. Like all gimmicks,
however, I found my appreci-
ation for the “in color” aspect
of Greatest Events of WWII in
Colour eventually fading as the
hours passed. I then found my-
self, once again, focusing on
the events themselves. It really
comes down to this: If you are
not interested in the meat of
the history itself, the color, ex-
citing music, and the fact that
the documentary is 90 per-
cent video clips with only the
occasional static picture will
not be enough to keep your
attention for the duration of
the runtime.
It is, therefore, a very good
thing that the actual histori-
cal part of this documentary
is solid as well. It is inevitable,
of course, that many of the
incidents, people and con-
cepts of World War II would
be barely touched upon in the
10-hour runtime; that’s just
something that goes along
with being a documentary and
not, say, a book or a disserta-
tion. Greatest Events is very true
to its name in that it mostly
covers the big stuff. But what it
does cover it covers well.
Greatest Events of WWII in
Colour is a high quality doc-
umentary that nonetheless
does very little to distinguish
itself from the myriad of oth-
er WWII documentaries out
there. But if you want to get a
good overview of the confl ict,
you might as well get it here.
Greatest Events of WWII in
Colour is now available on
Netfl ix.
Bonds issued to purchase, maintain school buses
By HERB SWETT
Of the Keizertimes
Transactions were the main
feature at the Salem-Keizer
School Board meeting on
Tuesday, March 10.
The board approved is-
suance of bonds to fi nance
maintenance and purchase
of buses, the sale of the
Rosedale School property
and purchase of the proper-
ty on D Street in Salem in
support of the 2018 general
obligation bond.
The bond issuance, not
to exceed $65 million, is for
a vehicle replacement plan
for about 195
buses over three
to four years
and
construc-
tion of an added
transpor tation
facility on dis-
trict-owned land
on Gaffi n Road.
Rosedale El-
ementary School was repur-
posed by the board in 2011 as
a consequence of the reces-
sion. The board determined in
2015 that the former campus
at 6974 Bates Road S. was no
longer needed
for education-
al purposes.
Tuesday’s vote
authorized
the sale, for
$1.355 mil-
lion to Joanne
Cunningham.
Support of
a capital construction project
at North Salem High School
is the reason for the purchase
of the property at 1163 D St.
N.E. from the estate of David
Cole for $120,000.
In other business, the board
approved a three-year con-
tract, effective July 1, 2019,
for Linda Myers as assistant
superintendent.
The board accepted a
$12,638 grant from the Or-
egon Department of Educa-
tion for training toward state-
wide assessment of students
with disabilities.
The board also proclaimed
April as Child Abuse Preven-
tion Month.
Doodling a quick Popsicle sticks can be either
a fairy house or boxing ring
and simple fl ower
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chew.
By BROOKLYN FLINT
Of No Adults Allowed
I like to doodle in my
free time, but I when I fi rst
started drawing I never
knew what to do. I’ve come
up with some step-by-step
drawing instructions for my
fellow doodlers.
Easy fl ower how-to:
First, draw a circle, this is
the middle of the fl ower.
Then give the circle a
long, skinny hat (the fi rst
petal). Give the “hat” more
“hat” friends as seen in
picture three.
In between the petals,
draw a round line to
show more petals in the
background.
Now
the
fl ower part is done, we just
need to add the stem.
Draw two lines going
down from the bottom
petals. Add as many points
as you want to be leaves
and/or spikes on the stem.
For extra details you can
draw lines around the stem
and center. You can also
add colors if you’d like.
Since we are all
going to have a little
more time on our hands,
I wanted a project that
could serve lots of
diff erent imaginations.
All it took was
popsicle sticks and
some glue.
I colored all my
sticks fi rst and then laid
out the fl oor, which was
about 10 popsicle sticks wide. I glued them all together and let them dry.
While my fl oor was drying I started building the walls. I made little squares out
of popsicle sticks (two horizontal and two vertical) with about 2 cm of stick hanging
out in every direction. I glued my fi rst square onto the fl oor, and built up from there.
The height of your wall is dependent upon what you’re making. If you want to
make a wrestling ring for T-Rex action fi gures, the walls should be shorter than the
dinosaurs so you can see them.
If you’re making a box to hide your jewelry in
you should leave 10 popsicle sticks out to make
a lid.
I made a house for fairies to put
on my desk in case any of
them want to come hang
out with me at work.
After
you’ve
built the walls you
can
decorate
the outside to
showcase what
you’ve made.
How does
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