PAGE A12, KEIZERTIMES, OCTOBER 29, 2021
McNary's new College and Career counselor
hopes to increase student involvement
By BROOKLYN FLINT
Of the Keizertimes
McNary High School recently wel-
comed Kim Conolly, the new College and
Career Center counselor, to their staff.
Conolly started on Sept. 7, the same
day that the freshmen began school. She
admitted that it was a little overwhelming
but also an exciting opportunity. Over 187
students have met with Conolly already.
“Getting ahead and upstream is really
important to me. I want to help students
prepare for their pathway and understand
that they have many options,” she said.
The center offers a wide variety of
resources, advice and help with essays,
resumes, FAFSA and scholarships.
With classes being mostly online last
year and the year before that, many stu-
dents felt discouraged when it came to
their plans after high school
“It's very easy to feel like there are not a
lot of options, especially when you've spent
a year at home,” Conolly said.
Conolly wants students to know that
they can expect to walk away with more
options than they thought they had. These
options include different colleges, trade
schools, military and career opportunities.
In the future, Connolly hopes to get
more students involved in the College and
Career Center to help other students.
“My goal in spring is to have a cohort
of seniors who can help the juniors get up
and going on their college process or their
career process,” she said.
Conolly is looking into getting students
involved with an apprenticeship program
through the Keizer Chamber of Commerce.
This would give students internship
or job-shadowing opportunities in the
community.
She is also currently trying to get more
colleges involved with the center through
events and workshops that would provide
more information to students and parents.
LIFE
Kim Conolly is the new counselor for the College and Career Center at McNary High School.
Photo by BROOKLYN FLINT of Keizertimes
KAA announces winners for October show
The Keizer Art Association announced
the winners of its October show—Art Found
in Wood.
Best of show was presented to Al
Copeland for California Quail.
The award for Realistic went to Al
Copeland for Fish-n-Rod, Fish-n-Creel,
which depicted a fish, a fish basket and a
rod and reel.
Terry Moss won first place in Caricature
for We Don’t Need a Ladder, a depiction of
elves attaching a star to a Christmas tree.
Nature Girl, by Barb Fromherz, won
first place in pyrography—the art of wood
burning.
An award called Other First Place was
won by Tom Ham for Eagle in Found Wood.
The show was judged by the board of
the art association. The show can be seen in
person at the association’s Enid Joy Mount
Gallery at the Keizer Cultural Center at 980
Chemawa Road N.E.
One of the most popular Keizer Art
Association events, the Black, White and
Gray show will open on Thursday, Nov. 4.
The artists reception and award ceremony
will be held at the gallery from 6 to 8 p.m.
on Saturday, Nov. 6.
NEWS TIPS?
Fish-n-Rod, Fish-n-Creel by Al Copeland won first place for most realistic.
Submitted photo
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