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Page 2 September 27,1982
SPILYAY TYMOO
New teachers jo in
by Donna Behrend
Among the staff at Warm
Springs Elementary are three
new teachers who appear
highly dedicated to teaching
a n d su p p ly in g th e best
education to the young of
Warm Springs.;
Laurie Kronser is the new
Title 1 reading and math
instructor. Teaching in Warm
Springs is Laurie’s first “paid”
teaching assignm ent. She
g ra d u a te d fro m W estern
Oregon State College in 1981
with a degree in elementary
education and reading.
Laurie said her decision to
enter the teaching field was
d iffic u lt. “ I alw ays had
problems deciding what to do,”
says Laurie. But her college
room m ates were becoming
teachers and she liked what
they were doing, so a teacher
she became.
The Title 1 reading program
has undergone a change this
year. It now incorporates math
as well as an addition to the
reading program itself. In
recent years, the Distar and
McM illan reading systems
were used to help children in
the second through sixth
grades who had problems with
reading. This year the district
has added the Systematic
r
A p p r o a c h to R e a d in g
Improvement (SARI) program
to supplement the Distar and
McMillan programs.
To help in math, Laurie and
the Title 1 aids will concentrate
on the concrete—a hands-on
type of teaching—rather than
doing problems on the board.
Both reading and math,
Laurie says she will “work at
th e co n v e n ie n c e o f the
teachers.” She estimates that 50
children will require help in
reading and 80 will need help in
math.
“We’ve tested them (the
children) and know where their
weaknesses are. So if the
c h ild re n h av e s im ila r
weaknesses, we can work with
them together,” says Laurie.
Laurie has lived most of her
life in Salem and she has found
the Warm Springs area very
nice. “I just love it here. I’m
really enjoying the people I
work with and the kids.
They’ve been just great. I’ve
been lucky to find this place.”
Craig Morgan is the new
third grade teacher in Warm
Springs. This, too, is his first
f u ll- tim e p a id te a c h in g
assignment.
Craig brings with him what
he calls, ”a m ulti-cultural
background.” At one time, he
Title I Teacher Laurie Kroneser
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M arch of this year with
a certificate in elementary
education. He also attended
Grace College of the Bible
where he received a BA in
Christian education.
C ra ig says he p refers
teaching the primary grades,
And because of his experience
in working with minorities, the
teaching position in Warm
Springs really appealed to him
when he heard of it through the
PSU placement office. ”
Craig was raised in a small
southwestern Oregon town and
appreciates being back in a
small community. “ I like
central Oregon very much—the
people are very friendly and
helpful. The climate is nice,
too,” says Craig. Craig’s wife
and 11 month-old son will join
him soon. His wife will be
working part-time as an RN at
Mt. View Hospital in Madras.
David Wickham is the new
second grade teacher at the
school. This is David’s second
te a c h in g a ssig n m e n t. He
previously taught the third and
fourth grades at All Saints
Grade School in Portland for
two years. Prior to teaching,
D a v id w o r k e d in th e
maintenance department for
the City Bus Company in
Eugene.
David graduated from the
University of Oregon in 1972
and received his teaching
certificate this year.
David and his wife Manuela
have four children, a fourth
grader, a third grader and two
preschoolers aged 4 and 2.
Because his wife is from
Madras, (her maiden name was
Nunez and she graduated from
Madras High School in 1969),
David hopes to settle his family
here.
“This has been a very good
experience for me. The kids are
good,” and so is the staff, he
says. “The few contacts I’ve had
in the community have been
good,” he continued. “The
parents who have been in have
been very supportive.”
Warm Springs, he says, was
one of the ’’best opportunities
to teach in the lower grades for
me.”
staff
3rd Grade Teacher Craig Morgan
EMT I status earned by four
F o u r W a rm S p r in g s EMT 1 has meant over 200
employees have received EMT hours of classroom instruction
I certification in yet another from certified EMT instructors
step forw ard to upgrade (doctors and nurses), and
emergency health care for the passing a written and practical
W arm Springs community. test for 'the four men.
O ’Brien, Hammond and
Receiving certification from
the state of Oregon Human Y o rd y h a v e w o rk e d as
Resources D epartm ent are volunteers on the W arm
Danny Martinez, Fire and Springs ambulance, but for
Safety; Mark Hammond and Martinez it has been a part of
Dan O ’Brien, forestry; Harvey his re g u la r d u tie s as a
firefighter for Fire and Safety.
Yordy, police department.
It has been identified as a
Earning the certificaion for
goal for the Fire and Safety
department to train all of their
personnel as EM T’s in addition
to a number of volunteers who
work with their department.
Another EMT I class will
start in October at which time
m o re m e m b e rs o f th e
d e p a rtm e n t and th e ir
volunteers will receive the
advanced training, according
to EMT 2 firefighter Fred
Muniz.