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COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OPPOSE STATE BUDGET
School district leaders sign protest letter,
call proposed funding ‘woefully inadequate’
Siuslaw News
Siuslaw School District Super-
intendent Ethel Angal’s name topped
the list of all 16 Lane County school
district superintendents who signed a
letter of protest opposing the new
Wiegan’s
journey
to Seoul
2015-2017 biennium budget passed
last week by the Oregon Legislature’s
Ways and Means Committee.
The letter called the proposed budg-
et “woefully inadequate,” even though
it offered a 9 percent increase over the
previous budget. That increase,
according to the letter, is more than
increasing needs in our state,” Angal
said. “However, the budget that is put
forth in H.B. 5017 will be a major set-
back to the small gains afforded to K-
12 education in the last biennium.
Districts will either cut positions or
leave vacancies unfilled. No gains will
be possible in restoring effective
opportunities.
“I believe Oregon can do better for
our children and I am hopeful that our
senators and representatives will take
some additional time before this bill is
passed in its current form,” she added.
According to the Lane Education
Service District, Oregon spends about
88 percent of the national average on
education per pupil in classes K-12,
and it ranks 49th out of 50 states in
student-to-teacher ratios; six more stu-
dents per teacher than the average of
all other states.
The Legislature was scheduled to
vote on the budget this week.
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offset by the state-mandated full-day
kindergarten set to begin fall 2015.
The letter stated, “The total amount
is simply inadequate to add full-day
kindergarten without taking resources
away from students in the other
grades. … We are dismayed by the
proposed funding level and the
impacts it will have on Lane County
schools.”
“I know our legislators are doing
the best they can to meet all the
SOS director travels
to South Korea to present
at vocational conference
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
Siuslaw News
David Wiegan, director of Siuslaw
Outreach Services (SOS), recently
went on the trip of a lifetime to Seoul,
South Korea. While there, he presented
to a group of professors, students and
professionals about vocational rehabili-
tation.
The organizer of the 2015 Vocational
Rehabilitation International Conference
on Vocational Rehabilitation, Professor
Na Woon-Hwan of Daegu University,
invited Wiegan to speak several months
before.
“Vocational rehabilitation coun-
selors typically work with people that
have disabilities to help them become
gainfully employed and overcome their
disabilities,” Wiegan said. “I worked
within a subset of that, within develop-
mental disabilities.”
Although Wiegan left the field about
five years ago and now works at SOS
in Florence, he has more than 30 years
of experience.
“I really enjoy working with the peo-
ple that we serve. The clients are great
to work with. ... There is a considerable
amount of overlap, from time to time,”
he said. “Our board of directors was
very supportive of me going and doing
this presentation.”
Wiegan was one of two American
speakers at the conference.
“I wrote a book titled ‘Job Success
for Persons with Developmental
Disabilities.’ The organizer of the con-
ference had purchased the book, then
used it in one of his classes,” he said.
The book was published in 2009
after Wiegan could not find training
materials to assist counselors in placing
individuals with disabilities in jobs. He
worked with Jessica Kingsley
Publishers, based in London, to write
and publish the book.
“I had ordered some books from
them to bring along to the conference,
but the publisher was out. They said
they have to do a second printing,”
Wiegan said.
During the conference on March 6,
Wiegan spoke from a script he pre-
pared ahead of time so it could be
translated. Then, interpreters spoke into
headsets for each of the attendees while
Wiegan spoke.
This was especially helpful at the
end of the presentation when there was
time for discussion.
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SIUSLAW EIGHTH - GRADER ’ S ART CHOSEN FOR EUGENE DISPLAY
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Siuslaw News
“D
isassociation,” an
acrylic abstract work
by Siuslaw eighth-
grade student Rose Kapelka-
Wolpoff, was chosen as one of 56
works of art from students through-
out Oregon to be displayed at the
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
(JSMA) on the University of
Oregon campus.
More than 380 submissions were
received by the museum. The
theme for this year’s competition
was “Last night I had the strangest
dream.” The display features works
from students in first through 12th
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“My mom traced
grades. All submis-
my profile, then I
sions had to be
cut it out and paint-
original works cre-
ed it red and
ated in the last year.
attached it to the
Each student sub-
painting. I didn’t
mitted an artist’s
actually have a
statement to accom-
dream about blue
pany their work.
Kapelka-Wolpoff’s
spots, but hey, you
read: “A few weeks
can’t prove I did-
ago I had the
n’t.”
strangest dream.
Lisa Abia-Smith,
The dream itself
JSMA director of
was of space and
education, said,
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clocks but the feel-
“The way Kapelka-
ing that came with it was much
Wolpoff was able to execute the
more abstract.”
work is impressive, particularly for
“I used acrylic paint on watercol- an eighth-grader. The strong com-
or paper,” Kapelka-Wolpoff said.
position and use of color combined
with the spattering technique is
reminiscent of Jackson Pollock.”
Kapelka-Wolpoff entered the
competition Jan. 30. The following
month, the museum informed her
that “Disassociation” had been cho-
sen for display.
Her painting may be viewed at
the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of
Art, 1430 Johnson Lane in Eugene,
until May 17. The public is invited
to celebrate the artists at a reception
Saturday, May 16, at 11 a.m.
The museum is not the only
place Kapelka-Wolpoff’s work is
currently being displayed.
“My father’s refrigerator actually
has quite a few of my works on it,”
she said.
Great ‘eggspectations’ at local Easter activities
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Siuslaw News
Saturday, April 4, will be
an “egg-stra” special day for
area youth. Easter egg hunts
in Florence, Mapleton and
Yachats offer spring outings
for families.
At 10 a.m., children up to
10 years old are invited to
Miller Park to hunt for thou-
sands of eggs. The annual
Florence Community Easter
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“Disassociation” by Rose Kapelka-Wolpoff (below)
Egg Hunt is sponsored by the
Rotary Club of Florence and
Siuslaw High School Interact
Club.
Eggs will be stuffed with
candy, toys and prizes. There
also will be a special golden
egg, containing a surprise
grand prize. Children should
bring their baskets and arrive
before the start time.
Also at 10 a.m., Yachats
Community
Presbyterian
Church and Yachats Youth
and
Family
Activities
Program host an Easter egg
hunt at 360 W. Seventh St. in
Yachats.
Children should bring bas-
kets to this fun event. Adults
can call 541-547-3400 for
more information.
In Mapleton, the Mapleton
Lions Club holds its annual
Easter Egg Hunt and Games
starting at noon at Mapleton
Junior High School Athletic
Field. Children ranging from
infants to fifth-graders may
attend with their families.
Events will include: the
Easter egg hunt, a bunny hop
to the Easter Bunny for chil-
dren in pre-school and
kindergarten, an egg and
spoon race for first- and sec-
ond-graders, a three-legged
race and egg and spoon race
for third- and fourth-graders
and an egg toss for fifth-
graders.
The Mapleton Lions Club
also will host an Easter pan-
cake breakfast on Sunday,
April 5, from 7:30 to 10:30
a.m.
One more Easter Egg Hunt
will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday
at Regency Florence. The
community is invited to 1951
E. 21st St. for fun for the
whole family.
The hunt includes special
prize eggs and a coloring
contest. Call 541-997-8436
for more information.
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