SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016
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Siuslaw School District appoints Marohl to vice principal position
Former science teacher will divide time between elementary and middle schools in new job
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Siuslaw News
Former Siuslaw Middle
School science teacher Andy
Marohl is now the assistant
principal for the elementary
and middle schools. Marohl
began the newly created posi-
tion in September.
“Mr. Marohl has been one of
those amazing teachers,” said
Siuslaw
School
District
Superintendent Ethel Angal.
“We are lucky to have a new
leader who brings so many tal-
ents to our administrative
team.”
Marohl has taught seventh
grade science at the middle
school since 2007. In 2014,
Marohl also became the
Science, Technology, Engineer-
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raise over $330 million a year
in the United States for servic-
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Andy Marohl
ing and Math (STEM) coordi-
nator while finishing his
administration courses at the
University of Oregon.
“Last year was a challenging
year, to be teaching full time,
being the STEM coordinator
and basically going to school
County on your first Red
Kettle Campaign in many,
many years,” Olson said.
The local Red Kettle
Campaign’s goal was to raise
$10,000 to create a new
agency fund within the
Western Lane Community
Foundation.
Once an agency fund is
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full time as well,” Marohl said.
Marohl has also been a driv-
ing force behind the district’s
popular Outdoor Adventures
program held each spring at the
Girl Scout camp on Cleawox
Lake. He recently applied for
and received a $3,500 grant
from the Florence Kiwanis
Foundation to help fund the
program.
Marohl divides his time
between the two schools.
“It is challenging,” Marohl
said. “The schedule we set is,
I’m at the middle school to start
the day until about 10 a.m.
Then I come over to the ele-
mentary school and work the
rest of the day.”
Siuslaw Elementary School
Principal Mike Harklerode
said, “With a school this big —
we are one of the largest ele-
mentary schools in the state
with almost 650 students — we
have become too large for just
one administrator to supervise
both the instruction in the class-
room and supervising the stu-
dents.”
In addition to his daily super-
visory duties, Marohl has been
instrumental in helping both the
middle school and the elemen-
tary school transition over to a
new state-endorsed data system
program.
“We have gone from a stu-
dent information database
called e-schools to a new sys-
tem called Synergy,” Marohl
explained. “I wasn’t involved
in the why. My understanding
is that the State of Oregon is
endorsing Synergy, so a lot of
school districts in Oregon are
transitioning to that program.
“Any data system roll over is
not an easy feat. There is a lot
of information that has to go
from one system to another and
they don’t talk to each other.
They are different companies.
All of the secretaries and
administrators have worked
relentlessly to make sure our
data is accurate.
“It’s going to be a great pro-
gram once we get used to it, but
there is going to be a learning
curve,” he added.
Marohl has also taken on the
task of student discipline for
both schools.
“It is a very important part of
a school and school culture to
have a consistent discipline
plan,” Marohl said. “I work
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established within the founda-
tion, it will provide a fixed
percentage of the fund to The
Salvation Army for services
within the western Lane
County area each year.
Olson thanked Volunteer
Coordinator Janet Snow and
the more than 50 volunteers
who helped.
Snow and the volunteers
have been “standing kettle”
from Thanksgiving Day to
Christmas Eve in six locations
around the Florence area —
Fred Meyer, Bi-Mart, Grocery
Outlet, Safeway and the Old
Town Barber Shop on Bay
Street all hosted the red kettles
this year.
One volunteer, Paul Rumca,
raised more than $4,000 at the
Fred Meyer location. He vol-
unteered every day of the
drive. The Fred Meyer location
totaled $7,056.
Another volunteer, Joe
Haynes, raised more than
$1,500 at Safeway.
On Sunday, Dec. 27, a
recognition celebration for the
Red Kettle Campaign was held
at City Lights Cinemas.
During the ceremony,
Florence-area donors and sup-
porters were thanked, includ-
ing donors Sam Spayd and
Ladies of Elks, along with all
the people who made this year
so successful, such as Florence
Mayor Joe Henry, Dunes City
Mayor Rebecca Ruede,
Michael and Christi Goodman
of Pop’s Smokehouse BBQ,
Darlings Marina and RV
Resort owners Rich, Lori and
Cajun Olson, Geraldine Lucio
of Old Town Barbershop,
Blaise Khufu and Melonie
Rollin of Siuslaw Riverside
Restaurant and many more.
There will be a Making a
Difference Dinner on Monday,
Jan. 18, at Siuslaw Riverside
Restaurant on Bay Street with
seatings at 5:30 and 7 p.m.
The purpose of the dinners
will be to announce the final
campaign update and to seek
advice on how best The
Salvation Army can serve
western Lane County.
Call 541-991-3663 to make
reservations.
Laws
ic non-indigenous species into
state waterways.
The
Aquatic
Invasive
Species and Ballast Water
Management Law includes
appropriate use of treatment
technology and strategies to
mitigate risks
HB 3012 establishes a stable
funding source to support the
research efforts of Oregon
Hatchery Research Center
(OHRC), established in 2005.
OHRC is a cooperative
research project between the
Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife and the Oregon State
University that plays a key role
in developing fisheries science.
It also supports state conserva-
tion and native fish protection
efforts.
This law will provide the
long-term investment neces-
sary to allow OHRC to provide
the science necessary for
sound, evidence-based policy
making.
HB 3539 designates the
fourth week in April as Oregon
Oyster Week.
Roblan described the “vitally
important oyster industry” in
Senate District 5, which
includes Oregon’s largest pro-
ducers of commercial oysters:
Coos, Yaquina, Tillamook and
Netarts bays.
HB 3333 requires that a por-
tion of the funds collected from
salmon license plate fees only
be used for projects to protect
or restore native salmon habitat
or to remove artificial obstruc-
tions to native salmon migra-
tion. Under this legislation,
funds collected from the
salmon license will be used pri-
marily for stream restoration.
Senate Bill (SB) 307
requires continuing care com-
munities to respect patients’
choices in requesting care. This
can include a resident’s request
to have a same-gender caregiv-
er provide assistance services.
SB 307 also details a grievance
process for a facility’s failure to
comply.
Another bill, referred to as
“Right to Try,” HB 2300,
allows terminally ill patients in
Oregon the right to try medical
treatments that haven’t been
approved by the Food and Drug
Administration.
SB 411 insures injury protec-
tion coverage if someone is
injured by an at-fault, unin-
sured driver.
Auto insurance consumers
will now be able to receive up
to the full amount of uninsured
motorist coverage. In order to
get full coverage, consumers
will need to call or email their
auto insurance company and
say they want all of their auto
policies renewed or reissued
effective Jan. 2.
SB 454 and 552 both deal
with employees. SB 454
ensures that companies with 10
or more employees provide up
to 40 hours of paid sick leave
per year to each worker. Full-
time, part-time, temporary and
seasonal workers are covered
under the law.
SB 552 establishes work-
place protections for domestic
workers including overtime
pay, periods of rest, paid vaca-
tion time and freedom from
harassment.
Other employment bills
include HB 2007, which pro-
motes wage transparency in the
workplace, and HB 3025,
which bans most employers
from inquiring about an appli-
cant’s criminal history prior to
interviewing them.
A round of laws also
addresses crime and domestic
abuse. SB 3 increases the
penalty for violating domestic
violence restraining orders. SB
525 prevents someone with a
restraining order or certain
domestic abuse convictions
from possessing a gun or
ammunition. SB 492 allows use
of sick leave or personal busi-
ness leave for victims seeking
domestic abuse treatment.
Other laws increase penalties
for a variety of sex crimes and
allow for more funding to
Oregon Network of Child
Abuse Intervention Centers.
The Oregon House Majority
Office referred to many of the
bills as “historic” action that
will provide much-needed pro-
tections for working families in
every corner of the state.
For more information on
Oregon’s new laws, go to
www.oregonlegislature.gov.
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ports to include telecommuni-
cations, which increases the
range of economic develop-
ment opportunities available to
rural ports.
Former Port of Siuslaw Port
Manager Bob Forsythe cham-
pioned HB 3104, along with
Roblan and Rep. Caddy
McKeown.
HB 2207 authorizes the
Environmental
Quality
Commission to adopt standards
and procedures for implement-
ing alternative ballast water
management.
Ocean-going vessels acquire
and discharge ballast water to
provide better ship stability.
Because ballast tanks may have
been filled with water from for-
eign ports, ballast discharge in
Oregon ports and harbors has
the potential to introduce aquat-
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with the Positive Behavior
Intervention and Support
teams. That is the positive
rewards system that we use in
the school district.”
Marohl plans to keep a close
eye on how the schools are doing
in science, his favorite subject.
“Historically we as a district
have had very good state test
scores in science,” he said. “We
have always done very well and
I want to make sure that we
keep on that trajectory.”
“Andy has been great,”
Harklerode said. “He has been
a real lifesaver here at the ele-
mentary school.”
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