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2 ❚ SIUSLAW NEWS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER ❚ MAY 2016 Mapleton Mapleton School District end-of-year events M APLETON IN M AY Students celebrate May Day with flowers for area neighborhoods I n honor of May Day, the Mapleton School District student body deliv- ered over 80 baskets of flowers to members of the Mapleton community on Monday, May 2, just to spread the joy of spring. Students and staff walked through neighborhoods and delivered flowers to businesses in Mapleton. —Submitted by Carrie McNeill Monday, May 30 Memorial Day — No school Wednesday, June 8 Last school day for MHS seniors Saturday, June 11 Mapleton High School Graduation — 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 14 Last school day for kindergarten Wednesday, June 15 Last school day for all students Thursday, June 16 Last school day for Mapleton teachers H AVE A GREAT SUMMER , M APLETON S CHOOL D ISTRICT ! COURTESY PHOTOS Florence Community PTA PTA reports on 2015-16 successes, new leadership @ SIUS NEW LAW SIUS THE feat gs de Vikin cers Lan TS — SPOR Go to www.thesiuslawnews.com and subscribe and get our E-edition so you can keep in touch with your hometown news and sports. 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Ready for on PTA volunte on survey activity Kindergarten” and national level a local, regional ers, school packets — even with garten students to incoming kinder- one minute of just free time and “Transi available; tion to See SCHO OL page 3 Hosts nee ded for exchan ge students, chaperone s LIKE A DREAM The 4-H International year-long summer programs are seeking and host families local . have previou Applicants do not need to s or current ment to become 4-H involve- award ive, The summer hosts. uncil ing a Japanes program involves n Dr host- e student, City Co ododendro enance for four weeks, ages 12 July 26 through to 16, int Rh 22. Hosts ma for for Aug. are needed. Japanese chaperones Loop Such host also need to have Siano families do M EYER children in not ELLE the home. The year-lon HANT B Y C aw News g program Siusl hosting a City involves student from Florence tary Korea or a Japan, South ting, nation in Eurasia. a sani p ilies can Loo 21 mee racts for Host fam- be Sept. 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B e . . . . . . . . . SIUSLAW EIGHTH - GRADER ’ S ART CHO SEN FOR EUGENE DISPLAY “D Local Rea ltor offer scholar s ships st to seniors y fe A ar Liter books brings rence to Flo AW NEWS Strong on Education Strong on Literacy Strong on Leadership SIUSLAW NEWS SCHOO L NEWSL ETTER ❚ APRIL 2015 NE — OL ZO SCHO / SIUS CYAN MAGE NTA YELLo W BLAC K ❘ ❘ 2015 30, BER PTEM ❘ SE 0 $1.0 ACK W BL YELLO Siuslaw News ❘ 2221 Oak St., and the Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St. in Florence. “In some months the Pepperidge Farm UPCs are worth more than others, and I was delighted to find so many cookie and cracker UPC codes this month,” said Button Watkins, PTA Labels for Education Coordinator. “Thank you to every- one who’s helped us get products for our students.” —Submitted by Button Watkins TO BACK ASS E CL INSID S NEW LAW S NEW LAW S . COM ION EDIT certificates at the high school’s Scholarship Night on May 26. Other items of interest include: Florence PTA ended with 107 members district-wide. In August, PTA and the elementary school were the recipients of National PTA’s School of Excellence Award for 2015-2017. Guest speakers at meetings throughout the year were Ethel Angal, Siuslaw School District Superintendent; Bou Kilgore and Steve Moser, representing the ASPIRE program at the high school; Jonathan Hornung and students from the high school LINK program; Lynn Anderson, Native Education Director; Becky Holbrook, elementary school volunteer art teacher; and Lyza Houlihan, School Garden coordinator. Projects and events: Back to School baskets at all schools; Civil War M RELEAS E THE FR Y INSIDE Polic . rd eboa . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 . . B8 . . . . . . A5 Scor ts . . . . . . . . . . . Spor Data . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 . ifieds Weather . . Class Tidings . . . . . . . . . A4 . ry . . . . . . . . Libra aries . . . . . . . Obitu . . ion Opin Siuslaw News + www.shoppelocal.biz Congratulations, Class of 2016 DAY NES WED /SIUSL MEYER The Florence Community PTA is going to try to get as much as possible from the The Labels for Education Program. Instead of products, the PTA voted to use the points earned to receive gift cards instead of merchandise from the program. UPC codes from the following products are sent in for points: Bic, Campbell’s, Pace, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghetti-Os, Swanson’s and V8. The program will accept all UPCs from these products, including ones without the Labels for Education logo through July. Starting in August, only UPC codes with the Labels for Education logo attached will be accepted. There are collection boxes in the Siuslaw Elementary School Office, TELLE CHAN OS BY PTA gathers labels, UPCs for rewards Meyer Community Rewards, the AmazonSmile program and Viking apparel sales pro- vide the money that allow the PTA to provide grants. To learn more about how you can give back to the schools through these pro- grams, visit the PTA’s website at www.florencepta.org, and click on “Ways to Support PTA.” The PTA scholarship pro- gram is funded primarily through the Box Tops collec- tions at Siuslaw Middle and Elementary schools. PTA awards scholarships to graduating seniors in the Florence area who are going on to study for careers in teaching and working with children. This year’s recipients are Mikaela Siegel, Holly Hicks, Nikita Williams and Taylor Richards-Sykora; all graduat- ing from SHS. Recipients received their GENTA N MA CYA Crisis supplies Positive Behavior incen- tives Online Brain-Pop sub- scription Emergency response kit supplies Hands On Math program Night vision trail camera Wiggle seats Stream Team field trips School dance inflatables Music DVD program Books on the 13 colonies Daily language review program In addition to grants, the PTA supports worthy projects that will enhance the education of students on a larger scale, rather than a single classroom. This year, $1,500 was given to support the 5th and 7th grade Outdoor School to be held at the end of May and early June. Fundraisers such as Safeway eScrip (which is going away as of June 1), General Mills Box Tops, Fred PHOT Wanted The great thing about the Florence Community PTA is its mission to support and give back to Siuslaw schools. This school year, PTA funded 21 grants to teachers and staff throughout Siuslaw School district, representing a total of $5,553.02 given. Of the 21 grants approved, six were for Siuslaw High School, seven for the middle school and 10 for the elementary school. Grants approved this year included: Band music Music bells Art supplies Civil War field trip iPad covers Marching band shoes Transportation fees for a college tour College pennants to pro- mote post-secondary paths Culinary Arts kitchen recertification Student reading work- books Run/Challenge and Fall Fitness Fair; Holiday Shoppe at SES; Book Fair Diner dur- ing Dr. Seuss week; dinners provided on long parent- teacher conference nights; SES Talent Show; and the week-long Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week festivities. Oregon State PTA Conference and Leadership Convention, where four local delegates attended. New Board elections for the 2016-17 school year were held at the May meeting. Tiffany Holdahl was newly elected for the position of president. Susy Lacer (Secretary) and Jennifer Wilks (treasurer) were elected for second terms. The new board will take office on July 1. Current PTA President Diane McCalmont thanked members and the Board for their involvement in PTA this year, and gave a shout-out and gift to outgoing Vice President Mike Kilgore. As the school year winds down, Florence PTA is already discussing projects for the next school year. Anyone can become a mem- ber of the Florence PTA. You don’t have to have children in school and don’t have to devote hours of time to volun- teering. All that is required is that you have a desire to sup- port education and children and youth in our community, state and nation. You can even become a Business Sponsor by downloading an application form from our website. For more information about National PTA, go to pta.org; about Oregon State PTA, go to oregonpta.org; and about Florence community PTA, find us at florencepta.org. If you would like to join PTA, call 541-997-1854 or email florencecommunity pta@yahoo.com. —Submitted by Diane McCalmont SUBMISSIONS WELCOME B e a part of School Zone, a newsletter about the Siuslaw and Mapleton school districts. Deadline for submissions is the 15th of every month. Call or email Siuslaw News Editor Ryan Cronk at 541-902-3520 or editor@thesiuslawnews.com. Look for ... KID SCOOP Kid Scoop runs every Wednesday during the school year in the Siuslaw News and features educational sto- ries and fun activities for families. The activity page is part of the Siuslaw News’ Newspapers In Education program, in which teachers from Siuslaw and Mapleton school districts may request copies of the local paper to use as curriculum in their classroom. Call 541-997-3441 for more info.
