SIUSLAW NEWS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER ❚ MAY 2016 ❚ 3
Siuslaw
POWER OF ONE
T
Siuslaw Senior
Alexis Scheer
receives
scholarship
Siuslaw High School
senior Alexis Scheer
received a $2,000 health
care career scholarship
from Kaiser Permanente.
The nonprofit’s Health
Care Career Scholarship
program awarded $46,000
to Lane County students
planning careers in health-
related fields. The local
awards are part of the
regional awards totaling
more than $500,000.
Kaiser
Permanente
scholarships recognize the
positive
relationship
between education and
health, as well as the value
to the community of help-
ing diverse and economi-
cally disadvantaged stu-
dents pursue careers in
health.
The awardees are eligible
for renewal of their scholar-
ships in future years.
Kaiser Permanente is
committed to helping shape
the future of health care.
—Submitted by Marilyn
Milne
for
Kaiser
Permanente
Florence,” says Graham.
“Only this day, all of the
events help make a differ-
ence for our community
by fundraising, collecting
items for the needy or
beautifying our communi-
ty.”
Over the course of five
years, the Power of
Florence has had more
than 6,000 participants,
69 service projects have
been completed, $36,400
has been raised for non-
profits in our area, and
more than 12,000 pounds
of food have been collect-
ed for Florence Food
Share and the Oregon
Coast Humane Society.
Many
organizations
already have plans to be a
SHS
COURTESY PHOTOS
Last year’s Power of One participants celebrate.
part of this year’s Power
of Florence.
As always, the day will
officially start with a
“Power Walk” along the
ART STUDENT
Each spring,
the Congress-
ional Institute
sponsors a
nationwide high
school visual art
competition to
recognize and
PHOTO BY CAROL JOLLEY
he sixth annual
Power of Florence,
a city-wide day
dedicated to volunteering
and giv-
ing back,
will be
held this
year on
July 16.
The day,
officially
Kaylee
p r o -
Graham
claimed
by the Florence City
Council, was started six
years ago by Siuslaw stu-
dent Kaylee Graham, now
16 years old.
“I envisioned this day to
be like the Rhododendron
Festival, with events hap-
pening
all
around
Siuslaw student Kaylee Graham preps
for sixth annual Power of Florence
streets of Old Town
Florence.
The United Methodist
Church will be hosting its
annual pancake breakfast
B ENJAMIN C AHOON
encourage artistic
talent in the nation
and in each con-
gressional district.
U.S. Rep. Peter
DeFazio’s office
and panels of dis-
trict artists select-
ed the artwork of Siuslaw
High School junior
Benjamin Cahoon as the
winning entry.
His artwork, titled “He
Flies in Silence,” is a
scratchboard depicting a
flying owl.
A w a lk o n t h e
wi l d si d e
COURTESY PHOTOS
All the kindergartners at Siuslaw Elementary
went to Honeyman State Park to learn about
animal habitats. They went on a nature walk,
learned about predators and prey and made
their own animal footprints out of plaster of
Paris. —Submitted by Annette Griffes
A RT I S T O F T H E M O N T H
Katherine Dodson — Forensic Arts
B Y B ENJAMIN C AHOON
creating and hosting a
fundraiser or community
service project.
Businesses can partici-
pate by simply donating a
small portion of their
profits for the day to a
nonprofit of their choice,
Relay for Life teams can
plan a fundraising event
for this day and nonprofits
can plan events to help
benefit their agency.
Anyone is welcome to
plan an event or fundrais-
er if it is benefiting others
in the community.
For more information,
visit
powerofflorence
.com,
email
Kaylee
Graham
at
powerof
florence@hotmail.com or
call 541-997-8778.
RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY
Benjamin will be rec-
ognized by our district
and will be honored at
the annual awards cere-
mony in Washington,
D.C., this summer.
His work will be on
display at the U.S.
Capitol for one year.
“Way to go, Benjamin!”
said Kerri A. Tatum, SHS
principal.
Benjamin is the son of
Ahren and Trudie
Cahoon. —Submitted by
Kim Pickell
Key lesson
Key Club students work
on the Adopt a Highway area
south of the bridge over
spring break. Logan Lindner
and Mallory Varas worked
for four hours collecting
garbage off the side of the
highway. Key Club reminds
everyone to reduce, reuse
and recycle. Don’t be a litter
bug. —Submitted by Gina
Castro Brandt
COURTESY PHOTO
Siuslaw School District
end-of-year events
Monday, May 30
Memorial Day — No school
Siuslaw High School Student
_____________________________
Thursday, June 2
Acknowledgment Assembly
for Scholarship Night recipients
K
atherine Dodson is a junior at Siuslaw High School and
a prominent figure in the school Forensics team. She is
the daughter of Marcy and Tony Dodson and attends
fourth period Forensics with Mr. .Lance Haberly.
Katherine describes the atmosphere of the classroom as,
“relaxed because it is a talking class.”
Her favorite part of Forensics are the tournaments. Students
travel to different schools and colleges to compete with other
students.
She explains, “I get to miss school and go with my friends,
plus I get to meet other people. That forces me to talk to new
people and to be loud!”
Katherine is learning about “speech and presentation, how
important that is.”
She says, “you can just ask (Mr. Haberly) anything.”
Aside from Forensics, Katherine is adamant about art and
reading.
Katherine intends to attend college but is unaware of the loca-
tion at the moment. She plans on majoring in marine biology.
She says, “The ocean is so unexplored, and we live right next
to it. I would be able to stay in Oregon and work with the
ocean.”
Hopefully, after she finishes her education, Katherine will get
her wish.
and “The Party in the
Parking Lot” will again
take place in the Grocery
Outlet parking lot.
There will be live music
and entertainment, as well
as a barbecue hosted by
the humane society.
Children’s Repertory of
Oregon
Workshops
(CROW) will be hosting
its car wash fundraiser and
many people have plans to
beautify the community.
There is still time for
individuals or organiza-
tions to get involved and
make
a
difference.
Everyone in the commu-
nity is encouraged to get
out and help, either by
attending the events that
support volunteering or by
Friday, June 3
Last school day for SHS seniors
Wednesday, June 8
Last chance for seniors to turn in work in order
to walk at graduation — by 3:45 p.m.
Baccalaureate Service — 7 p.m.
Friday, June 10
Elementary and Middle School Graduation
Walk — 10 a.m.
Siuslaw High School Graduation — 7 p.m.
Project Graduation Senior Night
Wednesday, June 15
Last school day for Siuslaw School District
PHOTO BY CAROL JOLLEY
H AVE A GREAT SUMMER ,
S IUSLAW S CHOOL D ISTRICT !