SIUSLAW NEWS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER ❚ NOVEMBER 2016 ❚
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Siuslaw
M EANDERING STREAM
iuslaw Middle School’s
seventh-grade STREAM
Team went on several
field trips this fall.
Oct. 20
“We got drenched this day up
on the North Fork of the Siuslaw
at Huntington’s Tree Farm,”
teacher Susan Hawke said.
Over 100 students and 20 vol-
unteers put on the Forest Field
S
Days that encourages students to
investigate the land ownership
values and issues of local forests
and how to find out more about
forests, land uses and the inhab-
itants.
“The seventh-graders learned
about forestry and current
landowner practices for our
local forests from many local
and regional people,” Hawke
said.
Oct. 26
STREAM Team took a field
trip to PAWN Trail for compar-
ison of old growth forests to
clear cutting/managed forests
and to learn about invasive
species versus native species.
Students reviewed the newest
rendition of the PAWN Trail
map and guide.
STREAM Team also took a
field trip to Port of Siuslaw in
Florence for water quality sam-
pling of the Siuslaw River and
usability of the MATE ROV
(Marine
Advanced
Technology
Education-
Remote Operated Vehicle) in
the river, funded by the
Ocean Guardian School
Grant. With this grant, stu-
dents are educated with
hands-on learning about their
environment and how it
affects the watershed around
us.
Hawke said, “I have writ-
ten and been granted an Ocean
Guardian Classroom Grant, for
the purpose of increasing water
quality awareness in our area
with the use of our Robotics
MATE ROV.”
Upcoming Dec. 3
In
December,
LEGO
Robotics students are participat-
ing in the First Lego League
Challenge in Corvallis, Ore.
Each Challenge has three parts:
the Robot Game, the Project and
A RT I S T O F T H E M O N T H
Abby Watkins – Pottery
COURTESY PHOTOS
Students explore the Siuslaw River,
robotics and forestry as part of Susan Hawke’s STREAM
Team and seventh-grade science class.
the Core Values.
The following LEGO
Robotics Teams are going to
the challenge: Team Robo-
Raptors, Team Narwhals,
Team
Penguins,
Team
Siuslaw Nerd Squad, Team
Pandas, Team Bloated Cows
and Team Unicornicorns.
For more information, go to
www.firstlegoleague.org/
challenge. — Submitted by
Susan Hawke
H OWLING H ALLOWEEN
B Y B ENJAMIN C AHOON
Siuslaw High School Student
_____________________________
Abby Watkins is the marvelous
ceramic student selected as this
month’s student artist. Abby is a sen-
ior at Siuslaw High School, and is
enrolled in the Advanced Pottery
course with Mrs. Kim Pickell.
Abby describes the atmosphere of
the art room as, “energetic and happy
all the time.”
Abby is the daughter of Jim and
Diane Watkins, and she also helps
with another pottery course as an
instructional aid.
When asked about her favorite part
of the class, she responded, “You get
along and make friends with people
you never thought you’d be friends
with. Everyone helps everyone.”
Helping others and learning through
that process is a wonderful skill she has
acquired while in these classes.
Abby describes how Mrs. Pickell
always provides a, “visual example,
and [she] is always there to help if
needed.”
Outside of pottery, Abby is a varsity
COURTESY PHOTO
S
PHOTO BY CAROL JOLLEY
athlete participating in volleyball, bas-
ketball and track.
She plans to attend a university to
acquire her associates degree, then
study chemistry. Becoming a dental
hygienist is Abby’s dream.
With her background in art, Abby
will be able to use her skills to solve
problems creatively and effectively.
iuslaw choirs at the middle and high school level presented a pro-
gram of entertaining songs from “This is Halloween” to “Phantom of
the Opera” on Oct. 27. We would like to thank Kathleen Wenzel for
donating her time to capture video and pictures of our event. You can find
us on Facebook under “Siuslaw Choirs.” — Submitted by Debra Young
ASPIRE
to help
students
On Dec. 21 and the third
Wednesday of each month at
1 p.m. in the Siuslaw High
School ASPIRE center,
ASPIRE volunteers meet to
get updates and trouble shoot
concerns for helping students
find and secure funding for
Connecting with the community Recipients of 2015-16
The Siuslaw High School
Alternative
Education
Program has been requested
by its students to be more
involved in the community.
The students wanted a
chance to help Florence in a
way that was achievable in
their 50-minute School-
Community Connect class,
and have found a way to
help clean up the areas
around the high school that
have normally looked a bit
in disarray.
Their
actions
have
impacted some local neigh-
borhoods between 27th
Street and 30th Street in
helping that area be restored
to its natural beauty.
I would love to recognize
and thank Bella Castle,
Dustin Connor, Joanna
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.
Email Siuslaw News
Features Editor
Chantelle Meyer at
cmeyer@thesiuslawnews.com.
Gomez, Jennifer Hanna,
Tyler
Latham,
Zack
Lawson, Brittany Long,
Chase Teel and Skyler
Winters for recognizing a
need in the local Florence
community and dedicating
themselves to being a part
of the solution to a long
standing problem.
Thank you. — Submitted
by Stephanie Rogers
Academic Letter
9th Grade
Bartlett, Angela
Brown, Kathryn
Burnem, Eil
Keppol, Jessalynn
Lowder, Audrey
Mans, Robert
Scheer, Samantha
Shoji, Naomi
10th Grade
Brandt, Jared
Coday, Abigail
De Vera, Neil
Goss, Lainey
Graham, Kaylee
Griffes, Isaac
Hicks, Joshua
Huff, Richard
King, Kyle
Linder, Logan
Middleton, Hayleigh
Mielke, Edison
post-secondary options.
New volunteers need to
register with the school dis-
trict — siuslaw.k12.or.us —
and are invited to come the
high school at noon for state-
mandated
training.
—
Submitted by Bou Kilgore
These students were awarded academic letter
awards for earning a 3.5 or better GPA last
year. Students receive a script “S” and a lamp
of learning swiss insert, as well as a certificate.
Northrop, Jordan
Sanchez, Rosa
Tatum, KC
11th Grade
Cahoon, Benjamin
Cornish, Brogan
Dalbeck, Brandy
Johnson, Laura
Larson, Michael
Mans, Celie
Oliver, Carissa
Rose, Elyssa
Shipstad, Korina
Tatum, Destinie
Waggoner, Claire
Wells, Gabe
12th Grade
Bartlett, Hannah
Dotson, Taylor
Siegel, Mikaela
Siegel, Reese
Perfect attendance at Siuslaw High School through Nov. 2
Ninth Grade
Aaron, Nina G.
Aho, Terrance J.
Blakely, Layla L.
Collins, Mia J.
deBary, Mystic D.
Erickson, Trinity A.
Fuller, Destani R.
Gentry, Louis R.
Gilson, Kendra M.
Harris, Bailey N.
Hatch, Tania V.
Hine, Tiffany S.
Holden, Laureli L.
Infante Marquez, Luis P.
Large, Levi W.
Larson, Kelsey A.
Loza Sanchez, Ricardo
Molano, Daniel L.
Northrop, Jared A.
Olmstead, Olivia J.
Ramirez, Ramiro
Robison, Sydney A.
Rosinbaum, Elizabeth V.
Scharen, Patrick A.
Stachelrodt, Elaijah K.
Williams, Kylee B.
10th Grade
Bartlett, Angela R.
Bernard, Sequoya D.
Bonisteel, Alison R.
Borgnino, Falon J.
Brown, Deseray R.
Disalvo, Nicholas J.
Edgerly, Hailee K.
Figueroa Rivas, Maria G.
Freudenthal, Hannah C.
Hidalgo, Diana L.
Howard, Maya J.
Jennings, Riley W.
Jones, Merrilla A.
Loomis, Joseph M.
Mans, Robert C.
Mason, Macalin E.
McNutt, Scott
Miller, Madisyn M.
Murray, Shawn
Ramos, Trinity M.
Smith, Joshua K.
Taniguchi, Jordan T.
Warner, Jakob P.
Wilkinson, Nicholas J.
11th Grade
Castillo, Ceasar I.
De Vera, Neil E.
Disalvo, Anthony B.
Fleming, Dylan L.
Galli, Isela D.
Gilson, Dakota R.
Hicks, Joshua
Kilgore, Logan A.
Kimbel, Erick T.
Le, Tyler
Martin, Alexis P.
Payne, Joshua
Perez, Anthony M.
Pruitt, Abigail L.
Rollin-Khufu, Roen O.
Rusk, Quincy D.
Valentine, Ramona C.
Varas, Mallory S.
Waters, Colby J.
Wells, Maci M.
12th Grade
Alletson, Ryan M.
Appler Swain, Cole A.
Castle, Zane A.
Coolidge, Taylor M.
Dascher, Kaitlyn D.
Fritz, Raven C.
Larson, Michael J.
Molina, Alvaro C.
Oliver, Carissa A.
Phillips, Dayton C.
Rose, Kyle L.
Dyess, Joseph N.
Hine, Nicole E.
Kawahara, Casey M.
— Submitted by Siuslaw
High School Principal Kerri
A. Tatum