SIUSLAW NEWS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER ❚ JANUARY 2017
SCHOOL
ZONE
A Monthly Newsletter for the Siuslaw and Mapleton Schools and Florence Community PTA
Students learn
stellar shading
Project
Graduation
hosts fish fry
t the start of the new semester, Siuslaw Middle School
eighth-grade students were visited by guest teacher, Jane
Connelley, an artist with the Lane Arts Council.
Connelley taught the students color layering techniques using
highly pigmented colored pencils. Students practiced this technique
using elements of design and shading techniques to add value to
their artwork.
For their culminating project, each student created an individual
tile, which was then arranged on a poster board with the tiles of all
the other students to produce a larger picture mosaic. The theme for
the large mosaic chosen by the eighth-grade students was outer
space. The resulting artwork was a beautiful interpretation of our
solar system. You can see this art piece titled “The Unknown” at
Florence Regional Arts Alliance on Maple Street in Old Town,
where it will be displayed during the months of March and April. —
Submitted by Alexis Wells
A
Siuslaw High School
seniors are selling
tickets for the annual
“Mo’s All You Can Eat
Fish Fry,” which will
take place Thursday,
March 2.
Project Graduation
raises funds each year
at this fun event for
the all-night drug-
and alcohol-free grad-
uation party.
Come to Mo’s in
Historic Old Town
Florence between
5:30 and 8 p.m. for all
you can eat fish or
chicken strips, fries,
coleslaw, bread, cob-
bler and a soft drink.
Tickets are $12.50
for adults and $6 for
children.
There is also a raffle
with great prizes.
Buy tickets in
advance by calling
Tara Haley at 541-991-
0950, or purchase
them at the door.
COURTESY PHOTOS
“The Unknown”
by Siuslaw Middle
School eighth-graders
Mapleton High School one of 100 to receive Nike grant
Nike School Innovation Fund awards of $1.5 million to help close the achievement gap and fuel excellence in education
n Feb. 16, Nike, Inc.
announced $1.5 million in
grants from the Nike
School Innovation Fund (NSIF)
with the support of two-time
Olympic Medalist and Nike athlete
Ashton Eaton. Recently retired from
sport, Ashton has turned his focus
O
COURTESY PHOTOS
to lending his voice to elevate the
efforts of NSIF and champion
Oregon students and their futures.
The NSIF is awarding 100
Oregon high schools a total of $1.5
million in grants with the goal of
increasing graduation rates, closing
the achievement gap and helping all
students in Oregon prepare for
future success.
Mapleton High School was one of
those chosen.
Nike’s new two-minute film on
the Nike School Innovation Fund,
viewable at youtu.be/DvmAhq
P4vSo, featuring Eaton, captures the
Olympic Medalist and Nike
athlete Ashton Eaton is working
with the Nike School Innovation
Fund to bring a message of sup-
port to Oregon students.
100 O REGON H IGH S CHOOLS
1. Academy of International Studies,
Woodburn
2. Alliance High School, Portland
3. Aloha High School, Aloha
4. Arts & Communication Magnet Academy,
Beaverton
5. Beaverton High School, Beaverton
6. Benson Polytechnic High School, Portland
7. Canby High School, Canby
8. Cascade Senior High School, Turner
9. Central High School, Independence
10. Central Linn High School, Halsey
11. Century High School, Hillsboro
12. Chiloquin High School, Chiloquin
13. Churchill High School, Eugene
14. Clackamas High School, Clackamas
15. Cleveland High School, Portland
16. Community High School, Beaverton
17. Corvallis High School, Corvallis
18. Crater Academy of Health & Public
Services, Central Point
19. Crater Renaissance Academy, Central
Point
20. Crescent Valley High School, Corvallis
21. Crook County High School, Prineville
22. Culver High School, Culver
23. Dallas High School, Dallas
24. Dayton High School, Dayton
impact of NSIF’s work with teach-
ers and students.
“As the first in my family to go to
college, and a native Oregonian, I
believe every student can graduate
and achieve their dreams, and Nike
does, too,” says Eaton in the intro-
duction to the film.
In a recent visit to an 11th and
12th grade AVID class at Churchill
High School in Eugene, Eaton
shared how education shaped his
future and encouraged students to
own their futures and pursue their
dreams.
“When I learned that one in four
high school students aren’t making
it to high school graduation on time
or at all, I wanted to get involved,”
he said.
His visit to the school jump-start-
ed his exploration of how to help
RECEIVE
25. Eagle Point High School, Eagle Point
26. Early College High School, Salem
27. Forest Grove High School, Forest Grove
28. Franklin High School, Portland
29. Gervais High School, Gervais
30. Gilchrist Junior/Senior High School,
Gilchrist
31. Gladstone High School, Gladstone
32. Glencoe High School, Hillsboro
33. Grant High School, Portland
34. Grants Pass High School, Grants Pass
35. Gresham High School, Gresham
36. Harrisburg High School, Harrisburg
37. Health & Science School, Beaverton
38. Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro
39. Hood River Valley High School, Hood
River
40. International School of Beaverton
41. Jefferson High School, Portland
42. Jewell School District, Jewell
43. John F. Kennedy High School, Mount
Angel
44. Klamath Union High School, Klamath
Falls
45. Knappa High School, Knappa
46. La Pine Senior High School, La Pine
47. Lakeview High School, Lakeview
48. Lebanon High School, Lebanon
Oregon high school students and
educators. Just a short distance from
where he studied Psychology and
trained to be the best in world at the
University of Oregon, Eaton urged
students to “find what you love and
give it everything.”
That’s Nike’s message, too.
“We believe all kids deserve the
chance to graduate ready for their
future, and that’s why we’re invest-
ing in Oregon schools through the
Nike School Innovation Fund,” said
Vanessa Wilkins, North America
Community Impact Director at
Nike. “Oregon is working hard to
help more students graduate from
high school and we’re excited to be
part of the solution.”
Nike is committed to supporting
Oregon schools. Through the NSIF,
it has invested $5 million to high
schools over the last three years to
positively impact kids in the state
and to help make Oregon schools
among the best in the country.
N IKE S CHOOL I NNOVATION
49. Liberty High School, Hillsboro
50. Lincoln High School, Portland
51. Madison High School, Portland
52. Madras High School, Madras
53. Marshall High School, Bend
54. Marshfield Senior High School, Coos Bay
55. Mapleton High School, Mapleton
56. McKay High School, Salem
57. McLoughlin High School, Milton-
Freewater
58. McMinnville High School, McMinnville
59. McNary High School, Salem
60. Metropolitan Learning Center, Portland
61. Milwaukie High School, Milwaukie
62. Mountainside High School, Beaverton
63. New Urban High School, Milwaukie
64. Newberg High School, Newberg
65. Newport High School, Newport
66. North Eugene High School, Eugene
67. North Medford High School, Medford
68. North Salem High School, Salem
69. Oregon City High School, Oregon City
70. Parkrose High School, Portland
71. Philomath High School, Philomath
72. Rex Putnam High School, Milwaukie
73. Reynolds High School, Troutdale
74. Ridgeview High School, Redmond
75. Roosevelt High School, Portland
See
NIKE 2
FUNDS
76. Sam Barlow High School, Gresham
77. Scio High School, Scio
78. Sheldon High School, Eugene
79. Siletz Valley Early College Academy,
Siletz
80. Sisters High School, Sisters
81. South Albany High School, Albany
82. South Eugene High School, Eugene
83. South Medford High School, Medford
84. South Salem High School, Salem
85. Southridge High School, Beaverton
86. Sprague High School, Salem
87. St. Helens High School, St. Helens
88. Stayton High School, Stayton
89. Sunset High School, Beaverton
90. Taft High School, Lincoln City
91. The Dalles-Wahtonka High School, The
Dalles
92. Tigard High School, Tigard
93. Toledo Junior/Senior High School, Toledo
94. Tualatin High School, Tualatin
95. Vernonia High School, Vernonia
96. Waldport High School, Waldport
97. West Salem High School, Salem
98. Westview High School, Portland
99. Wilson High School, Portland
100. Woodburn Academy of Art, Science and
Technology, Woodburn
CYAN MAGENTA YELLoW BLACK
Students practice shad-
ing techniques.