2 ❚ THE SIUSLAW NEWS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER ❚ December 2017
MAPLETON
Mapleton 4-H Plans
Projects for 2018
Mapleton 4-H Community
Club announces its 2017-2018
project club plans. By unanimous
vote, members will be active in
Arts, Baking, Swimming, Hik-
ing/Camping and Canoeing/
Kayaking Project Clubs this year.
Additionally, some members will
be working individually or with
a small group on Poultry, Horse
Appreciation and possibly Cre-
ative Writing.
New offi cers this year are Presi-
dent Isaiah Emerson, Treasurer
Ariana Galvan-Mendez and Ac-
tivities Chair Sarah Emerson. Ad-
ditionally, Mapleton High School
Junior Alyssa West will be our
Junior Leader beginning January
2018.
Club members began their
Arts Project by learning how to
make clay mugs at Alyssa Clark
Clayworks studio in Florence on
Dec. 11.
Swim Project Club will be
every Monday from Jan. 8
through Feb. 26 at Coastal Fit-
ness.
Mapleton 4-H Community
Club has room for more mem-
bers, but is limited to a total
of 15 junior members. Junior
members are youth who were
ages 9 to 18 in September.
If an adult is willing and able
to become the Cloverbud Lead-
er, the club would also welcome
youth who turned 6 by Septem-
ber 2017 through those not yet
9 years old by that date.
To fi nd out more about mem-
bership costs and registration,
visit
extension.oregonstate.
edu/lane/4h.
Call or email Lauren Hesse,
541-268-6943, stang-hesse@
msn.com for more information
about the Mapleton 4-H Com-
munity Club.
COURTESY PHOTOS
Mapleton 4H students learn about pottery at Florence's Alyssa Clark Clay-
works as the start of their Arts Project. 4H students will study many topics
this year, including swimming at Coast Central and other extracurricular
activities.
COASTAL COMMUNITY
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY A world of wellness options
Dear Children and Teens of Florence,
It’s almost the New Year! Th is is a good time to
think about your resolutions and goals for 2018.
How about trying something new and making
amazing new friends? How about learning to
sing, dance, and perform on stage? How about
challenging yourself physically and mentally?
Well, look no further … you are invited into the
CROW family!
CROW stands for Children’s Repertory of Or-
egon Workshops. Th is is our local performing
arts program. You may remember shows such as
“Th e Addams Family,” “Shrek” and “Once Upon
a Mattress.” Th ese were all performed by CROW
kids! You can be a CROW kid too.
Th ere are many ways you can get involved.
Th e soonest opportunity is to audition for the
next musical, which is “Tarzan.” To audition, you
need to have a short song prepared to sing and be
ready to learn some choreography. Bring a head-
shot (a close-up photo of you) and a résumé. It’s
all right if you don’t have experience yet, you
don’t need it. Auditions are Jan. 8 and 9 at 6:30
p.m. at the CROW Center for the Performing
Arts, 3180 Highway 101 in Florence. Th e show
is April 13, 14 and 15. Enter Tarzan yell here —
AHHHHHH-AHHHHHH!
Th ere are also really fun summer camps. Last
year there was an advanced acting camp for
teens. I wasn’t a part of this, but I watched the
showcase and let’s just say … it was hilarious!
Th ere were also two camps for kids of any age.
Th ere was a Song and Dance camp where kids
learned around six songs and performed them
for a small audience. Finally, there was an act-
ing and improvisation camp. Improv is acting
without a script and it’s a good skill to have. Th is
camp had some really fun theater games too. We
don’t know what this summer’s camps will be,
but they will be a blast and you will make new
friends. Wait, isn’t that part of your New Year’s
Resolution?
Do you love Christmas songs? Do you want to
sing them in front of a Christmas-loving audi-
ence? Th e Holly Jolly Follies might be for you.
Just last year CROW took this show under its
wing. You don’t have to audition for the Follies,
everyone involved volunteers, including adults
from our community. Th is show is the fi rst week-
end of December and rehearsals start in Novem-
ber. Th is is a chance to act as a fun character, such
as an elf, a shopper, a dancer or a farting cowboy.
CROW also has a Haunted Maze for Hallow-
een. Have you checked out the haunted CROW
building? You can volunteer to act in the maze,
which looks like a fun and creepy thing to do.
Finally, there are spring and fall dance classes
for all ages. Th e CROW website (crowkids.com)
gives you more information on the upcoming
classes for kids and adults.
Th ere are a lot of fun opportunities for you
to get involved this year. If I had never joined
CROW I wouldn’t be the person I am today. I am
now comfortable singing and dancing in front of
a large audience. I’ve made friends of all ages and
they are now my CROW family.
Hope to see you involved soon!
Grace Dotson, a 9-year-old CROW kid
Whether you are a newbie to
exercise or a prima ballerina,
Lane Community College Flor-
ence Center (LCC) is the place to
be if you’re interested in dance,
yoga or other group fi tness class-
es.
LCC has an ever-evolving
menu of off erings each term as
part of its Continuing Educa-
tion/lifelong learning program,
but this coming winter term, its
dance classes literally span the
globe, including Hawaiian Hula
Basics, Adult Ballet, Belly Dance
and — brand new this term —
Learn to Tap. Th e new tap class
is tailor-made for beginners, so
while it may start slow, people
will be amazed at how much they
grow as a dancer, and as a lover
of life.
Florence Center also has an
“Exercise Like A Dancer” class
that is sure to help get and keep
you long, lean and limber.
LCC has a full complement
of yoga classes, including Chair
Yoga, Yoga Fitness and Beginning
Yoga. And if you still want more,
you can sign up for Qigong,
Stretch and Strengthen and our
Move It or Lose It class.
If you are a fi tness instructor
or someone with a burning pas-
sion to see a particular class, give
us a call at 541-997-8444 and let
us know what you are thinking.
Meanwhile, you can fi nd more
information about our current
class off erings in our catalog,
here: https://cl.ly/0j2y3N1r182A.
We are your
community partner in
financial education!
Apply to these scholarships now
Th e following are the deadlines for some scholarships available to Mapleton and Siuslaw high school
seniors and juniors. Students who apply for student aid and scholarships should also check their two-
and four-year colleges, universities and technical schools for additional scholarships and funding re-
sources. — Submitted by Bou Kilgore, ASPIRE Team Leader
• Oct. 1 to June 30 – FAFSA (Free munity Coalition
• April 22 – Pacifi c Coast Wind En-
Application for Federal Stu- • March 31 – Florence Rotary
semble
dent Aid) at fafsa.ed.gov
• April 1 – Ada Grange
• April 25 – Siuslaw Valley Fire-
• Nov. 1 to March 1 – Oregon Prom- • April 1 – Boys and Girls Club
fi ghters
ise & Offi ce of Student Access • April 1 – Kiwanis Club of Flor- • April 25 – Oregon Jaycee
and Completion
ence
• April 30 – CROW (Children’s Rep-
• Feb. 3 – Elks National Founda- • April 1 – Florence Elks Lodge ertory of Oregon Workshops)
tion Legacy Award
1858 Vocational
• May 4 – Delta Gamma, Tam-
• Feb. 15 – OSAC Early Bird Dead- • April 1 – Florence Garden Club
my Nivens and Andrea Wright
line
• April 1 – SHS Alumni Associa- • May 1 – Daughters of the
• March 1 – Oregon Promise and tion
• American Revolution
OSAC Final Deadline
• April 6 – Oregon Pacifi c Bank
• May 1 – Florence Community
• March 1 – Independent Order of • April 6 – Geraldine Bagley
PTA
the Odd Fellows
• April 14 – Siuslaw Athletic • May 4 – Florence STEP (Salmon
• March 1 – Community Chorus of Booster Club
Trout Enhancement Program)
Florence (begins in fall)
• April 15 – Western Lane Com- • May 15 – Central Coast of Or-
• March 1 – Lane Community Col- munity Foundation
egon Realtors
lege Foundation (lanecc.edu/ • April 15 – Florence Masonic • May 15 – Ronnie Catalfamo Me-
foundation/foundation-schol- Lodge
morial Scholarship
arship-opportunities)
• April 15 – Oregon School Em- • May 15 – Tony’s Garage Scholar-
• March 3 – Ladies of Elks
ployees Association
ship
• March 6 – Peace Scholarships
• April 15 – Soroptimist of Flor- • May 15 – Jose De La Mora
• March 15 – “It’s About Heart…” ence (x3)
• Memorial
presented by Nathan Fuller
• April 20 – Florence Lions Club • Anytime – Coastal Celtic
• March 15 – Florence Area Com- • April 21 – Glen C. Butler
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