6A | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw Middle School (from left): Lauren Suveges, Amy
Tregoning, Sean Grundon, Tammy Stanek and Kendall
Mack.
TEACHERS from page 1A
Decker spent several years in
Oregon, splitting his time be-
tween Portland and Medford,
and is looking forward to getting
to know the students better and
promoting physical activity.
been in the business for 15 years
running afterschool, summer
and community arts programs.
Hailing from Eugene, Suveges
hopes that “the addition of the
arts program back to the school
brings kids the potential to be
more creative in their lives and
see the world around them dif-
ferently.”
Sean Grundon has been teach-
ing math for five years, and he’s
noticed a trend: “They come in
with this ‘I hate math’ mindset,”
he said. “We have to make math
fun and relevant for them. I just
hope that kids get to appreciate
and like math as much as I do.”
Written on his tshirt were the
words, “Come to the mathside;
we have π.”
Kendall Mack is the new
eighth-grade language arts
teacher, along with a philosophy
elective. Mack just graduated
from UO, and is “totally new
to all of it, never worked in a
school.”
She is excited to get her stu-
dents reading, discussing and
thinking about thinking.
Siuslaw Middle School
sees five new teachers this year,
with topics ranging from arts,
science and special education.
Tammy Stanek has seven years
of experience as a teacher, com-
ing to Florence to teach Special
Education and Life Skills.
“I hope that the students help
me rebuild the life skills pro-
gram,” she said. “I just hope that
we can be successful and get
them set up to move forward.”
Amy Tregoning is teaching
seventh grade science “and stuff,”
she said, including the Siuslaw
Stream Team Project for seventh
grade. She’s been working for the
school district for three years in
Behavior Support, but this is her
first-time teaching.
“I want to get the students en-
gaged and excited to learn sci-
ence,” she said.
Siuslaw High School finds six
Lauren Suveges is all about the new teachers this year, some of
art — teaching visual arts, digi- whom are helping to kickstart
tal citizenship and ceramics. It’s new programs.
her first year teaching, but she’s
Clint Tatum is a part of the
Siuslaw High School: Front: Alicia Hernandez, Teri Straley,
Teri Mason and Erika Wagner and back: Chad Smith and
Clint Tatum.
new Career Technical Education
program at the district, focusing
on construction and woodwork-
ing. He’s never taught before but
has 25 years experience in the
industry and is looking forward
to getting “kids ready to start a
career right out of school.”
Terri Starley is the new Alter-
native English Teacher, working
with the Ingenuity GED online
program. She’ll also be work-
ing with teaching college prep
for the seniors. Originally from
Bandon and Corvallis, Straley
is looking to work with the stu-
dents to “make these new classes
work.”
Alicia Hernandez is coming in
from the Bay Area of California
to teach Spanish I and II. The
14year teaching veteran hopes to
that her students become more
and more biliterate over time
and carry that skill throughout
their entire lives.
Erika Wagner has been living
in Florence for three years, but
this is her first stint as a teach-
er. The California native will be
teaching science for the high
school, and is interested in ur-
ban ecology, forestry and wild-
life. She hopes to get people in
the community with those skills
involved with her students to
build strong relationships pass
on their knowledge.
Terri Mason is the new spe-
cial education teacher at the
high school. Originally from
Florence, Mason hopes that
she can use her skills as a 14-
year veteran of teaching to
build strong relationships with
students, teachers and parents
throughout the system.
Chad Smith has been teach-
ing PE for six years, most re-
cently in Seattle, though he’s an
Oregon native.
“It’s good to be back home,”
he said. “I hope to get more
of the community and make a
positive difference in the stu-
dents’ lives.”
Up the river, Mapleton
School District will be wel-
coming four new staff members
to its area, the first being Dawn
Chambers, who will be teach-
ing middle and high school
math.
“Algebra, geometry, a math-
lab tutoring class and advanced
mathematics, I got ‘em all,” she
said.
This is Chamber’s first class-
room after student teaching in
Oregon for a number of years.
“I hope I can change some of
their minds about math,” she
said. “It isn’t a horrible, tedious
PHOTOS BY JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Mapleton School District (from left): Dawn Chambers,
Jeron Ricks, Lou Burruss and Melissa Duffy.
thing you’re never going to use.
It’s something you see every day,
whether you know it or not.”
Melissa Duffy is the new lan-
guage arts and history teach-
er, along with journalism and
yearbook. She’s lived all over
Oregon, last working in a
school district on the border
with Idaho. She plans on look-
ing to improve test scores for
students and have a great time
with those she teaches.
“Kids are hilarious,” she said.
Jeron Ricks is the district’s
new business manager, han-
dling accounts payable and hu-
man resources. He said he came
here to settle down and stream-
line the district’s reporting.
Finally, Lou Burruss will be
teaching science in Mapleton,
but locals may know him as a
10-year math teaching veteran
from Siuslaw School District.
“The two things I care most
about are that kids work hard
and that they’re curious,” he
said. “If you have those two
things, you can go anywhere.”
Burruss, whose wife was a
graduate of Mapleton High
School, had one piece of advice
for new teachers: “No matter
what you do, remember Christ-
mas break will come.”
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