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TheSiuslawNews.com | December 2019 School Zone
A study of the world ASPIRE at
Mapleton
M
rs. Moser’s 10th grade
World Studies class made
and presented projects on differ-
ent people, time period, & events
in Europe’s history. Projects
ranged from children’s books,
monologues, maps, brochures,
paintings, models and collages.
Here are some examples:
• Black Plague Doctor Draw-
ings — Bailey Overton with pen-
cil & pen & Graci Immel with
pencil only
• Eiffel Tower Made From Spa-
ghetti — Winnie Zhen
• Model of a Housing Unit
from Auschwitz — Grace Rob-
bins
• Model of the Colosseum as it
stands now — Dominick Lloyd
• Model of Trench Warfare —
Kayden Lane
• Model Steam Engine from
Industrial Revolution — John
Corser
• Rosie the Riveter Mosaic
(technically American but her
image spread throughout the
world) — Gracie Perkins
• Starry Night by Vincent Van
Gogh — painted by Sydney Hil-
terbrant
• “The Water Lily Pond” by
Claude Monet — painted by
Cameron Kentta
• Wooden Model of the Trojan
Horse — Camp Lacouture
These were just some of the
highlights from the class, which
also included Jason Rawlins’
depiction of Martin Luther’s 95
Theses Nailed to the Catholic
Church Door.
— Submitted by Anna Moser
Lessons from
the U.S.
Coast Guard
P
etty Officer First Class Scott Harvey,
Petty Officer First Class John Gray and
Petty Officer Third Class Joseph Horning of
the U.S. Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River
spent a couple of days at Siuslaw Elementary
School speaking to third-grade classes.
The students learned about the mission of
Look
for
KID
SCOOP
the U. S. Coast Guard, training requirements
and general water safety, including beach
and boating safety. They also learned about
the legal requirements pertaining to wearing
a life jacket.
Students gained hands-on experiences
when they handled some of the safety equip-
Kid Scoop runs every Wednesday in the Siuslaw News and features
educational stories and fun activities for families. The page is part
of the Siuslaw News’ Newspapers In Education program, in which
teachers from Siuslaw and Mapleton school districts may request
copies of the local paper to use as curriculum in their classroom. Call
541-997-3441 for more information.
ment used by the Coast Guard, including
life jackets, helmets, dry suits, flares, strobe
lights, signal mirrors, radios, whistles and
line.
Finally, the students learned about fitness
requirements and boot camp, as well as team-
work. — Submitted by Diane McCalmont
Siuslaw High School and Maple-
ton High School have joined forces
to provide an ASPIRE program to
Mapleton students.
ASPIRE is a statewide college
and career advising program, with
individual programs at many high
schools throughout Oregon. The
ASPIRE program at Siuslaw High
School has been in place for 12 years
and has grown with each consec-
utive year. However, Mapleton has
had no formal connection with AS-
PIRE until now.
ASPIRE at Mapleton High grew
out of an arrangement with Siu-
slaw High School and the Maple-
ton School District that allows the
two schools to work collaboratively
through the state ASPIRE office.
Mapleton High School, with its
smaller graduating classes, has re-
lied on teachers and staff members
to help students determine their fu-
ture educational and career paths,
and complete the necessary pa-
perwork to attend college or trade
school, receive scholarships, find
suitable jobs, enter military service
or otherwise plan for success after
high school. Now, by partnering
with Siuslaw High School, Mapleton
students will have the best of both
worlds: skilled and dedicated teach-
ers who will continue to work with
them on site, plus the added benefit
of ASPIRE personnel from Siuslaw
High School.
Mapleton students are eligible for
many of the scholarships that have
been established by individuals and
businesses in the Siuslaw region. By
working together, staff members at
Mapleton and Siuslaw can ensure
that all students are aware of every
scholarship for which they might be
eligible, and they will have the infor-
mation and support necessary to ap-
ply for those scholarships. This will
also help to ensure that no scholar-
ship is left on the table due to a lack
of applications.
Additionally, this will help to
bring both districts closer in build-
ing their positive Siuslaw regional
cultures.
Through this arrangement, Siu-
slaw ASPIRE Coordinator Steve
Moser and Team Leader Bob Orr
will travel to Mapleton twice a
month to spend time with Maple-
ton students, helping them to ex-
plore after-graduation options, ap-
ply for federal and state grants and
complete the new Siuslaw Regional
Scholarship Application to apply for
local scholarships.
Moser and Orr will work closely
with Mapleton teacher Molly Dool-
ey and counselor Brittany Anderson,
as the two schools share information
and procedures that will benefit stu-
dents and scholarship providers in
the region.
All of the participants see the
new arrangement as an opportunity
to strengthen the ties between the
schools. By working together, both
schools get stronger in the process.
For more information, contact Orr
at 541-997-3448.
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