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SCHOOL ZONE Siuslaw News’ monthly school newsletter for the Siuslaw & Mapleton School Districts and community groups serving youth in the Siuslaw Region TheSiuslawNews.com | February 2020 School Zone Education Expo seeks to support youth in the Siuslaw Region M ore than 85 or- ganizations will be on hand to show- case their educational opportunities at the Siuslaw Education Expo, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 29. The entire community is invited to learn more about the many orga- nizations in the area that offer educational services to people of all ages in the region. The Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Siuslaw High School, 2975 Oak St. in Florence. This event, the first of its kind in the area, will include organizations ranging geographical- ly from Dunes City to Florence to Mapleton and beyond. The doors will open at Siuslaw High School at 10 a.m. on Feb. 29 with displays in the main gymna- sium, the commons (lunch area) and the library. The Florence Police department, Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue, and the Siuslaw School Dis- trict Transportation Department will display their vehi- cles while offering information about their services. The Central Oregon Coast Amateur Ra- dio Club will be broadcasting from its portable facili- ty at the building entrance, while of- fering information about its emergen- cy services and ex- plaining how indi- viduals can join the world of amateur radio. There will be a wide variety of or- ganizations partici- pating in the event, including clubs for many ages and in- terests, museums, Lane Community College, the Siuslaw and Mapleton pub- lic schools and sev- eral independent schools, a local ho- Fl O Schedule of Events — Feb. 29, 2020 Siuslaw High School, 2975 Oak St. Tables and displays, as well as children’s activities, will be available to visitors throughout the day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The events listed below will take place while the displays and activities remain open. 10 – Doors open 10:30 – First drawing for prizes 11:30 – Student musical performance* 11:55 – Second drawing for prizes Noon – Welcoming remarks from school superintendents Andy Grzeskowiak, Jodi O’Mara and Tony Scurto, and Mayors Joe Henry and Robert Forsythe 12:20* – Third drawing for prizes 12:30 – Student musical performance* 12:45 – Magic show 1:30 – Fourth drawing for prizes 2 – Doors close Additional events, including a gymnastics demonstration and short dramatic productions by student groups, may be added *Times are subject to change meschool group, family services and environmental or- ganizations, city services and many more. Activities for children will in- clude an inflatable play structure, face painting and a ma- gician. Each entrant will receive a free raffle ticket, with four drawings tak- ing place during the event. Welcoming re- marks will be of- fered at noon from the Florence and Dunes City may- ors and the super- intendents of Siu- slaw, Mapleton and Lane Educational Services School Districts. Follow- ing the mayors and sup er intendents, Siuslaw Elementary School students will present a musical performance. Addi- tional student mu- sical performances will take place during the event. Parking will be available in the Siu- slaw High School and Middle School parking lots, and on surrounding streets where permitted. A complete list of participating organi- zations is printed on the back of today’s Siuslaw News School Zone. During the event, live updates will be broadcast by local radio stations KCST and KXCR. The Education Expo is offered free to the public by the Siu- slaw School District, along with partners including the Flor- ence Community PTA and the Siuslaw Edu- cation Foundation. For more informa- tion about the expo, visit https://bit.ly/ siuslaweducationexpo (must enter whole ad- dress; case sensitive) or facebook.com/ siuslawexpo. ‘Mary Poppins’ cast ‘steps in time’ to Heceta Lightkeeper’s House This April, CROW’s produc- tion of “Mary Poppins” will take the stage at the Florence Events Center in April with a stellar cast of outstanding young Flor- ence-area actors. The cast will feature Alizabeth Norton (Mary Poppins), Cort Waggoner (Bert), Owen Har- klerode (George Banks), and Haylee Cole (Winifred Banks), with Harper Young in the role of “Jane Banks” and Anders- en Haines portraying “Michael Banks.” The leading cast members visited the Heceta Head Light- house and Historic Lightkeep- er’s House to take this year’s publicity photos, choosing one of the Oregon coast’s most icon- ic sites. The photos capture the Edwardian feel of the “Mary Poppins” play, which is set in the first decade of 1900. The cast also includes: Roxi Clement, Landon Peck, Kayley Potter, Alex Fuller, Cameron Kentta, William Owens, Eryn Morgan, Joey Haines, Chase Hu- ber, Halle Anderson, Jonathan Olson, Hailey Hilsdorf, Zhade Beers and Milo Holbrook. Visit www.crowkids.com for a full list of cast members as chim- ney sweeps, bank clerks, talking shop customers, jolly holiday park goers and kite flyers. The creative team for this am- bitious musical includes direc- tor and choreographer Melanie Heard; assistant director Gene- vieve Shahan; musical director Maree Beers; and producers Pau- la Burnette and Dave Hansen. Polly Coleman, CROW’s cos- tume mistress, has already be- gun fitting characters in period costuming while set the con- struction team of Chris Heard and Chris Owens are planning for a visual spectacle upon the stage. Many additional volunteers are already hard at work behind the scenes in order to provide an outstanding ninth youth main- stage production for CROW. The musical will be performed April 17-26 at the Florence Events Center. Performances will be Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Adult tickets to “Mary Pop- pins” are $20 each, and tickets for youth under age 12 are $10 each. Active and Retired Mili- tary (with ID) and Seniors may purchase tickets at the box office window for $19. All proceeds from this pro- duction support ongoing youth arts education. For more info about CROW, including upcoming classes and summer camps, visit crowkids. com. Siuslaw readies for Scholastic Book Fair “Elephants, Tigers & Books — OH MY!” is the theme for this year’s annual Scholastic Book Fair at Siu- slaw Elementary School. It’s almost Scholastic Book Fair time, coming March 2 to 5. The elementary school library will be open for the public and families to come and purchase books and other items from 4 to 6 p.m. on Mon- day, Tuesday and Thursday, and Look for KID SCOOP 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. See the newest and best books with your favorite characters and series. It’s time to celebrate the importance of Reading! Choose books you want to read. People can help support Siuslaw’s book fair and build their home libraries at the on Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m., same time. It also helps to with a free dinner served up by get more books into the Siuslaw the Florence Community PTA Elementary Library and into from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening. classroom collections. Submit to School Zone Be a part of the Siuslaw News’ monthly newsletter for students in the Siuslaw and Mapleton school districts. It runs September to May each school year. Email Siuslaw News Features Editor Chantelle Meyer at cmeyer@thesiuslawnews.com
