SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 | 7A You guys are leaders on this campus who have been giv- en permission to do that. If there’s someone you were thinking of when those com- ments were shared, you have every right to talk to them and say, ‘We needed to hear what you had to say,’ and then bring that back to leadership,” she said. With that, the time was turned over to the students. Academics The datapoint of the dis- cussion started with the state- ment “The school is meeting my academic needs.” According to Lane ESD, 44 percent of elementary stu- dents said “sometimes,” while 56 percent said “always.” For middle and high school stu- dents, 71 percent said “some- times” and 21 percent said “always.” The second statement read “I have access to intervention and enrichment services.” Of that, 44 percent of ele- mentary students said “nev- er,” 17 percent said “almost never,” 28 percent said “some- times” and 11 percent said “always.” Of the middle and high students, 14 percent said “almost never,” 48 percent said “sometimes” and 20 per- cent said “always.” “I don’t think there’s mid- dle schoolers here, so we don’t need to talk about that unless you guys want to,” JJ said. “With the second point, the elementary students said ‘never,’ which I agreed with, I think, because elementary kids don’t get as many oppor- tunities. But middle school and high school is 48 percent ‘sometimes,’ which I don’t think is very good, really.” JJ then read the question posed by the data: “Based on your school experience, what might be causing people to answer this way and how can we improve instruction, en- richment and intervention?” The students had some questions about what words like “enrichment and inter- vention” actually meant, be- fore Opal gave her thought. “Number one, I’m not sure that this data is completely correct,” she said. “Because one thing, this is a survey, and some people definitely don’t answer honestly on these sur- vey questions. I know that for a fact.” Her second point had to do Do you part and volunteer today to help support these organizations in our community. Florence Food Share provides food to those who are hungry in our community. If you have four hours a week available, we are in need of volunteers to staff our Front Desk and also act as Guides as cli- ents walk through the pantry. Please call our volunteer coordinator, Sarah Lovejoy, @ 541-997-9110 (Monday – Friday, before noon) to learn more about volunteering. info@lorencefoodshare.org 2190 Spruce Street. Would you like to have fun while helping others? Volunteer as a Cashier or Donation Ambassador At Florence Habitat for Humanity Contact Floyd at (541) 997-5834 Assisting those in need in our Community. Free Hot Meals Mon-Wed-Fri 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM HELPING HANDS COALITION New Location:Community Baptist Church 4590 Hwy. 101, Florence (Across from Fred Meyer) Call 541-997-5057 to Volunteer relies heavily on volunteers. Th ere are many opportunities to volunteer and a variety of skills and talents are always in need. Volunteer interest forms may be found online, at the shelter and at our Th rift Shop on Bay Street. www.oregoncoasthumanesociety.org/volunteer/ Memory Care Respite of Florence Your Memory Care Respite Center needs you! Seeking volunteers for our Coffee Club: Conversation & companionship in a caring setting while providing respite for caregivers. Contact us at memcarerespite@gmail.com Join the Peace Harbor Hospital Volunteers.