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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL DECEMBER 20, 2017 9A Kennedy Continued from A3 exercising and stuff like that, I decided that it would be just fi ne for us to play basketball.” The staff at Kennedy sees the fl uidity of the spark not as a detriment but as a great asset to these programs. The ability to fi nd what students are interest- ed in is the end-all-be-all. And without this ability to adapt the class would not be outside on a 40 degree December day play- ing basketball. Kennedy’s outdoor basket- ball court, like most things at the school, deviates from the norm. The small court, with its wooden roof that allows it to be played on all-year long, features a three-point line just a step away from half-court and is begging for a game of full-court pickup to be played on it. When the students play, they shoot full-court shots and are not con- cerned with the nuances of form or defense. Their games are played with Lonzo Ball’s confi - dence and Lavar Ball’s athleti- cism and it is clear the main goal of not being in a classroom is achieved. “The goal is – with spark – is to get the kids an opportunity to do what they want to do and so as long as it has academic val- ue,” said Heritage. “The more we can get the kids engaged, the more effective it is to reach our goal.” "...we're different" in line for a glue gun. Despite Vickie Costello’s best efforts to make it to the store during lunch to pick up an extra one, the kids will have to share if they want to fi nish their Christmas center- pieces. It’s the latest project for the crafts spark that has shrunk in recent weeks but allows stu- dents the freedom to be creative, pick their projects, and express themselves. Today, they’re doing that by arranging pinecones and can- dles and berries on sheets of wood to give out as gifts. Earli- er this year, they made life-sized silhouettes using their class- mates and black paper. Still to come, a 40” by 60” bear to be hung in the school’s gym. “It’s funny, if you go to the school district and look at all of the other school mascots, they’re all in the cat family,” Costello said. “But Kennedy is the bear, we’re different.” It’s true, Kennedy is different. At Cottage Grove High School, art students restore carousel horses for a community project but they don’t trace the life cy- cle of Chinook salmon my mon- itor a tank of eggs like they do in Costello’s crafts spark. “I’m crafty,” Costello said, “but not a native artist.” So, she seeks help from others and like all other spark instructors, lets students lead the way. Jam sessions Inside a classroom, less than a three-point shot away from the hoop outside, three kids wait Wood planked walls curve into the ceiling that catches the sounds of Kennedy’s gym. There’s no squeak of sneakers chasing after a basketball. In- stead, cords and hesitant strum- ming of a learning guitar and the guiding bow strokes of a violin. It’s the music spark. An AV projector sits under the basketball hoop and a white- board centers a group of tables. “Be the change you want to see in the world,” it asks. On the other side of the half court line are six cafeteria tables with lunch ladies chattering be- tween notes. There’s a circle of guitars with sheet music laid down on drums and hardly consulted. Instructor Matt Hall wanders the group, his violin tucked at his chin, his boots caked with dirt and his sweater vest just slightly askew. His hand comes up in between bow strokes to encourage three singers to proj- ect. “Some say life will beat you down. Break your heart, steal your crown.” The skill levels vary from stu- dents who earn the praise of a veteran musician to those who have just picked up the guitar. Like every other spark, music is dictated by students and Hall allows them to choose songs to work on, fi lling in where sug- gestions are lacking. But when he sets his bow back to the strings, it’s impossi- ble to tell whose suggestion this song was and what was disjoint- ed, confusing chatter becomes a harmony of effort that fi nds a rhythm and fi lls the gym. It turns into a jam session between the cafeteria and whiteboard, Cottage Grove Faith Center 33761 Row River Rd. 541-942-4851 Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett www.cg4.tv Full Childrenʼs Ministry available Service: 10:00am Delight Valley Church of Christ 33087 Saginaw Rd. East 541-942-7711 Pastor: Bob Friend Two Services: 9am - Classic in the Chapel 10:30am - Contemporary in the Auditorium COTTAGE GROVE: 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ 195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822 Pastor: Aaron Earlywine Youth & Families Pastor: Seth Bailey Service times: 9am & 10:30am Sunday School: 9am for all ages Christian Education Nursery for pre-k - 3rd Grade www.6thandgibbs.com First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St 541-942-4479 Pastor: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am www.cgpresbynews.com Calvary Baptist Church 77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290 Pastor: Riley Hendricks Sunday School: 9:45am Worship: 11:00am The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm Calvary Chapel Cottage Grove 1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza) 541-942-6842 Pastor: Jeff Smith Two Services on Sun: 9am & 10:45am Youth Group Bible Study Child Care 10:45am Service Only www.cgcalvary.org Center for Spiritual Living Cottage Grove 700 Gibbs Ave. (Community Center) Rev. Bobby Lee Meets Sunday 3:00 p.m. cslcottagegrove@gmail.com Church of Christ 420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565 Sunday Service: 10:30am Cottage Grove Bible Church 1200 East Quincy Avenue 541-942-4771 Pastor:Bob Singer Worship 11am Sunday School:9:45am AWANA age 3-8th Grade, Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm www.cgbible.org Hope In The Grove 700 E. Gibbs • 541-520-9529 Pastor: Wayne Husk Sunday services: Worship: 8:30a Coffee Fellowship: 9:30a Bible Study: 9:45a Hope Fellowship United Pentecostal Church 100 S. Gateway Blvd. 541-942-2061 Pastor: Dave Bragg Worship: 11:00am Sunday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday www.hopefellowshipupc.com “FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE” Living Faith Assembly 467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612 Pastor Rulon Combs Worship & Childrenʼs Church 10:00 am Youth 180 Mondays 5:30-8pm Non-Denominational Church of Christ 1041 Pennoyer Ave 541-942-8928 Preacher: Tony Martin Sunday Bible Study:10:00am Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm www.pennoyeravecoc.com “So I’ve started out, for God knows where. I guess I’ll know when I get there.” Cohorts All fi ve sparks fi t into a 55-minute window in the cohort model. The rest of it is made up of language arts, social studies, math, science and health. Teach- ers hold court in the traditional way and students complete as- signments but that’s where the comparison to a CGHS sched- ule ends. Each cohort is made up of 15 students and is given a schedule. Every two weeks, that schedule changes. It’s called, the tumble. “If you’re not a morning per- son and you have, say, math in the morning, we want to give them an opportunity to have math in the afternoon,” Ketcher said. So while students may start the year with one schedule, they’ll end it having had near- ly every combination of class- es, which allows students the chance to do well in classes they may have failed at 8 a.m. Cohorts also allows students to meet state requirements by passing standardized tests or completing work samples. And because the cohort model is the most structured, it means other programs can bounce in and out of it and the model itself is fl uid. On Mondays, an advisory period is taken out of the time allotted for spark. On Mondays and Fridays, 15 minutes from two cohort classes are given to students who work on crew in the cafeteria or around the grounds (for which they can earn one credit for every 64 hours worked) and on Wednes- days, there’s a trip for one co- hort to a wetlands restoration site where they earn money that funds fi eld trips (taken nearly every Friday), prom and t-shirts for the school. This build-your-own-educa- tion model is uniquely designed for the students at Kennedy with the intention of graduating as many students as possible. But not everyone wants a diploma. Showing up Attendance is a growing di- lemma for schools across the state of Oregon, including CGHS and Kennedy. The spark program helps, but once a stu- dent turns 18, truancy laws that allow schools to fi ne students for missing class, are no longer relevant. Traditional GED pro- grams used to be a way to lure students back in and advance them out into the world but changes to the test in 2016 made a GED harder to obtain. “If a student has been out of school for two years and comes back for their GED, I don’t like to put them in the program,” Ketcher said, noting she’d rath- er place them in Odyessyware where they earn six credits a term while catching up on mate- rial that will help them pass the GED test. Kennedy’s program attempts to reel in the attendance issue by making it mandatory for GED-seeking students who are eligible for the program by be- ing at least 16-years-old, one year behind in credits and have taken geometry, algebra II and read at an 8th grade level. Students who don’t have at least a 75 percent attendance rate are on their own when it comes to paying for the GED test, which costs $38. Practice tests cost $6. It’s an investment Ketcher said could span be- tween $200 and $500 per stu- dent. “We’ve never had a student who didn’t meet the attendance requirement pay for their own test,” Ketcher said. Choices By the time Ketcher calls the last number and the student chooses a gift, there’s still a few left over—along with trays of cookies and treats she des- perately tries to give away and she’s presented with her own gift—one of the craft spark’s Christmas centerpieces. Teach- ers chat in groups with Christ- mas carols fl oating through con- versations and the AV screen adorned with the Yule log cour- tesy of Youtube. There’s no bell signaling the end of the day, the end of the term, just students making a dash for the door and then, the bus with Ketcher fol- lowing after them, her hands cupped to her mouth, shouting, “Make good choices!” City names winners of yard light contest Worship Directory DRAIN: HOPE U.M.C. 131 W “A” St. Drain, OR 541-315-1617 Pastor: Lura Kidner-Miesen Fellowship & Song: 11:30am Potluck Lunch: 12:00pm Worship: 12:30pm just this side of half court. Old Time Gospel Fellowship 103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999 Pastor: Jim Edwards Sunday Service: 10:00am Join in Traditional Christian Worship Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Philip Benizi Catholic Churches 1025 N. 19th St. 541-942-3420 Father: Joseph Hung Nguyen Holy Mass: Tue-Thu: 8:30am; Sat:5:30pm Sun: 10:30am Confession: After daily mass, Sat. 4-5pm or by appointment St. Philip Benizi, Creswell 552 Holbrock Lane 541-895-8686, Sunday: 8:30am St. Andrews Episcopal Church 1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050 Rev. Lawrence Crumb “Church with the fl ags.” Worship: Sunday 10:30am All Welcome Seventh-day Adventist Church 820 South 10th Street 541-942-5213 Pastor: Kevin Miller Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40 Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00 Trinity Lutheran Church 6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373 Pastor: James L. Markus Sunday School & Adult Education 9:15am Sunday Worship 10:30 am Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur 5:00pm TLC Groups tlccg.com The house at 1505 Jason Lee Ave. won the city's annual Christmas lights contest. The residents at 1505 Jason Lee Ave. will have a little less to pay when their utility arrives next month. The house, pictured above, was named the fi rst place win- ner in the city's annual Christ- mas lights contest. "The entries were great. There are some amazing deco- rations around town," city man- ager Richard Meyers said. The Family Gourmet Buffet Plus, 4 more Burgers & 4 more Kielbasa FREE 2 (5 oz.) Filet Mignons 2 (5 oz.) 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If your congregation would like to be a part of this directory, Cowboy Cut ® Jeans Available only at The house on Jason Lee Ave will receive a $100 credit on their utility bill. Second place (located at 1157 S. 2nd St.) will get a $75 credit and third place winner (located at 1808 S. 4th St.) will receive a $50 credit. The mayor and city council judged 22 entries in all. Other entries included: 317 South 3rd Street 435 Kalapuya Ct. 440 Kalapuya Ct. 234 G Street 1425 W. Harrison Avenue 1517 Jason Lee 1513 Jason Lee 1505 Jason Lee 1440 Jason Lee 1205 Meeker 1157 South 2nd Street 1118 South 2nd Street 1330 South 4th 325 Grant 1808 South 4th 660 Wilson 805 Wilson 987 Wilson 2262 Wilson 2210 Wilson 1950 South 8th 234 South 11th Street S entinel C ottage G rove www.cgsentinel.com @ cgsentinel @cgsentinel #cgsentinel please contact the Cottage Grove Sentinel @ 541-942-3325 Cottage-Grove-Sentinel
