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School News April 25, 2018 A monthly newsletter covering area schools LINCOLN GIVES BACK Lincoln Middle School takes great pride in their efforts to care for and support local and glob- al organizations. For the 11th year in a row, seventh graders, as part of their study of Africa, spearheaded a fundraising drive for Africa Bridge, a nonprofi t organization dedicated to help children and empower Tanzani- an communities to protect, sup- port, and care for orphaned and vulnerable children. Due to the high need of assistance locally, all money raised by students was split between Africa Bridge and Cottage Grove's own Com- munity Sharing. Seventh grad- ers set goals, brought in do- nations, sold pencils at local elementary schools, and even participated in three days of Fill the Boot in the Lincoln parking lot. They were able to raise over $3,000 ($1,500 for each worthy cause). L.M.S. seventh graders have proved once again how caring they are. Together they are working on building a glob- al caring community. LMS Students hold a Fill the Boot fundraiser as part of a fundraising drive to support local and global organizations. Community Sharing Director Mike Fleck receives a check from LMS students for the local food pantry that helps low-income and homeless individuals with basic needs. Hosting program at CGHS provides work experience At Cottage Grove High School (CGHS) we have small job op- portunities available for our students. A popular opportunity to earn money and introduce them into the work fi eld is hosting. Hosting FOR THE SENTINEL is where students help run all sporting events such as soccer, bas- ketball and track. There are three people who are the leaders of hosting; the athletic director Gary Roberts and two students, Halle Peterson and Tyra Gordon. Also involved with the program is career and college advisor, Nick Finley. Hosting is helping students launch into their passion for their future jobs, and it’s an opportunity that most students don’t realize they have. Head host, Halle Petersen, says, “I like hosting because I feel like I'm helping the school. Being in a leadership role this year was nice because I was able to learn skills for my future.” The other head host, Tyra Gordon, says, “Hosting has been a great experience, and I feel like we have been super fortunate to have hardworking and cooperative hosts. Our numbers of hosts are pretty low this year, so sometimes it can be diffi cult to fi nd people to work. However, with that being said most of them do have pretty fl exible schedules and are willing to pick up extra shifts.” This year, as Gordon said, the hosting program has had a shortage of students coming out for the job, but students have volunteered from the high school when the program has needed help. Most CGHS students who work in the hosting program have another job outside of the program. For example, Gor- don has a job outside of hosting and is involved in many other activities. The hosting program is willing to work around students’ schedule and allows ample opportunities to allow students to earn money. “I think that this looks great for college applications/work experience on resumes. It has been nice to play such an important role for athletic events to run as smoothly as they do,” according to Gordon. Nick Finley has taken a role in this program by supervising the students when Roberts is unavailable and offering the students a helping hand if they have any questions or concerns about the ongoing activities as a host. “I think it’s a great program. I think it teaches young women and men responsibility and punctuality. BY TAILOR MEHAN Lion's Roar staff See CGHS PG. C3 Kindergarten registration continues into May If your child’s 5th birthday is on or before September 1, 2018, it’s time to pre-register for Kinder- garten. Dates and times of classroom visits are listed below. For additional information, please contact your area school directly. BOHEMIA – 942-3313 APRIL 18 – 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. LATHAM – 942-0147 APRIL 25 – 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. HARRISON – 942-3389 MAY 2 – 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. DORENA – 946-1506 MAY 2 – 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LONDON – 942-0183 MAY 9 – 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Take Us Back to College Special Digital Subscription Rates for Students Your digital subscription keeps you connected to the people and places you know and love with unlimited access for as little as $10.00 per year! Cottage Grove Sentinel Your Hometown News In Print, Online & Mobile 541.942.3325 • www.cgsentinel.com
