16A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • April 29, 2015
Polk County Education
SCHOOL NOTES
Williamson Distinguished Educator
Perrydale hosts safe driving event
DALLAS — Whitworth Elementary School fifth-grade teacher
Brian Williamson was named the April Distinguished Educator on
April 17.
Two of his current students, Sophia Baugh-
man and Lilly Garrett, nominated him for the
honor, saying, “He shows he cares about our
learning by encouraging us and making learn-
ing interesting and fun.”
They added Williamson has another talent,
teaching, “strategies and shortcuts and makes
math fun and easy.”
His other students agreed with Sophia and
Lilly, adding “He’s plain awesome” and “He’s fun
Williamson
so we don’t get bored.”
The Distinguished Educator Program recognizes “excellence in
teaching and learning” in Dallas School District schools.
PERRYDALE — The Perrydale Parents’ Club is hosting a teen
driver education event at Perrydale School on Thursday.
Kelly Owen, a trauma nurse at Salem Hospital, will be the guest
speaker at the event, Trauma Nurses Talk Tough, which will help
teen learn to drive safely. The talk will be in the science lab at the
school, 7445 Perrydale Road, Amity.
Call the school office to register, 503-623-2040.
DALLAS 121 Main St. • 503-623-8155
INDEPENDENCE
1710 Monmouth St. • 503-838-6340
Mon-Fri 8AM - 6PM
at 8AM - 5PM
ACADEMIC HONORS
Polk County students listed on Santiam
Christian third quarter honor roll
Santiam Christian School announced their honor roll for third
quarter. The following students from Polk County were named
on the honor roll:
Seventh grade: 4.0 grade-point average; Ainsley Beam. 3.5-
3.99 GPA; Olivia Bellinger-Verbics, Lily Hardy and Amanda Pre-
ston.
Eighth grade: 4.0 GPA; Tony Li, Jason Manzi, Winn Miller, Isabel
Montoya, Abby Riedlinger and Cole Setniker.
Ninth grade: 4.0 GPA; Kaylee Breyman, Laura Guariglia-Castro,
Grace Moseman, Sebastian Perfecto, Rebeka Preston and
Zachary Watson. 3.5-3.99 GPA; Samuel Barton, Caitlyn Killion,
Shelby Myrick-Duckett and Kyle Paratore.
10th grade: 4.0 GPA; Peggy Liang, Mikayla Manzi, Katie
Richert, August Thornton and Alexandra Watson. 3.5-3.99 GPA;
Daniela Boehm, Marta Cercos Gonzalez, Makenna Setniker and
Jeremiah Tindle.
11th grade: 4.0 GPA; Jocelyn Porath and Kevin Sheng. 3.5-
3.99GPA; Leahgrace Connor and Joaquin Guerrero-Rodriguez.
12th grade: 4.0 GPA; Justin Aldrich, Caitlin Fettig, Olivia Lede-
boer and Jacob Manzi. 3.5-3.99 GPA; Heather Bellinger, Tanner
Butler, Michael Chung, Katy Paratore, Liam Perry, Moriah Sutter
and Adam Wiens.