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P o l k C oun t y E du c a t ffi on 16A Po l k Coun t y I t em ffi z e r -Ob se rv e r • Augu s t 26 , 2015 I n d y h o p e s t o ff o s t e r t e c h e d By Em ffi ly Men t ze r The I t em ffi z e r -Ob se rv e r LUKA S EGG EN / I t em ffi z e r -Ob se rv e r S teven Hu r s t and Ja ck Do l la rh ffide d ffi s cu s s the ffi r hau l du r ffing the Commun ffi ty Ba ck to S choo l Ba s ffi c C lo th ffing Ex cu r s ffion . Ge t t ffing read y ffo r the b ffig da y Po lk Coun t y you th s shop ffo r ff ffi r s t da y o ff s choo l w ffi th Sa lva t ffion A rm y ’ s h e lp By Luka s Eggen The I t em ffi z e r -Ob se rv e r SALEM — S teven Hu r s t had a b ffig de c ffi s ffion to make Aug . 19 . Upon r ea ch ffing the che ckou t s tand a t Shopko , S teven , 9 , had r ea ched h ffi s $150 l ffim ffi t and he had to make a cho ffi ce — keep a coo l pa ffi r o ff sho r t s o r a sh ffi r t . S te v en ponde r s h ffi s de c ffi - s ffion be ffo r e po ffin t ffing . “ I wan t the sho r t s , ” he p ro c la ffim s , and the ca sh ffie r add s the sho r t s to h ffi s bag . S te v en wa s one o ff mo r e than 40 Po lk Coun t y s tu - den t s to take pa r t ffin the Commun ffi t y Ba ck to S choo l Ba s ffi c C lo th ffing E x cu r s ffion . “Th ffi s ffi s m y ffa vo r ffi te e v en t tha t w e pu t on , ” S a l va t ffion A rmy D ffi rec to r o ff Soc ffia l S e rv ffi ce s M e l ffi s sa Bau r e r sa ffid . “ I t seem s l ffike w e hea r d ffi ff ffe r - en t s to r ffie s e v e ry y ea r and tha t g ffi v e s me mo t ffi va t ffion . ” LUKAS EGGEN / I t em ffi z e r -Ob se rv e r W a l te r Mo s ley de c ffide s whe the r to p ffi ck up a new sh ffi r t du r ffing the c lo th ffing ex cu r s ffion a t Shopko on Aug . 19 . The S a l va t ffion A rm y r e - ce ffived money ff rom the Un ffi ted W a y and wo rked w ffi th lo ca l o rgan ffi za t ffion s ffin Po lk and Ma r ffion coun t ffie s to se - le c t mo r e than 100 k ffid s to take pa r t ffin the p rog ram . The S a l va t ffion A rm y coo rd ffi - na ted the even t , wh ffich began b y tak ffing k ffid s and vo lun tee r s to the K ro c C en - te r ffin S a lem ffo r lun ch and a sw ffim . Upon a r r ffi v ffing a t Shopko , s tuden t s w e r e pa ffi r ed w ffi th a shopp ffing budd y who he lped them shop ffo r new c lo the s ffo r the s choo l y ea r . Ea ch s tuden t r e ce ffi v ed a $150 Shopko g ffi ff t ca rd a t the ca sh r eg ffi s te r to co v e r e x - pen se s . Thank s ffin pa r t to the Un ffi ted W ay , wh ffi ch spon - so r ed abou t 70 pe r cen t o ff the e v en t , Bau r e r sa ffid the even t took mo r e than100 k ffid s , wh ffi ch w e r e sp l ffi t o v e r two da y s . Mo r e than 30 vo lun tee r s came ou t to be shopp ffing budd ffie s . “ In the pa s t , w e s t rugg led to ff ffind vo lun tee r s , ” Bau r e r sa ffid . “Th ffi s y ea r , the y came ou t r ea l l y s t rong . I t ’ s r ea l l y a commun ffi t y e ff ffo r t ou t he r e . ” See SHOPP ING , Page 15A INDEPENDENCE — S tuden t s ffin se cond g rade ma y end up ff ffi l l ffing job s tha t ha v en ’ t e v en been ffin v en ted y e t , sa ffid Independen ce E conom ffi c D e v e lopmen t D ffi r e c to r Shawn I rv ffine . “How do you t ra ffin k ffid s to be adap tab le , to be p rob lem so l v e r s , to be c r ffi t ffi ca l th ffinke r s , wh ffi ch ffi s ba s ffi ca l l y wha t you need to be to ha v e the sk ffi l l s ffo r a job tha t you don ’ t e v en know wha t ffi t ’ s go ffing to be , ” I rv ffine sa ffid . En te r the Inno va te O r egon ffin ffi t ffia t ffi v e b y the T e chno log y A s so c ffia t ffion o ff O r egon Founda t ffion . The ffounda t ffion de s ffig - na ted the c ffi t y o ff Independen ce a s an Inno va te O r egon c ffi t y , wh ffi ch w ffi l l he lp b r ffing t ra ffin ffing and r e sou r ce s ffo r edu - ca to r s to ffo s te r an en v ffi ronmen t o ff hand s -on , c r ffi t ffi ca l th ffink ffing lea rn ffing — u s ffing te chno log y . T ea che r s be come mo r e l ffike men to r s , he lp ffing g roup s o ff s tuden t s come up w ffi th a r ea l -wo r ld p rob lem , I rv ffine sa ffid . “The y b r eak ffin to team s and r e sea r ch the p rob lem , p ro - po se some po ten t ffia l so lu t ffion s , d ffi s cu s s wh ffi ch one s make sen se , wh ffi ch one s a r e ffea s ffib le , wh ffi ch one s a r en ’ t , ” I rv ffine sa ffid . Then , s tuden t s de s ffign a p ro to t ype so lu t ffion . “The y do th ffi s ffo cu sed on lea rn ffing cod ffing a s w e l l , ” he sa ffid . “Ob v ffiou s l y , te ch compan ffie s a r e t ry ffing to t ra ffin ffu tu r e te ch wo rke r s . The r ea l ffi t y o ff ou r so c ffie t y ffi s ffi t ’ s be com ffing mo r e and mo r e te ch . I t ’ s ne v e r go ffing to be a bad th ffing to know a l ffi t t le cod ffing and how cod ffing wo rk s . ” The lea rn ffing mode l ffi sn ’ t go ffing to be r ffigh t ffo r e v e ry c la s s room , pa r t ffi cu la r l y be cau se ffi t ffi s mo r e p rob lem - ba sed , no t te s t -ba sed , I rv ffine sa ffid . “ A lo t o ff wha t ( the ffounda t ffion ) ffi s ta lk ffing abou t ffi s a ff te r - s choo l p rog ram s , ” he no ted . “ A ff te r - s choo l p rog ram s , the y can do an y th ffing the y wan t . Y ou don ’ t ha v e to ha v e pe r - ffo rman ce c r ffi te r ffia and a l l tha t . ” Fo r mo r e ffin ffo rma t ffion : www . te cho r egon .o rg . L o n g n am e d p r ffi n c ffi p a l o ff M VCA MONMOU TH — M ffid -V a l le y Ch r ffi s t ffi an A c adem y announ c ed the appo ffin tmen t o ff M ffi r and a Long to the p r ffin c ffip a l po s ffi t ffion , e ff - ff e c t ffi v e ffimmed ffi a t e l y . G a y e S t ew a r t w ffi l l se rv e a s supe r ffin t enden t ffo r the 2015 -16 s choo l y e a r . M ffid -V a l le y Ch r ffi s t ffi an A c adem y ffi s a n a t ffion a l l y a c c r ed ffi t ed s choo l th rough the No r thw e s t A c c r ed ffi t a t ffion Comm ffi s s ffion and A v an c Ed . Reg ffi s t r a t ffion ffo r the up com ffing s choo l y e a r ffi s a v a ffi l ab le th rough the s choo l offi c e ff rom 8 :30 a .m . to 4 p .m . CHS r e g ffi s t r a t ffi o n d u e o n F r ffi d a y IND EP END ENC E — Reg ffi s t r a t ffion ffo r the 2015 -16 s choo l y e a r a t C en t r a l H ffigh S choo l ffi s due F r ffid a y . Reg ffi s t r a t ffion p a c ke t s w e r e m a ffi led ou t on Ju l y 30 and ffo rm s m a y be m a ffi led to the s choo l o r d ropped off du r ffing bu s ffine s s hou r s , 8 a .m . to 3 :30 p .m . Mond a y th rough F r ffid a y . The s choo l ffi s lo c a t ed a t 1530 Monmou th S t . , Independen c e .