P o l k C oun t y E du c a t fi on 14A Po l k Coun t y I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r • Sep t embe r 16 , 2015 G a t e Y o u t h t o h o s t C e n t r a l t a fi l g a t e IND EP END ENC E — The G a t e Y ou th A s so c fi a t fion ’ s annu a l t a fi l - g a t e r fi s F r fid a y a t P an the r S t ad fium be fo r e the C en t r a l v e r su s Sou th A lb an y foo tb a l l g ame . Pu l led po r k s andw fi che s , ch fip s and d r fin k s w fi l l be se rv ed . The co s t fi s $2 pe r pe r son . E v e r yone fi s w e l come to en jo y the me a l and chee r on the home t e am . Fo r mo r e fin fo rm a t fion : 503 -838 -5653 . DSD h fi r e s 23 f o r n ew s c h o o l y e a r JO L EN E GUZMAN / I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r G len M fi l le r take s the he lm a s d fi re c to r o f Chemeke ta Commun fi ty Co l lege ’ s Da l la s Cen te r . He s ta r ted Aug . 17 . M o r e t h a n j u s t e x t e n d e d h fi g h s c h o o l N ew d fi r e c to r hop e s to fin c r ea s e en ro l lm en t a t Ch em ek e ta ’ s Da l la s campu s By Jo lene Gu zman The I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r POLK COUNTY — G len M fi l le r , the new d fi r e c to r o f Chemeke ta Commun fi ty Co l lege ’ s Da l las Cen te r , wan t s the commun fi ty to know the campu s doe sn ’ t ju s t o f fe r c la s se s fo r s tuden t s fin h figh s choo l f fi f th - y ea r p ro - g ram s . “Y e s , w e do o f fe r gene ra l edu ca t fion c la s se s , ” he sa fid . “ A s tuden t cou ld ge t a s fign fi f - fi can t po r t fion o f the fi r a s so c fi - a te o f a r t s O r egon t ran s fe r deg r ee he r e fin Da l la s . W e a r e a leg fi t fima te co l lege - cou r se o f fe r fing campu s tha t I pe r - sona l l y th fink fi s be fing unde r - u sed b y the commun fi t y be - cau se the y don ’ t know w e a r e a r e sou r ce tha t ’ s a va fi l - ab le . ” M fi l le r , who se f fi r s t da y wa s Aug . 17 , be l fie v e s the m fi s - concep t fion s tem s pa r t ly f rom the campu s ’ lo ca t fion , ne x t to Da l la s H figh S choo l . The campu s doe s ho ld c la s se s fo r f fi f th -yea r p ro - g ram s a t DHS , C en t ra l H figh S choo l and F a l l s C fi t y H figh S choo l , bu t sp r ead fing the wo rd tha t the cen te r o f fe r s mo r e than tha t w fi l l be one o f M fi l le r ’ s p r fio r fi t fie s a s he take s the r e fin s th fi s fa l l . “Fo r a s sma l l a s w e a r e , w e o f fe r a fa fi r l y w fide va r fie t y o f c la s se s s tuden t s can take , so the y can r ea l l y ge t a good s ta r t on the fi r edu ca t fion , ” he sa fid . M fi l le r sa fid peop le shou ld e xpec t to see Chemeke ta pa r t fi c fipa t fing fin mo r e com - mun fi ty even t s and o the r fo rm s o f ou t r ea ch abou t fi t s gene ra l educa t fion and t ran s fe r deg r ee c la s se s . “ I wou ld l fike fi t ( the cen - te r ) to be come a r e sou r ce fo r the commun fi ty , ” he sa fid . “Tha t peop le w fi l l wan t to send the fi r k fid s he re o r adu l t s w fi l l wan t to come take c la s se s he r e be cau se the y know the y w fi l l ge t a h figh -qua l fi t y edu ca t fion . ” Chemeke ta Da l la s ha s fou r c la s s room s a t fi t s ma fin s fi te and u se s spa ce a t C en - t ra l H figh S choo l . The s chedu le fo r tho se spa ce s fi s fu l l , bu t no t a l l o f the c la s se s a r e a t capa c fi t y . La s t yea r , f rom summe r te rm 2014 to sp r fing 2015 , fi t se rv ed abou t 1 ,000 s tuden t s . M fi l le r wou ld l fike to e xpand en ro l lmen t to f fi l l tho se c la s se s and o f fe r mo r e , pa r - t fi cu la r l y fin Monmou th and Independen ce . H e sa fid Ch em ek e ta ha s b e gun a GED p ro g r am fo r n a - t fi v e Sp an fi sh sp e a k e r s th a t w fi l l b e o f f e r ed fin Ind ep end en c e . “Ou r hope fi s to boo s t tha t , t ry fing to f find the conne c - t fion s to te l l peop le tha t ‘he y , w e ha v e th fi s a va fi lab le , ’ ” he sa fid . M fi l le r ’ s p r e v fiou s po s t wa s a s the dean o f the s choo l ’ s App l fied T e chno log fie s P ro - g ram — ove r see fing the we ld fing , ma ch fin fing , au to - mo t five and d ra f t fing p ro - g ram s , among o the r s . Wh fi le f find fing spa ce ma y be a cha l - lenge , M fi l le r wou ld l fike to add one o r mo r e o f tho se p rog ram s fin Da l la s . He ’ s p lann fing to e xp lo r e the need lo ca l l y o v e r the ne x t coup le y ea r s and , fi f the r e fi s , f find su fi tab le lo ca t fion s . A Da l la s r e s fid en t fo r n ea r - l y 40 y ea r s , M fi l l e r fi s happ y to b e wo rk fing fin th e commun fi - t y wh e r e h e l fi v e s — and to fo rgo the commu te fin to S a l em ea ch da y . H fi s ca r ee r fin edu ca t fion began fin “ ca r ee r se rv fi ce s ” he lp fing h figh schoo l s tu - den t s f figu r e ou t wha t the y wan ted to pu r sue a f te r g rad - ua t fion . Now he ’ s wo rk fing w fi th adu l t s , bu t hope s the fi r e xpe r fien ce a t Chemeke ta ’ s Da l la s C en te r p la y s a s fim fi la r ro le . “ I ’m e x c fi ted abou t the po - ten t fia l ou t he r e , lo t s o f po s - s fib fi l fi t fie s , ” he sa fid . Fo r mo re fin fo rma t fion abou t Chemeke ta Commu - n fi t y Co l lege ’ s Da l la s C en te r , go to www . chemeke ta .edu / lo ca t fion s /da l la s . DA L LA S — Tw en t y - th r ee new t e a che r s a r e wo r k fing fin the D a l l a s S choo l D fi s t r fi c t fo r the 2015 -16 s choo l y e a r . The t e a che r s and the fi r a s s fignmen t s a r e : Em fi l y Bog le - T odd , e figh th -g r ade l angu age a r t s , L aC r eo le M fidd le S choo l ; G ab r fie l le B r ew e r -W a l l fin , l angu age a r t s , D a l l a s H figh S choo l ; Ju s t fin B r fi l l , ag r fi cu l tu r e , F FA , c a r ee r and t e chn fi c a l edu c a t fion , DH S ; G len y s Bu rgo yne , spe c fi a l edu c a t fion t e a che r , DH S ; M fi che le F a s t , fou r th - g r ade t e a che r , Wh fi two r th E lemen t a r y S choo l ; Jo seph F r ede r fi c , a r t t e a che r , DH S ; M fi ke He t tw e r , b and t e a che r , DH S ; Me l fi s s a H fi c k s , fi r s t -g r ade t e a che r , O a kd a le He figh t s E lemen t a r y S choo l ; Co l leen Kuu s t , fou r th -g r ade t e a che r , Wh fi two r th ; Ph fi l l fip L a v fio r , spe c fi a l edu c a t fion , DH S ; Ke v fin L a x ton , m a th t e a che r , DH S ; Lon fi M cA r thu r , k finde rg a r t en t e a che r , O a kd a le ; Am y M c F a r l and , spe - c fi a l edu c a t fion t e a che r , L aC r eo le ; S t a c fie M cG r aw , coun se lo r , DH S ; Ang fie Po r t e r , th fi rd -g r ade t e a che r , L y le E lemen t a r y S choo l ; Ju l fie S chne fide c ke r , spe c fi a l edu c a t fion t e a che r , DH S ; Ch r fi s t a l Sh a f e r , th fi rd -g r ade t e a che r , O a kd a le ; Ann a T a l l y , m a th t e a che r , DH S ; Ch a r lo t t e V fid r fio , l angu age a r t s t e a che r , Mo r r fi son A l t e rn a t fi v e S choo l C ampu s . M VCA t o h o s t a n n u a l g a r a g e s a l e MONMOU TH — The M fid -V a l le y Ch r fi s t fi an A c adem y w fi l l ho s t fi t s annu a l g a r age s a le f rom 8 a .m . to 3 p .m . a t the s choo l , 1483 N . 16 th S t . , Monmou th . The s choo l fi s s t fi l l a c c ep t fing don a t fion s fo r the e v en t . A l l p ro - c eed s w fi l l be u sed fo r t e a che r need s . Fo r mo r e fin fo rm a t fion o r to don a t e : 503 -838 -2818 . C e n t r a l H fi g h t o h o s t o p e n h o u s e IND EP END ENC E — C en t r a l H figh S choo l w fi l l ho s t an open hou se W edne sd a y ( tod a y ) a t 6 :30 p .m . fin the s choo l c a f e t e r fi a . A t t endee s w fi l l le a rn abou t the new g r ad fing p ro c e s s and the be l l s chedu le . P a r en t s and s tuden t s w fi l l be ab le to v fi s fi t e a ch c l a s s and mee t t e a che r s , le a rn mo r e abou t the c l a s se s s tuden t s a r e t a k fing and ge t an y que s t fion s an sw e r ed . OSU r e l e a s e s s umm e r h o n o r r o l l CORVA L L I S — O r egon S t a t e Un fi v e r s fi t y h a s r e le a sed the n ame s o f lo c a l s tuden t s n amed to the summe r t e rm hono r ro l l . D a l l a s : S t r a figh t -A a v e r age : K a th a r fine E . C r aw fo rd , sen fio r , p s y - cho log y . GPA 3 .5 o r be t t e r : D a v fid W . Go rden , po s t b a c c a l au r e a t e , m an - agemen t ; R fi ch a rd S . P ee k , sen fio r , fi she r fie s and w fi ld l fi f e s c fien c e ; A l y son N . S t e c k le y , sen fio r , hum an de v e lopmen t and f am fi l y s c fi - en c e . Monmou th : GPA 3 .5 o r be t t e r : L e ah L . E l l fing swo r th , sen fio r , hum an de v e lopmen t and f am fi l y s c fien c e ; L e fi f E . O l sen , non -de - g r ee unde rg r adu a t e , un fi v e r s fi t y e xp lo r a to r y s tud fie s . V fi s fi t u s on l fine : www .po lk fio . com