Polk County Education
Polk County itemizer-Observer • march 29, 2017 13A
Giving input on CSD’s future
Emily mEntzEr/itemizer-Observer
Community members, including teachers, parents and employees of Central
School District, met with the three finalists vying to be the new superintendent on
March 22 at Central High School. All who attended had a chance to fill out com-
ment cards on each of the candidates, which the school board took into considera-
tion after its final interviews on March 22. The new superintendent will be
announced at the Monday school board meeting, which starts at 6:30 p.m. at
Henry Hill Education Support Center, 750 S. Fifth St., Independence.
Solution on Page 5A
JOlEnE GUzmAn/ itemizer-Observer
Kindergarteners color the planets and the sun to make their space hats on March 22.
The activity is part of a special space project the child development class designed.
Mentors: Kinders, teens
learn from each other
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The fun that Hawes talked
about goes both ways.
“I like making stuff with
them,” said kindergarten
Callie Jo Whiting.
Classmate Brody Bowers
said he enjoyed working
with the high school stu-
dents, too. His favorite space
activity was building rockets.
“They actually fly high,
and that is kind of the cool
part of it,” he said.
Seniors Colton Moore and
McKenna Desnoyers were
running that station on
March 22.
Both were thinking about
careers where they may have
to work with children.
“I want to be a dental hy-
gienist, so if kids ever came
into the office, I would really
make it a priority to make
them feel comfortable,”
Desnoyers said. “I know that
would be really scary for
some kids.”
Moore is thinking about
psychology or speech therapy.
“It’s been helpful for sure,”
Desnoyers said of what she’s
learned about working with
young children.
Moore, who took the class
last year and worked in the
kindergarten class, volun-
teered to stay with that
group, now in first grade.
“I made a connection
with some of the kids. It’s
cool to continue that on to
this year,” he said. “It’s cool
to be able to teach them
new things and help them
learn. They say some really
funny things sometimes.”
Desnoyers laughed, nod-
ding her head in agreement,
as she helped students pick
out the colors they wanted
to put on their rockets.
Near the end of the class,
the excited kindergarteners
ran around the gym in their
planet hats, launching their
paper rockets by blowing
into straws.
Hawes said he would rec-
ommend the class to others,
even if they aren’t planning
on going into education.
“It’s really not that hard.
You do projects centered
around the kids, and go and
help in their classrooms.
You get to have fun with
them,” he said. “We’ve built
gingerbread houses with
them. We did Valentine’s
Day, pumpkin bread. It’s
just a really fun class that
you get to hang out with
younger ones and help
them develop.”
Monmouth Area Community Events Calendar
April 2 Polk Flea Market 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Polk County's
oldest and largest market with 183 tables selling antiques,
collectibles, tools, etc. 520 S Pacific Hwy W. Rickreall
PCL
Partnerships in
Community Living
503-838-2403
480 E. Main St.
Monmouth
DownTown
Trends
142 Highway 99 West
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Monmouth
SCHOOL NOTES
Dickerson Distinguished Educator
DAllAS — Dallas High School biology teacher Brandy Dicker-
son is January’s Distinguished Educator.
Parents Ed and lori Dressel and student, isa-
iah Dressel, nominated her for the award, say-
ing, “She goes above and beyond her calling as
a teacher.”
“it was a huge blessing to have someone
who was on our team, cheering on our student
to reach high and keep going,” they said of
Dickerson. “the variety of learning styles she
captured gave opportunity for success.”
Dickerson
the Distinguished Educator Program recog-
nizes “excellence in teaching and learning” in Dallas School Dis-
trict schools.
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Monmouth
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405 Hogan Rd
Monmouth
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FCHS begins energy upgrades this week
FAllS City — On monday, a project began to upgrade Falls
City High School’s lighting for energy efficiency.
the work is being paid for with funding collected through Sen-
ate Bill 1149, which directs money toward efficiency projects in
schools. the district previously retrofitted its gym and library/sci-
ence buildings.
“that will save us about $105 per month off our electric bill,” Fa-
cilities manager John Gilbert said for the high school project. “that
will be exciting. it will be the third building of our four to be done.”
Once work at the high school is done, the only building left to
retrofit is Falls City Elementary. Gilbert said there should be
enough SB 1149 funding to upgrade the top floor of the building.
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April 7 Central School District - Grades 6-12 NO SCHOOL
297 N Pacific
Monmouth
April 14 - 16 62nd Annual River of Gems Show. Presented
by: Willamette Agate & Mineral Society, Inc. Friday April 14th:
9:00am - 5:00pm. Saturday April 15th: 9:00am - 5:00pm.
Kid's Treasure Hunt: Sat. 1:00pm. Sunday April 16th: 10:00am
to 4:00pm. Oral Auction: Sunday 2:00pm Admission $2.00.
Kids Under 12 are FREE. Polk County Fairgrounds and Event
Center, 520 S Pacific Hwy W. Rickreall.
800-732-0173
464 S Pacific Hwy
Monmouth
April 15 Easter Egg Hunt Join us for a FREE, family friendly,
community Easter Egg Hunt. The Easter Bunny will be there for
photos, we'll have more eggs than you can count, and free
books too! We have two rounds of egg hunts - one for ages
0 to 5 and one for ages 6 to 12. Gentle Wood Park, Monmouth.
10AM - 11:30AM. Contact Information: Monmouth-
Independence Family YMCA 503.838.4042
April 15 Micky Dolenz / The American Metropole Orchestra.
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM. Rice Auditorium Western Oregon University
Corner of Knox and Powell Streets, Monmouth, OR 97361.
For tickets call Sandy at 503-838-8333. $25 in advance (plus
$3 handling fee per transaction) $11 students, $28 at the door.
April 16 Happy Easter from the Monmouth Business
Association
March Forum:
Wednesday, April 12. 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Polk County Service Club (340 S 3rd Street,
Independence) MI Community Foundation &
Our Community $12.00 boxed lunch from
Critelli Sweets • Lunch orders must be received by noon
4/11/17. • Fee incurred unless cancelation received via
email to micc@minetfiber.com by noon 4/11/17.
Thirsty Thursday
Thirsty Thursdays are held the third
Thursday of each month from 5:30 PM to
7:00 PM at member locations. Registration is
requested to help the host site properly
prepare. Attendees are encouraged to bring a
small giveaway (less than $10) to promote your business or
organization. This month – April at 302 S Main Street
Independence Host: Umpqua Bank
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Carpets
Daily
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Monmouth
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Monmouth
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Monmouth
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