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GIVING BACK | 23 November 2015 Bonnie Zick Skip Inscore OCCUPATION: Humbolt Elementary - Library Education Assistant – In Jan. I will have worked for the district 29 years OCCUPATION: Dayville School Teacher/Coach FAMILY MEMBERS: Husband - Gary Zick – Jan. 1, 43 years, John Day Sponsoring Grant County’s FAMILY MEMBERS: Wife - Cindy, Daughters - Elizabeth and Renee WHY IS EDUCATION IMPORTANT TO YOU: Education is important to me because I know that the children we work with are our future: leaders, business owners….. The skills and knowledge they learn while in school will help them to achieve their goals in life. WHY IS EDUCATION IMPORTANT TO YOU: We talk about education as being the key that opens the doors of opportunity. Kids living on the eastern side and attending smaller schools see themselves at a disadvantage. Education can be the ticket that levels the playing field. Our community can help Humbolt at this time by providing coats for “Coats for Kids” program, donating school supplies, becoming a lunch buddy and attending PTA meetings. WHAT CAN FAMILIES DO AT HOME TO HELP WITH THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN: Read to them and become involved in their kids school activities. Making Grant County a better place. Peggy Murphy Carla Wright OCCUPATION: Self- contained Classroom Teacher, Humbolt Elementary School, Canyon City, OR OCCUPATION: I substitute teach at School Districts 3 & 4. FAMILY MEMBERS: Husband - Glen Johnston, Daughter - Brianna WHY IS EDUCATION IMPORTANT TO YOU: As a first generation American my mother always encouraged us to do well in school and “get a college education,” to use the advantages that this country offers. The confidence and success of individuals, communities, countries and our world are based upon the quality of our educational system. In the words of G.K. Chesterton: “Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” Bus Drivers Bus drivers take on an important role - providing safe transportation for our children, whether it is to and from school, field trips or sporting events. Debbie Corwin, 21 yrs with GSD NO. 3 says, “I love all the kids and they are like family to me. If anything ever happened (to any of them) I would be devastated.” Pam Woodworth, 10 yrs with GSD NO. 4 says, “I love driving the bus… It’s interesting to watch these kids grow and see all the different personalities… I like to think I can make a kid cheer up if they are a little down, or make a kid feel good about something they might have done. I love seeing them smile as they get on or off the bus.” FAMILY MEMBERS: I’m married to Larry Wright and have four children; Jason, Brenda, Russ and Julie. WHY IS EDUCATION IMPORTANT TO YOU: I believe education builds the future. WHAT CAN FAMILIES DO AT HOME TO HELP WITH THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN: Families play a very important role in the education of children. Parents need to read to their children at an early age. It is also important to talk and listen to them. The community needs to volunteer and participate and support all activities. Georgia Boethin FAMILY MEMBERS: My family consists of my husband, Jim; our son, Gregg; our daughter, Tanna, her husband, Jeff, and their two sons, Calin and Emmett, our grandsons; and our daughter, Tara, and her husband, Jeremiah. WHY IS EDUCATION IMPORTANT TO YOU: Education is important to me because knowledge empowers students to make changes and thereby allows them to achieve their dreams. WHAT ARE SPECIFIC THINGS THE COMMUNITY CAN DO TO HELP YOUR SCHOOL: This community does a LOT for our schools, so if they continue as they have, we will be blessed!! Roger O. Ediger OCCUPATION: Rancher (current). Teacher, retired after thirty years. FAMILY MEMBERS: Wife Meredith L. Ediger, daughters Orissa A. Burghard and Vernita L. Ediger, and son R. Jonathan I. Ediger WHY IS EDUCATION IMPORTANT TO YOU: I always felt that my duty as an educator was not to make little scientists, biologists or mathematicians out of the students in my care, but rather to develop within them the two most significant attributes that individuals need to be successful in life: to become responsible and to learn how to think. One cannot occur without the other and it is the combination of these that leads to success and a student doing the very best they can with what they have. Christie Winegar WORKPLACE: Prairie City School FAMILY MEMBERS: My husband George, sons Tel and Cole, and my daughter-in-law, Taylor WHY IS EDUCATION IMPORTANT TO YOU: Education is important to me because it enables people to live a full and happy life. WHAT CAN FAMILIES DO AT HOME TO HELP WITH THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN: Families can spend time with their children and show them that they place a great value and importance on their education. Communities can help schools by supporting the programs through volunteer work or by attending the school’s functions. Raymond Field OCCUPATION: Art and Health Teacher FAMILY MEMBERS: Melody and Richard Field of Prairie City WHY IS EDUCATION IMPORTANT TO YOU: One of the most important aspects of any society is the youngest generation, they represent the future and the direction that society will take. A proper education can enrich a young generation of children so that the future is a safe, secure and great place to live in for every person in the society. Parents set expectations, nurture curiosity and cultivate discipline. Since parents have the responsibility and privilege of influencing those three critical areas during the early years of life, they have the ability to set a child’s learning trajectory. Darrin Dailey OCCUPATION: Math and Science teacher grades 7-12 FAMILY MEMBERS: Wife of 25 yrs, Cara, daughters Charlotte, Emily, and Madeline, and son Wilson WHY IS EDUCATION IMPORTANT TO YOU: Education is the great equalizer. Armed with education, we are limited only by our own ambition. Education offers chances that our forbearers may not have had. WHAT CAN FAMILIES DO AT HOME TO HELP WITH THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN: Two things: One, don’t tell your kids how you were never any good at a subject. Two, expect your children to go farther than you did.