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The Columbia Press 1 Clatsop County’s Independent Weekly www.thecolumbiapress.com Vol. 5, Issue 36 September 3, 2021 Girls Build! Day camp promotes life/work skills The Columbia Press Forty girls came to Warrenton High School last week to build things and lay a foundation for fu- ture job and life skills. The annual Girls Build event had them working with power tools of all sorts – drills, circular saws, sol- dering irons. “Our mission is to inspire curios- ity and confidence in girls through the world of building,” said Katie Hughes, executive director of Girls Build. “We have fully sponsored this program for the last six years in both Warrenton and Tillamook, offering financial and in-kind sup- port.” Hampton Lumber in Warren- ton, always looking to hire skilled workers, is a co-sponsor. Girls Build is based in Port- land and serves girls ages 8 to 15 throughout Oregon with hands- on building workshops, summer camps and after-school programs. The story of Girls Build, as well as some of the projects, can be found in Hughes’ book, “Girls Who Build,” available at Amazon, Barnes & No- ble and other book sellers. City seeks code enforcer, HR head to reach goals By Cindy Yingst The Columbia Press Rogozinski, Heyen and Jannusch jointly agreed to the shift a year ago, as a way to give Jannusch – formerly one of the high school’s two assistant prin- cipals -- some experience as a princi- pal before taking the reigns at the new middle school. Heyen and Jannusch both excelled, Rogozinski said. “We are excited to have him (Heyen) returning as our high school principal.” He will be joined by Ian O’Brien, who will continue as assistant principal, ath- letic director, and head football coach. Warrenton is a growing city, neces- sitating an increase in people to man- age that growth. After adding another person in the Building and Planning Department last year, the most noticeable person- nel needs are in code enforcement and human resources. City commissioners held a work session prior to their last meeting to see how well the city is meeting its goals for the year. The two missing staff positions were glar- ing needs. “We’re trying to, first off, make some efficiencies … which helps reduce the workload,” City Engbretson Manager Linda Eng- bretson told com- missioners. “The No. 1 recommenda- tion I would make would be a human resources officer. You cannot expect all your department heads to be pro- fessionals and knowledgeable” on hu- man resource issues. City Recorder Dawne Shaw, often called upon to deal with HR prob- lems, wrote in her report that a ded- icated human resources director is needed to stay on top of policy and legal changes, to review and update all job descriptions, and to serve as a point person for all city staff. Police Chief Matt Workman wrote that his department needs to fill its 12th sworn officer position, which has been vacant since 2018. It has led to increased overtime and the inability to staff some events. See ‘Schools’ on Page 4 See ‘Goals’ on Page 6 Above and right: Girls work on projects during the weeklong day camp at War- renton High School. Below: Girls Build founder Katie Hughes. Photos by Bruce Dustin Warrenton-Hammond officially a three-campus district The Columbia Press A new school year begins Tuesday throughout much of the state and with- in all Clatsop County school districts. The Warrenton-Hammond School District officially becomes a three-cam- pus district with the opening of War- renton Middle School. Some of the district’s administrators have shifted around as a result. Since February 2020, Rod Heyen has served as principal at Warrenton Grade School with Josh Jannusch serving as principal at Warrenton High School. “Both have served our students with 50 ¢ distinction,” Superintendent Tom Ro- gozinski wrote to parents. “With the addition of this third campus come changes and additions to our team of building administrators.” Warrenton High School Classes are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rod Heyen will return to his familiar position as Warrenton High School’s principal. In 2004, he started his ca- reer in Warrenton as WHS principal. The 2020-21 school year was the only time he has not been WHS principal; instead, he served as principal of the grade school.