SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 7, 2000
Heppner says goodbye to two veteran teachers
Heppner Elementary School
will say goodbye to two highly
trained, long-time teachers at the
end of this school year Veteran
teachers, Linda Shaw and Kay
Chinen, will both retire at the
end of this school year after long
careers at HES.
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Linda Shaw
Linda Shaw, originally from
Santa Barbara, CA, was bom in
the same hospital as two other
Heppner residents, Barbara
Hayes and Marsha Sweek.
After World War II, Shaw's
father was admitted to Oregon
State University, so the family
moved to Oregon when Linda
was very young.
She graduated from Sisters
High School in 1961 in a senior
class of 12-15 students. At that
time. Sisters was "a little town
very much like Heppner," says
Shaw.
After high school, she enrolled
at the University of Oregon,
graduating Phi Beta Kappa with
a degree in English literature.
After receiving her degree she
taught at North Eugene High
School for three years.
She married in 1965 and in
1968. halfway through her
English master's program, left
the valley with her husband who
had been hired by Kinzua
Corporation to manage holdings
at Rudio Mountain.The Shaws
had a ranch on Cottonwood
Creek around 15 miles south of
Monument.
Shaw told the principal there
that she would be available to
substitute. On the first day of
school, however, he offered her a
job teaching third and fourth
grade. He had forgotten to hire
someone to take over for a
teacher on sick leave. "I did
multi-age (teaching) before it
was the fashion." said Shaw-. She
received emergency certification,
taught nine fourth graders and
nine third graders for a year and
then substituted.
In 1971 her son, J.J., came
along and she was able to be a
stay-at-home mom for a while.
In 1973 the family moved to
Kinzua and Shaw taught at
Fossil. She subsituted at first and
then started a Title I reading
program, which she taught until
moving to Heppner.
During the summers from
1975-80 Shaw returned to
graduate school and received a
master's degree in curriculum
instruction,
specifically
in
reading, which enabled her to
teach younger children.
She subsituted her first year in
Heppner and then began her
current job in 1979. "I have been
in the same little room since
1979," laughs Shaw. After her
retirement, the
room will
become office space for the
lunch duty person and will house
the copy machine.
Shaw's job at Heppner
Elementary School has been
three-fold-she is the school's
reading specialist, the Talented
and Gifted program coordinator
and the assessment coordinator.
Shaw, now 56. says that her
biggest reward in teaching has
been "working with students who
had difficulty with reading early
on. but went on to develop the
skills and become successful
students, adults and citizens."
"There's so much more that
teachers have to know and do
now," she adds. "And there are
some things that are archaic that
we don't need to do any more."
Time for cursive writing, one of
those archaic subjects, is now
better used for keyboarding.
Shaw maintains.
"One of the best trends
overall in education that I'm most
pleased to have been a part of is
the Oregon State Assessment
program and the high standards
set in Oregon,” says Shaw. "I
believe in the state assessment summers. She received a master's
in "Handicapped
program, but there's still progress degree
Learner"
from
Western Oregon
to be made—to allow for
University
at
Monmouth
in 1987,
individual differences to be
which
enabled
her
to
teach
recognized.
kindergarten
through
12th
grade
"I really believe that students
"I've really enjoyed my career
need to be able to prove that they
here,”
says Chinen. It has been a
can independently apply the
good
place
for my children to
skills and strategies they have
grow
up.
been taught. That's the strength
"I’ve also enjoyed watching
of the system," she said.
my
students grow
up and
"I'm proud of Morrow
become
successful
people.
It has
C ounty." she added. "I have
appreciated working here. It has been a really good experience
changed with the times and it has because I've worked with so
been a leader I think our county many children with so many
is ahead of most in the state in different types of disabilities and
organizing
our
assessment I've always had such wonderful
program. We don't just give tests
to be giving tests. Our teachers
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whole assessment system for the
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parents to work with.
The team helps decide what much paperwork, l spend a lot of
"There have been a lot of course of action to take to help time at school," she said.
changes in special ed over the each child "The team aspect is
Chinen also plans to spend
years. Now we have six special one of the improvements that l more time with her parents who
education teachers in the district have appreciated most," she said live in Spokane, her children and
and a director (Assistant "We look at each child 10 grandchildren. Some of her
children and grandchildren also
Superintendent Mike Keown) I individually."
Chinen says that retirement live in the Spokane area.
started out here with eight
"The first day of school I'll
students and this past year I will allow her to spend more
served 36. It has really grown,” time at her hobbies, golfing and miss the teachers and the
says Chinen. who attributes some photography, and she also wants students." says Chinen. 63, "But
of the growth in the program to to finish painting her house. "I I'm not going to miss the
just haven't Had time. There's so meetings and paperwork."
better assessment.
Chinen says that when she first
began the program in Heppner,
teachers often stopped her in the
hall with concerns about
students. Now, referrals are
Father's Day is Sunday, June 18th
handled by a team at the school.
Kay Chinen was bom in
Montana and spent her growing
up years in Spokane, WA. She
graduated from Marycliff High
School in Spokane in 1951 and
then attended Kmman Business
University there.
Chinen worked in an office for
an orthopedic surgeon at
Spokane until she married in
1957.
A busy mother with four
children
bom
in
rapid
succession-Robin in 1958,
Randy in 1959, Lon in 1961 and
Lisa in 1963—Chinen still made
time to take classes "in between
kids" at Holy Names College
(now Fort Wright College) at
Spokane. She transferred to
Eastern Washington University
at Cheney in 1966 and graduated
in 1970 with a degree in
education and early childhood
psychology. That year she got a
job teaching third grade at Our
Lady of Lourdes school, where
she taught until 1972.
In 1971, Chinen had remarried
and son Terry was bom in 1972.
In 1973 she returned to EWU at
Cheney, receiving a special
education certification
and
completing her fifth year in the
teaching program. That same
year she got a job teaching
remedial reading and English for
fifth and sixth graders at St.
Charles School in Spokane
Daughter Tina came along in
1975. Chinen was then able to
spend some time at home with
her children before moving to
Heppner in 1979.
"I wanted a small town for the
kids,” said Chinen of her move.
She was hired at Heppner
Elementary School by then-
Pnncipal Don Cole. At the time
Chinen was the only special
education teacher in south
Morrow County and there was
only one for the north end. The
county had no special education
program, so the district sent her
to Medford to study the Jackson
County model, which was
subsequently adopted by Morrow
County.
Also as a part of her job.
Chinen traveled to lone on
Fridays.
Starting in 1983 Chinen
returned to school during the
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Chamber Chatter
Heppner was hopping on
Saturday. There were golfers,
' ' barrel racers, strangers in
California
t-shirts
visiting
businesses
and
carrying
packages,
campers
and
fishermen.
So. does this mean that just
maybe visitor-oriented events
mean a diversified economy? Do
people like to visit Heppner? If
we promote it, will they come?
When locals travel to another
town for an excursion, do we
have the means to attract others
here for an excursion to put it all
in balance?
To the above questions, yes,
yes, yes and yes. Maybe it means
it's time to have a local tourism
committee work on a tourism
plan. All the "ducks are in a row"
with our clean, inviting Main
Street, the lake for fishing, great
cycling roads, golf, the museums
(volunteers, are you there?).
Mix in the new water park, the
Volkswalk, the ball fields, the
Wilkinson Building, book stores
and gift shops. Willow Lake RV
Park, Corbin's Bowl and the
mountains close by. There is
something
for
everyone.
Northwestern Motel may need to
expand to hold more visitors.
Heppner is a great place to visit
and live.
What, you don't want to share
it? We hear you. On the other
hand, it takes visitors to keep the
economy moving, keep our
businesses healthy and our town
looking good. We are giving
them a rural experience that few
have on a daily basis. We are
sharing Heppner relieves stress,
visitors love it too. Diversity is
what it's about.
Orchids to all volunteers who
have helped to make Heppner an
attractive community. In addition
to all the Garden Club has done,
the flower haven beside Murray's
and the planter and hanging
baskets at Central are inviting to
one and all. Walking down our
Main Street is a treat. Want the
old one back? Come look at
some before photos and you'll be
amazed. So soon we forget.
Next week Chamber members
are looking forward to a program
by Oregon Wheat League
President Judy Rea during lunch.
Thought for the week:
"Contentment is hoping for the
best and making the best of what
we have."
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