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October 2, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 9A Seaside Hall of Famers talk life, love and war Marlantes was born in Seaside in 1944, attended Seaside High School and graduated in 1963. “A lot is the same,” he said. He played football on a team that went to By Katherine Lacaze a state championship; worked Seaside Signal in the cafeteria scraping dish- es alongside his grandmother, If national best-selling au- the school’s cook; and roamed thor and Seaside Hall of Fame the same halls and classrooms member Karl Marlantes as the students who attend the could do anything in his life high school today. differently, he told Seaside One big difference was High School students during that for Marlantes and other the 2015 Hall of Fame Pro- male high school students, gram held Sept. 25, “I would the draft hovered in their have talked to more girls.” future like an unappealing Not “hooking up,” he inevitability. FODUL¿HG DV VHYHUDO VWXGHQWV “It was kind of like in- laughed. But life brings us in come tax,” he explained. No contact with lots of interesting one wanted to do it, but ev- people, and Marlantes wishes eryone expected to, he add- his shyness had not kept him ed. At 18, he enlisted in the from getting to know and be- United States Marine Corps. friend more of those people On a National Merit — especially members of the Scholarship, he attended Yale opposite sex of whom he was University for undergraduate particularly intimidated. studies. From there, he be- Marlantes was one of 12 came a Rhodes Scholar and past and present inductees spent a term at University who returned to their alma College in Oxford, England. mater to address students However, guilt from seeing the day before the Hall of his fellow classmates serve Fame induction ceremony overseas drove him to volun- and banquet Sept. 26. The teer for active duty. In a mat- program was a new feature ter of days, he was dropped added during the last Sea- in the Vietnam jungle with side Hall of Fame induction other service members to ceremony in 2013. ¿JKWLQDZDUWKDWZRXOGEH The question of what he the topic of his award-win- would do differently was ning book, “Matterhorn: A one of several posed by high Novel of the Vietnam War.” school students listening to 0DUODQWHV ¿QLVKHG WKH Marlantes share about grow- book in the 1970s, after LQJXSLQ6HDVLGH¿JKWLQJLQ returning from combat and the Vietnam War, working as ¿QLVKLQJ KLV HGXFDWLRQ DW an international consultant Oxford. It took 35 years and writing an award-win- after its completion to get ning novel that took more the book published in 2010, than 30 years to publish. he said. A year later, after Past, present inductees participate in 2015 Hall of Fame Program Author and motivational speaker Polly Campbell, a member of the Seaside High School Hall of Fame, speaks with a student. KATHERINE LACAZE SEASIDE SIGNAL spent hours in the library, poring over biographies of world-changing leaders, like Mahatma Gandhi. One thing she found in common be- tween these celebrities and leaders, along with herself, ZDV WKH\ DOO IDFHG GLI¿FXO- ties and overcame them. Instead of backing down from adversity, large or small, she advised students, KATHERINE LACAZE/SEASIDE SIGNAL “get curious about it.” Grow- Author and Seaside Hall of Fame member Karl Marlantes, ing up, she wanted to play class of 1963, addresses students at the high school Sept. 25. basketball, an activity seem- ingly incompatible with “Matterhorn” met with suc- Author Polly Campbell, KHU DIÀLFWLRQ 6KH VWDUWHG cess, Marlantes published class of 1986, also touched as a manager for the high a second book, “What It Is on the writing profession. She school team — learning to Like To Go To War.” sencouraged the the young keep score so they’d have to 7KH IRUPXOD WR ¿QGLQJ listeners to confront obstacles take her along to games, she success as a writer, he told and adversity with the belief MRNHG ² DQG VKH ZRXOG ¿OO students, is “a combination that “you can do this.” in at practices. Finally, she of keeping your head down Campbell grew up in Sea- got the chance to play in a and not giving up, and luck.” side, a member of Seaside game. She didn’t do it partic- “It’s the nature of the beast; Heights Elementary School’s ularly well, but she did it, and it’s an industry,” he said. RULJLQDOFODVV,Q¿UVWJUDGH that sense of accomplish- Marlantes recently com- she was diagnosed with ju- ment is what she remembers, pleted a third book, which venile rheumatoid arthritis. she said. now sits in the hands of his Because of that, she said, “I “I created that experi- publisher, along with his hope. learned early on that I wasn’t ence for myself,” she said. “Even after two success- HYHU JRLQJ WR ¿W LQ LQ WKH Throughout life, the stu- ful books, as a writer, you way I wanted.” dents will receive a lot of don’t know,” he said. ³,W KDV LQÀXHQFHG LQ WKH feedback from others, both The key is to approach best way possible, every- negative and positive. writing like any other job: thing I do today and every- “Weed out what’s accurate you get up in the morning thing I’ve done,” she said. for you,” she said. “When and do it, whether you feel In lieu of playing out- you know you’re capable of like it or not, he said. side during recess, she coping and managing and Teachers don’t like Cannon Beach Academy proposal Parents also have concerns about school By Dani Palmer EO Media Group Teachers with Seaside School District 10 took the opportunity to stand and speak against a proposed charter school in Cannon Beach during a school board meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15. In a reversal of the August hearing, the majority of those ZKRWHVWL¿HGLQFOXGLQJSDU- ents, opposed the school. “It isn’t an ‘us vs. them,’” parent Michelle Wunderlich said. “I’m not against the charter school. I’m just very much for a strong district for everyone.” She said the charter ZRXOGWDNHDZD\¿QDQFLDOO\ from the district. “It’s affect- ing the whole pie too much for such a small piece,” Wunderlich added. Chuck Albright, a third- grade teacher at Gearhart Elementary School, echoed Wunderlich’s sentiments. He said all students need an “excellent education” and the wants of 75 students should not be placed ahead of the needs of 1,500. He added that there would be diminished quality in the district regardless of the teachers’ skills. Without incentives, Gear- hart fourth-grade teacher Sena Bergquist said she doesn’t see how Cannon Beach Academy would at- tract the same high caliber teachers. And with the loss of up to 85 students, she’s also concerned about how fund- ing cuts would “negatively affect” the other schools. Cannon Beach Academy Board of Directors Presi- dent Ryan Hull said he sees a reduction in class sizes as DEHQH¿WIRU6HDVLGHVFKRROV After the meeting he said the district would re- ceive 20 percent of what the charter would get per student from the state if it sponsors the academy. Seaside Union President John Meyer handed over a list of 11 points against the charter school signed by a dozen people, the major- ity of whom were district teachers. Meyer said he is not comfortable with the academy’s curriculum and would only be OK with a school in Cannon Beach if it is managed by the dis- trict. A sense of belonging Hull said Cannon Beach Academy wants to be a part of the district. If the school district supports the acade- my rather than the state, he added, there would be “set checks and balances.” The academy would have to give annual reports and could be closed if it doesn’t meet measurable goals. “We’re part of the district still,” he said. “We’re not an outside entity, but we are dif- ferent.” The academy would have its own curriculum which, Hull admitted, wouldn’t be for everyone. But it would pro- vide options that would ben- H¿WPDQ\VWXGHQWVKHDGGHG Seaside’s Kevin Widen- er joined Hull in speaking on behalf of the academy. He said Cannon Beach res- idents pay a “great deal of taxes” and deserve their own school, one he thinks will work for students. Cannon Beach Elementa- U\ZDVFORVHGLQIRU¿- nancial reasons and fears for student safety. The building lies in the tsunami inundation zone. The charter school has already been denied twice by the district, citing lack of an adequate location and secure start-up funds. Hull addressed those con- cerns in August. The school has a conditional use per- mit from the Cannon Beach Planning Commission al- lowing it to modify and oc- FXS\DJURXQGÀRRUSRUWLRQ of the former Athletic Club at 171 Sunset Blvd., and the academy has collected dona- tions and created a balanced three-year budget. Meyer read through the charter’s proposal and said “the numbers just don’t match,” adding he doesn’t think the academy would even be able to receive bank ¿QDQFLQJ Cannon Beach Academy RI¿FLDOV ZRXOG OLNH WR PHHW ZLWKGLVWULFWRI¿FLDOVWRZRUN through such concerns, Hull said. Thirty day review Under state law, the school district has 30 days to ensure a charter’s appli- cation is complete, which it DOUG DOUGHERTY did on June 22. It then has 60 days to hold a public hearing, which occurred on Aug. 18, and 30 days after that to render a decision. Hull argued that the contin- ued hearing went over that alloted time frame. Under that statute, he said, a deci- sion concerning the charter school’s fate should have been issued by Thursday. Despite feeling the school district went over the legal time frame, Hull add- ed that the academy’s board has voted to work with Sea- side 10 over the next 30 days. “At the end of the day, my goal is focused on get- ting a public charter school for Cannon Beach,” he said. “If that means 30 days more, we’ll take it.” Under state law, the State Board of Education may also grant an extension of the timeline “if the district has good cause for request- ing the extension.” Superintendent Doug Dougherty said both parties agreed to the extension. At the end of day, what matters is that the district can trust the academy to be safe with the students, ¿QDQFLDOO\ VWDEOH DQG HGX- cational strong, Hull said. If Cannon Beach Acade- my meets that criteria, the school should be approved, he added. Dougherty said the school board will look to state criteria for its decision making. The board has 30 days to issue a decision. If it says no for a third time, Can- non Beach Academy could again appeal to the State Board of Education. The next school board meeting is Oct. 18. learning from your decisions, you’re free to do anything.” Lastly, she encouraged the students to participate in their lives and engage expe- riences surrounding them. “Do not sit on the bench,” she said. “Show up, get a job, call your mom.” Create “a life that makes you happy,” she added. “Own both your success and failure. When you are accountable for the things that don’t go well, you can reap the awards of what does go well.” Others speakers for the 2015 Hall of Fame program included Ben Archibald, a professional football player; Ed Johnson, and educator, coach and environmen- tal advocate and activist; Jill Gann, an educator and coach; Michelle Hawken Wunderlich, owner of Sea- side Coffee House; Kelli Truax-Taylor, co-owner of Bruce’s Candy Kitchen; Dan Clark, a visual effects artist and cinematographer; Jor- dan Lewis, a professor and international researcher; Jor- jett Strumme, a Hollywood designer and stylist; Dawn Buzzard, the senior deputy district attorney in Clatsop County; and Rebecca Olson, a professor of Shakespeare. Seaside School District seeks buyer for 13 acres on Clatsop Plains Department of Education Thursday. In general, Dougherty said, “we are just about the By Katherine Lacaze same as we have been for Seaside Signal WKHSDVWIRXURU¿YH\HDUV´ As per the Sept. 15 Seaside School District numbers, Broadway Mid- 10 needs a Realtor. At its dle School’s enrollment for 2015-16 decreased by Sept. 13 meeting the board Enrollment about 6.4 percent from authorized the sale of 13 the 2014-15 school year, vacant acres on the Clat- numbers steady At the meeting, Dough- which included 358 stu- sop Plains near Warrenton. The property, zoned erty also shared approxi- dents, according to the for residential or agricul- mate enrollment numbers Department of Educa- tural use, consists of three for the 2015-16 school tion. year. Gearhart Elementary At Seaside High neighboring parcels. “At this point, what the School has 295 students School, there was an in- board would like to do is enrolled; Seaside Heights crease of less than 1 per- contact a Realtor and just Elementary School, 461; cent, or from 431 students ¿QG RXW ZKDW RXU RSWLRQV Broadway Middle School, in 2014-15 to 435 students are with this piece of 335; and Seaside High in 2015-16. Seaside Height’s en- property,” Superintendent School, 435. Total enroll- ment is 1,526. rollment also increased Doug Dougherty said. Dougherty said these by about 10 percent, or up The school board has the option to declare dis- numbers represent the stu- from 418 in 2014-15. Gearhart Elementary trict property as surplus dents in class the day data and authorize its disposal if ZDV FROOHFWHG 2I¿FLDO School’s enrollment fell it is no longer useful to the enrollment numbers were by about 11 percent, down submitted to the Oregon from 332 in 2014-15. district. District says it doesn’t need vacant property The district received the Clatsop Plains prop- erty as a gift from a fam- ily in the 1960s. At this point, the board does not see a future need for the property, Dougherty said. -XULHGDUWVKRZWREHQH¿W7KH+DUERU Seaview Manor Bazaar at Seaview Manor pres- ents a juried art show and handmade crafts Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Seaview Manor is located at 135 12th Ave., Seaside. The event features juried art and handmade crafts by local and inter- national artisans including holiday and personal items, home décor and gifts. Items are priced be- tween $5 and $400. Pro- W ! O N N ceeds are donated to The Harbor, the domestic vi- olence and sexual assault resource center serving Clatsop County; for more information, visit seaview- manorbazaar.blogspot. com. 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