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Lawmaker talks tsunami awareness in Seaside
Student leaders
highlight need to
relocate schools
By Katherine Lacaze
Seaside Signal
Tsunami preparedness was
the focus of Seaside High
School’s special assembly
Tuesday, Feb. 9, that included
a presentation by some of the
school’s student leaders and a
visit from U.S. Rep. Suzanne
Bonamici.
“We know we can’t pre-
vent an earthquake and a tsu-
nami, we can’t,” Bonamici
said. “But we can work on
resilience, which is how we
prepare to get through those
events and how we come back
from them after they happen.”
One way Seaside School
District board, staff and stu-
dents want to prepare is by
moving at least three of the
district’s four schools to a
higher location, where they
will be out of the tsunami in-
undation zone.
“That’s a pretty big task, to
move schools,” Bonamici said.
“But it’s something that we
need to draw attention to, and
I applaud you for your lead-
ership and talking about that
issue and how important it is.”
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U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., paid Seaside High School a visit for a schoolwide assembly. Student leaders Taylor Barnes
and Whitney Westerholm are to her left.
In 2013, a $128.8 mil-
lion bond measure to build a
new campus was defeated by
voters. Now Seaside’s Asso-
ciated Student Body leaders
are spearheading a campaign,
called Don’t Catch This Wave,
to raise tsunami awareness
and school relocation funds.
Superintendent Doug Dough-
erty also has said he will seek
a new bond measure on the
ballot this year.
In Congress, Bonami-
ci sponsored the Tsunami
Warning, Education and Re-
search Act of 2015. The bill,
which Bonamici said has bi-
partisan support and passed
once in the House of Rep-
resentatives, would do four
things: create better tsunami
warning systems; provide
more assistance for tsunami
preparation; improve coor-
dination between different
agencies dealing with tsuna-
mi science, technology and
regional preparedness and
provide more community
support through outreach and
education.
“I’m really proud of that bill,”
Bonamici said. “I’m working
on getting it through the House
again, because of the slight
changes made in the Senate.”
After Bonamici spoke,
Associated Student Body
co-Presidents Taylor Barnes
and Whitney Westerholm and
Treasurer Jesse Trott gave a
presentation detailed the im-
pending Cascadia Subduction
Zone earthquake, anticipated
to be at least a magnitude of
8.7, and the following tsuna-
mi, projected to bring surging
water about 80 to 100 feet
above sea level.
As part of the students’
Don’t Catch This Wave cam-
paign, they are trying to raise
$2 million to relocate the high
school, Broadway Middle
School and Seaside Heights
Elementary School, in addi-
tion to spreading awareness
about the importance of be-
ing prepared. On April 30, the
students will partner with the
city of Seaside for the Seaside
Dash to Safety 5K Run/Walk
and Safety Fair.
“What you are doing as
students here at Seaside High
School, raising awareness
about this issue, is really
important,” Bonamici said.
“Your leadership is being rec-
ognized, not only by me, but
by others across the state.”
District approves road map for superintendent search process
Stakeholders provide
input to consultants
through online survey,
meetings
By Katherine Lacaze
Seaside Signal
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Search consultant Greg McKenzie of NextUp Leadership at
Seaside High School.
trators, student leaders, parents
and community members. The
meetings were facilitated by
Greg McKenzie, a search con-
sultant from NextUp Leader-
ship, based in West Linn.
The community meeting
was poorly attended, with only
a single person present, though
three school board members
showed up to observe. McKen-
zie said more people opt to share
their opinions online, not just in
Seaside but in other districts, as
well. In general, people show up
in person more often if “there is
a controversy going on” in the
district, McKenzie said.
However, he added, “We’re
getting very good participation
on the survey.” The survey ran
from Feb. 1 to 12, so consultants
could prepare a report for the
board meeting. Overall, about
140 people participated in one
form or another.
After reviewing the informa-
tion collected from the meetings
and survey, consultants recom-
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in the superintendent search.
McKenzie said they were “re-
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threads” from the input they re-
ceived.
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of the district and area includ-
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staff, administrators, student
leaders and community mem-
bers have high expectations
for the superintendent who will
take over when Doug Dough-
erty retires at the end of this
school year. They hope the
person will have leadership
qualities, excellent communi-
cation skills and a genuine con-
cern for student success and
well-being.
During a meeting Feb. 16,
the board of directors set a
road map for the superinten-
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declared the position vacant,
effective July 1.
The district plans to accept
applications through March
18. The board then will re-
view and screen applicants and
hold interviews, with the goal
of hiring someone by the end
of April and announcing the
decision at the May 17 board
meeting.
The board also approved
a salary range of $118,000 to
$128,000 for the new superin-
tendent.
small, friendly town working
together for its schools; and a
collaborative work environ-
ment. They also mentioned
the district’s high-quality,
dedicated staff, administrators
and school board; school and
community partnerships with
the hospital, local government
and businesses; and that there
have been only three superin-
tendents since the district was
formed in 1967.
Steven Blakesley, of Arch
Cape, a health promotion spe-
cialist for Clatsop County who
attended the community meet-
ing, said while he feels there
are more positives than neg-
atives in the district, the new
superintendent could improve
a few aspects. He would like
the new superintendent to lead
the district in gathering data on
students’ health and wellbeing
for the county’s Public Health
Department; have the ability to
work with the community as a
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