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Teachers: ‘There is a lot of healing that will need to happen’
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considered by the school
board.
“There is a lot of heal-
ing that will need to hap-
pen in the coming months,”
Albright said. “Hopefully
we can come together on
the issues pertaining to stu-
dent and employee safety.
… What we need now is
some assurance that you
will help to address our
members’ concerns.”
At the meeting, the
school board also approved
the Northwest Regional
Education Service Dis-
trict local service plan for
the 2021-22 school year.
The district provides ser-
vices to 20 school districts
in Clatsop, Columbia, Til-
lamook and Washington
counties, and two-thirds of
them must approve the plan
for it to go into effect. The
local service plan addresses
four key areas: special edu-
cation; technology; instruc-
tional support; and admin-
istrative support. Seaside is
supported by 13 dedicated
staff members from the ser-
vice district.
School: ‘They’re all doing an amazing job following instructions’
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Seaside School District
Seaside School District Business Manager Justine Hill holds
up a sign to point students in the right direction when they
returned to on-campus learning.
early afternoon.
This is just one exam-
ple of the all new routines
that students, teachers
and other staff are grow-
ing accustomed to as they
return to campus, Catt said.
Everyone is required to
wear a mask. There are dif-
ferent visual cues placed
throughout the building,
such as painted puffi n feet
on the fl oor and ropes with
handles on them, to show
students where to stand
and move. They each have
Katherine Lacaze
Students return to classes at Pacifi c Ridge Elementary.
their designated spot in
their classroom. Teach-
ers are introducing fun and
creative ways to help the
kids remember to stay an
arm’s length away from
others when they’re walk-
ing around.
“They’re all doing an
amazing job following
instructions,”
Wozniak
said of the students, noting
they hardly had any issues
with the mask-wearing.
On March 1, second and
third graders will return
to campus, with fourth
and fi fth graders join-
ing on March 16 after an
in-service day. Wozniak
appreciates the phasing-in
approach for a couple dif-
ferent reasons.
First, the Pacifi c Ridge
building is a relatively new
environment for all stu-
dents. Not only are the Sea-
side kindergartners attend-
ing a brick-and-mortar
elementary school for the
fi rst time, but former Gear-
hart Elementary School
students, teachers and staff
have also been moved to
the campus this year.
“It’s a brand new school
for them,” Wozniak said.
“None of them have been
here.”
Even returning students
might have diffi culty rec-
ognizing the building since
it was completely remod-
eled as part of the new
campus project that is
wrapping up.
Gradually bringing stu-
dents back in smaller
groups enables adminis-
trators and teachers to feel
confi dent about the health
and safety practices being
implemented,
Wozniak
said. “It’s best for us to
get our procedures in place
and make sure we’re doing
everything right.”
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Football: Team is ready despite season delays
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League’s co-Coach of the
Year last season.
Seaside’s strength in
2021, he adds, is “commit-
ment. We’ve had 30 to 35
kids at our workouts since
June. I couldn’t be prouder
of our kids’ commitment
level these past eight months,
even with our season being
far from a sure thing. We’re
ready to go.”
League predictions will
be tough, given all the vari-
ables. The only known part
is that the Cowapa League is
always tough.
After winning the 2018
state title, Banks returned to
the championship game as
the No. 1 seed in 2019, but
lost a 21-0 decision to La
Grande.
“Tough games week
in and week out,” Tanabe
said of the Cowapa. “We’re
looking forward to the fi ve
opportunities we have to
measure ourselves against
someone else.”
And given their strengths
and improvements made,
Seaside will be right there,
once again challenging for
the top spot in the Cowapa.
The players
Defensively, the Gulls
had three fi rst team all-
league linebackers in 2019,
two of whom return, junior
Andrew Teubner and junior
Lawson Talamantez.
Also one of the top run-
ning backs in the league,
Teubner could be on the
fi eld 48 minutes every Fri-
day night.
“We expect Andrew to be
one of our primary ball-car-
riers once again this season,”
Tanabe said. “On defense
he’s a great tackler who
plays bigger than he is.”
Senior Aedyn Cook was
an all-league running back in
2019 and will likely add his
name to the league’s all-de-
fense team this year as a
linebacker.
“Aedyn will also be one
of our primary ball-carriers,”
Tanabe said. “On defense he
is one of our most versatile
players and a sure tackler.”
Talamantez can line up at
tight end, running back and
linebacker.
“Lawson might be the
best all-around player on our
team,” Tanabe said. “He’s
going to play tight end and
get some carries at running
back. On the other side of the
ball, we expect him to be one
of the best defensive players
in the league for the next two
years.”
Senior Jeremiah “J.J.”
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us (in 2019) but will move
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