The independent., May 28, 1987, Page 7, Image 7

The INDEPENDENT, May 28. 1987
Horyna leaves school djstrict
Like m ost p e o p le w h o go
in to e d u c a tio n
D ic k H o rvn a
said
I was in flu e n t ed by
ro le m o d e ls
H is ro le
m o d e ls
w e re
tw o
teac her c oac hes at O n ta rio
H ig h S chool w h o s tim u la te d
his in te re st in e d u c a tio n and
m ade h im dec ide he d lik e to
b e c o m e a te a i her to o
He d id . ind ee d b e co m e a
teacher, th en a v ic e -p rin t ipa l
and p rin c ip a l, and is now
le a vin g the V e rn o n ia S chool
D is tr ic t a fte r c o m p le tin g
th re e years as s u p e rin te n
d en,
Becoming s u p e rin te n d e n t
was a goal said the 4 , year
o ld H o ryn a and he s g la d he
d id i, b u , he has dec id e d he
is n ’t the rig h t person fo r the
|o b
I've fo u n d it fu n here in
te rm s o f ch a llle n g e s. he ex­
plained. a goo d le a rn in g ex
per l e n t e
"T h e re are a Io, o f little
th ing s I th o u g h , h a p p e n e d
a u to m a tic «illy ,h a , I ’ve since
fo u n d need a tte n tio n a Io , of
little
d e ta ils
b e h in d
th e
scenes
I h a te paper s fiu ffl
ing th o u g h a n ti I th in k I ’m
n o , the rig h t p e rs o n a lity fo r
the |o b I te n d to ta ke th ing s
f
p e rs o n a lly w hen they re jus,
p a r, o f the jo b
The m ost in te re s tin g posi
tio n so ta r in his ca re er
H o rv n a said was in U m a tilla
w h e re fie spent th re e years as
vie «•-principal in charge- o t
a th le tic s and s tu d e n t ac
t iv it ie s . supervised o th e r
te ac h e rs
and
ta u g h t
a
fre s h m a n class in ca re er
educ a ,io n
In V e rn o n ia he is pleased
a b o u t several changes th a ,
have o c c u rre d d u rin g his
te n u re
O n e ch an ge is th a ,
th e fa c u lty is s ta rtin g to lo o k
a t the- d is t r ic ts c u rric u lu m
fro m
k in d e rg a rte n th ro u g h
12 ,h grade in order to lea rn
w h a , is b e in g ta u g h t at eac h
le v e l
Las, ye ar he said
soc lal stu die s teac hers fro m
a ll leve ls sat and ta lk e d
to g e th e r w o rk in g to d e v e lo p
a unified c u rr ic u lu m fo r k 12
1 his year, he said the ta lk s
w ill be- in language* arts
A n o th e r c hange is g re a te r
s tu d e n t e xpo sure to ac tiv itie s
a nd ideas o u ts id e the reg ula r
cla ssro o m
W h e n I ca m e
here*
H o ry n a said
I read a
q u e s tio n th a , asked w hy our
kids w e re n t p a rtic ip a tin g in
Family Clothing & Shoes
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9 a.-6 p. Mon.-Sat.
1817 Columbia Blvd.
St. Helens
397 4052
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M em ber owned electric co-op
Dick Horyna
715 Maple St.
«•> i H i l i i c l i i H a » t a » < » l<
he me*, an
a ttitu d e he* fe e ls is
shared by th e sc h o o l b o a rd
I he teac her is the* key ,0
the cla s s ro o m
D a n ie ls o n
said a d d in g th a , he te l, his
ro le was ,0 h e lp e s ta b lis h
needs and priorities w h ile
balanc mg the b u d g e t
O u td o o r a c tiv itie s provide*
D a n ie ls o n s re c re a tio n , w ith
fis h in g
b u n tin g , g o lf and
w o o d c u ttirig .1, the* to p o f his
Its, as g o o d w ays ,0 relax and
refre sh h im s e lf
D a n ie ls o n sounds g en uine
ly e nth u sia stic w he n he says
he s lo o k in g fo rw a rd ,0 his
w o rk in the V e rn o n ia S chool
Ilis tric ,
Ed Danielson
p la in e d was the* p o s itiv e at
titu d e cd the* s ta ff m em bers
VHS hosts quiz and
finishes in third spot
Ih e
N o r th w e s t le a g u e
Quiz B o w l was h e ld this year
at V e rn o n ia H ig h Sc h o o l on
M a y 4 P la c in g first, second
and th ird w ere K n ap p a H igh
Sc h o o l, N eah Kah N ie
and
V e rn o n ia re s p e c tiv e ly
lh e VH S Q u iz B o w l team
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H o ry n a s m ade no dec isio n
a b o u t w h .it s next in his life
H igh, now
he* said
I ni
just lo o k in g fo rw .ird ,0 sleep
mg in on lu ly Is , M y future*
is in d e fin ite
l...
f d D a n ie ls o n , a tw e n ty
year v e te ra n o , educ .1,1cm
w ill be th e next S u p e rin te n
d e n , o f Sc h o o ls fo r V e rn o n ia
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Now
c o m p le tin g to u r years as
s u p e rin te n d e n t at P ro s p e r,
D a n ie ls o n fias ta u g h t and
w o rk e d
in
v a r io u s
ac,
m in is ,ra tiv e c apac ities in Spr
in g fie ld l a Pine Y o n c a lla
A p p le g a te
and
s o u th e r n
( a lifo rn ia sc hoots
B orn in P o rtla n d the* son o f
a Sw edish im m ig ra n t w h o
w o rk e d
in lu m b e r n u lls .
D a n ie ls o n grew u p in ( o rn
ing
( a lifo r n ia
g ra d u a te d
from ( o rn in g H igh Sc h o o l
and N o rth w e s t ( h ris tia n ( o l
lege in I u ge nc He* a tte n d e d
San lose (( a id ) B ib le ( o l
leg»* w he re he* m e , his w ife
Karen, he a lso e a rn e d «1
M asters o f f due a ,io n at the
U n iv e rs ity o f O re g o n
Ih e Danielsons have one
d a u g h te r. ( hris. w h o w ill
graduate this m o n th fro m
( ra te r H ig h S» h o o l in ( e n tra l
Pom ,
A sked w h y he* ac c e p te d the
V e rn o n ia p o s itio n D a n ie ls o n
said there* w ere tw o p rim a ry
reasons O n e was the* lack o ,
p re s s u re
fro m
o u t g o in g
S u p e rin te n d e n t D ic k H o ryn a
and the lo c a l sc h o o l b o a rd
They gave m e lo ts o t tim e ,0
,0 0 k at th e d is tric t and ask
Q u estio ns,” D a n ie ls o n said
a nd I fe l, goexf a b o u t th a t
The* sec o n d reason he ex
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m e th o d o f e lim in a tin g the
e co n o m ic in e q u itie s o f the
c u rre n t financ n il system
I he sec one) c hange is need
ed loc a lly he said c itm g a
* lac k o f p .ire n , in v o lv e m e n t in
V e rn o n ia
Parents «never
com e
to
school
b o a rd
m ee ting s unless th e re s an
issue* they w a n , to espouse
he e x p la in e d
and th e n we
have to ask th e m th e ir nam es
bee ause w e d on , see th e m
o fte n e n o u g h to know w h o
they are
W e re a lly need
p a re n t a tte n d a n c e .1, sc h o o l
h o a rd m ee ting s
Danielson takes school post
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and courteous
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the* C re a tiv ity f a ir
and I
d id n 't k n o w
why
N ow
th ey re p a r tic ip a tin g in the
C re a tivity f a i r
a w r itin g
, e s tiv a l. Q u iz B o w l h o stin g
th e Spec n il O ly m p ic s and be­
ing in v o lv e d in several enne h
m e n , p ro g ra m s
H o ry n a is a ls o p le ase d by
changes in a c c o u n tin g p ro
ce d u re s th a , he fe e ls m ake
the* d is tr ic t m o re fis c a lly
re s p o n s ib le
T hough n o , a
c hange. he is a ls o pleased
th a , th e d is tr ic , has been able
to stay w ith in its tax base
while* m a n a g in g m a jo r expen
d itu re s to r b u ild in g repairs
and im p ro v e m e n ts
There are tw o changes he*
w o u ld lik e to sec* h a p p e n in
o rd e r to im p ro v e educ a tio n
O n e is s ta b le fin a n c in g on a
statew ide basis w ith som e
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Oblack leaves
47J position
C la u d ia O b la c k . V e rn o n ia
si h o o l b o a rd m e m b e r Posi
tio n N o 1, has resign e d eftec
liv e June Ml. V»87 bee ause o ,
increa se d c o m m itm e n ts
in
other areas
I xpressing reg re t .1, le a v in g
the* b o a rd she* s served on to r
m any years O b la c k said she
n o lon ge r has a d e q u a te tim e
to r s c h o o l d is tric t respon
s ib ih tie s because* o t her in
c reased w o rk
sc h e d u le
O b la c k
te a c h e s fir s , a id
c o u rs e s
th ro u g h o u t
nor
th w e s t O re g o n fo r I M I D S a
M c M in n e v ille c o m p a n y
The s c h o o l b o a rd w ill
make* a one year a p p o in tm e n t
Io P o s itio n N o 1 a t its re g u la r
m e e tin g o n |u n e 11
I he* ap
p o in tm e n , w ill be* e tfe c tiv e as
o f lu ly 1 1‘ lfl7 and w ill end
lu n e Ml 1988
The one year
re m a in in g on th e te rm w ill
th e n be fille d by e le c tio n
A ll in te re s te d c a n d id a te s
are in v ite d ,0 s u b m it a le tte r
s ta tin g th e ir q u a lific a tio n s
and re q u e s tin g the* a p p o in t
m en , le tte r s m u st hr* in the
D is tn c , O ttic e no la te r th a n 4