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Page 12 ThelNDEPENDENT, June 19, 2003 anks School District accepts budget presented by superintendent Unlike many school districts, where multiple meetings were held to discuss the budget, the Banks School District Budget Committee concluded its work in a single meeting, approving reductions as presented by Su perintendent Marilyn McGlas- son on June 2. In her budget message, Mc- Glasson said that the state’s budget shortfall has forced the Banks district into a “position of staving off devastation.” The budget was developed using two principles: First, to restore the appropriation levels of the original 2002-2003 district budget as adjusted for inflation, contractual obligations and State mandates and, second, using revenue projections based on a state school fund appropriation of $4.9 billion. The difference between the available revenue and the re stored budget is a shortfall of $818,000. McGlasson stressed that the inclusion of an item on the list of deletions or reduc tions should “in no way be in terpreted as a lack of value or importance to the district." The greatest single saving for the district - $250,000 - re sulted from net payroll savings due to retirements. Another major saving, $175,000, result ed from reduction of debt serv ice, because the district has paid back the emergency loan it received from the state a few years ago. Additional adjustments in cluded a $75,000 decrease in the Contingency account and a 20 percent reduction in sup plies at all sites, plus a 20 per cent reduction in activities and athletics. No area was left untouched - personnel, maintenance, classrooms, support services, administration and transporta tion. A public hearing on the budget was held June 16, the date of the regular school board meeting. No comments were received and the board unamimously approved the budget as presented. In other business at the board meeting, Sue Bailey, rep resenting Concil on Internation al Exchange, presented the board with a plaque recogniz ing the district’s support of Anna Antropova, an exchange student from Ukraine. Antropo va was a participant in the Fu ture Leaders Exchange Pro Year-end academic honor roll names BHS students The following Banks High School students were recog nized for academic achieve ment for the second semester: Freshmen: Adam Herb, Amanda Jurasek*, Amy Ander son*, Annie Schlegel*, Cortney Bartha, Dana Gieszler. Emilee Booher, Eryn Cangi, Heather Hoye, Holly McCann*, Jack McMillan, Josh Klein, Lawrence Hofer, Matt Miller. Nick Daskalakis*, Rachel Moore*, Robena Gibson*, Sara Markham, Tiffany Gentzkow, Tracie Lundsten*. Sophomores: Alex Polston, Alicia Colson*, Amanda Petti, Annie Wood, Bethany Lippert, Cole Duyck, Dennis Bartha. Elizabeth Fishback*, Greta Bradford*, Hannah Williams, Jennifer Oakes*, Juliane Kalhar*, Kadie Mailer. Kelley Lindstrom*, Kristen Schmidlin*, Lacie Herinckx*, Laura Prince, Matt Vandehey, Michial Carr, Monica Herinckx. Samantha Kitchen, Scott Sandoval, Tommy Bonin, Tyler Blok, Vanessa Hancock*. Juniors: Alex Quinones, Amy Javorsky, Amy Zimmerman*, Andrea Harbin*, Anna Hays, Brooke Doner, Jaclyn Elsey. Jeff Kutter, Jeremy Craw ford, Justin Duyck, Kris Wood, Lynsey Douglas, Meghan Gob- el, Michelle Haynes*. Mitch Coussens, Molly Pe- Banks - Manning Merchants Offer Great Service tersen*, Monica Coussens, Nadar Shirazi, Rachel Kuiper, Rachel Megdal-Clark, Roland Mair, Tyler Kueber*. Seniors: Alison Petti*, Anna Shimer*, Ben Farley, Brandon Anderchuk, Brittney Vanwinkle, Cara Carr, Carolyn Murdoch. Danielle Vandehey, Genny Howell, Hanna Antropova, Krista Donoven*, Kristen Sandage*, Lindsey Ellis. Ludmilla Koch, Megan Jurasek*, Mory Herb, Nicole Nordholm, Rachel Partin*, Rachel Warkentin*. 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Ann Turner appealed to the board to “consider the individ ual child” and to reconsider the denial of an inter-district trans fer for her daughter, Elise, who has won admission to the Beaverton School of Fine Arts. According to Turner, admission is an honor and students must meet high academic and per formance standards. Elise wishes to pursue a career in dance and would like to trans fer since Banks does not offer a dance program. Board member Doug Nordholm thanked Turner for her presentation and told her that “her passion for her daughter’s goals is appreciat ed.” He said that she had pro vided a basis for reconsidera tion of the denial of transfer. Banks woman is one of WOU graduates Brandi Dawn William of Banks graduated June 14, with a B.S. in Public Policy and Ad ministration from Western Ore gon University in Monmouth. This was the university’s 146th commencement ceremony. 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