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Page 6 The INDEPENDENT, April 21, 2005 Port Orford man is selected for superintendent of Banks schools Banks School Board an- nounced, at their April 11 meet- ing, the selection of Marv Ott to replace Marilyn McGlasson as district superintendent. The su- perintendent search, which started in December, 2004, at- tracted 23 candidates. Ott, who is currently superintendent and principal at Port Orford-Lan- glois, will officially begin July 1. According to Ott, his strengths include creating op- portunities for recognition and encouragement of both stu- dents and staff. He enjoys working directly with students and never misses a home game. Food featured promi- nently in several of his ideas, in- cluding lunch with students, and S TRASSEL ’ S A UTO R EPAIR & H YDRAULIC H OSES 2-4-6 S PIRAL W IRE F LANGE H EAD • S UCTION H OSES A DAPTORS - 3/16” TO 2” B ULK O IL P RODUCTS 276 S UNSET , B ANKS 503-324-9808 SUNSET LAUNDRY Wash…$1.00 Dry…25¢ 180 S. Main St. Banks, Oregon Ye Olde Dingheiser Pub & Restaurant VISA - MC - ATM Access COCKTAILS • BEER • WINE FOOD, KEGS & ICE TO GO Lunch & Dinner Served Daily 11:00 am – Closing BINGO staff meetings that serve bar- beque. “I like to take every op- portunity for everybody to get to know each other,” he said, so when difficult issues arise they know what to expect from each other. Ott said he would wel- come the public into the schools and added that, in his current district, senior citizens use school computer facilities. Ott received his undergradu- ate degree at Oregon College of Education and a master’s degree in interdisciplinary stud- ies from the same institution, with a new name, Western Ore- gon University. He earned his administrators license at Uni- versity of Oregon. Ott has five children and nine grandchildren scattered through the Willa- mette Valley, and Banks is sev- eral hours closer to them than the southern Oregon coast. Banks High School Principal Jim Foster, who was one of the finalists for the superintenden- cy, told The INDEPENDENT that he has no plans to change jobs because “I really like what I’m doing.” Foster has been at Banks High School since 1979, as a history teacher for the first fourteen years, assistant princi- pal for seven years and princi- pal since 2000. In his administrator’s report, Foster told the board that Zoe Garza was named to All State Dance and Drill Team following the team placing fifth in state competition. At the state FFA Convention, Monica Herinckx and Krystina Petersen earned their State FFA Degrees, and the chapter was recognized as a Superior Chapter. Gary Hartman continues to put Banks at the cutting edge of technology implementation. Ju- nior high and high school stu- dents (and their parents) can access attendance, assign- ments and grades via the Inter- net. This month he introduced a service that will allow students to begin writing at school, save the document to the web, then access it and continue working on the report at home. They will be able to save their work and have it waiting for them when they arrive at school. Marty Voge reported that the elementary school has created a primary level literacy team to coordinate efforts to have every child reading at grade level by the third grade. All kinder- garten, first and second grade, Banks Library Plant and Book Sale The Friends of the Banks Li- brary Plant and Book Sale will be held Friday, May 6 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Banks Public Library, 111 Market Street, Banks. This annual fundraiser sup- ports special programs includ- ing story time, summer reading programs and this year has an additional goal of raising staff salaries to county standards. 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All Lottery Games Of course, what would a Li- brary Benefit Sale be without books! This is a great opportu- nity for people to stock up on bags full of gently used books without going broke. The price is just amazing; $0.50 for each paper back book and $1.00 for each hard back book. Tax deductible donations and Friends of the Library mem- berships will be accepted at the sale. Cash and checks will be accepted. The Artfull Garden in Hillsboro and the Brown Derby in Banks will each offer 10 per- cent discounts to customers May 6 and 7 who show their re- ceipts from either the Banks or the North Plains sales. McGlasson told the board that the firefighter program, which was highlighted for the board at their January meeting, would be featured on Good Morning Oregon on April 28. She also reported that $52,985 will be spent over the summer in the second year of a five-year roofing plan, and the grandstand crow’s nest and roof access will be improved at a cost of $22,015. Funds for capitol improvements come from the sale of the Buxton School property. Updating the board on the progress of the budget, Mc- Glasson told the board that she is developing a budget based on the governor’s proposed $5.0 billion for the state school fund. The legislature is expect- ed to increase the level of fund- ing to at least $5.2 billion, which, McGlasson said, would allow for the next level of needs assessment. Check us out and you’ll want to check in! SUNDAYS 5-8 PM CLOSED MONDAYS Title I and Special Education teachers will meet regularly to assess, diagnose and imple- ment strategies for various stu- dents’ level and learning style. Voge told the board that the Oregon School Counselor As- sociation selected DD Stillson as Elementary Counselor of the Year. Mark Everett, Student Ser- vices and Junior High Principal, told the board that staff has been meeting to discuss transi- tioning students from one build- ing to the next. 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