Javier Fregoso plays trombone with CHS Jazz Band 1 during the Oregon Jazz Festival. Gini Davis/The Chronicle CRESWELL – Three Creswell High School Jazz Band 1 students were recognized for outstanding musicianship during the Oregon Jazz Festival, held Jan. 24-25 at Lane Community College in Eugene. Brandon Moehlmann on trombone,[Read More…]
Education
Pro tips: Teacher has students on ‘real’ path
Riley Koch shows the design he made, which he then 3-D prints. Koch is the ”best 3-D guy,” said teacher Stan Mercer. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle CRESWELL – Stan Mercer is sure of a few things, and one of them is this: Students don’t get jobs anymore just using hand tools.[Read More…]
Board discusses cybersecurity, tennis coach stipend
Lane Education Service District Assistant Superintendent Carol Knobbe presents changes to the Lane ESD local service plan to the Creswell School Board at the Feb. 12 school board meeting. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle CRESWELL – Representatives from the Lane Education Service District (Lane ESD) presented at the Feb. 12 school board[Read More…]
CHS principal Watkins won’t return next year
Adam Watkins CRESWELL – Creswell High School Principal Adam Watkins last week announced his resignation from the District, effective in June. ”It was a decision that was difficult to come by, due to the wonderful students, staff and community that is here in Creswell,” Watkins said in his resignation letter.[Read More…]
Four education staff receive commendations
Four Creswell staff members received commendations from Superintendent Mike Johnson in recognition of their excellence in education, including three high school English teachers, Liz Babbs, Deborah Handman and Ginny Krzenski and English Language Development (ELD) Specialist and Coordinator Bethany Cross. 87% of 2018-19 high school students met English Language Arts[Read More…]
All That Jazz! The annual concert and fundraiser brought down the house once again.
Performing with the CHS Jazz Choir are (from left) Audrey Hecker, Amy Myers, Alexandria Cartmill, Leona Marquess and Harmony Goodman. Gini Davis/The Chronicle CRESWELL – It was an elegant evening of linen-covered tables, softly glowing lights, saucy food and saucier jazz as the Creswell Music Program hosted its annual Saucy[Read More…]
Dropping ‘book barriers’ – BookFest organizers hold fundraiser at PublicHouse
Lizzie Gray, project coordinator with Connected Lane County, helps students from kindergarten to second grade go through books during the BookFest drive. BookFest is a community-wide book drive for K-2 students to have books to read over the summer. Photo provided SPRINGFIELD – Summer reading is critical for students still[Read More…]
Principal: School committed to leadership class
CRESWELL – Despite concern in the community that the Creswell Middle School class was disappearing, Principal Shirley Burrus said that the class is still available to students and is in no danger of disappearing. A decision was made, she said, to move the class from a regular 48-minute period to[Read More…]
Creswell library won’t ban ‘Skippyjon’ books
CRESWELL – The recent public concerns regarding Hispanic stereotypes in the Skippyjon Jones children’s book series made its way onto the agenda for the Library Board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28. No one from the public attended the open meeting, which means there was no further public input. Board members[Read More…]
Middle school holding can, plastic bottle drive
Creswell Middle School is hosting a can and bottle drive Feb. 4-7 and proceeds benefit the CMS Washington DC group. Pictured with some of this year’s collection so far are Creswell Middle schoolers Emily Stephens, Tailey Carson, Ruby Bloomberg and Dakota Carson. Photo provided/Jill Strader CRESWELL – Wondering what to[Read More…]
