Category Education

CHS jazz band members recognized at Jazz Festival

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…