Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
The ”Skippyjon Jones” book series has been pulled from school libraries for its stereotypical portrayals of Hispanics. CRESWELL – Creswell School District officials have removed the controversial ”Skippyjon Jones” children’s books from school libraries following a letter on the topic from Creswell resident Joelle Jordan.…
SPRINGFIELD – January has been a busy month for the Springfield School District. Along with doing the legwork to apply for the Student Success Act funding, the district is also working to keep major changes from happening to the Preschool Promise Program (PPP). During the…
Kristen Curé, Latino liaison and adult services librarian, poses next to the Spanish books that the Spanish Language Book Group has read over the years. Participants read a book for two months with two meetings to discuss the story Photo provided/Springfield Library SPRINGFIELD – Book…
Tom Titus and flautist Gentle Thunder performed together during a piece called ”Spirits,” about Titus’ childhood home, during the fifth annual Nature of Gratitude at the Opal Center on Dec. 6. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Eric Alan, one of the creators of Nature…
CRESWELL – With the release of the new school district report cards from the Oregon Department of Education, the data found that 87% of students are on time to graduate – a 10% increase from the previous year and also 10% higher than the state’s…
SPRINGFIELD – So what does a “life-ready” student look like? That was one of the questions addressed when the Springfield Public School Board met on Oct. 28 to discuss aspects of student success. A timeline by the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) for implementing the…
SPRINGFIELD – So what does a “life-ready” student look like? That was one of the questions addressed when the Springfield Public School Board met on Oct. 28 to discuss aspects of student success. A timeline by the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) for implementing the…
The sophomore class float circles the track with the other class floats during halftime of Creswell’s Homecoming football game last Thursday. Halftime festivities continued with the presentation of the 2019 Homecoming Court and the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen. GINI DAVIS/THE CHRONICLE CRESWELL…
Creslane kindergartner Kayleen Alonzo-Sanders has evidently gotten CATCH’s message about ”Go” foods as she shows her enthusiasm for broccoli. The school’s CATCH program, which uses a color-coded ”Stoplight” approach (Green for ”Go,” Yellow for ”Go Slow” and Red for ”Whoa”) to help kids identify and…