Category Education

Q&A: Final 2 in CSD super search

MICHAEL JOHNSON is the current principal at James Monroe Middle School in Eugene, Ore. He has 28 years of administrative experience at all levels of K-12 education. He has a master’s degree from Portland State University in Education; Policy, Foundation and Administration. He completed his…

CSD 2019-20 budget in $15 million range

Creswell School District will be starting out 2019-20 strong – an extra $2 million strong. Revenue assumptions from the May 8 school board meeting show that the ending fund balance for 2017-18 has exceeded projections by nearly $34,000, which will be considered revenue for the…

Two superintendent finalists selected; forum planned

Two finalists are moving forward for Creswell’s superintendent position: Sean Gallagher and Michael Johnson. Gallagher is the current superintendent at Brookings-Harbor School District in Brookings, Ore. He has 20 years of administrative experience in education, including 12 years as a superintendent in Brookings-Harbor and Lake…

CHS Drama’s ‘Scariest Play Ever’ a spooky, spoofy romp

Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle The ghost of Effie (Brielle Brick), an old washerwoman locked in a basement to die many years ago, returns to haunt the house in which she died in ”Paranormal Sensitivity.” Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle Creswell High School’s Drama Club spoofed well-known…

Kindergarten moms feted with pre-Mother’s Day tea

Mom Rhonda Leach is all smiles as her daughter, Racquel, works on a beaded necklace during Creslane kindergarten’s Mother’s Tea. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle Creslane kindergarten’s annual Mother’s Tea illustrated just how special mom is, on Mother’s Day and every day. The event was held…

Creswell Middle School commemorates 10 years

Creswell Middle School staff members cut the cake for students and community members at the Creswell Middle School 10th anniversary celebration on May 2. ALIYA HALL/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE By Aliya Hall The Creswell Chronicle Creswell Middle School celebrated its 10-year anniversary May 2, along with…

8 move forward in superintendent search

Creswell School Board members chose eight candidates to move forward in an effort to fill the vacant superintendent’s position at a meeting last week. Multiple candidates are from the area, said Sarah Herb, executive search and events specialist with Oregon School Boards Association. The board…

Foundational learning

Dean Cuppiles and Kayla Diaz listen to Mayor Christine Lundberg read ”Windows” by Julia Denos during the Fair Housing Story Time with Mayor Lundberg on April 30. The event was an opportunity to talk with parents about fair housing rights while children could participate in…