Category Education

Rope. Dance. Demolish. All in a day’s work for Bones

Levi Bones, a 2019 Creswell graduate and CHS equestrian team member, ropes a calf in just 4.863 seconds, the fastest catch of the day in Breakaway Roping while competing in the regional Pacific Northwest Invitational Championship, held June 14-16 in Redmond. Photo provided/Stalnakers Just give…

Culp rocks into elite songwriting school

Katie Culp at Creswell High School’s year end talent show, Spring Jam. Chronicle File She’s written more songs than she can count, has been performing original pieces – as a vocalist and instrumentalist – since she was 14, has scored original music for a full…

Activities help kids explore Earth’s ‘place in space’

Owen Moran proudly displays his ”building with balance” structure during a Summer Reading Program event exploring what makes Earth so special and how to keep it that way. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle Ever wonder about Earth’s place in space, what makes our planet special and…

Kindergarten grads ‘bear’ down, look to 2031

Kindergartners (from left, front) Lelainia Zintz-Williams, Brennan Gwaltney, Alyana Akers, Kyle Dappert, Barrett Hamilton and Kali Roberts dance to ”I’m a Gummy Bear” while performing a set of teddy bear-themed songs during Creslane’s annual Teddy Bear Picnic. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle With temperatures no longer…

In hot gym, warm words mark the day as CMS promotes ‘Class of 2023’

School board member Lacey Risdal hugs her daughter, Jordynn, as she presents her eighth-grade promotion certificate. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle Packed with their families and other well-wishers into the un-airconditioned gym of Creswell Middle School, the high school graduating class of 2023 endured the sweltering…

School’s out for summer: Now what?

PHOTO PROVIDED/LITTLE WONDERS PARENT-CHILD CENTER South Lane School District had their last day of school on Tuesday, and students said their goodbyes and headed home for the summer. When I was a kid I couldn’t wait for the summer break from school. It was endless…

Parents want school garden to be a ‘big dill’

From left are Creslane Garden volunteers Levi Bates, 8; Ian Bates, 6; Kenny McCabe (back), Connor McCabe 8; Sue Finley (back); Kayla McCabe; Logan McCabe, 4; and Naomi Bates, 2. Erin Tierney/The Creswell Chronicle The garden at Creslane Elementary School had seen better days, and…

CMS, earth both winners at ‘Watershed Olympics’

CMS seventh grader Kimberlee Kelsey faces off with some fish that Watershed Olympics participants were asked to identify by species. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle Nine Creswell Middle School students became ”Olympic” champions last week, winning the 2019 Riparian Restoration Olympic Games (a.k.a., the Watershed Olympics),…

Welcome aboard’ Johnson is new superintendent

Michael Johnson Photo provided Candidate Michael Johnson has accepted the position of Creswell’s superintendent starting in the 2019-20 school year, after contract negotiations were agreed upon last week. Johnson is currently the principal at James Monroe Middle School in Eugene. He has 28 years of…