Category Education

5Cs kindergarten grad Adalynn Morgan turns her tassel after receiving her certificate during the 5Cs Kindergarten Graduation and Spring Concert. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle One little girl stepped up in her white cap and gown and proudly accepted her kindergarten promotion certificate during Creswell Christian…

Seniors Ruby Quiroz-Ariza, Michelle Cantoran-ochoa and Joanna Pantoja stand next to Spanish teacher Kori Warner (second from left). The three students received the Seal of Biliteracy for proficiency in both Spanish and English, which will be placed on their diplomas when they graduate this June.…

One Creswell School Board incumbent won their seat, while another lost theirs at the polls this month. Unofficial results from the May 21 Special Election yield a victory for Director Kandice Lemhouse-Worsham and a loss for Board Chair Tim Rogers. Director Lemhouse-Worsham said she was…

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…

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…

Koen Thurman, Evan Jenkins, Guiseppe Mediati, Zachary Raymond-Farmer and Kaleb Sanders sit in the Eugene Skydivers airplane. The Creswell Middle School drone class visited Hobby Field Airport on May 21 to learn about careers in the aviation field. Photo provided/Janelle Sailer ”This is my heaven,”…

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…

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…

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…