Category Education

Creswell Homecoming Court 2018

CHRISTOPHER PALANUK/ THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE The Creswell Homecoming was held Friday, Oct. 12. The Homecoming court was, in the front, from left, Jennesa Mallory, Carley Wilkerson, Sarah Lanz, Katlin Gonda, Michelle Cantoran, Tiffany Nelson, Jasmin Collunga, Savanna Oliver and Carter Kruger. In the back row,…

School Board evaluation shows improvement from past years

At the work session meeting held on Oct. 3, Creswell School Board analyzed findings from the 2017-18 academic year evaluation, which overall rated the school board consistently at proficient and effective – an improvement from the 2016-17 evaluation where results were spread across the evaluation…

Teen CERT grads recognized

Erin Tierney/The Creswell Chronicle Liesel Geyer, Nikki Wood and Grace Perdue have been added to Creswell’s Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) graduates. They were recognized at Monday night’s city council meeting, as South Lane County Fire & Rescue Division Chief Aaron Smith presented certificates…

School Board discusses enrollment, updates, new business

The Creswell School Board met Wednesday, Sept. 12 for the first meeting of the school year, where they discussed new business, as well as reports on enrollment, transportation and technical updates. Board Chair Tim Rogers appointed board directors to three 2018 to 2019 committees. David…

Community Connection – Back to School in 1959

It was not unusual in the 1950’s for a youngster to work in the fields of the Willamette Valley to pay for back-to-school clothing and supplies. It was especially true for me in the summer of 1959, when I was entering Creswell High school, as…