Category Education

About Bill Parsons …

South Lane School Board District 7 Candidate Bill Parsons, 61  Hometown: Cottage Grove  Family: Married 40 years  Occupation: Retired Captain, Firefighter/Paramedic, South Lane County Fire & Rescue, 28 years; owner/operator of Parsons Tree Service. Leadership style: Lead by “Example”  At your best: “Hardworking”  At your…

Amber Langworthy: A change is coming to Springfield schools 

Amber Langworthy, 44 Position 5 candidate Springfield School Board ■ Hometown: Lebanon, Ind. ■ Family: Married, spouse senior director of Core Facilities Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact … 9-year-old at Yolanda Elementary and 25-year-old Student at PCC’s EMT program. ■  Employer, occupation: Full-time parent…

About Diane Hicks …

Diane Hicks, 64 Hometown: Cottage Grove Marital status: Married Partner occupation: Retired   Children: Age 39, attended K-12 at SLSD Ward/neighborhood: Bohemia School neighborhood Employer and occupation: Retired South Lane School District Teacher Public sector work experience: Public School teacher Private sector work experience: King Steer…

Centennial Elementary PTO plant sale fundraiser is Saturday

SPRINGFIELD – The Centennial Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) will hold its annual Plant Sale Fundraiser on Saturday, May 10, from 9 am.-1 p.m. at Centennial Elementary School, 1315 Aspen St., featuring a selection of low-cost plant starts, including vegetables, flowers, herbs, berries, trees, and…

Richard Vasquez: Focusing on student success

RICHARD ANDREW VASQUEZ, 44 Zone 4 candidate Hometown: Eureka, Calif. Family: Engaged to a CNA/ Creswell Post Acute … An adult daughter Employer and occupation: South Lane County School District  Public sector experience: College Trustee, 4 years  … Trustee, San Joaquin Delta Community College, 2018-24…