Category Education

Burrus retiring after 40+ years as educator

Burrus CRESWELL – After more than three decades with Creswell Middle School, principal Shirley Burrus will retire at the end of this year, she said. Burrus said she told Creswell School District leaders at the end of September 2019 that she would be retiring, and…

Creswell Middle School principal to retire

Shirley Burrus, Creswell Middle School principal CHRONICLE ARCHIVES CRESWELL – After spending over three decades with Creswell Middle School, principal Shirley Burrus announced she will retire at the end of the school year. She has spent 36 years with the District and 41 years in…

Elementary welcome events prepare families for kindergarten

Aliya Hall/The Chronicle SPRINGFIELD – For families, kindergarten is a big change and the Springfield School District wants to make that transition as easy as possible for parents who are getting ready for the 2020-21 kindergarten registration. That’s why the district is holding welcome events…

Can they hack it? Students try out computer skills

At last weekend’s ”codeORcreate” hackathon, students worked hard to create websites, games, and digital ad campaigns that helped shine light on social issues-diversity in CS, cyberbullying, tutoring help for students and pollution. The event culminated in a presentation from each team which showed off their…

Mr. Fantasy – Holbrook unveils a fanciful, fun play at the Opal Center

The younger cast members: Royal Staff members, (back row, left to right) June Smith (Royal Chief Engineer/Lynx), Iylah Molyneaux (Messenger Girl Ava/Deer), Ian Miller (King Winifred’s Soldier/Lion), Raven Foraker (Head Steward/Deer); (front row) Zoe Goings (Messenger Girl Ella/Parrot), Rose Smith (Yvette, Queen Zinnia’s Lady in…

25 graduate from emergency response program

South Lane County Fire & Rescue graduated 26 CERT students this month and were recognized at the Feb. 10 Creswell City Council meeting. Erin Tierney/The Chronicle CRESWELL – Twenty-five people this month graduated from the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program and are now trained…

Creswell preparing for Oregon book competition

Top left: Nola Graf, Sammara Santiago, Tylyn Bowles, Jennalyn Kruger, and Kiera Apher make up the middle school OBOB team, Whapowin Green Llamas. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) season has started with the regional championship kick off on Feb. 29 for…

Middle school vocalists know how to ‘Just Sing It!’

A mass choir of about 500 middle school students performs under guest conductor Chris Dobson during the Just Sing It! Festival on Feb. 20 at Springfield High School. Photo provided/Stacy Swartout-McKee CRESWELL – Just Sing It! manager Stacy Swartout-McKee summed up the middle school choir…