Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
The Creswell School Board met on Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. for their regular school board meeting. The board also met for executive session, which The Chronicle wrote about on Jan. 17. Enrollment was up by three students in January, brining the total of 1,282…
CRESWELL STAFF PRACTICES ONE OF THE ALICE (ALERT, LOCKDOWN, INFORM, COUNTER AND EVACUATE) COUNTERING TECHNIQUES DURING A TRAINING ON JAN. 11. ALIYA HALL/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE In 2018, there were 24 school shootings with injuries or death, according to an Education Week tracker of k-12 school…
Editor’s note: This is part two of a series about the statewide problems in Oregon’s education system, and how it affects local schools in the Southern Willamette region. This week’s story follows Pleasant Hill School District test scores. Along with Creswell, the Pleasant Hill School…
During the Jan. 9 school board regular meeting, the school board held an executive session to consider the dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against a public officer, employee, staff member or agent. The executive session is held pursuant to…
Editor’s note: This is part one of a series about the statewide problems in Oregon’s education system, and how it affects local schools in the Southern Willamette region. This week’s story follows Creswell School Board member Lacey Risdal as she advocates for change in the…
FROM LEFT ARE CRESWELL VFW POST NO. 4039 COMMANDER BOB BECK; KIM KUHNHAUSEN, MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR; JOCELYN STRAM, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR; CONNER COSTA, (KNEELING) WINNER OF PATRIOT’S PEN CONTEST; TIM MEINZEN, HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR; SHRISTA MORRIS,…
CRESWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PRINCIPAL SHIRLEY BURRUS PLACED A WREATH AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY DURING THE EAST COAST TRIP. EVERY YEAR, CRESWELL’S APPLICATION TO PLACE A WREATH HAS BEEN APPROVED. PHOTOS COURTESY OF GROUP PHOTOS In October,…
The staff at Creswell Middle School are continuing their own education by forming a book club dedicated to enhancing relationships with their students. This year, the book is ”Emotional Poverty in All Demographics” by Ruby Payne, which explores the best practices and strategies for addressing…
By Aliya Hall The Creswell Chronicle The Nov. 14 school board meeting was full of new business for the Board of Directors to address and vote on. The quorum, which was made by Board Chair Tim Rogers, Director Natalie Smathers, Director Lacey Risdal and Director…