Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:00 am
Cascades School
2163 Seventh St.
Principal: Susan Straight,
451-8524
School starts Sept. 3. Tuesday Sept. 2 is open house day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students may bring in school supplies and get orientated to the school. The school will host a parents' breakfast on Sept. 3 at 8 a.m. in the cafeteria. On Oct. 1, Cascades will host a Back to School Night for parents to meet teachers and talk with teachers about classes.
Cascades starts the year with two new kindergarten teachers, Lebanon High School graduate Sara (Aikin) Rogers and Katy Parker, and new special education teacher Jon Bellino.
Green Acres School
700 10th St.
Principal: Kevin Bogatin,
451-8534
School starts Sept. 4. Every Wednesday is a 12:30 p.m. early release day. Sept. 2 is open house from 12:30 to 3 p.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m. Parents may drop off school supplies, meet their child's teacher, tour the building and ask questions. The Lebanon Community School District's Early Intervention Program is hosted at Green Acres this year.
Hamilton Creek School
32135 Berlin Rd.
Principal: Dawn Baker,
451-8574
Dawn Baker is the new principal, having come from the North Santiam School District. Lisa Zluticki has transferred to Hamilton Creek from Lacomb School and will teach first grade.
Lacomb School
34110 E. Lacomb Rd.
Principal: Jennifer Kelly,
451-8565
The first day of school is Sept. 2., except kindergarten. Thursday, Sept. 4 is kindergarten health screening from 8 to 11:30 a.m. with kindergarten classes starting Sept. 8.
Fridays will be all school elective day with cross age activities to help build community. Activities include visual and performing arts.
Lacomb welcomes two new teachers. Laurie Mackie, an LHS graduate and former Lacomb student, will teach beginning the Benchmark 3 class and Jennifer Martin will teach special education.
Lebanon High School
1700 S. Fifth St.
Principal: March Finch,
451-8555 ext. 1025
Information and Social systems administrator: Tami Volz 451-8555 ext. 1065
Physical and Living systems administrator: Kim Masog 451-8555 ext. 1002
Classes start Sept. 2. for freshmen and Sept. 3 for grades 10, 11 and 12.
The administration of the academy system has changed this year with two administrators each overseeing two academies each under the supervision of head principal Mark Finch.
Freshmen and juniors must have a completed sports physical before they are allowed to practice. Contact athletic secretary Lori Hogan at 259-8817 for more information.
Seven Oak Middle School
550 Cascade Dr.
Principal: Ed Sansom,
451-8416
Classes start Sept. 2 for all sixth-graders and Sept. 3 for grades seven and eight. For student safety, parents should drop their children off at the southern parking lot near the old Crowfoot School site. Dropping students off near the front office creates a traffic bottleneck and in the past a student was "nudged" by a car trying to exit the parking lot.
Seven Oak hopes to have teachers' grade books online in October so parents may check their children's grades and whether or not they have turned in required assignments.
Teacher Rick George returns to a half-time position integrating Seven Oaks' community garden into classroom curriculum.
Three new teachers join the Seven Oak staff this year: Laura Archer, seventh and eighth grade math; Chad Moore, language arts and reading; and Craig Nelson, technology skills.
Pioneer School
500 N. Fifth St.
Principal: Ryan Noss,
451-8487
All grades start Sept. 2. A free open house barbecue will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 11.
The school has two new teachers, Heather Gunzullis in Benchmark 3 and former temporary special education Diana MacDonald, who is now a half-time teacher.
Pioneer is starting Project Lead the Way pre-engineering courses for sixth-graders. Teacher Rose Gregory received a grant from the national PLW foundation to attend training this past summer at the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls. Project Lead the Way courses will tie into science teacher Emily Latimer's Tech Lab to give students a variety of hands-on science and engineering learning experiences.
Riverview School
1011 Mountain River Dr.
Principal: Rynda Gregory,
451-8451
School starts Sept. 3., except kindergarten, which starts Sept. 8. The annual welcome back to school barbecue and get acquainted day is Sept. 2. Classrooms will be open from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Parents may tour the school and visit with their child's teacher. The community barbecue is from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
The first meeting of Riverview's Parent Teacher Club is Sept. 4 at 6 p.m.
In addition to Rynda Gregory as the new principal, Riverside has three new teachers this year: Melinda Stutz in second grade; David Gillott in physical education and Laura Eason in special education.