By James Day Four young robot creators from Silverton will be heading to Texas next month to participate in an international event. Derek Schaefer, 11, of Butte Creek Elementary School; Aiden Adams, 10, of Robert Frost Elementary School; John Lashley, 9, of the Silvies River Charter School; and Noah Stoneking of Sacred Heart School in Gervais, will be in Dallas, […]
By Kristine Thomas If Robert Frost Elementary School fourth-grade student Teagen Cain could make his severe nut allergy disappear, he would do it in a second. However, he knows there isn’t a medical cure and it’s not something he will outgrow. While he can’t make his allergy vanish, what he can do – with the help of his brothers and […]
By Kristine Thomas More than 25 classified employees attended Silver Falls School District board meeting May 11 to express their disappointment in the current food services program provided by Sodexo. Wearing buttons reading “Local kid. Local food. Local control,” members shared stories about the quality of the food and the increase in work load since Sodexo was given a contract […]
By Kristine Thomas Robert Frost Elementary School fifth-grade teachers Audrey Delgado and Jenny Matzka thought they were attending an early morning staff meeting on May 15. They were surprised to learn they were named Oregon Advisors of the Year for Fuel Up to Play 60. They were chosen from 240 advisors at 600 Oregon schools. Fuel Up to Play 60 […]
Beth Davisson enjoys pulling a student’s leg by saying Silverton High School named its baseball field after her. Davisson Field was named in honor of Beth’s husband Bill, who was the varsity baseball coach and a teacher at SHS for 30 years before retiring.
Joey Benguerel knows his friend Sherdrek likes candy and that his family grows their own food.
Julianna Sakar tells her friend Diji about her interest in Irish dancing and basketball. Sakar and Benguerel aren’t using Facebook, text messages or even the telephone to communicate with their friends.
