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October 2010 - Trout Lake School

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. . . . . . .WHAT’S HAPPENING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Principal’s Corner“Where there is an open mind there will always be a frontier.”Village Voice Staff~ Charles Kettering What’s HappeningHope you are having a great fall season. Likethe beginning of any year, there is a good deal ofpositive energy and activity as well as some greatchallenges. The year has begun with an excellentgroup of 205 students. This number representsthe highest number of students in my 23 yearswith the school district and a 12% increase instudents from last year. In all, counting our newkindergarten students, we have 45 new studentsin our school this year. Most of this growth is atthe K-4 level. Three years ago <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> K-4student population was about 47 students. Westarted the <strong>2010</strong>-2011 school year with 82 K-4students. As you might expect this has createdsome challenges. To meet this challenge we haveadded some additional teachers to the existingK-4 staff. In addition, we have added some support staff through the NorthwestService Academy Americorp program. We welcome Lisa English and Kira Fogartyas support to our school programs. Both are working about 25 hours per week insupport of teachers and students here at <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>School</strong>. With their help andadjustment of our current staff we will be able to provide some extensive one onone and small group instruction in reading and math. Kira will also be working onstarting a Farm to <strong>School</strong> Program in conjunction with the very successful <strong>Trout</strong><strong>Lake</strong> Community Garden.Our <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>School</strong> volleyball team has started the year with outstandingperformances. To date they have only lost one match and that to a 3A school outof Oregon. Our soccer team, with many young players, has competed hard and has3 victories on the season. If you get a chance, come out to a game! Both volleyballand soccer games are free admission this year as we seek to attract more communitymembers to support these fine teams. Congratulations to these athletes and theircoaches.This summer began the challenge of replacing our aging roof. The current roof isat the end of its life cycle. We have divided its replacement into five phases and wereable to complete two phases this summer. Our hope is to complete the project in twoto three summers depending on the money we have available. Speaking of money, asyou know it is a challenging time. It looks like the district may face some cuts midyearfrom the state, which would be a first in my 23 years. The next state budgetcycle looks especially challenging. Increased enrollment and some conservative fiscalmanagement as well as exceptional community support have allowed us to maintainour existing programs for the students of <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong>. Another facility challengeis our heating and air conditioning system. The board is currently exploring grantopportunities to help deal with this.As the district does every two years, you will have opportunity to support thedistrict’s levy request in February. This process is gearing up and there will be acommunity group that will meet in <strong>October</strong> to look at the school’s financial pictureand make a recommendation to the school board. The district appreciates your inputinto this important decision. More information will be coming in future VillageVoice Principal’s Corners. As always if you have questions or concerns do not hesitateto give me a call or stop by. Enjoy the fall season and challenges that you will face!DougVillage Voice Staff: Left side (back to front): HelenaRustad, Krissy Yarnell, Anna Klahn, Jessie Robertson,Caitlin Scott, Maggie Baker, Linda Montavon. Rightside: Lucas King, Eli Caudillo, Ben Vollema, GraceAnton, Amy Underwood, Amanda Lee.<strong>October</strong> 13 (Wed.)Grade Check<strong>October</strong> 13 (Wed.)PSAT Testing<strong>October</strong> 20-22(Wed.-Fri.)Early Releases - PT Conferences<strong>October</strong> 27(Wed.)Bookmobile<strong>October</strong> 29 (Fri.)Harvest Festival 1:30 pmNovember 2-6 (Tues.–Sat.)Scholastic Book Fair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong> | 3

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