Coachless in Creswell.Byline: The Register-Guard The Creswell School District, like others around the state, is engaged in budgetary triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. as it prepares for the coming academic year. Creswell High School Principal Bob George needs to cut $220,000 from a $1.7 million budget. He put the school's entire athletic program, costing about $100,000, on the chopping chop 1 v. chopped, chop·ping, chops v.tr. 1. a. To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax: chop wood. b. block. George has his priorities straight. When the choice is between teaching algebra algebra, branch of mathematics concerned with operations on sets of numbers or other elements that are often represented by symbols. Algebra is a generalization of arithmetic and gains much of its power from dealing symbolically with elements and operations (such as and having a basketball team, algebra wins. The high school's central purpose is to provide classroom instruction; the core academic program must be protected - even at the cost of popular programs such as athletics athletics or track and field also track-and-field games Variety of sport competitions held on a running track and on the adjacent field. It is the oldest form of organized sports, having been a part of the ancient Olympic Games from c. . Creswell is believed to be the first district in Oregon to cut athletics altogether, but it's not likely to be the last. Creswell's painful choice illustrates the financial bind in which school districts across Oregon find themselves. In Eugene, the city is considering a property tax levy to pay for programs like those that will be cut in Creswell (see editorial above). In Creswell and elsewhere, sports and other programs will increasingly rely on volunteer labor and supporters' donations for their continued existence. While athletics are a lower priority than academic programs, they are important - indeed, essential - to many students' educational experience. What's more, sports programs provide an important connection between the schools and the community. In a small town like Creswell, high school sports are central to the community's identity. Creswell should be able to find ways to keep most or all of its sports programs going. Fund-raising efforts Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported are already under way. But a central part of life in Creswell will now come to depend on car washes and bake sales “Bake Sale” redirects here. For the episode from the TV show 8 Simple Rules, see List of 8 Simple Rules episodes. A bake sale is a fundraising activity where baked goods such as doughnuts, cupcakes and cookies, sometimes along with ethnic foods, are sold. . Oregonians are shortchanging both their children and themselves with an inadequate school finance system. |
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