EDUCATION EXTRA.

Byline: The Register-Guard

Principal positions

filling up at area schools

The Eugene School District has filled principal vacancies at McCornack, Coburg and Parker/Eastside elementary schools.

Scott Marsh, assistant principal at Kennedy Middle School, will be the new principal at Parker and Eastside Alternative elementary schools, replacing Sharon Tabor, who will manage grant programs in the district Instruction Department.

Tasha Katsuda, assistant principal at Jefferson Middle School, will take over at McCornack for Charlie Smith, who will be the new principal at Kennedy.

He's replacing Laurie Henry, who will be principal at North Eugene High School.

And Joane Butler, assistant principal at Madison Middle School, will step in at Coburg, replacing Jeff Johnson, who takes over at Jefferson and Magnet Arts Alternative Elementary for Arbrella Luvert, who will be on special assignment to the superintendent.

That leaves a small-school principal position at North Eugene's International High School and assistant principal slots at Madison, Kennedy, Jefferson, Monroe and Sheldon yet to be filled.

International High adopts sister school in India

International High School at South Eugene High School has adopted Najmus-Saher High School in India as a "sister school" and will send 26 students and four teachers there for 12 days in June.

The school, located in Bangalore, has an enrollment of 200 girls.

A major task has been finding another facility for the students to attend while construction of a new school building is under way.

Funding received for construction of the new building is $36,000, with at least $70,000 more needed to complete the four-story structure.

Zubeda Ishaq of Eugene is president of the school's sponsoring Asian Women and Children's Centers.

Tax-deductible contributions may be mailed to the centers care of 94 E. 25th Ave., Eugene, OR 97405.

Call 343-5694 for more information.