EDUCATION EXTRA.

Byline: The Register-Guard

ACHIEVEMENTS

School librarian honored

Molly Hansbrough, librarian at Adams and Hillside elementary schools and Spencer Butte Middle School, has been named Oregon 2005 District Teacher-Librarian of the Year by the

Oregon Educational Media Association, the professional group for school librarians and media specialists throughout the state. She was chosen from a record number of highly qualified candidates who were nominated by their school principals.

According to the association, Hansbrough stood out for the depth and breadth of her school library programs. She incorporates reading promotion, research skills instruction, technology use and collaboration with classroom teachers while running exemplary school libraries.

This is the highest award given by the group, which each year selects one elementary, one secondary and one district teacher-librarian, as well as an administrator of the year. Hansbrough was honored at a banquet Oct. 14 at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond.

Territorial recycling lauded

Territorial Elementary School in Junction City received Merit Level Green Certification for its recycling efforts, one of just two in Lane County - the other being Churchill High School - to share the "merit" status and one of 15 to hold Oregon Green School Certification.

Territorial has stepped up its conservation efforts and continued to educate its students about the importance of the three R's - reduce, reuse and recycle - as well as energy and water conservation, said Pete Chism, Lane County waste reduction specialist. The school had to meet specific criteria to qualify for the honor, including providing waste-reduction assistance and education to another school.

Firm salutes bus safety

As part of National School Bus Safety Week, which kicks off today, Laidlaw Education Services will honor its Bethel branch employees for their exceptional safety record and commitment to the area's schoolchildren.

The branch, at 3590 Dove Lane, will host a celebration for its drivers and other employees to acknowledge their outstanding performance and commitment to safely transporting area students over the past year. Local school officials also will be on hand to recognize this achievement.

The branch is celebrating its best and safest year ever, said Teri Mathisen, Bethel branch manager. National School Bus Safety Week aims to highlight that safe transportation of students to and from school is a vital part of the education system.

To encourage safety among young students, the company offers a free coloring book to download from its Web site at www.laidlawschoolbus.com. Illinois-based Laidlaw is North America's largest private contractor of student trans- portation.

Briggs student D.C.-bound

Jazlyn Taylor, a seventh-grader at Briggs Middle School, was selected to attend the Junior National Young Leaders Conference next month in Washington, D.C.

The conference, which has the theme "The Legacy of American Leadership," introduces young people to the rich tradition of leadership throughout U.S. history while helping them develop their own leadership skills. Taylor, a student council member, was nominated by teacher Joe Hass.