EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.Museum passport program calls for participants There's still time for school-aged kids to participate in the Lane County Museum Passport to the Past Program, and additional prizes are available. Kids who visit at least eight of the 14 participating museums, answer challenge questions and have their passports stamped before Oct. 31 are eligible to win the grand prize of an iPod Nano A flash-based digital music player from Apple, introduced in 2005. Like larger iPod models, the nano has a color screen. Although the nano name suggests ultra-small "nanotechnology," the iPod shuffle is actually smaller. See iPod. , donated by The Mac Store. Other prizes include gift certificates, a gold mining kit, a vintage boy's bicycle, a portable basketball backboard back·board n. 1. A board placed under or behind something to provide firmness or support. 2. A board placed beneath the body of a person with an injury to the neck or back, used especially in transporting the person in such a way , binoculars and more. Prize drawings will be held on Nov. 20 at the area school with the most participants. Free passports are available at the Lane County Historical Museum, 740 W. 13th Ave.; the Willamalane Recreation Center; or any participating museum. They also may be downloaded from www.lanecountyhistoricalsociety.org. For information, call 682-4242. Springfield High to hold annual pep rally Springfield High School Springfield High School may refer to:
fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to display. For information, call 744-4803. Poetry contest seeks schools to participate From November through March, schools may participate in classroom and school-wide contests as part of the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation rec·i·ta·tion n. 1. a. The act of reciting memorized materials in a public performance. b. The material so presented. 2. a. Oral delivery of prepared lessons by a pupil. b. Contest, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. and the Poetry Foundation in partnership with the Oregon Arts Commission. Finalists will advance to a state competition on March 8 and state champions will go on to the National Finals in late April in Washington, D.C. The program encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and competition. Participation requires less than two or three weeks of class time. Interested teachers may contact Vicki Poppen, arts education coordinator at (503) 986-0085. Applications may be downloaded at www.oregonarts-?commission.org. Springfield library to host `gross-ology' program The Science Factory will bring hands-on, "gross-ology" science to the Springfield Public Library Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Experiments will include scientific delights such as making mucous mucous /mu·cous/ (mu´kus) 1. pertaining to or resembling mucus. 2. covered with mucus. 3. secreting, producing, or containing mucus. mu·cous adj. 1. and experimenting on saliva. The free event is for students in grades kindergarten through 5. The library is at 225 Fifth St. For information, call 726-2287. Art center's family program to focus on Southwest arts Springfield's Emerald Valley Art Center, at 500 Main St., will host Family Art Sunday this from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Youths ages 3 through 14 and their families are invited to enjoy free art activities, music and exhibits inspired by art of the Southwest. Activities will include creating a kachina kachina (kəchē`nə), spirit of the invisible life forces of the Pueblo of North America. The kachinas, or kachinam, are impersonated by elaborately costumed masked male members of the tribes who visit Pueblo villages the first half of the doll, making designs with the Zia Symbol or interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. corn, squash and beans and painting landscapes or personal petroglyphs. For information, call 726-8595. Author Lois Lowry Lois Lowry (born Lois Ann Hammersburg[2] on March 20, 1937) is an author of children's literature who has been awarded the Newbery Medal twice: first for Number the Stars in 1990, and again in 1994 for The Giver to speak at Eugene library event In honor of Banned Books Week, acclaimed author Lois Lowry will give a free talk at the Eugene Public Library Wednesday at 6 p.m., with an introduction by Dave Fidanque, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. . This Author! Author!! event celebrates free speech, the power of fiction and the love of reading. A two-time recipient of the prestigious Newbery Award and many other honors, Lowry is a prolific author whose works appear on "favorites" lists of readers of all ages. Her best-known title, "The Giver," is among the most frequently challenged books in the country (a challenge is a formal, written attempt to remove a book from a library or classroom). The library's youth book clubs are all reading and meeting to discuss Lowry books this month: The Teen Book Club will discuss "The Giver" at 4 p.m. Oct. 17; the Tween tween n. A child between middle childhood and adolesence, usually between 8 and 12 years old. [Blend of teen1 and between.] Scene will discuss "The Giver" at 4 p.m. on Oct. 25; and the Book Buddies Book Group will discuss "Gooney Bird Greene  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . " at 4 p.m. on Oct. 25. For information, call 682-5450 or visit www?.eugene-or.gov/library. Talented and gifted Talented and Gifted or Gifted and Talented may refer to:
The Oregon Association of Talented And Gifted will hold its annual conference Friday and Saturday at the Village Green Resort in Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). . Highlights will include workshops with keynote speakers Michael Clay Thompson and Ed Zaccaro and Book Talk with Pacific University Professor Paula Wilkes. Educators, parents and students are welcome. For information or to register, visit http://www.oatag.org/Conference/Main.html. Girl Scouts Girl Scouts, recreational and service organization founded (1912) in Savannah, Ga., by Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low (1860–1927). It was originally modeled after the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, organizations created in Great Britain by Sir Robert Baden-Powell during to hold signups at three sites Girl Scouts will hold sign-up nights this month for all girls entering kindergarten through grade 12. In Eugene, they are Tuesday and Oct. 16, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Girl Scouts of Western Rivers Council Office, Suite 300, 1577 Pearl St. In Springfield, meetings will be Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Thurston Grange, 66th Street and Thurston Road, and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Springfield Lutheran Church, 1542 I St. For information, visit www?.wrgirlscouts.org or contact Diana or Sheila at 485-5911 or dolson@wrgirlscouts.org. School district seeks applicants for committee The Eugene School District Eugene School District (4J) is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the city of Eugene Elementary schools
The deadline is 5 p.m. Nov. 1. Applications may be mailed to Eugene School District, superintendent's office, 200 N. Monroe St., Eugene, OR 97402, or faxed to 687-3691. Openings are for two three-year terms that run through June 30, 2010, and a partial term that expires June 30, 2008. Applicants should plan to attend a meeting of the Eugene School Board on Nov. 7 to explain their qualifications and interest in serving. The board will then appoint applicants to fill positions held by Joe Cavanagh Joe Cavanagh (born April 13, 1948 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a retired ice hockey player. Cavanagh was named All-American in ice hockey at Harvard University for three straight years. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1994. , Mary Walstonand Virginia Farkas. Members with expired terms may re-apply. The 14-member committee, which includes the seven school board members, normally meets once or twice in the fall and two to three times in May during the budget approval process. For information, call 687-3309. Library seeks entrants for teen writing contest Young adults in grades 7 through 12 are encouraged to write a story for the Springfield Public Library's Teen Short Story Writing Contest. The story must begin with the sentence: "I shouldn't be reading this book." The deadline is Oct. 31. Entries must include a submission form available in the library or printable online at www.ci.springfield.or.us/library/teen/teenpage.htm. Stories will be judged on creativity, grammar and style. First-, second- and third-place prizes will be given in two categories: Middle School and High School. Winning entries will be published on the library's Web site. For information, call Carrie Schindele-Cupples at 726-2237. Event to focus on ecology and seasonal harvest The Lost Valley Educational Center Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community ecovillage located on 87 acres of forested land in Dexter, Oregon. Areas of focus for the intentional community include personal growth, permaculture, sustainability, simple living. in Dexter will hold a two-day event this weekend, Fall Ecology and Harvest: An Intergenerational in·ter·gen·er·a·tion·al adj. Being or occurring between generations: "These social-insurance programs are intergenerational and all Exploration, for people ages 12 and up to learn about fall ecology, indigenous tradition and the harvest season in the western Cascade foothills. The cost, which includes organic vegetarian meals, is $105 for students 12 and above or $135 for nonstudents. Single-day fees are available, as is overnight lodging and camping. A limited number of scholarships are available. For information or to register, visit www.lostvalley.org/fallecology/registration. Student artwork sought for national contest The Southwest Educational Development Laboratory is sponsoring an art contest open to K-12 students nationwide. Winning entries will be on display in the laboratory's new headquarters building in Austin, Texas. The contest theme is "Education and My Future." Entries may be created with any media: chalk, paint, photographs or digitized art, for example. The deadline for entries is Nov. 1. Prizes include a trip to Austin and a Macintosh computer for the grand prize winner, an iPod 40GB, an iPodNano and an iPod Shuffle The smallest and most basic iPod, and the only iPod without a display screen. Designed for people who just want to press start and play their tunes sequentially or at random, the shuffle holds up to 240 songs in 1GB of flash memory. , as well as a $100 gift to the winners' schools. Visit www.sedl.org/artcontest/ for more details and contest rules. Questions may be e-mailed to contest@sedl.org. |
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