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	Nominations Now Being Accepted for 2012 Crystal Apple Awards The Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce is now taking nominations for its annual Crystal Apple Awards, recognizing excellence in education. All community patrons, students, parents, and other school employees are invited to nominate any District or private school employee who excels in building future leaders of tomorrow. The only restrictions are that the employee must be currently employed by the Hillsboro School District or a local private school, and have worked for that district or school for at least three years. Nomination packets are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, January 13, 2012. Winners will be announced at the Crystal Apple Awards dinner on Thursday, February 23, 2012. For more information, please contact Kris Carico at 503-726-2145 or krisc@hillchamber.org. Click here to download a nomination packet. HSF Surprise Patrol Awards Nearly $70,000 in Grants Over five days, from May 13 through 19, the Hillsboro Schools Foundation's Surprise Patrol made its rounds to award 14 unwary recipients with grant funding for their innovative projects. Here's a recap of awards: *Evergreen: Jessie Bader* -- to support Evergreen's afterschool veterinary science club, "All Creatures Great and Small." The program introduces students to veterinary science with field trips, microscopy, dissections and special guest vet visits. *Evergreen: Linda Harrington-- to purchase and install technology that will allow large groups of students to connect with students and cultures around the world through an internet-connected interactive projection system.. Free Orchards: Holly Haskell* -- to provide access to netbooks technology as a means to help struggling writers become competent grade-level writers who are confident users of technology. (Sponsored by Verizon READS) *Glencoe: Carol Gaumond* -- to purchase Elmo document camers for math classrooms that will allow increased student participation and time on task, engage large classrooms of students with diverse needs, and increase achievement. *Glencoe: Stacy Pelster* -- to purchase materials designed to improve student Spanish reading skills and comprehension of Spanish vocabulary through the Total Physical Response Storytelling method and technology to improve data gathering and analysis to enhance future foreign language instruction. *W.L. Henry: Laura Reese* -- to support development of a two-way immersion summer school for students in the dual language classes at Minter Bridge and W.L. Henry to reinforce and strengthen bilingual skills in speaking, reading and writing. (Sponsored by First Tech Credit Union) *Hilhi: Cynthia Schubert, Kelda Van Patten and Rebecca Buchanan* -- to develop their "Home/Homeless" project to provide art students and opportunity to consider how we understand home and what being homeless is, and to transform their ideas into a series of artworks. *Liberty: Laurie Jenkins* -- to help fund the costs of hosting the 2012 Falcon 15K Relay, which raises funds to support the Liberty Fit fitness club which helps often non-involved students to develop physically, mentally and socially. (Sponsored by New Seasons Market) *Miller Education Center: Karen Shea* -- to develop "Art from the Heart" to increase student engagement and academic performance of struggling and at-risk students by connecting meaningful, hands-on forms of artistic expression to curriculum goals and achievement standards. Also expands community partnerships that allow students to become more fully and positively involved in their community. *North Plains: Craig Harlow* -- to fund Computers on Wheels (COWs), mobile computer labs that enhance classroom instruction by giving teachers more creative flexibility to use online curriculum resources and software programs. (Sponsored by Genentech) *Orenco: Steve Johnson* -- to purchase two sets of disc golf equipment for elementary students around the district to increase body conditioning, aerobic exercise and concentration skills in an activity that can be played for the rest of their lives. (Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente) *Poynter: Jessica Thompson* -- to purchase cameras and equipment for teacher professional development; teachers will film their own lessons and reflect on and discuss strengths and challenges, with the goal to improve instruction and increase student achievement. *Special Programs: Amy Little and Terri Nickens* -- to purchase cash registers for high schools to increase skills in money handling and management, and employment readiness in students with mild to moderate disabilities. (Sponsored by New Seasons Market) *West Union: Connie Greenlee and Diane Kinion* -- to purchase iPod technology to allow students to create and produce podcasts, increasing student engagement and participation throughout the curriculum and across all grade levels. HSF's grants continue a 10-year tradition of funding innovative projects to enhance the education of Hillsboro schoolchildren. Congratulations to all the grant winners and a BIG thank you to HSF and sponsors.

	Crystal Apple Recipients and Nominees
	Seventeen Nominees Recognized at Crystal Apple Awards Banquet Administrators Linda Bishop, Principal, Mooberry Elementary School Christie Peterson, Principal, Groner Elementary School Licensed Jessica Ackerman, Child Dev. Teacher/Falcon’s Nest Preschool, Liberty HS Linda Barbour, 2nd Grade Teacher, Eastwood Elementary School Dan Bosshardt, Music Teacher, Lincoln Street Elementary School Susan Davis-McLain, Speech and Debate Coach, Glencoe High School Diane Dow, 4th Grade Teacher, Free Orchards Elementary School Lynn LaBelle, 2nd Grade Teacher, Lenox Elementary School Paula Lais, 5th Grade Teacher, Jackson Elementary School Maggie Richardson, 4th Grade Teacher, Brookwood Elementary School Cynthia Simantel, Kindergarten Teacher, Quatama Elementary School Mark Striplin, Social Studies and Leadership Teacher, Brown Middle School Trina Vorderbrueggen, 4th/5th Grade Teacher, Eastwood Elementary School Classified Kim Evans, Custodian, Tobias Elementary School Lottie Johnson, Bookkeeper/Instructional Assistant, Poynter Middle School Sally Pettitt, Youth Transition Specialist, District Office – Special Programs Frank Schuh, Custodian, Reedville Elementary School Following an inspiring keynote address by Narce Rodriguez, Dean of Students at PCC Rock Creek, the Crystal Apple Award winners were announced. Typically, three winners are selected in each category, but since there were just two administrator and four classified nominees, the Chamber decided to bestow the award on all nominees in those categories! In the licensed category, winners were Susan Davis-McLain, Diane Dow and Mark Striplin.Congratulations to all nominees and to the winners of the Crystal Apple Award; and thanks to the Chamber for hosting this event each year in honor of our outstanding staff.

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