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Friday, November 16, 2012
Volume LX, Issue III
Important Dates
No Shave November
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isa Harder, a senior at West passed away Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 after a three year battle with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer. Harder relied on her family, friends and an unbreakable faith for support during her cancer journey. In September, Lisa was able to enjoy a slice of her senior year of high school when her classmates voted her homecoming queen. Lisa’s celebration of life ceremony was held on Nov. 8, 2012. The Clypian dedicates this issue of our paper to Lisa Harder and the impact she had on so many of her peers. The following are posts by students at West honoring her positive attitude towards life and the value she placed on the time she had here.
Lisa Harder (1995-2012)
Life is about quality, not quantity. Lisa Harder is in a better place
Academic School Calendar November: 20-21 No school 22-23 No school and district offices are closed
30 No school 6-12 grade students
R.I.P Lisa you’re in a better place and pain free we will miss you R.I.P Lisa Harder You are one amazing person! You showed me so much about life and just how to love it no matter what life throws at you.. God is lucky to have you by his side. Photo courtesy of Carol Kilfoil
SK Calander Affected By Furlough Days
December: Salem-Keizer School District Declares Seven Days Off School This Year 19-21 No school/district being longer this year. Here is the We have furlough days to to be longer this year? Yulia Boyalskaya closed- furlough day
21-31 No school- Winter Break
24-25 District office are closed
January 2013: 1 No school- Winter Break
1 District offices are
closed- furlough day
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No school and district offices are closed
February: 1 No school 18 No school March:
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ast year, students in the Salem-Keizer school district must have noticed--and enjoyed!--an abundance of three day weekends dispersed within the school year. Students also must have heard the funny word “furlough” at least once or twice, and something about winter break
breakdown of what all this means. What are furlough days? Furlough days are days where all school disrtict employees are off work without pay on what normally would have been a work day. Because nobody gets paid on a furlough day, the school district does not have to budget wages for the day. Why do we have furlough days?
Election Fast Facts Obama won Oregon 53.6% against Romney’s 43.7%
reduce the school district budget. We are currently at a 20 million gap which the state is trying to close by cutting costs in unemployment benefits, supplies and materials and transportation, among others. How many do we have this year? This year we have 7 days. Last year it was 6. Why are my school breaks going
“By clustering the furlough days near breaks, it allows families to extend trips and plan activities to take advantage of the time off in ways that are not feasible with single days spread throughout the year. For students working seasonal jobs, it might be an advantage as well,” Jay Remy, Communications Director at Salem-Keizer Public Schools says.
Tyler Norbury Reporter Most Democratic state; District of Columbia with 91.4% for Obama
Electoral votes:
15 No school for 6-12
Obama 303 Romney 206
grade students
25-29 No schoolSpring Break
Most Republican state; Utah with 72.8% for Romney and every county voting Republican
Popular votes:
Obama 60.3 million Romney 57.5 million