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the heintz effect Hard-working yet fun-loving Connor Heintz wants to leave a lasting impression on the Linfield men’s soccer program by ellie holstine ’23
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onnor Heintz, a senior on the Linfield University men’s soccer team, embodies the phrase ‘work hard, play hard.’ Whether in school or while competing in soccer, Heintz always puts in the work to get the job done. And at the end of the day, he knows how to have a good time, too. On a typical day, the Maple Valley, Washington, native can be found studying or kicking the ball around with some friends. The four-time Dean’s List honoree continually works to better himself throughout all facets of his life. “Connor raises the level of the team with his character and his commitment to academics,” says Wildcats coach Andrew Duvall. As a senior majoring in sport management and minoring in sports economics, Heintz has taken his love for soccer to a whole new level. He has come to appreciate sports from a broader perspective and can now appreciate the nuances and skill required to manage a team. “My favorite part of my major is not having classes on Fridays, for sure,” Heintz says with a smile. “But also being able to work around the world of sports.” At Linfield, Heintz has elevated his love of sports to new levels. During his sophomore year, Heintz took the opportunity to study abroad as part of a January Term class in England. During his time across the ocean, Heintz was enrolled in “The Economics of Football.” Heintz earned credit towards his major, explored an incredible country, and studied the sport he is so devoted to – all at once. Heintz calls the course, taught by Randy Grant, the best he’s taken since coming to Linfield. It took Premier League soccer from his television screen and turned it into a potential career field to work in. “Econ 398 was my favorite class because I got to study football in England and experience what it was like watching the teams in person instead of on my TV screen.” Even after Heintz graduates this spring, his love for soccer will never fade. After Linfield, Heintz hopes to put his sport management major and sports economics minor to good use by entering the world of sports business. Working in sports is where he says he will be the happiest. As with everything he does, Heintz is willing to grind to get where he
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wants to be in life. In the end, Heintz’s most important career goal is to work in an organization where he’s excited to go to work every day. Even though he might not have the fine details hammered out, Heintz is undeniably heading down a path for success. There’s more to Heintz than meets the eye. When he’s not on the pitch or in the classroom, he might be found playing video games or board games. Being a game fanatic in more ways than one, Heintz is a member of the Super Smash Bros. club on campus. Not surprisingly, he loves playing other sports besides soccer, among them snowboarding. One thing is certain, whether he’s kicking a ball with friends or engaged in a serious melee battle, Heintz always has fun on his mind. While Heintz always gives his best effort, he also emulates a positive attitude and is incredibly supportive of those around him. Heintz is a valuable team player. During his freshman year, Heintz was moved to center forward and had to learn the position for the first time. Since then, he transitioned to the center back position and is still working to adjust. He works hard to fit within the team dynamic and make the program better. It’s obvious to anyone who knows him that he truly desires to see this team succeed because he loves the program. “Connor adds value as a flexible player who can fit multiple roles on the team,” Duvall says. “I wish I could work with him for several more years.” In his career, Heintz has battled a number of injuries. It’s impossible to tell how much work he puts in behind the scenes, but it’s clear how much he loves the team. He’s optimistic about this season and is striving to make an impact on this program. The Heintz Effect will be here long after he’s gone. He inspires other players to want to follow him while increasing others’ love for the game. “I just want to work as hard and as smart as I possibly can to improve the team,” Heintz says. “I want this team to become a powerhouse, but we must put in hard work to get there.” Even if Heintz’s vision of team success doesn’t come to fruition during his time at Linfield, he is nonetheless shaping his teammates and helping the program move forward. Heintz’s fun-loving personality and hard-working mentality have shaped him to be the best kind of leader. Whether it’s inside jokes or doing his best to be his best, Heintz does all he can for this team. “My goal for this season is simply to grow this program into something better than it was the year before.”
SOCCER AND LACROSSE COMPLEX
THE DREAM OF A MODERN soccer and lacrosse facility at Linfield University has become reality at last. Linfield director of athletics Garry Killgore spearheaded a vision for a $1.55 million project to revamp the current soccer and lacrosse facility. Completion of the project’s first phase was completed in December 2020. Phase 2 will get underway once funding is secured. The vision for substantially upgrading the Linfield Soccer and Lacrosse Complex has been discussed for many years. With the help of private funding from a cross-section of donors, the project is proceding in two phases.
In Phase 1 of the project, the natural grass field was converted to FieldTurfTM, providing Linfield teams an ideal year-round practice and playing surface while substantially reducing maintenance and game setup costs. The field was draped with branded mesh screening, providing for a more intimate and enclosed setting. Six enclosed storage spaces to house team equipment and supplies are included in Phase 1. Phase 2 calls for a new seating for 250 spectators as well as an adjoining paved plaza. It includes construction of a new pressbox on the west side of the field.
Dressing rooms for the women’s lacrosse and men’s and women’s soccer and teams are included as part of a multi-purpose structure planned for the stadium’s northwest corner. The new building will also contain a dressing room for visiting teams and game officials, restrooms and a concession stand. Under the leadership of Linfield alumnus Rob Gloeckner of Tarkett Sports, the grass field was converted to a FieldTurfTM surface. The custom-branded storage containers are being furnished by Boxwell co-founder Rod Bolls, a former Wildcats soccer player.
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MEET THE WILDCATS
JOSIAH ROTHWELL | 00
JULIEN INCHES | 0
PEYTON FRAZIER | 1
LOGAN CLIZER | 2
PATRICK MOES | 3
SHOMA OKITA| 4
ROMARIO MENDOZA | 8
BRADY ANDERSON | 9
ANGEL HERNANDEZ | 10
BRIDGER TAUTVYDAS | 12
ruben lopez | 13
cesar espindola-cruz |14
keegan brooks | 18
harrison davis | 19
alberto gallegos | 20
connor heintz | 21
zach dempsey | 22
dayton farrow | 23
kohl humphrey | 27
james litton | 28 5-11 | Freshman | F Portland, Oregon
jacob longbottom | 29
marques herrera-kuehn |30
henry boudreaux | 32
christian saenz |35
5-7 | Junior | D Bakersfield, California
andrew duvall
alex ponce
5-9 | Freshman | GK Boring, Oregon
5-7 | Junior | M Newport, Oregon
6-2 | Freshman | D Henderson, Nevada
Head Coach Second Year
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6-1 | Sophomore | GK Clinton, Washington
5-9 | Freshman | M Longview, Washington
6-0 | Junior | M Santa Clarita, California
Assistant Coach Fourth Year
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6-1 | Sophomore | GK Santa Clarita, California
6-0 | Freshman | F Kelso, Washington
5-10 | Freshman | F The Dalles, Oregon
6-2 | Sophomore | D Yakima, Washington
chase whittaker Assistant Coach First Year
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5-8 | Sophomore | M Portland, Oregon
6-1 | Freshman | D La Conner, Washington
6-0 | Junior | F Maple Valley, Washington
5-10 | Sophomore | D Woodinville, Washington
greg hill
Certified Athletic Trainer
5-10 | Freshman | M Boise, Idaho
5-5 | Sophomore | M Watsonville, California
5-7 | Sophomore | M Port Townsend, Washington
6-1 | Freshman | GK Beaverton, Oregon
lauren flood
Certified Athletic Trainer
5-8 | Junior | M Redmond, Washington
5-11 | Junior | F Beaverton, Oregon
5-8 | Senior | F Sparks, Nevada
6-3 | Freshman | GK Houston, Texas
MEET THE WILDCATS match breakdown
ANSON AGAPAY | 5
CAMERON GAINES | 6
MAXIMUS VANEATON | 7
ronan krutzikowsky | 15
sid kosaris | 16
reese nelson | 17
5-7 | Freshman | F Kahului, Hawaii
5-10 | Junior | D Newport, Oregon
5-9 | Freshman | F Happy Valley, Oregon
5-9 | Freshman | M Vancouver, Washington
5-4 | Freshman | M Eatonville, Washington
5-10 | Sophomore | M Portland, Oregon
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seamus miller| 24 5-11 | Freshman | M Tacoma, Washington
wyatt ackerman | 25 5-9 | Freshman | M Dana Point, California
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6-0 | Freshman | M Newberg, Oregon
THE RECORDS Entering the week, Linfield is 1-7-0 overall with a 0-4-0 Northwest Conference mark. Pacific Lutheran is 7-2-0 overall and an undefeated 4-0-0 in NWC play. The Lutes, the threetime defending conference champions, were picked to win it all again in the NWC Preseason Coaches Poll. LINFIELD AT A GLANCE The Wildcats have scored seven goals in their eight matches and lead the North-west Conference with 52 saves and 6.50 saves per game. Junior midfielder Ro-mario Mendoza and junior forward Cesar Cruz-Espindola lead the ‘Cats with two goals, one assist and five points apiece. Sophomore Peyton Frazier and junior Julian Inches have shared goalkeeping duties. Frazier ranks fourth in the NWC with 22 saves. PACIFIC LUTHERAN AT A GLANCE The Lutes lead the Northwest Conference with 3.63 goals, 2.38 assists and 9.63 points per game with six shutouts and a 0.56 goals against average. Sophomore Craig Johnson’s six goals lead the team and rank second in the NWC. Senior Keeton Heggerness and sophomore Brandt Kelly each have four goals. Sopho-more Nicholas Gaston is 6-2-0 in goal and leads the NWC with three shutouts and a 0.75 goals against average. THE SERIES Linfield and Pacific Lutheran have met 48 times with the Lutes leading the series with a 26-19-3 record. The ‘Cats are 9-15-1 against the Lutes at home. The Lutes won both meetings in 2019, winning by scores of 4-0 and 2-1 in double overtime.
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LINFIELD WILDCATS NO. 00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 35
NAME Josiah Rothwell Julian Inches Peyton Frazier Logan Clizer Patrick Moes Shoma Okita Anson Agapay Cameron Gaines Maximus VanEaton Romario Mendoza Brady Anderson Angel Hernandez Bridger Tautvydas Ruben Lopez Cesar Cruz-Espindola Ronan Krutzikowsky Sid Kosaris Reese Nelson Keegan Brooks Harrison Davis Alberto Gallegos Connor Heintz Zach Dempsey Dayton Farrow Seamus Miller Wyatt Ackerman Max Testa Kohl Humphrey James Litton Jakob Longbottom Marques Herrera-Kuehn Henry Boudreaux Christian Saenz
POS. GK GK GK M D M F F M M M M D M F D M M D M F F M F M M M D F D D GK GK
HT. 5-9 6-1 6-1 5-8 5-10 5-8 5-7 5-9 5-4 5-7 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-5 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-7 5-8 5-11 5-9 6-0 5-7 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-3
WT. 170 190 175 140 145 142 120 153 147 155 150 170 177 150 175 175 145 190 181 145 170 190 155 180 160 165 170 140 145 180 190 180 195
YR./EL. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. So./So. Jr./So. So./Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. Sr./Sr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. Jr./So. Jr./So. So./Fr. Fr./Fr.
HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Boring, Ore. / Sandy Clinton, Wash. / South Whidbey Santa Clarita, Calif. / Trinity Classical Academy Portland, Ore. / Wilson Boise, Idaho / Capital Redmond, Wash. / Lake Washington Kahului, Hawaii / H.P. Baldwin Happy Valley, Ore. / Clackamas Eatonville, Wash. / Eatonville Newport, Ore. / Newport Longview, Wash. / R.A. Long Kelso, Wash. / Kelso La Conner, Wash. / Mount Vernon Watsonville, Calif. / Wilsonville Beaverton, Ore. / Jesuit Newport, Ore. / Newport Vancouver, Wash. / Columbia River Portland, Ore. / Lincoln Henderson, Nev. / Bishop Gorman Santa Clarita, Calif. / Canyon The Dalles, Ore. / The Dalles Maple Valley, Wash. / Tahoma Port Townsend, Wash. / Port Townsend Sparks, Nev. / Edward C. Reed Tacoma, Wash. / Bellarmine Prep Dana Point, Calif. / Dana Hills Newberg, Ore. / Newberg Bakersfield, Calif. / SW Oregon C.C. Portland, Ore. / Lincoln Yakima, Wash. / Naches Valley Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville Beaverton, Ore. / Midland U. Houston, Tex. / Shadow Creek
HEAD COACH: Andrew Duvall (second year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Alex Ponce, Jeremiah Doyle, Chase Whittaker
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PACIFIC LUTHERAN LUTES NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 27 29 30 32 33 39 42 44
NAME Nicholas Gaston Vinny D’Onofrio Alex White Braden Cerbana Sam Erickson Ryan Klee Ryan Griffith Keegan Dolan Keeton Heggerness Rainier Schlekewey Joe Camp Dane Helle Sammy Tafolla Jon Tolo Hayden Bentzel Trevor Thompson Craig Johnson Archie Caldwell Christian Pineda Brandt Kelly Eli Visser Cole Dobson Jordan Ross Ayden Lawes Elijah Thompson Elijah Singleton Jared Simarago Mason Gribble Lucas Hempen Jared Dubinsky Robby Guyer Cris Lozano
POS. GK D D D/M M D D M F M M/F M M M M F M F M/F F D/M D D F M/F M/D D M GK M F M
HT. WT. 6-1 175 5-11 160 6-3 175 5-10 150 6-2 160 5-11 175 5-6 135 5-10 155 5-9 145 6-1 185 5-8 155 5-11 165 5-9 155 5-8 125 5-10 135 5-10 175 6-0 165 6-4 165 5-6 150 5-10 170 5-9 160 6-3 190 6-2 160 6-3 190 5-10 150 5-8 145 5-9 155 5-11 165 5-10 150 6-3 170 5-8 155 5-9
YR. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr.
HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Mililani, Hawaii / Mililani Mill Creek, Wash. / Henry M. Jackson Henderson, Nev. / Coronado Kent, Wash. / Kentridge Auburn, Wash. / Auburn Riverside Bothell, Wash. / Inglemoor Puyallup, Wash. / Sumner Auburn, Wash. / Auburn Riverside Gig Harbor, Wash. / Peninsula Seattle, Wash. / Garfield Sammamish, Wash. / Skyline Puyallup, Wash. / Puyallup Fife, Wash. / Rogers Jessheim, Norway / videregående skole Billings, Mont. / Billings West Olympia, Wash. / River Ridge Puyallup, Wash. / Puyallup University Place, Wash. / Curtis Puyallup, Wash. / Emerald Ridge Port Orchard, Wash. / Life Christian Puyullup, Wash. / Puyallup Spokane, Wash. / University Lake Stevens, Wash. / Lake Stevens Mililani, Hawaii / Mililani Vancouver, Wash. / Mountain View Beaverton, Ore. / Southridge Los Alamitos, Calif. / Los Alamitos Fife, Wash. / Fife Louisville, Colo. / Fairview University Place, Wash. / Curtis Ravensdale, Wash. / Tahoma Acapulco, Mexico / Tahoma
HEAD COACH: John Yorke (20th year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jamie Bloomstine, Peter Voiles, Derek Johnson, Jimmy Fioretti, Willy Leiste, Liviu Bird
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the guiding light Under the skillful watch of coach Andrew Duvall, the future of the Linfield men’s soccer program appears bright
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ndrew Duvall is in his second year as head coach of the Linfield men’s soccer program. Duvall came to Linfield after spending eight years as assistant men’s coach at Concordia University-Portland. While at Concordia, Duvall managed a multitude of responsibilities, including recruiting, team training, academic mentorship, team travel, program budgeting, camps, team equipment and team scheduling. The CU men’s program compiled a record of 90-60-14 during Duvall’s tenure, all while transitioning from an NAIA institution to a full-fledged member of NCAA Division II. As a player, Duvall lettered four seasons in soccer at Concordia from 1999 through 2002, playing in 73 career matches. He began as an assistant coach at Concordia in 2011. Duvall holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) National B License and a USSF National Youth License. He completed a
bachelor’s degree in psychology at Concordia in 2003 and went on to earn a master’s degree in physical education with a concentration in sport administration and coaching from the University of New Mexico in 2011. Duvall has been a head coach, age group coordinator, assistant director of coaching and director of coaching for various youth soccer andrew duvall organizations in Washington, New Mexico and Oregon. At Concordia, Duvall served as the athletic department’s director of internal operations, facilities coordinator, and taught courses as an adjunct professor within the School of Management and Department of Exercise and Sport Science. Andrew and his wife, Susanne, have been married for 16 years and are raising three young sons.
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NORTHWEST CONFERENCE men’s soccer STANDINGS
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W-L PCT.
OVERALL W-L PCT. STREAK
Pacific Lutheran 4-0
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7-2 0.778
W4
Willamette
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5-2 0.714
W3
Puget Sound 2-1-1 0.625
3-3-1 0.500
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Whitman
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0.500
6-3 0.667
W1
Whitworth
2-2
0.500
3-4-1 0.438
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4-4-1 0.500
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Pacific George Fox
1-3
0.250
3-4 0.429
L1
Linfield
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0.000
1-8 0.111
L5
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STAYING SAFE DURING COVID
Masking is required by all visitors, vendors and participants during home athletic events Linfield Director of Athletics Dr. Garry Killgore announced on August 20 new safety protocols that have been implemented to protect participants and spectators from further spread of the COVID-19 virus. •All individuals (age 12 and over) entering any athletics venue must provide proof of vaccination. •Since all Linfield faculty, staff, and students have completed this task in order to be on campus this fall, the Linfield individual must simply show their current Linfield ID. •Masks must be worn by all spectators at all times. Participants, including players, coaches, support staff and media on the sidelines, must wear masks throughout the duration of all athletic events, both indoor and outdoor, and during pregame and postgame activities.
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LINFIELD SPORTS NETWORK
fans can now follow the ’Cats on the roku app The Linfield Sports Network brings fans live action of Linfield athletic events each week. Fans can watch live play-by-play action of all home games on their desktop computer, tablet or mobile device or smart TV. The Farnham Electric Pregame Show starts 15 minutes prior to each game’s scheduled kickoff. Broadcasts include a complete postgame wrap-up, with analysis, final statistics and live interviews with players and coaches. McMinnville native Joe Stuart begins his first season as lead play-by-play announcer. A 2020 Linfield graduate, Stuart is the athletic department’s broadcast coordinator, managing all aspects of Linfield’s webcasting outreach, while assisting with sports communications and social media needs.
Stuart got his start in sports broadcasting with LSN, calling play-byplace for men’s and women’s soccer, basketball, baseball and softball contests. He also served as football sideline reporter for two seasons. Retired Linfield Dean of Students and emeritus faculty member Dave Hansen celebrates his 45th season of involvement with Linfield football broadcasts, either as a play-by-play voice and color analyst. For the first time, all Linfield Sports Network broadcasts are available on the Roku app, making it possible for fans to watch live and archived games on their home televisions. To access games, go to golinfieldwildcats.com/watch, or download the Roku app on your smart TV.
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LINFIELD’S PARALYMPIAN Annie Flood recently competed at the highest echelon of sport at the Tokyo Paralympic Games Annie Flood was prepared to move forward, having accepted this was not her year to make Team USA’s sitting volleyball Paralympic roster. The Linfield University freshman recently returned from Japan where she and her Team USA teammates captured the gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. Flood, who resides in Salem, helped Team USA defend its Paralympic title with a thrilling 4-set match over archrival China. In preparation for the Tokyo Paralympics, Flood went all in. The granddaughter of former Linfield football athlete Bob Flood moved from Salem to Team USA’s headquarters in Oklahoma to earn a spot with the Tokyo team. “I went and I trained and I gave it everything I have,” Flood said. “And then I came home and didn’t make the roster and it was frustrating and I was angry because I gave everything I have and was that just not enough or did I do something wrong?”
And then she got the call. “I had not only just, sort of, be OK with the fact that I didn’t make the roster and start to just be like, ‘Oh, my team’s going I get to cheer for them stateside,’ but I’d also just moved into college,” she said. “And then I got the call and everything sort of clicked. It was like, OK, this is where I’m supposed to be.” Flood said she started crying. “I get off the phone — ‘Thank you so much!’ — and I just start sobbing, like sobbing and I screamed, and I was like, ‘I’m going to Tokyo!’ and my dad was like, ‘Oh my gosh!’ and my mom was like ‘What’s going on?’ It was a scene but it was, like, just pure joy.” Born with fibibular hemimela, the Salem native has lived nearly her entire life with a prosthetic on her right leg. But growing up the Paralympics were the last thing on her mind. “I mean I always wanted to just be like every other kid, I didn’t want to be different, I didn’t want to be in the Paralympics, I didn’t even know what that was,” she said.
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WILDCATS IN THE NEWS Former Linfield football player Brent Barry is named the Oregon School Superintendent of the Year by nick morgan, medford mail tribune Owing to his school district’s outreach after the Almeda fire and a rapid deployment of online resources for affected students and staff after the fire, former Linfield University football quarterback Brent Barry was recently named Oregon School Superintendent of the Year. The Oregon Association of School Executives surprised Barry with the honor last week during a Zoom meeting with other school district leaders across the state. Barry is superintendent of the Phoenix-Talent School District in southern Oregon. The honor puts the 1996 Linfield graduate in the running for the national superintendent of the year award issued by the American Association of School Administrators, according to a news release issued by the OASE and the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators. The two organizations picked Barry for the honor because of the “exceptional” way the district navigated numerous challenges for its 2,375 students following the fire that demolished large parts of Phoenix and Talent and took out roughly a third of student and staff homes, according to OASE President Tim Sweeney, who is the Coquille School District superintendent. Barry’s staff contacted every family in the school district within one week of the fire to get a bead on where the families were located and how they were faring after the massively destructive fire. Barry praised the overwhelming success of Southern Oregon
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