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Thursday, June 20, 2019 • Vol. 134, No. 51 • Oregon, WI • ConnectOregonWI.com • $1.25
Oregon School District
Learning a ‘common language’ Consistent approach is key as students reach OMS, OHS SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
As students in the Oregon School District progress from elementary school to eventually walking across the dais with their high school diplomas, they’re constantly learning not only academics, but social and emotional skills. It’s a process steadily evolving throughout the grade levels. It starts with concepts like “Everyday Superheroes” spreading kindness at Netherwood and evolves into Rome Corners Intermediate School students vying to have good deeds recognized at “ROAR assemblies.” By the time students reach middle and high school, the foundation is set for the next level. At Oregon Middle School, the focus for tweens and young teens is on respecting themselves,
Inside Get ready for Summer Fest this weekend Section B
Champs again
Village of Oregon
Janesville and Park street intersection approved Includes signal lights, sidewalks AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
Observer series on PBIS This spring, the Observer is looking at how the Oregon School District has used Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) at its various schools to help with student behavior and achievement. April: Series overview May: Elementary and intermediate schools June: Oregon middle school and high school others and their surroundings, highlighted by weekly circles, where each student gets a turn to talk about issues important to them. At Oregon High School, students prepare for the “real world” by a fouryear course in “Panther PRIDE,” learning life skills like responsibility and empathy and taking a more active role in their education. All of these initiatives
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Oregon senior Sydney McKee, left, and junior Emma Halverson celebrate after the Panthers won the WIAA Division 2 state championship in a shootout over Whitefish Bay on Saturday in Milwaukee.
Oregon defeats Whitefish Bay in shootout The Oregon girls soccer team won a shootout to clip Whitefish Bay 2-1 in a thrilling WIAA Division 2 state championship on Saturday, June 15, at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee. The Panthers (18-0-1) won the gold ball for the second time in five years. Oregon got penalty kick goals from senior defender Sydney McKee, junior defender Emma
Halverson, senior Randey Lewis and senior midfielder Katie Eisele to win the shootout 4-1. Junior goalkeeper Melia Moyer stopped two shots in the shootout to preserve the victory. The Panthers have made a run to state five straight years and finished as the runner-up last year.
Full coverage of the girls soccer team’s state championship
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The village will put a stoplight at a widened intersection of Janesville and Park streets, rather than a roundabout. It’s expected to be installed in the next few months. More than 40 people attended a public information meeting earlier this month, and public works director Jeff Rau told the Village Board the stoplight plan got overwhelming support. The plan, which the board approved Monday, includes dedicated left turn lanes and signals and will open the intersection for two lanes of traffic. Rau said the roundabout would have restricted access to the businesses along that intersection and would also impact the surrounding wetland, as the roundabout would have required expanding the intersection. While signals can cause traffic to get backed up during rush hour, Rau said timers would force a green light. Some at the June 4 meeting suggested creating what is referred to as a “refuge island,” or a raised strip in the middle of the crosswalks for pedestrians who were not able to completely cross the intersection, which Rau said he felt was a good idea. Traffic engineers will now prepare design documents for the village, with an anticipated construction timeline set for late this summer. Village president Jeanne Carpenter thanked those who participated by attending and engaging with the meeting. “I was very proud to be a public servant at that meeting,” she said.
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