By Jacob English-Dalbec, Senior, EPHS As a student caught among the struggle of the strike, I can attest to the dismal state that the schools sit in, an uneasy air roaming through the halls followed by hired-hand security guards and picket sign-carrying union members. All throughout School District 9, students are forced between the opposing…
Top New Jersey educator is former District 9 student
October 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
{gallery}10_25_11/libby{/gallery} A former District 9 student recently received a top education honor in the state of New Jersey. Libby (Schmele) Vino was honored recently as New Jersey’s Non-Public Teacher of the Year. She is a middle school math, spirituality and humanities teacher at All Saints Episcopal Day school in Hoboken, N.J. In addition to her…
Free help for pet owners
August 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Rogue Valley Veterinary Medical Association (RVVMA) will present a free public education seminar for pet owners in the Rogue Valley area. Gail Bishop, grief counselor at the Veterinary School of Medicine at Colorado State University, will discuss important issues for pet owners such as pet advocacy, hospice care, and the grieving process. “How can…
A slap in the face
June 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
“Students who receive a modified diploma, GED, adult high school diploma, alternative certificate or take longer than four years to graduate are now considered non-graduates,” according to a release from State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo. She said this makes Oregon one year ahead of a federal requirement. According to the new four-year cohort graduate rate…
Former EPHS vice principal selected by committee to be WMMS principal
April 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
School District 9 announced last week that they have hired Paul Cataldo to fill the position of principal at White Mountain Middle School. This comes as the result of the retirement of Dan Johnson at the end of the current school year. Cataldo will join District 9 in August. Cataldo, spent 10 years as teacher…
Agencies, educators focus on Latino student success
October 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
On Oct.16, a distinguished coalition of more than 100 filled Medford Library’s meeting room to tackle a daunting challenge. District 9 administrators and faculty joined other area educators, social agency personnel, business, government and civic leaders for the summit. Their goal: create a plan to improve graduation and success rates for Latino students. According…
Monte G. Ring
May 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Monte G. Ring, 39, of Eagle Point, died April 24, 2009 at Providence Medford Medical Center. He was born Sept. 8, 1969, to Michael and Ida Ring. He worked as an artist and creator of Native American works of art and had an education in forest conservation. In his free time he enjoyed…
Doctors offer free session on preventing colon cancer
February 23, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet it is the third most common cancer in Oregon and the second-leading cause of cancer-related fatality in the United States. Death caused by colon cancer is surpassed only by lung cancer. But despite its high incidence, colorectal cancer is one of the most detectable, and…
