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On Monday, the School Board honored Student All-Stars from Liberty Elementary School for their motivation, perseverance, growth, and school and community service.

Liberty students are:

Brookelynn Welker

Brookelynn is a school and community leader from Mrs. Pantovich’s 5th grade class. She demonstrates a sincere compassion for her classmates. She is a caring, giving individual who cares deeply about the well-being of others.

Taylor Bond

Taylor is a 5th grade student in Mr. Nazarian’s class. She is a hard working, dedicated student who rolls up her sleeves when faced with a challenge. She is an excellent role model for the trait of perseverance.

On Monday, the School Board honored Student All-Stars from Lafayette Elementary School for their motivation, perseverance, growth, and school and community service.

Lafayette students are:

Mia Rowe

Mia is a wonderful student who can always be counted on to make good choices, try her best, complete quality work, help other students, be kind and caring to others, and be a role model that everyone else can look up to. She is a compassionate and a selfless person who is always willing to be there for others. Mia was a leadership student for the school and fulfilled every expectation of what a leadership student should be.

Kiersten Bellis

Kiersten is a great candidate for this award because she demonstrates motivation daily in all of her work. Her consistent perseverance sets an example for others. She always comes to school ready to learn and never gives up even when it might be difficult.

On Monday, the School Board honored Student All-Stars from Oak Grove Elementary School for their motivation, perseverance, growth, and school and community service.

Oak Grove students are:

Evan Lathrop

Evan has consistently demonstrated great determination, persistence, humor and integrity in fifth grade. He has worked hard to maintain his “Self-Manager” status this year. That means he has to get his math done to 100 percent each week, which is a challenge, and turn in all assignments on time, as well as show responsibility and integrity throughout the school days. Evan is a champion for issues of injustice. He will be a hero to many through his life. Evan motivates himself to stretch his abilities and be the very best he can be.

Dane Tilley

Dane is the hardest working 5th grader at Oak Grove. He has an outstanding work ethic and continues to push himself every minute of the school day. He has a growth mindset and knows that hard skills will eventually be easy with a positive attitude and lots of hard work. Dane always has a smile on his face and is a great friend to every other student at Oak Grove.

NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Greater Albany Public School District 8J, Linn and Benton Counties, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 will be held at 718 Seventh Avenue SW, Albany, Oregon 97321.  The meeting will take place on Monday, May 1, 2017, at 6:00 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to receive the Budget Message, the Proposed Budget Document, and public input on the budget for the fiscal year 2017/2018.

A copy of the Proposed 2017/2018 Budget Document will be made available at the time the Budget Message is delivered.  After that time the document may be reviewed on or after May 2, 2017, at the GAPS District Office, 718 Seventh Avenue SW, Albany, Oregon, 97321 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place and to take public comment.  Listed below is the time of additional Budget Committee meetings that also will be held to take public comment.  Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee.

• May 15, 2017 Public Input/Approval of Budget
• May 24, 2017 Approval of Budget if necessary

The above meetings will be held at the GAPS District Office at 718 Seventh Avenue SW, Albany, Oregon, 97321, and will start at 6:00 p.m.

Russell Allen

RUSSELL ALLEN

Budget Officer