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Swan River School takes extra sanitary measures to prevent COVID-19

By Kennady, Eighth Grade

This school year, SRS staff and students are doing absolutely everything they can to prevent cases of COVID-19 from spreading throughout the school. Being sanitary is the number one priority.

Some of the precautionary measures the rural school is taking include classes eating lunch in their homerooms, sectioning off the individual classes as much as possible, no assemblies, and having different areas for each class at recess. Of course, masks are required, and hand washing and sanitizing are frequent.

School Principal, Mr. Bunker states this about what happens when the school contracts a case: "We are notified by the health department. We have had only two cases so far. When this happens, the school asks that the student not return to school until cleared medically. We also send out communication to staff and families if we do have a positive case. Obviously, anyone who was in close contact is asked to quarantine, and we offer remote learning to those students."

COVID-19, or the Coronavirus, is an infectious virus that officially entered the USA in March of 2020. The visible symptoms are coughing, fever, aches, fatigue, shortness of breath, loss of taste and smell, congestion, and nausea. For more information on the Coronavirus, please inquire with your local health department or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

SRS welcomes the new first grade teacher!

By Casey, Eighth Grade

The year of 2020 has opened many spots at Swan River School. The positions opening up led to many new teachers, like Ms. Quinn.

Ms. Quinn is this year’s new first grade teacher, who was hired for the position at the beginning of the year. She is an excellent teacher and is amazing with kids. Ms. Quinn worked at Swan River last year in the Kindergarten room as a paraprofessional, so she's a familiar face.

“I really like teaching the younger kids,” Quinn said when interviewed. Then, when asked about why she chose first grade she replied, “I got my degree for K-8 teaching, and really got into teaching elementary grades.”

We are so excited to welcome this year's new teachers to our humble school. We hope Ms. Quinn will teach here for many years to come.

Swan River School welcomes Mrs. Aho

By Raquel, Seventh grade

This year, Swan River School hired new teachers. One of the teachers is Mrs. Aho. She is the Second grade teacher. She said, "This is my third teaching job and my sixth year." Mrs. Aho wanted to be a teacher because she wanted to teaching kids new and existing learning experiences. Mrs. Aho said she like this school because, "It is small and it's part of a community.

Mr. Bunker said that Mrs. Aho had to go through ad interview and the committee thought she was the right fit for the job. Mrs. Aho got the job this summer in June. We are happy to have here with with us at Swan River School!

Mrs. Stahlberg joins the SRS family

By Shannon, Seventh Grade

The year 2020-2021 Mrs. Stahlberg became the new third grade teacher at Swan River School.

Mrs. Stahlberg was hired as the third grade teacher because the former teacher, Mrs. Butts retired due to Covid-19. Mrs. Stahlberg was hired by our principal to be an aid, at first. Then, the position was changed to a long term substitute for third grade; but she finally got the job as the full time third grade teacher.

“I love teaching third grade,” Mrs. Stahlberg answered when interviewed.

Mrs. Stahlberg loves teaching so much that she thinks that she will be here for several years. Mrs. Stahlberg is a very happy teacher.

Mr. Estes advances technology at SRS

By Kai, Eighth Grade

In the 2020 school year Swan River School gained a new network administrator for technology in the building. Mr. Estes went to college at Devry University, located in Phoenix AZ. He came to Swan because he knew it was a quality place to work, and a school that really cares about their students. Estes’s kids even attended Swan River, and it is an accomplishment for him to be a part of the Swan River family.

Estes' cousin talked him into going to Devry College because his dad thought he should try something different than the logging industry. He took a job maintaining ATMs, which helped propel him into technology. Being a tech guy has taught Estes how to read people. Technology is advancing at a spectacular rate, and Estes said it's hard to keep up with all the new tech, but he is trying his best to figure it out.

Estes loved to play football. In fact, he accomplished many goals in his life, including the state championship his senior year. He and his team got a motion to recognize their accomplishment at the Washington State Legislature. He also graduated college on the President's List. Estes loves to be outside; he goes rafting, snowboarding, and he does play some sports. Estes is also the best step-dad in the world, he loves his kids so much.

New Assignments at Swan River School

Mr. Congdon has switched from the sixth grade homeroom teacher to the eighth grade.

Mrs. Breivik has switched from first grade to teaching Kindergarten.

Mrs. Vickery switched from title 1 to sixth grade homeroom teacher.

Mrs. Bradstreet switched from her original second grade position to the fourth grade class.

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