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by Ed Ballam
BRADFORD The search for anew request, one of the faculty members
Oxbow High School principal con- wouldhave to step down.
tinues to make progress with some She added, however, the board
directions from a search committee could vote to expand the committee
formed to find suitable candidates by one to accept a special educator.
for the position. The board accepted the suggestion
At its meeting last week, the with a unanimous vote.
members of the Oxbow High School The district board members also
Board heard an update from its approved a print advertisement for
chaim Kathy Damon of Newbury the principal' s position and where Alone Martin wants to turn her love for horses into a career any way she
about progress being made to the ad would be placed, can and she conducted her senior seminar research project into a study
replace Larry Welsh, the current The ad seeks a principal to start of equestrian training. She was standing in front of her display during
principal who will be leaving at the in the 2014/2015 school year and Career Project Night at Oxbow High School on Jan. 15.
end of this school year. the person selected "will assume JO PHOTO BY ALEX NUTI-OE BIASI
Damon said the committee met educational leadership and manage-
since the last school board meeting ment of the high school and be
and voted to recommend that the responsible for creating and main-
assistant principal's position be taining an educational atmosphere
changed to dean of students in that provides an opportunity for all
conjunctionwiththe arrival of anew students and staff to achieve high
principal. She saidthe committee is standards."
also recommending the position of It says the candidate should have
athletic director be retained, a master's degree in education and at
A dean of students, Damon least five years of experience. The
explained, would have more interac- board decided also decided to
tion with the students. Board advertise the position in several
member Dan Smith of Bradford local daily newspapers as well as the
questioned ifthe proposal was more Boston Globe spending close to
'* than a name change, from assistant $3,000 for print advertising to
principal to dean of students, supplement the online advertising
"It can be abigjob change," said that's already in progress.
Orange East Supervisory Union Damon said the committee will
Superintendent Beth Cobb. "A dean continue to meet and keep the board
of students is very different. A lot of informed of its progress.
schools are heading toward it." As work continues to find a new
Cobb explained the dean of principal, Cobb said she has meet
students would be far more active with the entire faculty at Oxbow in a
with students and listening to their work session to engage the staff
voicesthantheassistantprincipal's with planning for the school's
position is currently. She also said future. She said she asked the staff
the position change would also to dream a bit, think about what they
allow a teacher to step up to a wanted for their school and howto
leadership position if the individual achieve those goals.
chooses to do so. "The teachers really took it and FR( COPPERFIELD TO
KATNISS--Dozens of people
Smith said he could see the ran withit," Cobb said, noting that turned out last week at Oxbow
benefitofsuchamove, butwantedto she has several good ideas fromthe High School for Career Proiect
make sure the program remained "brainstorm" that occurred during Night to examine a semester's
consistent throughout, the workshop. She.plans to have at worth of research by seniors into
In herupdate, Damon also said least two more m the coming potential career paths. Patrick
members of the special education months and will reduce the ideas Musgrave-Losey (pictured) is hop-
faculty wanted to participate in the into areport for the boardto review, ing to parlay his love for the
search for the new principal. The "Withanewprincipalcomingin, English langauge and avid reading
into a career as an English teacher.
committee, however, is limited to it's a perfect time to make some JO PHOTO BY ALEX NUTI-DE BIASI
tWO faculty members and both seats changes," Cobb said.
are already filled. To accommodate Ed Ballam can be reached at
the special education department' s eballam /onews.com. Anti-violence task
force to meet
CHELSEA n Jan. 28 from 5 to 7
Memorial service scheduled p.m., the Orange County Domestic
for Main Street mainstay and Sexual Violence Task Force will
meet at Altus Healing Arts on Route
BRADFORD--A community memorial service is scheduled for Jan. 22 at 110.
5 p.m. on the third floor of the Richardson Building to pay homage to a The agenda will include infor-
community member and popular musician who died suddenly last week. mation about Circles of Support and
A streetside memorial after Christian"Clue" Cameron died suddenly Accountability. Learn more about
on the morning of Jan. 15. Cameron, 35, of Bradford, sustained a self- COSAs and restorative justice
inflicted gunshot wound inside Bradford Pizza on Main Street. He was efforts to better integrate domestic
transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon where violence and sex offenders into the
he was pronounced dead. community.
InadditiontolongstintsasafamiliarfaceatColatinaExitandBradford Help with the planning of the
Pizza, Cameron was a popular musician who played in area bands and 2014 Legislative Breakfast and
events, such as the Bradford Fair. A relief fund for Cameron's family review the results of the task force
including two daughters has been set up at Wells River Savings Bank. survey. For more information, call
(802)685-7900.
Rock Memorial race
moves to Bear Ridge
BRADFORD---Bear Ridge Speed-
way has announced 99 ROCK
WFRD-FM has returned as the
weekly racing series sponsor for the
2014 season as well as noting that
the track will host the Spencer Rock
Memorial race this year.
The 2014 Bear Ridge Speedway
99ROCK WFRD weekly racing
series will consist of the DIRTcar-
sanctioned Bond Auto Parts Sports-
man Modifieds, the Wells River
Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes, the
USAC-sanctioned DMA Midgets,
the Laquerre's Motorsports Lim-
ited Late Models, the Weglarz
Property Service Fast Fours, and the
KDD NAPA of Bradford Ridge
Runner Hornets. All divisions will
be competing weekly and the USAC
DMA Midgets on a bi-weekly basis.
Window Fashions
Race night sponsors return for
th
the 47 season with only one change
being made to the line up which
kicks offon May 3. Shaker Valley
Auto will be hosting two events for
the 2014 season with a regular night
of racing sponsored in June, then in
Flooring
September they will return for their
annual-inaugural at the Ridge-
Spencer Rock Memorial event.
"We are happy to be able to add
this special event to our lineup and
° look forward to hosting this in the
years to come," said Bear Ridge
promoter/owner Butch Elms. "Spen-
cer Rock was well known in the
Upper Valley, competing more
frequently down the road from us,
but he did hit the dirt a few times
here at the Ridge so this is a natural
fit for us. We are looking forward to
the show and hope that we can do the
Rock family proud with a record-
breaking memorial for Spencer
Rock."
This year will begin with the 13th
annual Upper Valley Car Show on
April 26 followed by a practice i!!
session for BRS-licensed car show
participants at 2 p.m.
The following Saturday is the
annual car show at the Jiffy Mart/
Bradford Mini Mart followed by
another practice session. The
99ROCKwfrdweekly racing season
will then see weekly competition in
all six divisions starting that same
night.
We are seeking a person to handle multiple warehous-
ing responsibilities in our Barre, VT facilities. Indoor
and outdoor tasks involve receiving and shipping, op-
erating a forklift and local trucking (must have a good
driving record but no CDL is required). We wilt train
the right individual. Benefits include competitive
wage, paid vacation, health insurance and year-round
employment. Please send resume to Warehouse De-
)artment, c/o Journal Opinion, RO. Box 378, Bradford,
VI 05033.
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Kyle Lund (left) and Kodie Pittman (right) both plan on attending
college to further their study of automotive technology. Lund said he
loves tinkering with cars and Pittman said he's been hooked since
riding along with his father while working on call at a tire dealership.
OO PHOTO BY ALEX NUTI-DE BIASI
Skyla Kroll (left) and Jessica Kawalec (right) were dressed for the
occasion offering samples of apple crisp and cream puffs as part of
Career Project Night at Oxbow High School on Jan. 15. Both hope to
enter the culinary field after school.
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