14 I The Lovell Chronicle I September 27, 2012
Craig Lundberg Jill Ferguson Llndsay Lindsay
Four educators join L
BY PATTI CARPENTER
Several educators have
accepted positions at Lovell
Elementary School.
CRAIG LUNDBERG
Craig Lundberg has
joined the staff of Lovell
Elementary School as a
fifth grade teacher. Lund-
berg taught third grade in
Burlington last year and is
pleased to be working closer
to home in Lovell.
Lundberg grew up in
Lovell and, after living for a
period of time in Idaho, re-
turned to Lovell where he
and his family have lived
since 2003.
"I'm a new teacher
here, but I'm not really new
to the community," said
Lundberg.
Lundberg has 15 stu-
dents in his classroom,
which he feels is a good
number that works well for
the class.
Lundberg attended
Northwest College after
high school, but then put
his education on hold for a
while after getting married
and starting a family. The
family moved to Arizona for
a while and then to Idaho.
While in Idaho, Lundberg
went back to school at Ida-
ho State University. When
he and his family returned
to Wyoming, he took advan-
tage of a special program
at Northwest College that
allowed him to pursue his
degree in elementary edu-
cation on line while work-
ing at the American Colloid
Company in Lovell.
"My boss was very sup-
portive," said Lundberg.
"He was great and support-
ed my getting my degree."
Lundberg is also coach-
ing football and basketball
at the high school level.
"I love seeing those lit-
tle faces light up like a light
bulb," said Lundberg. "Espe-
cially when you have a stu-
dent who has been strug-
gling for a while and then
suddenly the light bulb
turns on and he gets it."
JILL FERGUSON
Jill Ferguson joined the
LES staffthis year as a kin-
dergarten teacher. Fergu-
son grew up in Basin. She
earned her associate's de-
gree at Sheridan College
and earned her bachelor's
degree in elementary edu-
cation at the University of
Wyoming. She also has a
master's degree in elemen-
tary administration. She
hopes to work on a master's
degree in literacy in the
near future.
Ferguson has taught
third, fourth and fifth grade
in the past. She taught for
nine years in Rawlins. This
is her first year teaching
kindergarten. She said, for
the most part, her class of
19 kids keeps her smiling
all day long.
"They are just so cute at
that age," she said. "It's fun,
it's a lot different than the
other grades I've taught but
it's really fun. It definitely
keeps me on my toes and
the day goes by fast."
Ferguson lives in
Powell where her husband
is a police officer. She has
two small children.
"Right now we're just
working on letters and
sounds in class, but there
are some kids who are
ready to move on to sight
words," said Ferguson. "I
was kind of surprised that
they knew as much as they
did already."
She said she thought
the kids were "amazing" in
how much they know com-
pared to the kids she taught
in Rawlins.
"I think it's the staff,
the parents, the fact that
we have an amazing prin-
cipal here and the over-
all community effort here
that makes this such a good
school," said Ferguson.
"This is one of the reasons
we wanted to come back to
this part of the state be-
cause we knew how good
the schools would be for our
own children here."
LINDSAY LINDSAY
Lindsay Lindsay is
also teaching kindergarten
for the first time this year.
Lindsay is a familiar face in
the community. After run-
ning her own daycare busi-
ness for several years, she
was a paraeducator for a
few years, worked in the
special education depart-
ment of both the elemen-
tary and middle schools in
Lovell and was most recent-
ly director of the Big Horn
County Health Coalition.
While working, she ob-
tained her degree online
through the University of
Phoenix. She also has a de-
gree in child development
and an associate's degree
in business. She has four
school-aged children of her
own who all attend Lovell
schools.
"I was able to work full
time while attending school
and it was perfect for me,"
said Lindsay. "It transi-
tioned perfectly for me and
teaching kindergarten has
always been my first choice.
That's what I do best, little
kids. I'm literally addicted
to being with kids and this
is so much fun for me."
Lindsay said being a
teacher is a great job for a
mom because she gets to
spend her breaks with her
children and can be home
early most of the time. As
both a parent and teacher,
she said she feels she has a
lot invested in playing her
part to make the school sys-
tem the best it can be,
Lindsay has 18 children
in her class and she said
she is enjoying every min-
ute of her time with them.
"We have a good strong
team here at the school and
we work together to share
our resources," said Lind-
say. "We're setting their
foundation in kindergar-
ten and we're preparing
them to keep up with the
pace here. We can teach so
much, while at the same
time making it fun for the
kids. It's not like these kids
have heard it before or done
it before, so it's important
to make school a good first
experience for them."
SABREA HAUGE
Sabrea Hauge has tak-
en on new responsibili-
ties as a paraeducator at
LES, where she will assists
teachers in the classroom.
She was already working
Correction on AYP score
In last week's Chronicle an article about AYP/PAWS
test scores reported that Lovell Middle School students
scored 65 percent proficient on their AYP math scores. The
group scored 86 percent on their AYP scores.
Lovell's
Healthy Living Program
IS BACK!
lO-week program promoting a healthy lifestyle
begins Thursday, Oct. II, 2012.
Classes are Thursdays from 5:30-7p.m.
in the multipurpose room
NEW HORIZONS CARE CENTER
NBHH Clinic: 307-548-5201
Classes lead by Deborah Brackett, M.D.
Sabrea Hauge
staff
in the school's after school
program when she accepted
her new position.
"If someone needs a lit-
tle extra help, that's where
we come in," explained
Hauge, who says that as
paraeducator she is part tu-
tor, part organizer and part
motivator for the students.
Although not required
for the position, Hauge has
a teaching certificate. She
earned her elementary ed-
ucation teaching degree at
Montana State University
in Bozeman in 2003.
Since graduating from
college, Hauge has worked
as a substitute teacher,
a nanny, and has worked
in the Lovell Elementa-
ry School after school pro-
gram for about four years.
She worked as a paraeduca-
tor in Powell and as a Title I
paraeducator at LES, work-
ing with kids who need a lit-
tle extra help with reading
for a one year assignment.
Hauge is originally
from Big Timber, Mont.,
but she graduated from
Greybull High School. She
considers herself a "Mon-
tana/Wyoming girl," since
she has spent so much time
in both states.
"It's such a great com-
munity of profession-
als here at this school,"
she said. "Everybody sup-
ports everybody. Everybody
works together."
Hauge feels very much
at home in Wyoming and
has lived in Lovell for sev-
eral years. She plans to
continue her work with the
"pup's club" after school
program at LES in addition
to her new assignment as a
paraeducator.
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DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS:
Gross & Fine Motor Skills
Cognitive & Speech and Language Skills
Social Emotional & Self-Help Skills
Vision & HearingScreenings
Behavioral Health Screenings
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details in
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Early intervention services do not replace
annual checkups by a physician.
Club news
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
I 00egin year with handbags topic
What's in your DUP bag?
That was the question of the day on September 10
as the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Big Horn Compa-
ny held their opening meeting and luncheon of the new
season.
Captain Mary Jensen welcomed everyone present. A
mouth-watering luncheon served by the officers included
sandwiches with all the trimmings and yummy desserts.
The tables were graced with artistic purse decorations
made by WillaDene Kraft. Patty Hansen shared a pioneer
history story as her Museum Presentation. Mary Jensen
gave a pioneer history about Eliza Jane Adair and pio-
neers from Monroe, Miss., who left in 1846 to join the trek
to Utah but ended up wintering in Pueblo, Colo., along
with sick members of the Mormon Battalion.
Guest speaker Laura Gerstner delighted everyone
with her telling the history of "Handbags & Purses" be-
ginning back in ancient Egypt and the centuries which fol-
lowed. She shared many pictures of those in the museum
in Salt Lake City as well as those different members had
brought to share at the meeting.
The October meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 8, at
1 p.m. in the Lovell Annex.
The combined camps of Park and Big Horn Counties
enjoyed a convention on Sept. 14 in Powell. The theme of
"Buttons and Bows" was delightfully carried out through-
out the convention and luncheon. Speaking guests from
DUP International were Iras Trover (ISDUP Regional
Representative), Barbara Dorigatti (ISDUP 3rd Vice Pres-
ident Lesson Committee) and Jolene Barker (ISDUP 1st
Vice President Membership Committee).
Donna M. Smith, Reporter
DAR to hold monthly meeting
The Big Horn Daughters of the American Revolution
will hold their monthly meeting on Saturday, Oct. 6 at
10:30 a.m., in the Governor's Room, at the Irma Hotel in
Cody.
The program is by Rosalie Miller on the Wyoming
ghost town called Chance and the families who once lived
there. The hostess will be Tracy L. Clark. For more infor-
mation or a ride to the event call Tracy at 527-0031. The
event is open to the public.
Tax-Aide volunteers
sought in Lovell
The local AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program is
seeking volunteer tax counselors to provide free personal
income tax preparation and counseling to low and middle-
income taxpayers, with special attention to those age 60
and older.
Volunteers are trained using IRS-provided training
material and tax preparation software. Computer skills
are required as most tax returns are filed electronically.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is the nation's largest,
free, volunteer-run tax assistance and .preparation ser-
vice. Counselors electronic file most returns, to speed re-
fund checks to taxpayers. Volunteers of all ages and back-
grounds are welcome. A person doesn't need to be an AARP
member or be a retiree to volunteer, or to receive tax prep-
aration assistance from AARP Tax-Aide.
Volunteers are needed for the program in Lovell. If in-
terested, call Helen Saban at 307-765-4760 or email her at
hlsaban@tctwest.net.
Happy 75 th Birthday
on Sept. 27
Learn how you can improve your child's
developmental and educational growth!
Communit]/
Ilealth Fa:r
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012
8:30 a.m. to noon
Lovell Community Center
1925 Highway 310
Local community providers will be there to
supply information for children and adults.
No appointment necessary.
Celebrating 40 years of serving the community!
Children's
Resource
Center
RESOURCE
CENTER 435 E. 5th Street, Lovell. 548-6722
