Staff Appreciation

Want to help out a specific teacher, or find a meaningful way to say "Thank You?" Here are some "hints" for what you can do for us.

Staff Appreciation: Mrs. Lenzen - Kindergarten

Birth Date (mm/dd): June 9
Favorite Scents: citrus, light floral
Favorite Flower: no lillies (allergy)
Favorite Color: maroon, hunter green
Favorite Candy: sour watermelon
Favorite Snack Food: any chips or dried fruit
Favorite Restaurant: Grub Hub, Uber Eats
Favorite Beverage: sparkling water, iced vanilla latte
Favorite Type of Music: alternative, alt rock
Favorite Author: Peter H Reynolds, Mo Willems, Agatha Christie
Favorite Store: Amazon, Target
Favorite Hobby: soccer, kickball, crafting, board games
Other Gift Suggestions: organizational items, stationary/pens, essential oils
Gift Card Preferences: Any!

Staff Appreciation: Jessie Le Grand - 1st Grade

Birth Date (mm/dd): April 29
Favorite Beverage: oat milk latte, polar, la croix
Favorite Candy: Snickers or doughnuts
Favorite Restaurant: Paa Dee, New Seasons
Favorite Snack: Salt & vinegar chips
Favorite Cookie: chocolate chip, oatmeal chocolate chip, or doughnuts!
Favorite Hobby: Art
Favorite Authors: Margaret Atwood, Phillip K. Dick, Murakami
Favorite Theater: Hollywood Theater
Favorite Store: Target, Cargo, New Seasons, Trader Joes
Other: I love homemade cards, notes or pictures from students
Gift Card Preferences: Target, Cargo, New Seasons, Trader Joes

Staff Appreciation: Melissa Connor - 2nd Grade

Birth Date (mm/dd): April 30
Favorite Snack Food: Popcorn, cheese and grapes, apples and peanut butter, baked goods, and dark chocolate
Favorite Beverage: Coffee, Chai, and Brew Dr. Kombucha
Favorite Color: Turquoise, yellow, and grey
Favorite Store: New Seasons, Natural Grocers, Macy's, REI, and small one-of-a-kind shops
Favorite Hobby: Baking, painting, hiking, and camping
Favorite Book: Beautiful books with great pictures!
School Supplies: Cool pens and markers, envelopes, and fun duct tapes
Other gift suggestions: Collect warm socks, earrings, candles, and stickers

Staff Appreciation: Muriel Smith - 3rd grade

Birth Date (mm/dd): March 26
Favorite Candy Bar: Snickers
Favorite Snack Food: Chips
Favorite Beverage: Green tea, coffee
Favorite Type of Music: Jazz, classical, funk, R&B
Favorite Author: poetry
Favorite Store:Target
Favorite Hobby: gardening
Other Gift Suggestions: cat-related items

Staff Appreciation: Denise Bristol - 4th grade

Birth Date (mm/dd): August 8
Favorite Color: green
Favorite Candy Bar: any milk chocolate
Favorite Snack Food: popcorn, protein snack bars, almonds
Favorite Drink: hot vanilla chai
Favorite Type of Music: 70s & 80s rock, James Taylor, Carole King
Favorite Author: any author, love reading historical fiction
Favorite Store: Trader Joes, Nordstrom Rack
Favorite Hobby: reading, sewing, traveling
Favorite Theater: Stump Town Stage
Gift Card Preferences: Starbucks, Trader Joes, Macy's, Nordstroms
Favorite Scents: Anything light and floral
Favorite Cookie: I have never had a cookie I didn't like!
Flowers: Any
Other Gift Suggestions: stickers, note cards, note pads

Staff Appreciation: Sarah O’Malley - 5th grade

Birth Date (mm/dd): September 30
Favorite Beverage: coffee
Favorite Candy Bar: dark choc PB cups, Rollos
Favorite Restaurant: Grub Hub
Favorite Snack Food: white cheddar popcorn, almonds
Favorite Hobby: gardening, knitting, reading
Favorite Music/Musician: Irish
Favorite Author: Ursula LeGuin
Favorite Theater: Portland Playhouse
Favorite Store: Fred Meyer, Trader Joe's
Other Gift Suggestions: stickers, classroom library donations

Staff Appreciation: Angela Gausman - 6th grade

Birth Date (mm/dd): March 19
Favorite Beverage: oatmilk latte
Favorite Color: blue
Favorite Snack Food: fruits and veggies
Favorite Author: all of them!
Favorite Hobby: kayaking, ocean/beaches, camping, reading, knitting
Favorite Flower: tulips
Favorite Movie Theater: Cinemark
Favorite Store: Amazon, Powell's
Gift Card Preferences: Powell's, Amazon, Starbucks

Staff Appreciation: Paul Houck - 7th grade

Birth Date (mm/dd): 08/27
Favorite Candy: Black Licorice!
Favorite Snack Food: Pretzels, Popcorn
Favorite Restaurant: Any place with tacos
Favorite Beverage: Black Tea
Favorite Cookie: Haystack
Favorite Scents: Rain, Orange peels
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Flowers: Magnolias
Favorite Music: Folk Rock, 90s Punk
Favorite Authors: Stephen King, Cormac McCarthy, Neal Shusterman
Favorite Store: Powell's Books
Favorite Hobbies: Writing, Sports, Cooking, Travel
Favorite Theater: The Roseland
Other gift suggestions: I will read anything!
Gift Card Preferences: Bookstores, Taco places

Staff Appreciation: Carrie Blake - 8th grade

Birth Date (mm/dd): March 15
Favorite Candy Bar: Reese's peanut butter cups
Favorite Snack Food: blackberries, naan & tzatziki sauce
Favorite Restaurant: Indian food, Middle Eastern food, Corner 14 food trucks, McMenamin's
Favorite Beverage: hot or cold chai, black iced tea
Favorite Type of Music: worship, country, folk, mixed genre
Favorite Author: Brene Brown, Sarah Bessey
Favorite Store: Amazon, Target, Powell's, World Market, Lucky, Anthropologie, Free People
Favorite Hobby: house plants, reading, hiking
Favorite Theater: Armory
Other Gift Suggestions: quotes in foreign languages bilingual

Staff Appreciation: Jessica Jackson - PE

Birth Date (mm/dd): March 9
Favorite Candy Bar: dark chocolate
Favorite Snack Food: skinny pop popcorn, beef jerky
Favorite Restaurant: Mexican, Italian, Thai
Favorite Beverage: Love coffee! Americano (black) or latte with almond milk
Favorite Store: TJ Maxx
Favorite Hobby: indoor soccer, running, hiking, adventuring with my boys
Other Gift Suggestions: coffee gift card

Staff Appreciation: Zac Gosteli - Art

Birth Date (mm/dd): December 13
Favorite Beverage: Soda Water
Favorite Candy Bar: Chocolate/Toffee or Nut
Favorite Restaurant: Khao Moo Dang
Favorite Snack Food: Nuts, Tinned fish
Favorite Author: Charles Bukowski
Favorite Hobby: guitar, music
Favorite Music: garage rock
Favorite Store: Strum
Favorite Theater: Hollywood Theatre
Other Gift Suggestions: handmade items

Staff Appreciation: Johnny Ransom - Spanish

Birth Date (mm/dd): February 22
Favorite Beverage: sugar free tea
Favorite Candy Bar: no thank you!
Favorite Restaurant: Mexican
Favorite Snack Food: cashews, pistachios
Favorite Music: rock, reggae, jazz, metal
Favorite Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, JRR Tolkien, Michael Crichton, AC Doyle
Favorite Hobby: Skateboarding, cycling, guitar
Favorite Store: Smart Skateboard Collective, Back Pedal Cycles
Favorite Theater: Bagdad
Other Gift Suggestions: bike lights, safety equipment, Hawaiian shirts, wool socks

Staff Appreciation: Chun-Chu Lin - Chinese

Birthday: March
Favorite Candy Bar: Not a sweets fan
Favorite Snack Food: Not in favor of snacks
Favorite Restaurant: Din Tai Feng
Favorite Beverage (hot): warm water, green tea
Favorite Store: Amazon
Gift Card Preferences: Amazon

Staff Appreciation: Rosie Pridey - Music

Birth Date (mm/dd): March 24
Favorite Beverage (hot): dutch bros: iced rebel any flavor
Favorite Beverage (cold): Redbull, flavored rebel or redbull
Favorite Candy Bar: Symphony, Toffee bar
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Restaurant: Olive Garden, Spaghetti Factory
Favorite Flower/Plant: roses
Favorite Scents: Aromatherapy: stress relief and/or energy
Favorite Snack Food: fruit, greek yogurt
Favorite Cookie: Chocolate! Anything with chocolate in them.
Favorite Author: James Patterson, Hannah Swenson
Favorite Hobby: Horses, reading, cats, spending time outdoors with family
Favorite Movie Theater: Sandy cinema
Favorite Music/Musician: Country, Christian
Favorite Sports Team: Timbers, Thorns
Favorite Store: Coastal, Fred Meyers, Amazon
Gift Card Preferences: Dutch Bros, Fred Meyer, Amazon, Coastal

Staff Appreciation: Priscilla Nanni - ELD

Birth Date (mm/dd): July 22
Favorite Color: Slate Blue
Favorite Beverage (hot): hot chocolate, cinnamon tea, chai tea
Favorite Beverage (cold): GT's Gingerade Kombucha
Favorite Candy Bar: milk or dark chocolate pretzels & Twix
Favorite Snack Food: goldfish crackers, cashews, wasabi peas, & dried cherries
Favorite Hobby: gardening, cooking, baking, & hiking
Favorite Store: Trader Joe's, Etsy, Tony's Garden Center, & New Seasons
Other Gift Suggestions: cute stickers, plants, striped socks, & lip balm

Staff Appreciation: Ann Kibec - Resource Room Assistant

Birth Date (mm/dd): November 3
Favorite Candy: Licorice (red and black), all flavors of Kookaburra and Wiley Wallaby
Favorite Snack Food: Nuts/trail mix, raspberries, blueberries, cheese sticks, crunchy peanut butter
Favorite Restaurant: Thai food, sushi
Favorite Beverage: Coffee, Green Tea
Favorite Music: 70s/80s Rock, Jazz/Blues
Favorite Author: Love reading biographies!
Favorite Stores: Hobby Lobby, Target, Michaels, Nordstrom, Amazon, Starbucks
Favorite Hobby: Hiking and more hiking! Gardening, home improvement
Favorite Theater: Cinemark
Other gift suggestions: Bath and Body Works products, succulents, flowers, greeting cards, anything outdoors, all things pumpkin and fall, Candles

Staff Appreciation: Kristin Macy - Director

Birth Date (mm/dd): August 30
Favorite Beverage (hot): coffee
Favorite Candy: dark chocolate
Favorite Restaurant: any
Favorite Snack Food: fresh fruit
Favorite Author: any
Favorite Hobby: Watersports, Camping, Hiking
Favorite Music/Musician: any
Favorite Store: Target
Favorite Theater: Oak Grove 8

Staff Appreciation: Farrah Tran - Office Manager

Birth Date (mm/dd): September 20
Favorite Candy: M&Ms, gummy bears
Favorite Snack Food: Chips, salsa, guac
Favorite Restaurant: Roxy's, Yoko's
Favorite Beverage: cold brew
Favorite Cookie: oatmeal chocolate chip
Favorite Scents: pineapple, citrus
Favorite Color: navy blue, magenta
Favorite Flowers: daisies, tropical
Favorite Music: Reggae, Hawaiian
Favorite Author: Ann Patchett, EL Konigsberg
Favorite Store: Trader Joes, Nordstrom Rack
Favorite Hobby: Reading, Hiking, Swimming
Favorite Theater: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Other gift suggestions: All things pineapple
Gift Card Preferences: Amazon, Trader Joes

Staff Appreciation: Mandy Rypkema - SEL Coordinator

Birth Date (mm/dd): July 29
Favorite Candy: Dark chocolate with almonds or almond butter
Favorite Snack Food: All kinds!
Favorite Restaurant: XLB
Favorite Beverage: Coffee, water, kombucha, tea
Favorite Music: I enjoy most music!
Favorite Author: No particular favorite. I LOVE beautifully illustrated picture books and I read all kinds of books.
Favorite Hobby: Gardening, hiking, reading, puzzles, art/crafts
Other gift suggestions: Plants, seeds, art supplies

Staff Appreciation: Megan Markantes - Speech Language Pathologist

Birth Date (mm/dd): June 15
I love anything to do with gardening/house plants.
I enjoy tea, coffee and edible treats of all kinds!