Staff Appreciation
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Staff Appreciation: Francesca Him - Kindergarten
- Birth Date (mm/dd): February 27
- Favorite Beverage (hot): Tiesta "Fruity Pebbles" (Winco)
- Favorite Beverage (cold): Flavored sparkling water, coconut water
- Favorite Candy: dried, no sugar added mango (any fruit really)
- Favorite Color: Burgandy, red, mint, teal
- Favorite Restaurant: Red Robin, Sushi Kata, O'Sushi, Rice Thai Cookery, Chinese: Hong Kong 97
- Favorite Snack Food: Kettle corn, nuts, popcorn, dried/freeze-dried fruit, mangoes and pomelo
- Favorite Author: Julia Cook, Dr. Seuss, Mo Willems, any young adult fantasy
- Favorite Hobby: Baking & paper crafts
- Favorite Movie Theater: Oak Grove 8
- Favorite Music/Musician: Piano Tribute Players
- Favorite Store: Target, Amazon, Trader Joes, Dollar Tree
Staff Appreciation: Zac Gosteli - 1st Grade
- Birth Date (mm/dd): December 13
- Favorite Beverage : Carbonated water
- Favorite Candy Bar: Sour Patch Kids
- Favorite Restaurant: Thai
- Favorite Snack Food: nuts
- Favorite Author: Augusten Burroughs
- Favorite Hobby: guitar
- Favorite Music/Musician: garage rock, psychedelic rock
- Favorite Store: Strum
- Favorite Theater: Hawthorne Theatre
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 (hot): 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: Kaitlyn Devlin - 3rd grade
- Birth Date (mm/dd): October 4
- Favorite Beverage (hot): Tea (unsweatened)
- Favorite Beverage (cold): Kombucha, La Croix
- Favorite Candy Bar: Vegan Dark chocolate (ex: Theo, Chocolove), and Justin's Dark Chocolate PB cups
- Favorite Color: Teal
- Favorite Restaurant: Kati Thai, Supernova Vegan
- Favorite Snack Food: fruit, popcorn
- Favorite Hobby: Running & Hiking
- Favorite Sports Team: Trail Blazers and Thorns
- Favorite Store: Trader Joe’s, New Seasons, Fred Meyer
- Other: Homemade cards and notes
Staff Appreciation: Denise Bristol - 4th grade
- Birth Date (mm/dd): August 8
- Favorite Beverage (hot): Vanilla Chia Latte
- Favorite Beverage (cold): Vanilla Chia Latte & water
- Favorite Candy Bar: Power Crunch Bars, Swedish Fish, Jelly Belly
- Favorite Color: green
- Favorite Flower/Plant: any
- Favorite Restaurant: Panera Bread
- Favorite Snack Food: Apples, Oranges & other fruits
- Favorite Author: any
- Favorite Hobby: reading, traveling
- Favorite Movie Theater: Clackamas TC
- Favorite Music/Musician: any
- Favorite Store: Target, Nordstrom Rack, Trader Joes
Staff Appreciation: Sarah O’Malley - 5th grade
- Birth Date (mm/dd): September 30
- Favorite Beverage (hot): double shot nonfat latte or any coffee
- Favorite Candy Bar: dark choc PB cups
- Favorite Restaurant: Bamboo Sushi, Screen Door, Spaghetti Factory
- Favorite Snack Food: cherry tomatoes, strawberries
- Favorite Hobby: gardening, knitting reading
- Favorite Music/Musician: musicals
- Favorite Sports Team: Artist Repertory Theatre, Cinemark
- Favorite Store: TJ Max, Trader Joe's
- Other Gift Suggestions: plants
Staff Appreciation: Angela Gausman - 6th grade
- Birth Date (mm/dd): March 19
- Favorite Beverage (hot): Coffee (almond milk, no syrup)
- Favorite Candy Bar: n/a
- Favorite Color: blue
- Favorite Restaurant: Beaches, Red Robin
- Favorite Flower/Plant: Tulips
- Favorite Snack Food: Avocado, Almonds, cheese
- Favorite Author: too many to name!
- Favorite Hobby: Camping, Hiking, Painting, Reading, ASL
- Favorite Movie Theater: Oak Grove 8 & Clackamas TC
- Favorite Music/Musician: n/a
- Favorite Sports Team: Beavers
- Favorite Store: Amazon
- Other Gift Suggestions: classroom plants
Staff Appreciation: Melanie Adams - 8th grade
- Birth Date (mm/dd): September 28
- Favorite Beverage (hot): Hot chocolate
- Favorite Beverage (cold): Diet Pepsi
- Favorite Candy Bar: Anything with caramel (100 Grand/Twix/Milky Way)
- Favorite Color: PURPLE
- Favorite Restaurant: La Carreta Gresham
- Favorite Flower/Plant: Anything with purple blooms
- Favorite Snack Food: fresh fruit
- Favorite Author: Robert Heinlin, Mercedes Lackey, JK Rowling
- Favorite Hobby: Letterboxing, Ingress
- Favorite Movie Theater: Live Theater
- Favorite Music/Musician: 50's rock
- Favorite Sports Team: Rose City Rollers
- Favorite Store: Winco, Craft Warehouse, Catherine's
- Other Gift Suggestions: anything purple, sparkly or unicorn related
Staff Appreciation: Jessie Le Grand - Art
- Birth Date (mm/dd): April 29
- Favorite Beverage: Iced coffee, sparkling water
- Favorite Candy: Snickers or doughnuts
- Favorite Restaurant: Paa Dee, New Seasons
- Favorite Snack: Salt & vinegar chips
- Favorite Hobby: Art
- Favorite Authors: Margaret Atwood, Jeff Vandermeer
- Favorite Theater: Hollywood Theater
- Favorite Store: Zara, Target, New Seasons
- Other: I love homemade cards, notes or pictures from students
Staff Appreciation: Johnny Ransom - Spanish
- Birth Date (mm/dd): February 22
- Favorite Beverage (cold): Iced Tea
- Favorite Candy Bar: Toblerone
- Favorite Restaurant: Best Baguette
- Favorite Snack Food: King's Hawaiian Sweet Onion Chips
- Favorite Music: Bluegrass
- Favorite Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Favorite Hobby: Skateboarding
- Favorite Store: Smart Skateboard Collective
- Favorite Theater: Comedy
- Other Suggestions: Surf Safari
Staff Appreciation: Chun-Chu Lin - Chinese
- 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
- Favorite Music/Musician: easygoing tunes
- Favorite Store: Amazon
- Favorite Hobby: Cooking
Staff Appreciation: Rosie Pridey - Music
- Birth Date (mm/dd): March 24
- Favorite Beverage (hot): chai tea
- Favorite Beverage (cold): flavored H20, Flavored Redbulls
- Favorite Candy Bar: Symphony, Toffee bar
- Favorite Color: Pink
- Favorite Restaurant: Olive Garden, Spaghetti Factory
- Favorite Flower/Plant: Pink roses
- Favorite Snack Food: fruit, greek yogurt
- Favorite Author: JK Rowling, James Patterson
- Favorite Hobby: Horses, reading, cats
- Favorite Movie Theater: Sandy cinema
- Favorite Music/Musician: Country, Christian
- Favorite Sports Team: Timbers, Thorns
- Favorite Store: Coastal, Wilco, Kohl's
Staff Appreciation: John Weaver - P.E.
- Birth Date (mm/dd): February 1
- Favorite Beverage (hot): Hot Chocolate
- Favorite Candy Bar: Snickers
- Favorite Restaurant: OutBack
- Favorite Snack Food: Smartfood white cheddar popcorn
- Favorite Hobby: Hiking, Snowboarding, movies, sports
- Favorite Music/Muscian: Oldies
- Favorite Sports Team: Trail Blazers, Buffalo Bills, OR Ducks
- Favorite Store: REI, Dick's Sporting Goods
Staff Appreciation: Priscilla Nanni - ELD
- Birth Date (mm/dd): July 22
- Favorite Beverage (hot): Hot Chocolate
- Favorite Beverage (cold): Kombucha- Gingerade
- Favorite Candy Bar: Dark Chocolate PB Cups
- Favorite Color: Slate Blue
- Favorite Flower/Plant: Tulips/Lilacs
- Favorite Snack Food: Almonds & Strawberries
- Favorite Author: I love the library!
- Favorite Hobby: Kayaking/Gardening
- Favorite Music/Musician: Reggae & Jazz
- Favorite Store: Trader Joe's/ Natural Grocer
- Other Gift Suggestions: Cute Stationary, Stickers & Plants
Staff Appreciation: Lou Hakanson - Resource Room
- Birth Date (mm/dd): March 26
- Favorite Candy Bar: dark chocolate with almonds
- Favorite Snack Food: chocolate
- Favorite Restaurant: Chipotle
- Favorite Beverage (hot): decaf latte
- Favorite Music/Musician: Tom Waits
- Favorite Author: favorite book - historical fiction
- Favorite Store: Blick
- Favorite Hobby: oil painting, weaving, gardening, ukulele
- Favorite Movie Theater: Clackamas town center
- Other gift suggestions: tea is nice or flower plants for the garden
Staff Appreciation: Ann Kibec - Resource Room Assistant
- Birth Date (mm/dd): November 3
- Favorite Candy: Licorice (red and black), Mamba, Hot tamales, Bit o honey, Reese's - pieces or cups, peanut butter M&Ms
- Favorite Snack Food: Nuts/trail mix, raspberries, blueberries, cheese sticks
- Favorite Restaurant: Thai food, sushi
- Favorite Beverage: Coffee, coconut sparkling water, zip fizz
- Favorite Music: Rock - Sammy Hagar is my fav!, jazz/blues
- Favorite Author: Love reading biographies!
- Favorite Store: Hobby Lobby, Target, Michaels, Nordstrom
- 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
Staff Appreciation: Kristin Macy - Director
- Birth Date (mm/dd): August 30
- Favorite Beverage (hot): coffee
- Favorite Beverage (cold): iced tea & Diet Coke
- Favorite Candy: Black Jelly Belly, Good N Plenty, Twizzlers
- Favorite Restaurant: any
- Favorite Snack Food: Fruit & veggies
- Favorite Author: Steinbeck
- Favorite Hobby: Camping, Swimming, SUP, Family Time
- Favorite Music/Musician: all pop, alternative, rock
- Favorite Store: Target, Loft, Nordstrom Rack
Staff Appreciation: Hope Loose - Accounting/HR
- Birth Date (mm/dd): May 8
- Favorite Candy: Big Hunk, Gummy bears and worms, licorice of all flavors
- Favorite Snack Food: Sesame sticks, popcorn, jerky
- Favorite Restaurant: Thai restaurants, Olive Garden
- Favorite Beverage (hot): Nonfat Mocha
- Favorite Store: Fred Meyer or Dick's Sporting Goods
- Favorite Hobby: Golf
- Other gift suggestions: Handmade items, I collect piggy banks
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: Iced espresso
- Favorite Music: Reggae, Hawaiian
- Favorite Author: Ann Patchett, Tomie de Paola
- Favorite Store: Target, Trader Joes, Nordstrom Rack
- Favorite Hobby: Reading, Socializing, Hiking
- Favorite Theater: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- Other gift suggestions: All things pineapple
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