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Staff Favorite Things

Kindergarten

Callie Geser

Favorite Warm Beverage: Oat Milk Chai Latte, Black Coffee

Favorite Cold Drink: Kombucha or Bubbly Water 

Favorite Snack: Jerky, Nuts, and Fruit

Favorite Baked Good: Banana Bread and Cookies 

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Hot Tamales, Gummy Bears 

Favorite Restaurant: Thai Food

Favorite Coffee Place: Starbucks

Favorite Gift Cards: Starbucks and Target

School Supplies You Never Have Enough Of: Elmer's Glue Sticks 

 

Jessica Knight

Favorite Warm Beverage: Black coffee

Favorite Cold Drink: Kombucha

Favorite Snack: popcorn (no dairy or gluten)

Favorite Baked Good: gluten free / vegan scones

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Vegan gummies

Favorite Restaurant: 

Favorite Coffee Place: Starbucks

Favorite Gift Card: Amazon

School Supplies You Need More Of: Copy paper

1st Grade

Jennie Thorsell

Favorite Warm Beverage: black coffee with cream

Favorite Cold Drink: Flavored seltzer water

Favorite Snack: almonds, trail mix

Favorite Baked Good: anything gluten free

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: dark chocolate, Peanut M&Ms

Favorite Restaurant: Sawatdee Thai Food, Chipotle

Favorite Coffee Place: Starbucks, Coffee Cat

Favorite Gift Card: Target, Amazon

School Supplies You Need More Of: Expo Dry Erase markers in black for students
and assorted colors for me

 

Maureen Soumokil

Favorite Warm Beverage: Paris Tea

Favorite Cold Drink: Caffeinated fizzy water like Good & Gather sparkling water (no sugar/artificial sugars)

Favorite Snack: Fuji apples or carrots

Favorite Baked Good: chocolate chip cookies

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Nerd Gummy Clusters or chocolate orange or caramel

Favorite Restaurant: Jem 100

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch Bros

Favorite Gift Card: Dutch Bros

School Supplies You Need More Of: Paper or new small stapler

2nd Grade

Traci Vail

Favorite Warm Beverage: Americano w/ cream

Favorite Cold Drink: Iced Americano w/ vanilla cold foam

Favorite Snack: Trail mix

Favorite Baked Good: scones

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: BottleCaps

Favorite Restaurant: 

Favorite Coffee Place: Sip City, Starbucks, and Human Bean

Favorite Gift Card: Coffee cards or local businesses

School Supplies You Need More Of: Paper! Cardstock! STEM supplies. Fun EXPO colors, scented markers

 

Laura Gill

Favorite Warm Beverage: Double Latte 

Favorite Cold Drink: sweet cream cold brew or sparkling water

Favorite Snack: any kind of popcorn

Favorite Baked Good: bagel

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: junior mints

Favorite Restaurant: Killer Burger

Favorite Coffee Place: Starbucks

Favorite Gift Card: Amazon or Trader Joes

School Supplies You Need More Of: Sticky notes, colorful dry erase markers, fun paper/card stock

3rd Grade

Mischelle Rierson

Favorite Warm Beverage: coffee and tea

Favorite Cold Drink: sparkling water

Favorite Snack: apples, oranges, popcorn

Favorite Baked Good: chocolate chip cookies

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: peanut butter cups

Favorite Restaurant: Panda

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch Bros

Favorite Gift Card: Amazon, Fred Meyer

School Supplies You Need More Of: copy paper

 

Traci Fitzpatrick

Favorite Warm Beverage: Chai Latte

Favorite Cold Drink: diet pepsi

Favorite Snack: popcorn, teriyaki beef jerky, green apples

Favorite Baked Good: fudge without nuts, no-bake cookies, caramel apples

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: peanut butter M&Ms, caramels

Favorite Restaurant: Red Robin, Chipotle, Panda Express

Favorite Coffee Place: any

Favorite Gift Card: Amazon, Fred Meyer

School Supplies You Need More Of: Purple plastic pocket folders with prongs (15), copy paper

4th Grade

Jenny Smith

Favorite Warm Beverage: Iced coffee...lol. I run hot. 

Favorite Cold Drink: Diet Coke

Favorite Snack: Nuts

Favorite Baked Good: Cookies

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Gummy bears

Favorite Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch Bros

Favorite Flower: Dahlias, sunflowers 

School Supplies You Never Have Enough Of: Pencils

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Julie Payton

Favorite Warm Beverage: Nonfat latte (pumpkin, vanilla, hazelnut)

Favorite Cold Drink: Iced Tea

Favorite Snack: Pistachios

Favorite Baked Good: Anything pumpkin or dark chocolate

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: 

Favorite Restaurant: Red Robin, Mod Pizza

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch Bros

Favorite Gift Card: Dutch Bros, Chapters

School Supplies You Need More Of: Copy Paper, Pencils

5th Grade

Breanna Roberts

Favorite Warm Beverage: Latte

Favorite Cold Drink: Iced latte

Favorite Snack: Spicy chips

Favorite Baked Good: Cinnamon Rolls

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Reese's, salted caramel 

Favorite Restaurant: any local family owned

Favorite Coffee Place: Lyrics

Favorite Gift Card: Target and Coffee

School Supplies You Need More Of: Felt tip pens, colored expo markers

 

Heather Danielson

Favorite Warm Beverage: Coffee-mocha

Favorite Cold Drink: Bubly

Favorite Snack: Almonds

Favorite Baked Good: Cookies

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Skittles

Favorite Restaurant: Rosmarino

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch Bros.

Favorite Gift Card: Dutch Bros

School Supplies You Need More Of: Scissors

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Lisa Love

Favorite Warm Beverage: Tea (vanilla, almond, black)

Favorite Cold Drink: Sugar free energy drinks

Favorite Snack: Light calorie popcorn

Favorite Baked Good: scones

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Any gummies

Favorite Restaurant: Sushi

Favorite Coffee Place: Sip City or Dutch Bros

Favorite Gift Card: Amazon

School Supplies You Need More Of: pencils

Other / Special Teachers

Christian Radke (P.E)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Hot Chocolate 

Favorite Cold Drink: Smoothies 

Favorite Snack: Fresh fruit / baked chips

Favorite Baked Good: Oatmeal craisin cookies

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Starbursts / Hichews

Favorite Restaurant: Chinese / Mexican restaurants

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch Bros

Favorite Gift Card: Dicks Sporting Goods, Amazon, Walmart

School Supplies You Need More Of: Tissue boxes, hand sanitizer, band aids

 

Haley Scott (Reading intervention)

Favorite Warm Beverage: coffee (no dairy)

Favorite Cold Drink: sparkling water

Favorite Snack: trail mix, dried fruit, chip & salsa

Favorite Baked Good: brownies

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: swedish fish, caramel

Favorite Restaurant: Chipotle, Red Hills Market, Rosmarinos

Favorite Coffee Place: Starbucks, Human Bean

Favorite Gift Card: Amazon

School Supplies You Need More Of: tissues, hand sanitizer

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Heather Powers (LRC)

Favorite Warm Beverage: London Fog, Tea

Favorite Cold Drink: Fresh Pressed Juice (not tomato)

Favorite Snack: Chips and Salsa

Favorite Baked Good: Cupcakes

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Twix, Peanut Butter Cups

Favorite Restaurant: Chipotle, Panera

Favorite Coffee Place: Coffee Cat

Favorite Flower: Lily, Hydrangea

School Supplies You Need More Of: Glue Sticks

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Sarah Hastin (ELD)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Chai Tea Latte

Favorite Cold Drink: Chai Tea Latte

Favorite Snack: Pistachios

Favorite Baked Good: Snickerdoodle cookies

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: 100 Grand Chocolate Bar

Favorite Restaurant: Hops N Drops

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch

Favorite Gift Card: Little Bird Boutique

School Supplies You Need More Of: Hand sanitizer

 

Kim Peck (Library)

Favorite Warm Beverage: English Breakfast Tea

Favorite Cold Drink: Iced Tea

Favorite Snack: Cheese Nips or Popcorn

Favorite Baked Good: Chocolate Croissant

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Favorite Restaurant: La Sierra

Favorite Coffee Place: Starbucks

Favorite Gift Card: Amazon

School Supplies You Need More Of: 24 count Crayola Colored Pencils

 

Jen Bass (Counselor)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Coffee or Tea

Favorite Cold Drink: Iced Coffee, Tea

Favorite Snack: Trail Mix

Favorite Baked Good: Gluten Free

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: toffee, caramel, or cinnamon Hot Tamales

Favorite Restaurant: Mexican or Asian

Favorite Coffee Place: Starbucks

Favorite Gift Card: Starbucks

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Sunshine Sullivan (LRC)

Favorite Warm Beverage: London Fog oat milk

Favorite Cold Drink: carrot/apple/ginger juice (I love Le Okay)

Favorite Snack: Veggie straws/chips, cheese-its

Favorite Baked Good: pie

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: dark chocolate and peanut butter

Favorite Restaurant: Bangkok Noi Thai and Lemon and Olive

Favorite Coffee Place: Coffee Cat

Favorite Gift Card: Coffee Cat or Le Okay

School Supplies You Need More Of: low odor expo markers with erasers for kids to use at seats

 

Beth Medley (Music)

 

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Office Staff

Brian Wood (Principal)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Americano w/splash of heavy whipping cream

Favorite Cold Drink: Iced American or sparkling water

Favorite Snack: Dark chocolate, chips and salsa

Favorite Baked Good: Cookies, brownies, anything 😀

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Peanut butter m&ms, sour patch kids

Favorite Restaurant: Red hills market

Favorite Coffee Place: Coffee cat

Favorite Flower: Not sure. Tulip

 

Katie Long (Secretary)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Coffee

Favorite Cold Drink: Bubbly

Favorite Snack: Turkey Jerky

Favorite Baked Good: brownie

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: mike and ike

Favorite Restaurant: Chick Fil A

Favorite Coffee Place: Starbucks

Favorite Flower: Peonies

 

Laura Ingram  (Secretary)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Coffee

Favorite Cold Drink: Alani or cold brew with 3 pumps mocha

Favorite Snack: Jerky

Favorite Baked Good: NA

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: 

Favorite Restaurant: Chehalem Valley Brewery

Favorite Coffee Place: Starbucks

Favorite Gift Card: Amazon, food or drinks

School Supplies You Need More Of: pop up post its

Educational Assistants / Other Staff

Morgan Jarvis (Speech assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: vanilla latte

Favorite Cold Drink: Iced energy drink (redbull, rebel, etc.) with strawberry and watermelon

Favorite Snack: popcorners kettle corn

Favorite Baked Good: baked cookies, brownies, banana bread

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: airheads or gushers

Favorite Restaurant: Blackdog - Forest Grove

Favorite Coffee Place: Sip City, Dutch Bros

Favorite Gift Card: Dutch Bros, Target

School Supplies You Need More Of: Whiteboard markers, board games/building toys

 

Courtney Olson (Sped assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Hot Chocolate 

Favorite Cold Drink: Anything bubbly

Favorite Snack: Chips and nuts

Favorite Baked Good: Brownies

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Any Reese's

Favorite Restaurant: La Sierra

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch Bros.

Favorite Gift Card: Coffee

School Supplies You Need More Of: Paper, any type of paper

 

Diane Fawver  (Sped assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Mint tea

Favorite Cold Drink: spindrifts

Favorite Snack: popchips, lilly’s dark chocolate (no dairy)

Favorite Baked Good: its complicated

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: lilly’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups

Favorite Restaurant: Sawatee Thai in sherwood / panera

Favorite Coffee Place: Chapters

Favorite Flower: All but Lilies 

School Supplies You Need More Of: kleenex, hand sanitizer

 

Hannah Tollefson  (Sped assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Coffee

Favorite Cold Drink: Diet Coke

Favorite Snack: Fruit

Favorite Baked Good: Cheesecake

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Dark chocolate

Favorite Restaurant: Harvester

Favorite Coffee Place: Black Rock

Favorite Gift Card: Coffee

School Supplies You Need More Of: Hand sanitizer and Lysol wipes


 

Kelsey Shive  (Sped assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: White chocolate mocha and vanilla chia teas 

Favorite Cold Drink: Celsius and Pepsi

Favorite Snack: Baked BBQ chips and sour candy

Favorite Baked Good: Cookies and cake

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Cookies and cream Hershey’s and sour jolly rancher gummies

Favorite Restaurant: Outback steakhouse or Cheesecake Factory

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch

Favorite Gift Card: Amazon

 

Amanda Ivens  (Sped assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: N/a

Favorite Cold Drink: Coke

Favorite Snack: Baked Ruffles cheddar and sour cream

Favorite Baked Good: Banana bread 

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Reese’s 

Favorite Restaurant: Red Robin 

Favorite Coffee Place: Amazon

 

Emily Stotts  (Sped assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Coffee

Favorite Cold Drink: Energy drinks

Favorite Snack: Goldfish

Favorite Baked Good: muffins

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Peanut M&Ms

Favorite Restaurant: Chick-fil-a

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch bros

Favorite Gift Card: Dutch Bros

School Supplies You Need More Of: Paper

 

Janna Ingram  (Sped assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Dutch White chocolate Mocha Extra sweet

Favorite Cold Drink: Dutch rebel (eclipse, sweet sunrise, or aquaberry) half sweet

Favorite Snack: any kind of jerky, gushers, or chocolate

Favorite Baked Good: Cinnamon rolls

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: milky way

Favorite Restaurant: Momiji Sushi

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch Bros

Favorite Gift Card: Amazon

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Robert Bass (Recess, Crossing guard, ELD assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Coffee

Favorite Cold Drink: Coffee

Favorite Snack: Skinny Pop

Favorite Baked Good: 

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Reese’s cups 

Favorite Restaurant: Taqueria el Burrito downtown Newberg, owned by crater parents 

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch Bros.

Favorite Gift Card: Fred Meyer 

 

Sarah Pemberton  (Reading assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Coffee, mochas

Favorite Cold Drink: Iced coffee, sparkling water like La Croix

Favorite Snack: Dried fruit, nuts

Favorite Baked Good: Pumpkin bread

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Dark chocolate with hazelnuts

Favorite Restaurant: Anything Mexican

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch Bros

Favorite Gift Card: Dutch Bros, Starbucks

School Supplies You Need More Of: Lysol wipes, tissues, pencils​

 

Sue Fauley (cafeteria assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Mocha

Favorite Cold Drink: Mocha Freeze

Favorite Snack: Milk Chocolate

Favorite Baked Good: Cookies

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Milky Way

Favorite Restaurant: Olive Garden

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch Bros

Favorite Gift Card: Amazon

 

Joanne Svendsen (custodian)

Favorite Warm Beverage: herbal teas

Favorite Cold Drink: sparkling black cherry water

Favorite Snack: chex mix, nuts, salted caramel chocolate

Favorite Baked Good: carrot cake

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: pay days and hot tamales

Favorite Restaurant: Olive garden

Favorite Coffee Place: Starbucks

Favorite Flower: sunflower

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Kendra Anderberg (Lunch/Recess)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Peppermint hot chocolate

Favorite Cold Drink: Root Beer

Favorite Snack: Popcorn

Favorite Baked Good: Cheesecake

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Chocolate covered pretzels

Favorite Restaurant: Storrs Smokehouse

Favorite Coffee Place: Dutch Bros

Favorite Gift Card: Dairy Queen

School Supplies You Need More Of: Stickers

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Amy Gabaldon (Educational Assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Chai tea with almond milk

Favorite Cold Drink: Fiji water

Favorite Snack: Almonds

Favorite Baked Good: Gluten free cinnamon rolls or chocolate chip cookies

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Gushers

Favorite Restaurant: Sultan the Flaming Tandoor in Sherwood

Favorite Coffee Place: Starbucks

Favorite Gift Card: Any

 

Erin Fincher (Educational Assistant)

Favorite Warm Beverage: Coffee with flavored cream

Favorite Cold Drink: Pepsi

Favorite Snack: Trailmix

Favorite Baked Good: Pie

Favorite Candy Bar or Candy: Twix

Favorite Restaurant: La Sierra

Favorite Coffee Place: Starbucks

Favorite Gift Card: Coffee or food

School Supplies You Need More Of: Dry erase markers

 

Travis Radke  (Sped assistant)

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Beth Sellers   (custodian)

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Rachele Lane   (custodian)

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Sherrie Massey (cafeteria assistant)

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