A group of Tesoro Refinery employees and other community volunteers including Mayor Dean Maxwell spent the day at Island View Elementary School Tuesday teaching about the free enterprise system. The day was sponsored by Junior Achievement, a non-profit organization committed to teaching schoolchildren about business.
I’ve enjoyed two “Mr. Beans” in my life: the British comedian (Rowan Atkinson), and American educator Harold Bean, pictured here. The actor “Mr. Bean” was good for a few laughs, but our local Mr. Bean touched many, many lives in a more profound way in his years of service as an elementary school teacher. We […]
On Tuesday, 13 volunteers from Tesoro educated elementary students through participation in the Island View Elementary Junior Achievement Day. Tesoro employees delivered Junior Achievement
Take morning sun, fall leaves and three elementary school buddies and you’ve got the ingredients for a great “before the bell” adventure. This photograph was taken Friday in front of Island View Elementary School.
The social event of the evening Thursday was a lively “Bring in the Spring” concert featuring students from Island View Elementary School. Music specialists Ginger Orsini (pictured, right) and Tina Franulovich-Martin led students through a series of performances ranging from song and dance to instrumentals. As is the tradition, Brodniak Auditorium was filled with parents, […]