by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 1, 2018 | Parenting, School, School Days
(This post originally appeared on the Today Show Parents Blog ) I remember a while back talking to a friend about back-to-school shopping and she said that she doesn’t bring her kid to the store when she goes. “Its just easier to go alone. I get it all done more...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 25, 2018 | Kids growing up, School Days, Twins
I got all teary-eyed after dropping off my twins at college yesterday. Okay, sobbed, uncontrollably. They had to get there two weeks early to start Resident Assistant (R.A.) training before actual classes begin, so it felt especially hard as summer was still underway....
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 1, 2012 | Community, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, School Days, Southwest Weekly Oregonain, SW Weekly, West Linn, Writing
(Originally published in print edition of Nov. 10, 2012 Oregonian SW Community section) Oregonian story link online (Kevin Egan, band and orchestra teacher at West Linn High School, won a Crystal Apple teaching award. Photo: Cornelia Becker Seigneur) Two teachers in...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 18, 2012 | Adventure, Children, Community, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, School Days, The Extraordinary Ordinary, West Linn news, Youth
So, my twins and I are up late watching the snow accumulate as God is blanketing the street and the house and the yard in a blanket of soft white. And the twins who are 14 say, “Mom, it’s really sticking and there must be an inch at least and they will at...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 7, 2011 | Children, Community, Community Service, Fundraising, Kids, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, School Days
(Originally published at The Oregonian’s website Dec. 6, 2011 Oregonian website story link Wednesday Dec. 7 is another Dine in/Dine Out Burgerville day in West Linn, where the hamburger restaurant is donating 10 percent of all sales to Cedaroak Park Primary...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 3, 2011 | Culture, Gratitude, Kids, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, School Days, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news
It’s like he’s returning home to family. After leaving Rosemont Ridge Middle School in 2004 for teaching positions in Beaverton, then Banks, band instructor and director Ronald LaGrone returns to the West Linn school to lead sixth- through eighth-grade...
