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Eagle Point High revives night school plan By Vicki Guarino EAGLE POINT � Want to be a teacher? How about a student? Eagle Point High School once again is opening its doors for communitywide, do-it-yourself night school. The school will provide the space, and staff will help put students together with teachers. With few restrictions, community members can sign up to teach whatever they like. Their pay will come from student fees. "The intent is to have the facility available to our community, and for our students too," says Assistant Principal Mike Remick. "We screen the classes to make sure they�re appropriate, but I don�t think we�ve ever had anyone come in with something that wasn�t appropriate." The school launched the program five years ago. Turnout has varied from term to term, but generally about 10 classes are offered and about half draw enough students to run. Perennial favorites are welding and computer use. High school teachers and school staff join local professionals and hobbyists in the classroom. One of the most popular classes was instruction in desktop publishing taught by a newspaper production staff member, Remick says. Computer classes led by high school administrative assistant Joycelyn Callaway usually fill fast, too. Other class offerings have included pottery, photography darkroom techniques, Spanish, acting, sign language and carving. "We don�t discourage anyone from making an effort and offer something that they think will be a learning opportunity," Remick says. The program also brings high school students together with adults. Some classes, like language arts teacher Samantha Steele�s American Cinema class, carry high school credit. Students can sign up for the evening classes to catch up on missed credits or for enrichment and extra credit, Remick says. "We�ve had students who really like the film genres class, but it�s a lot of work," Remick says. "They thought they were just going to sit back and watch movies.�� High school staff are beginning to put together a roster of classes for the fall term. To sign on to teach a class, Remick asks prospective teachers to write a brief description of their course. The school also offers winter and spring night school terms. For information on how to write a description, or to receive samples from previous years� programs, call Tricia Burson at the school, 830-1319. The school will publish a schedule of night school classes at the end of September. Classes that draw eight to 10 students will be held, starting in October. With students paying $48 tuition, teachers can count on earning about $400 for eight weekly classes. All tuition and fees go to the instructors and for specialized supplies like welding materials and computer software. Obituaries | Sports | Business | Classifieds | Tempo | Prime Times | So Oregon Sites | Outdoor Journal | Subscribe | Contact | Movies | Advertise | Real Estate Showcase | Archive | Editorials | Letters to the editor | Religion | Wake-up Call | NIE | Cyber Chef | Job Network | So Oregon Weather | WSJ Northwest | Forums | AP Wire | AP Money | F.A.Q. | Awards Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. The Community Newspaper Subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co, Inc Copyright �The Mail Tribune 2000, Medford, Oregon USA