School staffers help in cafeteria

Endicott, CARLA ROOT, Gazette Correspondent

For the first time, Endicott school has opted to not hire an assistant cook for their lunch program. In an effort to cut costs the school is using classified staffers already on payroll to assist head cook Lorraine Salzman.

School Secretary Julie Lust helps with prep work from 9 to 11 a.m. and preschool assistant Robin Hallenius helps with prep work, serving and cleanup from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Jess Arlint, a 2003 St. John/Endicott graduate, and her husband, Josh, Belgrade, Mont., have enrolled in a foster parent program. She is the daughter of Randy and Carla Root of Endicott.

They decided to enroll after learning she has a condition which makes it difficult to have children. They completed a foster parenting class June 28, and were contacted the next day for an emergency placement needed for two brothers, one three and a half and the other 19 months. They put the boys on a strict routine.

“When we first got them their tantrums verged on the ridiculous but they’ve really tamed down. Probably the biggest challenge we have is the oldest, a non-verbal autistic. But we’ve been able to fully potty train him.”

With a 16-man team, this years ESJ Football is relatively young with only six players having one year if experience. Members of the 2009 team are: Micah Selk, Ben Winters, Rowdy Brown, Kaleb Kolb, Wilson Lundberg, Landon Hallenius, Matt Gonzalez, Caleb Hudson, Wade West, Scooter Stokvis, Alex White, Travis Walters, Dakota Gering, Brendon Gilman, Cole Crider and Skylar Smith.

They host Pomeroy, today, Sept. 24, and Garfield-Palouse, Oct. 1.

Wildcat basketball girls will play today, Sept. 24, at Pomeroy. Members of this years team are: Jordyn Danielson, Laure Herrington, Jazmyn Ray, Aja Schmick, Abby Glorfield, Shania Bailey, Rachel Gfeller, Hannah Herrington, Sierra McCanna, Grace Morgan, Jordan Porubek, Allison Rich, Morgan Anderson, Annie Bailey, Elle Bailey, Sami Bailey, Emily Jones, Marika McCue, Jade Porubek, Lacey Rice and Heather Siegel. They will have another game on Saturday, October 3 at Palouse.

Open House in Endicott Schools for grades from 7 to 8:30 p.m. with a cookie and coffee table.