Officials Thank School District, Wildfire Responders

Officials Thank School District, Wildfire Responders

MANCHESTER – During the latest township Board of Education meeting, Mayor Joseph Hankins presented a proclamation to school officials for their swift actions in providing the Manchester High School as a shelter during the recent Jones Road wildfire.   The high school gymnasium was quickly set up as a shelter supplementing other facilities that responded to the evacuation of residents in Lacey, Barnegat and Waretown.   During spring recess, the f…

Fire command center on wheels: Henley High students renovating school bus for the Oregon Department of Forestry

Engineering, construction, and digital art students at Henley High School are transforming a former school bus into a wildland fire mobile command center for the Oregon Department of Forestry.

The Bus Stops Here: Henley Students Transform School Bus into Firefighting Hub

Henley students are renovating school buses for the Oregon Department of Forestry. Engineering, construction, and digital art students at Henley High School are transforming a former school bus into a wildland fire mobile command center for the Oregon Department of Forestry. The two-year project began this winter, with 15 students in Kristi Lebkowsky’s principles of […]