Helen Sweeny Beardsworth

I am the new Parent Council Chair. 

Volunteering at South:  I have been coordinating the scrip program for South this year.  I volunteered in the Career Center for a few years and worked on the Senior Party. I started South’s Mock Trial Team and coached it for the first two years.  This year Stan Paulic and Dennis Gurl coached and rumor has it the team won their region yesterday and will be going to State in a few weeks. Congratulate any student you know on the team including Olivia Seulement-Provol and Rio O’Mary.

Family: My son, Michael, graduated from South last June and is attending the Clark Honors College at UO.  My daughter, Kathleen, is a dancing maniac Junior in South’s Classic program. My husband, David, is an anesthesiologist with Northwest Anesthesia Physicians.

Miscellaneous: I was one of 7 children, attended college at University of California, Irvine (anteaters) and graduated from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.  I’m currently a volunteer mediator for Small Claims Court in Lane County and a volunteer in UO Conflict Resolution Services.

When I’m not working and volunteering: I like to go to the movies and am looking forward to watching the Oscars next Sunday.

If you see me around, now you'll recognize me.  You can email me at hbeardswo@gmail.com.

Next Meeting

This blog is undergoing some renovation and retooling.

South parents, guardians and interested community members should attend the next Parent Council meeting scheduled for 7:00pm on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 in the South cafeteria.

Topics for the March 31, 2010 meeting include proposed by-laws and rules, and approval of the Parent Council budget for 2010-2011. Until by-laws are adopted, we are operating under the Mission/Group Agreements revised in May 2004 (see below).

Every member of our community is encouraged to attend and give input.  When by-laws are adopted, I encourage you to volunteer to be a representative for your student’s grade and participate in our once a month, one hour meetings.

“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush.  It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.” - Robert M. Hutchins