Eva LaMar

Riverbend Elementary School, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Mills Historical Society are joining forces to implement LaMar's winning program, "Parks to Projects." LaMar's students will work with experts to create an interactive Web site about Thompson's Mill Heritage Site State Park. The park is a development from Governor Ted Kulongoski's "Park-a-Year" initiative. The site will share valuable information using multimedia tools such as podcasts, virtual tours, and slideshows. This cross-curriculum project will ask students to apply research, writing, and oral communication skills. Creating a Web site will help students acquire fundamental skills to compete in a tech-oriented world. LaMar resides in Springfield.