The James Logan Courier

By Alyssa Pimentel, Courier Staff Writer

By the autumn of 2011, the Logan campus will be the site two schools: the current James Logan and a "school-within-a-school" currently in the development stage. The smaller school would kind of act like a magnet school, creating what administrators and others hope will be a “small, individualized education” experience, as requested by the community.

Jessica Lange, one of the teachers that are helping design this school, said it is a work in progress. “Right now, we’re still at the planning stage of everything,” she said, “So there really isn’t much information to give.” Others that are in the planning committee are teachers Alicia Elbert, Jodie Schwartzfrab, Erin Cross, Dorothy Allen, Ed Raco, Stephanie Papas and Principal Amy McNamara.

By Eric Brown, Courier Staff Writer

It’s June once again, a time of year where nearly all of Logan’s attention is devoted to seniors who are nearing their departure date. The impending graduation ceremony, however, obscures other losses in the Logan community, notably the retirement of Logan teacher Mary Jo Von Pinnon. After dedicating 13 years of her life to the Colt community Von Pinnon, known by many students as Ms. Von, is preparing to call it quits but has many memories from her time spent at Logan.

When Von Pinnon came to Logan in November 1997 she had a considerable amount of work experience, having taught for five years and then worked in the fashion and retail industry for 15 years. Despite her prior work experience Von Pinnon encountered initial difficulty at Logan, stepping into Foods and Keyboarding classes where “there had not been a regular teacher from the beginning of the year and the kids were wild”. Von Pinnon is the first to admit that she was not a computer expert at the time and thanks the help other faculty members gave her.