Did you know that the current Adidias building was once Kaiser Hospital? This is where Maureen "Sis" Childs started her life. Sis is a fifth generation Oregonian who grew up in the Alameda neighborhood of Portland for part of her childhood, and then moved to Portland's Laurelhurst neighborhood. Living across the street from Laurelhurst Park, Sis grew up in a family with five children. She was active, social, and family life centered around church. Graduating from Concordia Lutheran High School, Sis went to work for her father as an office manager at the family business, Burton Engineering. Being heavily involved in starting New Hope Church on I-84, Sis's family was close with Phil (Big Bear) and Judy Dufresne. At age 20, Sis married their nephew, Mark Haley. At age 22, she became pregnant with twin boys. Sis and Mark were living in Corbett and her parents had moved there as well, following their friends, the DuFresne's. Sis stayed home full-time with her sons until they went to first grade and had Mrs. Bonnie Lilly as a teacher. Sis then got a job with Cascade Earth Sciences, which is now the Dearixon's home! She worked with Steve and Linda Wilson for six years. She then went to work for an environmental consulting group for the next seven years. Sis was also on the Corbett School Board for seven years during this time period. In 2002, life changed. Sis quit her job and also went through a divorce. At this time she went back to school and got a degree in Early Childhood Education from Concordia University, the same campus where she had attended high school! Later she went on to get her teaching license for the state of Oregon. Sis married Stuart Childs on Sept. 3, 2005. For three years Sis was a teacher and co-principal at ARCO Spanish Immersion Charter School. She then went to the Montessori Charter School in Damascus for three years, doing a multitude of things, but not teaching full-time in a classroom as she so desired. In the spring of 2015 she quit her job, for the very first time ever not having another job lined up. Sis put in an application at Corbett, where she had now served a total of twelve years on the Corbett School Board. She is a huge proponet of multi-age education. Sis knows Corbett schools inside and out and wanted to teach at a place where she had a real passion. When Mrs. Neely stepped away to have her baby, Sis was hired as a K-2 teacher at Corbett! There are eight classes of K-2 students in Corbett, and Sis feels she has found her DREAM job! With 24 children in her classroom, she is excited to get up and go to work. Currently her twin sons have provided her with four grandchildren, so when not teaching, she LOVES to be with them. She also enjoys riding bikes with Stuart when she is able. She ran for over 20 years, and now her knees are ready for a rest. She recently went on a 45 mile ride to Jantzen Beach and back! Sis loves this area and plans to be in Corbett, forever.
Did you know that the current Adidias building was once Kaiser Hospital? This is where Maureen "Sis" Childs started her life. Sis is a fifth generation Oregonian who grew up in the Alameda neighborhood of Portland for part of her childhood, and then moved to Portland's Laurelhurst neighborhood. Living across the street from Laurelhurst Park, Sis grew up in a family with five children. She was active, social, and family life centered around church. Graduating from Concordia Lutheran High School, Sis went to work for her father as an office manager at the family business, Burton Engineering. Being heavily involved in starting New Hope Church on I-84, Sis's family was close with Phil (Big Bear) and Judy Dufresne. At age 20, Sis married their nephew, Mark Haley. At age 22, she became pregnant with twin boys. Sis and Mark were living in Corbett and her parents had moved there as well, following their friends, the DuFresne's. Sis stayed home full-time with her sons until they went to first grade and had Mrs. Bonnie Lilly as a teacher. Sis then got a job with Cascade Earth Sciences, which is now the Dearixon's home! She worked with Steve and Linda Wilson for six years. She then went to work for an environmental consulting group for the next seven years. Sis was also on the Corbett School Board for seven years during this time period. In 2002, life changed. Sis quit her job and also went through a divorce. At this time she went back to school and got a degree in Early Childhood Education from Concordia University, the same campus where she had attended high school! Later she went on to get her teaching license for the state of Oregon. Sis married Stuart Childs on Sept. 3, 2005. For three years Sis was a teacher and co-principal at ARCO Spanish Immersion Charter School. She then went to the Montessori Charter School in Damascus for three years, doing a multitude of things, but not teaching full-time in a classroom as she so desired. In the spring of 2015 she quit her job, for the very first time ever not having another job lined up. Sis put in an application at Corbett, where she had now served a total of twelve years on the Corbett School Board. She is a huge proponet of multi-age education. Sis knows Corbett schools inside and out and wanted to teach at a place where she had a real passion. When Mrs. Neely stepped away to have her baby, Sis was hired as a K-2 teacher at Corbett! There are eight classes of K-2 students in Corbett, and Sis feels she has found her DREAM job! With 24 children in her classroom, she is excited to get up and go to work. Currently her twin sons have provided her with four grandchildren, so when not teaching, she LOVES to be with them. She also enjoys riding bikes with Stuart when she is able. She ran for over 20 years, and now her knees are ready for a rest. She recently went on a 45 mile ride to Jantzen Beach and back! Sis loves this area and plans to be in Corbett, forever.