Wednesday, May 17, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Jonathan Bertagana
Sisters High School May 2017 Student of the Month
Hard work, maintaining good grades
and involvement are Jonathan Ber-
tagnaʼs keys to success at Sisters High
School.
As an IEE intern, secretary for ASG,
membership in LINK Crew and as a Mr.
SHS contestant, Jonathan walks the talk.
“Itʼs fun — thatʼs the biggest thing,”
he says of his motivation for active in-
volvement in his school community.
He enjoys being around the people he
shares activities with, and has the added
satisfaction of knowing that his efforts
help make his school a better place.
Bertagnaʼs passion for fl y fi shing has
determined his future path.
“Iʼve been fl y fi shing for a very long
time, and Iʼve been working in the fl y
fi shing industry for the last four or fi ve
years,” he says.
He plans to attend Utah State Uni-
versity to study fi sheries and aquatic
sciences.
He saluted his teachers for provid-
ing so much one-on-one interaction with
students, and thanked his parents for
their ongoing support. He also offered
a shout-out to the Backpack Buds, with
whom he shares outdoor adventures.
“IihaveitrulyienjoyedigettingitoiknowiJona-
thani ini thei severali classesi we’vei hadi togetheri
duringihisitimeiatiSHS.iJonathaniisiaithoughtfuli
student,ikinditoibothiteachersiandistudents,iandi
seeminglyialwaysiinigoodispirits.iIiwillimissihisi
contributionsitoiclass,icertainlyiinitermsiofiaca-
demics,ibutialsoiwithihisigoodihumoriandigener-
osityitowardiall.”
–iRobiCorrigan
“ItiisisoifunitoiwatchiJWiexploreiallihisiop-
portunities.iHeiisiexcitediwithitheioutdoorsiandiisi
all-iniforiadventure.iHeiisisoiteachable,ibutiIifeeli
thatiIilearnimoreifromihisiexcitementithaniIiwilli
everiteachihim.”i
–iTonyiCosby
“I’misoihappyithatiweiareirecognizingiJona-
thani asi thei Studenti ofi thei Month.i Hei isi ani
outstandingiyoungimaniwhoiquietlyigoesiabouti
doingi thei righti thing.i Jonathani hasi beeni suchi
ai positivei forcei ati Sistersi Highi School.i Hei hasi
giveni ofi himselfi ini soi manyi ways—academics,i
leadership,iservice,isports.iIihaveiwatchedihimioni
theicourtiandionitheifiield,iatiMr.iSHS,iandiini
theiclassroom.iInieveryiplace,iheidemonstratesiai
commitmentitoiexcellenceiandiaiselfliessnessithati
putsiothersifiirst.iIilookiforwarditoisee-
ingiwhereiheigoesifromihereiandihowihei
willicontinueitoitouchipeople’silivesiandi
makei thei worldi betteri fori hisi havingi
beenihere.iCongratulations,iJonathan!”
–iGailiGreaney
“Characteriisiailong-standingihabit,i
andi thisi youngi mani displaysi strongi
character.iHisireputationiisioneithatiisi
harditoimatch.iJonathanicanibeicountedi
onitoibeiaipositiveiroleimodeliiniallicir-
cumstances.i Asi onei ofi hisi IEEi teach-
ersihisijunioriyeariandihisiAPiEnglishi
teacherithisiyear,iIihaveibeeniimpressedi
byihisihardiwork,ihisipositiveiattitude,i
hisileadershipiandihisiintegrity.iTimeiafteritimei
Ii havei witnessedi hisi selfliessi attitudei andi hisi
concerniforiothers.iIiamiextremelyiproudiofithisi
youngimaniandifeelihonoreditoiknowihim.”
–iSamraiSpear
“Jonathan’si smile,i kindi nature,i andi positivei
demeanorimakeihimiapproachableiandiengagingi
toitheischoolicommunity.iWeiareisoifortunateitoi
haveihadiJonathan’sicontributionsitoiourischool.i
AsianiIEEiintern,iheiisiteachingihisipeersiandi
raisingi thei standardsi fori hisi classmates.i Hisi
warminature,iresponsibleiapproach,iandicaringi
characterihelpimakeistudentsicomfortableitoipushi
themselvesioutiofitheiricomfortizoneiandigrow.iIi
amiproudiofiJonathan’siaccomplishments!”
–iRimaiGivot
“Jonathaniisiaigreatistudentiandiaibetteriper-
son.iItihasibeeniaijoyiforimeitoiseeiourientireischooli
cheeriforiandilookiupitoiJonathan.iThieifactithati
theikidsiiniourischoolilookiupitoiandiadmireiJona-
thaniBertagnaiisiaigreatisigniofitheipositiveicul-
tureiweihave.iJonathan,ithanksiforialliyouihavei
givenitoiourischool.”
–iDanieliO’Neill
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