schools
february22
2011
VHS Leadership Class Raises Funds For “Joy For Jaden”
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The Vernonia High School Leadership Class
Crystal-Ann wrote a letter to Jaden’s family the entire class, has begun raising funds for Jaden’s
is raising funds for “Joy for Jaden,” a campaign they asking if the Leadership Class could help Jaden in some trip. They are selling colored bracelets with “Jaden’s
started to help a local boy in need fulfill a wish.
way. The family contacted Crystal Ann and, because of Friends” inscribed on them. The class is also selling
Jaden Krieger the expense and paperwork involved in working with raffle tickets to students-- the winner will spend a day
is a nine-year-old “Make A Wish,” the Leadership Class instead choose being driven from class to class in a golf cart by a
boy who lives in to raise funds and grant a wish for Jaden themselves. faculty member of their choice. They are also planning
Banks. “Last June,
The Leadership Class asked Jaden what he a spaghetti feed and bingo night in Banks on March
Jaden
starting would like and he decided he would like to go with 19th and a community talent show in Vernonia on April
having seizures,” his family to “Great Wolf Lodge,” an indoor water 2nd.
explains Crystal- park resort in Washington state. The Leadership Class
According to Carreon, any extra money the
Ann
Carreon, intends to raise the money for the entire four-day and class raises beyond expenses for the trip to Great Wolf
a member of three-night trip-- lodging, gas and food for Jaden, his will be donated to Jaden’s family to help with medical
the
Vernonia three older siblings, and Mom and Dad. They are and personal expenses.
Leadership Class. hoping Jaden will make his trip in May, after he has
The Leadership Class introduced Jaden to
“His parents took completed his chemotherapy and had some time to the entire high school during an assembly with a
him to the hospital recover.
PowerPoint presentation. They immediately sold 100
and they found
Crystal-Ann Carreon is the chairperson of the bracelets.
cancerous tumors Leadership Class committee which, with the help of
Carreon says the Leadership Class has received
in his brain.”
two large donations from community
A c c o r d i n g
businesses to kick off their campaign--
Crystal-Ann Carreon is Chair of
to Carreon,
$500 from KLS Surveying and $279
the “Joy for Jaden” fundraising
Jaden was
from the Vernonia Free Wheelers.
campaign that has been undertaken
immediately
Hopefully, the class will raise all the
by the VHS Leadership Class.
rushed into
funds they need, and give some joy to a
surgery where the tumors were removed. Since
boy who deserves it.
then, Jaden has been receiving three days of
chemotherapy treatments in the hospital every
Anyone wishing to contribute to the
two weeks. Jaden is expected to be finished with
“Joy for Jaden” campaign or participate
his chemotherapy treatments in April; so far, tests
in the community talent show can
have shown that the cancer has not returned.
contact any Leadership Student or the
The VHS Leadership Class was looking
Leadership Instructor, Teri Willard, at
for a service project for someone in need, and
the school.
was considering looking for someone in another
country. But, according to Carreon, the students
really wanted to stay local and help someone near
their community. One student in the class, who
supporting
supporting
supporting
had lost a brother to cancer, suggested “The Make
a Wish Foundation,” which Carreon researched.
Carreon’s mother told her about Jaden-- she
Thursday, February 24, 6:30-
had seen a fundraising jar in Jim’s Thriftway in February 24-March 1
February 24-March 1
February 24-March 1
8:00 PM will be this year’s Family
Jaden Kreiger with his two brothers and sister.
Banks.
At Barnes and Noble or
At Barnes and Noble or
Reading Night at Washington Grade
At Barnes and Noble or
online
online at
School. We will
have at booths set up
online at
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with different
reading
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A few of the activities offered are
1 1 0 0 making gak,
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learning how 1 0 to 3 9 knit,
and making bookcovers for your
FREE books.
Barnes & Noble will also be
offering activities and book sales in
the gym. If you would like to support
WGS by buying a book but cannot
make it to Family Reading Night,
then you can purchase books at the
Barnes & Noble store (be sure to tell
them you’re from WGS!) or online
with code #10391100. Proceeds will
Owned and Operated by
go towards purchasing books for
Don & Kim Wallace
WGS.
VHS Alumni
Basketball Game
Sat, March 12th 6:00PM
Boys & Girls Varsity
vs.
Alumni
Two games -
12 minute running quarters
Tickets: Adults $5
12 yrs-High School Student $4
K-5th grade $3
Want to play?
Contact Julie Ramsey
at 503-869-0211
Fundraiser for Oregon School
Employees Association Chapter 67
Washington Grade
School
Washington Grade
School
supporting
supporting
Washington Grade
School
February 24-March 1
At Barnes and Noble or
online at
www.barn es an dnobl e. co m
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Washington Grade
School
February 24-March 1
At Barnes and Noble or
online at
www.barn es an dno bl e. co m
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Family
Reading
Night Grade
Washington
School
supporting
Washington Grade
School
February 24-March 1
At Barnes and Noble or
online at
www.ba rne sa ndno ble .c o m
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