schools
Booster’s Buzz
Please consider joining
the Boosters group – they are the
sponsors for children’s sports activities
in our community. Dues are only $10
annually.
Ovations—A Great Way to Fundraise
The Ovations Not-For-Profit
Food-For-Funds Vernonia Program
(known as Ovations) trains volunteers
to work selling concessions during Rose
Quarter events. Goals include training
students to work on their own behalf to
assist with expenses related to school
and Booster activities, provide job skills
and work experience to students and
allow parents to work with their children
to fulfill volunteer and financial goals.
Rules - Volunteers Must:
• Be age 16 or older to train and
work
• Attend a Not-For-Profit (NFP)
3-hour orientation training at the Rose
Garden prior to working
• Provide an email address,
mailing address and phone numbers to
coordinator
• Obtain a food handler permit
• If 18, obtain an OLCC permit,
students are NOT allowed to serve or
sell alcohol, although they are allowed
to work at OLCC events with a permit
and as cook’s helpers, this can be done
online www.olccclass.com
• Wear appropriate work
uniform, black slacks, Vernonia baseball
hat ($20) and black shoes
• Follow all Ovations NFP rules
and regulations
• Find your own substitute or
pay a $50 fee, no-shows are charged $50
VHS Foreign Exchange
Program
If you spend
any time around the
Vernonia High School
you may have noticed an
especially large number
of unfamiliar faces and
names this school year.
Well it’s not just your
imagination.
H i s t o r i c a l l y
VHS and the Vernonia
community have hosted
several foreign exchange
students from all around
the world each year.
Student
Nicolo Casale
Melissa Charbonneau
Lucrece Cheramy
Yaraslava Denysenko
Amirkhon Habibuloev
Finn Hoeck
Pavel Jiranek
Alexander Lembke
Lea Mari
Janek Palovsky
Ana Scerbatii
Tynystan Talantov
Gadim Valiyev
Iryna Verhogliad
Stina Voss
Leon Weigand
Krstian Wredstroem
Zhuldyz Zhunussova
They are great kids and
we are happy to have
them here. Hopefully we
will all have a chance to
meet them, get to know
them and welcome them
to Vernonia.
The following
is list of the foreign
exchange students, the
country they are from
and the host family they
are staying with this
year.
These students come to
Vernonia for an entire
school year, living with
host families, attending
classes and participating
in all kinds of extra
curricular activities at
school and throughout
the community.
This
year
Vernonia is pleased and
proud to host eighteen,
that’s right 18!, foreign
exchange students for
the 2011-12 school year.
Country
Italy
Canada
France
Ukraine
Tajikistan
Germany
Czech Rep.
Germany
France
Czech Rep.
Moldova
Kyrgyzstan
Azerbaijan
Ukraine
Germany
Germany
Denmark
Kazakhstan
Host Family
Stewards
Castros
Wallaces
Rethwills
Benes’
Cotas
Wards
Wards
Poetters
Easlons
Cheneys
Barnes’
Willards
Kaisers
Adams’
Pihls
Sullivans
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Ticket
Friday
Cost is
$10.00
• Baked Lasagna
• Salad
• Garlic Bread
• Apple Crisp
Reservations will be made with ticket purchase!
Four Seatings
4-5 PM / 5-6 PM
6-7 PM / 7-8 PM
Purchase tickets at:
Black Bear
VMS Office
VHS Office
For more information contact Black Bear 503-429-0214
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fee
• Find your own ride (students
are NOT allowed to drive)
• Please donate a few dollars to
the driver - gas is expensive
• $1 for every $25 earned for
each shift worked is donated to Booster
Scholarship fund
• Provide receipts when asking
for money or ask that money be taken to
school for payment of fee etc.
• Plan ahead before you ask
for money - give the coordinator a three
day notice please, money is held in an
account at Wauna Federal Credit Union
Additional Information:
Sponsors: Vernonia Boosters, Vernonia
School District 47J
Contract dates: October 1-September 30,
Start date November 5, 2008
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Average number of events each month:
4-6
Minimum amount earned per event:
$33.60 - $1 donated to Booster
scholarship fund for every $25 earned
Maximum amount earned so far: (13.5
hour shift) $242
Average amount earned per shift: $50
Number of volunteers: 80 total, 21
current students
NEW: We have adopted a Winter Hawks
stand for all home games - 39 in all!
To sign up contact Betsy Miller,
503-429-6049, 503-989-0809 cell or
thomcrmill2@msn.com
The
next
Not-For-Profit
mandatory class will be held at the Rose
Garden in the spring of 2012 - call Betsy
to register.
VHS Fall Sports Update
Volleyball Qualifies for State Tournament
continued from page 12
being named as Coach of the Year for
the boys. “I believe this is a recogni-
tion of how far our team has come this
year,” said Brown. “Our runners made
tremendous progress during the year
and matured into a very good cross
country team. We finished the season
as the #14 team in the state out of 55
schools. We had a huge turnout, 27
runners, had a great season, one to re-
member, and we had a great time. I
couldn’t be prouder of them if they
were my own kids.”
On November 4th the senior
cross country runners were honored as
part of Senior Night before the Log-
ger’s final home football game. Se-
nior cross country runners are: Nicolo
Casale, Lucy Cheramy, Paul Jiranek,
Quin Johansen, Alex Lembke, Alyssa
Loggins, Jackson Miller, Samantha
Morgan, Janek Palovsky, Ana Scer-
batii, Daniel Shaw, Ty Talantov, Gadim
Valiyev and Iryna Verhogliad.
Vernonia Students of the Month
October 2011
Brandon Maloney ,
Grade 4
Brandon is known as a student who is always on
task, is responsible, and gets his work done.
Brandon says his favorite subject is definitely
science and he is very interested in chemistry.
Brandon plays soccer and does martial arts and
says he is expecting to get a drum set this year.
He also says he loves to play video games.
Jessika Goodman ,
Grade 7
Jessika was chosen this month because she is an
excellent student who works very hard and does her
very best. She is also known for helping other
students and for being very responsible—recently she
completed her homework assignments before
missing a few days of school for a scheduled activity.
She has a positive attitude and according to teachers,
“is a really good kid.” Jessika says her favorite subjects
are Language Arts and P.E. Jessika participates in 4-H,
and has lots of animals she cares for at home—horses,
rabbits, dogs, cats, fish, goats, and chickens. Jessika
also says she lies to sew, crochet and knit.
Daniel Shaw ,
Grade 12
Daniel is known as a student who is always willing to
volunteer to help with a project, whether at school
or in the community. He's just a stand up kid, a real
solid individual,” says one school employee. Daniel
says he enjoys Government class with Mr. Brown.
He ran Cross Country this year and plays the tuba in
the school band. When he's not in school, Daniel
says he likes fixing things, working on his truck and
hanging out with friends.
Sponsored by Senator Betsy Johnson
