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schools september5 2013 Schools Update ~ A New Year SHaW Clinic Reopens at School After Summer Break By Dr. Ken Cox A new school year is upon us! Where did the summer go?! I have met with the district staff and they are ready to greet the students on their first day back. Just as a reminder – the first day of school will be Friday, September 6 for grades 2-6, freshmen, and foreign exchange students. The first day for ALL students will be Monday, September 9. We are looking forward to a great school year. This coming year we are going to continue our focus on improving student achievement. We have seen some improvement with the professional development work that was done with our staff last year. They are doing a better job of helping individual students succeed. We will also be focusing on improving all aspects of our communications with parents. This will be one of our priorities this year. If you ever have a question or concern, please bring it to the attention of your child’s classroom teacher or the building principal. If you do not get satisfactory results in a timely manner, please contact me at my office (503 429-5891) or by email (ken.cox@ vernonia.k12.or.us). Once again I would like to thank the Vernonia community for your on-going support of our new facility, our staff and our students. We wouldn’t have the things we do today without you! I hope you get a chance to stop by the school next week as our custodians have done an admirable job of getting it ready for the new school year. With school starting on Friday September 6th for some students, and Monday September 9th for all students, this is a good time for parents to check with the Spencer Health and Wellness (SHaW) clinic to ensure they have current insurance and contact information. The clinic will retain the same hours as last school year, opening at 7:30 AM and closing at 1:30 PM Tuesdays and Fridays on school days. One big change this year at the clinic is the layout. As students know, 13 the elementary school office where Mrs. Lennon sits is now shared with the attendance office. The former attendance office is now the waiting room and reception for the SHaW clinic. This change will provide better work flow for the school staff and improved privacy for patients. The clinic provides a wide range of diagnostic services and is sponsored by The Public Health Foundation of Columbia County. VEF Receives Donation VHS Fall Sports Preview continued from page 12 enzie Titus, a sophomore, will also see playing time on the back line. One of the Lady Loggers strengths last season was serving and Williams expects that to continue. Castro, Taylor Titus, and Fletcher are all very strong and Williams says May- er-Villeneuve also has a really tough serve. Williams has instituted a strong summer workout plan to help her players improve. Expect to see im- provement from the players who uti- lized these off-season workouts. The Lady Loggers should be competing at the top of the league and hopefully get past the first round of state this year. The Lady Loggers open their season at home against Clatskanie on Thursday, September 5 th and against De La Salle on Saturday, September 7 th . They also play at home on Tues- day, September 17 th against Portland Christian. Cross Country - Head Coach Byron Brown expects his boys team to be very competitive this year; he is still wait- ing to see how his girls team shapes up and develops this season. “My philosophy is that it’s all practice until the state qualifying meet,” says Brown. “It’s a short sea- son and we use our season meets as training.” Because of the team aspect in cross country, Brown says a squad needs to have five good runners who Silkscreen printing Printing while you wait for small orders Vinyl lettering and heat transfers Teams, groups, special events Hoodies, dress shirts, aprons & more No order too large or too small No set-up fees 728 Madison Avenue, Vernonia (503) 822-0110 kavila@kaptanskraft.com can score. On the boys side, Brown has three strong runners returning to an- chor his squad: juniors Drew Cheney and Daniel Rice, and senior Jacob Medearis. Brown says all three pro- gressed a lot during last year’s spring track season and came into the cross country season in very good shape. “They have all turned a corner and have become really good runners,” says Brown. Brown also has a foreign exchange student, Paul Lemaron, who is from Kenya and looks like he will be a strong addition. Brown is waiting to see who his fifth scorer will be; expect to see foreign exchange students Ale- jandro Rubiero, Emil Hardenberg and Anton Yakovenko challenging for that position. Sophomore Hannah Fleck looks to be the strongest runner for the girls. The rest of the squad is made up of newcomers to running and includes senior Laura Rice and foreign ex- change students Johanna Lange, An- astasia Mihalciuc and Tonia Giordano. “Hopefully the kids enjoy it and have fun and they get better at what they are doing,” says Brown. “Hopefully they develop a real true love of running and staying in shape, which can stay with them their whole lives.” The Loggers open their season at Willamina on September 5 th and host the Vernonia Invitational on October 16 th . Chris Scheuerman (left), representing the Vernonia Education Foundation and Dr. Ken Cox (right), representing the Vernonia School District accept a check from Kathi Medges Knowles (middle), who helped organize the Give Back Bash concert during Jamboree. The total amount raised by the event was $10,120.41. The funds will go towards helping establish athletic facilities at the new school campus. Photo courtesy of Bill Langmaid. Have a boat to sell? A job opening? Planning a Garage Sale? 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