schools
february6
2014
PTA Press
13
Extra! Extra! Read All About It!!
By Susan Ely
The holiday season was a busy
time for the Vernonia Community PTA.
Our fall fundraiser order was submitted
in November and deliveries arrived just
before kids went home on Christmas
Break. Again, community support was
great and kids really gave it their all to
raise money for playground equipment.
Candy grams were a huge
success and a ton of fun for the kids once
again, raising $133.95 and also being
tied in to the behavior rewards program
as an added bonus.
The Teacher Giving Tree was
once again a wonderful way for people
to show their appreciation to teachers
in our school by gifting them a small
value classroom item that they need to
help them teach. Most of the teacher’s
gift items were given by parents and,
in addition to those, VCPTA was able
to fill the gift requests for those that
were not. The PTA worked very hard to
coordinate, shop, wrap and then deliver
gifts to teachers with a jolly “Ho, ho,
ho!” on the final day of school.
Take your family to school week
is coming up February 17 th through the
21 st . Look for more information to come
home with your student. Don’t forget to
check those backpacks! Also, info will
be posted on the PTA bulletin board on
the wall opposite the main office in the
entryway of the school.
Did you know we have a
Facebook page? Search “Vernonia
Community PTA” and find us.
Interested in finding out even
more about communicating with us?
Please go to http://www.vernonia.k12.
in your child’s classroom? Contact
Melissa Zavales for more details on how
to become the designated adult volunteer
for that classroom to assist the teacher
with class parties, communicating
with other parents, and increasing
participation in school events like the
The PTA board members are as follows: VCPTA Carnival.
Classified Employee Week is
Melissa Zavales - President
March 3 rd -7 th . Consider doing something
Brett Costley - Vice President
to appreciate those folks at the school that
Laci Rylands - Communications
you may have previously overlooked.
Camrin Eyrrick - Membership
Remember that the PTA hosts
Stacy Adams - Treasurer
an annual Easter Egg Hunt in Hawkins
Susan Ely - Fundraising
Laura Blacker and Makayla Adams - Park! Look for more information in the
upcoming PTA Press articles.
Co-Secretary
If any parents or community
Aaron Miller - Schools Representative
members would like to attend the next
Makayla Adams - VHS Representative
Madison Zavales - VMS Representative PTA meeting it will be held on February
20 th at 7:00 PM.
Want to become more involved
or.us/node/151 to the District web site
PTA page. There you will find loads
of useful information and even a copy
of the membership form so you can get
signed up at the next meeting. How cool
is that?
VHS Sports continued from page 12 Schools Update: Cold Season
who has wrestled well at
times and needs to develop
more mental endurance.
Zane Kovelda is
strong and tough at 160 and
has all the tools to be a great
wrestler. “He’s the real deal,”
says Barnes. “He has the
natural ability and the desire.”
Barnes says he continues to
work on technique, especially
takedowns, with Kovelda.
Kovelda has won numerous
big matches this season and
should be a favorite at the
District Tournament with
a chance to go really far at
State.
Bridger
Steward
at 170 pounds is a senior
leader on the team who
has the physical ability and
technique to do well and beat
anybody. “When he is on, he
is unbeatable,” says Barnes.
Steward should be a threat
at the District Tournament
this year. Samuel Huot is an
exchange student and first
year wrestler who has had
great success in the somewhat
soft 182 pound weight class.
An inexperienced wrestler,
he should be one of the top
seeds in the District with a
great chance to get to State.
Kane Losli is a
freshman who severely
injured his knee early in
the season but has stayed
on his weight loss plan and
continued to practice and
workout with the team.
“He is just awesome,”
says Barnes. “He’s been
really committed.” Losli
has travelled to away
tournaments and been taking
photos for the team. Barnes
also mentioned the great
work of his two statisticians,
Lilly Lindsley and Jessika
Goodman. “They’re doing a
really good job.”
By Dr. Ken Cox
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs
spread that way.
Along with the cold, wet, winter weather • Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
we are all faced with colds and sometimes the flu. I • Stay home if you become sick.”
hope that you are doing what you can to keep your
children healthy and well, dressing them warm
Here at school we have increased our
to come to school. In checking online at Oregon surface sanitation efforts to make sure that fewer
Public Health I found out that “influenza is a illnesses could be lying in wait for students and
seasonal disease that spreads via airborne droplets staff here at school. We want your children to come
and contaminated surfaces. It’s highly contagious - to school so they can learn, but we also know that
people can spread the flu even if they don’t know it is better that they stay home if they are sick. It
they’re sick.”
is my hope that you will get through this flu/cold
season unscathed, but if not, then please take care
They also recommend that we all:
of yourself and your children at home. We want to
• “Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or your spread joy, knowledge, and kindness at school, not
arm when you cough or sneeze.
illness.
• Throw the tissue in
the trash after you use
it.
• Wash your hands
often with soap and
water, especially after
you cough or sneeze.
Alcohol-based hand
sanitizers are also
effective.
VHS 1 st Semester Honor Roll
Principal’s Honors
4.0
Makayla Adams, Jordan Brickley,
Stephanie Castro, Emilee Easlon, Jacob
Eyrrick, Jessica Gardner, Jefferey
Goodman, Andrew Jennings, Timothy
Jennings, Annika Johnson, Anastasia
Mihalciuc, Sheyanne Pedersen, Jacob
Perry, Jerrian Pond, Laura rice, Jocie
Roberts, Benjamin Skanes, Summer
Snow, Winter Snow, Dylan Taylor,
Jonna Trabosh
High Honors
3.99-3.5
Emily Bergerson, Zi_xian Chen, Mariah
Cook, Ani Danielyan, Megan Ely,
Kaitlyn Eyrrick, Julia Fletcher, Rhett
Gerken, Mariantonia Giordano, Jessika
Goodman, Samuel Huot, Johanna
Lange, Chi Ting Lee, Paul Lemaron,
Andrea Lezama, Silas Mansig,
Jackhenry Masog, Jacob Medearis,
Jasmine Molinaro, Heather Patton,
Alex Plaschevici, Daniel Rice, Megan
Rice, Alexis Scott, Quentin Skanes,
Paige Smith, Meghan Sullivan, Alex
Thuet, Logan Titus, Chase Tolonen,
Mahaila Wilhelm, Payton Wolf, Anton
Yakovenko, Brittany Young
Honors
3.49-3.25
Tristan Adams, Katerina Brejchova,
Jacob Butcher, Tori Dalebroux, Bradley
Ely, Nichole Gardner, Lauren Glass,
Nicole Glass, Julius Haake, Jennifer
Hayes, Hera Hopkins, Brett Jones,
Reed Jones, William Larke, Alisa
Levenseller, Kayleigh Lillethun, Sara-
Eve Mayer-Villeneuve, Jared Medearis,
Meagan Schirmeister, Amanda-Rose
Sicard, McKenzie Willard, Damian
Young
Honorable Mention
3.24-3.0
Makenzie Anderson, Andrew Cheney,
Emma D’Onghia, Jessica Farr-Smith,
MaCayla Fennell, Kassidy Fetch,
Hannah Fleck, Breanna Gardner,
Emil Hardenberg, Cheyenne Kemper,
Bryanna Larson, Kirsten Leaverton,
Nikita McCord, Audrya Owens,
Courtney Pasko, Austin Ragsdale, Jarod
Shaw, Sara Smith, Mikila Solberg,
Autumn sorenson, Jessica Stringfield,
Dominic Szlavich, Taylor Titus, Sarah
Wagner, Cassidy Whitton, Sara Wilmot,
Justin Wolf, Dominique Woods
Vernonia Students of the Month
January 2014
Trinity Weber
Grade 1
Trinity is a responsible student and a good helper
who likes to help others and is a good all around
student. Trinity says her favorite subject in school
is reading. She participates in the Vernonia Ballet
and enjoys helping taking care of her two dogs.
Lily Buchanan
Grade 8
Lily is a respectful student who takes pride in her
work and is known for being kind to others. Lily
says her favorite subject is art. In her spare time
Lily says she enjoys riding horses and drawing.
Paul Lemaron
Grade 11
Paul is a foreign exchange student from Kenya.
Paul was an excellent runner on the VHS Cross
Country team who just missed qualifying for the
state meet. Paul says he intends to run track in the
spring. He is the Junior Class Vice President and is
also helping film boys basketball. Paul says his
favorite subject is chemistry.
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