schools
february2
2017
9
“Project Based Learning” Class
Makes Presentation to Community Groups
Students at Vernonia High School have been
participating this school year in a Project Based
Learning (PBL) class which has the students learning
work techniques while developing and implementing a
real world project.
This year the class, under the direction of
instructor Jim Krahn, applied for and received a $5,000
grant from The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF)
through their Community 101 program, which is to be
used as a learning tool for the students.
$1,000 of the grant can be used in the students’
own school and the PBL class has chosen to bring a
speaker to the school for an anti-bullying program.
The PBL class will use the rest of the funding
to identify issues within the community, research local
non-profi ts, accept and review grant applications,
and award grants to local groups for work within the
community.
After creating a survey and collating the results
earlier this year, the PBL class has identifi ed several
key issues of concern among students and community
members which they will focus on, including Suicide
Prevention, Bullying, and Children in Poverty.
Members of the class, including Vivianna
VHS Seniors Present Projects
at Tuality Hospital and said she had an
“amazing experience.” She says she is
interested in pursuing a career in biol-
ogy.
ment for. Jessie says that working with
Dr. Dombek helped her decide that she
really does want to go into the chiroprac-
tic fi eld.
Jessie Williams – Jessie job shadowed
local chiropractor Dr. Joseph Dombek.
Jessie learned about different types of
patients a chiropractor might see and the
different ailments they might seek treat-
Tristan Adams – Tristan had the unique
opportunity to shadow a Physical Thera-
pist after he was injured playing basket-
ball. Tristan would stay after his own
therapy appointments and work on a re-
hab plan for other patients. He
had a chance to help develop an
exercise routine and witness the
progress of someone else as they
were able to heal. He says he
might be interested in pursuing
this as a career in the future.
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looking into taking some photography
classes in college and might like to have
a side business taking photographs.
Cassidy Whitton – Cassidy learned
about being a lawyer. She spent time
with former VHS student Souvanny
Miller who is currently enrolled at Lewis
and Clark College where she is studying
law. Cassidy had the opportunity to ob-
serve several court cases and also had a
chance to sit in on several college class-
es with Miller. She says she learned a lot
about the different types of law and also
a lot about the theories. She hopes to go
on to law school after she gets a business
degree in college.
Payton Wolf – Payton
learned about diagnostic
imaging at Tuality Hos-
pital. She worked in fi ve
different departments dur-
ing her project. Payton
says she plans to attend
Linn-Benton Community
College and study diagnos-
tic imaging, specializing in ultra-
sound technology.
Autumn Sorenson – Autumn
spent her project working to help
the homeless in several different ac-
tivities. She spent some time at a home-
less shelter, spent a day building homes
with Habitat for Humanity, and spent
some time with Community Action
Team at their offi ce in St. Helens. She
says she hopes to volunteer and work
helping the homeless again in the future.
Pearl Cook – Pearl learned about be-
ing a professional photographer. She
worked with Heather Graham and did a
mock photo shoot with Graham’s daugh-
ter, and then learned about editing the
photos for the best results. Pearl says
she hopes to become a teacher, but is
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August Johnson – August
job shadowed his mother Julie
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as about owning your own business. He
learned it takes a special talent to be an
artist but likes the idea of being self-em-
ployed.
Jake Butcher – Jake worked with fellow
senior Justin Fletcher to restore Fletch-
er’s automobile, a Subaru station wagon.
They received advice from True Value
business owner Craig Tolonen. Butcher
says they replaced the tires, tinted the
windows and painted the body. He says
he learned a lot of useful skills that he
hopes he can put to use in his future.
Vivianna Bustamonte – Vivianna cre-
ated a program she called Little Misses
and Misters, which matched up volun-
teer mentors with younger students in
the school. “I wanted to fi nd people
who would remind kids who needed
help at home what it meant to be kind,
respectful and generous,” says Vivian-
na. The mentors met with the younger
students once a week and helped the
kids with school work and also did
social activities. The mentors and stu-
dents will continue to meet through the
rest of the school year. Vivianna said
her biggest challenge was making sure
everyone stayed in communication with
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Cheyenne Farr-Smith – Cheyenne
planned and coordinated the “Christmas
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with the help of her mother. She
said she learned it’s not as easy
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up around it for so many years.
Cheyenne says she is interested
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Bustamonte, William Scheuerman, Mackenzie Fassold,
Gaven Everett, Courtney Barklow, and Ben Shulte
recently met with community leaders representing
numerous local non-profi ts and community groups to
present the opportunity and solicit project ideas and
grant applications.
The community leaders included Jennifer
Butcher with Head Start, Shannon Romtvedt and Cicci
Bell representing the Vernonia Library and Friends
of the Library, Tobie Finzel wearing many hats and
representing Vernonia Cares, the Senior Center, the
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