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schools march2 2017 11 Schools Update: The Importance of Extracurricular Activities By Aaron Miller School staff members have increasingly more diffi cult jobs in helping kids learn, and this learning that takes place at school can take many forms. I re- member school being about just reading, writing and arithmetic. Today educators must still cover these ba- sics in ever increasing depth, but also are working on helping kids develop social skills, develop anger man- agement skills, develop leadership skills, take care of health needs, refer and provide students for and with specialized interventions and teach a myriad of other required topics that are mandated by the state and fed- eral government. While classroom instruction helps address these areas, what students do outside of the class- room is equally important. Being involved in athletics, music, band, drama, volunteering, and helping in the community can provide students with some extremely valuable life lessons and skills. They learn to deal with how to be a good winner, AND a good loser. They learn about teamwork, and how to be a leader AND a fol- lower. They learn that practice makes permanence, not perfect. They learn how to be good citizens, and how to treat others. They learn acceptance and tolerance. They learn. It is critical that we as a school district provide as many opportunities as possible in which our children are interested and can participate. We work very hard to provide these opportunities, but with limited resources we often do the best we can, but not the best that we should. Our students deserve the same opportunities as students in Hillsboro, Salem and Portland. Small rural schools are faced with very tough choices to provide opportunities so that all our students can participate in activities that are meaningful to them, and will help them grow and develop to become the strong citizens that we all want them to be. Your support of our schools is critical, welcome and necessary. This is our community, and to keep it strong, vibrant and healthy we need a strong educational system, and your help. We need people willing to volunteer their exper- tise, we need people to be supportive of our students as they develop into adults and we need your support at the legislative level to share with our legislators the need to provide more equitable funding that addresses the unique educational needs of small, rural school dis- tricts. Most of all we need you to be there for our kids. Your support of their efforts in school, on stage, on the fi eld and in the community is essential. Thank you so much to the communities of Mist and Vernonia, for do- ing just that. Thank you for your volunteer efforts, and for just being there to support our students during their school and extra-curricular activities. The lessons they learn from their experiences, and your support, will last a lifetime. 2017 Sam Hearing and VOLTA Scholarship Applications Available The Sam Hearing scholarships and the VOLTA (Vocational Outside Line Training Academy) scholarship are both part of the scholarship program provided by West Oregon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WOEC). There will be two Sam Hearing scholarships of $1,000 and one VOLTA scholarship of $3,000 awarded to deserving graduating seniors who reside in a home served by WOEC. WOEC seeks to invest in the lives of our local youth by awarding these scholarships to students wishing to attend a Reflections StPierreGraphics@aol.com college, university, or vocational/trade school. Applications and instruction forms are now available online on the WOEC website, www.westoregon.org, or by visiting their offi ce, 652 Rose Avenue, or your school’s scholarships coordinator. All applications must be received by April 14, 2017. Please contact Angela Ames, WOEC’s Executive Assistant at (503) 429-3021 or email angelah@westoregon.org if you have any questions. One Warm Coat The Northwest Regional Education Service District’s (NWRESD) Columbia Service Center has received over 270 coats, hats, gloves and scarves from local individuals, businesses and agencies. Families from Arthur Academy donated a seemingly endless supply of quality warm clothing to the cause. We are particularly grateful to Kimberly Bayley-Tweed, Robyn Cochran-Moore and Michael Arthur and the Yankton Outstanding Leaders Organization for making such a signifi cant contribution to the Warm Coat Drive of Columbia County. It is because of their generosity that we have been able to provide so many warm coats and clothing items to families in need. The drive will last into mid-March as our wintry weather continues. Many thanks to the entire community for supporting this effort. VHS Honor Roll The following Exchange Students also were named to the Honor Roll that was published in the February 16 issue of Vernonia’s Voice: Principal’s Honors 4.0 Javier Arenas Lene Jacobsen Tessa Bomke High Honors 3.99-3.5 Katherine Will Merce Patricio Nathan Colot Pauline Sandweg Romain Regache Serhiy Bauer Honors 3.40-3.25 Pongwiwat Kookiwattana Honorable Mention 3.24-3.0 Yoonae Kweon Don’t Sell it! Pawn it! VERNONIA C H I RO P R AC T I C C L I N I C, I NC. VernoniaChiro.com For fast cash! 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