Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Michelle LaPierre
Michelle LaPierre, 17, a
senior student at Illinois Val-
ley High School, is Josephine
County Board of Commis-
sioners’ January Student of
the Month.
pediatric oncologist. She will
major in biomedical engineer-
ing with a minor in Latin for
her undergraduate work. She
hopes to attend Johns Hop-
kins School of Medicine in
Baltimore for her training.
Alex Miller
Kerby Belt Masonic
Lodge AF&AM has chosen
Alex Miller, a senior student
at Illinois Valley High
School, as February Student
of the Month.
She is the daughter of
Walter & Donna LaPierre, of
Cave Junction. She has main-
tained a 3.91 grade-point av-
erage.
LaPierre is a member of
FFA, IVHS Chapter of Na-
tional Honor Society, and the
cross country, basketball,
track and mountain bike
teams. She is involved in
many activities in Illinois
Valley including Search and
Rescue, SDA Bible Camp
counseling, her church theater
production and choir, 4-H,
and SDA Big Sisters and
Cooking Club.
The honored student has
received many awards in
sports: Most Valuable Run-
ner, Most Valuable Mountain
Bike Rider, Skyline Confer-
ence First Team in Cross
Country and Track, Scholar
Athlete Award, and Team
Captain. In mountain biking
LaPierre was the state cham-
pion in her division in 2006
and 2007.
She enjoys running, vol-
unteering, politics, cycling,
horseback riding and photog-
raphy.
Her goal is to become a
Miller is the son of Selma
residents Robert & Diane
Miller. He has maintained a
4.0 grade-point average.
He has been a member of
the IVHS Chapter of Na-
tional Honor Society for the
past fours years, and currently
holds the office of sergeant-
of-arms. He is a regular blood
donor for the American Red
Cross, donating three times
last year.
Miller volunteers his
time to help maintain nearby
roads. He has earned his Cer-
tificate of Initial Mastery; and
received the President’s Stu-
dent of the Year Award and
the Cougar Pride Award.
He is hoping to attend
Southern Oregon University
at Ashland after graduation.
He plans to obtain a bache-
lor’s degree in music busi-
ness. In the future, using his
degree, he wants to work for
Medical attention was refused by the drivers
of two vehicles that collided at approximately
8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 at Redwood Hwy.
(199) and Ken Rose Lane. Answering the call
for help were Illinois Valley Fire District
(IVFD), American Medical Response and Jo-
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a major record label, where
he hopes to become a music
producer.
Jessea Mucha
Illinois Valley High
School graduate (2006)
Jessea Mucha was named to
the fall 2007 semester dean’s
list at Duke University in
North Carolina.
He achieved that honor
by ranking in the top
third of his classes at Pratt
School of Engineering at
Duke. Mucha is a civil engi-
neer major.
He is the son of Mike
Mucha, of Selma; and Laurie
Prouty, of Port Orford.
Lindy A. Davis
Lindy A. Davis, of Cave
Junction, is among 156 at-risk
youth from throughout the
Northwest participating in the
rigorous Oregon National
Guard Youth ChalleNGe
Program (OYCP).
Participants can earn a
high school diploma, a GED
or enough credits to return to
high school by the time they
finish in the spring.
While in the program,
cadets continue their educa-
tion and develop life plans
to outline clear and organized
steps for continuing along the
path of success after gradua-
tion. Cadets work through a
two-phase program, begin-
ning with an intensive, five-
month residential program.
During which they cultivate
life-coping skills, perform
community service work and
attend academic classes.
The program, cost-free to
cadets and their families, is
followed by one year of men-
toring. During this time, the
cadets receive encouragement
and support in implementing
their life plans as they re-
enter their home situations.
sephine County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). Driv-
ers were identified as Ronald Varney, 57, of
Cave Junction; and Tammy Allen, 48, of
Selma. Both vehicles had heavy front-end
damage, said JCSO. (Photo by Dale & Elaine
Sandberg/IVFD Media Dept.)
‘Electrifying Science’ was the title of a pres-
entation by Oregon Museum of Science &
Industry (OMSI) to the Lorna Byrne Middle
School student body Tuesday, Feb. 5. OMSI’s
Kendall Adams shows how static electricity
can cause metal items to move. The one-hour
program showed many aspects of electricity
in daily living. (Photo by Illinois Valley News)
Susan Steig
in training to
aid clients at
Preg Center
Susan Steig, with Preg-
nancy Center of Illinois Val-
ley since September, is com-
pleting her training to be a
client advocate.
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She particularly appreci-
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there” for men and women
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friendships with the other
volunteers.
She learned about the
Pregnancy Center through
one of the other volunteers.
“I was new to the area
and newly retired,” she said.
“I wanted to do something
positive with my life and
time.” The other woman said
that volunteers were needed at
the center, and Steig “felt the
Holy Spirit tugging at my
heart to do it.”
Regarding what needs are
that she feels the Pregnancy
Center could be helping with,
she said, “Education -- espe-
cially in the area of absti-
nence.” Being pressured into
a premature physical relation-
ship creates many self-esteem
issues and power struggles
within relationships.
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