Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Page A-5
Education
IVHS students set to represent the Valley
The 34th Annual
Academic Masters Final
Competition will be held
April 28 at North Valley
High School. Starting
at 6:30 p.m., 20 students
from the four Josephine
County public high schools
(Grants Pass High School,
North Valley High School,
Hidden Valley High
School, and Illinois Valley
High School) will compete
for cash prizes in one of
five areas: english, math,
music, science, or social
studies. $14,500 in prize
money will be split among
the top four individuals
and the top scoring team.
The public is encouraged
to attend and support our
academically excelling
students at this very special
event.
(Courtesy photo for the Illinois Valley News)
In 1984, a group of
Grants Pass businesses
joined together to
recognize and honor local
students for academic
excellence through a
county-wide competition.
For over 30 years,
thousands of students from
the four high schools in
Josephine County have
competed for the honor of
representing their schools
in the grand Academic
Masters Competition each
spring. The Academic
Masters Competition is a
proud tradition unique to
Josephine County, giving
us an opportunity to show
the value we place on
academics. Spread the
word about something
very special that Josephine
County is doing right!
Ari Dwyer, (left) Jenny Park, Owen Dwyer, Raymon Sutherlin and Quinn Dietz
Merrill seeks to change the community through its youth
Jason McMillen
IVN Contributing Writer
Gene Merrill, the college and career
counselor for the Illinois Valley High School
(IVHS), has been diligently working toward
a better future for the young adults of the
community. Tanner Smith, the new principal
of IVHS, fully supports Merrill’s efforts to
both bring the program to life and to maximize
its potential. “This is his first year of being
principal and my first year with college and
careers and so we’ve had a lot of learning to
do,” Merrill admitted.
One of the tactics Merrill utilizes is to
meet up with every senior one-on-one and
discuss what they’re interested in. From there,
Merrill gives them a host of information as
cases, Merrill makes sure to give the students
as much information as he can regarding other
types of education like trade schools and
certification programs.
In addition to one-on-one counseling,
Merrill also coordinates as many career
oriented field trips as he can. “We have, on
average, three to four events a month that
we’re taking students out of the classroom and
into the real world,” Merrill said. In May, so
far, interested students will be able to attend
a lecture regarding social work and the entire
freshmen class will take a tour of the Table
Rock Rogue Community College campus.
This particular location offers a wide range of
vocational training and medical certifications.
This month, students attended a lecture
on employment opportunities regarding
to what kind of job or college opportunities
are out there as well as what to expect in the
pursuit of them and how to make it financially
possible. “The focus is really on year 13 and
preparing the students for that 13th year in real
life,” Merrill said, summarizing his ultimate
objective.
Merrill made a point to express that his
program doesn’t just focus on people going
to college like many programs have done
in the past. “We don’t just say ‘We’re going
to show you guys colleges and universities
and if there’s something else out there you
need to figure it out.’” Merrill pointed out
that stepping into a college right away, or at
all, might not be realistic for many students
because it will likely cause crippling debt with
questionable returns. However, and in these
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