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T he C olumbia P ress May 24, 2019 3 Masonic lodge awards $134,750 in scholarships to WHS students Crossing signups Gateway Masonic Lodge awarded $134,750 in scholar- ships to 67 Warrenton High School students at an honors banquet held last month. The 59th annual banquet and awards ceremony includ- ed 18 seniors, 19 juniors, 18 sophomores and 12 freshmen named to the Honor Roll. Thirteen students also re- ceived money from the Dick & Harriet Baldwin Scholar- ship Fund. Those winning $4,000 scholarships were Catherine Tapales, Maria Heyen, and Cailin Bennett. A scholarship of $3,000 was awarded to Claire Bussert. Scholarships of $2,500 were given to Giovanni Mar- tinez, Sofia Morrill, Saumay Narayan, and Pamela Talan- con-Botello. Those receiving $2,000 awards were Fernanda Alva- rez and Madison Kadera. Scholarships of $1,500 were given to Danielle Bue and Andrew Schenbeck. The Murl Peterson Award for $500 was split between Maria Heyen and Cather- ine Tapales, and the Edwin L. Mowick Award for $250 was awarded to Cailin Ben- nett. Margaret Heyen/Courtesy Gateway Masonic Lodge Warrenton High School Honor Students, back row left to right: Fernanda Alvarez, Cailin Bennett, Danielle Bue, Claire Bussert, Sagrario Diego, Jaaron Green, Maria Heyen, Giovani Martinez, Andrew Schenbeck, Madison Kadera, Saumay Narayan, Pamela Talancon-Botello, and Catherine Tapales. Masons in front are Tony Qualin, Ron Robbins, Archie Cook, Norm McLaren, Chuck Goodwin, Dick Rodlun, Chris Berliner, Fred Cantrell Jr., Ronald Collman and James Morgan, grand master of Ma- sons in Oregon, the guest speaker. Dear parent, your child’s school wants to know you Many school districts have no idea how many new stu- dents they’ll get until it’s too late to offer summer services to them. Last year, only 687 kinder- garteners were registered by June 30 in the 13 districts in Clatsop, Columbia and Tilla- mook counties. By Sept. 1, the number had nearly doubled to 1,196. Yet the sooner schools know that a student will be join- ing the incoming kindergar- ten class – or any other grade -- the sooner the school can begin building a relationship with them and their family and connect them to summer learning opportunities. For instance, there is a free two-week kinder camp Aug. 5-16 at Warrenton Grade School. Attending a kinder camp gives children a head start on meeting school staff, daily routines and knowing where things are such as bathrooms. More than $1.38 million has been awarded by the lodge to Warrenton High School se- niors since it began awarding scholarships 17 years ago. More than 90 percent of par- ents whose children partici- pated in kinder camp reported feeling welcome at their child’s school and felt their child was ready for kindergarten, ac- cording to parent surveys con- ducted by the Northwest Early Learning Hub. Last summer, the hub gave $120,750 in grants to cre- ate kinder camps in the three counties. More than 400 stu- dents attended at the 16 sites. Sign-ups for kindergarten are under way now. Families can contact their lo- cal elementary school to regis- ter their child for kindergarten and for kinder camp. They’ll be asked to show proof of address, an updated immu- nization record, and the child’s birth certificate or alternate ID. Families can visit their local elementary school by June 28 and receive free summer learn- ing resources. Warrenton Grade School is at 820 S.W. Cedar Ave. For more information, call 503-861- 3376. Public safety calls Continued from Page 2 • Female who’s dizzy, 8:03 p.m. May 17, 700 block Northwest Warrenton Drive. • Male with laceration to arm, 1:49 a.m. May 18, 1600 block Southeast Honeysuckle Loop. • Female with gastro-intestinal issues, 10:43 a.m. May 18, 1000 block NW Warrenton Drive. • Female in pain, 11 a.m. May 19, 100 block Southeast Anchor Avenue. • Female fall patient, 1:25 p.m. May 19, Fort Stevens State Park Historical Museum. • Female fall patient with back pain, 5:10 p.m. May 19, 200 block Southwest Alder Avenue. • Female with difficulty breath- ing, 6:54 p.m. May 19, 400 block Northwest Ridge Road. Organizers of the Great Columbia Crossing, which gives runners and walkers a chance to cross the Asto- ria-Megler Bridge by foot, have begun taking registra- tions for the October event. Those who register on- line during May save $10 on the $45 registration and the optional T-shirt is dis- counted by $5 as well. Register at greatcolumbi- acrossing.com.
