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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1995)
The INDEPENDENT, Sept. 13,1985 Page tanks School Board m eets new teach ers, hears o f th re e g ran ts The Banks School District Board of Directors met Sept. 11 to review the beginning of the school and hold its regu- lar board meeting. New teachers Julia Peter son, Ken Stacy and Gwen Coe were introduced. Peter son is teaching special edu cation in elementary school, Stacy is the technical educa tion teacher at Banks High School and Coe teaches high school business classes. BHS study body president McDonald’s of Have you had y o u r break to d a y ? North Plains Come help us celebrate our 1-Y ear Anniversary!!! Mark the date on your calendar now!! BHS students set goals for 1995-96 Saturday, Sept. 23rd... After attending a retreat to help them focus on issues at the sch o o l, Banks High School student leaders have set five goals for the coming year. The s tu d e n ts ’ goals in clude working to raise school spirit and pride, accepting and tolerating everybody, cre ating new activities for stu dents at the school and en couraging more involvement in school activities. Raffle drawing for a city touring bike at 2 pm by the Ambassador o f funs Ronald McDonald!!! Special discount pricing on regular menu sandwiches and 390 Hamburgers Fun for Ail!! Thanks for visiting us this past year!!! n n n n i n C O U PO N I COUPON Meet and Greet ■---- 1 H---- H---- ■ ■ ■---- ■ COUPON ■ One FREE Sandwich ■ Ronald I M cDonald I of equal or lesser value with purchase of a regular menu Extra Value Meal U Coupon valid only at North Plains McDonald's NOi valid vano wtth who any omer spoetai offers oners • Expires expires Sept. aepi. 3 au, Not other coupons or special 0 ,1 îswo 995 ■nn ■ ■ nenn m m n n mm and various counseling ser vices. Gary Hartman, an educa tional testing specialist, pre sen ted a sum m ary of last year’s test scores across all grade levels. Copies of the summary are available from the district office. In o th e r b u sin e ss, the Board approved new policies related to student records and to the electronic commu nications network. The next regular board meeting is Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m., in the Banks Ju nior High School library. Courteney Schaefer present ed th is y e a r’s th e m e and goals to the board. The theme is “You gotta be . . with “Heroic Homecoming" for the homecoming theme. Stu dents will use action figure heroes to tie the theme to the homecoming festivities Oct. 23-27. Superintendent Will Duke reported that both enrollment and school s p irit are up throughout the district. Three new grants will help the dis trict fund student assistance programs, including OSSOM I I ■ ani Banks-Manning Merchants are Ready to Serve You T he ir fifth goal is to en courage students to become more involved in the commu nity. Community activities un der consideration are adopt ing a highway, visiting nursing homes and delivering canned food to needy families. S tudent body president Courteney Schaefer present ed the new goals to the Banks School District Board of Directors at Monday night’s meeting. Plans for filtration system finished From page 1 pleted fo r the c ity ’s w a te r plant. The plans will be sub mitted to the county Thursday for approval. Once that is re ceived, the city will issue a re qu est fo r bids. P lans and specifications for the plant may be seen at City Hall. The council expressed as surance at receiving a grant for police service financing. Details of the service will be worked out when more infor mation is available. In other business: D • C ouncilor Judy C lifford reported that plans apparent ly are underway to develop a place for youth to gather un der adult supervision. Though no one seemed certain just who w as d e v e lo p in g the plans, it appears that local churches and volunteers will provide funding and staffing. • Ed Ohlman was appoint ed chairm an of the city L i brary Commission. • The council will meet in Executive Session tonight. Executive Sessions are not open to the public. E E T H & A S S O C IA T E S • TELECOMMUNICATIONS • SECURITY SYSTEMS • CELLULAR PHONES & ACCESSORIES (5 0 3 ) 3 2 4 -3 7 3 7 (8 0 0 ) 7 2 3 -3 7 3 7 180 S. MAIN STREET, SUITE C, BANKS, OR 97106 The trouble with using experience as a guide is that the final exam often comes first and then the lesson. y t Oldt Dinghtistr pub &• Restaurant VISA& MasterCard Accepted We have ATM Access WEEKENDS: Breakfast @ 8 am Dinner Specials SUNSET LAUNDRY Wash 75c Drg 250 180 S. 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