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T h e 2 3 rd a n n u a l s p e llin g c o n te s t fo r th e S ta te o f O re g o n w ill a g a in be s p o n s o re d b y the O re g o n D e p a rtm e n t of E d u c a tio n a n d T h e O re g o n A s s o c ia tio n of E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e D is tric ts . B o th p riv a te a n d p u b lic s c h o o l s tu d e n ts a re e n c o u r a g e d to jo in in th e c o m p e ti tio n s . In te re s te d h o m e -s c h o o l- e rs m a y a rra n g e to p a rtic ip a te in th e ir h o m e s c h o o l d is tric t. C o m p e titio n is a t th re e le v els: lo ca l d is tric t, co u n ty, and sta te . A t e a c h le ve l s tu d e n ts w ill be e x p e c te d to w rite all s p e llin g w o rd s. S p e llin g w o rd s w ill be p ro n o u n c e d , u se d c o r re c tly in a c o m p le te s e n te n ce , p ro n o u n c e d a g a in , and th e s tu d e n t w ill th e n h a ve a p p ro x i m a te ly ten s e c o n d s to w rite th e S tu d e n ts a tte n d H O B Y S e m in a r T eg an Jo n e s , fro m V e rn o n ia H igh S c h o o l, a n d S a ra F isher, J e w e ll H ig h S c h o o l, jo in e d m o re th a n 190 h ig h s c h o o l s o p h o m o re le a d e rs fro m th ro u g h o u t th e s ta te at th e O re g o n Y o uth L e a d e rs h ip , H u g h O ’B ria n Y o u th L e a d e rs h ip (H O B Y ) se m in a r. T h e s e m in a r w a s h e ld in B e a v e rto n la s t 4 4 » to p ro v id e a fo ru m fo r le a rn in g a b o u t th e A m e ric a n in c e n iiv e s y s te m a n d d e m o c ra tic p ro c e s s a n d fo r b ro a d e n in g th e yo u n g p e o p le s ’ u n d e rs ta n d in g of th e ir le a d e rs h ip p o te n tia l and quest fo r s e lf- d e v e lo p m ent. Jewell student earns bachelor’s degree m o nth. T h e s e m in a r b rin g s to g e th e r a s e le c t g ro u p of high s c h o o l s o p h o m o re s to in te ra c t w ith le a d e rs in b u s in e s s , g o v e rn m ent, a n d th e p ro fe s s io n s , and to d is c u s s issu e s. T h e g o a l is b a c h e lo r’s d e g re e DC 2000 Kids plan fund raising events and p h ysics. J o h n s o n is th e son of K en a n d T am ie J o h n s o n of E lsie. K a s e y K e n n e th J o h n s o n , 1995 g ra d u a te of J e w e ll H igh S c h o o l, w ill g ra d u a te fro m P o rtla n d U n iv e rs ity M a y 2, 1999. H e is a c a n d id a te fo r a w o rd dow n on s c h o o l d is tric ts L o ca l in S a le m . P la q u e s a nd U. S. w ill c o n d u c t S a v in g s B o n d s w ill be p re s e n t ed to th e firs t p la c e w in n e rs of e a c h d ivisio n ; se c o n d a n d third p la c e w in n e rs of e a c h d iv is io n w ill re c e iv e c e r tific a te s of a c h ie v e m e n t and U. S. S a v- p ap er. a n d c o o rd in a te th e ir o w n c o n te s t. L o c a l d is tric ts s h o u ld c o m p le te th e ir c o m p e titio n no la te r th a n A p ril 30. The C o lu m b ia C o u n ty S p e llin g C o n te s t w ill be c o n d u cte d in the L oo W it R o o m at St. H e le n s H igh S ch o o l o n M ay 6. S tu d e n ts w ill c o m p e te fo r th e o p p o rtu n ity to go to th e s ta te c o m p e titio n , to be held d u rin g th e O re g o n S ta te Fair. V is ito rs are w e lc o m e to v ie w th e c o u n ty c o m p e titio n . T h e sta te c o m p e titio n w ill be held on S aturday, S e p te m b e r 4 M U S IC INSTRUCTION • Harmony J p , I • Theory * jj 5 in scie n ce /?. »Jazz Theory » Improvi sation Private Lessons Beginner to Advanced All Instruments $10 per half-hour Do you need yo u r ca r w a s h e d ? Y o u ’re in luck! T h e DC 2 0 0 0 K id s a re h o ld in g th re e c a r w a s h e s to ra is e m o n e y fo r th e ir trip to W a s h in g to n , DC . Bob Ragsdale M a y 1, M a y 2 2 and J u n e 19, b rin g y o u r c a r to th e S ch o o l D is tric t O ffic e p a rk in g lot fro m 9 :0 0 a .m . to 4 :0 0 p.m . a nd e n jo y pop a n d b a k e d g o o d s w h ile in gs B o n d s. C o n te s ts at bo th th e c o u n ty a n d s ta te le ve ls w ill c o n s is t of th re e d iv is io n s : D iv i s io n I, e le m e n ta ry s tu d e n ts th ro u g h g ra d e 5; D iv is io n II, stu d e n ts in g ra d e s 6 -8 ; D iv i sio n III, g ra d e s 9-1 2 . 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