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Page 12 The INDEPENDENT, April 19, 2000 W ash in g to n G rade S chool H o nor Roll Third quarter academic Honor Roll for Washington Grade School included the fol lowing students: 8th Grade Principal’s Honors, 4.00 - Ben Brookins, Melissa Grbenc, Maryl Kunkel, Alex Moeller. chan, Rene Ellington, Robbie Fetherston, Marshall King, Kala Rondo, Katie Traylor. Honors, 3.25 to 3.49 - Kort- ni Hyde, Paul Johnston, James Mailer, Samantha Purvee, Katy Taylor. Honorable Mention, 3.00 to 3.24 - Alyssa Hauser, Marta High Honors, 3.5 to 3.99 - Heil, Christopher Lee, Jessica Andrew Brookins, Waylon Bu Sook, Amanda Swaner, Nathan Time to nominate Teacher of Year The Columbia Foundation, Columbia County school dis tricts and county chambers of COrniTiS.rCS, 2 re seeking nomi nations for the Teacher of the Year Award for 2000. Students and community members are asked to nomi nate those exceptional teach ers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in their jobs. Eligible teachers must be working in a Columbia County school. Nomination forms are avail able at school offices, Cham- bera of Commerce, and the Columbia Center. An on-line nomination form may be ob- tained at zww.columbia-cen- ter.org. Completed nomination forms may be left at the same locations or faxed to (503) 337- 1183. The deadline for nomina tions is May 8, 2000. The Teacher of the Year Awards will be presented at the St. Helens/Scappoose Cham ber of Commerce First Citizens Awards Banquet on May 25. Questions or comments can be addressed to Bonnie Moss at 503-397-1139. or e-mailed to bonnie @ columbia-center.org. Vernonia Head Start registration Head Start, a federally fund ed pre-school, is seeking stu dents for the 2000-2001 school year. Applications are being taken from all three and four year olds. Prospective students must have turned three before Sep tember 1, 2000. Children must be from low income house holds, or have a disability and/ or special needs to qualify. Head Start incorporates a total family program that in cludes nutrition, education, and medical and dental services for the enrolled child. USDA ap proved meals are served. Training on various subjects and on-the-job training is of fered to all enrolled families. The program is open to chil dren regardless of race, sex, creed, nationality, or disabling condition. The Vernonia Center is lo cated at 500 California Ave. Families who live in Mist, Birkenfeld and Vernonia may call 429-9243 for more infor mation and an application. Head Start is an agency of Community Action Team Inc., serving Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties. Taylor, Erin Titus. 7th Grade Principal’s, 4.00 - Alex Bar ton, James Benes, Tiffany Cutright, Lucas Enneberg, Car rick Flynn, Brandi Johnston, Patrick Schilling. High Honors, 3.5 to 3.99 - Elizabeth Bobbitt, Andrew Grittman, Travis Gwin, Jason Hennessey, Royd Johansen, Rebecca Knowlton, John Og den, Nicolas Phelps, Tiffany Snook, Torin Tierney, Danielle Young. Honors, 3.25 to 3.49 - Gina Cropp, Ashley Forster, Holly Hillyer, Rocky Jones, Sasha Mack, Christopher Richardson, Heather Robertson. Honorable Mention, 3.00 to 3.24 - Torie Clement, Kristina Driver, Jessica DuPuis, Saman tha Jeffers, Shawn Rankin, Eric Schmidlin, Kevin Swayze, Jen nifer Thomas, Jessica West- lake. 7th and 8th Grade? Recognized for Citizenship - Kim Bemardi, Gina Cropp, Tiffany Cutright, Rene Elling ton, Misty Ellis, Luke En neberg, Shannon Flatau, Car rick Flynn, Melissa Grebenc, Ona Gregg, Alyssa Hauser, Ja son Hennessey, Holly Hillyer, Christopher Lee, Levi Owen, Taylor Ralston, Kala Rondo, Dameion Samuelson, Matthew Serafin, Hank Sohler, Nathan Taylor, Torin Tierney, Jessica Westlake. Prizes await winners of essay contest for seniors How does an educated vot er benefit a Democracy? How can we increase the interest of young adults in the voting process? These questions are the topics of an essay competition for graduating high school sen iors in Columbia County. Sponsored by the Columbia County League of Women Vot ers, the contest includes $750 ■< worth of prizes - $400 for first place, $250 for second, and $100 for third. Entrants must write an es say of 500 words or less on ei ther of the topics listed above. Essays must be submitted no later than May 15. Judges will not know who has written the essays and winners will be an nounced by the end of the school year. Students may contact their counseling office for further in formation and rules of the con test. The mission of the League of Women Voters is to educate people on the various policy is sues facing citizens today. 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