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The INDEPENDENT, June 7, 2000
“Swimmerships” available for low income kids’ swimming lessons
Attention Parents: Does
Your Child Know How to
Swim?? If not, this is the year
for them to learn! Swimming
lessons usually cost $40 per
child and transportation is
sometimes a problem. As a re
sult, many Vernonia children
have poor or no swimming
skills. In many communities,
teaching children how to swim
is seen as such a priority that
swimming lessons for begin
ners are offered for free. With
all the water around Vernonia,
our kids need to know how to
SWIM!
Last March, Kim Tierney ap
pealed to the Columbia County
Commission on Children and
Families, CCCCF, to fund
W ashington 2001
fundraising starting
Meetings will be scheduled
in the near future for all those
interested in the Washington
DC 2001 trip for students in
seventh and eighth grade stu
dents.
The meetings will include in
formation about fundraising
events, and an opportunity to
find out more about this great
adventure. In the past, this has
been a wonderful experience
for the students and chaper
ones involved. The trip will take
place in October 2001.
Fundraising is a very impor
tant part of making this trip a
reality. In the past it has been
the generosity of community
businesses and residents who
have made this trip possible for
so many students.
We will again be looking for
help to fulfill these children’s
goals. We thank you for your
past generosity and ask that
you support our students in
their fundraising efforts be
tween now and October 2001.
For additional information con
tact Shelly Lende at 429-3300.
Equestrian program
seeks school okay
If approved by the Vernonia
School Board, the Natal
Grange will provide sponsor
ship to organize and support a
new Equestrian Program for
students attending Vernonia
High School.
This is already an organized
team sport for which athletic
letters are awarded in 78 high
schools across Oregon. Team
members train rigorously for
competition in many classes:
Barrel Racing, Pole Bending,
Western Pleasure, Showman
ship at Halter, English Equi
tation, Trail Riding, Reining,
and other events requiring
skilled horse and rider. With ex
perience and expert coaching,
students can advance into rop
ing and cutting.
Team members pay their
own expenses, as this sport is
not funded by the school dis
trict due to budget constraints.
What gives this program great
value is the wholesome nature
of the sport, the individual and
team training available, and the
camaraderie that develops
among team members
The team coach, Barb Carr,
can be reached at 429-4004.
swimming lessons for 10 chil
dren, plus necessary trans
portation costs. However, the
Commission decided to triple
the funding request. Mike
Sykes and the City of Vernonia,
Colco Transportation, and Ver
nonia Headstart offered to help
with transportation. As a result,
the Vernonia Learn to Swim
program will be able to provide
swimming lessons for 40 Ver
nonia youth. Priority for these
“Swimmerships” will be given
to beginning and non-swim
mers who are 5 to 18 years old.
Lessons will be offered
through Cedar Ridge, one mile
out of town on Keasey Road.
Sessions will last two weeks.
Cedar Ridge has also been
very helpful in implementing
this program. They have added
a third session to assure that
there will be enough room for
all the children who may enroll.
Dana Hyde has volunteered to
coordinate the program. The
Learn to Swim Program has
definitely become a community
effort and many people are
pitching in to make sure that
this is a successful program.
“We are not sure what the
demand for swimmerships will
be," Tierney said, “But, if it
Time for academy nominations
Congressman David Wu is
now accepting applications
from eligible students for Con
gressional nominations to Unit
ed States Military academies.
This year, outstanding stu
dents will be nominated by
Congressman Wu to attend
one of four military academies:
the U.S. Military Academy at
West Point, the U.S. Naval
Academy, the U.S. Air Force
Academy or the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy. Attendance
at the U. S. Coast Guard Acad
emy does not require a Con
gressional nomination.
Service Academies offer an
undergraduate college degree
at no financial cost to the stu
dent. Students must exemplify
academic excellence, and
serve a term in the U.S. military
upon graduation. Candidates
must be U.S. citizens, unmar
ried (with no dependents), and
between 17 and 22 years of
age.
Congressman Wu will ac
cept applications until Novem
ber 15, however, applicants are
encouraged to submit informa
tion early. Nominees will be an
nounced on December 1.
Application require the fol
lowing information:
• Military academy of choice
• Full name, address and
contact information
• Date and place of birth
• Names of parents
• Social security number
• High school grade point
average, class standing, class
size
• SAT-I or ACT scores
• Three letters of recommen
dation
• Resume of extracurricular
activities
Mail applications to Con
gressman David Wu, Attn: U.S.
Military Academy Nominations,
620 SW Main Street, Suite
606, Portland, OR 97205.
For further information, call
Sarah Wiecks, (503) 326-2901.
Teachers honored at ceremony
Vernonia High School teach
ers Judi Gwin and Sheri
Burleson were among ten
teachers honored by the Co
lumbia Foundation during the
41st annual St. Helens-Scap-
poose Chamber of Commerce
Awards Banquet, May 25.
Gwin was named Teacher of
the Year, and Burleson was se
lected as Teacher of Merit.
Other school districts and
the honored teachers are as
follows:
St. Helens - Della Larson,
John Gumm, Teacher of the
Year; John Lessard, St. Helens
High School, Teacher of Merit.
Rainier - Suzan Watson,
Hudson Park Elementary,
Teacher of the Year; Doug
Knox, Rainier Middle School,
Teacher of Merit.
Scappoose - Dana Larson,
Scappoose Middle School,
Teacher of the Year; Sarah
Campbell, Otto HH Petersen
School, Teacher of Merit.
Clatskanie - Kara Burg-
hardt,
Clatskanie
Middle
School, Teacher of the Year;
Julie Lipke, Clatskanie High
School, Teacher of Merit.
“There were a lot of excel
lent teachers nominated for
this award, the selection com
mittee had a difficult time de
ciding between all the deserv
ing candidates,” said Bonnie
Moss, who has led the project
for the Columbia Foundation.
More than 200 nominations
were submitted by students,
parents, community members
and co-workers.
“Teachers have a lasting ef
fect on the lives of our children.
Outstanding teachers should
be commended for their efforts
to make our communities bet
ter places to live,” said Moss.
This is the third year that the
Columbia Foundation has
sponsored the awards. Colum
bia Foundation is a community
based, non-profit organization.
Retirement party at Mist School
Friends, family members
and former students are invited
to a dessert in honor of Mist
School teachers Sharon Batty
and Mickey Hammerberg as
they celebrate their retirement.
The event will be held Satur
day, June 10, from 2-5:00 p.m.
in the Mist Grade School Gym,
with a program to begin at 3:00
p.m.
Anyone who would like to
share a memory, anecdote,
story or music, is asked to con
tact Kari Hansen at 755-2486,
or 755-9340.
proves to be as great as we
think, we will look for more
funding next year.”
Applications are available
from Washington Grade School
and Vernonia Headstart. For
further information, or to obtain
applications, you may also call
either Dana Hyde at 429-9351,
or Kim Tierney, 429-0720.
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PCC math class scheduled at VHS
nelius Pass Road on Highway
30 in Scappoose. Tuition is $21
and there is a $30 driving fee
payable to the golf course at
the first class.
Orientation to Horseman
ship and Care, another PCC
non-credit class, covers the ba
sics of caring for a horse, such
as feeding, exercise and hy
giene, and stresses the rules
that are necessary to keeping
your horse happy.
The beginning class runs for
five Mondays, starting June 19.
The intermediate course is on
five Tuesdays, starting June
20. Both classes are from 7:15
to 8:45 p.m. at Larame Stables
in Scappoose, four miles north
of Cornelius Pass Road on
Highway 30. The cost for the
beginning course is $95; $130
for
the intermediate class.
The class runs from 6-7
For more information, con
p.m., on six Wednesdays, be
ginning June 21, at Wildwood tact PCC Community Educa
Golf Course, just north of Cor tion at 503-397-1311.
A Portland Community Col
lege mathematics course will
start June 20 at Vernonia High
School.
Math 95, an eight-week-long
course, will be offered on Tues
days and Thursdays from 6:00
to 8:20 p.m. For more informa
tion, call Glenda Delemos at
429-3521 or 429-4074.
PCC has also developed a
non-credit class to help you get
the most out of your time on the
links.
A good test to determine
your need for this class would
be if the divot made by your
swing goes farther than the
ball. If this is true, PCC instruc
tors are ready to impart their
wisdom so that you connect
with the ball every time.
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