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The INDEPENDENT, December 6, 2000 Page 9 VHS Renaissance program in high gear for year’s first assembly T h e fir s t q u a rte r R e n a is s a n c e A s s e m b ly at V e rn o n ia H ig h S c h o o l fe a tu re d s o m e g re a t e n te rta in m e n t a n d th e la rg e s t g ro u p o f h o n o re e s , ever, w ith 9 5 s tu d e n ts re c o g nize d fo r a c a d e m ic s and a tte n d a n c e . To be a R e n a is s a n c e sch o la r, s tu d e n ts m u st e ith e r a c h ie v e a g ra d e p o in t a v e ra g e of 3.6, o u t of a p o s s ib le fo u r p o in ts, o r in c re a s e th e ir G P A by .5 p o in ts o v e r th e p rio r g ra d ing p e rio d. A to u c h in g , o rig in a l m u s ic a l co m p osition, “ O h, B abes, G o o d n ig h t,” w a s p e rfo rm e d b y gui- ta ris t/v o c a lis t J a k e B ro c k a nd c e llis t M y ria m G e n d ro n . B ro c k a nd G e n d ro n w ro te th e so n g as a trib u te to le u k e m ia p a tie n ts . B ro c k a ls o p e rfo rm e d “ D a y lig h t A g a in ,” a so n g a b o u t th e s a c rific e s of v e te ra n s to s e c u re th e rig h t to vo te. O th e r e n te rta in m e n t in c lu d e d a p e rfo rm a n c e b y th e V H S D a n c e rs a n d an a c a p p e lla re n d itio n of “ L e a v in g o n a J e t P la n e ,” b y M e lis s a G re b e n c . T h e fo llo w in g s tu d e n ts e a ch re c e iv e d a R e n a is s a n c e T -s h irt d e s ig n e d b y V H S g ra p h ic arts s tu d e n ts J a c k M u rp h y a n d J e s sica D illon: F re s h m a n - M e g a n B aker, S te p h a n ie B o b b itt, T a ryn B ra s e th , A n d re w B ro o k in s , B e n ja m in B ro o k in s , L in d s e y C a m e ro n , C a rric k F lynn, M e lis- sa G re b e n c ; A ly s s a H a u s e r, Sheana H a w e s , C u rtis J u n d t, M a ry l Some of the 95 VHS students honored at the first quarter Renaissance Assembly. 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