The INDEPENDENT, December 6, 2000
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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.
K u n ke l, A le x M o e lle r, K e n d e ll
N e ls o n a n d K a th e rin e T raylo r.
S o p h o m o re s
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R achael
B e n ts e n , J e s s e
B o rst, J a c o b
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B ra n d y S n o w , S h ilo
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