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Page 8 The INDEPENDENT, May 16, 2001 VHS teachers honored during 3rd quarter Renaissance Assembly Vernonia High School’s third quarter Renaissance Assembly on May 9 was, as usual, a treat, showing oft the skills and talents of our community’s youth. The program has grown significantly and is now recog nizing over 90 students for their academic achievements, the greatest number of students to be honored to date. Carrying forward the week-long theme of teacher appreciation, “They Move, They Groove, They Teach”, the student body lead ership also honored teachers with a series of musical trib utes. were entertained by Jake Brock, Shawn Hillyer, Aaron Hunt and Alex Kinney perform ing “Wild Thing" in enthusiastic, impromptu, electric music style. Disco styling of the sev enties was exhibited by a quar tet of mysteriously resurrected dancers in boots, bright colors and amazing hair. A fashion show of styles from the 80s and 90s, ending the tribute to teachers, featured Casey Waltz, Heather Forster, Jaki King, Jennifer Bernardi, Eric Patterson, Christy Benes (who can make fuschia pants and gold shoes a fashion state ment) Lynn Becker and Shawn Robertson. As emcee Meghan Peura said, “It takes a lot to wear spandex.” Beginning with an hysterical pantomine from an era long be fore teacher Joe Batty graduat ed from high school, Casey Waltz spoofed to the tune of The crowd was also enter “Some Day I’m going to Murder tained by a game where a stu the Bugler.” Swing dancing by dent victim attempted to match Jennifer Bernardi and Eric Pat individual teachers with some terson, with Melissa Devlaem- favorite thing of theirs from inck and Myriam Gendron, in high school. Teachers stood in troduced the teachers who line while students tried to fig graduated from high school in ure out, for example, who was the fifties. Sixties graduates a cheerleader, who won the Twist contest, or played soccer, or whose favorite TV show was Charlie’s Angels, or whose fa vorite song was Rebel Rouser. On the more serious side, student body officers for the 2001-2001 year were inducted. Student Body President Megan Peura will be assisted by Vice President Jennifer Bernardi, Secretary Rose Peets, Trea surer Brittney Kerns, Foreign Exchange Representative Hea ther Forster, Sergeant at Arms Nicole Potter, Fire Marshall Brandon Peura and Student Body Manager Kendall Gra ham. Melissa Devlaeminck and Jake Corey received awards for perfect attendance and Dana Hyde was thanked by the Junior Class for her work as their advisor. Eric Weller was the winner of the $150 gift cer tificate to Washington Square. The following students re ceived Renaissance t-shirts for academic achievement, im provement or perfect atten dance: Freshmen - Malorie Baker, Homeowners can help prevent wildfire devastation The number of people mov ing to previously uninhabited, forest and rural areas will con tinue to increase in the future. Dry summer weather also brings increased danger from wildfire to homes that interface with forests or wild lands. Every year since 1985, more than 300 homes have been de stroyed by wildfires, including dozens in the northwest. Many of these homes could have been saved, had simple pre cautions been taken before wildfire struck. The following information can assist homeowners in making the necessary deci-, sions that could prevent or re duce losses due to a wildfire. Up to 80 percent of home losses to wildfire could have been prevented, had common sense precautions been taken. To see how well your home is safeguarded, check through the following list: 1. Roofing is made of non combustible material. Steel or tile materials are best. 2. Trees have been trimmed away from the roof. Dead or dying limbs have been re moved from trees. 3. Plants are low growing and less flammable. 4. Flammables are stored away from the home. Firewood and building materials are away from the house. 5. Yard is well trimmed and free of debris. 6. Roof and gutters are clean of leaves and needles. Valleys are clean and dead moss removed. 7. A 30 foot non-combustible firebreak surrounds the house. 8. Good access is provided for emergency vehicles. Grass and debris are cleared from ad dress sign. Driveway acess is 20 feet wide and has 13 feet 6 inches of height clearance. 9. Exterior walls are made of fire resistant material. 10. An adequate water sup ply is available to fight fire. Through good landscaping practices, fires that start in for est areas and spread to resi dential areas can be stopped. Most homes that are surround ed by at least 30 feet of defen sible space can withstand wild fires. Remove dead leaves, dry grass, underbrush and other flammables from the area bor dering your structures. Trim trees back at least 10 feet from structures. When planting trees, remember hardwoods are less flammable than pine, fir or other conifers. Clear de bris farther away from your home, up to 100 feet, if it is lo cated on an uphill slope. Don’t forget the underside of decks and porches. They need to be cleared of leaves that blow under them. Try using rock instead of bark dust in flower gardens. Railroad ties can burn hot for a long time, so keep them away from your home. Make sure that all vents have 1/4 inch screens covering the openings. Now is the time for cleaning up around the home and get ting ready for wildland fires. Compost, dispose of or burn debris before the hot, dry sea son comes so can protect your home. For more information, con tact your local Fire Department or the Oregon Department of Forestry. Host families needed for students Council Exchanges, a for eign student exchange pro gram, is seeking volunteer host families in the Vernonia and Jewell School Districts for the 2001-02 school year. Families with interests in horseback rid ing, swimming, sports and mu sic are especially needed. There will be students rang ing in age from 15 to 18 coming next year, with many and var ied interests. Their English is good and their academics are high. Council provides medical and accident insurance for the students. Families interested in bring ing students from Germany, Russia, Latvia or Bulgaria into their homes for 10 months are asked to call local coordinator Sue Bailey of Buxton, at 503- 324-1803, or Paulette Reid at 1-800-369-4791. Though the Council Ex changes program is not well- known in the local area, it isn’t a new program and is ap proved by the school districts. Emilee Suess, Jessica Thorn burg and Eric Weller. Juniors - Jennifer Bernardi, Krystyn Brucken, Jared Busch, Miranda Casteel, Karmen Col by, Brandan Dennis, Cassian Flynn, Jerimie Harms, Alexan dria Hayes, Jessica Jackson, Alisha Jundt, Corey Kennedy, Kelly Kofstad, Bobby Lokken, J.J. Malnerich, Megan Patti son, Nicole Potter, Katie Prpich, Brass Sears, Chris Ser- afin and Jason Vaughn. Seniors - Christy Benes, Genevieve Blais, Elizabeth Brookins, Bonnie Buchan, Al- ishia R. Buffum, Luc Cescon, Melissa Devlaeminck, Myriam Gendron, Beth Green, Kayla Hennessey, Anthony Morrow, Eric Patterson, Abrah Pond, Kelly Roberts, Steffen Schulze, Tifffany Sexton, Amy Spry, Blaine Vandehey and Chris Woodall. Megan Baker, Taryn Braseth, Myles Brock, Benjamin Brook ins, Kari Budge, Melissa Cole, Jessica Connelly, Rene Elling ton, Carrick Flynn, Cory Glatt, Melissa Grebenc, Carnin Hall, Sheana Hawes, Melanie Howes, Joseph Howley, Julie Johnson, Paul Johnston, Maryl Kunkel, James Malles, Alex Moeller, Caitlyn Morrow, Ken- dell Nelson, Justin Peters, Bodeine Rumbolz, Amanda Swaner, Katy Taylor, Katherine Traylor and Elisabeth Warthen. Sophomores - Rachael Bent- sen, Christopher Driver, Hea ther Forster, Kendall Graham, Katrina Hall, Charli Hansen, Stephanie Hein, Shawn Hillyer, Michael Jenkins., Sarah John ston, Jaki King, Alexander Kin ney, Jennifer Kinney, Rachael Lee, Jordan Love, Joe Rea, Je remy Ruby, Brandy Snow, Wu will take academy applications between 17 and 22 years of age. Although Congressman Wu will accept applications until November 15, applicants are encouraged to submit informa tion early. Nominees will be an nounced December 1, 2001. The required application in formation includes military academy of choice, full name, address and contact informa tion, date and place of birth, names of parents, Social Secu rity number, high school grade point average, class standing, class size, SAT-1 or ACT scores, three letters of recom mendation and resumé of ex tracurricular activities. Applications should be mailed to: Office of Congress man David Wu, Attn: U.S. Mili tary Academy Nominations, 620 SW Main Street, Suite 606, Portland, OR 97205. For further information, call Ramona Perrault, 503-326-2901. Congressman David Wu is now accepting applications from eligible students for con gressional nominations to Unit ed States Military Academies. Outstanding students will be nominated by Congressman Wu to attend one of four miliary 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. Students may apply for a nom ination to more than one acad emy. Attendance at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy does not require a congressional 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. 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