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The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2001
Erica Hobart awarded scholarship by Multiple Sclerosis Society
Erica Hobart of Vernonia is
one of four students recently
awarded a onetime, $500 col
lege scholarship from the Na
tional MS Society, Oregon
Chapter.
Hobart is the daughter of
Cindy Smejkal of Vernonia and
Rick Hobart of Mist; she gradu
ated from Vernonia High
School in 2000. She attended
Clackamas Community Col
lege last year and plans to re
turn there in the fall to complete
her Oregon Associate Transfer
degree, then go on to study
dentistry.
Scholarship applicants were
asked to submit essays on the
subject, “What multiple sclero
sis has meant to me and my
family.” The essays were re
viewed by a panel of National
MS Society staff members and
volunteers.
that would help her mother.
In her essay, Hobart wrote
that while MS has undeniably
presented many obstacles for
her family, it has also influ
enced her in some positive
ways. For example, Hobart
chose to do her high school
senior project on reflexology,
as she had heard that this form
of massage therapy sometimes
helpes ease symptoms caused
by MS. She spent many hours
with massage therapist Marie
Krahn of Vernonia, learning
techniques that might help her
mother. As a result, Hobart
earned an award for most out
standing senior project and be
came interested in pursuing a
degree in the health sciences.
In addition, what has been
most important to her is that
she felt she learned a new skill
“...I feel I played an impor
tant part in the recovery my
mom has made," Hobart wrote.
VHS 4th quarter
Honor Roll
The following Vernonia High
School students were named
to the fourth quarter academic
Honor Roll:
Seniors, 4.0 - Elisabeth
Brookins, Melissa Devlaem
inck, Myriam Gendron, Hitomi
Kimura, Eric Patterson and
Tiffany
Sexton.
Brookins,
Kayla
Hennessey,
Waltz
3.5-3.99 - Genevieve Blais,
Tiffany Sexton, Myriam Gendron,
Best Actor, Jake Brock
Beth Green, Kayla Hennessey,
Blais,
Marilyn
Tony Dettmer Memorial, Kayla Genevieve
Schmidlin, Steffen Schulze, John
Colin Plews, Pernille Ras
Hennessey, Elisabeth Brookins
Science - Biology, Jennifer Kin Vaughn
mussen and Amy Spry.
Physical
Education
-
Female
ney, Ben Brookins; Advanced Biol
Juniors, 4.0 - Jennifer
ogy, Megan Peura; Chemistry,
Weightlifter of the Year, Karmen Bernardi, Alex Hayes, Alisha
Elisabeth Brookins; Physical Sci
Colby; Male Weightlifter of the Jundt, Megan Pattison, Brass
ence, Carrick Flynn; Physics,
Year, Bobby Lokken, Alex Dinger,
Sears and Melissa Templin.
Shawn Hillyer
Matt Kelly; Physical Education,
3.5-3.99 - Nicole Gwin,
Elisabeth Warthen, Emily Suess,
Social Studies -
Corey Kennedy, Katie Prpich
Michael Jenkins, James Mailer
U.S. History, Jennifer Bernardi
and Chris Serafin.
Foreign Language - Spanish I,
Government, Myriam Gendron
Sophomores, 4.0 - Steph
Jennifer Bernardi, Eric Weller;
Psychology, Alex Hayes; Mod
Spanish II, Rachael Bentsen,
anie Hein, Shawn Hillyer,
ern Problems, Blaine Vandehey;
Shawn Hillyer
Emilee Suess and Eric Weller.
Global Studies, Paul Orlando; CIM
Photography - Luc Ces?on,
3.5-3.99 - Aaron Beethe,
Prep Social Studies, Carrick Flynn
Josh Ward, Geny Blais, Jack Mur
Rachael
Bentsen, Heather
Band - Best Director, Christina
phy
Benes; Most Valuable Band Mem
Forster, Michael Jenkins, Matt
Art - Art I, Krystyn Brucken; Ad
ber, Cassian Flynn; John Philip
vanced Art, Jennifer Kinney, Doug Kelly, Brittany Kerns, Jaki King
Sousa Award, Jessica Soderback
Hillyer; Computer Graphics, Jen and Jessica Thornburg.
4-Year Band Members, Christi
Freshmen, 4.0 - Benjamin
nifer Bernardi, Jennifer Grittman
na Benes, Elisabeth Brookins,
Tae-Kwon Do - Evva Smith, Brookins.
Blaine Vandehey, John Vaughn,
Carrick Flynn
3.5-3.99 - Taryn Braseth,
Doug Hillyer, April Iman, Colin
Service
Awards
-
Freshman,
Andrew
Brookins, Carrick Fly
Plews, Jessica Soderback, Amy
Maryl
Kunkel;
Sophomore,
Jaki
nn, Melissa Grebenc, Marshall
Spry
King; Junior, Alisha Jundt
Chorus - Megan Serra-Mar
King, Maryl Kunkel, Alex
P.E.O. - Jessica Soderback
shall; 4-Year Choral Student, Lynn
Moeller, Katherine Taylor and
Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete
Becker
Elisabeth Warthen.
- Beth Green, Colin Plews
Erika Hobart
“Every day we are hopeful that
something will be discovered to
repair the myelin sheath (the
nerve casing damaged in peo-
VHS Principal’s Awards recognize many students
The following Vernonia High
School students were recognized
for achievement at the year-end
Principal’s Awards Assembly:
Alternative Education (LEAP) -
Integrity, Helena Shafer; Most
Improved, Melissa Cole and Corey
Kennedy; Best Attendance and
Presidential Student Service, Kody
Watts
LRC Classes - Good Citizen
ship, Eric Patterson
Youth Corps -
Consistent Hard Worker, Phil
Elliott
Family Living - Beth Green
Health - Nicole Swayze, Paul
Orlando
Student Council - President
Jessica Soderback, Vice President
Colin Plews, Secretary Heather
Forster, Treasurer Alisha Buffum,
Student Body Manager Megan
Peura; Foreign Exchange Repre
sentative Christi Benes; Public Re
lations, Myriam Gendron; Fire
Marshall, Jennifer Bernardi
Outstanding Leadership, Myri
am Gendron
Personal Finance, Beth Green
Achievement in Stock Market
Game, Dan Ruby
Outstanding Office Aide, Car
rick Flynn
Media Aide, Alex Moeller
Tech Crew - Outstanding
Worker, Nicole Potter, Billy Leach
Print Shop - Outstanding
Team Member, Rachel Lee
Mathematics - Pre-Calculus,
Elisabeth Brookins, Myriam Gen
dron,
Melissa
Devlaeminck;
Geometry, Carrick Flynn; Algebra
I, Melissa Grebenc; Algebra II, Al
isha Jundt; Trigonometry, Shawn
Hillyer; McEntire Math, Elisabeth
Brookins
Drama - Student Director, Brit
tany Kerns
Stage Manager, Jessica Sook
Brookins, Myles Brock
Best Supporting Actress, Melis
sa Devlaeminck
Best Actress, Rachael Benston
Best Supporting Actor, Casey
pie with MS) and turn MS
around for everyone. We no
longer take any day for grant
ed,” she added.
The National Multiple Scle
rosis Society aims to end the
devastating effects of MS. It is
the largest voluntary health or
ganization in the United States
supporting international MS re
search and providing services
and education for Americans
with MS and their families.
Multiple sclerosis is a chron
ic disease that randomly at
tacks the central nervous sys-
Journalism - Geny Blais; Se
nior Journalism, Myriam Gendron
Randee Parker Editorial; Jaki
King
Yearbook Editor; Jaki King
tern. It typically strikes young
adults between 20 and 40. Its
progress, severity and specific
symptoms cannot be predicted;
symptoms may vary from mild
alteration of sensation to paral
ysis of limbs and interference
with vision, speech, walking
and other basic functions.
For more information, call 1-
800-FIGHT-MS, or visit the
website at www.nmss.org
In the Service
Jennifer R. Wiseman
Jennifer R. Wiseman has
graduated from the U.S. Air
Force Academy in Colorado
Springs, Colorado, and was
commissioned as a second
lieutenant.
She served as an academy
cadet senior officer who provid
ed leadership, motivation and
direction for the cadet wing and
demonstrated effective officer-
ship in support of unit mission
objectives.
The academy is a four-year
military college which develops
and inspires new air and space
leaders with a vision for the fu
ture. It provides cadets with a
balanced program of military
training, academics, athletics,
character and ethical develop
ment, and allows cadets to ac
quire a broad education in the
basic and engineering sci
ences, social sciences, the hu
manities, and a choice of 30
academic majors.
The new lieutenants go on
to serve as pilots, navigators,
engineers, maintenance offi
cers, professionals in various
technical fields, and some at
tend medical or graduate
school with special scholar
ships while others go directly to
non-rated Air Force-wide as
signments.
Wiseman is the daughter of
Monty and Jill Wiseman of Ver
nonia.
English - Introduction to Litera
ture, Carrick Flynn, Maryl Kunkel;
American Literature, Shawn Hilly
er, Megan Peura; Language Arts,
Michael Jenkins; Alvilda Hearing
English, Tiffany Sexton
Senior Project - Best Oral Pre
sentation, Colin Plews; Best Re
search Paper, Elisabeth Brookins;
Best Physical Project, Luc
Ces$on; Best Physical Project
Honorable
Mention,
Bonnie
Buchan, Meghan Dougherty, April
Iman, Kelly Roberts, Hitomi Kimu-
ra, Phil Elliott, Jessica Soderback
Over-all Best Senior Project,
Abby Pond; Over-all Best Senior
Project Honorable Mention, Eric
Patterson, Colin Plews, Elisabeth
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