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The INDEPENDENT, November 21, 2001
Vernonia teachers complete Intel “Teach to the Future” program
Intel® Teach to the Future, a
program to train classroom
teachers to promote project-
based learning and effectively
integrate the use of computers
into their existing curriculum so
students will increase their
learning and achievement, was
successfully completed by 22
staff members of the Vernonia
School District. The training re
quires forty hours of hands-on
instruction delivered via ten
curricular modules.
The them es of the Intel
Teach to the Future program in
clude:
• A focus on the ways stu
dents and teachers can use
technology to enhance learning
through research, communica
tion and productivity strategies
and tools
• An emphasis on “hands-
on” learning and the creation of
curricular units and evaluation
tools, which address state and
national academic and technol
ogy standards
• Promoting engaging oppor-
WGS names junior high honor roll
The following students are
included on the junior high first
quarter academ ic honor roll at
Washington Grade School:
Principal’s Honors (4.0) -
Ben Schorzman, John Fitch,
Kevin Johnston and Kristin
Cota.
High Honors (3.5-3.99) -
Alex Bittinger, Amber Abney, B.
J. Linville, Brittanie Roberts,
Brittney Lindauer, Damon Mc
Neill, Danielle Robb, Heather
Mailer, Jacob Hales.
Jacob Rice, Jessica Long,
Jessica Short, Jessica Tar-
rence, Joreigh Landers, Kizzie
Peirce, Laura Brookins, Marisol
Borquez, N icole Frantz and
Stephanie Carr.
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Honors (3.25-3.49) - Ake-
shia Maldonado, Anna Naspini,
Christina Sohler, Erin Gehrke,
H eather Hennessey, Karrie
Swaner, Kristin Kelly.
Kristina Lamping, Larinda
Botchie, M ackenzie Bassett,
Melissa Chelby, Nicole Koza
chenko, Sam Thornton, Terry
Jacobs and Travis Baker.
Honorable M ention (3.0-
3.24) Burdette Robb, Cassan
dra Fogel, Cassandra Gunter,
Caycee Lorton, Colton DeWitt,
Jessica Dahl, Jonathan Kintz.
Katie Roberts, Nandi Van
Meter, Nick Hammons, Russell
Lende, Theresa Due, Timothy
Hein and Zach Serafin.
tunities for students through ac
cess to technology
•Encouraging teachers to
work in teams, problem-solve
and participate in peer review
of their units.
Intel first trained Vernonia
teacher Doug Tesdal for one
week at Portland State Univer
sity and one week in Eugene.
Tesdal then instructed the train
ing in Vernonia.
Participating faculty mem
bers included Anne Kingsley-
Beeson, Becky Louder, Bonnie
Holce, Carrie Bickford, Cheryl
Quinene, Dennis DeWitt, llene
Grady, Judy Gingerich, Karen
Johnston, Kari Hansen, Kath
leen Pennington.
Kathy Ward, Kelley Murphy-
Shaw, Leigh Morlock, Malin
Wilson, Marilyn Pederson, Mi
chelle Eagleson, Rachel Camp,
Robin
Thom pson,
Rocelia
Nice, Robyn Cochran and Su
san Waters.
A Graduation Ceremony for
the participating teachers was
held November 19 in the W ash
ington Grade School Library.
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