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The INDEPENDENT, February 20, 2002
WGS Honor Roll announced for second quarter
The follow ing W ashington
G rade School seventh and
eighth grade students w ere
named to the academ ic Honor
Roll for the 2001-02 second
quarter:
P rincipa l’s
H onors,
4.0
Grade Point Average - Ben
S chorzm an, Jessica Short,
Jessica Tarrence, Joreigh Lan
ders, K izzie Peirce, Laura
Brookins, Tim othy Hein.
High Honors, 3.50-3.99 GPA
- Akeshia M aldonado, Anna
Naspini, B. J. Linville, Brittanie
Roberts, B rittney Lindauer,
Heather Mailer, Jacob Rice.
Jessica Long, John Fitch,
Kevin Johnston, Kristin Cota,
Kristin Kelly, Melissa Chelby,
Nicole Frantz, Sam Thornton,
Zachary Serafin.
Honors, 3.25-3.49 GPA -
Alex Bittinger, Amber Abney,
Brent Thompson, Colton De
W itt, D anielle Robb, Devon
Cowles, Heather Hennessey.
Jessica Shaw, Jonathan
Kintz, Kristina Lamping, Mac
kenzie Bassett, Marisol Bor-
quez, Nandi VanMeter, Russell
Lende, Stephanie Carr, Travis
Baker.
Honorable Mention, 3.00-
3.24 GPA - Aaron Taylor, Bryan
Budge, C assandra Gunter,
Christina Sohler, Erin Gehrke,
Jeffrey Paleck, Katie Roberts.
Kristel Norby, Theresa Due,
Larinda Botchie, Luke John
ston, Nicholas Mohn, Paul O g
den, Skyler Hoyt, Terry Jacobs.
Tickets to Work will provide many
with chance to enter workforce
The U.S. G overnm ent will
begin mailing “tickets to w ork”
to the first of more than 85,000
Oregonians with disabilities lat
er this month.
“ In an effort to encourage
and assist people with disabili
ties to enter the workforce, the
Social Security Administration
(SSA) is funding a new work-in
centive program called Ticket-
To-Work,” said Bobby Simpson,
vocational rehabilitation servic
es adm inistrator with the Ore
gon Department of Human Ser
vices (DHS).
Em ployment training, sup
port services and placem ent
assistance through an expand
ed array of S S A -approved
providers can be accessed with
these tickets, which are being
sent to most people with dis
abilities who are between the
ages of 18 and 64 and who cur
rently receive Supplem ental
Security Income and/or Social
S ecurity Disability Insurance
(SSDI) cash benefits.
Along with the ticket, the
mailings include a cover letter,
instructions and contact infor
m ation for em ploym ent net
works in Oregon. Mailings will
be conducted in four phases
throughout 2002. The February
mailing will go to about 8,500
Oregonians. The program is
voluntary.
The TTW program was au
thorized under the Ticket to
W ork and W ork Incentives Im
provements Act of 1999.
Emergency food, shelter $$ allocated
The Columbia County Em er
gency Food and Shelter Pro
gram has announced the allo
cation of $32,094 in federal
funds to com m unity agencies
that provide services to C olum
bia County residents.
Five agencies applied for a
total of $49,512 this year, but
Columbia County received five
percent less than last year.
One applying agency was not
funded.
The $32,094 was distributed
as follows:
W om en’s Resource Center,
$7,500 to help defray the cost
of shelter for homeless women
and child«en.
C om m unity A ction Team,
$6,900 for em ergency hom e
less assistance.
C olum bia
P acific
Food
Bank, $12,794 to purchase
high protein and emergency
food products and $300 to re
place a pallet jack.
Turning Point Com m unity
Center, $4,600 for emergency
homeless assistance.
The money will be distrib
uted directly from the national
EFSP to each agency in two
equal payments during 2002.
United W ay of C olum bia
County has local jurisdiction for
Progressive Honors, raised
GPA by .5 or more - Adrian
Garrett, Am anda Mathews,
Brandon Cota, Brent Thomp
son, Bryan Budge, Chris Hov
ey, Dylan Burch.
Eric Lawhead, Jacob With-
am, Janelle Bashaw, Jessica
Shaw, John Howley, Luke John
ston, Nicholas Mohn, Paul Og
den, Skyler Hoyt, Timothy Hein.
Donations are
wanted for VHS
Grad party
Organizing is underway for
the Vernonia High School
Class of 2002 Drug and Alco
hol Free Graduation Party, to
be held June 9, 2002.
For the past 19 years, par
ents of VHS seniors have pro
vided the all-night party for
graduates after the graduation
ceremony. The tradition began
to provide a safe, fun environ
ment to celebrate on gradua
tion night, and in those 19
years, there has never been an
injury to a VHS graduate.
One goal is to provide each
student with a souvenir that will
serve as a reminder of a mem
orable evening. Donations are
needed in the form of merchan
dise, service coupons, gift cer
tificates, T-shirts, sweatshirts,
hats or cash. Cash donations
will be used to purchase addi
tional prizes and to offset the
cost of the party.
For more information, call
Susan Robertson at 503-429-
4901; Phyllis Busch at 503-
755-2452; or Juanita Dennis at
503-429-8092.
Checks made payable to
VHS Grad Night Party may be
sent to: Susan Robertson c/o
Vernonia High School, 299
Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR
97064._____________________
EFSP. Volunteer board mem
bers represent the American
Red Cross, City of Rainier,
VFW, City of Vernonia, Home
less, Salvation Army, Veterans,
Columbia County Emergency
Services, PGE and the Rainier
Methodist Church.
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VHS second quarter Honor Roll
The following Vernonia High
School students were named to
the academic Honor Roll for the
2001-02 second quarter:
4.00 Grade Point Average -
Seniors: Alexandria Hayes, Al
isha Jundt, Megan Pattison,
Rebekka Peller, Veronika Svo-
bodova.
Juniors: Rachael Bentsen,
Lacey Schilling.
Sophomores: Carrick Flynn,
Benjamin Brookins, Katherine
Traylor.
Freshmen: Royd Johansen,
Kyle Suess.
3.50-3.99 GPA - Seniors:
Jennifer Bernardi, Katreasa
Brown, Antonio Cebola, Nicole
Gwin, Bobby Lokken, Antonia
Montanus, Edith Nelson.
Sarah Pantoja, Megan Peu-
ra, A delaide Schm itt, Brass
Sears, Chris Serafin, Liana
Traylor, Ivica Wirghova.
Juniors: S tephanie Hein,
Shawn Hillyer, Brittany Kerns,
Jennifer Kinney, Emilee Suess,
Jessica Thornburg.
Sophom ores: Justin Baer,
Taryn Braseth, Waylon Buchan,
Melissa Grebenc, Kortni Hyde.
Marshall King, James Mailer,
Alex Moeller, Kala Rondo, He
lena Shafer, Katy Taylor.
Freshm en:
Gina Cropp,
Tiffany Cutright, Holly Hillyer,
Natalie
Rombach,
Tiffany
Snook, Amanda Watts.
Plans underway for annual Luau
Pacific University’s Hawaiian
Club’s 42nd annual Luau will
be held Saturday, April 13. This
year’s theme, A ’ohe hana nui
ka alu ‘ia, means “ No Task is
Too Big When Done Together” .
The evening will feature tradi
tional Polynesian dance, music
and entertainment, as well as
an authentic luau menu.
The Luau meal - featuring
Kalua pig, chicken long rice,
teriyaki chicken, poi, haupia,
coconut cake and luau punch -
will start at 4:30 p.m. in the Uni
versity Center on campus. The
show will be held at 6:30 p.m.
in the Pacific Athletic Center
(PAC). Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
for the show.
A Hawaiian General Store
will feature specialties flown in
from the Islands. Fresh pineap
ples, cookies, chocolate cov
ered m acadam ia nuts, leis,
jams, jellies and other treats
will be available at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday and before the
evening show.
Tickets are available at the
Pacific University Bookstore.
Reserved seating is $19 for the
meal and show, $13 for the
show only. Reserved seating
for senior citizens (60 and old
er) and children (10 and
younger) is $17 for the meal
and show, and $11 for the show
only. General admission tickets
are $15 for the meal and show
and $9 for the show only. Gen
eral admission for senior citi
zens and children is $13 for the
meal and show and $6 for the
show only.
For more information, call
Edna Gehring, 503-359-2107,
e-mail gehringe@ pacificu.edu
or go to www.pacificu.edu/stu
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