The INDEPENDENT, April 18, 2002
WGS names academic honor roll
The follow ing W ashington
Grade School seventh and
eighth grade students were
named to the academic honor
roll for the third quarter of the
2001-02 school year:
P rincipal’s Honors, 4.00
Grade Point Average - B. J.
Linville, Ben Schorzman, Brit­
tney Lindauer, Jacob Hales,
Joreigh Landers, Kristin Kelly,
Laura Brookins, Marisol Bor-
quez, Timothy Hein, Zachary
Serafin.
High
Honors,
3.50-3.99
GPA - Alex Bittinger, Amber
Abney, Brittanie Roberts, Cas­
sandra Gunter, Colton DeWitt,
Danielle Robb, Erin Gehrke,
Heather Hennessey, Heather
Mailer.
Jacob Rice, Jessica Long,
Jessica Shaw, Jessica Short,
Jessica Tarrence, John Fitch,
Kevin Johnston, Kizzie Peirce,
Kristel Norby.
Kristin Cota, Kristina Lamp­
ing, M elissa Chelby, Nandi
VanMeter, Nicole Frantz, Sam
Thornton, Travis Baker.
Honors, 3.25-3.49 GPA -
Akeshia Maldonado, Brandon
T he B ill of R ig h ts is a
born rebel. It reeks
wtth
sed ition. In every c la u se it
sh a k es its fist in th e face
of co n stitu ted
authority.
It is th e on e g u aran tee of
hum an
freed om
to
th e
A m ertican people.
Frank I. C obh
(1869-1923)
Editor, N e w Y ork W orld
T h e freed om earned
I by the rebels and
| patriots w ho fou n d ed
th is country can m ore
easily be lost by
neglect than by
terrorism .
V oting is not optional, it
is the patriotic du ty o f
th ose w ho undertand th e
cost o f freedom .
Cota, Jessica Dahl, Mackenzie
Bassett, Nicholas Mohn, Rus­
sell Lende, Stacia Knurek,
Tiffany Thayer.
Honorable Mention, 3.00-
3.24 GPA - Anna Naspini,
Bryan Budge, Candace Collins,
Carena Sweeney, Cassandra
Fogel, Dalan Lee, Devon
Cowles, John Howley.
Larinda Botchie, Lindsay
Lennen, Luke Johnston, Nich­
olas Hammons, Seth Brock,
Skyler Hoyt, Stephanie Carr,
Theresa Due.
Progressive Honors, raised
GPA by .5 or more - Austin
East, Brandon Cota, Candace
C ollins, Cassandra Gunter,
Colin Hayes, Curtis Holabird,
Dalan Lee, Damon McNeill.
Jacob Hales, Jessica Dahl,
Natalie Driver, Kristel Norby,
Marisol Borquez, Michael Ash­
by, Mitch Stevens, Nandi Van­
Meter.
Nicholas King, Robert Carri­
gan, Scott Courtney, Seth
Brock, Stacia Knurek, Tiffany
Thayer, Travis Hansen, Zach­
ary Serafin.
Shawn Robertson
seeking sponsors
Shawn Robertson, a junior
at Vernonia High School, has
been invited to participate in
the 2002 Parkroyal Down Un­
der International Games in
Australia. Robertson has been
running track since the seventh
grade and joined the VHS
cross-country team last year.
Running the 5k race at the
state tournament, he placed
sixth in state.
Between ten and twenty
Oregon athletes have been in­
vited to participate in the
games, including two from Ver­
nonia. Ashley Murray is the
other local athlete.
Robertson is now seeking
sponsors to help defray the
$3,000 cost of the trip. He will
be happy to answer any ques­
tions about the trip or his quali­
fications if you call him at 503-
429-4901.
Leadership class says now is the time
to raise money for needed VHS risers
Instead of sitting around
and waiting for “somebody” to
do something, the leadership
class at Vernonia High
School is working to solve a
long-standing problem: The
school has no risers to use for
events such as graduation.
For the past two gradua­
tion ceremonies, risers have
been borrowed from the
Clatskanie School District.
Prior to 1999, only the front
row of the graduating class
was visible when they were
seated on the stage for grad­
uation.
Realizing that continued
borrowing may not be possi­
ble, and recognizing that ris­
ers would be a valuable addi­
tion for both graduation and
other events, the leadership
class has committed to rais­
ing the money necessary to
purchase, and store, risers.
Total cost for the risers, along
with a carpet walkway and a
storage facility, is nearly
$6000.
Undaunted, the students
started the ball rolling with
$1000 of their own, hard-
earned money to the fund.
They approached alumni and
received nearly $600 from the
Class of 2000 and almost
$700 from the Class of 2001.
A letter sent to local busi­
nesses this winter raised an
additional $300. Two stu­
dents recently made a pres­
entation to the Vernonia
Cham ber
of
Com m erce,
which donated $250 to the
fund.
In spite of these efforts, the
group still needs to raise ap­
proximately $3000. The stu­
dents remain committed and
are being allowed to borrow
from future fundraising so
they may order the risers in
time for graduation this year.
Tickets are available, for a
$5.00 donation, for a chance
to win a 1989 Pontiac Le-
Mans LE. The car was donat­
OHSU student taking dental “rural
rotation” in Nehalem Valley areas
Oregon Health & Science
University dental hygienist stu­
dent Katie Paul will be working
the dental clinic of Dr. James
Tyack in Clatskanie, providing
educational outreach into the
community, April 1 5 -2 6 .
On Wednesday, April 24,
Paul will visit Lincoln Grade
School in Vernonia to conduct a
presentation on oral health to
the kindergarten class. She will
also be in Vernonia on Thurs­
day and Friday, April 25-26, for
outreach to the K-6 grades at
both Lincoln and Washington
Vernonia Federal
Credit Union
5 0 3 -4 2 9 -8 0 3 1
ed by Grum py’s Towing in
Scappoose. Tickets are avail­
able from leadership stu­
dents, at the concession
stand at varsity baseball and
softball games or by calling
the high school at 429-3521.
Donations are also gratefully
accepted.
The drawing will be held
May first. Proceeds from the
sale of tickets will be split be­
tween the riser fund and the
VHS Student Body Presi­
dent’s Challenge. ASB Presi­
dent Megan Peura hopes to
raise $2000 to be donated to
a charity benefiting juvenile
diabetes.
Leadership is responsible
for paying for a wide variety
of student and staff recogni­
tions presented throughout
the year at Renaissance As­
semblies and at other times.
Leadership receives money
from student body fees, fund
raising and pop sales at the
high school.
TUXEDOS
Grade Schools. During her stay
in Columbia County, she will
also visit Mist School.
Oregon Pacific Area Health
Education Center, a private
non-profit organization affiliated
with OHSU, provides the rural
rotation program so OHSU se­
nior dental hygiene students can
train with local professionals
and also learn about the rural
communities in which they are
working. The program’s goal is
to encourage students to pur­
sue practice opportunities in ru­
ral Oregon after graduation.
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