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Page 10 The INDEPENDENT, November 7 ,2 0 0 2 ________ _____________________ ___________________ Awards recognize academic achievement by Vernonia students By Schann Nelson A sizable audience gathered at Vernonia High School, O cto ber 23, for the awards cerem o ny for Vernonia High School students who earned their Cer tificates of Initial Mastery (CIM). The awards were preceded by a dessert reception, with enter tainment provided by VHS stu dent Jake Brock and the VHS choir. Awards are presented in Oc tober for benchm ark testing completed during the previous school year. Students first have the opportunity to test for the CIM in their sophomore year. Additional opportunities are of fered in the junior and senior years. Benchmarks are pro gress checks that evaluate stu dent progress at four levels, generally in third, fifth, eighth and tenth grades. To achieve recognition, stu dents must meet or exceed the state standard and complete work samples in one or more subject areas. The state tests are in three subject areas: English (writing and reading), Mathematics (problem solving, and knowledge and skills), and Science. Students must also complete work samples in writ ing, speaking, reading, math problem solving, and the arts. Work samples are classroom assignments evaluated with a scoring guide used statewide. Standardization is tool for evaluating progress The system that leads to the C ertificate of Initial M astery (CIM) and the Certificate of Ad vanced Mastery (CAM) was ap proved in the late 1990s by the state legislature, in an effort to standardize education through- out the state. A common set of educational standards serves as a guide for developing cur riculum and classroom prac tices in order to teach the same materials at the same levels in all Oregon classroom s. The standards also provide a way to evaluate the success of pub licly funded education across the state. Additionally, the CIM and CAM are aligned with the Proficiency-based Admissions Standards System (PASS) that will be used fo r adm ission throughout the Oregon Univer sity System beginning in 2005. CIM is designed Certificate of Advanced Mastery is personalized Unlike the CIM, which re quires all students to demon strate proficiency in all required subjects, the CAM emphasizes personalized learning. The goal of the Cam is to “prepare every student for a successful transi tion to his or her next step, whether that means further ed ucation, military service or the w orkforce" according to the Oregon Department of Educa tion. Vernonia High School is in the first year of a four-year phase-in for the CAM. This year’s freshman class, which will graduate in 2006, will be the first class offered the oppor tunity to earn a CAM along with to Second Benchmark Class of 2004 The CIM, the highest award for academic achievement cur rently available at VHS, was presented to seven students. Brandi Abney, Stephanie Hein, Emilee Suess, Ben Brookins, René Ellington, Katherine Tray lor and Carrick Flynn have suc cessfully completed all of the requirements. Students successfully com pleting all of the requirements for the second benchmark - English, Math, Art and Science - were David Allen, Tyler Clines, Nicholas Dixon, Joseph Fergusson, Samantha Lee, Tri cia Levenseller, Blake Moeller, Alanna Ogden, Tara Ostrander, Caleb Rice, Gavin Roberts, By ron Schorzman and Rebekah Young. Benchmark Awards Third Benchmark One hundred-seven other students received awards for successful performance on both state tests and classroom work samples in one or more subject areas. At the first and second benchmarks students are recognized only if they meet standards in all required subject areas, a change from last year when students were recognized for meeting any benchmark. Freshman receiving awards for meeting the third bench mark requirements - Art, Eng lish, Math and Science - were Laura Brookins, Jessica Dahl, Cassandra Fogel, Tim othy Hein, Johnathan Kintz, Krystal Norby, Jacob Rice, Burdette Robb, Ben Schorzm an and Samuel Thornton. VHS juniors (Class of 2004) will have to meet requirements in Art, English, Math and Sci ence to earn a CIM. The follow ing students have already met one or more benchmark area: Science, Math and Art - Waylon Buchan. Science and Math - Justin Baer, Taryn Braseth, and Katy Taylor. Science and Art - Paul Johnston, Marshall King, Jamie Mailer, Alex Moeller, Kendall Nelson and Sammy Purvee. Art - Carnin Hall, Joey How- ley, Julie Johnston, Katelyn McWhirter, Bo Rumbolz, Hele na Schafer, Hank Sohler, Jessi ca Sook and Erin Titus. Science - Megan Baker, Ca- ressa Brooks, Bryan Dennis, Robbie Fetherston, Fred Fulmer, Holly Hillyer, Melissa Howes, Kortni Hyde, Levi Johnston, Curtis Jundt, Stephanie Lane, Chris Lee, Abby Nelson and Justin Peters. their high school diploma. CIM Awards First Benchmark This year, 24 fourth graders successfully met all require ments - English, Math and Art - at the first benchmark, while in the third grade last year. Those students were Alex Bar ton, Cody Blum, Andrew Brown, Racheal Brown, Brian- na Carr, Kaitlyn Carr, Robert Cochran, Cody Cowles, Laura Hein, Nora Hieronimous, Frank Heselton Jr., Kayleigh John ston, Devin Layman, Jordan McMahon, Kira Paragon, Bran don Potter, Justin Rainbolt, Dalton Rumbolz, Sabrina Sull away, McKenzie Taralson, Ben jamin Tarrence, Anthony Tra- verso, Tristin Threet and Ronald Vanderzanden. High School Awards Sixty students were recog nized for academic achieve ment this year, nearly double the 33 students at the same level last year. Juniors and sen iors at VHS received certifi cates in each subject area for which they met or exceeded re quirements. Class of 2003 VHS Seniors (Class of 2003) are required to meet state stan dards in only three subject ar eas - English, Math and Sci ence. The following students Please see page 11 Perfect liming Sale Price 1010 Bridge Street, Vernonia M -F 5 A M -6 PM SAT-SUN 7 A M -5 PM $5.300 I »; Drive Thru & Walk-Up Service Deli open all day Call in your order: 503-429-0103. it will be ready! FISHER W E HAVE HO T OR ICED MOCHAS, LATTES & ESPRESSOS, BLENDED ICED COFFEE DRINKS, SM O OTHIES & CAFFEINE FREE DRINKS IMPLEMENT CO. $2 D rink S pecials D aily !! D eli O pen A ll D ay E very D ay OREGON COFFEE ROASTER INC. Certificate of Initial Mastery is required The eventually include all subject areas. However, in order to fa cilitate implementation, subject areas are phased into the CIM over an extended period. Stu dents must achieve high stan dards, on both state tests and classroom work samples, in all of the required subject areas in order to be awarded a CIM. This year’s graduates (Class of 2002) must meet or exceed the state standards in English, Math, Science and the Arts to achieve the CIM. In two years, students in the Class of 2004, will also have to achieve benchmark levels in Social Sci ence. Required subject areas will continue to increase until the CIM is fully implemented in 2006. At that time, the required subject areas will include Eng lish, Math, Science, Arts, World Language, Social Science, Physical and Health Education, Career Related Learning and Technology. 33830 TV NWY • HILLSBORO • 503-048-1171 0 Between Cornelius and Hillsboro "Corneliuj H ilU b o ro ^ ^ ^ F
