The following seventh and
eighth grade students were
named to the Washington
Grade School academic Honor
Roll for the second quarter.
Principal’s Honors, 4.00
grade point average: Brittney
Lindauer, Connor Flynn, De
siree Rule, Elise Blum, Kevin
Johnston, Mackenzie Carr.
High Honors, 3.50-3.99
GPA: Alex Bittinger, Amber Ab
ney, Ashley Eastlick, B.J.
Linville, Brittanie Roberts, Car
rie Shaw, Cassandra Gunter,
Dalan Lee, Heather Bassett,
John Fitch, Jolene Botchie, Jor-
eigh Landers, Kelsey King, Lia
Sebring, Marissa Clement,
Megan Perry, Nicole Frantz,
Sabrina Smith, Sandy Bevans,
Stephanie Benes.
Honors, 3.25-3.49 GPA:
Anna Naspini, Erin Peura, Jer-
amey Lende, Jessie Long,
Lindsay Shaw.
Honorable Mention, 3.00-
3.24 GPA: Amy Rombach,
Brandon Cota, Colton DeWitt,
Danielle Robb, Luke Johnston,
Melissa
Chelby,
Miranda
Gunter, Nick Mohn, Phillip
Peerson, Shandee Cota.
Progressive Honors, raised
GPA by .5 or more: Brent
Thompson, Cody Gwin, Ran
dall Normand.
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With the merger of the Ver
nonia Booster Club and sum
mer league sports, help is
needed to create a successful
year-around program of youth
activities. The next Booster
Club meeting is Wednesday,
February 12, at 6:30 p.m., at
Vernonia City Hall. Adoption of
new by-laws, election of offi
cers and construction of a con
cession stand at Vernonia High
School’s Greenman Field will
be discussed.
This is also the first meeting
of Summer League Youth
Baseball and Softball.
Some events the Booster
Club is involved in are the
Christmas Bazaar, Echoing
Evergreen Booster Summer
Camp, Little Gal Basketball,
Summer League Youth Base
ball and Softball, Fall Soccer
and Little Guy Football. In addi
tion, the Booster Club helps
Jamboree theme contest begins
The 47th Annual Vernonia
Friendship Jamboree will be
held August 1, 2 and 3, 2003.
In preparation, the Vernonia
Friendship Jamboree Commit
tee held its first meeting Janu
ary 9 and elected the following
officers: Vice-president Glen
Purvee, 2 year term; Secretary
Katie Poetter, 2 year term;
Treasurer Christine Purvee, 1
year term. Randy Parrow will
continue as president.
Sub-committees formed in
clude: Grand Marshall and Citi
zen of the Year, Advertising,
Parade, Waste Management,
T-Shirt sales, Vendors, Chil
dren’s Games. Input is needed
for these committees. Anyone
interested in participating will
be greatly appreciated.
The next meeting will be
February 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Washington Grade School Li
brary. The committee meets the
Then and Now...
second Thursday of each
month. Any group planning an
event should attend a meeting
in order to be included in the
Jamboree event paper and ad
vertising bulletins.
The Jamboree Theme Con
test has also begun. Entries
may be mailed to Vernonia
Jamboree Committee, P.O.
Box 244, Vernonia, OR 97064.
The winning entry will receive a
$50.00 savings bond. Deadline
is March 21. The winning
theme will be announced in
The Independent on April 2. Af
ter the theme is selected, the T-
shirt design contest will begin,
with the winning entry also re
ceiving a $50.00 savings bond.
A theme and T-shirt design may
be submitted together by the
March 21 deadline.
For more information, call
Randy Parrow at 503-429-
1093.
support school sports pro
grams, a Sports Shoe Program
for underprivileged youth, two
$500 Scholarships for graduat
ing seniors, art and music pro
grams and seasonal sports
banquets, and operates con
cessions at high school football
games, the 4th of July and the
Vernonia Friendship Jamboree.
The mission statement of the
Vernonia Booster Club is “FOR
THE KIDS." In the near future,
with revenues generated from
tournaments, it will be possible
to provide local youth with
sports at minimal cost. Booster
Club members believe that in
vesting time and energy in to
day’s youth will help forge a
solid society for tomorrow, and
that the youth of Vernonia are
worthy of support.
Just 10 hours per year from
every parent would generate
the manpower needed to run
these programs successfully.
Coaches, Assistant Coaches,
Equipment Managers and oth
er volunteers are needed to
make the programs work. Vol
unteers are also needed to
complete the plans for the con
cession stand. Plumbers, elec-
tricians, masons and laborers
are asked to attend the meeting
on February 12.
For more information, call
Steve Landers at 503-429-
4543, Glen Purvee at 503-429-
3541 or Randy Parrow at 503-
429-1093.
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