The INDEPENDENT, July 17, 2008
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Register now for Football Camp
47J Board declares equipment surplus
The 2008 Vernonia Logger
Football Camp will be held Au-
gust 13-15.
For grades 3-8, camp will be
from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and the
cost will be $25.00 (which in-
cludes t-shirt).
For grades 9-12, camp will
be from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m., for
$40.00 (which includes t-shirt).
Fundamental techniques of
competitive football will be
stressed, with training to in-
The Vernonia School District
Board of Directors meeting on
July 10 started with the election
of a chair and vice chair for the
2008-09 year. The board unan-
imously re-elected Chair Kim
Wallace and Vice-Chair Cari
Levenseller.
After some discussion, the
board unanimously approved
the rate of $170 per day for
substitute teachers for the next
school year (the amount was
$165 during the last school
year).
Superintendent Ken Cox
told the board that Dick Titus
was awarded the contract to
demolish the modular behind
the middle school and that bids
will close the end of this week
on the contract for work on the
clude blocking, passing, receiv-
ing, and proper defensive
alignment and techniques.
Registration forms are avail-
able at the Vernonia School
District office and can be re-
turned to Coach Todd Hicks at
camp. Checks should be made
payable to Vernonia Football
Camp. For additional informa-
tion, contact Coach Hicks at
503-640-5747.
Is marketing aimed at your kids?
Take this simple test. Ask a
young child to identify a picture
of George Washington, 1st
President of the U.S., and the
other of Ronald McDonald™,
icon of the fast-food restaurant
chain. Most likely, George
Washington will be unrecog-
nized by our children. This in-
formal survey was shown in the
film documentary Super Size
Me .The film explored the role
the fast food restaurant has in
influencing the way we eat. In
turn, the survey was a powerful
illustration of the influence that
media marketing plays on our
children’s young minds.
It is estimated that the typi-
cal child sees about 40,000 ads
a year on TV and that the ma-
jority of the ads targeted to kids
are for candy, cereal, soda and
fast food. Children who spend
the most time with the media,
particularly watching television,
are more likely to be over-
weight. The exposure to the
food commercials influence
children’s food preferences that
are in themselves inconsistent
to the national dietary recom-
mendations.
The food industry under-
stands and puts into work the
marketing concept of “imprint-
ing” or “brand-loyalty” that be-
gins at a very early age. Food
marketers are interested in
youth as consumers because
of their spending power, their
purchasing influence, and as
future adult consumers.
Media takes many forms
aside from TV, including news-
paper, magazines, the internet,
and radio. Advertising and mar-
keting directly in public schools
has grown in the last 10 years.
Schools offer a “captured” audi-
ence able to reach large num-
bers of children and adoles-
cents in a contained setting,
and schools are financially vul-
nerable due to chronic funding
shortages.
Marketing to our children in
schools exists by the following
examples:
• exclusive soft drink con-
tracts where only one soda
vendor is agreed to be sold in
schools;
• book and file folder covers
with brand names and logos;
• short-term sales of candy,
pizza, or cookie dough;
• displays, billboards and
signs in school halls, gymnasi-
ums and gymnasium score
boards, or on school buses ad-
vertising a particular soda, can-
dy or snack;
• classroom rewards and
fundraisers by fast food restau-
rants.
Parents can begin to take
control by establishing new
rules in their own homes. Here
are some ideas:
Sit less. Sitting and watching
TV burns less calories – even
less than reading or “doing
nothing”. In fact, watching TV
burns the same calories as
when sleeping. A reasonable
goal is no more than two hours
a day. Another idea is to take
the TV out of your child’s bed-
room.
Encourage imaginative play.
Depending on the age of the
child, playing with blocks, side-
walk chalk, reading a book,
playing a game or with puzzles
are just a few things to do.
Please see page 22
high school. The contract on
the high school calls for the
work to be completed by Sep-
tember 1.
Mist School’s enrollment for
the next year will need to be in-
creased to about 18, from the
expected 7-9 students. The
process for choosing the addi-
tional students is expected to be
worked out soon, and started.
The board declared dam-
aged band equipment, kitchen
appliances and counters from
Washington Grade School’s
basement, and miscellaneous
donated office furniture as sur-
plus, so the district can sell or
dispose of the items.
In other business, the board;
• approved the first reading
of 37 policies, the second read-
ing of 35 policies and the dele-
tion of five policies.
• accepted the resignation of
Nayan Fleenor from full time
teaching. Fleenor will be teach-
ing 1st grade in a job-share
model next school year.
• approved the hiring of new
employees; Elementary Spe-
cial Education Teacher Sharon
Sulkosky, Kindergarten Tea-
cher Emily Askew, Middle
School Counselor Debra Park
and Elementary Teacher (to job
share 1st grade) Gienah Ch-
eney.
• approved an out-of-state
trip by the band in the spring of
2009.
The next board meeting will
be held at the District office on
August 14 starting at 6:00 p.m.
Crafty ideas to keep kids busy in summer
(ARA) – While all children
eagerly anticipate the lazy days
of summer, most parents know
that early anticipation can
quickly turn into the dreaded
“there’s nothing to do” attitude.
While keeping boredom at bay
for up to three months can be a
challenge, a little advance plan-
ning and a handy list of projects
and activities can inspire a
summer that’s educational and
entertaining.
Keeping kids busy not only
makes the summer special, it
makes educational sense. Ac-
tivities encourage imagination
and exploration, while keeping
kids’ brains working and ready
to learn during the next school
year.
The experts at Jo-Ann Fab-
ric and Craft Stores offer the
following ideas for activities
and crafts to keep kids of all
ages busy over the summer:
• Start a family garden. Let
young children make holes for
seeds – or plants for more im-
mediate results – and pull
weeds. Older kids can plant,
prune and harvest. Holey Soles
2008 Vernonia Logger Football Camp
August 13 th - 15 th
Grades 3 - 8 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. $25.00
Grades 9 - 12 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. $40.00
Forms available at the Vernonia School District Office
shoes are perfect for garden-
ing. Kids can personalize them
with paint, and mud and dirt
rinse off with a garden hose.
• Have a picnic at the local
park or pool. Kids can help pre-
pare the food, pack the basket
and can even make and deco-
rate placemats to bring along.
• Plan a show or play. Con-
sider a puppet show. Choose a
favorite story, or help kids write
one of their own. Follow the
simple directions for Fun Stick
Puppets from Jo-Ann Fabric
and Craft Stores to make foam
puppet characters, and then in-
vite neighbors and friends to
the show.
• String beads to form neck-
laces and bracelets. Add wood-
en hearts personalized and
painted, or found objects like
small shells, sea glass or
stones. Homemade jewelry is a
favorite gift of grandmothers,
babysitters and teachers.
• Create a scrapbook to
highlight the school year or a
summer family vacation. Glue
in mementos such as tickets,
trinkets and photos.
• Use colored chalk to create
art on sidewalks and drive-
ways, the rain will do the clean
up for you. Very small children
will enjoy “painting” the drive-
way with water. This is a long-
term project because the water
keeps drying.
• Make bookmarks for library
books.
• Create and decorate step-
ping stones for the yard and
garden.
• Embellish tank tops, t-
shirts and flip flops in summer
colors and designs.
• Make your own games, like
a glow-in-the-dark toss for
hours of evening enjoyment.
• Plan for the inevitable end
of summer by picking up a can-
vas messenger bag. Kids of all
ages will enjoy personalizing
their bags with iron-on ap-
pliqués, studs, and jewels, and
they’ll proudly use them
throughout the school year.
For more instructions and to
spark ideas for kids of all ages,
visit www.joann.com.
Courtesy of ARAcontent
Logger Football Golf Classic
August 16 th at the Vernonia Golf Course
C OME OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN WHILE HELPING
RAISE MONEY FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE L OGGER F OOTBALL P LAYERS !
Forms available at the Vernonia School District Office
(Registration deadline August 13 th )