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The INDEPENDENT, November 20, 2008
Update provided by CHD on School Based Health Center planning
The Columbia Health District
has received planning grants to
continue working with three
School-Based Health Planning
Sites in Columbia County.
Sherrie Ford was hired to
coordinate the projects, work-
ing with Anne Parrott.
The planning process start-
ed in late 2007 to establish an
additional School-Based Health
Center (SBHC) in St. Helens at
the high school, and also a
SBHC in Rainier and Vernonia.
Sacajawea Health Center in
Lewis and Clark Elementary
School in St. Helens is the
county’s only SBHC currently.
The Columbia Health District
was awarded $80,000 from the
Oregon Department of Human
Resources, SBHC Program to
continue planning for the three
school districts. Community
committees were established
December 2007, to begin Plan-
ning Phase 1.
Since then, committees of
teachers, administrators, health
professionals and community
members have been meeting in
each community. All three
school districts are at difference
stages of planning:
• Rainier was granted fund-
ing to proceed through Phase
2, with the intention to open a
K-12 health center in February
2009. The Rainier planning
committee is currently seeking
medical oversight/sponsorship
and reviewing potential policies
and procedures.
• St. Helens was granted
funding for advanced Phase 1
planning for a health center on
the high school campus, with
the intention to open in Febru-
ary 2010. Students were sur-
veyed last spring as a compo-
nent of Phase 1; they ex-
pressed the need for on-cam-
pus mental health counseling.
St. Helens High School and
Sacagawea Health Center
have now contracted with Co-
lumbia Community Mental
Health to employ a half-time
mental health counselor for the
two campuses to share.
• Vernonia was granted
funding for advanced Phase 1
planning for a K-12 health cen-
ter. Community collaboration
continues with faculty, staff,
and parents although the open-
ing of a center is on stand-by
until new school facilities are
built.
Ford said that Columbia
County is facing many issues
that significantly impact the
health of children, including
high rates of unemployment
and tobacco use. Columbia
County has been identified as a
medically underserved region,
with too few health care
providers, as well.
Many students encounter
barriers to receiving health
care, including lack of insur-
ance, transportation needs,
lack of a medical provider, and
unaffordable health care costs.
Ford said that the state’s suc-
cessful school-based health
center program reduces those
barriers, regardless of the fam-
ily’s insurance status or ability
to pay. SBHCs are located on-
campus to provide familiarity
and convenience.
“The community will play a
vital role in establishing and
sustaining our health centers.
Enroll now for Columbia County 4-H
The Columbia County 4-H
Youth Development program
has begun its enrollment
process. This event marks the
104th enrollment period in the
history of the 4-H program. The
4-H Youth Development pro-
gram has changed with the
times and offers a wide array of
projects to meet the needs of
today’s youth. The 4-H Youth
Development Program opened
enrollment October 1. Youth
and Leaders have opportunity
to enroll in the program until
April 1, 2009.
The current program has op-
portunities for youth, kinder-
garten through 12th grade. The
K-3 grade program is a non-
competitive program that al-
lows youth to explore the 4-H
program by participating in a
number of projects, activities
and experiences. This is an op-
portunity for members to better
understand their interests and
select a suitable 4-H project
when they reach the 4th grade
and move into the project
based club program.
In the project-based club
program, youth from fourth
through 12th grade, select a
specific project or projects to
focus and work on. These proj-
ects include agricultural and
livestock projects, dog, garden-
ing, woodworking, food and nu-
trition, fiber arts, photography
and many other options.
Parents of youth who are in-
The following students were
named to the Vernonia Middle
School academic Honor Roll
for the 2008-09 first quarter.
Principal’s Honors, 4.00 –
Austin Best-Cutright, Charlette
Burghard, Jennifer Hayes, Al-
isa Levenseller, Samantha Lin-
SCHOOL DISTRICTS SEEK TO IDENTIFY UNSERVED CHILDREN
WITH DISABILITIES
El Distrito de Servicio Educativo de la Región Noroeste (NWRESD) y
los distritos escolares del Condado de Columbia desean ayudar a
ubicar a niños con discapacidades (recién nacidos hasta la edad de
21 años) que no se hayan graduado de la enseñanza preparatoria
(educación media superior) y que actualmente no se encuentren reci-
biendo otros servicios de educación especial en las escuelas publi-
cas.
The Northwest Regional Education Service District (NWRESD)
and Columbia County local school districts seek assistance in locating
children with disabilities (birth through age 21) who have not graduat-
ed from high school and currently are not attending nor receiving
other special education services from public schools.
Se solicita a los padres, tutores legales, u otras personas que cono-
cen a algún niño (en edad de cinco a 21 años *) con alguna dis-
capacidad y que no se encuentre recibiendo servicios educativos,
que contacten al distrito escolar de su localidad abajo enlistados.
DISTRITO CONTACTO
St. Helens SD Jeri Deady
Clatskanie SD Mary Mitchell
Rainier SD Kristin Carrico
Scappoose SD Mike Judah
Vernonia SD Paula Mills
TELEFONO
503-366-7230
503-728-0587 x2002
503-556-3777
503-543-6374
503-429-5891
* Para niños menores de cinco años, favor de contactar al NWRESD
al 503-397-0028.
terested in joining the over 420
youth and 150 adult volunteers
already in the 4-H Youth Devel-
opment program, can contact
the OSU Columbia County Ex-
tension office at 503-397-3462,
drop by the office at 505 N. Co-
lumbia River Hwy. in St. He-
lens, across from the former
medical mall, or via the web at
http://extension.oregonstate.ed
u/columbia/.
Even though the Columbia
County Fair is still eight months
away, now is the time for youth
to join a 4-H club and begin the
process of preparing their proj-
ects for the 2009 fair and other
activities that occur during the
year.
VMS 1st quarter Honor Roll announced
LOS DISTRITOS ESCOLARES BUSCAN IDENTIFICAR A LOS
NIñOS CON DISCAPACIDADES QUE NO SE ENCUENTREN
RECIBIENDO SERVICIOS.
El Ley de Oregon y la Ley Federal ordenan que se provea servicios
educativos apropiados para niños con discapacidades. El NWRESD
proporciona servicios educativos desde el nacimiento hasta el kinder-
garten para los niños que sean elegibles. Los distritos educativos
locales proveen programas educativos y servicios para los niños
elegibles desde el Kindergarten hasta la Enseñanza Media Superior
(Preparatoria). Estos servicios son proporcionados de acuerdo con
las necesidades de cada niño y su discapacidad.
We would love to assemble
fundraising committees for all
of the SBHC sites,” Ford said.
For more information or to get
involved, contact Sherrie Ford
at Columbia County Public
Health, 503- 397-4651 ext 221.
Oregon and federal law mandate appropriate educational services
for children with disabilities. The NWRESD provides educational serv-
ices for eligible children from birth to kindergarten. Local school dis-
tricts provide educational programs and services for eligible children
from kindergarten through high school. These services are provided
as appropriate to each child’s needs and disability.
dauer, Madeline O’Leary, Dezi-
ree Roberts, Samantha Wal-
lace.
High Honors, 3.50-3.99 –
Makayla
Adams,
Ashlee
Archer, Kayla Aronhalt, Skyler
Binford, Stephanie Castro,
Rowan Cheney, Jessica Cox,
Christopher Curtis, Jacob
Eyrrick, Jessica Farr, Macayla
Fennell, Nicole Glass, Andrew
Jennings, Nathen McMillen,
Garrett Mulkin, Marley Ora-
hood, Laura Rice, Leah Rice,
Rowan Scott, Amanda Sebring,
Please see page 14
Parents, guardians or others who know of a child (age five through
21*) with a disability who is not currently receiving educational servic-
es are asked to notify the special education contact person in the
child’s home district (see below).
DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTACT PHONE
St. Helens SD Jeri Deady
503-366-7230
Clatskanie SD Mary Mitchell
503-728-0587 x2002
Rainier SD Kristin Carrico
503-556-3777
Scappoose SD Mike Judah
503-543-6374
Vernonia SD Paula Mills
503-429-5891
* For children younger than kindergarten age, please call the
NWRESD Columbia Service Center at 503-397-0028.
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