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Page 12 The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2012 Chalk Talk Chalk Talk is a column of information about Ver- nonia schools. This column was provided by Su- perintendent Dr. Ken Cox. I want to give a huge Thank You to everyone who had anything to do with the Last Chance Dance. The event, which was sponsored by the Vernonia Education Foundation, was chaired by Vernonia School Board Member Bill Langmaid. Bill was able to organize it with help from Janean Shaw Zavales, Lisa Edgar, Sheril McWhirter, Ronda Lennen, Mark Brown, and many other students, staff and community mem- bers. The night of the event even more commu- nity members showed up to ensure that the evening was a success. The dinner was deli- cious and the following auction raised a signifi- cant part of the more than $10,000 that was raised that evening. We of course would not have been able to raise that much if it had not been for the many who contributed auction items and those who at- tended the event. I was introduced to several Vernonia alumni and enjoyed some of the many old time photos that were available to view. Mrs. Lynn Shaw’s fifth grade class has creat- ed a small school his- tory book that is fantastic and there are still copies available. In fact we still have wooden folding chairs available for sale. Please contact the district office if you are interested. Finally, I am once again asking for your help in our move from the existing schools to the new campus. Next Tuesday, July 10th, we will be meeting in the covered play area to coordinate how we can make this happen. We are limiting the volunteer help to those 12 years old and above and everyone will need to sign an insur- ance waiver (or have their parents sign one). I also want to point out that community members will not be allowed in the new building. Please contact the district office (503-429-5891) if you are planning on volunteering since we will need to have a count for lunch, which will be provid- ed. We look forward to seeing you on the 10th! Sign up now for British Soccer camp Vernonia is gearing up for its second British Soccer camp, run by Challenger Sports, for children age 3 to 12. It will be held July 16-20 at the high school football field (to be en- closed by fencing for safety during construction work), from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. There will be full and half day options for children age six and older. Their will be high-level soc- cer coaching from British coaches, with individual foot skills, technical drills, tactical practices, games and scrim- mages. The teaching includes respect, responsibility, integrity, sportsmanship and leadership. Last year’s camp was deemed a big success. Signups for camp are done online: https://registration.chal lengersports.com/FindACamp/ FindACamp.asp?IdS=00043F3 135400&Method=CampSes sion&Key=1910557|1|20516& ~= . Soccer signups will be held July 12 and 19 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Vernonia Li- brary. The camp is a kick off to the Vernonia Youth Soccer season and the club awarded full scholarships to three of the players. Practices will begin in early August for u10 teams and Clean Teeth are Happy Teeth! later in August for u8/u6 teams so signups are needed prior to August 1. Every effort is made to keep the costs as low as possible. Call Mark Lemay at 503- 432-7742 with any questions. WOU Honor Roll Western Oregon University has announced that Kelsii Jo Dana of Banks has been named to their 4.0 GPA Honor Roll. Ashlee Joleen Croissant and Tyler John Grant, both from Banks, earned a place on the school’s Honor Roll in the 3.5 - 3.99 GPA category. The following students were named to the Vernonia Middle School academic Honor Roll for the 2011-12 4rd quarter. Grade Point Averages (GPA) are on a scale of 1-4, with 4 equaling a perfect score. Principal’s Honors, 4.00 – Tristan Adams, Lily Buchanan, Kaitlyn Eyrrick, Jessika Good- man, Storm Henson, Ashley Jackson, Ariel Masog, Jacob Patton, Jocie-Ranay Roberts, Megan Rice, Chase Tolonen, Ian Torres-Petersen, and Pay- ton Wolf. High Honors, 3.50-3.99 – Courtney Barklow, Nickolas Bennett, Emily Bergerson, Ja- cob Butcher, Bradley Ely, Megan Ely, Morgan Harral, Casey Hathcoat, Amanda Jen- nings, Cheyenne Kemper, Bryanna Larson, Brendyn Mul- Castrophony is a very nice girl but is a little shy. Castrophony was brought to the shelter because her owner lost her home and wasn't able to keep her. According to the owner Castrophony is a very loving and sweet girl that gets along well with other cats. However, we have found that Castrophony doesn't really like other cats and therefore we recommend that she be the only cat in the household. The Columbia Humane Society is a No-Kill non-profit shelter dedicated to helping friends find each other since 1985. This Month’s Pet is Sponsored by: THE benches from trees cut on the site of the new school. Bench- es from this project will be used inside and outside. The final business for the board was a list of items to de- clare as surplus so the district can dispose of two phone sys- tems, the high school gymnasi- um bleachers, a commercial washer and dryer, lockers from the cafeteria building and from the grade school boys’ locker room, six wall clocks, miscella- neous TVs and VCRs and an air scrubber from Washington Grade School. VMS 4th quarter Honor Roll Pet of the Month Vernonia Veterinary Clinic Call for appointments 503-429-1612 700 Weed Avenue,Vernonia The Vernonia School Board held a special meeting on June 21, with three items on the agenda. The board approved a sup- plemental budget, as required by state law, that was necessi- tated by a larger fund balance and more state timber rev- enues than expected. As a re- sult, $532,265 was temporarily transferred to the Capital Re- serve Construction Fund. While the board was there for the supplemental budget, they also awarded a contract for almost $11,000 to Fall Creek Woodworking to build Find the pet that’s right for you at the Columbia Humane Society 2084 Oregon Street, St. Helens. Phone 503-397-4353 Open Mon - Fri 1 pm to 5 pm & Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm We now offer Complete Dental Ser vices for Dogs & Cats Monday, Wednesday Wednesday & & Saturday Saturday Monday, a.m to to 4 4 p.m. p.m. 9 9 a.m School board approves bid for new benches INDEPENDENT News & Information you can use likin, Sheyanne Pedersen, William Scheuerman, Ben- jamin Schulte, Clay Sullivan, and Madison Zavales. Honors, 3.25-3.49 – Hayden Cieloha, Benjamin Fleck, Gabriel Hart-Roberts, Brett Jones, Zebidiah Kovelda, Hai- ley Lindsay, Jacob Perry, Amanda-Rose Sicard, Jamie Scott, Autumn Sorenson, Jes- sica Stringfield, Cassidy Whit- ton, and Jade Young. Honorable Mention, 3.00- 3.24 – Kenneth Bergstrom, Ty Brown, Emma Campos, Bran- don Clapshaw, Grace Cole- man, Gaven Everett, Justin Fletcher, Alixander Haney, Cheyanna March, Katie Mar- tinez, Jackhenry Masog, Jor- don McCord, Jared Medearis, Jarod Shaw, Daniel Smith, Paige Smith, Mahaila Wilhelm, and Mekhi Williams. OSU announces Honor Roll Students who made the spring term Scholastic Honor Roll have been announced by Oregon State University. A total of 732 students earned straight-A (4.0). Anoth- er 3,052 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the Honor Roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work. Local area students on the Honor Roll included; 3.5 or Bet- ter: Amber M. Meier, Junior, General Science from Birken- feld, and Vernonians Benjamin T. Bamburg, Senior, Biology; Brandon M. Gilbertson, Sopho- more, Athletic Training.
