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Kudos to Students & Staff
Achievements 2007-08In the Willamette Valley High School Culinary Competition NEHS students won Best Dessert, Best Appearance (plating) and took 1st place by a landslide. Congratulations to Sierra Andrews, Sergio Mora-Mora, Jennifer Evers, Melissa Sewell, and Danielle Harrold. Derek Duman was selected as the Mid-Valley Rotary Club's May Student of the Month honoring her achievement of being a student who exemplifies integrity, volunteerism, and good citizenship. This past week we had students take the Trig Star Test. Sponsored by the National Land Surveyor Organization, this test is a national test given to students studying trigonometry. We had three students winning cash prizes. These top students are Brett Snyder, Stephen Carson, and Taylor Racek. Brett went on to take the State-level test and we will learn next week how he did. Thanks to Katie Shimmer “and company” for all their hard work in preparation for this year’s PROM! A huge shout out goes to Michelle Ashenfelter and Cheryl Storms for their tireless work in preparing the Mr. North Pageant (held Saturday, April 26th). IT WAS WONDERFUL! . . . It is a pageant I will never forget. It was funny and very entertaining. The boys raised over $26,000. When you see Tyler Woodke, congratulate him . . . he was crowned "Mr. North". Kudos to the NIHS staff especially, Diane Downey, Katie Schimmer and Rich Diaz. Great jobat the EIHS Community Service Fair! Diane, Katie, and Rich held one of the breakout sessions to talk to North juniors and parents about the IB program and its expectations. Our NIHS program is very fortunate to have such outstanding staff! Kudos for Math Awards Night: Ingrid Quirke worked tirelessly getting all the letters stuffed and sent to every family. Michelle Ashenfelter created every certificate for the night. All the Math teachers gave up their Tuesday lunches to meet and plan the event. They all motivated students to come and share projects, get their awards, and get excited about math. Every administrator showed up and supported this effort. Miho Hosaka and her Catering Crew created some amazing food. It not only tasted good, but fit in with our entire Super Pi Math Theme. Lastly, June Blackwell and her crew that brought us more chairs and helped us clean our mess. Thanks to all. It was a NEHS Group effort! And huge kudos to Brandy Wormdahl, who was instrumental in coordinating the entire event. Last week Tricia Lytton awarded exemplary students in the Math Acceleration Center. The students included: Adrian Bararjas, Adrianne Cron, Chris Dayton, Terra Snocker, Adam Hoffman and Jeremy Gagner. These students were role models in improving their effort and attitude towards math. Other students will be honored at the Math Awards Night on Wednesday, April 23. This from Kelly Mcghehey: “For those of you who missed A Midsummer Night's Dream this weekend...kick yourself! I took my 6 year-old-daughter to it and even she laughed quite a lot and sat still MOST of the time. Fred's cast did a stellar job of performing this classic. I was infinitely impressed with 15-18 year olds’ abilities to memorize lines and lines of Shakespeare and deliver it very well. Congratulations to Fred and all that helped make this a very enjoyable event. Keep up the great work!!! I forgot to mention one of the most important parts of the play...that Brandon Lasher and Erika Wolf were stellar actors in the play as well. I think it is so cool for our students to get to work alongside staff members to bring a production to fruition. Hats off to Brandon and Erika...there were both outstanding!” Kudos to Matt Chapman for bringing Rep. Nancy Nathanson, Rep. Chris Edwards and Mayor Kitty Piercy to speak in his government classes. Thanks to the facilitators of all subject area sessions on Vertical Articulation Day (Monday, March 31st). Thanks to Cal Coleman and his wife, Shelley, for performing at Friday night’s NIHS dance (April 4th). Thank you IDEAS & Academy of Arts student governments for sponsoring (Tuesday, April 8th) Study Night. Please congratulate senior Julie Adams on being selected as the Mid-Valley Rotary Club's April Student of the Month! Julie will attend a club luncheon and receive a framed certificate honoring her achievement of being a student who exemplifies integrity, volunteerism, and good citizenship. Congratulations to our Boys Basketball Team for placing sixth in the OSAA 5A playoffs this past weekend, and to Brian Conklin for making All Tourney First Team and Drew Laird for making All Tourney Second Team! The Dance Team went to State Dance and Drill OSAA competition March 14th and 15th and placed eighth; congratulations! Thanks go to everyone for all of your help with the juniors attending the Career Fair! Thanks also to Liz Rommel, for all the many hours you spent in organizing the event! Please congratulate Lauren Davis on being selected as the Mid-Valley Rotary Club's March Student of the Month! Lauren will attend a club luncheon and receive a framed certificate honoring her achievement of being a student who exemplifies integrity, volunteerism, and good citizenship. Thank you Kelly McGhehey, Sandy Watkinson, Liz Rommel and Kira Shrem for all your hard work in preparation for the IDEAS and Academy of Arts Junior Parent Night! The North Eugene Archers competed in their first tournament on March 1 in Grants Pass. Students competing were Danielle Bounds, Heather Cates, Daniel Davis, Neil Eldred, Cody Ficek, Tylor Ficek, Karina Mann, Sam Mortensen, Corwin Scott, Brandon Sieveking, and Kell Thompson. The top four scorers were Cody Ficek 249, Brandon Sieveking 254, Tyler Ficek 259, and Kell Thompson 263. The winner of the shoot off was Cody Ficek. Thank You! to all students and staff who helped during the small schools Preview Night! Thank you! to Denise Henning (Kay Graham, too!) and all students who helped with Winter Formal. Good Show! to Clair Wiles and members of the Mock Trial Team. In recognition of Karen Leeson’s organization (with the help of Ike and Patty Merrill) of the Reading in the Rain, Kenny Moore, event on Thursday, February 28th, . . . this from Fred Gorelick: . . . this from Jane Robin: . . . this from Nancy Kendall: Congratulations to both Boys and Girls Swim Teams for wining the Midwestern League competition! Thanks to the IDEAS staff for all their help in planning the Community Night event on Wednesday, February 6th. Thanks to all staff, students, district office and community members for their help with the Small Learning Community Grant application review process on Wednesday, February 6th. Thanks to both Clair Wiles and Cecily Clemmons for guiding IDEAS freshmen through student lead parent conferences on Wednesday and Thursday nights, February 6th and 7th. Please congratulate IHS senior-Kara Donahue on being selected as the Mid-Valley Rotary Club's January Student of the Month! Kara will attend a club luncheon and receive a framed certificate honoring her achievement of being a student who exemplifies integrity, volunteerism, and good citizenship. Congratulations to Sarah Asher as Register Guard Student of the Month! NIHS student Kevin Danielson entered and won a speech competition. The prize is a trip to the United Nations this summer. And, if you have a chance, you should hear his speech. It's about the role of the U.N. in global climate change. Very powerful stuff! Please welcome the following U of O practicum students to North: “The NEHS girls soccer team raised just under $6000 December 12th at their dessert auction. Thank you to all of you who supported our efforts. It took a lot of help from our entire staff to make this night a success. THANK YOU: Cesar, Linda B, Julie M, Liz R, Katie S, Ingrid, and Sally for making Yummy Desserts for the auction. Their desserts brought in $350!!!! THANK YOU to Diane and the cooks for letting us borrow their space for the night and setting us up with the yummy lasagna. THANK YOU to Cheryl and Michelle for counting up and keeping track of all the tickets, and bid #s, bid sheets, charge cards and e$$$$ for the night. You’re the best and we couldn't do it without you. THANK YOU TO June and the custodians for helping us with clean up and getting all the tables we needed. THANK YOU Miho for helping us with the coffee and extras. THANK YOU Corey N, Bill W, Bill Temple, Bob C, Kelli M, and alumni teacher Kim Weiherman for your donations and support at the auction. Lastly, our students should be thanked. They really worked hard and did a great thing last night for not only our school, but for a very special little boy, JAKE!” Fred Gorelick HAS DONE IT AGAIN! “You Can’t Take it With You” was a wonderfully entertaining production pairing staff members, or their spouses, with our students in delivering hilarious dialogue and pratfalls for a SOLID TWO HOURS! APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE to Fred, cast and crew! Thanks to all staff and community members, and students, for participating in PROJECT GIVE! An unprecedented 11,000 PLUS pounds of food were collected for distribution to those in need this holiday season! Warms the heart! Meet your 2008 Mr. North Contestants: Please congratulate Academy of Arts junior Callie
Coles on being selected as the Mid-Valley Rotary Club's December
Student of the Month! Callie will attend a club luncheon and receive a
framed certificate honoring her Academy of Arts Northwest Literature and History classes will be showcasing their Northwest Histories Documentaries at Cozmic Pizza at The Strand building on 8th and Charnelton today, Monday, December 10. Topics for the documentaries include Japanese internment and its effects here in Oregon, Ken Kesey as remembered by Ken Babbs, Critical Mass, the Umpqua and forced relocation and much more. The event begins at 7 p.m. and the price for admittance is a non-perishable food item. Come out and support us in this endeavor; Aaron Thomas and Brandon Lasher, along with all their students, will be glad you came! Thanks to Nick Davis and Rays Foods for the tremendous donations of food for Project Give! Thank you Clair Wiles, Cecily Clemmons and the 9th grade students in the School of IDEAS for volunteering time last week to help the Toys for Tots program. Each student who participated in the Roosevelt/Churchill/North Retreat received a peacemaker’s award for their endless efforts to make a difference. They have been working together for almost nine months now, talking and making changes throughout our communities and schools. Those students honored were: Macqué Linder, Thor Slaughter, Erin Holt, Holly Roberts, Sadie Baratta, Sarah Kruit, Pao Morgenstern and Kel Thomsen. Congratulations to Coach Todd Bennett and the Girls Varsity Volleyball Team for making it to the second round of the State Playoffs! The team that beat them in the second round, Crook County High School, eventually took the state championship! Please congratulate Academy of Arts junior, Lisa Young, on being selected as the Mid-Valley Rotary Club's November Student of the Month! Lisa will attend a club luncheon and receive a framed certificate honoring her achievement of being a student who exemplifies integrity, volunteerism, and good citizenship. Thanks to all IDEAS students who participated in the “Trunk or Treat” event last week. Thanks to all NIHS students/staff who participated in the Pumpkin Carving & Auction evenings last week. Thanks to THOR for participating in the Peace Makers conference in Portland. On Friday, Oct. 12, the following NEHS students participated in a Moose International Youth Awareness Program Leadership conference at the State Capitol - Rosie Chavez, Jamie Lawrence, Amy Markel, Annie Pasquinelli and Kell Thomsen. These students have formed the KidsTalk mentorship team and will be able to positively impact young children between the ages of 4 to 9. Thank you to these students for being such great leaders and role models! Please congratulate several of our outstanding musicians selected
to be a part of the Honor Band festivities at this year's Western
International Band Conference. These students submitted audition MP3's
and were selected from over 1200 auditioning high school students throughout
the United States. These students will have the privilege of rehearsing/performing
with; Robert W. Smith, conductor/composer (USA), Ralph Hultgren, conductor
(Australia), Geoffrey Brand, conductor (England) & guest artist, & Jim
Walker, guest flute soloist/recording artist. They will also take part
in a leadership workshop with Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, composer/conductor/educator.
So that you can fully appreciate the hard work these students went through
to be selected, Bill Robbins has included two of this year's auditions
on mp3. The North Eugene students selected to the WIBC Honor Band are: “Thank you, thank you, thank you for sending your kids over
to visit with our kids during our lunch periods on Friday (October
19). You should be proud of all of your football players and cheerleaders
who came, as they represented you and their school well. I'll send you
some photos of your kiddos in action. They played basketball with our kids,
jumped rope (boys and girls) and initiated an impromptu game of touch football,
which our kids were thrilled to be part of.” HUGE thanks to Cheryl Storms and the senior class for all their efforts in putting together the Homecoming Assembly (October 19) and Dance (October 20). All who attended had a great time! Thank you and great appreciation to the following folks: Jesse Sherman, Kelly McGhehey, Mary Holland and Fred Gorelick for participating in the Pearson Digital Storytelling Project; the NIHS staff for participating in the IB authorization visit and all small schools students who participated in the making of the E3 video. The officials after the football game last Friday night said that our team was the best visiting team (with regard to politeness and overall behavior) they have had in Klamath Falls in many, many years. It is always great to hear from people outside our school and football program. Kudos to Coach Eric Johannsen and our student athletes for representing North Eugene High School so positively! Thank you to Miho Hosaka and her culinary students for making Cuban food for Fred Gorelick’s World Literature & Philosophy class. We're proud to announce that the following students have been cast in our late fall theatre production of the comedy "You Can't Take It With You": Callie Coles, Brittnee Hand, Mason Goldbeck, Cameron Dawson, Haven Tamasaka, Heavenly Tamasaka, Sophia Pearl, Eli Waltz, Sarah Hankins, Angela Hodges, Brianna Leonard, and Lisa Young with Dylan Walker stage managing. The following staff members will also be in the cast: Aaron Thomas, Steve Grossberg, Cindy Wellington, Kevin Wiles, Tia Holiday, Erika Wolf and Cody Rosenberg. The production will open on December 8th. Thanks to Patrick McMullen’s 5th period class for moving all those computers to the choir room!
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