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HfGHSCHOOLSPOTLtGHT Jessica Foster Senior I s animals, seeks to By DEAN SIEMON But Foster said it wasn't easy; her typi- Shelton High School senior Jessica Foster cal day includees first period at Shelton then knew growing up that she was meant to be a driving to Olympia for three courses, a three- veterinarian, hour lab once a we .k and then two to four "I've always loved animals ever since I hours of homework every evening. was young," Foster said. "The other day I received my graduation Her experiences with her cat Pumpkin confirmation and I said at least all my work have led her to the career she wishes to pur- is going to end up doing something for me.," sue. Foster said. "I have a cat that gets into a lot of cat fights "This [bachelors] degree is worth $60,000, so I end up treating him a lot," she said. at least that's the equivalent of going to a Foster participates in Running Start, the four-year school," she said. school's program that allows her to attend After high school, Foster is set to attend college courses and work towards an associ- Washington State University in Pullman ates degree, next fall. "I alwayss wanted to go to Washington While taking courses at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, Fos-State University since I was 10 years old," ter has been earning credits for an associ- Foster said. "When I went to the campus it ate's in biology and will have that degree on was beautiful and reaffirmed that I wanted the same day as high school graduation, to go there." Foster said her second choice, Iowa State a vet University in Ames, Iowa, is where she plans to go to school after earning her bachelors in pre-veterinary studies. Foster has been involved with' the school's Key Club and has helped with events like blood drives, Valentine's Day cards for Al- pine Way and community dinners. She has been the president of Key Club for two years and has been a member for the last three and a half. "Our goal is to build student leaders through serving our community," she said. When asked about her feeling of going to Pullman as a junior, she said it is "quite daunting actually." "I'm a little nervous just because I'm going to skip the first two years," Foster said. But the National Honor's Society member is looking forward to it at the same time. "I'm just kind of excited to see what will happen and what it'll bring," she said. Mason County Literacy will hold a free volunteer tutor orientation on February 25 and training on March 5 for volunteers who are interested in tutoring adults in Mason and Thurston counties. The training and orientation equips volunteer tutors with the tools they need to support student success. "Volunteer tutors are the backbone of our program," said Kris Smock, ex- ecutive director. Last year, 185 volun- teers provided more than 8,000 hours of instruction for adult basic education and English language learners. The new tutor orientation on Friday evening, Feb. 25 will introduce new tu- tors to Mason County Literacy and ex- plore strategies for working with adult learners. Part two of the training on March 5 is open to new and experi- enced tutors. Mason County Literacy's Adult Program Coordinator Shannon Klasell will lead workshops on teach- ing reading and writing. Guest trainer Nancie Payne will present information on students with learning differences and disabilities. Payne has written several books about adults with learn- ing differences (LD) and, as owner of Payne and Associates in Olympia, has worked with adults with LD to help them to succeed in the workplace. For more information or to attend the upcoming volunteer training, con- tact Amy Hitchcock at 426-9733. To make a donation or for further infor- mation on sponsoring a pre-service training, contact Kris Smock at 426- 9733. The mission of Mason County Lit- eracy is to provide the skills and ser- vices necessary for learners to achieve meaningful participation in a literate society and to encourage the self-con- fidence and imagination to use those tools for the benefit of self, family and the communities served by Mason County Literacy. "With the supervision of profession- al staff, they teach our students read- ing, math, computer literacy and Eng- lish language--fundamental skills for better jobs, better lives and a strong community." Olympic students attend state chorus Courtesty photo Haley Harmening, left, and Aubrielle Ledgerwood attended the Washing- ton Music Educators Association All-State Chorus last Saturday Feb. 19, in Bellevue, where they joined 150 other Fifth and Sixth grade voices. This is the second for both Haley and Aubrielle to be selected from more than 400 applicants. Both are Sixth grade students at Olympic Middle School.