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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.