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HGHSCHOOLSPOTLIGHT
Singing senior wants to study pharmacy and nutrition
Bryanna McLean
By DEAN SIEMON
Bryanna McLean began singing
in choir when she was in the third
grade, up until the seventh grade.
Because there were no choirs at
Oakland Bay Junior High School,
McLean did not sing until last year
as a junior at Shelton High School.
"I've always been into music,"
McLean said.
The singing senior is in not only
the concert choir, but also the Cham-
ber Singers and Illusions.
"I really like Illusions because it's
jazzy and it's a small group so we're
close," McLean said. "Plus I also like
the pieces in Chamber Singers."
In addition, McLean was taught
how to play the saxophone by her
brother, Trevor.
But while music is a part of her
life, it isn't going to be her main focus
after high school.
"I would like to keep with it, but
it isn't something I'd like to make a
career out of," McLean said.
The senior said she is interested in
pursuing studies in phrarmacy and
nutrition when she attends college.
"Pharmacy allows me to help peo-
ple," she said. "Nutrition because I
don't like to see all the obese people
and I can help them reach a healthy
weight in a healthy way."
Part of her reason for wanting to
major in pharmacy was her mother
recently being diagnosed with stage
one breast cancer.
"It's what made me decide on it
more," McLean said.
McLean said her mother continu-
ing to smile and remain happy dur-
ing all the treatments has also been
an inspiration.
"It makes me look up to her for
how positive she is," she said.
McLean said she is going to attend
Arizona State University in Tempe.
She was also accepted to Washington
State University in Pullman.
"It [Arizona State] does provide
an excellent pharmacy and nutrition
program," McLean said. "I wanted to
go somewhere different than here."
McLean said she is excited about
going to school outside of the Pacific
Northwest.
"But I'm also really nervous be-
cause I don't know anyone else going
there," she said.
Among other school activities,
McLean has been a member of Stu-
dents Against Destructive Decisions
(S.A.D.D.) since her freshman year.
"I saw so many kids making de-
structive decisions and I wanted to
be a role model for my family and
friends," she said.
McLean is also a member of the
high school's French Club and takes
part in the Knowledge Bowl and girls
tennis teams.
Out of the classroom, onto the water
By NATALIE JOHNSON "We learned a lot about "Not many women work
Students from Roy
Conover's ninth grade Ca-
reer and Technical Educa-
tion (CTE} Natural Resourc-
es Earth Science classes
from Oakland Bay Jr. High
went on a cruise on Febru-
ary 8 and 9 on Hammersley
Inlet.
The kids weren't cutting
class, however. They spent
the day on the Service Ed-
ucation Adventure (SEA)
boat, Indigo, learning about
the Puget Sound, how to
preserve it, and possible ca-
,'eers m that field.
"Any tune you can make
education fun it's more
ulemorable," Couover said.
Conover% student
seemed to agree with that
statement.
"It's fun to get out of the
classroom and have hands-
on experiences," Rilee Vil-
lanueva said.
Other students comment-
ed on what they learned
during their adventure.
the pollution - everything
we do pollutes [the Puget
Sound]," Brynnen Beierle
said.
On the boat, students
learned about what exactly
pollutes the sound, and how
they can prevent that pol-
lution, like washing cars in
a commercial carwash so
soaps don't go directly into
storm drains.
"I learned that there's
microbeads in soap - they
end up in the ocean," Scan
Kealy said.
The CTE program is fed-
erally funded, Conover said,
and through programs like
this, exposes the students
to careers they may not nor-
mally see in 8helton.
"CTE pays for it all," he
said, "It's designed to show
students a full spectrum of
careers."
Conover said that the
trip showed a classroom
filled mostly with girls that
a career path that was tra-
ditionally male.
in that career field," he said.
"These ladies were exposed
to another type of career
path."
While students collected
saltwater samples to study
in class, they were also
tasked with looking out
for larger forms of life, like
birds and seals, and also
got to pilot the boat, un-
der supervision, of course,
Conover said.
After the students got
back to their classroom at
Oakland Bay Jr. High, they
studied their samples un-
der microscopes, and shared
their findings with their.
fellow ninth graders who
didn't go on the trip.
Conover said that he
hoped his students would
draw on the lessons learned
and excel in school and be-
yond.
"I think there are some
kids in here that are going
to go to college and do great
things," he said.
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Septic workshop slated
WSU Extension will be presenting a
free septic maintenance workshop in part-
nership with Mason County Public Health
on Wednesday, March 16 from 6 to 8 p.m.
at the PUD 3 auditorium (307 West Cota
Road, Shelton). Every person who attends
will receive a coupon, discounting their
next septic system pumping or operation
and maintenance service.
To help homeowners avoid flushing
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maintain their septic systems. Attendees
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and when to call in the experts. Along
with a discount coupon, everyone attend-
ing will receive a useful printed manual
they can use as a resource at home.
For more information or to register,
please call WSU Mason County Extension
at 427-9670 x 680 or 275-4467 x 680 or e-
mail elpiper@wsu.edu.
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The Chamber presents a
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while learning and sharing
useful information that will
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be held the first Friday of
each month at 11:30 a.m.
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comer of First and Grove
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of time to order lunch. No
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