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• rs Tracy Gorsch, Chris Spikes
ed Elks' Students of the Month
,£
3j.tJ sh lt0n High School seniors
lb;r= ac! Gorsch and Chris Spikes
!dewey L0nored as the Shelton Elks
'..]L' a Students of the Month for
4, The two were selected by a
el of teachers at SHS that
b , [8 deserving recipients. The
ff' ,0aOred Tracy and Chris at
,h ! lodge on February 24. The
:]" included a dinner for the
el ,e:ints and their respective
l es and a presentation of
, : awards.
Michelle Gorsch is the
of Kimberly Gorsch of
Prairie Road in Shelton.
been born in Maryland,
lel Plum Point Elemen-
that state. She moved
family to Shelton in
r having lived in Eugene
and.
HAS BEEN the stu-
;ive on the Shel-
01 Board for the past two
Of e has also been a mem-
National Honor Society
Years and currently holds
t e-point average.
bet of the Naval Junior
Tracy Gorsch
Reserve Officer Training Corps
for the past four years, she is cur-
rently serving as the commanding
officer for the SHS cadets. She
has also been active with the rifle
Chris Spikes
team for two years and served as
the team captain of the group in
her junior year.
In addition, Tracy has been on
the swim team for two years, is a
member of the SHS Dance Team
and participates in soccer.
She plays the flute and enjoys
reading, painting, writing music
for the flute and snorkeling, and
loves horses and birds.
AS FAR AS her plans for her
life after high school, she has al-
ready submitted an application
for admission to the Naval Acade-
my at Annapolis, Maryland, and
hopes for a career in the military.
She is also interested in sports
medicine and physical and mas-
sage therapy.
Christopher Thomas Spikes is
the son of Thomas and Margaret
Spikes of Park Road in Shelton
and attended Evergreen Elemen-
tary and Shelton Middle School
before starting at SHS. He cur-
rently attains at 3.64 GPA.
He has been active in the foot-
ball and basketball programs at
SHS and played three positions
as a gridder: tight end, kicker and
defensive end. In 1998 he was the
all-league kicker in the Rivers
League, after having won honor-
able mention as a kicker in the
Greater Saint Helens League in
1996.
Chris was selected to partici-
pate in the Rotary Youth Leader-
ship Awards conference held at
Pacific Lutheran University. In
addition, he was selected to at-
tend a Josten's leadership confer-
ence.
HE HAS participated in the
Big Buddies program in which
high-school students are paired
with elementary children. He en-
joys football, basketball and, most
of all, the company of his friends.
Upon graduation from SHS,
Chris hopes to attend the Univer-
sity of Washington in Seattle or
Eastern Washington University
in Cheney to pursue a career in
physical therapy.
The Elks Student of the Month
program recognizes youth for
their exceptional and multiple
achievements, for their exem-
plary citizenship, outstanding
scholarship and distinguished
leadership. Students are nomi-
nated monthly by teachers and
then screened by a faculty panel
that makes selections.
Asia wins 4-H award
Asia Noel Wright was announced as ::
the Mason County 4-H Member of the
Month for January by the local 4-H or-
ganization February 22.
Asia, 16, who is active with 4-H pro-
grams in Shelton, owns her own horse
and rides dressage. She has been part
of the local 4-H organization since
January of last year.
The owner of three dogs, she takes
part in dog and gardening programs
through 4-H, and competed at the
Western Washington State Fair in
Puyallup with gardening entries. She
has also worked on the 4-H Communi-
ty Service Committee in helping to
write a gardening grant for a commu-
nity plot. Asia Wright
Born in Pal® Alto, California, she
moved with her family to the Lakebay area four years ago. They
moved so they could have a farm. She is a junior at Peninsula
High School, president of the PHS Junior Class and a member ot"
the school soccer and golf teams. She is a staffer on the high
school newspaper, The Outlook and the PHS literary magazine,
The Phoenix, and participates in Dynamic Designs programs,
Environmental Club and Honor Society. She hopes to attend
Stanford University to become a lawyer or an architect. Asia's
parents are Bill and Irma Wright.
Tales-.
)uch o:? Class honorees are recognized at SMS
SSA SPEIGLE PAK cards were drawn at the - to create one project. For the ing up on the characteristics of a willing to donate snacks for any careers of their own. Several stu- Shawn"Igor" Stewart.
VIitdle School meeting, too. PAK stands for Per- project the students are reading short story for English. of the testing days are being dents taking the class were asked The article that covered the
Touch of Class, one of
ei[hth-grade teams at
]4i, ldle School, recently
at which Students
nt for February were
included Amanda
n math, Erin Weza in
tayanne Drebis in art,
rnith in science, Rob
in English and Kenny
and Morgan Evans as
)f the Month.
sonal Act of Kindness. PAK cards
are awarded to students when
they go out of their way to com-
plete a good deed for someone.
Their names are written on cards,
and drawings take 'place at each
team meeting. Students whose
cards are drawn receive prizes as
a reward for their kindness.
TOUCH OF CLASS has been
doing an interdisciplinary project
that joins together studies from
two classes - history and English
April Morning, a book that tells
about the Revolutionary War
from a young soldier's point of
view. In science, Touch of Class
students have been making soap.
The other eighth-grade team,
Tahoma, has also been very busy
these past few weeks. Among the
Tahoma students' activities have
been completing a booklet or
poster of their favorite constitu-
tional amendments for history,
learning all about electricity and
magnetism in science and study-
Both eighth-grade teams have
been preparing for and taking
several tests. High-school place-
ment tests were taken in math
and English, and practice for the
eighth-grade testing later in
March has been taking place.
The tests March 8, 9, 10, 15
and 16 are "bubble tests" that en-
courage students to use several
test-taking skills to improve their
scores.
PARENTS WHO would be
sought, so if you're interested in
helping, contact the middle
school.
Mrs. Weston Smith's career
class is going well. Students were
each assigned jobs, ranging any-
where from a landscape architect
to a doctor to a truck driver. They
get to develop their budgets, find
a place to live and even create
their own business cards.
Life skills and future career
success strategies are taught to
help prepare students for years
ahead when they will be finding
what they thought about it, and
all answers that were given were
positive.
Eighth-grader Erika Espino
said, "It helps prepare me for the
future by teaching me valuable
skills."
ONE OF HER classmates,
Tiffany Krumpols, had a similar
thought, saying, "It helps me
learn about life skills for the
future."
"It prepares me for the man's
world," said another student,
fire that took place at SMS
several weeks ago contained some
inaccurate information. The small
fire was not due to the Touch of
Class breakihst.
Although it did happen around
that time, it was actually caused
by a french fryer that had been
left on overnight. Apologies are
given to everyone who helped
with the breakfast or read that
article, and especially to all Touch
of Class team members and
teachers.
L00rMART GARDEN CENTER GRAND OPENING
100 Ordered!
#
I
WINNING GARDENS IN A T WAL :00MAR
Win on Value Best Prices Every Day for Top-Quality Plants and Accessories!
HOUSE-
PLANTS
• Assorted varieties
• Large, healthy
selection
YOUR CHOICE
$397
, i
M
SEATER
PORCH
SWING
• Covered
• Metal frame
$1 2997
Sunbeam ®
GAS
GRILI00
• Free assembly
• Propane tank
included
S16997[
WIN A T SHEL TON ,
WAL .MART #2121
THE PICTURE-PERFECT GARDEN
Murray
LAWN
MOWER
* 20" cutting deck
.3.5 HP Briggs
& Stratton ® engine
$99 96
Miracle-Gro ®
LAWN
FOOD
• 5-lb. box
• 4 applications
(1,000 sq. ft.)
$797*
Garden Basics ®
KIDDIE
PARK
BENCH
• Wrought iron
• Wood slats
• 20"H x 36"W
• Free assembly
$1997
Garden Basics*
GARDEN
HOSE
• 50'xl/2" hose
• Tire cord reinforced
• Our best price
on garden hose
$496
"See Greg Tesch, our Central Garden representative for Miracle-Gro ®, on-site March 6th!
iclditional garden center register for your convenience
igger corral for greater selection of plants, soils and building materials such as bricks, bagged concrete
Ind bagged sand
"Than00 yo. for choosing your She00s. Wal-Mart" --- Greg Sullivan, Manager
Miracle-Gro ®
NO-CLOG
LAWN &
GARDEN
FEEDER
• No mixing or
measuring
• Use 4 ways
MasterCar(
Store Hours:
Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sunday 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
! ART's ADVERTISED MERCHANDISE POLICY It is our firm intention to have every advertised item in stock. Occasionally, however, an advertised item may not be available for
e due to unforseen difficulties. If this happens, WaI-Mart will issue a Rain Check (at your request) so you may purchase the item at the advertised price when it becomes available. Or, if you
e. Will sell ,you a similar item at a comparable. .vrice (or reduction n price., if the item is on sale). . Ran Checks are not availae, for Special Buy or Bonus Buy items because quant ties are limited
|flable only while supplies last We reserve the right to limit quant t es to norma reta purchases. Ltmltahons void m New Mexico. o1999 WaI-Mart Stores, Inc. PRINTED IN THE USA.
Plan your garden now for a July photo-finish to win big/Your
garden could be featured in a WaI-Mart garden calendar and The
Shelton-Mason County Journal/See store for details.
FREE DRAWING
FOR A
PATIO SET*"
Includes 4 chairs,
table and umbrella
FREE DRAWING
FOR A
WHEELBARROW
FULL OF PLANTING
SUPPLIES**
** Enter drawing at She/ton WaI-Mart March 6-21, 1999. Draw-
ing will be held Monday, March 22, when winners will be noti-
fied. No purchase necessary, need not be present to win. See
store for details.
1 )0 East Wallace Kneeland Boulevard
Shelton, WA (360) 427-6226
m
Thursday, March 4, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Joumal- Page 23
[]
• rs Tracy Gorsch, Chris Spikes
ed Elks' Students of the Month
,£
3j.tJ sh lt0n High School seniors
lb;r= ac! Gorsch and Chris Spikes
!dewey L0nored as the Shelton Elks
'..]L' a Students of the Month for
4, The two were selected by a
el of teachers at SHS that
b , [8 deserving recipients. The
ff' ,0aOred Tracy and Chris at
,h ! lodge on February 24. The
:]" included a dinner for the
el ,e:ints and their respective
l es and a presentation of
, : awards.
Michelle Gorsch is the
of Kimberly Gorsch of
Prairie Road in Shelton.
been born in Maryland,
lel Plum Point Elemen-
that state. She moved
family to Shelton in
r having lived in Eugene
and.
HAS BEEN the stu-
;ive on the Shel-
01 Board for the past two
Of e has also been a mem-
National Honor Society
Years and currently holds
t e-point average.
bet of the Naval Junior
Tracy Gorsch
Reserve Officer Training Corps
for the past four years, she is cur-
rently serving as the commanding
officer for the SHS cadets. She
has also been active with the rifle
Chris Spikes
team for two years and served as
the team captain of the group in
her junior year.
In addition, Tracy has been on
the swim team for two years, is a
member of the SHS Dance Team
and participates in soccer.
She plays the flute and enjoys
reading, painting, writing music
for the flute and snorkeling, and
loves horses and birds.
AS FAR AS her plans for her
life after high school, she has al-
ready submitted an application
for admission to the Naval Acade-
my at Annapolis, Maryland, and
hopes for a career in the military.
She is also interested in sports
medicine and physical and mas-
sage therapy.
Christopher Thomas Spikes is
the son of Thomas and Margaret
Spikes of Park Road in Shelton
and attended Evergreen Elemen-
tary and Shelton Middle School
before starting at SHS. He cur-
rently attains at 3.64 GPA.
He has been active in the foot-
ball and basketball programs at
SHS and played three positions
as a gridder: tight end, kicker and
defensive end. In 1998 he was the
all-league kicker in the Rivers
League, after having won honor-
able mention as a kicker in the
Greater Saint Helens League in
1996.
Chris was selected to partici-
pate in the Rotary Youth Leader-
ship Awards conference held at
Pacific Lutheran University. In
addition, he was selected to at-
tend a Josten's leadership confer-
ence.
HE HAS participated in the
Big Buddies program in which
high-school students are paired
with elementary children. He en-
joys football, basketball and, most
of all, the company of his friends.
Upon graduation from SHS,
Chris hopes to attend the Univer-
sity of Washington in Seattle or
Eastern Washington University
in Cheney to pursue a career in
physical therapy.
The Elks Student of the Month
program recognizes youth for
their exceptional and multiple
achievements, for their exem-
plary citizenship, outstanding
scholarship and distinguished
leadership. Students are nomi-
nated monthly by teachers and
then screened by a faculty panel
that makes selections.
Asia wins 4-H award
Asia Noel Wright was announced as ::
the Mason County 4-H Member of the
Month for January by the local 4-H or-
ganization February 22.
Asia, 16, who is active with 4-H pro-
grams in Shelton, owns her own horse
and rides dressage. She has been part
of the local 4-H organization since
January of last year.
The owner of three dogs, she takes
part in dog and gardening programs
through 4-H, and competed at the
Western Washington State Fair in
Puyallup with gardening entries. She
has also worked on the 4-H Communi-
ty Service Committee in helping to
write a gardening grant for a commu-
nity plot. Asia Wright
Born in Pal® Alto, California, she
moved with her family to the Lakebay area four years ago. They
moved so they could have a farm. She is a junior at Peninsula
High School, president of the PHS Junior Class and a member ot"
the school soccer and golf teams. She is a staffer on the high
school newspaper, The Outlook and the PHS literary magazine,
The Phoenix, and participates in Dynamic Designs programs,
Environmental Club and Honor Society. She hopes to attend
Stanford University to become a lawyer or an architect. Asia's
parents are Bill and Irma Wright.
Tales-.
)uch o:? Class honorees are recognized at SMS
SSA SPEIGLE PAK cards were drawn at the - to create one project. For the ing up on the characteristics of a willing to donate snacks for any careers of their own. Several stu- Shawn"Igor" Stewart.
VIitdle School meeting, too. PAK stands for Per- project the students are reading short story for English. of the testing days are being dents taking the class were asked The article that covered the
Touch of Class, one of
ei[hth-grade teams at
]4i, ldle School, recently
at which Students
nt for February were
included Amanda
n math, Erin Weza in
tayanne Drebis in art,
rnith in science, Rob
in English and Kenny
and Morgan Evans as
)f the Month.
sonal Act of Kindness. PAK cards
are awarded to students when
they go out of their way to com-
plete a good deed for someone.
Their names are written on cards,
and drawings take 'place at each
team meeting. Students whose
cards are drawn receive prizes as
a reward for their kindness.
TOUCH OF CLASS has been
doing an interdisciplinary project
that joins together studies from
two classes - history and English
April Morning, a book that tells
about the Revolutionary War
from a young soldier's point of
view. In science, Touch of Class
students have been making soap.
The other eighth-grade team,
Tahoma, has also been very busy
these past few weeks. Among the
Tahoma students' activities have
been completing a booklet or
poster of their favorite constitu-
tional amendments for history,
learning all about electricity and
magnetism in science and study-
Both eighth-grade teams have
been preparing for and taking
several tests. High-school place-
ment tests were taken in math
and English, and practice for the
eighth-grade testing later in
March has been taking place.
The tests March 8, 9, 10, 15
and 16 are "bubble tests" that en-
courage students to use several
test-taking skills to improve their
scores.
PARENTS WHO would be
sought, so if you're interested in
helping, contact the middle
school.
Mrs. Weston Smith's career
class is going well. Students were
each assigned jobs, ranging any-
where from a landscape architect
to a doctor to a truck driver. They
get to develop their budgets, find
a place to live and even create
their own business cards.
Life skills and future career
success strategies are taught to
help prepare students for years
ahead when they will be finding
what they thought about it, and
all answers that were given were
positive.
Eighth-grader Erika Espino
said, "It helps prepare me for the
future by teaching me valuable
skills."
ONE OF HER classmates,
Tiffany Krumpols, had a similar
thought, saying, "It helps me
learn about life skills for the
future."
"It prepares me for the man's
world," said another student,
fire that took place at SMS
several weeks ago contained some
inaccurate information. The small
fire was not due to the Touch of
Class breakihst.
Although it did happen around
that time, it was actually caused
by a french fryer that had been
left on overnight. Apologies are
given to everyone who helped
with the breakfast or read that
article, and especially to all Touch
of Class team members and
teachers.
L00rMART GARDEN CENTER GRAND OPENING
100 Ordered!
#
I
WINNING GARDENS IN A T WAL :00MAR
Win on Value Best Prices Every Day for Top-Quality Plants and Accessories!
HOUSE-
PLANTS
• Assorted varieties
• Large, healthy
selection
YOUR CHOICE
$397
, i
M
SEATER
PORCH
SWING
• Covered
• Metal frame
$1 2997
Sunbeam ®
GAS
GRILI00
• Free assembly
• Propane tank
included
S16997[
WIN A T SHEL TON ,
WAL .MART #2121
THE PICTURE-PERFECT GARDEN
Murray
LAWN
MOWER
* 20" cutting deck
.3.5 HP Briggs
& Stratton ® engine
$99 96
Miracle-Gro ®
LAWN
FOOD
• 5-lb. box
• 4 applications
(1,000 sq. ft.)
$797*
Garden Basics ®
KIDDIE
PARK
BENCH
• Wrought iron
• Wood slats
• 20"H x 36"W
• Free assembly
$1997
Garden Basics*
GARDEN
HOSE
• 50'xl/2" hose
• Tire cord reinforced
• Our best price
on garden hose
$496
"See Greg Tesch, our Central Garden representative for Miracle-Gro ®, on-site March 6th!
iclditional garden center register for your convenience
igger corral for greater selection of plants, soils and building materials such as bricks, bagged concrete
Ind bagged sand
"Than00 yo. for choosing your She00s. Wal-Mart" --- Greg Sullivan, Manager
Miracle-Gro ®
NO-CLOG
LAWN &
GARDEN
FEEDER
• No mixing or
measuring
• Use 4 ways
MasterCar(
Store Hours:
Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sunday 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
! ART's ADVERTISED MERCHANDISE POLICY It is our firm intention to have every advertised item in stock. Occasionally, however, an advertised item may not be available for
e due to unforseen difficulties. If this happens, WaI-Mart will issue a Rain Check (at your request) so you may purchase the item at the advertised price when it becomes available. Or, if you
e. Will sell ,you a similar item at a comparable. .vrice (or reduction n price., if the item is on sale). . Ran Checks are not availae, for Special Buy or Bonus Buy items because quant ties are limited
|flable only while supplies last We reserve the right to limit quant t es to norma reta purchases. Ltmltahons void m New Mexico. o1999 WaI-Mart Stores, Inc. PRINTED IN THE USA.
Plan your garden now for a July photo-finish to win big/Your
garden could be featured in a WaI-Mart garden calendar and The
Shelton-Mason County Journal/See store for details.
FREE DRAWING
FOR A
PATIO SET*"
Includes 4 chairs,
table and umbrella
FREE DRAWING
FOR A
WHEELBARROW
FULL OF PLANTING
SUPPLIES**
** Enter drawing at She/ton WaI-Mart March 6-21, 1999. Draw-
ing will be held Monday, March 22, when winners will be noti-
fied. No purchase necessary, need not be present to win. See
store for details.
1 )0 East Wallace Kneeland Boulevard
Shelton, WA (360) 427-6226
m
Thursday, March 4, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Joumal - Page 23
[]