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High School Spotlight:
Kate debates: to model or teach?
By REBECCA WELLS
When Kate Stone's morn saw
her picture in a hairstyle maga-
zine for the first time, she and
Kate's grandma were so excited,
they bought copies of every hair-
style magazine they could find
with her photos.
"That was pretty interesting,"
Kate recalls, speaking with clear
and poised articulation. Besides
her payment for that particular
photo shoot, Kate also received
a free haircut out of the deal.
She has a contract with Elite
modeling agency in Miami, Flori-
da, as well as representation with
Hefner in Seattle. Hefner, she is
quick to point out, is not affiliated
at all with Hugh Hefner, the pub-
lisher of very racy, well-known
magazines.
Kate has been modeling since
her freshman year at Shel-
ton High School. "When I was
younger, I had always wanted
to model," she recalls. Then she
bad the chance to try modeling
once at the Yakima Mall, near
where she grew up.
"I DIDNI ' LIKE doing
makeup," she remembers, going
on to describe how long it took
her to take off all of the thick,
caked-on layers of makeup. Al-
ter her initial modeling experi-
ence she thought: "I'll never do
this again."
But her family kept encour-
aging Kate, who stands around
5-foot 10, to pursue modeling.
Eventually her mother enrolled
her in an etiquette course.
Kate's instructor had pageant
experience and represented oth-
er models. She has since become
Kate's "mother agent," helping
her launch her career and guid-
ing her through the process by
steering her toward select agen-
cies and away from any poten-
tial frauds.
Meanwhile, Kate turned out
for an Elite model contest in
Puyallup, where out of" 105 con-
testants she was chosen for the
final 20. From there she ended up
signing on with the agency's Mi-
ami office. Kate also has a friend
who happens to be a profession-
al photographer, a professor at
the Universi of Washington.
He recently featured piqt'ures of
her sporting a Ducati jacket in
a Ducati calendar, Ducati being
an exotic Italian motorcycle.
"It was a lot of fun," she re-
calls.
KATE'S representation by
Hefner came through the Se-
attle Models' Guild. When she
first approached the guild, per-
sonnel told her to cut her hair.
Then the guild told her to grow
it out again. Not long after this
she signed on with Elite. And
that's how her picture showed
up in a hairstyling magazine.
Kate says her Christian faith
was her main motivation for
entering the modeling arena.
"What made me want to get
into modeling was I want to
share the word with other mod-
els," she says, adding how many
models are not Christians and
have little knowledge of Chris-
tianity. When Kate spent a few
months in Miami with Elite she
did meet other Christian mod-
els.;
"We hung out and we bonded
and that was a lot of fun," she
reminisces.
IF KATE STONE'S modeling
career doesn't take off after
high school, she hopes to
become a teacher.
Here in Shelton Kate belongs
to the First Baptist Church. Just
last month, during mid-winter
break, her church youth group
traveled to Canada for a camp
through Young Life, a Christian
youth-outreach organization.
"THAT WAS a blast!" she
says, remembering the sunny
weather, followed by rain and
then a sudden, heavy snowfall.
Once her contract with Elite
ends in November, she hopes to
audition to appear on "Ameri-
ca's Next Top Model." "I think it
would be fun," she says.
If this doesn't pan out, she
hopes to becoine a teacher. At
this point, she's still not sure
whether she would like to pur-
sue elementary or secondary
education. "I love kids and I en-
joy being with kids and I even
like high-school kids. They're
ihn, even though they can be or-
nery at times," Kate explains.
Since August she's been
gaining teaching experience
by volunteering every week
as a children's tutor at Mason
County Literacy. Kate has had
fun bonding with her young stu-
dents.
"On some days when I'm not
there, they're like, 'Where's
Kate?' " she says. Her efforts
with Mason County Literacy
also earned her credit as her
culminating senior project.
FOR NOW, HER plan is to
attend South Puget Sound Com-
munity College before trans-
tbrring to a four-year college
to finish her teaching degree.
She's already working on earn-
ing college credits by taking an
American Sign Language class,
which could qualify for college-
level credits, depending on her
final grade.
She's also serving as secre-
tary of the high school's Key
Club, a group she joined last
year after her family moved to
Shelton from Yakima. Through
Key Club, she helped organize a
blood drive at the high school in
December and also helped raise
money for the United Nations
Children's Fund. Next month
they're scheduled to participate
in a convention in Portland, Or-
egon, through Key Club.
One of the biggest contrasts
she's noticed between Shelton
and Yakima is the damp weath-
er, compared to the hot, dry cli-
mate in Eastern Washington.
"It's kind of funny because you
drive over to Yakima and every-
one's watering their lawns and
you come over here and no one's
watering their lawns," points
out Kate.
Back in Yakima, Kate had
been very involved in the drama
department, performing in sev-
eral productions, including Pil-
low Talk, See How They Run, A
Midsummer Night's Dream and
You Can't Take It With You.
Here at Shelton High she's also
part of the theater club. Last
year she had two roles in the
musical Hello, Dolly.
ACTING ISN'T the only way
she enjoys performing on stage.
She also takes jazz and hip-hop
lessons at Shelton Dance Center.
When she was a little girl she
also took ballet and tap classes.
Now Kate's even convinced her
younger brother Jacob, a fresh-
man at Shelton High, to join her
in hip-hop dancing.
"He enjoys it," she says. At
first he was nervous about tell-
ing people he was taking dance
lessons, but then he would tell
his friends about all the girls in
the classes with him. "They're
like, 'Oh, that makes it even
better!' " she says.
Artistic expression runs in
their family. Kate's grandmoth-
er, Getha Tidrick, is an artist
and lives with her family here
in Shelton. Before they moved,
her grandmother had painted
two different murals on an art
building in Yakima, as well as
on a church she used to attend,
and on relatives' homes.
Kate's mother, Rhonda Stone,
is a former journalist who has
published a book titled Light
Barrier and also took Kate's
senior pictures for her. Kate's
father, Paul Stone, is an ac-
countant at the Shelton School
District office.
Directly from God, she couldn't wait,
5o she arrived at Eleven 58!!
Mommy's precious gift, straight from heaven
Our darling A/aria Rose is now turning 11 !!
p00appy (_00ldenth Birthday
Alana Rose
We all love you so much
Mommy, A.C., The Boys, G-Ma, Savaqes, Bergettes, Auntie Cindy, Danny, Karen,
Erica, The keoppards, Shannon, Danielle, Doug & all of your many Friends
"l i ii i i i i
OOZI|ST CASlA N
GRAB FoR, THe
CASINO ..... March 13 • & 17 • at 6pm!
TAX REUEF
April 3rd * Stop by Casino for details
OPEN DALLY
Sunday-Wednesday Thursday-Saturday
10am-12am lOam-2am
19330 N. Hwy 101 • Shelt0n, WA 98584
(380) 877-5656
MARCH 22.0
Dog Pound
7th @ 9pm
With this ad
BUY ONE Corned Beef and
Cabbage for s8.95 and
get second ONE FREE!
March 12th-17th
W ww.encorecommun't'es.c
Page 14 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 8, 2007
Grange olie: 's scholarshiVs
Mason County Pomona Grange
is offering two one-year scholar-
ships of $400 each to seniors grad-
uating from a Mason County high
school in the year 2007.
Home-school graduates are
also encouraged to apply. People
receiving these scholarships must
plan to attend an accredited col-
lege or vocational school next fall.
Preference will be given to stu-
dents who are affiliated with a
grange, either through their own
memberships or that of a parent
or grandparent. Special consider-
ation will also be given to those
with experience in a 4-H club or
FFA. However, it is not necessary
to have those affiliations to apply.
Application forms are avail-
able through the counseling of-
rices at Mary M. Knight, North
Mason, CHOICE and Shelton
high schools, or by contacting
Pomona Grange scholarship
chairperson Billie Howard at
426-8443 in the evenings. .
Scholarship applications muI
be received by May 11. Recipien
will be announced at the time 01
their graduation.
Elk will eat
crab, pasta
LoMembers of the Shelton Elks
ge will host their annual cr.b
feed this weekend. Doors
open at 5:30 p.m and dinner w
be served from 7 to 9 p.m. onSa..
urday, March 10, at 741 SE cra
Road in Shelton.
The menu will include all-y0U"
can-eat crab, spaghetti, colesla
and garlic bread. Tickets
$22.50 per person. No tickets w
be sold at the door.
More information is available
by calling 426-2322.
GOT THE PROPERTY
TAX BLUES ?
We Can Put Your Beach to Work for Your
Now Buying Oysters---Leasing Beaches
How do you want your money?
• By the bidone time prepayment
• By the bag---paid at time of harvest
Villa 00E00roov
**Reputable, Reliable, State Licensed Buyer
(509) 945-5463
** Local references/information (360) 898-4026
Congratulation s,
Clyde and
Haldis!
Alpine Way resident00
Clyde Burkhart and
Haldis (Fos'se) Burkhart
were married February 26, 2007.
RETIREMENT APARTMENTS,
ASSISTED LIVING AND
ALZHEIMER'S SPECIAL CARE
Call for a free lunch and tour
900 Alpine Way (360) 426-2600
Shelton, WA 98584 Beth Johnston, R.N., M arrayer
High School Spotlight:
Kate debates: to model or teach?
By REBECCA WELLS
When Kate Stone's morn saw
her picture in a hairstyle maga-
zine for the first time, she and
Kate's grandma were so excited,
they bought copies of every hair-
style magazine they could find
with her photos.
"That was pretty interesting,"
Kate recalls, speaking with clear
and poised articulation. Besides
her payment for that particular
photo shoot, Kate also received
a free haircut out of the deal.
She has a contract with Elite
modeling agency in Miami, Flori-
da, as well as representation with
Hefner in Seattle. Hefner, she is
quick to point out, is not affiliated
at all with Hugh Hefner, the pub-
lisher of very racy, well-known
magazines.
Kate has been modeling since
her freshman year at Shel-
ton High School. "When I was
younger, I had always wanted
to model," she recalls. Then she
bad the chance to try modeling
once at the Yakima Mall, near
where she grew up.
"I DIDNI ' LIKE doing
makeup," she remembers, going
on to describe how long it took
her to take off all of the thick,
caked-on layers of makeup. Al-
ter her initial modeling experi-
ence she thought: "I'll never do
this again."
But her family kept encour-
aging Kate, who stands around
5-foot 10, to pursue modeling.
Eventually her mother enrolled
her in an etiquette course.
Kate's instructor had pageant
experience and represented oth-
er models. She has since become
Kate's "mother agent," helping
her launch her career and guid-
ing her through the process by
steering her toward select agen-
cies and away from any poten-
tial frauds.
Meanwhile, Kate turned out
for an Elite model contest in
Puyallup, where out of" 105 con-
testants she was chosen for the
final 20. From there she ended up
signing on with the agency's Mi-
ami office. Kate also has a friend
who happens to be a profession-
al photographer, a professor at
the Universi of Washington.
He recently featured piqt'ures of
her sporting a Ducati jacket in
a Ducati calendar, Ducati being
an exotic Italian motorcycle.
"It was a lot of fun," she re-
calls.
KATE'S representation by
Hefner came through the Se-
attle Models' Guild. When she
first approached the guild, per-
sonnel told her to cut her hair.
Then the guild told her to grow
it out again. Not long after this
she signed on with Elite. And
that's how her picture showed
up in a hairstyling magazine.
Kate says her Christian faith
was her main motivation for
entering the modeling arena.
"What made me want to get
into modeling was I want to
share the word with other mod-
els," she says, adding how many
models are not Christians and
have little knowledge of Chris-
tianity. When Kate spent a few
months in Miami with Elite she
did meet other Christian mod-
els.;
"We hung out and we bonded
and that was a lot of fun," she
reminisces.
IF KATE STONE'S modeling
career doesn't take off after
high school, she hopes to
become a teacher.
Here in Shelton Kate belongs
to the First Baptist Church. Just
last month, during mid-winter
break, her church youth group
traveled to Canada for a camp
through Young Life, a Christian
youth-outreach organization.
"THAT WAS a blast!" she
says, remembering the sunny
weather, followed by rain and
then a sudden, heavy snowfall.
Once her contract with Elite
ends in November, she hopes to
audition to appear on "Ameri-
ca's Next Top Model." "I think it
would be fun," she says.
If this doesn't pan out, she
hopes to becoine a teacher. At
this point, she's still not sure
whether she would like to pur-
sue elementary or secondary
education. "I love kids and I en-
joy being with kids and I even
like high-school kids. They're
ihn, even though they can be or-
nery at times," Kate explains.
Since August she's been
gaining teaching experience
by volunteering every week
as a children's tutor at Mason
County Literacy. Kate has had
fun bonding with her young stu-
dents.
"On some days when I'm not
there, they're like, 'Where's
Kate?' " she says. Her efforts
with Mason County Literacy
also earned her credit as her
culminating senior project.
FOR NOW, HER plan is to
attend South Puget Sound Com-
munity College before trans-
tbrring to a four-year college
to finish her teaching degree.
She's already working on earn-
ing college credits by taking an
American Sign Language class,
which could qualify for college-
level credits, depending on her
final grade.
She's also serving as secre-
tary of the high school's Key
Club, a group she joined last
year after her family moved to
Shelton from Yakima. Through
Key Club, she helped organize a
blood drive at the high school in
December and also helped raise
money for the United Nations
Children's Fund. Next month
they're scheduled to participate
in a convention in Portland, Or-
egon, through Key Club.
One of the biggest contrasts
she's noticed between Shelton
and Yakima is the damp weath-
er, compared to the hot, dry cli-
mate in Eastern Washington.
"It's kind of funny because you
drive over to Yakima and every-
one's watering their lawns and
you come over here and no one's
watering their lawns," points
out Kate.
Back in Yakima, Kate had
been very involved in the drama
department, performing in sev-
eral productions, including Pil-
low Talk, See How They Run, A
Midsummer Night's Dream and
You Can't Take It With You.
Here at Shelton High she's also
part of the theater club. Last
year she had two roles in the
musical Hello, Dolly.
ACTING ISN'T the only way
she enjoys performing on stage.
She also takes jazz and hip-hop
lessons at Shelton Dance Center.
When she was a little girl she
also took ballet and tap classes.
Now Kate's even convinced her
younger brother Jacob, a fresh-
man at Shelton High, to join her
in hip-hop dancing.
"He enjoys it," she says. At
first he was nervous about tell-
ing people he was taking dance
lessons, but then he would tell
his friends about all the girls in
the classes with him. "They're
like, 'Oh, that makes it even
better!' " she says.
Artistic expression runs in
their family. Kate's grandmoth-
er, Getha Tidrick, is an artist
and lives with her family here
in Shelton. Before they moved,
her grandmother had painted
two different murals on an art
building in Yakima, as well as
on a church she used to attend,
and on relatives' homes.
Kate's mother, Rhonda Stone,
is a former journalist who has
published a book titled Light
Barrier and also took Kate's
senior pictures for her. Kate's
father, Paul Stone, is an ac-
countant at the Shelton School
District office.
Directly from God, she couldn't wait,
5o she arrived at Eleven 58!!
Mommy's precious gift, straight from heaven
Our darling A/aria Rose is now turning 11 !!
p00appy (_00ldenth Birthday
Alana Rose
We all love you so much
Mommy, A.C., The Boys, G-Ma, Savaqes, Bergettes, Auntie Cindy, Danny, Karen,
Erica, The keoppards, Shannon, Danielle, Doug & all of your many Friends
"l i ii i i i i
OOZI|ST CASlA N
GRAB FoR, THe
CASINO ..... March 13 • & 17 • at 6pm!
TAX REUEF
April 3rd * Stop by Casino for details
OPEN DALLY
Sunday-Wednesday Thursday-Saturday
10am-12am lOam-2am
19330 N. Hwy 101 • Shelt0n, WA 98584
(380) 877-5656
MARCH 22.0
Dog Pound
7th @ 9pm
With this ad
BUY ONE Corned Beef and
Cabbage for s8.95 and
get second ONE FREE!
March 12th-17th
W ww.encorecommun't'es.c
Page 14 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 8, 2007
Grange olie: 's scholarshiVs
Mason County Pomona Grange
is offering two one-year scholar-
ships of $400 each to seniors grad-
uating from a Mason County high
school in the year 2007.
Home-school graduates are
also encouraged to apply. People
receiving these scholarships must
plan to attend an accredited col-
lege or vocational school next fall.
Preference will be given to stu-
dents who are affiliated with a
grange, either through their own
memberships or that of a parent
or grandparent. Special consider-
ation will also be given to those
with experience in a 4-H club or
FFA. However, it is not necessary
to have those affiliations to apply.
Application forms are avail-
able through the counseling of-
rices at Mary M. Knight, North
Mason, CHOICE and Shelton
high schools, or by contacting
Pomona Grange scholarship
chairperson Billie Howard at
426-8443 in the evenings. .
Scholarship applications muI
be received by May 11. Recipien
will be announced at the time 01
their graduation.
Elk will eat
crab, pasta
LoMembers of the Shelton Elks
ge will host their annual cr.b
feed this weekend. Doors
open at 5:30 p.m and dinner w
be served from 7 to 9 p.m. onSa..
urday, March 10, at 741 SE cra
Road in Shelton.
The menu will include all-y0U"
can-eat crab, spaghetti, colesla
and garlic bread. Tickets
$22.50 per person. No tickets w
be sold at the door.
More information is available
by calling 426-2322.
GOT THE PROPERTY
TAX BLUES ?
We Can Put Your Beach to Work for Your
Now Buying Oysters---Leasing Beaches
How do you want your money?
• By the bidone time prepayment
• By the bag---paid at time of harvest
Villa 00E00roov
**Reputable, Reliable, State Licensed Buyer
(509) 945-5463
** Local references/information (360) 898-4026
Congratulation s,
Clyde and
Haldis!
Alpine Way resident00
Clyde Burkhart and
Haldis (Fos'se) Burkhart
were married February 26, 2007.
RETIREMENT APARTMENTS,
ASSISTED LIVING AND
ALZHEIMER'S SPECIAL CARE
Call for a free lunch and tour
900 Alpine Way (360) 426-2600
Shelton, WA 98584 Beth Johnston, R.N., M arrayer