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Making the most
of three years
By DEAN SIEMON
Gray Endicott is an ex-
ample of a student with
work ethic, especially in
the last three years at
Shelton High School.
Endicott missed his
entire freshman year of
school due to a severe
case of epilepsy, which
caused seizures that pre-
vented him from perform-
ing well in the classroom.
"I would have 20 or 30
a day," he said. "Eventu-
ally I couldn't do it any-
more and I decided to
leave."
Endicott spent what
would have been his
versity of Washington]
where everyone is right
in the middle of the city,"
he said.
But the school's sci-
ence program is also what
intrigued the Shelton se-
nior, whose dad, Rob, is a
marine bilogist.
"They [Pacific Luther-
an] have an amazing sci-
ence program," Endicott
said.
Endicott has been
around his father's work
for quite awhile, includ-
ing a job shadow where
he collected steelhead
eggs for a hatchery near
the Skokomish River.
While being a marine
Composting cla
in Hood port
Discover how to turn kitchen
scraps, lawn trimmings, faded blos-
soms and other yard and garden de-
bris into a nutritious addition to gar-
den soil or lawn at this free workshop
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on June 8 at the
Hoodsport Timberland Library, 40
NE Schoolhouse Hill Road in Hood-
sport.
Washington Sea Grant's Janis Mc-
Neal will guide workshop participants
through the process of making soil-
enriching compost from yard and gar-
den waste. Topics will include finding
the right compost bin for your needs,
the proper mix of ingredients, vermi-
culture (worm composting) and using
compost as a soil conditioner or mulch.
One workshop attendee will win
a free compost bin to help get them
stated putting yard waste to good use.
Pre-registration for the workshop
is required to ensure adequate ma-
terials for participants. To register,
contact Janis McNeal at 432-3054 or
by e-mail at wsgcanal@u.washington.
edu.
Home school students invited to OysterFest
Washington Sea Grant
invites all Mason County
home school fourth grade
level students to OysterFest
for a special tour on Friday,
September 30, 2011 before
it opens to the public.
Learn about shellfish,
watersheds, water quality,
agriculture, electrical safe-
ty, recycling, water safety,
Puget Sound and more.
There will be lots of inter-
esting educational displays
and activities provided by
agencies and citizen groups.
The tour and admission
to the Port of Shelton Fair-
grounds is free on Friday
only with limited space
available from 9 to 11:30
a.m. A teacher resource
guide to help integrate ma-
rine resource concepts and
activities into current teach-
ing plans will be provided
upon registration.
To reserve a space or for
more information contact
Teri King or Janis McNeal,
Washington Sea Grant Pro-
gram at 432-3054.
freshman year in
and out of the hos-
pital with two brain
surgeries and al-
most $500,000 in
medical bills (all
were covered by in-
surance).
But in early
June 2008, his seizures
randomly stopped and
he was fine to go back to
school.
Endicott said he went
back to school for his
sophomore year, taking
all-honors courses and
later became a Running
Start student through
Olympic College - Shel-
ton.
"I just didn't want that
to slow me down," he
said. "I just never failed
in anything before and I
didn't want to then."
At the end of this sea-
son, he will have a grade
point average of 3.4 and
graudate with his friends.
After high school, En-
dicott has decided to at-
tend Pacific Lutheran
University in Tacoma to
major in biology.
One of the main rea-
sons for choosing PLU
was the campus size,
with around 3,500 stu-
dents total.
"I wouldn't want to
go to a school like [Uni-
bilogist would be a
dream job, Endicott
said he wouldn't be
working just for the
paycheck.
"As long as I en-
joy what I'm doing,
Endicott
I'm happy," he said.
Endicott is also
a three-sport athlete at
Shelton - tennis, swim-
ming and track and field.
His father has held a
number of SHS track and
field records in hurdles.
But his mom, Sara, was
the tennis player and
swimmer:
His younger brother,
Indi, is also in the same
three sports as him. But
while there is a little sib-
ling rivalry, both have
their own specialities.
"In tennis, I play in
doubles and he was in
singles," he said. "In
swimming, he's in breast-
roke and I do backstroke.
[In track] I do jumping
events and he does hur-
dles."
Leaving high school,
Endicott said his recent
experiences have taught
him that no matter how
bad things can get, there
is always hope to suc-
ceed.
"If you want something
bad, you need it, you can
make it happen," he said.
Education
Association
scholarship
offered
Hood Canal Educa-
tion Association is ac-
cepting applications
from high school se-
niors for a $750 schol-
arship.
The organization en-
courages all past Hood
Canal students who
are planning to enroll
in an after-high school
technical/vocational
training or college pro-
gram to apply.
Applications are
available at the Hood
Canal School office, the
Shelton High School
counse|lng]career oi~-
rice and the Skokomish
education building and
must be submitted to
the Hood Canal Edu-
cation Association by
May 31.
Preference will be
given to students who
graduated from Hood
Canal School.
CELEBRATING NATIONAL EMS WEEK
National Emergency Medical Services Week
brings together local communities and medical
personnel to publicize safety and honor the
dedication of those who provide the day-to-day
lifesaving services of medicine's "front line." Please
join with Capital Medical Center in recognizing
our local EN1S Providers as they work around the
clock to partner with us in caring for the residents
of Thurston and surrounding counties.
Everyday Heroes
360-754-5858
CapitalMedicaLcom
3900 Capital Mall Drive SW
Olympia, WA 98502
Hospital offers free community CPR class in June
Not everyone recog-
nizes the symptoms of a
heart attack or stroke, or
reacts quickly enough to
save a life in this critical
time. Mason General Hos-
pital and Family of Clinics
wants to prepare the com-
munity with a watchful
eye and the ability to act,
by offering a free adult,
child and infant basic life
support CPR class to be
held from 6 to 9 p.m. on
June 9, in MGH's Learn-
ing Center, located next
to McDonald's on Olympic
Highway North.
All members of the com-
munity are invited to this
class, which will demon-
strate the proper tech-
nique for adult, child and
infant CPR, and review
the symptoms of heart at-
tack and stroke.
Everyone attending
the class is asked to wear
comfortable clothes, and a
Spanish interpreter will
be made available on re-
quest.
Advanced registration
is required, as class size
is limited. Pre-register
by June 3 by calling the
MGH&FC Learning Cen-
ter at 427-3609. This is
not a First Aid class.
'Living well with Diabetes' - June class is last of season
~.k,a i,, Top W S~ G.~
Surgery in Washingura
Takin a blood glucose test regularly is
very important. A high-test result often
comes as a complete surprise to people
whose early '~ptoms went unnoticed.
For those alr~y diagnosed with diabe-
tes, proper self-management of the con-
dition and professional support can help
them lead a normal, active life; and a lot
can be done to slow the advancement of
the condition and keep diabetes under
control.
If diabetes is a part of your life, com-
munty members may attend Mason Gen-
eral Hospital and Family of Clinics' next
three-day session entitled, "Living Well
With Diabetes."
This will be the last class before the
summer break, and will not be offered
again until September.
June's classes are scheduled on three
consecutive evenings from 6 to 9 p.m.,
June 14, 15 and 16 at the hospital in the
Ellinor Room.
Taught by an expert team of healthcare
providers from MGH&FC, the class will
cover the diagnosis of diabetes, diabetes
medJcatlons, proper meal planning, exer-
cise, prevention and treatment of compli-
cations, stress management, living with
diabetes and the use of support people
and a healthcare team. Studies show that
effective self-management of diabetes is
beneficial for the patient and their family.
Diabetes education is a covered service
under most insurance plans.
Due to space limitations, advanced reg-
istration is required. To pre-register, call
Sue Barwick, R.N., certified diabetes edu-
cator at 426-1611, ext. 3301 (Allyn 275-
8614~ ext. 3301).
Visit www.masoncounty.com
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