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By KEVIN SPRADLIN drivers education students across The reality of the message hits
/~evin@masoncoun~y.com, the state and with traffic safety home, however, when Fennell ap-
................................... experts across the country, pears on the video, which was
Stephanie Howard, a gradu- produced by Norton Pictures and
Every victim has a name. Forating senior at SHS, and faculty James Waugh and paid for by a
Carrie Fennel, his name was Jim group adviser Gerald Apple ex- $2,000 grant from State Farm In-
Field. plained that Fennell approached surance Agency.
And in the split second thatthem to be a part of the video. The victim, Howard said,
Fennel, a teacher at CHOICE The video, slightly more than "wasn't killed, but he was hurt re-
High School, decided to text and nine minutes long, begins with a ally, really bad."
operate her privately owned ve- general message against texting More than one-third of the vid-
hicle at the same time, Fields suf- while driving from SHS student eo focuses on Fennell's experience.
fered greatly. Jenny Monnier. In it, Fennell explains that up un-
The effect of the impact on both Thurston County Deputy Coro-til one certain day, it was her rule
lives were caught on a student- ner Joe West follows with a brief to never text while driving. On
made video. Members of Shelton presentation of how difficult tell- this day, however, her daughter
High School's Students Against ing family members of a fatal col- had texted a question about her
Destructive Decisions made alision involving a teenager can be. grandmother's health. Fennell felt
video emphasizing the dangers of SHS students Tiffany Ferguson obligated to respond.
texting while driving, and Isaac Wilson play key roles "I didn't.follow my own rules,"
Their effort during the 2010-11 in a short skit, which simulates Fennell said.
school year earned top honors in a distracted teen who chooses to Her story jumps to her next vi-
the "impact" category during the text while driving. Ferguson, the sion, which is of her neighbor's
2012 Spring Forum at Great Wolf driver, hits Wilson, a pedestrian, white sweatjacket.
Lodge in Grand Mound. With the help of a Shelton Po- "I slammed on my brakes but it
The video, reproduced on DVD, lice Department officer, Ferguson
has been shared with numerous is taken into custody. See DVD on page B-2
Journal photo by Kevin Spradlin
Stephanie Howard, a member of Students Against
Destructive Decisions (SADD) at Shelton High School,
and faculty adviser Gerald Apple play the video that was
recognized in May at the 2012 Spring Youth Forum at
WHATSCOOKIN'
II
Theater club will
'light up the sky'
Evergreen teacher
selected for
'Success at the
Core "program
By NATALIE JOHNSON
naiatie(a)rnasonco~tnty.com.
A Shelton teacher will soon
help influence teaching state-
wide.
Heather Byington. a na-
tionally certified fourth-grade
teacher at Evergreen Elemen-
tary, was recently chosen as
a fellow in the Success at the
Core program, which produces
materials to help teachers in
the classroom.
Byington is in her eighth
year at Evergreen Elementary
and has been teaching since
1997.
"It is a website and resource
that are generated by money
that was given by Paul Allen."
Byington said.
The program was launched
in 2010, and includes free vid-
eos that demonstrate "high
quality instruction" and sug-
gest tools for improving stu-
dent learning in several areas.
she said.
"Success at the Core Fel-
lows represent educators who
have used and adapted these
resources. Fellows will build
awareness and use of Suc-
cess at the Core more broadly
across Washington state and
in and beyond the Pacific
Northwest." a Success at the
Core press release states.
The website helps teachers
improve their instruction in
four categories. Those include
content strategies, or how to
more effectively teach subjects,
instructional strategies, "as-
sessment strategies." or meth-
ods to better test students
and "support structures," or
methods to help students who
struggle with coursework.
Byington said all of these
tutorials can help teachers in
the classroom, and particular-
ly helped in her own class.
Applications for the pro-
gram were open to educators
in Washington. 'They were
evaluated based on the educa-
tor's "commitment to learning
and classroom improvement,
experience with using Suc-
cess at the Core to deepen in-
structional focus and develop
school leadership," according
to a Success at the Core press
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Evergreen Elementary fourth-grade teacher Heather Byington has been
selected as one of 10 statewide fellows in the Success at the Core program,
which helps teacher learn strategies to better teach students. She will soon
start working to esearch the program's effectiveness in the classroom and
raise awareness about its benefits.
release. "I'm really happy to be cho- awareness about the resources
The program runs through sen as one of the fellows," she available to teachers," she
December 2013. Byington was said. "They want now to ex-
chosen as one of 10 fellows, pand their viewership, expand See Teaching on page B-2
Thursday, June 7,
Judy and I were driving north on
Highway 3 out of Bremerton last
week and we began to notice all
the wild rhododendrons that were m
bloom along the road. The wild ones
all have that light pinkish color. Now
you know how I am about the maples
in the fall -- so I got to thinking that
it would be fairly easy to start plant-
ing rhododendrons along the road
ways here on the island. That sure
would put a bit of natural color that
could compete with the scotchbroom
yellow and make the drive more in-
teresting.
"We are going to
shove a Roman can-
dle in the tired face
of show business."
This was the quote
given to me by Scott
Newman. Newman
said the quote very
important in the
By MIKE play "Light Up the
CALLAGHAN Sky," by Moss Hart.
The Harstine Island
Theatre Club will
be presenting the play June 29, June
30 and July 1. More details to come
later.
If macaroni and cheese is one of
your favorites, you have to be at the
Harstine Island Community Hall on
Wednesday. The LaJune senior lunch
will be having mac and cheese with
ham, peas with pearl onions, carrot
sticks and brownies for your sweet
tooth. Serving starts at noon, but
come early and visit. All over 50 and
guests are welcome. Donations of $3
are appreciated.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
meets at 9 a.m. every Monday, at the
Harstine Island Community Hall.
TOPS Club, Inc. is the original,
nonprofit, weight-loss support and
wellness education organization.
TOPS promotes successful, affordable
weight management with a hands-on,
pounds-off approach that combines
healthy eating, regular physical ac-
tivity, wellness information, awards
and recognition and support from
others at weekly chapter meetings.
Leader Marlene Enchaniz would
like to invite anyone interested to
come visit.
Members of the Harstine Island
Community Club will be voting for
the winning pictures to appear in the
2013 Harstine Island calendar. The
potluck meeting will be held on Fri-
day at the hall starting at 6 p.m. with
social time. The potluck starts at 6:30
p.m. and the meeting begins at 7 p.m.
Eric Moore with Mason County Fire
District 5 will be giving a short dem-
onstration on CPR.
The Harstine Island Garden
Club have Patricia Grover - "the nox-
ious weed lady" from Mason County
Extension Service -- coming to give a
talk about noxious weeds that may be
lurking in our gardens. Everyone is wel-
come to attend the meeting at 7 p.m. on
June 14, at the community hall.
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