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College Spotlight: Rebecca scores on state academic team By REBECCA WELLS When Rebecca Faust trans- ferred from home schooling to South Puget Sound Community College, she experienced a little bit of culture shock. She had been used to socializing with an inti- mate circle of family friends and all of a sudden she found herself getting to know new people in a new environment. "So it's a little bit different when you go out there and you're just surrounded by people. You don't know these people," she ex- plains. Plus, in this new mixture of students and faculty at South Puget Sound she noticed a variety of standards and not all of them were the same as the ones she had grown up with. Eor example, people chose very different words to express themselves than what she was used to hearing growing up in a Christian home. Her fam- ily attends Family Bible Fellow- ship in the Hoodsport area. "I was like, 'Oh my! We don't even use that kind of language at home!" she recalls of her reac- tion to what people at school said around her. WHEN SHE decided to join the conservative student union on campus, she was surprised by how students and staff reacted to one other in the political scene. • People made comments, scrawled graffiti on her group's posters and her group advisor even sparred with the advisor of the opposing group via letters to the editor in the school's newspaper. "Overall, people were really friendly, but there's always ex- ceptions," she says. The dueling letters to the editor ended up in- spiring Rebecca to stick with the conservative student union even more. "It's amazing how even the little things can influence your experience," she adds. Faculty she studied under were all very nice and she says people in the office of student life were very helpful. She decided to try the public school experience when she was 17 by enrolling in Run- ning Start, a program which gives high-school students the chance to take college courses. She had to guess what to expect from her new surroundings. For the most part, she says, ad- justing to college classes wasn't too hard. She did notice she was stronger than her peers in some areas, but weaker in others. Up until then, her parents, Dan and Mary Faust of Shelton, had been her only teachers. THAT WAS ABOUT three years ago and now she's just com- pleted 90 credits at the school. Finishing her college studies with a grade-point average around 3.6, she received academic honors and was one of two students to earn the vice president's scholarship through the college foundation, which helped her pay her way through this last year of college. She was also named to the All-Washington Academic Team, which qualified her for $750 in scholarships and made her eligible to rceive additional scholarships through the University of Wash- ington, which she plans to attend in the fall. Each college president selected two students from their schools as nominees for this hon- or. Governor Christine Gregoire attended the awards ceremony, as did the president and trustees of her school as well as representa- tives of sponsoring organizations and all of the team members and nominees in the state. Rebecca hopes to study linguis- tics and language at the UW. The university's wide array of foreign language offerings and course FROM HOMESCHOOLER to Husky: Rebecca Faust plans to study linguistics at the University of Washing- ton this fall, while also par- ticipating in student gov- ernment and politics. work is part of what attracted her to the school. So far, she has al- ready taken linguistic anthropol- ogy at the community college, as well as a year of French. "It was good to just give me a little hit of a taste of something and say, 'Hey! This looks like something I might want to study more,'" she considers. THE UW's CLOSE proxim- ity to her hometown, the in-state tuition and qualifying as a Husky Promise student, which provides her with enough grant aid to cov- er her tuition, as well as grants and loans to cover housing, also drew her to the school. Rebecca has visited the campus already and is currently looking fbr hous- ing near campus, since she plans to move up to Seattle for school. While she's looked into some of the groups on campus, she doesn't plan on joining too many of them because she wants to stay focused on academics. However, she would like to continue with one or two groups, particularly those involv- ing student government. She served on the Student Sen- ate at South Puget Sound in an appointed position which required her to go through an interview process. Each senator specializes in a specific area, such as public relations, multicultural or legisla- tive affairs. She was selected to be senator fi)r administrative affairs which entailed secretarial duties. Rebecca has also had fun serv- ing as vice president of clubs and also served on committees as a student representative after the completion of her service on the Student Senate. Her student gov- ernment career has also included stints on the college council, the judicial board and the college steering committee. AS A MEMBER of the steer- ing committee, she participated in a retreat to brainstorm where the committee members would like the school to go in the future. "It was interesting and it was cool to have the opportunity to partici- pate in something like that as a student," she recalls. Her political interests led her to join the college's conservative group. Witnessing tensions be- tween the conservative and liber- al groups actually reinforced her perspective even more. "I think when people aren't respecting my decision, it makes me feel more determined that I can support my opinions," she explains. "I'm go- ing to stick to it and make sure this happens, because I'm not go- ing to be told that my views aren't as valid or I can't support them." Experiencing how it feels to be a minority conservative voice on a primarily liberal campus also taught her the importance of be- ing inclusive, regardless of some- one's point of view. Now she'd like to make sure people feel in- cluded and have the opportunity to express their views, even if she doesn't agree with them. Her political involvement did not stop there, however. One day, h while riding the bus to school she met someone who serves on the Mason County Transportation Advisory Board who encouraged her to apply for a position. She did and now she's been on the board for about six months, cur- rently serving as secretary. The board meets once a month. GRADUALLY SHE'S becom- ing more familiar with Mason Transit, though she still can't give a lot of input on many techni- cal aspects outside of her area of expertise, such as mechanics. She is able to share her experiences as someone who rides public transit on a regular basis. "Some projects you're able to contribute to and other times it's more just being there and hearing the information," she considers. "It's both learning and helping, but you have to learn before you can help. It depends what the is- sue is." Since she joined the advisory board, she's been able to gain feedback from her fellow bus rid- ers and bring these topics up at the meetings. It's rewarding for • her to be able to help out and make a difference with what she knows. Generally speaking, Rebecca says, she is interested in leader- ship opportunities that relate to issues and experiences in her dai- ly life. The chance to join the advi- sory board also conveniently came just as her work on the Student Senate was coming to an end. Elks plan garage sale Shelton Elks Lodge 2467 will have its annual garage sale this weekend. The fund-raiser will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, at 741 SE Craig Road in Shelton. The Elks welcome anyone with any good, usable, used items for donation to bring this merchan- dise to the lodge from 9 a.m. to noon on weekdays. If someone needs to have do- nations picked up, call Margaret Kerr at 432-7828, Jan Gisselberg at 426-2144 or Tuesdee Rehard at 275-5923. 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Rotes and terms are subject to chang, without notice. k_ .............................................. • i Page 14 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 12, 2007 MARK AND TAMMI WRIGHT say their wedding fore Robert Arnsdorf in a mountaintop ceremony. Kelley-Clark Wright on Tammi Kelley-Clark and Mark Wright were married on June 23 on the summit of Mount Adams. The ceremony took place at 12,276 tbet of elevation. Robert Arnsdorf performed the double-ring ceremony. Kelly Darling, the bride's daughter, at- tended as matron of honor. Doug Darling, the I)ride's son-in-law, served as best man. A wedding reception was held the next day at the Shelton Civic Center. The bride is the daughter of Carroll and Barb Kelley of Shel- ton. She graduated fi'om Shelton High School in 1978 and then in 2003 she graduated from The Evergreen State Colic currently working as a: for the Mason County ment of Community ment.  The groom is the son a and Nancy Wright, also  ton. He graduated1984froms High in 1979. In h a ated from South Puge Community College's Iinl tive technician program.o. rently works as an aut technician at Gillis AuJd In September, the couv take a wedding trip to . trails of the Grand CanYh  live in Shelton. L, The Williams Famil0000 in a Gospel Conce00t00i Sunday, July a 11 a.m. • id Spring Ro00'e Chapel ]213 E. Shelton Springs i Shelton, Washington The Benevolent Fund at Annual PATI L • Saturday, July 21 Crowd for: " Furnlm,'e i l.u,gage • Collectil)les Arffi(tttes • k'xercise 'lbols Equipment " 1,[hens :[.il i!."i!)i( • Ih)usewares • [)ishes • IHnkets Drapes items : Coml)uters : Games I-5 at exit 108 to Jeweh'y • Paintings rance 1 mile on Come See Weber's New GENESIS EP 310 Financing available 6 Months O.A.C. 507 sq. l grilling surface • 3 stainless steel burners • 42,000 BTUs • Stainless steel cooking grates • Stainless steel flavorizer bars • Tool holders • Cookbook See the full line of Weber Grill$ starting as low as s349 Capital City Stove & Fan Center 2118 Pacific Ave., Olympia • 943-5587 Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. • Sat. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. www.capitalcitystove.com College Spotlight: Rebecca scores on state academic team By REBECCA WELLS When Rebecca Faust trans- ferred from home schooling to South Puget Sound Community College, she experienced a little bit of culture shock. She had been used to socializing with an inti- mate circle of family friends and all of a sudden she found herself getting to know new people in a new environment. "So it's a little bit different when you go out there and you're just surrounded by people. You don't know these people," she ex- plains. Plus, in this new mixture of students and faculty at South Puget Sound she noticed a variety of standards and not all of them were the same as the ones she had grown up with. Eor example, people chose very different words to express themselves than what she was used to hearing growing up in a Christian home. Her fam- ily attends Family Bible Fellow- ship in the Hoodsport area. "I was like, 'Oh my! We don't even use that kind of language at home!" she recalls of her reac- tion to what people at school said around her. WHEN SHE decided to join the conservative student union on campus, she was surprised by how students and staff reacted to one other in the political scene. • People made comments, scrawled graffiti on her group's posters and her group advisor even sparred with the advisor of the opposing group via letters to the editor in the school's newspaper. "Overall, people were really friendly, but there's always ex- ceptions," she says. The dueling letters to the editor ended up in- spiring Rebecca to stick with the conservative student union even more. "It's amazing how even the little things can influence your experience," she adds. Faculty she studied under were all very nice and she says people in the office of student life were very helpful. She decided to try the public school experience when she was 17 by enrolling in Run- ning Start, a program which gives high-school students the chance to take college courses. She had to guess what to expect from her new surroundings. For the most part, she says, ad- justing to college classes wasn't too hard. She did notice she was stronger than her peers in some areas, but weaker in others. Up until then, her parents, Dan and Mary Faust of Shelton, had been her only teachers. THAT WAS ABOUT three years ago and now she's just com- pleted 90 credits at the school. Finishing her college studies with a grade-point average around 3.6, she received academic honors and was one of two students to earn the vice president's scholarship through the college foundation, which helped her pay her way through this last year of college. She was also named to the All-Washington Academic Team, which qualified her for $750 in scholarships and made her eligible to rceive additional scholarships through the University of Wash- ington, which she plans to attend in the fall. Each college president selected two students from their schools as nominees for this hon- or. Governor Christine Gregoire attended the awards ceremony, as did the president and trustees of her school as well as representa- tives of sponsoring organizations and all of the team members and nominees in the state. Rebecca hopes to study linguis- tics and language at the UW. The university's wide array of foreign language offerings and course FROM HOMESCHOOLER to Husky: Rebecca Faust plans to study linguistics at the University of Washing- ton this fall, while also par- ticipating in student gov- ernment and politics. work is part of what attracted her to the school. So far, she has al- ready taken linguistic anthropol- ogy at the community college, as well as a year of French. "It was good to just give me a little hit of a taste of something and say, 'Hey! This looks like something I might want to study more,'" she considers. THE UW's CLOSE proxim- ity to her hometown, the in-state tuition and qualifying as a Husky Promise student, which provides her with enough grant aid to cov- er her tuition, as well as grants and loans to cover housing, also drew her to the school. Rebecca has visited the campus already and is currently looking fbr hous- ing near campus, since she plans to move up to Seattle for school. While she's looked into some of the groups on campus, she doesn't plan on joining too many of them because she wants to stay focused on academics. However, she would like to continue with one or two groups, particularly those involv- ing student government. She served on the Student Sen- ate at South Puget Sound in an appointed position which required her to go through an interview process. Each senator specializes in a specific area, such as public relations, multicultural or legisla- tive affairs. She was selected to be senator fi)r administrative affairs which entailed secretarial duties. Rebecca has also had fun serv- ing as vice president of clubs and also served on committees as a student representative after the completion of her service on the Student Senate. Her student gov- ernment career has also included stints on the college council, the judicial board and the college steering committee. AS A MEMBER of the steer- ing committee, she participated in a retreat to brainstorm where the committee members would like the school to go in the future. "It was interesting and it was cool to have the opportunity to partici- pate in something like that as a student," she recalls. Her political interests led her to join the college's conservative group. Witnessing tensions be- tween the conservative and liber- al groups actually reinforced her perspective even more. "I think when people aren't respecting my decision, it makes me feel more determined that I can support my opinions," she explains. "I'm go- ing to stick to it and make sure this happens, because I'm not go- ing to be told that my views aren't as valid or I can't support them." Experiencing how it feels to be a minority conservative voice on a primarily liberal campus also taught her the importance of be- ing inclusive, regardless of some- one's point of view. Now she'd like to make sure people feel in- cluded and have the opportunity to express their views, even if she doesn't agree with them. Her political involvement did not stop there, however. One day, h while riding the bus to school she met someone who serves on the Mason County Transportation Advisory Board who encouraged her to apply for a position. She did and now she's been on the board for about six months, cur- rently serving as secretary. The board meets once a month. GRADUALLY SHE'S becom- ing more familiar with Mason Transit, though she still can't give a lot of input on many techni- cal aspects outside of her area of expertise, such as mechanics. She is able to share her experiences as someone who rides public transit on a regular basis. "Some projects you're able to contribute to and other times it's more just being there and hearing the information," she considers. "It's both learning and helping, but you have to learn before you can help. It depends what the is- sue is." Since she joined the advisory board, she's been able to gain feedback from her fellow bus rid- ers and bring these topics up at the meetings. It's rewarding for • her to be able to help out and make a difference with what she knows. Generally speaking, Rebecca says, she is interested in leader- ship opportunities that relate to issues and experiences in her dai- ly life. The chance to join the advi- sory board also conveniently came just as her work on the Student Senate was coming to an end. Elks plan garage sale Shelton Elks Lodge 2467 will have its annual garage sale this weekend. The fund-raiser will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, at 741 SE Craig Road in Shelton. The Elks welcome anyone with any good, usable, used items for donation to bring this merchan- dise to the lodge from 9 a.m. to noon on weekdays. If someone needs to have do- nations picked up, call Margaret Kerr at 432-7828, Jan Gisselberg at 426-2144 or Tuesdee Rehard at 275-5923. Vista C H E C K I N G I" Use your debit card for twelve or more purchases monthly pe00j ° Unlimited Free ATMs Receive eStatements monthly Access your Vista account and 420 % Dividends[ online at least once monthly C R E D I N F&J ..... :., Better than free checking, Vista is the ULTIMATE CHECKING ACCOUNT! O SHmON. Bm,k Receive an incredible 4.00 , APY on your account with no minimum balance eoRr (:)RCH^I) • mui.s,O and unlimited free ArM use just by doing three simple things monthly! PORT IOWNsEND t AnnualPercenlageYield(APY) of 4 00% is current as of S121107 Minimum monthly requirements must be "[.'"'' - ' " 1.800.426.1601 ., to receive premium dividend and free (refunded)ATM fees Fees could reduce eaming.. For dividend l fc anct qualification calculation purposes, a month is defined as Ihe last day of the month to the day before the www.pc u.org ,.,dey of the next month. Rotes and terms are subject to chang, without notice. k_ .............................................. • i Page 14 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 12, 2007 MARK AND TAMMI WRIGHT say their wedding fore Robert Arnsdorf in a mountaintop ceremony. Kelley-Clark Wright on Tammi Kelley-Clark and Mark Wright were married on June 23 on the summit of Mount Adams. The ceremony took place at 12,276 tbet of elevation. Robert Arnsdorf performed the double-ring ceremony. Kelly Darling, the bride's daughter, at- tended as matron of honor. Doug Darling, the I)ride's son-in-law, served as best man. A wedding reception was held the next day at the Shelton Civic Center. The bride is the daughter of Carroll and Barb Kelley of Shel- ton. She graduated fi'om Shelton High School in 1978 and then in 2003 she graduated from The Evergreen State Colic currently working as a: for the Mason County ment of Community ment.  The groom is the son a and Nancy Wright, also  ton. He graduated1984froms High in 1979. In h a ated from South Puge Community College's Iinl tive technician program.o. rently works as an aut technician at Gillis AuJd In September, the couv take a wedding trip to . trails of the Grand CanYh  live in Shelton. L, The Williams Famil0000 in a Gospel Conce00t00i Sunday, July a 11 a.m. • id Spring Ro00'e Chapel ]213 E. Shelton Springs i Shelton, Washington The Benevolent Fund at Annual PATI L • Saturday, July 21 Crowd for: " Furnlm,'e i l.u,gage • Collectil)les Arffi(tttes • k'xercise 'lbols Equipment " 1,[hens :[.il i!."i!)i( • Ih)usewares • [)ishes • IHnkets Drapes items : Coml)uters : Games I-5 at exit 108 to Jeweh'y • Paintings rance 1 mile on Come See Weber's New GENESIS EP 310 Financing available 6 Months O.A.C. 507 sq. l grilling surface • 3 stainless steel burners • 42,000 BTUs • Stainless steel cooking grates • Stainless steel flavorizer bars • Tool holders • Cookbook See the full line of Weber Grill$ starting as low as s349 Capital City Stove & Fan Center 2118 Pacific Ave., Olympia • 943-5587 Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. • Sat. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. www.capitalcitystove.com