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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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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
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Stainless steel cooking grates
Stainless steel flavorizer bars
Tool holders Cookbook
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starting as low as s349
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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.
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