ACHIEVEMENTS.Byline: The Register-Guard Springfield freshman wins state musical competition Matthew Keown, a freshman at Springfield High School Springfield High School may refer to:
n. 1. A fundamental element, principle, or skill, as of a field of learning. Often used in the plural. 2. Something in an incipient or undeveloped form. Snare competition at the Oregon School Activities Association State Solo competition, held April 29 in Salem. The event featured high school musicians competing in 30 categories, covering all instruments and voice. The awards are the highest honors available to high school musicians in Oregon. Keown also placed second in the state in multiple percussion, third in orchestral snare and fifth in mallets. For his winning solo, Keown performed `Mach V,' a piece written by his father, Alan Keown. His percussion instructors are his father and Chris Whyte Christopher Anderson Whyte (born September 2, 1961 in Islington, London) is an English former footballer. Whyte started his career as a youth player at Arsenal, turning professional in September 1978. , a graduate percussion student at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . Keown performs with the Springfield High School band, Fusion Percussion Theatre in Salem, the Oregon Crusaders Drum & Bugle bugle, brass wind musical instrument consisting of a conical tube coiled once upon itself, capable of producing five or six harmonics. It is usually in G or B flat. Corps in Portland and the Eugene Youth Symphony. South Eugene students tops in French competition Kimberley Lohmuller, Nathaniel Fleming and Tatum Sohlberg, all of South Eugene High School South Eugene High School is a public high school located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was founded as Eugene High School around 1900, and was located at Willamette Street and West 11th Avenue in a brick building that later served as Eugene's city hall. , have been ranked nationally in the Le Grand Concours Concours or EU concours is a recruitment competition and examination to select staff to all institutions of the European Union. Explanation of Open Competition , a competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French The American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) is a professional organisation for teachers of French in the United States. Teachers may be involved in primary, secondary, or university education. Additionally, retired and student teachers are welcome. . Students were evaluated for their written, oral and listening comprehension skills in French. More than 100,000 students in all 50 states competed. Lohmuller and Fleming, both sophomores, ranked No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, in their division, and Sohlberg, a freshman, ranked No. 3. Lohmuller and Sohlberg won top state honors. Thurston senior awarded $1,000 college scholarship Aaron Lewis, a senior at Thurston High School Thurston High School is located in Springfield, Oregon in Lane County. Their mascot is a black colt. Shooting On May 20, 1998, student Kipland "Kip" Kinkel killed his parents, William and Faith, both Spanish teachers at local high schools. , has been named one of 100 ShopKo scholars who will receive $1,000 college scholarships. The awards were based on academic record, potential to succeed, leadership and participation in school, community activities, honors, work experience and a statement of personal and career goals. Lewis plans to major in business at Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. . Eugene students place in Japanese competition Three Eugene students won awards in the 18th annual Japanese Speech Contest, held in Portland April 29. Hannah Hutcheson, a freshman at Churchill High School, placed fourth in the highest division; Collette Schneider, a sixth-grader at Kelly Middle School, placed first in the second-highest division; and Kyle Hubbard, a seventh-grader at Kelly, placed third in the second-highest division. Schneider also won a round-trip ticket to Japan. All the winners are former students of Yujin Gakuen, Eugene's Japanese immersion elementary school. Education association honors local officers Eugene Education Association President Paul Duchin and Vice President Merri Steele were among eight educators honored at the Oregon Education Association's annual Awards Banquet, held April 29 in Portland. Steele, a speech and language specialist at Harris Elementary School, received the Noel Connall Instructional and Professional Development Award for developing and implementing training for educators. Duchin, a math teacher who works full-time as union president, was one of two educators awarded the Robert G. Crumpton Organizational Excellence Award The Air Force Organizational Excellence Award is a decoration of the United States Air Force and is the lowest ranking unit award. The decoration was first created in 1969 and is awarded to Air Force internal organizations that are entities within larger organizations. for promoting organizational excellence through service to the OEA OEA Organizacion de Estados Americanos (OAS in English) OEA Organização dos Estados Americanos (Portuguese: Organization of American States) OEA Office of The Employment Advocate . South Eugene seniors win $2,500 scholarships Margaux Cameron and Soojean Kim, seniors at South Eugene High School, are among 2,500 students nationwide who have won National Merit Scholarships of $2,500. They were chosen from a pool of about 15,000 finalists. They were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors. Both students are interested in writing. Essay, poster contest winners to be honored Mothers Against Drunk Driving Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization with more than 600 chapters nationwide. MADD seeks to find effective solutions to the problems of drunk driving and underage drinking, while also supporting those persons whose relatives and friends have been killed by drunk will honor this year's Dawn Jordan essay and poster contest award recipients at 7 p.m. today at the Eugene Water & Electric Board Training Room, 500 E. Fourth St. The winning essays came from Kevin Pazar, 14, of Siuslaw High School, first place; Jacob Mitchell, 15, Siuslaw, second; Grace Hill-Speed, 17, Oakridge High School, third; and Genevieve Burkhart, 14, Sam Pearson, 15, Amanda Pilcher, 14, and Hope Sneddon, 15, Siuslaw, honorable mentions. In the elementary poster contest, Aimee Belleville and Haley Randall, both 10 and from Eugene Christian School, placed first. Winners in the middle school poster contest were Kelsey Hill and Shantelle Nicholson, both 12 and from Siuslaw Middle School, first; and Christopher Ryan, 11, and Zana Reavis, Mariah Johnston and Taylor Kauffman, all 12 and from Siuslaw, second. Students, who will receive cash awards ranging from $25 to $350, will read their essays and display their posters. The theme for this year's contest was "Time to Stop Drunk Driving." The annual contest is sponsored by David Jordan, Dawn's father. A drunk driver killed Dawn when she was 17. |
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