EDUCATION EXTRA.Byline: The Register-Guard Springfield's DECA DeCA Defense Commissary Agency (US DoD) DECA Delta Epsilon Chi DECA Distributive Education Clubs of America DECA Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement team wins at conferences Springfield High School's DECA chapter yielded more winners from this year's State and International Career Development Conferences. Competing against about 1,000 students at this year's State Career Development Conference in March, Springfield students qualified in four series events and one written manual. Series event winners included Troy Harman, who took first place in the Vehicles and Petroleum role-play. The Finance Services team of Austin Swank and Kaylee Ornelas took fourth overall and first place in the test section of the event. Swank also took second place overall in Quick Serve Restaurant Management. Third-place winners included the Hospitality Services Management team of Carly Lytle-McCall and Cole Nabor; Lytle in Restaurant Management; and Jake Miller, Mariah Vandigriffe and Lindsey Leighton in the Civic Consciousness written manual. Lytle also placed fourth in the Learn and Earn written manual. Swank, Ornelas, Lytle-McCall, Nabor, Miller, Vandigriffe and Leighton continued on to compete at DECA's International Career Development Conference in Dallas from April 29 to May 2, up against 15,000 students from all 50 states, Germany, Canada, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. and Guam. Swank took top 10 in the Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. test. DECA is an association of marketing students. Ken Johnston is Springfield High's DECA adviser. Four students awarded Dawn Jordan scholarship The Eugene affiliate office of 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 has announced the recipients of the Dawn Jordan Memorial Scholarship, awarded each year to one or more graduates of Lane County high schools in memory of Dawn, who was killed at age 17 on Highway 58 near Oakridge by a drunken driver. Winners are selected on the basis of good scholarship; personal character; school, community and volunteer activities, including those involving drinking and driving awareness, youth alcohol consumption and other substance abuse issues; commendable life goals; and financial need. This year's winners are Ryan Bronson of Springfield High School Springfield High School may refer to:
Southtowne Rotary Club awards four scholarships The Southtowne Rotary Club of Eugene has named four winners from local high schools for its annual scholarship awards. The $2,000 awards are to help cover expenses at any Oregon institution of higher education. Selection is based on academic success, community service, excellent citizenship and financial need. This year's winners are Lauren Reed of North Eugene High School North Eugene High School is a public high school of about 1,200 students in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is located at 200 Silver Lane near the Santa Clara area of Eugene.[1] North Eugene's mascot is the Highlander. , Derek Manwill of Churchill High School, Patrick Tutt of Churchill and Ben Lunn 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. . Roosevelt students rank in French competition French immersion students at Roosevelt Middle School were ranked nationally in 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 French language 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. Seventh-graders Myra Newingham and Madison Singell and eighth-grader Kai Blumberg took gold medals; seventh-graders Alex Berenstein, Margie Gillespie, Aaron Honn, Max Read and Taylor Vanderkley and eighth-graders Michael Bergin, Patrick Herrmann and Michael Naleway took silver medals; and seventh-graders Connor Ausland, Jessica Lohmuller, Amos Lachman, Isaac Miller and Emma Sohlberg and eighth-graders Ryan Marshall, Marie Morrison, Grace Whitmore and Veronika Wuest took bronze medals. Comcast awards three leadership scholarships The Comcast Foundation Leaders & Achievers Program has awarded $1,000 scholarships to three local students as part of its national Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program. The awards recognize students for leadership and outstanding community service. The program will grant more than $1.7 million, recognizing 1,728 students in Comcast communities across the country. The winners are Gianna Palmer of South Eugene High School, Adam Spencer of 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. and Poul Stefansen of Churchill High School. South Eugene High teen's essay makes top 10 An essay by Katie Hulse, a senior at South Eugene High School, was selected from thousands of entries as one of the top 10 in her grade division in the Creative Communication contest. She will receive special recognition in the essay anthology "Celebrating What is Important to Me," as well as a complimentary copy of the anthology and a $50 savings bond Savings bond A government bond issued in face value denominations from $50 to $10,000, with local and state tax-free interest and semiannually adjusted interest rates. savings bond A nonmarketable security issued by the U.S. . Essays are selected for literary merit, creativity and social significance. Three students to receive Rotary scholarships The Eugene Rotary Scholarship Foundation will award scholarships this year to three local seniors: Debra Scofield of Willamette High School Willamette High School is a school in Eugene, Oregon. Willamette, or "Wil-Hi," is located in the Bethel-Danebo area of west Eugene, and is the only high school in the Bethel School District. , Elizabeth Weiszbrod of North Eugene High School and Haley Gibbs of North Eugene. South Eugene High senior gets education scholarship Sara Garfinkel, a senior at South Eugene High School, is this year's recipient of the Eugene Education Association scholarship. She was selected on the basis of outstanding scholarly ability and her desire to pursue a career in the field of education. Air Force Academy accepts Sheldon High School Sheldon High School may refer to:
Sheldon High School senior Laura Abbott has been accepted to the Air Force Academy. She has excelled in her Civil Air Patrol  The U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was created on 1 December, 1941 by Administrative Order 9, with Maj. Gen. John F. Activities; attended the Air Force Para Rescue Orientation Course; was on the staff of Eagle Talon One Encampment for cadets in Oregon; was a representative on the Oregon Wing Cadet Advisory Council; and attended the United States Air Force Academy United States Air Force Academy, at Colorado Springs, Colo.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. air force; authorized in 1954 by Congress. Engineering and Construction Camp last year. She received her Mitchell Award on June 3 at Oregon Wing Headquarters. Churchill teen selected for Best Buy scholarship The Best Buy Children's Foundation has awarded a scholarship to Richelle Neal, a Churchill High School senior. She was one of more than 1,500 graduating seniors to receive a scholarship. She was chosen on the basis of community service and academic achievement. |
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