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Byline: The Register-Guard

Spencer Butte Spencer Butte is a prominent landmark in Lane County, Oregon, United States, south of Eugene. The peak has an elevation of 2055 feet[1] (626 m). Spencer Butte is accessible from Spencer Butte Park and has several hiking trails to the summit.  students donate to animal shelter "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound.

An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats.
 

Students at Spencer Butte Middle School have donated $450 to the Greenhill Humane Society A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. Examples
Examples of humane societies include: The Humane Society of the United States, Peninsula Humane Society, American Humane which was founded in 1877 as a network of
 after holding an all-school fund-raiser.

Fourth-grader wins statewide poster contest

Jessica Murr, a fourth-grade student at Meadow View School, has been named state winner of the 2003 Arbor Day Poster Contest. Murr's poster will represent the state of Oregon in the national competition.

The poster, based on the theme "Trees are terrific from acorn to oak," also won the Mount Pisgah Mount Pisgah is the name of several mountains and places: Mountains
  • Mount Pisgah (Bible), the mountain in the Bible from which Moses saw the Promised Land for the first time
  • Mount Pisgah (Iowa), near Thayer, Iowa, USA
 Arbor Week Poster Contest. Trevor Van Drew won second place and Danielle Novascone took third place.

Posters of the state winners can be viewed at the National Arbor Day Foundation The National Arbor Day Foundation is the world's oldest and largest tree-planting organization.[1] Its million members plant millions of trees every year. New members receive 10 free trees.  Web site at www.arborday.com.

Teacher to participate in Fulbright program

Sharri Stewart, a teacher at Crest Drive Elementary School, has been chosen to participate in the Fulbright Memorial Fund Program for Teachers.

Stewart will travel to Japan for a three-week cultural experience with an emphasis on Japanese education styles.

Student poet takes first place in state contest

Vanessa Wagoner, a junior at Sheldon High School Sheldon High School may refer to:
  • Sheldon High School (Eugene, Oregon)
  • Sheldon High School (Iowa)
  • Sheldon High School (Missouri)
  • Sheldon High School (Sacramento, California)
  • Sheldon High School Summer Theatre, Sheldon, Iowa
, has taken first place in the high school division of the Oregon State Poetry Association's 2003 Oregon Student Poetry Contest. Her poem, "Cigarettes," was one of 170 entries.

She will be one of 20 middle school and high school students from Oregon competing in the Manningham Trust Student Awards contest sponsored by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies.

Student council honored as one of the best

Shasta Middle School Student Council has been recognized by the Oregon Association of Student Councils The Oregon Association of Student Councils or OASC is a non-profit leadership based organization, serving middle and high school students in Oregon. OASC provides leadership development to students and adult advisers.  as one of 13 high-achieving middle school student councils in the state.

Winning councils receive the award for school and community service, sportsmanship, student and staff recognition, involvement in leadership training and sound practices.
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Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
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Date:Apr 28, 2003
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