Author: EMMERT

CONFIDENCE!

EMMERT

Heritage High School is hosting CONFIDENCE WEEK starting March 26th.
It will be a rally to fight against misrepresentation of women in the media, and stand against the twisted importance of outward appearance that pop culture pushes on us.
To show the world you love yourself just the way you are, wear a plain t-shirt, no makeup, and use no hair products.
True confidence comes from within!

Stop by Emmert’s room 601 to be photographed as your all-natural, beautiful self.
Come by anytime Monday-Friday between 7:30-1:00.
Your image will be included in a mosaic celebrating our strength!

On a scale unprecedented in human history, the media communicates cultural values, dictates gender norms, and tells us who we can and cannot be. The collective message that seeps into our subconscious is that women’s value lies primarily in youth, beauty and sexuality. As a result, both men and women have a limited understanding of who women are and what women can be, leading to the under-representation of women in key leadership roles and skyrocketing levels of eating disorders, sexual assault, cosmetic surgery, and exploitative pornography. In this climate of dangerous stereotypes and rigid gender roles, women are rarely seen as powerful figures, and it is difficult for the average woman to feel powerful herself.
–Jennifer Newsom

HHS Regional Art Show winners!

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(5) HHS students came away from the ESD112 2012 SW Washington Juried Art Show with awards!
Please congratulate ’em!
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Photography

  • Dylan Smith, 11th, Dream Come True – ESD 112 Award
  • Katherine Borchers, 11th, What’s on Your Heart – ESD 112 Award
  • Kristina Koval, 10th, Untitled – Honorable Mention
Drawing
  • Christina Wallace, 12th, Rocky Shore – Honorable Mention
Pottery
  • Robert Mineker, 9th, Bios ambi – Honorable Mention

I would like to invite you, your students, families and colleagues to attend the Gallery Opening and Ceremony on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The Gallery will open at 5pm and the Awards Ceremony will begin at 6pm.

Educational Service District 112 — 2500 NE 65th Avenue

Zach Hall Youth Leadership Award

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Congratulations to Zach Hall as the recipient of the 2012 George C. Marshall Youth Leadership Award. Zach is the second HHS student since 2001 to be selected by the Fort Vancouver National Trust. This is one of the most prestigious youth leadership awards in Clark County and we all should be proud of Mr. Hall and his accomplishments.

About the Marshall Youth Leadership Award: Established in 2000, the General George C. Marshall Youth Leadership Award is presented to a Clark County high school junior or senior who demonstrates leadership, takes a stand for the rights of others, serves as a role model, shows initiative and motivates others to become involved. This award is one of the Celebrate Freedom programs organized by the Fort Vancouver National Trust.

Past award recipients are 2011, Samantha Cahill, Union; 2010, Lindsey Elhart, Hudson’s Bay; 2009, Emma Sagor, Camas; 2008, Renata Fusso, Skyview; 2007, Jane Lee, Mountain View; 2006, Kate Castenson, Mountain View; 2005, Rosalyn Hart, Washougal; 2004, Anya Pavlovic, Columbia River; 2003, Dane Anderson, Prairie; 2002, Kandi Bauman-Garvey, Hudson’sBay and 2001, MaReesa Davenport, Heritage.

SUNLIGHTED DAYS

EMMERT

– Story by Kristin Buehner
– Images by Dylan Smith
– Edited by Adam Strong

February 29th, 2012

 

 

 

My hands cold on the sides of the porcelain sink. I lean in trying to get a good look. It came down to the question of whether or not I really wanted to know myself. Do I really want to wither away? Can I handle my own eyes looking back at me, sunlight extinguished within them?

I splash water on my face, abandon the mirror, and walk out into the hallway. Our house is big. It has the luxury of being spacious, which also means that it feels empty, another place to not fit into.
The only light available in the entire house is a flickering light from the television screen in the living room. All day and all night that screen is on and it’s the only welcome company for my son.
I sit with him, like I do every day.

Ever since Sammi was a baby, TV static was the only way we could ever get him to calm down. He’d go into these states, an anger that swelled and swarmed up, angry bees inside him, tensing up every muscle in his body.
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