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Anna Tomlinson
News Editor

DECA’s state competition was a huge success as six massive projects were submitted, and all six qualified for Internationals. Having taken twenty-six students to State in Bellevue, fourteen will be moving on to Nationals.

Senior Hannah Terry has been a member of DECA all four years of her high school career, and said it is “something I’ll never regret”. The club has been on an impressive roll this year, winning the newly-added DECA Spirit Award at the Area Nine competition, and by having each one of their six intricately-constructed projects qualify for Nationals. It showed the competition that Heritage DECA is ready to conquer. “I think this is the most successful we’ve ever been,” said Terry.

Terry, along with fellow seniors Fletcher Stenlund and Michael Youngs, began their project back in April 2011, laboring for over eleven months thus far with even more to go. The trio’s project was about public relations, and after their ever-impactful SKID presentation, and after the assembly earlier this year touched the whole school, their estimated impressions spanned about 383,000 people.

Each of the students who competed and took part in the 2012 State Competition worked hard to prepare. Other students that will be attending nationals are: Sophomores Victor Duran, Zach Dyment, Johnathan Hubbard, and DeMitre Rodriguez, juniors Samantha Ballard, Mati Hendrickson, Dakota Kerns, Emily McCoy, Grant Terry, and senior Caileigh Gale. Mrs. Perez, the club advisor said, “It was a fun award celebration for our outstanding students.”

All of the DECA members have worked hard to represent Heritage well, and their success is worthy of congratulations.

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.

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.

Tyler Holbert
WebMaster

DECA received the spirit award at this year’s Area 9 competition. “It is an award given to the DECA chapter in Area 9 who shows the most “Spirit”! This includes almost everything you as a chapter does,” said Shawn Perez, the DECA Adviser. Heritage has a lot of school spirit and this award really shows how spirited our school is.

The DECA club worked really hard this year and was really proud and happy when they were presented with the award. “The chapter president senior Hanna Terry will give me feedback on the newsletter, and then I will reward a point to them! You can create a Facebook, have your students submit member of the month awards and others.” said Perez

Anna Tomlinson
News Editor

This year’s FBLA Regional competition took place in Longview where twenty-five Heritage students qualified for state. With seven first place, and thirty-one awards overall, the participants were certainly on a roll.

FBLA competitors prepare for their futures through the rigorous preparation of their displays and presentations, which, once at the competition, bring adrenaline rushes and anticipation. Everyone in attendance was anxious to see the final results in the hopes of moving on to the state competition on April 11 in Seattle.

Senior and FBLA President, Matthew Nicholas placed in all six of his events, qualifying for state where he will compete in three additional events. Aside from his personal events, each requiring varying degrees of preparation, he agreed that the team performed great. “We did extremely well. Most of the chapter placed in something. In some events, Heritage scored across the board,” said Nicholas, referring to Global Business where Heritage placed first, second, third, and fifth, all qualifying for state.

FBLA members all over the country have the ultimate desire to make it to Nationals, but the many friends that are made, and the experience that is gained in doing so is what many cherish most. According to Nicholas, FBLA is, “A great way to show your skills and prepare you for your future.”

By: Amanda Holloway
Advertisement Manager

Seniors have been busy filling out college applications for their lives after high school. Some students fill out multiple applications in case they are denied their number one choice.

Many seniors have gotten letters back that read “Congratulations, you have been accepted!” That’s when the excitement begins. A few seniors mentioned include:

Hannah Terry- Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona
Taylor Shaindlin- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Lindsey Maedl- Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington
Cherno Sowe- Western Oregon University (Football Scholarship) Monmouth, Oregon
Megan Kunze -Boise State University, Boise, Idaho; Eastern Washington University, Spokane, Washington
Jaren Jacobs- George Fox University (8,000 dollar scholarship) Newburg, Oregon
Miranda Hall- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Maddy Bennett- Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
Zach Hall- West Point Military Academy, New York, New York
Alexis Long- Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Samantha Sam- Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

These students studied very hard to gain acceptance from these schools. Jacobs received an 8,000 dollar scholarship to George Fox University. Jacobs wanted to attend this college because they have an excellent engineering program. Jacobs says, “I wanted to go to GFU because they had a really cool engineering program for freshmen. You get to make a pneumatic engine out of aluminum and have competitions to see whose is the fastest.”

Many students have had to settle for their alternative choices in college, but sometimes these schools are the best choice. Terry says, “Grand Canyon wasn’t my first choice, but when I learned more about the school, and found out they were going to give me scholarships in the field I want to study, I knew I needed to go there.”

The few students mentioned out of many who have received acceptance letters are very excited to become college students and receive college educations for their ideal careers.

By: Kelley King
Reporter
These are some of the trinkets available for sale from the Kenya Project.
On the left is the Beaded Wood Carving Necklace which costs $12.
On the right is the Wooden Carved Animal which costs $25.

100% of all profits go to a school in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya so that they may afford a solar panel to improve education efficiency.

There are a couple more knickknacks for sale apart from these two. For more information please contact Mr. Berrigan in room 600.

By: Kelley King
Reporter
February is CTE month; CTE stands for Career and Technical Education. CTE is a group of classes provided at Heritage High School that help provide skills for future careers and can also provide college credits. There many CTE classes under a few different themes. A few of these themes are:

Family & Consumer Science (Child Development)
Child Psychology
Teaching Academy
Family & Consumer Science (Nutrition, Science & Fitness)
Bodywise
Food Science
Foods & Nutrition
Professional Food
Digital Arts
3D Animation
AP Studio Art 2D & 3D
Game Design
Video Production

This was pulled from an article written by Rick Brewer regarding the CTE program. “Career and technical education also has a profound impact in saving the youth that even No Child Left Behind (NCLB) leaves behind.

Each year, tens of thousands of our kids, feeling disconnected and disenfranchised, drop out of school. Politicians and legislators seldom mention these endangered students in their rhetoric. They disappear from the political radar as if they constitute the “dark side” of education. Increased standardized testing and mandates will not likely bring them back. And, if they do not come to school, you cannot teach them.”

“Career and technical education (CTE) offers a major solution for many problems in the US education system. Modern CTE programs not only support and integrate a full range of academics, but they have qualities that give much more meaning and purpose to the education process. Challenging even the most gifted students, CTE gives all students rich educational opportunities, equipping them for the dramatic transition from high school to postsecondary education and career options,” In plain English it is explaining that the CTE program is a good tool that helps students develop skills that will help them in the future. For more information visit the career center, which is a CTE hub.