Photo Gallery: The Classes of 2010
The Seniors of Silverton High School and John F. Kennedy High School (Mt. Angel) reach a memorable milestone.
Goal met: JFK seniors celebrate
Technically, they are both valedictorians, John F. Kennedy High School seniors Marissa Donohue and Alex Morrissey said.
Athletes wrap up seasons
The Silverton High Schools boys and girls track and field teams both won the Mid-Willamette Conference district and dual championships.
New ways, new rates: ‘Non-graduates’ jump under ‘co-hort’ formula
When Silverton High School Vice Principal Dandy Parsons reviewed Class of 2009 data, she found 21 of 302 seniors didn’t complete their education, resulting in an 87.1 percent graduation rate.
Teaching tolerance: Holocaust survivors share stories of discrimination
He suffered the horrors of the Holocaust, yet Les Aigner says he is “one of the luckiest men alive.” His wife, Eva, was terrorized by the Nazis as a small child and says the fact she survived is “a miracle.”
JFK team gets conference awards
Recipients of the 2009 Tri-River Conference football have been named.
The house that Trojans built
Mt. Angel’s Kennedy Trojans finished the 2009 season as second in the state for 2A football, but their dream season was not over. They made another dream come true. Five members of the team accompanied by coach and Spanish teacher David Stavros and his wife, Gina, went to Lima, Peru over Christmas break to dedicate a home for a family that was built with money the team raised earlier this year.
Kennedy High football: Trojans take secon place in state 2-A
The 2009 schedule posters displayed in many Mt. Angel businesses labeled the Kennedy High School football team as “Bigger, Stronger, Faster.” The team certainly lived up to that standard.
Sharing resources: JFK students join in SHS career and tech programs
JFK principal Troy Stoops had a major problem to solve last spring. He was having a tough time filling a full-time position for the next year. The open slot combined teaching agriculture and science and required certification in both.
Kennedy High fall sports All State honors named
The OSAA recently announced winners of the Dairy Farmers of Oregon Academic All State honors for fall sports. Kennedy High School Boys Cross Country team came in first place in the 1A/2A/3A division with a team GPA of 3.74.
Cross country: JFK places high
The Kennedy Cross Country teams concluded a successful season at the OSAA State Meet on Nov. 7. The Kennedy boys finished in 11th place and the girls took 9th.
Therkelsen named DAR Good Citizen
Anna Therkelsen was recently selected as John F. Kennedy High School’s Daughter of the American Revolution Good Citizen. This program and scholarship contest is sponsored locally by the Belle Passi Chapter DAR. Initially, the high school staff nominates seniors based on dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. From the list of nominees, the seniors vote. Because their vote resulted in a […]
John F. Kennedy High School award and scholarship recipients from the Class of 2009
Gold Presidential Awards – Randy Frey, Stephanie Jones, Courtney Kidd, Rachel Maurer, Kristine Osuna and Nicolle Traeger Silver Presidential Awards – Omar Gandarilla and Inga Ruddell Riccardo Bartolini – Student of Merit, Science. sponsored by the Oregon Association of Secondary School AdministratorsT L Josephine Bland – Superintendent’s Award Kylee Eder – United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Awards, Chemeketa Community College […]
Accepting a challenge: JFK students pledge to make a difference
By Ariele Schaecher If someone said a 17-year-old girl could keep JFK High School students silent for an hour, one might think that girl had magical powers. On Sept. 19, JFK students attended an assembly called “Rachel’s Challenge,” where they learned about the life of Rachel Joy Scott, the first person killed at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. […]
Silverton, Mt Angel celebrate the Fourth in style
By Kathy Cook Hunter
Celebrating Independence Day, is an American tradition, and for many folks that means picnics, parades, concerts and, in the case of Silverton and Mt. Angel, two evenings of fireworks. The towns observe in the spirit of neighborly closeness and fun with a succession of events.
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