Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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1. Ray Roady wins this year's Home Ec Department Blooper award. 2. Coach Mel Nice presents a football award to Gary Ellson. 3. Judi Eide receives the Sally Knowlton cheerleading award. 4. Coach Gary Curtis presents awards to some Varsity basketball players. 5. Kay Batty receives her General Mills Family Leader award. 6. Mrs. Chris Hendryx receives the award for Teacher of the Year. 21

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Perfect Attendance PRINCIPAL'S AWARDS - May 25, 1977 Vince Parker, Karen Steele McEntire Mathematics Award Mary Etheridge, Lori Wilson Tracy Carroll, Loren Wuest Barbara O'Neil, Bill Kinney Noell Sturdevant Cross Country Ray Roady (Outstanding) Track Jeff McMaster (Most Improved) Kelly Smith (Special Recognition) Chorus (Special Recognition) John Roady (Most Improved) Band (Special Recognition) Mike Price, Ron DeLemos Frank Kretschmer Brian Wilson, Russ Carroll Chorus (Four Year) Doug Jackson, Jeff Parker Gaylen Weigand Band (Four Year) Russ Carroll, Cary Holsey National School Choral Award Jeff Curl Wrestling Dean Bernardi (Outstanding) Speech Jeff Parker (Most Improved) English Varsity Basketball Varsity Football Scott Johnston (Most Improved) Gary Ellson (Special Recognition) Gary Ellson (Outstanding) Girls' Track Jerry Rumbolz (Outstanding Defense) Dean Bernardi (Outstanding Offense) Junior Varsity Basketball Kathie Wilcoxen (Most Improved) Chong Tassin (Outstanding) Foreign Language Ed Hammerberg (Most Improved) Chong Tassin, Noell Sturdevant Dance Team Michelle Fuller Kay Batty, Debbie Westbrook Business Education Debbie Bergerson, Kathy Jackson Cindy Rinks Steve Osgood, Teresa Sharar (Typing I) Freshman Basketball Cindy Hammerberg (Typing II) Troy Dunaway (Accounting) Chris Johnson (Yearbook) Shelli Smiley (Total Business Student) Chris Cota (Outstanding) Volleyball Tony Smith (Most Improved) Dawn Beamish (Outstanding) Golf Junior Varsity Football Dwayne Bates (Most Improved) Curt Marxer (Most Improved) Mike Hiveley (Outstanding Lineman) Science Tim McLeod (Outstanding Back) Dennis Weller (Most Improved) Doug Kyser Sally Knowlton Cheerleading Award Judi Eide General Mills Family Leader Kay Batty Home Economics Blooper Award. Ray Roady (Special Merit) Albert Brunsman Sportsmanship Marcie Keasey Kala Sword Vince Baker Terry Smith Inspirational Jeff Curl Inspirational Underclassmen John Beamish Outstanding Athlete Scott Johnston Gary Ellson Leadership Citizenship Award Kay Batty 20 Noell Sturdevant

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Cta ©H UfW Qg The Sixtieth Annual Vernonia High School Commencement was held on the evening of May twenty-seventh. After the 50 graduating seniors marched in, the Invocation was given by Minister Russ Vinyard. Two of the five honor students were chosen to be honor speakers at Graduation. The honor speakers were Kay Batty and Noell Sturdevant. The other honor students were Deb Bergerson, Kathie Kretschmer, arid Vince Parker. Principal Arthur Parrow then began to make the presentation of awards. Seniors receiving awards were: Kay Batty, Kuge and Wally McCrae; Russ Carroll, Jaycee; Jeff Curl, Alumni; Kathie Kretschmer, Yadon; Deb Bergerson, VEA; Noell Sturdevant, VEA and Senior Cup. Senior Class President Rick Gwin presented the class gift to the school. The gift was a lectron. Jeff Curl, Kathy Enneberg, and Shelley Wilcoxen then presented special gifts to Mrs. Alvilda Hearing, senior adviser. 5. 1. Guest speaker, Mr. Russ Meeks gives the class of 1977 some good advice. 2. Steve Conway is relieved after receiving his diploma. 3. Kathie Kretschmer receives the Yadon Scholarship. 4. Russ Carroll receives the Jaycee award. 5. Rick Gwin presents the class gift to Mr. Parrow. 6. The class of 1977 stands to leave VHS. 22