Rotary scholarship available
February 26, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Other Stuff
The Sunrise Rotary Club of Yakima is searching for high school seniors to apply for its $1,000 Memorial Community Service Scholarship.
The club is looking for seniors who have been actively involved in community service for four or more years and have plans for further education.
Preference will be given to seniors who plan to attend an [...]
Please miss us
February 25, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Columns
By ALYSSA PATRICK
UNLEASHED STAFF
I’ve spent my entire high school career as a teen journalist.
For the past four years, every opinion I’ve felt strongly about, every person who has intrigued me, every event I thought worthy of recognition, I was able to write about in a 38,000-circulation, daily newspaper.
This ability is so deeply woven into the [...]
Fresh Faces: Sabrina Clark
February 25, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Fresh Faces
Name: Sabrina Clark
School/year in school/age: Davis, freshman, 14.
Activities/hobbies/clubs: I was in the follies, and I like to sing, dance, act.
Favorite foods: A sandwich from Subway.
Favorite movies: “She’s the Man,” “Eagle Eye,” “The Secret Life of Bees.”
Favorite books: Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events” and Caroline B. Cooney.
Favorite music, musician, or band: The Jonas Brothers [...]
Fresh Faces: Austin Wagner
February 25, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
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Name: Austin Wagner
School/year in school/age: Davis, freshman, 15.
Activities/Hobbies/Clubs: Wrestling, video games, football, track, fishing.
Favorite food: Babyback ribs
Favorite movies: “Braveheart.”
Favorite books/writers: Authors C.S. Lewis and Pearl S. Buck, and books are “Hatchet” by Gary Paulson and the “Eragon” series by Christopher Paolini.
Favorite music, musicians, or bands: Nickelback, rock, and country.
What is your most treasured possession? My [...]
Valley Workshop deadline extended
February 24, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Other Stuff
There are a couple more reporting positions available for the 2009 Valley Workshop. And the deadline to apply for them has been extended until Friday, Feb. 27.
The intensive, day-and-a-half-long workshop will be held March 20-21, 2009, in Yakima. Its mission is to increase teens’ interest in journalism and help them realize its power and necessity. [...]
Grateful for Unleashed
February 23, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Columns
By JASMINE OKBINOGLU
UNLEASHED STAFF
One day in the spring of 2006, I opened a letter I received in the mail. It informed me that I had been accepted into Unleashed, the section in the Yakima-Herald Republic in which teens had a voice.
I was ecstatic. I jumped up and down in front of my mailbox and [...]
Fresh Faces: Rachel Andringa
February 20, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
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Name: Rachel Andringa
School/year in school/age: Naches Valley, freshman, 15
Activities/hobbies/clubs: Swimming, track, band, drawing.
Favorite foods: Ice cream.
Favorite movies: Everything except “Footloose.”
Favorite books: “You Don’t Know Me” by John Klass.
Favorite music, musician, or band: Alternative.
Most treasured possession: My trumpet.
Favorite place to go in your hometown: The deli
Which person do you admire most and why? Anybody who goes [...]
Fresh Faces: Dominic Changala
February 20, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
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Name: Dominic Changala
School/year in school/age: Naches Valley, freshman, 14.
Activities/hobbies/clubs: Band, track, getting on the computer.
Favorite foods: Lean Pockets.
Favorite movies: “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”
Favorite books: Books?
Favorite music, musician, or band: Alternative.
Most treasured possession: My alto clarinet.
Favorite place to go in your hometown: The deli.
Which person do you admire most? Mi madre.
What would you do with $1 [...]
Fresh Faces: Rachele Haile
February 20, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
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Name: Rachele Haile
School/year in school/age: Naches Valley, freshman, 14.
Activities/hobbies/clubs: Soccer, running.
Favorite foods: Steak.
Favorite movies: “Horton Hears a Who!”
Favorite books: “Animal Planet” magazines.
Favorite music, musician, or band: Christian rock, alternative, limited rap, no country.
Most treasured possession: None.
Favorite place to go in your hometown: Soccer field.
Which person do you admire most/why? Rachel Andringa, because she’s amazing.
What would [...]
Fresh Faces: Kelsie Taylor
February 20, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
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Name: Kelsie Taylor
School/year in school/age: Naches Valley, freshman, 15.
Activities/hobbies/clubs: Basketball, soccer, track, SADD, FFA, NVCC, Tech Club, hanging out with friends.
Favorite foods: Heath Blizzard with fudge, pancakes, waffles, and French toast.
Favorite movies: “She’s the Man,” “Forrest Gump,” and “Norbit.”
Favorite books: “The Clique” series by Lisi Harrison.
Favorite music, musician, or band: Any good music.
Most treasured possession: [...]
