High School Recognition Program aka “STEM Dinner”
On January 24, 2010, Tillamook County branch of AAUW honored eight outstanding high school senior students for their scholastic achievements in the fields of science, technology, and math (STEM). They were nominated by their teachers and invited by AAUW-Tillamook, along with their families, to a recognition dinner at Tillamook Bay Community College.
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- Eight high school senior girls representing excellence in the fields of science, technology, and math in the Tillamook County, Oregon schools.
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Seated from left: Victoria Sparks (Math) Nestucca; Jacinda Thomas (Science) Tillamook; Linse Sullivan (Science) Neah-Kah-Nie.
Standing from left: JoHanna Wood (Technology) Nestucca; Tamara Bontrager (Technology) Tillamook; Aubrey DuBois (Math) Neah-Kah-Nie; Misty Tarr (Math) Tillamook; Nicole Young (Science) Nestucca.
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- Alex and Amy Rangel. Amy was the keynote speaker and titled her presentation “Interesting Opportunitites I Have Been Given.”
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- Event organizers and Co-Chairs: Doris Nelson & Carolyn Fine
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- AAUW-Tillamook President: Valerie Brace
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- Award winner Jacinda Thomas with Dr. Lori Gates
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- Dr. Lori Gates presenting the Math award to Misty Tarr of Tillamook High.
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- Tillamook High School Honorees: Bontrager, Tarr, and Thomas
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- Neah-kah-nie High School Honorees: DuBois and Sullivan
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- Marie Miller introducing Linse Sullivan, Neah-kah-nie’s Science award winner.
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- Math award winner Aubrey DuBois from Neah-kah-nie High introduced by Marie Miller
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- Members sat at round tables and interacted with recipients and their families
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- Nestucca High School Honorees: Wood, Sparks, and Young
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- Jane Frost introducing Technology award winner JoHanna Wood of Nestucca High.
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- A parent receiving a gift tree
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- Our branch was fortunate enough to be able to hold our dinner at the new Tillamook Bay Community College campus in the large meeting room
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- Dr. Dave Bizeau and Bonita Smulski-Bizeau, branch Program Vice President
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- Carolyn Ollikainen, branch Secretary, and Jennie Burton
Photography by Jane Frost with editing by Doris Nelson