Over
150 high school students from Rainier, Clatskanie, Knappa, Astoria,
Warrenton, Seaside and Jewell participated in the 3rd annual Business
Leaders of Tomorrow Skills Conference March 1, 2000 at the Seaside
Convention Center. The event was sponsored by the North Coast
Educational Consortium and hosted such activities as skill competitions,
leadership trainings, computer construction classes, and business
speaker panels made up of local business owners and key management
personnel.
Special guests included: Dr. John Wubben, president of Clatsop
Community College; Dave Phillips, vice president of Instructional
Programs/Student Services for Clatsop Community College; Carl
Odin, principal of Seaside High School; Jean Danforth, vice-chair
of the Clatsop Community College Board of Directors; Michelle
Tschanz, Oregon Employment Department; Tammy Loughran, Clatsop
Community College; John Chapman, Seaside Factory Outlet Center;
Susan Buntin, North Coast Phone Center; Shirley Cordova, Pacific
Personnel; and Greg Panichello, Small Business Development Center.
College representatives from throughout the Pacific Northwest
were also on hand to provide information and join the celebration.
This year's keynote speaker was James Malinchak,a former stockbroker
who is now a motivational speaker for the Jostens Corporation.
James shared with students his insight into preparing for the
real world. Topics included building business contacts while still
in high school, goal setting and the importance of life-long learning.
The Business Leaders of Tomorrow Skills Conference is an extension
of high school business education programs. Its main goal is to
enhance the building of student self-esteem through achievements
in course work.
Below is a list of the 13-category award winners starting in
order of first through third place:
10 Key: Sara Grinstead, Seaside, Krystal Stout, Clatskanie, Libby
LaMar, Seaside
Accounting: Sarah Novotny - Rainier, Jenni Salmi - Astoria, Matt Dunn - Astoria
Business Math: Joey Greenberg - Astoria, Adrian Tate - Jewell, Michelle Walker - Astoria
Business Practices (teams)
Astoria: Hanna Long, Andrea Kustura, Christin Pass, Michelle Walker
Jewell: Adrian Tate, Emily Smith, Devin Douglas, Tony Thompson
Astoria: Scott Rainey, Andy Rygg, Ethan Fabela, Ryan Holmstedt
Graphic Arts Category - Illustration:
Jeff Sani - Seaside, Trisha Gates - Warrenton, Jason Smith - Seaside
Graphic Arts Category - Poster: Anthony Danzl - Warrenton, Alison Walter - Warrenton, Jesse Pierson - Warrenton
Integrated Computer Applications:
Sara Grinstead - Seaside, Dwight Holland - Seaside, Jesse Austin
- Seaside
Job Interview: Natasha Humphreys - Knappa, Carrie Barret - Seaside, 3rd - tie: Elizabeth Jaworski - Jewell and D. McKee - Rainier
Keyboarding: Christina Gibson - Rainier, Mike Robinson - Rainier, Seth Dawson - Astoria
Public Speaking: Hector Perez - Seaside, Jeremy McLain - Clatskanie, Leo Schwankee - Jewell
Web Page Design: William Harvey - Seaside, Barbara Hackney-Gentry - Seaside, Dan Ferguson - Warrenton
Advanced Web Page Design: Dana Benson - Seaside, Jenny Stanton - Astoria, Stuart Kisvarday - Seaside
Word Processing: Dwight Holland - Seaside, Jesse Austin - Seaside, Tami Puls - Knappa
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