Finalist Named in the 2012 National Merit® Scholarship Program
(Evanston, Illinois) Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced that Junction City High School senior, John Gillies has been named a finalist in the 57th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. His selection continues his eligibility to compete for some of the more than $34 million in scholarships that will be offered this spring.
About 1.5 million juniors took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).
Gillies will compete for one of 2,500 National Merit $2500 Scholarships that will be awarded on a state representational basis.
Junction City High School had two winners in 2008 when both JJ Rominger-Watts and Joe Junker each won $2500 in National Merit scholarships.
Junction City School District is committed to Engage, Inspire and Educate all our students by offering physical education, music, comprehensive art, computer technology, as well as enrichment
and academic support in before
and after school programs.
I mentioned to some students today that I’d like to have t-shirts made with the following message: Oregon Deserves Sunshine Too! I’ve been an Oregonian my entire life and should have adjusted to a wet winter and spring by now. Quite honestly though: if the sun would make its way out for a few days in a row, it would be a much appreciated event.
Just in case you missed reading the Junction City School Board Agenda and Minutes from last month, this will be my final year as principal at Oaklea Middle School. After 41 years in the field of education and with the past 19 years at Oaklea, it seems to be the right time to retire. I cannot say enough about the staffs, parents and students I’ve had the opportunity to work with and got to know.
I fully realize that all of the positives of being around middle school students -- their laughter, their growing concepts of who they are, and their emerging glimmer of life as an adult – all will truly be missed.
However, it’s time.
Thanks to all of you I’ve met and worked with over the years. Hopefully we’ve all been able to make Oaklea an even better place to learn, to grow, and to recognize what we can offer to the rest of the world.
