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Appeal Tribune, www.silvertonappeal.com
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
OSAA committee supports change
It recommends Oregon high schools
convert to five-classification system
BILL POEHLER
STATESMAN JOURNAL
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Stayton’s Alexa Bender (20) brings down a rebound over Marshfield defenders on March 4.
Oregon high schools might switch to a five-classification system.
The Classification and Districting
Committee of the Oregon School Activ-
ities Association is supporting a change
in Oregon’s high schools that would elim-
inate a classification and drop to five
classes from six.
The committee held a meeting March
20 in Wilsonville to discuss whether the
committee support the current six clas-
sification system or go to a five classifi-
cation model.
There were 26 representatives from
high schools in Oregon who testified
about the subject at the meeting, and the
majority of those were in favor of six
classes.
“I think by my calculations they had
26 people testify and 22 of the 26 in some
way shape or form were in support of
staying at the 6A classification,” said
Stayton athletic director Darren
Shryock who testified at the meeting.
“If they’ve already made up their
mind, why have that meeting? I hope it’s
not set in stone. I hope it’s something that
can still be addressed. I’ve been fielding
calls from coaches and other AD’s all
morning.”
The committee listed in its update
from the meeting as reasons for chang-
ing to a five class model as it would re-
duce overall travel, it better addresses
travel in outlying areas, it gives greater
depth in each classification and it would
provide greater stability within and be-
tween classifications.
What would suffer, however, would be
competitive balance.
The schools that would be most hurt
See CLASS, Page 2B
PHOTOS BY ANNA REED / STATESMAN JOURNAL
Silverton High School’s Brock Rogers has won the Mid-Willamette championship in the 110-meter hurdles the past two seasons.
ON THE RIGHT TRACK
Silverton’s Rogers is learning quickly in class and sport
BILL POEHLER
STATESMAN JOURNAL
SILVERTON – Brock Rogers is a quick study.
Best known as a hurdler on Silverton High School’s track and field
team, last year he picked up the open 100-meter dash about two weeks
before the district meet.
In that short amount of time he went from novice to the
Mid-Willamette District champion and a state placer in the event.
Just as he was a quick study in the hurdle races on the track a few
years ago, Rogers will complete his high school graduation
requirements and his associate degree in June.
“He’s very studious. He’s very smart,” Silverton sprint coach Mary
Hayden said. “He’s already got a lot of college credit and whatnot. Not
only is he athletic, but he’s a hard worker.”
Rogers was home schooled until enrolling at Renaissance Public
Academy in Molalla in the eighth grade.
In his junior year of high school, he enrolled at Clackamas
Community College and has since commuted over 40 minutes each way
between Silverton and the Oregon City campus two to four days each
week.
See ROGERS, Page 2B
Silverton High School senior hurdler Brock Rogers got his start in the hurdles as a freshman.