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December
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It's the oldest rivalry west
of the Mississippi, West Linn
vs Oregon City. West Linn
dominated on the football
field, but lost when it came
to collecting the most cans
during the annual Canned
Food Drive competition.
Last year, for the second
time in many years, WLHS
collected more cans than
OCHS and the Associated
Student Body officers made
a goal to repeat. However,
coming into the first week,
there wasn't much chance
of that. The number of cans
collected was lower than
expected, and by the end of
the drive a total of 15,360 cans
were collected. Oregon City
slid past with 17, 276 cans.
This goal seemed harder
to reach considering there
was one less week this year
to donate. Last year, the
drive was postponed a week
due to the placement of
Thanksgiving break. At the
beginning of the final week,
Oregon City claimed to have
collected 7,000 cans, while
West Linn counted nearly
2 , 000 .
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the number being so low is
because not a lot of people
contributed," Jake Fogle,
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involved
in a competition
to
see which team could collect
the most cans. Choices for
prizes were one Winter Ball
Associated Student Body officers organize and count cans according
to weight in ounces. The cans were boxed and the were collected by
members of the Elks Lodge for gift baskets which will be provided
to families in West Linn and Oregon City.
Photo by Malia Chong
junior ASB representative,
said. "We [were] collecting
less and less cans due to
little involvement from the
students."
Students had the
opportunity to form teams
to collect cans, and were
ticket for each member of the
team, a pizza party at school
and special prize bags.
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of Rwanda. The efforts made
by the exclusively volunteer
Last year's "Blended Colors
staff range from awareness
Fashion Show" hosted by Ali
to partnership programs
Super and Danielle Meyer,
and individual fundraising.
seniors, featured Butera in
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Rwanda. They also raised
child with a school uniform,
$4,200.
which is mandatory, or over a
An advisory board which
month of school fees for a $25
includes Keir Pearson, the
contribution.
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endless, however.
The "Pay It Forward"
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event is a chance for an
individual to sponsor
a brunch or lunch for
friends and neighbors
that raises awareness
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and gives them the
opportunity to donate or
host an event themselves.
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The five teams in the
competition were Todd
Jones's sixth period Oregon
History and Issues class, Jake
Fogle's group, Ben Morrow's
team, Team Righteous and
the Junior Class Council.
Fogle's group placed first,
with Morrow's team second
and Jones' class third.
This year, in hopes of
encouraging students to
donate, ASB held a verbal
auction in which students bid
cans to win hot dates with
juniors and seniors which
included a limo ride and free
lunch at Lil' Cooperstown.
Students originally up for
auction were Morrow, Erin
Jameson, Justin Monahan,
Amy Holt, Rosie Dickson
and Charlie Steele, seniors,
along with Josh Oltman
and Sara Sebastian, juniors.
Morrow and Jameson were
replaced at the last minute by
Mitch Gaulke, junior. Travis
Schutzler, freshman, won the
date with him by bid ding
150 cans. Taylor Kolasinski,
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senior, won the date with
Jameson's replacement,
Amber Arrigotti, junior.
The top bidder, Ethan
Connolly, senior, paid 500
cans for a date with Dickson
who gave it to Owen Bridge,
senior, as a birthday gift.
Jacob Gianuzzi, sophomore,
bid 10 cans for Monahan. Jake
Jetton, sophomore, won a
date with Holt for 185 cans.
Connor McGuire, senior,
won a date with Steele for
175 cans. Hannah Schmitz,
freshman, bid 110 cans for
Oltman and Charles Corbett
won a date with Sebastian
with 400 cans.
ASB officers collected the
cans and arranged them in
boxes that were picked up
by Elks Lodge members. The
Elks volunteers then organize
the donations to make up gift
baskets of full dinners which
include turkeys. The baskets
are distributed to families in
Oregon City and West Linn
who would otherwise be
without holiday dinners.
Crosswalk collisions spark safety concerns
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During October, two
accidents occurred involving
the crosswalk in front of the
school. On Oct. 4, Sue Bradley,
special projects secretary,
was rear ended by a student
after stopping to let Michelle
Olson, guidance counselor,
cross the street.
Then, on Oct. 29, Gregory
McMurtrie, sophomore, was
hit while crossing the street
during the evening to to
attend Mock Trial practice.
After traveling 10 yards,
McMurtrie incurred some
minor injuries to his ankle
and is still in the process of
healing. The school is now
taking action to make the
crosswalks safer for students.
"Safety is a big concern,"
Rob Holstrom, assistant
principal, said. After the
accidents, the Building
Safety Committee decided
to purchase light-up signs
to promote visibility at the
crosswalks in front of the
school and near the senior
parking lot. Waist-high
plastic poles with reflectors
will also be placed in the
authority they need to take for
their actions when crossing
a busy road. "Although it's
the driver's responsibility,
students need to look out
for their safety," Haitham
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Abdallah, senior, said.
crosswalks. The dates of
these installations are still
uncertain.
"It depends on how quickly
they can get them," Holstrom
said. "The city has to install
them."
The administration is also
working to inform students
about student safety and
driver courtesy. An e-mail
was sent in early November
to the student body, and
information about the events
was also included in the
parent newsletter. The goal
of the e-mail was to make
students aware of the dangers
of carelessly using crosswalks.
Students are also
concerned about crosswalk
safety, and the amount of
"Just because you're at a
crosswalk, it doesn't mean
you're safe," Holstrom said.
"You have to use common
sense."
The state of Oregon
suggests that drivers should
not pass a car stopped
at a crosswalk or block a
crosswalk. They should
also be cautious during the
evening.
Holstrom advises
pedestrians not to assume a
car will stop for them and to
continue to use crosswalks
safely by making sure all
cars have stopped before
crossing in a crosswalk.
Drivers should be aware
of their surroundings and
acknowledge speed limits.
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Cars pass by the site of two accidents that occurred in October. As a result of the collisions, the Building
Safety Committee is taking measures to improve crosswalk safety.
Photo by Caliey Lathrop