welcome
from the editor
There has been a lot of
excitement around Vernonia during the
last few weeks as both our high schools
boys and girls basketball teams qualified
for the league playoffs in what will be
the last season of games in the historic
Logger Dome. The Boys team took it
a step further, bringing home the league
title, winning a first round state playoff
game and earning a trip to the final eight
in Pendleton.
The Logger Wrestlers also
added to the excitement around town
as they brought home their second team
District Championship in three years,
including three individual champions,
and qualified five wrestlers for the State
Tournament on February 24-25 where
four Loggers medaled.
It’s a good time to be a Logger!
But I would also like to bring
attention to some other talented students
at VHS who are also working and
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practicing hard and doing a lot to make have obviously been practicing and
all Logger fans proud.
improving. The sound they are putting
First is the Vernonia Robotics out is great! Not to mention what they
Team, which are featured in an article add to the atmosphere at the home
in this issue on page 10. This is the games.
first year Vernonia has organized this
Mr. Izzett, as many of you
type of activity and the kids and adult know, has been doing an amazing job
mentors have been diligently working over the last few years, reviving a music
in preparation for their regional program in our schools and building an
competition.
The kids spent long award winning band program. Anyone
hours fabricating, programming and who was at the homecoming football
constructing their robot, as well as game this past fall, and saw the halftime
practicing the tasks they will be required show the marching band put on, knows
to perform at the competition on March what I’m talking about. The VHS band
8-10. These hardworking kids also is another group of dedicated and
deserve our acknowledgement, kudos talented students who also deserve our
praise, admiration, and cheers!
and respect for their accomplishments.
It’s not just our Logger athletic
There is another group at VHS
I would also like to recognize. The teams that are enjoying success this year.
VHS Pep Band, under the direction of
Let’s Go Loggers!
Mr. Rob Izzett, has been performing at
most recent home basketball games and Scott Laird
wow, are they getting good! The kids Editor and Publisher
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