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schools
september3
2015
PTA Installs New Playground Equipment
On August 30, 2015 volunteers helped the Vernonia PTA install a second section of the play structure at the Vernonia Schools. The PTA received a big helping
hand from the Vernonia Freewheelers, who showed up to assist with the project and get it ready for students to use on the first day of school.
VHS 2015 Fall Sports Preview
will play libero because of her tenacious
defensive play and strong passing.
Harral and Ely will play middle of the
front line and will provide a dominating
presence. Titus and Paige Smith,
along with exchange student Klarka
Sehnoutkova, will be the outside hitters.
Defensively Paige Smith will rotate into
the back line and play alongside Wolf
and Sara Smith.
The Northwest League will
host nine teams this season; the Lady
Loggers will play in a division with City
Christian, Faith Bible, Knappa, and Life
Christian. The Lady Loggers open their
season on September 3 at the Harrisburg
Tournament. They return home to
defend their Northwest League title on
September 8 against City Christian.
They host the Vernonia Tournament on
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Saturday, September 19 and have a key competitively before. He’ll be working her team this year, eighteen girls and one
match up against rival Faith Bible at to encourage and motivate them as well boy. Six are returning to the squad and
home on September 21.
as trying to develop some talent for his thirteen are brand new, including four
team.
exchange students.
Cross Country - Cross country coach
“We’re pretty much an unknown
Way has added a tumbling
Byron Brown will be working with a quantity at this point,” says Brown.
coach to her squad this year. The team
mostly inexperienced team this season.
On the boys squad a trio of will cheer at football games this fall.
After losing several key runners sophomores will anchor the team. Clay
The Vernonia cheer squad will
to graduation from last year’s team, Sullivan and Ben Fleck are returning compete at the All-State competition
Brown will be looking for several young runners who will be joined by Brendyn on October 13. Returner Megan
returners to step up this year.
Mullikin. James Ombati from Kenya Schirmeister will perform an individual
With just a couple weeks of leads a group of exchange students and routine and Way will also take two stunt
practice under their belts, and runners may be the best runner on the squad. groups, a co-ed team made up of Ian
still joining the squad each day, Brown Another exchange student, Mark Torres, Olivia Shelnut, Ellie Brewer,
is a little unsure what to expect from the Henke, also shows some promise. The Charity Coleman, and Sophia Shelnut,
upcoming season. A short course at the girls squad will once again be made up and an all girls team with Schirmeister,
Jamboree on August 29 gave Brown a entirely of exchange students.
Breanna Gardner, Cheyenne Farr-Smith,
glimpse of what some of his runners are
“Even if we don’t win races, Kayleigh Lillethum, and Nicole Gardner.
capable of.
because there’s only going to be one
The cheer squad was busy this
“The athletes have to be winner in each race, we want them to summer, decorating for the first week of
intrinsically motivated to be successful start progressing to be the best runners school, creating banners, and painting
in cross country,” says Brown. “It’s all they can be,” says Brown. “Hopefully the grand stands at the football stadium.
about how tough you are – mentally that carries over into everything else They will also paint the football field
tough and physically tough. It’s your they do in life. It’s about having high with a large V and crossed axes in the
head and your heart and it has to come expectations for ourselves. There’s a lot center and “Vernonia Loggers” in the end
from the runner. They’re running for of ways to measure success.”
zones. The team also spent a lot of time
miles and the motivation has to come
volunteering this summer, helping with
from the individual.”
Cheerleading - Coach Denise Way will the Kid’s Zone during Jamboree, helping
Once again Brown has a large have a large group of new faces this year at Vernonia Cares every Monday, and
contingent of exchange students out for on her cheer squad.
helping at the Pat Curl Memorial.
the squad, most of whom have never run
Way has nineteen students on
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