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2015
Meet the Exchange Students
Vernonia High School has established a tradi-
tion each year of hosting a large contingent of exchange
students from around the world. This year is no dif-
ferent with 18 students joining families throughout the
community. These students will participate in school
activities, school athletics, and community activities.
Many of them will return to visit after their year in Ver-
nonia is over. They will become a part of our commu-
nity and we welcome them!
Over the next several issues, Vernonia’s Voice
will visit with these students and introduce them to the
community.
Lola Berger is from Auxerre France and will spend
this year with the Cheney family. She is a senior and
is on the cheerleading squad. She will play basketball
in the winter. Lola says the landscape in Vernonia is
very different from her home region, but says she loves
the big trees and the woods. She says the people here
are nice. Lola has finished her schooling in France and
says she would like to pursue a career in either law or
journalism.
Francesco Mian is a senior from Venice, Italy. He is
spending the year with Cathy and Reggie Ward. He is
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running cross country this fall, will play
basketball in the winter and will either do
track and field or may try baseball in the
spring. Francesco says the town of Ver-
nonia is pretty small after coming from
a big city in Italy. He says the people
here are kind to the exchange students.
He says he likes all the activities and he
likes the school. Francesco still has one
year of school to finish in Italy. He says
his dream is to return to the United States
for college if he can get a scholarship but
most likely he will attend university in
Italy and study medicine.
Justine Larue is from a small town in
France called Ussel, which she describes
as much like Vernonia, just a little bit big- Left - Right: Lola Berger, Francesco Mian, Justine Larue, Marc Henke,
ger. She is a senior and is staying with
Andrea Casumaro, and Arne Schiemann.
Jeana, Justin, Sadie and Savanah Gump.
left in Germany when he returns and says he hopes to
Justine is running cross country and is also on the
attend college or university in the US or Germany for
cheerleading squad. She may try track and field in the
something sports related.
spring. Justine says Vernonia is much like her home
Andrea Casumaro is from Padua, Italy near Venice.
town in France – the landscape is exactly the same with
He is a senior and will live with the Rethwill family
lots of trees. She says the people
this year. He is practicing with the cross country team
are nice here and she really likes
and will wrestle in the winter. Andrea says Vernonia is
the school. She has one more
smaller than he expected. He has one year of school to
year of school to finish in France
finish in Italy and says he is not sure yet what he wants
and says she would like to study
to study at university.
to work in film set decorating or
Arne Schiemann is from Wismar Germany, on the
maybe study medicine.
Baltic coast near Hamburg. He is living with Justin
Marc Henke is also living with
and Ashley Ward. Arne is running cross country this
Cathy and Reggie Ward. He is
fall and, at 6’ 8”, will be a welcome addition to the
from Ulm in southern Germany.
VHS basketball program. He says he will do track and
Marc is running cross country
field as a high jumper in the spring. Arne says Verno-
this fall, will play basketball in
nia is kind of small compared to what he is used to in
the winter and may try track in
Germany. He says the school and the people are nice.
the spring. Marc says the people
Arne will have one year of school to complete when he
and the school in Vernonia are
returns to Germany and would like to study to become
nice and he likes it here so far.
an air traffic controller.
He will have two years of school
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