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About Vernonia's voice. (Vernonia, OR) 2007-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 2017)
16 schools december21 2017 VHS Winter Sports Report Wrestling – The Vernonia Eli Thompson, Kameron Pow- wrestlers are living up to ell, and Mekhi Williams win- expectations so far this sea- ning second place, and Wyatt son and have put together Jones, Hepner Forster, and a string of impressive team Murad Yazanedov grabbing performances as well as third place finishes. some very good individual On December 9 fresh- efforts at early season tour- man Hailey Reynolds took naments and meets. third place in a 16 person The Loggers kicked bracket at the War of the Ros- off the season with a strong es women’s tournament. showing at the Harrisburg On December 12 the Tournament on December Loggers hosted Clatskanie and 1 and then won two of three Santiam in a mix and match dual matches at Seaside pairing event that produced on December 5, defeating several good performances league rival Neah-Kah-Nie by Vernonia wrestlers, includ- Nick Bennett 45-24 and crushing Seaside ing wins by Jones, Thompson, 58-24, while falling to Ilwaco 46-27. Williams, Yazanedov, Nick Bennett, and an exciting On December 8 the loggers team brought home pin by Kailia Jackson. the first place trophy from the Jefferson Tournament, The following day the Loggers traveled to with Storm Henson taking first place, Patrick Fletcher, Banks and competed against several 4A schools, taking third place with Jones, Powell, and Williams all taking first place, Henson finishing second, and Jackson and Yazanedov taking third place. The Loggers brought home more hardware from the Yamhill Carlton Dual meet with a first place finish on December 15 and finished third in the very competitive 12 team Bill Haggerty Invitational on De- cember 16. Williams took first place at 138 with three straight pins, Henson took second at 160, Fletcher took third at 106, Austin Sicard took third at 138, Bennett took third at 182, and Yazanedov took third at 195. The Loggers will compete in the Clatskanie Tournament on December 30, travel to the Pac Rim tournament on January 5-6 and to the Oregon Classic in Redmond on January 12-13. They host Neah-Kah- Nie and Kennedy in a dual meet match up at home on January 16. Boys Basketball – The Loggers are tied for second place in a tough Northwest League with a 2-1 record heading into the Christmas break. The Loggers are 4-3 continued on page 18 Student Led Class Completes Beautifying Projects Jim Krahn doesn’t lead the students, the students lead Jim Krahn veloping and implementing real world projects. Some of the things we do in PBL is bring in pub- lic speakers, promote respect, By Kailia Jackson and complete numerous proj- ects, from rearranging ban- “NO cellphones, PLEASE face ners, to painting the school. forward, and LISTEN when others are This class is relatively new talking!” and mainly student led, with If you’ve ever heard these exu- Mr. Krahn mediating when berantly shouted rules, then you’ve defi- our debates get heated or off nitely been in Mr. Jim Krahn’s Project topic. MacKenzie Fassold Based Learning (PBL) class. PBL teach- and Storm Henson are the es students work techniques while de- Absolute MARBLE QUALITY FABRICATION & INSTALLATION MARBLE GRANITE TRAVERTINE FREE ESTIMATES Kitchen Countertops Fireplace & Furniture Tubs & Vanities CCB#204480 Phone 503-429-2617 AbsoluteMarble@frontier.com RIDE INN student co-chairs of PBL. They’re the ones that create our itinerary, lead our discussions, and help start up our vari- ous assignments. One project that PBL has been responsible for is the painting of the big gym floor. This project was led by Clay Sullivan, and his crew of Gaven Everett, Andrew Vazquez, and Courtney Barklow. Sullivan took it upon himself to create a GoFundMe account, which dramatically helped him fulfill his mon- etary goal of $2,350. Various companies sponsored the floor painting, but three companies donated above and beyond what we could hope for. A BIG thank you to the following: Absolute Marble, Eveready Welding, and the All In Pub & Eatery. Sullivan contacted Phenom Flooring, and they got the job done, and did it well. Another project that PBL has taken on is the Ac- tivities Mural. If you enter the school through the athlet- ic entrance, then you’ll see a mural of various athletics and clubs that you can join at Ver- nonia High. Depicted in the mural are the following: golf, track, cross country, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, band, volleyball, wrestling, football, robotics, and eques- trian. MacKenzie Fassold and Izzy Admire were the co- chairs of this project. They purchased the paint, made up the designs, and told everyone where to stick their paintbrush. The mural took about a month and a half to finish, and Fassold and her crew of Al- ura Byler, Kendra Stefan, Lily Buchan- an, Alexa Cook, myself, and so many more worked tirelessly to make the mu- ral something that VHS could be proud of. All in all, PBL is responsible for so many things that you see around Ver- nonia Schools. PBL put on Unity Week last year, and we hope to bring it back again this year. We want to leave a last- ing impression of perseverance, respect, and consistency on the underclassmen and future PBL students. V ernonia C hristian C hurch Everyone is welcome in our vibrant & active community! Sunday Worship Service 11:00 am Pastor Sam Hough 410 North St. Vernonia NowOpen!•15rooms•Fullyremodeled 900 Madison Avenue, Vernonia 971-227-0462 503-382-9380 jeromecordell@gmail.com • Youth and Adult Sunday School • Evening Youth Groups 4th-6th Grade Junior & Senior High • Home Study Groups • Outdoor Ministry Christian Bow Hunters of America Annual Sportsman’s Banquet office@VernoniaChristianChurch.org 503-429-6522
