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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
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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-
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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
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