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10 Schools October 21 2021 Meet the Exchange Students, Part 2 This year the Vernonia School District and community is hosting nine exchange students from several differ- ent countries. In our October 7 issue we introduced five of those students. Now you get to meet the other four. Gia Tran is living with Katherine Cadenas and is from Can Tho City in Vietnam. Gia is running with the cross country team this fall and is interested in art programs at the high school. He likes that Vernonia is a small town and says the people are friendly. He says he became an exchange student because both his brother and cousin had done it before, and he wanted to meet new people and improve his English. Gia says he hopes to study comput- er and graphic design when he finishes high school. Yilin Lu is from Xian, a large city in China. He is spending this year living with Kather- ine Cadenas. Lu has been an integral part of the boys cross country squad this year, will play basketball in the winter, and run the 400 meters in the spring for the track team. “I’m good at running,” he says with a big smile. He says he likes Vernonia’s clear blue sky and clean air, and he likes the people who he says “are kind.” Lu says he hopes to improve his English while he’s an exchange student. He says he plans to study psychology when he graduates from high school. Mireia Jauma Verges is from the city of Barcelona, Spain and is spending her year living with Deanna and come be an exchange student here, and “meet new people, improve my English, try new things, and learn a new culture.” She says she wants to study architec- ture after high school. Zoe Menzolini is from the small city of Pordenone in Italy where she lives with her parents and her two dogs, two cats, and her turtle. “I love animals,” she says. She is spending this year with Stephanie, Jes- se, Leilani, and Maika Borst. “They are so sweet and nice with me and since my first day with them, I am so happy!” Zoe is an experienced volleyball player and has been a good ad- dition to the Lady Loggers var- sity team. She says she might try basketball in the winter in order to stay close with her L-R: Gia Tran, Yilin Lu, Mireia Jauma Verges, and Zoe Menzolini volleyball teammates, and Daniel Colmena. Mireia is playing volleyball this fall, run track in the spring. She became an exchange stu- will play basketball this winter, and hopes to play soft- dent to improve her English and to become more self ball in the spring. She likes that Vernonia is small and confident. Zoe has one more year of high school in you can walk almost anywhere. She says the people Italy and hopes to study to become a veterinarian. She here are “so nice and friendly.” Because she was born says Vernonia is a very pretty city and she likes that in Florida but moved to Spain when she was just four everyone knows each other. She says the teachers and months old, she holds dual citizenship and wanted to people in Vernonia are very nice and friendly. VHS Fall Sports Report Cross Country – Head coach John Roady’s girls and boys squads continued their jour- ney toward the State Championship meet with several more strong performances. At the Bigfoot Classic in Rocka- way on October 5 the Vernonia girls won the meet with 20 points beating Astoria (41) and Portland Adventist (66). Sopho- more Delaney Dreager finished 2 nd overall, followed in order by senior Sadie Gump in 3 rd , exchange students Elena Zielke in 4 th and Asia Garcia in 7 th , freshman Trinity We- ber in 15 th , sophomore Eloise Pedersen in 16 th , and junior Chloe Guiberson in 22 nd . L-R: Delaney Draeger, Yilin Lu and Evan Miller, and Sadie Gump at the Vernonia Cross Country Meet. Below: Brooklynn Walters The Logger boys placed 2 nd as a team with 68 points, to Astoria’s winning score of 40 followed in order by Yilin Lu was a close 3 rd overall with 74 points and edged league rival Knappa who placed 3 rd in 11 th , Hahn in 12 th , freshman points. Miller was again the overall with 70 points. Sophomore Evan Miller was the Kaiden Van Lom in 38 th , and top Vernonia finisher, plac- first Vernonia runner with a 3 rd place finish, followed McLeod in 43 rd overall. ing 7 th , with a time of 17:25, th by sophomores Peter Hahn in 7 and Seth Scheuerman On October 14 The followed by Yilin Lu with a in 9 th , exchange student Yilin Lu in 25 th , and freshman teams ran on their own course at PR of 18:00 to take 11 th place, th Cannon McLeod in 30 . the Vernonia Invitational, from Hahn in 16 th , Scheuerman At the Rainier Invitational on October 9 the Anderson Park to Vernonia 17 th , and McLeod 30 th . Vernonia girls again won the meet with a score of 18 Lake and back. With 14 teams Vernonia had one more points over district rival Southwest Christian who competing, the Lady Loggers meet at Knappa on October came in 2 nd with 41 points. Draeger won the race in a dominated the event, grabbing 20, before the District Meet time of 21:15 over the tough course, with Gump taking four of the first five spots. “The on October 29. The top two 2 nd in 21:55. They were followed by Zielke in 4 th , Gar- weather turned out perfect for placing boys and girls teams cia 6 th , Pedersen 10 th , and exchange student Philomene the race, as it was cool and the at the District meet earn a trip Abt in 12 th . The boys team placed 4 th behind Benson rain had stopped that afternoon. to the State Championship at Tech, Knappa, and Warrenton. Miller again led the It was a great atmosphere and Lane Community College in Logger boys with a 3 rd place finish in a time of 18:32, Vernonia and the home team Eugene on November 6. did not disappoint by beating Volleyball – The Lady Log- four of the top ten ranked teams gers advanced in the North- in the state!” said coach Roady. west League playoffs after Draeger was again the top Vernonia finisher, running defeating Faith Bible 3-0 in a home match on Octo- a PR of 19:22, followed once again by Gump who fin- ber 19, and were scheduled to travel to face Portland ished 2 nd . Zielke took 4 th , followed by Garcia in 5 th , Christian on Thursday, October 21. 971-533-4908 Pedersen finished 17 th , and Abt in 21 st . Licensed The Lady Loggers had inched up the North- Tim Poppino Bonded The boys also had a great meet with several west League standings and were sitting in 3 rd place 19025 Woods Road Insured running PRs. Heppner won the team race with 69 after their final regular season match, a 3-0 win over CCM#90548 Vernonia, OR 97064 points, Knappa was 2 nd with 72 points, and Vernonia continued on page 11 Poppino Painting
