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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.
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