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NEW...... http://depts.clackamas.cc.or.us/print Clackamas Community College dnesday January 30, 2002 Oregon City, Oregon Volume XXXVII, issue Innocence lost SALENA DE LA CRUZ MAGGIE JIRASEK Jan. 9, 2002, was a normal day, but at approximately 7:45 a.m., a child walked out of her residence and has not been seen since. This shattered the calm many residents felt about the safety of their children, but nearly 2,100 times a day a child disappears in the United States. In Oregon City, barely a few miles away from CCC at Newell Creek Apartments, 12- year-old Ashley Pond disap peared on her way to the school bus stop that was only 1/2 mile away from her home. She has been missing more than two weeks and no leads have developed. She is ap proximately five feet five inches tall with brown eyes and brown hair and weighs about 110 pounds. Her grand father Don Martin hopes to get the information out so people can call if they see her. Pond is one in a massive problem that occurs every day. Innocence is lost and lives are shattered when chil dren disappear. Police continue to search the area near her home. Many motorists may have also seen police, FBI and volun teers combing the areas nearby. See Pond, page 4 PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY THE FAMILY SALENA DE LA CRUZ/ Clackamas Print Left: The picture shown is of Ashley Pond. She is the 12-year-old Oregon City girl who has been missing since Jan. 9, when she left her apartment al Newell Creek on Beavercreek Road at about 7:45 a.m.Right: Two pictures that show possible trails Ashley Pond could have taken the morning of Jan. 9 using either the long driveway or the steps that lead to the bus stop. Either way, she hasn't been seen since. SALENA DE LA CRUZ / Clackamas Print Speech team talks it up, claims third place SALENA DE LA CRUZ around for 35 years,” said Kelly Brennan, director of Opinion Editor forensics. Clackamas was stalwart During the weekend of and let their voices be Jan. 18-19, Clackamas’ heard. They went in strong Speech and Debate team talked the talk and walked with new members assisting the walk while competing at in their quest to the top. "We went there with 12 the Stan Schmidt Invita brand new students.We tional Tournament at Port went there having gone land Community College. The tournament was froml2 members to 24," named after Forensics Di said Brennan. Clackamas placed third rector Stan Schmidt, who overall. They competed coached speech and debate against 15 other schools for 35 years until he retired and eventually fell in the five years ago. semi-finals. Portland State “Stan Schmidt is one of University placed first the legendary directors of while Lewis & Clark came forensics that has been bounding into second. “We ended out the tour nament finishing third overall, top school. There were 15 schools there,” said Brennan. Several members of the Opinión...Page 2-3 team walked away with top News...Pages 4 awards. Samantha Griffin was a finalist in Sales Im Feature...Pages 5-6 promptu and Dramatic In A & E...Pages 7-9 terpretation while also re Sports. ..Pages 10-11 ceiving second in Commu nication Analysis. Amy The End...Page 12 Perin was recognized for Extemp Speaking as a final ist. Paul Southwick What's Inside? sounded off as a finalist in Sales Impromptu and Per suasion Speaking while Jenifer Gile joined the ranks with finalist recogni tion in Persuasion Speak ing. Newcomer Leah Clack came onto the scene grab bing finalist position for Dramatic Interpretation while Carrie Lundy earned an award for Pros. “It was exciting,” said Brennan. Clackamas had two nov ice teams that placed very high considering their ex perience was limited. These teams consisted of members that had very little or no tournament experience.Shirna Coverstone, Melissa Bossman and Rachel Moore made up one team of nov ices and placed fifth over all. Melissa Karki and Leah Clack was the second team and ended with a fourth place rating. “To ask novices to do anything is phenomenal,” said Brennan. Clackamas debaters had an opportunity to be placed as a top speaker. There were only 10 open- SALENA DE LA CRUZ / Clackamas Print Bottom, from left to right: Students Paul Southwick, Jennifer Nelson, Melissa Karki, Paul Sanford, Kelly Brennan and Samantha Griffin. Back Row: Left to Right: Carrie Lundy, Leah Clack and Brian Everest. Clackamas' Speech and Debate team show their excitement in placing third in the overall competition at PCC's Stan Schmidt Invitational. ings in the Novice and Open Divisions. Only two community colleges even placed in the top speakers category. The rest were four-year colleges. “We were represented very well,” said Brennan. Clackamas will be com peting in the Nationals in April where they will be given another opportunity to sound off and make their statements heard in the manner their team has be come famous for. 11
