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Clackamas Community College
dnesday January 30, 2002
Oregon City, Oregon
Volume XXXVII, issue
Innocence lost
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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
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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.
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Speech team talks it up, claims third place
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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-
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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.
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