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Lockman named National Scholar
Walker Sacon
■ By Columbia
Gorge News
Columbia High School
senior Jacob Lockman has
been named a 2021 National
Scholar by the Horatio Alger
Association of Distinguished
Americans. Lockman will
receive a $25,000 scholarship.
Lockman was one of four
scholars from Washington
and Oregon to receive the
scholarship, and one of 106
recipients nationally.
Association spokesperson
Claire Salazar said in an
email that tens of thousands
of students applied. Those
chosen were recognized for
their commitment to con-
tinuing their education and
giving back to their commu-
nities through the pandemic,
she said.
Lockman said he plans to
pursue a computer science
degree and hopes to play
soccer at the next level in the
process.
“I really love soccer and I
want to play soccer if I can,
but I also have a brain,” he
said.
Lockman said he hopes
to work in the “assistive
technology” field — “like
rehabilitation robotics.” He
said he enjoys being part of a
team and complex work like
robotics demands a team of
like-minded people working
toward a common cause.
Though Lockman hasn’t
yet decided where he will
attend college, he said
he has been accepted to
Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology in Indiana,
where the soccer coach told
him there will be a roster spot
waiting.
Rose-Hulman has been
named the top engineering
college in the nation by U.S.
News and World Report for
22 consecutive years, accord-
ing to the school’s website.
Lockman said it feels good
to know he has at least one
Columbia High School senior Jacob Lockman, at left, has been named a 2021 National Scholar by the
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.
File photo
viable option.
A senior soccer season at
CHS hasn’t been a sure-thing
since the pandemic inter-
rupted his junior campaign
last year. To stay in shape and
showcase his talent to college
scouts and coaches, he has
been playing soccer with the
Westside Timbers Soccer
Club in Beaverton.
“If I don’t play, I won’t get
recognized,” he said.
Lockman said the club
provided a higher level of
competition than he was
used to at first, but he has set-
tled in and earned a starting
spot.
“I was really scared when I
first went in,” Lockman said.
“I realized I work just as hard,
if not harder than these kids
and I can hold my own out
there.”
Horatio Alger Association
President Jim Dicke said in
an email that the scholarship
is aimed at helping “deserv-
ing young people who have
demonstrated integrity,
determination in overcoming
adversity, academic potential
and the personal aspiration
to make unique contribu-
tions to society.”
Lockman said receiving
the scholarship was a “huge
boost” to his confidence
as he knows many other
recipients come from larger
schools with more resources.
He said he tries to live by the
values of hard work, hones-
ty and determination and
hopes that people notice his
actions.
“Right now it’s hard for
people to see that passion
through a screen,” he said.
Awarded scholars will
travel to Washington, D.C.,
to meet other scholars and
members of the associa-
tion when it is safe to do so,
Salazar said in an email.
Scholars will also participate
in college preparation ses-
sions and other educational
events.
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What is Yoga?
In many parts of the country, team sports have been cancelled because
of the pandemic. In some places it is hard to play outside because of
COVID and/or the weather. But there is one sport you can do in your
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Can you pose like a dog? How
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Yoga takes concentration. Look at the pictures below. Which
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Yoga is an ancient form of fitness with poses that help
you stretch, relax and get stronger.
The Benefits of Yoga
Research shows yoga has many benefits. Use the code
to find out what these are.
These poses can be fun and
silly. They are also yoga
poses that are good
for you!
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Smelling Flowers
Imagine you are smelling a
flower, breathing in deeply
through your nose and out
through your mouth.
Yoga can improve
Downward Facing Dog
Have you ever watched a dog when it
gets up from resting? It might do this
stretch which ancient yogis (people who
do yoga) discovered was a good stretch
for people, too.
1. Go to your hands
and knees and
breathe in deeply
through your
nose.
2. Exhale and
stretch your
legs and arms
so that your
bottom is up in
the air.
3. Push the ground firmly
with your hands. Stretch
your legs, bending and
straightening your
knees very carefully.
Stop if you feel any pain!
4. Return to your
hands and
knees.
Relax and
repeat.
Cat Pose
Move onto your hands and
knees. Take a deep breath in
through your nose. Round your
back and lower your chin to
your chest.
Exhale and lower your back
and raise your head.
Rest and repeat.
Yoga can improve
Yoga can reduce
Pigeon
Bring one leg in front of you
so your shin is parallel to
the top edge of a wall, draw
the other leg behind so your
knee is on the ground.
Yoga began in
India long ago.
Ancient statues
show figures in
various yoga
poses.
Your
back foot
can be flat
on the ground, or your toes
can be tucked under.
No one knows exactly when yoga began. It’s been around
for thousands of years. How yoga is practiced has changed over
time as different people in different places started doing it. But one
thing that people who practice different kinds of yoga agree on is
that yoga can improve health and well-being for people of all ages.
Cobra
No reason to be afraid of this
cobra! It is a great yoga pose
and stretch.
Hold That
Pose!
Lie down with your belly on the
ground.
Place your hands under your
shoulders and your
forehead on the ground.
Breathe in through your nose
and press your hands to the
ground while raising your head and
shoulders.
Exhale through your mouth and
teeth and hiss like a snake.
Lower your body back to the ground.
Relax and repeat.
Butterfly
Sit on the floor and bring the soles of your
feet together. Let your knees fall outward
so your legs look like butterfly wings.
Look through the
newspaper for a
photograph or
drawing of an
animal or person.
Copy the pose and
see how long you
can hold it. The
sports pages have
great challenging
poses.
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to
locate information.
BUTTERFLY
SHOULDERS
STRETCH
IMPROVE
BREATH
EXHALE
COBRA
RELAX
SNAKE
KNEES
YOGA
POSE
CHIN
TOES
DOG
Bunny Breath
I M S E L A H X E C
Just like a little bunny in the
garden, take three quick sniffs in
through your nose, and one long
exhale out through the mouth.
E P R T O V A G O Y
V E Y O R U R B H E
O B U T T E R F L Y
R R N X E A T A C K
P E I A A K T C L N
M A H G H L A O H E
Snake Breath
Pretend to be a snake and hiss.
Inhale deeply through your nose
and blow out through your
mouth with a soft and low
hissing sound.
I T C P O S E N E E
S H O U L D E R S S
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Health News
Look through the newspaper for an article
about health. Read the article and then make a
list of things that the article says keep people
healthy.
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Bumblebee Breath
Sit comfortably and inhale
through your nose, keeping your
mouth closed. Next, with your
mouth still closed, make a
humming or buzzing noise (like
a bumblebee) as you exhale.
Dragon Fire Breath
Place your fingers under your
chin, and as you inhale, raise
your elbows as high as you can
around your neck and face. On
the exhale, lower your elbows
back down.
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