The INDEPENDENT, May 2, 2001
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VHS Equestrian drill team members qualify for state in first year
Vernonia
High
School
Equestrian Drill Team mem
bers Sarah Sook, Jessica Alli
son, Kendall Nelson and Liz
James finished first in the NW
District and will be competing
at the state competition May 18
-20 at the Jackson County
Expo Center in Central Point.
Also qualifying for State in
individual events were Kendell
Nelson, who placed third at the
District level in Canadian
Flags, and Jessica Allison, who
tied for second at the District
level in Figure 8, placed fifth in
Pole Bending and tied for sixth
place in Barrels.
The team will have a car
wash on May 5 at the Vernonia
School District office from 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to help cover
costs of travelling to State.
Aluminum cans will
aid youth baseball
The six members of Vernonia High School’s first equestrian
team are, from left, Kendell Nelson on Misty, Jessica Allison
on Friday, Sarah Sook on Conchi, Liz James on Cisco, Bran-
di Abney on Cici and Sarah Johnston on Tess. The team’s
coach, Barb Carr, is standing at center.
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