GreshamHS 2009 Yeabook "Speak"

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Gresham High School 1200 N. Main Street Gresham, OR 97030 PHONE: 503.674.5500 FAX: 503.674.5549

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PRINCIPAL: Carol Daiberl ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS: Ayesha Freeman Kristin Mayville Lonnie Wells

STUDENT ENROLLMENT: 1699 LICENSED STAFF 110 SUPPORT STAFF 53

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MUHINOTU: Volume 93 MOTTO: Glory, Honor, Strength GLORY: GHS builds on tradition to challenge the future.

HONOR: GHS respects diversity, encourages integrity and values the dignity of every member of our school community.

STRENGTH: GHS works together to achieve personal and academic success for all.

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Kicking off the year on a good note. Ben Rafalski (12) got everyone pumped for the first pep assembly of the year. “The assembly was outside, so it made it way more fun.” said Rafalski.

Why so serious? Tim Constein (12) gets painted up to show his gopher pride at the first tailgate of the year.

“That set up we had was great, the girls painted our faces to carry on the school tradition.” said Constein.

Saran wrap anyone? Matt Pechmann (12) smashes ‘eggs’ (water balloons) with his chicken feathered butt during the kick off asembly. “It was so embarassing, the sudent council wrapped me up, and taped feathers to me. It was actually really hard to smash the balloon eggs.” said Pechmann.

Touchdown! Karly Watson (12) gets the crowd involved while leading the super fans in a cheer. “I love being in the stands with all of my friends cheering the boys to victory.” commented Watson.

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the ones after a long exhausting weekend. We arrive to school just one minute shy of being late, but have to go stand in a line that stretches down the hall to get a late pass because of the new tardy policy.

Then we have to wait until the lunch bell to dish out the details of what unfolded over the previous two days.

It’s not always easy to explain,

nail down exactly how we felt the morning after that ords that w r fo e l b awesome our team won this year, m u we f or being cooped up in our houses becausegame of all the snow, or the night of Prom when the photographer takes a snapshot of us with all of our friends, or when we get the smaller envelope from that college we pinned all our hopes on.

Some of us try to relate

our experiences to our friends with that simple question, “You know?”, and it’s reassuring to hear someone say, “Yeah, I know”. we’ve come to know the two types of students that we share the halls with: the ones who make their presence known and the ones who would rather keep to themselves. Despite the type of people we’ve grown into,

We wake up five days a week thinking about the school day ahead; there’s the math assignment we didn’t finish, or the science lab we forgot to type up.

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After spending four years of our lives here in this school,

By Bekah Mitchell

First period finally rolls around and we hear the rumors about a fight after school yesterday.

It’s all he said, she said,

but the rumors get passed around anyway.

We have secrets to tell our closest friends and ideas that don’t last long enough to make it onto paper. In our daily lives, these thoughts that we keep to ourselves are only

whispers.

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Welcome back! “It was my first time addressing the school as ASB President so I was actually pretty nervous.” said Vivian Ho (12) after she welcomed the returning classes back to school during the years Impressive! Kayla Erspamer (11), as new ASB Publicity Manager, claps at the welldone work by her committee.

“I was relieved that my first responsibility ran smoothly, it was a great assembly” said Erspamer.

Breaking the ice. Keith Richardson (12) and Mickey Inns (12) warm up the crowd while showing off their moves to Disturbia by Rihanna. “We didn’t mind shakin’ it for the school” commented Richardson.

I got applesauce on my shirt, but dont call me an apple shirt. Jacob Hostetler (12) gets sauced. “I like applesauce so it alright, I licked it off.” commented Hoss.

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We pick Taco Bell over Wendy’s for lunch and put off that English to come to ame Those swe wake up and choose paper until the weekend. We go to the game Friday night and crowd into Cold Stone after that.

At the time these things don’t seem trivial,

but ten years from now

we’ll also remember choosing U of O instead of OSU and deciding what we’re going to major in.

We’ll remember

Prom, graduation day,

and all the pivotal decisions that lead to those moments. The choices we make every second of every day is our

unique

way of talking; really telling people who we are.

No matter what day of the week it is we have things that we're passionate about; whether it's wearing a Gresham High School uniform and playing our favorite sport for the tenth straight year, or landing the lead in the school musical and performing for a full auditorium, or even running for ASB and leaving a permanent mark on our school for the 2008-2009 school year. the things that have These are the

in our time here, and the things that

molded us to the

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things that we do,

people around us.

shout a part of our story

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at the end of the week; the ones where the alarm goes off and staying in bed is so much more appealing than sitting through four more classes before the weekend starts,

The year’s almost over, sports are wrapping up, drama productions are past, and the only thing left to do is make it through finals.

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As if we were here, but we really didn’t leave something behind for all the other students who will be in our place soon,

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In our four years at Gresham, not much feels permanent or memorable.

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or better yet: Summer break

but we have.

Our stories;

ctions a d n a , s d r o w , will tell the rest of the school who we were when we started, our thoughts and who we are now that we’ve finished. These stories are the

whispers, the conversations, and the shouts; these stories are the ways

we’ve learned to

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Sheep Brains! Woo! Nicole Larson (12) enjoys disecting during science class. “It was so icky and it smelled so bad in that class room,” Larson exclaimed.

Won’t miss a thing. Robert Weissenbuehler (12) gets some footage for a film he is working on in podcasting “I love podcasting it’s a great way to use self expression through imagery.” explained Weissenbuehler.

Mixing Colors. Alex Hagel (10) works hard at mixing the purfect shade of green for her current project. “I learned so much from art this year, it ended up being one of my favorite classes, I’m really glad I decided to take it.” admitted Hagel.

Getting enthusiastic about Spanish. Agnes Pomykala (12) shakes a maraca during an outting for the 7-8 and 9-10 spanish classes. “I really like spanish, not only do you learn a language but you also get to experience some of the culture,” noted Pomykala.

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Don’t hit me, I’m freezing. Kelsey Merritt (10) enjoys the snowfall between classes. “It was fun at first until I couldn’t feel my hands anymore.”

Flip flops? Really? Do you realize that it is snowing? Brittany Erickson (10) and Emily Kratz (10) arrive to school with their late start to be released following second period due to the morning snowfall. Student’s only attended a half day of school due to the weather the week prior to Winter Break. “I’m too cool for shoes. People may think it’s weird but I like flip flops year round,” Kratz commented without hesitation.

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By Sarah Hermanson & Heather Ries Gresham’s Mayor Calls A State son

By Sarah Herman

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emergency for the City of Gresham. “I didn’t know what it meant for Gresham, but we needed help, “ Katie Samperi (10) expressed. By declaring a state of emergency, it allowed for more snowplows and all terrain vehicles to be sent in from Multnomah County to help. In addition, the Oregon National Guard dispatched three military ambulances -- Humvees with high clearance – and twelve soldiers from the 141st Brigade Support Battalion to be stationed in Gresham to assist and transport emergency crews to help firefighters and medical responders reach places that were buried under deep snow.

Many Gresham residents were thankful for this additional assistance at their time of need.

However, for some it also came with its downfalls.

Gresham High School’s long-time Campus Monitor and coach, Mike Melton, was one of the recipients of the additional help from the National Guard.

Following back surgery Coach Melton found himself laid up at home during the storm and due to impassable roads was in need of assistance.

According to Melton in a light hearted conversation, he commented that it was a “horrible experience.” Aside from breathing in the diesel fumes and looking up at the cot, located just above his head, he was glad that he didn’t have to travel far.

It has been forty years since the last Arctic Blast hit East Multnomah County, but current students now have a new frame of reference of “That One,” the storm that shut down Gresham for nearly 8 days.

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During the half day prior to Winter Break, a small group of students sat around discussing snow storms in room 508. According to the students, they classified the worst they remembered as “that one” five years ago; little did they know what was in store for them.

Within days, Gresham looked like a post card.

With snow drifts as deep as 4 feet and the steps of Gresham’s gymnasiums entrance completely out of sight, students were found sledding down main streets, while most cars were stuck in garages or pinned behind a wall of snow on the side of the road.

“I was able to get around during winter break with our Exterra. It was the only four-wheel drive car that we owned that could handle driving in the snow,” Sean Hermanson (12) recounts.

For most, the snow was tolerable until the ability to drive was gone. “I wasn’t able to drive anywhere in the snow. Only main streets were plowed, and the neighborhoods were impossible to drive in and out of,” explained a frustrated Ashley Duncan (12).

Although the snow and ice gave people a refreshing break from their everyday routine, it caused huge problems throughout East County.

With an all time high of cars abandoned on the sides of the street, Gresham Fire and Emergency crews found it to be a huge struggle to drive into neighborhoods. As a result, they found themselves hiking in but only for medical emergencies.

With such conditions, the Mayor of Gresham, Shane Bemis, was forced to declare a state of

Take that. Hannah Leithem (10) hurls a snowball at defenseless Amy Wooten (10) who mistakenly walked into a snowball fight betwen classes. “It was a lot of fun cutting my TA period to play in the snow,” laughed Leithem.

Gymnasium steps disappear. Record snowfall blanketed the streets of Gresham. The Gymnasium steps felt the effects with drifts nearly 4 feet deep. According to Floyd Witlock the Head Costodian, the storm shut down the entire winter break for him and his staff. It is one of the time periods that they get a lot of projects done, but this year the projects would have to wait.

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Spirit is the key when trying to get on TV. During the Reynolds game on Oct. 5, students swarmed to the railing in an effort to be captured on camera. “Sometimes it is not a matter of how the team was doing. If there was a camera on us, we went crazy,� Karly Watson (12) laughed.

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Standing

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by Hillary Dubé

While other schools taunt and bash the opposing team, Gresham follows OSAA rules

The days of huge signs, no shirts, noise makers, and taunting comments during athletic contests are now gone.

After years of what some consider unsportsmanlike conduct by Superfans around the state, the OSAA has stepped in to calm school rivalries and create a more neutral atmosphere in high school athletics.

These acts may be discouraged at Gresham but can be found at other schools in the Mt. Hood Conference. According to Skyler Mofford (10) he was very frustrated by the lack of attention displayed by other schools in enforcing the rules at away contests. He felt that other schools had a greater home court advantage because they would try and get into the players heads.

Although the rule sanctioned by the OSAA has caused a decline in the number of students who attend athletic contests, the Superfans who still support our teams are proud of the fact that fans at GHS standout amongst other schools from around the league.

“Although the new rules take some of the fun out of going to the games it makes me feel good that our fans have more class than those schools who don’t follow the rules,” Jasmin Williams (10) interjected.

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Loud and proud gophers. Superfans yell as the Lady Gophs dominate the Bruins volleyball team in 3 straight games. “We couldn’t get crazy but it sure was fun to see the Bruins go down hard,” Creed Sargent said.

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“It seems like they [OSAA] have put rules restricting nearly everything people used to do at games,” said Jake Bryant (12). The concept of home court advantage is not as distinct as it once was. Rules have been created so that Superfans must now focus all their attention on their own athletes. Comments directed towards the opposing team or reflecting the play of their athletes is now strictly forbidden.

“It is not that we don’t enjoy cheering on our own team, it’s just that we like making it uncomfortable for the opposing team when they come into our house,” said Olivia Shropshire (11).

According to fans, indoor sports have been affected more than outdoor sports due to the close proximity of those in charge of crowd control and the students section. There were times when students attempted to rival the opposing teams fans in a friendly competitive shouting war, but their efforts were quickly squashed by the administration.

“I used to love holding up newspapers while the other teams were being introduced. Oh, and yelling things like: Oooohhhh, You Got Swatted, and Aaaiiiirrr Baaaall,” said Cameron Ell (12).

Woooooo! Never missing a game Andy Smith (12)swirls his towel leading the student section in another cheer against Barlow on. “Even though we lost 7-20, We had a great time at that game,” Smith said.

Superfanning as a team came easy. Tim Constien (12) and Jacob Hostetler (12). Constien and Hostetler yell during the game against Barlow at the Mt. Hood Community College field. Undoubtably the best duo out there showing their support for the football team.

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You’ve got to hit the gap hard. Andrew Gandara (12) fires up Nick Moore (11) as they come off the field from offense. “Coach Mo worked real hard to get us all to work together and think outside our own positions and work as a unit,” Gandara said.

There to make the tackle. Luke Cooley (12) and Nick Roberts (12) combine for the tackle against an elusive Centennial offense. “This year our defense was very strong as a unit. When we worked together nothing could get past us,” Cooley explained.

Blast to the right. Zeke McGraw (12) and Andrew Gandara (12) open a huge hole to the right side, giving Westly Meng (11) room to run. “Dude, I owned that guy,” boasted McGraw.

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Unified at center field. Senior Night for the Gophers was a special night. The 22 graduating seniors join hands and walk to center field for the coin toss. “It was good to have that one last night to spend with the teammates we had worked with for the past four years,” said Josh Melander (12).

GOOD MORAL FIBER MADE FOR A STRONG SEASON

By Kaylee Beall and Kayla Metcalf

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The clock hits zero and the fourth quarter of the Reynolds game comes to an end. The community and fans celebrate another win for the Gophers as the team rushes to the stands to lead the fans in the fight song; just one of the post-game rituals created by Coach Allison.

“Coach [Allison] required us to know the fight song,” said Tyler Stockman (12). The song was one of many things the team practiced during summer workouts. “It brings the community together and shows school spirit,” said Abe Heacock (12).

At the closing of every game this season, in addition to the fight song, the team met at center field for a post-game talk.

Win or lose the team never lost sight of the big picture which was “team first.”

“It was cool to see parents, coaches, players, and fans come together and listen to the coaches talk after the game.

But, it was also really weird to see some of the players so emotional at times,” said Nellie Hirschmugl (12). The team closed each meeting with a team led prayer and their closing chant, “Hey Gresham! Hey Gophers! We are. . One!” Heading into the season the team had high expectations of themselves. Predicted to finish fourth in the conference, the Gophers began the season 4-0 with pre-season wins over state powers Roseburg and South Eugene, catching the

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state’s attention resulting in a top 10 ranking. The Gophers, however, faced some tough competition in league and went on to finish with a .500 record. The team’s 7-3 overall record qualified the Gophers for the playoffs for the second time in 6 years and marked their best record in the past 10 years.

But, this accomplishment was no easy task. The Gophers had to look to their defense many times late in games during clutch times to find their sought after victories.

“We’re not the kind of team to blow teams out,” said Dylan Crimp (12) senior linebacker. Gresham had an average margin of victory of only 5 points.

“My main focus was to do my assignment and beat my guy,” said Nick Ingram, senior defensive end (12). The team was willing to do the little things to win, whether it was to sing the fight song at the end of games or making sure they came though on their individual assignments on the field, the Gophers were a team that its fans have been waiting to see for some time.

“This team had great senior leadership and was made of some good moral fiber. They found ways to win, which separated them from previous teams. They definitely were the best team I’ve coached here at Gresham thus far. I will miss this group of seniors!” said coach Allison.

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High School Blitz welcomes you to Gresham High School, home of the Gophers. Broadcasting from the main gym, the superfans that hustled back to Gresham after the big win at Sandy got their chance to be on TV. “The closer we came to being on the air the more rowdy the students became, it was even more crazy when they announced that everyone was guaranteed air time,” said Vivian Ho (12).

On the mic with Mickey. Looking into the camera Mickey Inns (12) speaks on behalf of his fellow students that fill the stands behind him. “I was really nervous to talk on live TV, but it was also really cool, because I’ve never done it before,” said Inns.

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SPOTLIGHT

By Kaylee Beall and Kayla Metcalf

Going undefeated into the league opener creates a hype within the Superfans that takes the intensity of the group to a whole new level. Possibly the largest fan base to travel to an away game fills the bleachers at Sandy’s field as the whistle signals the start of the game. A game with stakes other than the team’s record.

0:03. 0:02, 0:01 GAME OVER, GOPHERS WIN AGAIN! The Gresham fans swarm the field as usual, but don’t stay long to chat, as everyone has one thought in mind; get back to Gresham!

Traveling back into town, the 9 miles to GHS seems but a blink of the eye. Students pile into the gym’s bleachers anxiously awaiting the clock to strike 11:30 pm. The smell of popcorn provided by the booster club and sweat permeates the noses of students as the football players move into their seats front and center in the bleachers of the main gym. KATU host Craig Birnbach informs the crowd that they are 30 minutes away from live TV. The atmosphere shifts to pure excitement as the students realize that Gresham hasn’t been on High School Blitz for 12 years.

“The closer we came to being on the air the more rowdy the students became, it was even more crazy when they announced that everyone was guaranteed air time,” said Vivian Ho (12).

As the clock moves closer to Gresham’s big debut, Birnbach starts practicing chants with the crowd. With so many students in the

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stands, it takes two or three rehearsals until everyone is on the same page. “When we got there we thought we were just going to be on TV but we got to help announce the whole high school blitz highlight!” said Charlie Neilan (12).

“Stand By,” yells the KATU crew. Quarterback Mickey Inns (12) grabs the microphone; he gets the count down, “3, 2, 1!”

“I was really nervous talking on live TV, but it was also really cool because I’ve never done it before,” declared Mickey Inns (12). At 12:30am the live broadcast comes to an end. The students rush from the bleachers to the doors, excited to go home.

“My parents recorded the show, and I really wanted to go watch it because I had gotten texts during the highlights saying ‘I see you on T.V’ from my brother’s friends,” said Jordan Bowman (12).

Almost comparable to the thrill for the players who played in the game, the excitement of the students who valiantly support the team and got their chance in the spotlight was equally unforgettable.

“That night was so exciting, I thought it was the highlight of the season. We were undefeated, and knowing that the winner would be on High School Blitz made the game all the more thrilling to cheer at,” noted Mary Lilly (12). Many students marked this game as the peak of the season, as the win not only kept Gresham’s undefeated streak alive, but also allowed the Gophers to be highlighted on High School Blitz.

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IF THE GOPHERS HADN’T BATTLED BACK, THE PIONEERS WOULD HAVE GOT THE SPOTLIGHT.

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A Family Affair

By Alicia Moran

It’s one of those names that everyone knows, it’s got that iconic stamp of universal recognition. When you put a name like that up in lights you’re sure to get a crowd. The choice appeared very popular among the students and administration as well. Combine all of that with Gresham’s long-standing reputation for amazing shows and sold out houses, it was no surprise that this year’s “Beauty and the Beast” was no exception. It was a name that was sure to go down in the books as one of the greats.

The show not only employed talking mirrors and giant moving set pieces, but also one of the department’s secret weapons; casting a grade-schooler in the show as the ever-adorable Chip. Eleven years old and a fifth grader, Tommy Serino from West Gresham Grade School was the lucky kid to get the part. The move seemed to pay off when the crowd’s reaction was that the show was a smash hit. The volumes of ticket stubs piling up each night were a nice confirmation as well. The show was especially special for older brother Andrew Serino (12) who not only got to share the stage with Tommy but his other brother, Matthew Serino (10), as well. The “Beauty” performance marked the eldest Serino’s fifth show.

“I’ve never been on stage before and this is making me want to do it for a career,” boasted Tommy. Everyone agreed having Tommy on the set was a blast.

“Working with Tommy surprised me because he was so young and unbelievably talented. And putting in the 30 hours or more a week was all worth it; the turn out was phenomenal and the best show ever!” Tyeler Goche (10) stated.

Ironically, like his younger brother, Andrew had been cast in “South Pacific” in 1999 when he was also just in grade school. A reflective Serino commented, “I have always known acting and singing on stage was a huge passion of mine; getting to test the waters so young just made me love it more.”

Along with the Serino brothers, siblings Jon, Emily and Evan Kratz were also cast members. “The atmosphere was so comfortable and easy; it was like one big family, whether it was real family or friends who had turned into family,” Emily Kratz (10) claimed.

The show was truly a family affair in every sense. From siblings sharing the limelight on stage to scores of families in the audience coming out in great numbers almost every night. “It was really crazy at times having so many little kids in the audience,” added Alicia Moran (12) who acted as House Manager for the show. “But seeing the little girls and boys exiting the theater with wide eyes, made all the running around more than worth it!”

Big Debut. Thomas Serino on stage for the first time along with his two older brothers Matthew (10) and Andrew (12). “Everyone agreed that having a youngster on set was a lot of fun and really added to the overall atmosphere of the show,” said Alicia Moran (12).

More Beer! Drew Stephens (12), Eddy Morales (10), Daniel Dempsey (11), Andrew Serino (12), Taylor Johnson (9), and Evan Kratz (12) clanked their mugs without worry during the big “Gaston!” number. “During rehearsal we only had one mug shatter, but we quickly fixed the problem and opening night the crowd loved it. The cheers got louder with every performence,” said Kratz (12).

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A Real Disney Princess. Lauren Luiz (12) playing the part of Belle, acts in the classic scene from this year’s chosen fairy tale when she is attracted to the magical rose. “Getting to play a princess that is so well known and respected was an honor. It was so much fun to depict my favorite princess.” said Luiz (12).

Oh, He’s So Cute! Haley Hofeld (12) plays the part of Silly Girl #2. Here she is scene opposite Gaston, played by Daniel Dempsey (11) and the other two Silly Girls, Kaylee Nelson (12) and Taylor Johnson (9). “I thought it was really fun being able to play a character who was so stuck up and juvenile because that is so unlike myself. My favorite line that I said in the show was, “Look, there he goes! Isn’t he dreamy, Monsieur Gaston? Oh he’s so cute!” declared Hofeld.

Flaming up! Seniors Chris Forrer and Leif Tjaden play the parts of Cogsworth and Lumiere, a corny clock and smooth talking, charming french butler, who in this scene was watching Belle and the Beast. “I loved making the crowd laugh. Every time I heard everyone laugh, it made it all worth it,” said Tjaden.

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Walk like an Egyptian. Spirited seniors Camille Penk, Valerie Reaves, Shelby Baker, Kaitlin Harding, Hillary Drake, Alisha Garner dance to a very well known song that seemed to fit this years homecoming theme perfectly, coincidence? I think not.

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homecoming parade and looking back I’m really glad I did, I mean when will

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“Since it was my senior year, I knew i really wanted to be in the

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reminisced Shelby Baker (12).

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Closes Doors EARLY MORNING CAR ACCIDENT GRANTS ANOTHER DAY OFF FOR STUDENTS.

By Sarah Hermanson, Taylor Richardson & Heather Ries

At 3:15 AM on a Tuesday morning, a car traveling westbound on Division struck a utility pole by the Gresham High School’s baseball field. Little did students know, this accident would relieve them from another day of school. Text messages flew as sleepy students forwarded the good word they had heard from the local news.

“When I woke up from a text, I totally thought it was another snow day. But then I looked out my window and thought it was a joke,” laughed Jane Moesche (12). Some students had not been so lucky to find out while still warm in pajamas.

“I had heard from the bus driver that school was canceled after waiting outside my house. She said that we could go home. My friends and I were so excited,” claimed Angela Sotnikov (11). “We both yelled ‘Yes!’ - I think we woke the neighbors.”

Dillon Kousol (11) wasn’t so lucky, he biked all the way to school before receiving the news. “I only found out we didn’t have school when I saw people leaving. I was pretty upset after I got home and realized that I could have slept in,” stated Kousol.

Students weren’t the only ones to be unaware of the school closure. Arriving bright and early at 4:45 a.m. as if it were any other day, the cafeteria staff were the first to discover the power failure.

“Immediately I knew something was wrong. It was eerily quiet and only one of the doors would unlock with our electronic keys,” said staff member Sally Stai.

Other staff fell victim too. Although it was announced that staff did not have to report to work until 9:00am, the parking lot began flowing with teachers cars at the usual 7:00 am starting time only to disappointedly find out the news too late. “I was already awake and here so I just decided to stay and get some work done since the power outage didn’t affect my room. It was nice to get some time to grade,” explained Yearbook Advisor Brad Cook.

Although nobody seemed to be complaining about another day off, the accumulation of missed days due to “snow” and mishaps have added up to days that may have to be made up later.

Damages undone. Power company arrives early Tuesday morning to assess and fix the damage that had been done. Debris gathered along the crash sight as students enjoyed another day off of school.

A pleasent sight. As students arrive at school, they find signs posted on entrances informing them that school has been cancelled. Dillon Kousol (11) was one of the students who hadn’t been fortunate enough to hear the news before reaching the school. “I was pretty upset after I got home and realized that I could have slept in,” Dillon said.

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Ian Anderson

Vanessa Alvarez “Why try so hard to fit in when you are born to stand out?”

“Love with everything you have or not at all.”

Megan Ashley

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“Love all, Trust few, Do wrong to no one”

“ I don’t know what happened, your earlobe just fell into my mouth.”

“Let it rock”

Shelby Baker

Kyshia Aiono Bryce Armstrong

Nancy Aranda

Ruth Anthony

I did something I never thought I would, but yet I did something people struggle to do. “I guess.”

Megan Ashley

Jon Achim

Bryan Adams

“Lets live.”

“You miss 100% of the shots you didn’t take.”

Brooke Beland

Kaylee Beall

Chandra Baskoro

Luiza Barros “Thank you all for the best experience of my life!”

“Turn your face to the sun, & the shadows will fall behind you.”

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

“Romans 8:28”

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“Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we’re more powerful beyond being.”

“Money may not buy happiness, but poverty doesn’t buy anything.”

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“Life’s too short for worrying. Yes, that’s what worries me.” -Anonymous

Kimberly Beurskens

Daniel Bertholomey

Nick Benzinger

Susy Bellware

Kelsey Bennett

Kaylee Beall

“I’m the best of the best!”

“Vie chaque jour comme le dernier.”

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Sara Brennan

Jordan Bowman

Sam Boren

Kelsey Black

Tunui Borabora “Rangers lead the way! HOOAH”

“Get some hankson!”

“Giggity-Giggity”

“Live for today because tomorrow is never promised.”

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“Passion wells up in the soul of man, but purpose if from the mind of God.”

Christopher Caccamo “If I make a memory it was worth it”

Belkis Cecilio- Santos

Yadira Cervantes

“Reconcile not with the fear of the snake”

“I have no country, I take no sides.

I am a citizen of the world.”

“Trust yourself with your happiness and Go-pher it.”

Belkis Ceco;op-Samtos

“No regrets”

Jason Cockerham

Shelby Clifford

Jessica Clifford

Kristin Chase

Lyndsey Chamberlain

“Never give up”

“Don’t let those who don’t understand hinder your passion.”

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen.

-Hebrews 11:1

Eddie Cabrera

Brandon Buell

Amanda Brunelle “T.L.R.P.O.K”

Lindsay Carlton

Eddie Cabrera

“When God throws a curve ball don’t duck or you just might miss it.”

Ryan Casto

Ashley Brewer

Robert Brewer

Sam Boren

Don’t live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.

“A long journey it’s been but how fast it’s gone”

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Alyssa Dahl

Celene Cruz

Play for more than you can afford to lose and you will learn the game.

“What man is a man if he does not try to make the world better?”

“I love deadlines. I like to wave at them as they fly by.”

“Keep on going, no matter what.”

Jamie Downey

Steven Diaz

023 Bailey DeWolfe

Stacey Dennis

Mathiew Demski

Morgan Daye Cortney Diaz

Kari Cook

Tim Constien

Amber Compton Denise Crowder

Cami Copeland

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Cort ney Diaz

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Celene Cruz

“If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.”

“Happiness is best when shared!”

“Cherish yesterday, dream tomorrow, live today.”

“Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.”

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Mayli Dasalla Monae

“Coming to Gresham in the middle of Junior year was difficult at first, but now I truly believe it was the best change I could have made!”

I swear- by my life and my love for it- that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine” -John Galt

“Beeas like...Duue”

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“Start early, work hard, and live your dream.”

“Even in the deepest pit he is deeper still.”

CorrieTenBoom

Max Donohue

William Cockerham

Michelle Coffeen “The questions isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me.” -Ayn Rand

“Gresham Gophers rule!”

“I can’t think of senior quote”

Steven Diaz

Jamie Downey

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Bobbing for apples or was it applesauce? Hillary Dube (12) gets her face down and dirty in some sticky applesauce during one of this year’s Pep assemblies relay games. “I can’t believe I did that!” exclaimed Dube. “I’m just glad that I was the first person in line and not the seventh person to put my face in the same bowl.”

Aiming for the bullseye. Eddie Ramirez (10) aims to shoot just right during the final leg of the class relay race.

“It was cool to show off my mad skills with the little Nerf gun,” bragged Ramirez.

ton, ns,

R

There’s Always

OOM FOR

By Erika Kristensen

Break’n it down the middle. Mario O’Brien led the new staff members during the welcome back assembly in September. Always interested in participating in assemblies, Mr. O’Brien was known for his outrageous attire and was a real showman. “I don’t mind making a fool of myself.

Anything to lighten the mood and help the kids have fun,” joked Mr. O’Brien.

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Planning for Laughs and Excitement has Boosted Assembly Appeal But Is It Enough?

School spirit... what makes it good? From attending a pep-assembly to cheering the Gophers on to victory at a sporting event, there are many different views on what makes a school have good spirit. Many students would say pep-assemblies are the best way to spread school spirit.

Gresham High School Assemblies have been slow and boring, long and quiet, but are now steadily improving. The attendance at assemblies continues to increase as the quality of assemblies improves. But what do people really think of GHS assemblies?

“They get a lot of the students into the assemblies and get them involved in them,” said Arielle Cortese (10). Gresham’s students enjoy “watching their friends do funny things.” But what do people really expect to get out of an assembly? According to junior Carissa Walczak, “They expect to get pumped for the upcoming games and events.”

Agnes Pomykala (12) said,“I expect the school to get more involved and participate in school spirit.” Most students also expect to get laughs, crowd involvement, entertainment, and (of course) some embarrassment. These are all things that occur at a successful assembly at Gresham. Even with all of the renovations going into school assemblies this year, a good percentage of students still choose to not attend them.

“People don’t go because they think they are boring and have no point,” said Willow Barry (10). Karly Watson (12) also feels that, “Students don’t go because they think it’s just gonna be the same old thing.”

Gresham assemblies are steadily getting better. Some students like Jeff Tolman (12) have said, “They’re mostly pretty good, but the transitions are still awkward.” It has also been said by students such as Jake Bryant (11) that, “It’s bad when there is too much talking.” Though Gresham’s student body is not entirely happy with the current state of school assemblies, it seems that with each year’s new ASB officers the assemblies are improving in quality.

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Scooter time! Seniors Morgan Garry, Isaac Hanset, and Kris Woods make a memorable entrance riding into the Homecoming assembly on Razor scooters. “I thought it was really cool that we got to ride in on the scooters becuase I got to show off to everyone how good I am at scootering,� Hanset said.

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Worst

Dylan Drake

of the

overused and creative pick-up lines at GHS, do they ever really work?

You say "I bet you

Hillary Drake

Best

The

I can kiss you without using my lips."

She says, You kiss her then say, "I lost."

“Optimism is the foundation of courage.”

Tyler Falkosky

I'm here, where are your

Charles Fallihee

“Its not funny when Alex is here.”

“Let's make like a fabric softener and

two wishes?”

“Excuse me, can you empty your pockets?

I believe you have

at home.”

Austin Fletcher

“Your eyes are as blue as

If you risk nothing, you gain nothing.

-Bear Grylls

.”

“Life is too short for drama, work, and play. So ignore the drama, skip the work, and just go play”

Brittany Ford

“Excuse me, I think you have something in your eye. it's just a

Because I just keep getting lost in your eyes!”

“If you were a

I'd pick you first.”

“It’s out of my reach but it’s within my grasp.”

“If you do something continuously it becomes routine, routine becomes habit, habit becomes personality.”

“If looks could kill

“Are you an interior decorator?

When I saw you the room became “Do you have a Bandaid?

Because I just scraped my knee

Crystalina Fussell

you would be a weapon of Tara Friedman

“If I could rearrange the alphabet, I’d put and together.”

“I know I dont have a chance,

but I just wanted to hear an

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“Life is a bucket of wood shavings, unless of course it’s a pail, then you’ve got a pail of wood shavings.”

Spongebob Squarepants, “The bully”

talk.”

7/7/2009 9:16:34 PM

Andrew Fletcher

Olivia Finley

Tamauria Frazier

Cory Frank

Tyler Francois

Sean Frainey

“Never give up”

Alisha Garner

Torrie Gandsey

Patrick Gallagher

Andrew Gandara

Christopher Forrer

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Crystal Galarza

Andrew Fletcher

“All that’s left is now to nowhere.”

“Justice? Who asks for justice? Bitterness I understand, but let us not rail about justice as long as we have arms and the freedom to use them.” - Leto Atreides

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Becky Eason

Makaela Earley

Ashley Duncan

Justin Ferguson

Amy Fellis

Justin Ferguson

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” - Audrey Hepburn

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“Relax...”

“Sing like no ones listening, dance like no ones watching and love like you’ve never been hurt.”

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

“Don’t regret something that once made you smile.”

“Never give up because everything happens for a reason.”

Joe Feuerborn

Hillary Dube

Emerald Dumas “I laugh because it’s so me”

“I’m ten pounds of fun in a five pound bag”

“I don’t play no games.”

“A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.”

“Laugh as long as you breath, love as long as you live.”

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Travis Gillmore

Charley Gilbert

Chris Gibbs

Morgan Garry

Marissa Garrigues

“Don’t stop till the cops come :)”

“Infantry leads the way!! Hooat!!”

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Ghandi

“There is a place for all of God’s creatures... right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy.”

Marissa Garriguess

Bethany Green

Haleigh Grenier “The weak can never forgive, forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” -Ghandi

Andrew Hagel

“Is that all ?”

Moriah Hale

“If they give you lined paper, write the other way.”

“Be joyful always; Pray continually; Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Emily Hanchett

Isaac Hanset

Josh Gurnett William Halladin

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“Tough times don’t last, tough people do.”

“Charm is deceptive, beauty is fleeting!”

Carly Halverson

Stephanie Guenther

Josh Gurnett

“You only live once.”

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear directly in the face.”

“I had the weirdest dream last night...”

“Take responsibility for yourself because no one’s going to take responsibility for you.”

Moriah Hale

“Don’t just set goals for yourself, accomplish them!”

“If you believe in something truly don’t give up on it.”

Maritza Gutierrez

Alex Gillmore

Rebecca Girdan

Bradye Gowin

Travis Gillmore

“It does not do to leave alive dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him” J.R.R. Tolkien

“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” - Steve Prefontaine

Emily Hanchett

7/7/2009 9:19:49 PM

Good Morning

! s r e h Gop w

Behind the Morning Announcements

By Heather Ries

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You've seen student council members racing to the office in the morning to inform the student body of the daily announcements, it looks like a frenzy, and it is. They may be winded and a little frantic, but as soon as the microphone is turned on their confident voices are heard throughout the school.

Sometimes a short dialog is skillfully put together while other times, our student council does their best to make less exciting topics more interesting. “We know that the announcements can get redundant and boring, so we do our best to be as enthusiastic as we can,” said Brooke Beland (12).

While they sound cool and collected most of the time, behind the mic they're quickly deciding who reads what. “It would be nice if we had time to really go through and read the announcements,” said Jacob Hostetler (12). “But most of the time we get a quick skim if we're lucky.”

As papers are flying and mics are being thrown around, there is bound to be the occasional mishap. “One time Vivian Ho was holding the mic and said the typical 'good morning gophers, this is Vivian and....' and then totally beamed me in the chin with the mic when it was my turn. We laughed for a few minutes before we could continue the announcements,” recalls Hillary Drake (12).

Another time Alisha Garner (12) was doing an announcement about Mock Trial and mispronounced prosecution, and instead said prostitution. “I knew I had said prostitution after I read it, but I just kept reading and hoped no one had notice,” said Garner. “But apparently they noticed because all of my teachers and friends made fun of me for the rest of the day.”

Students appreciate the announcements because without them they might now know what is going on outside of their social circle.

“If it weren't for the announcements I wouldn't hear about how good our Drama and Choir departments are,” said Westly Meng (12). “I think it boosts school pride to know about the achievements of different activities.”

Mr. Chisholm wraps up the announcements quite nicely with this thought, “Almost every morning at 9:21 I sit in my office and wonder if the announcements will get done today. Then after 20 seconds of mass chaos, the kids always seem to pull it off.”

Despite illegibly written announcements, unorganized papers and frantic activity, student council always comes through, never failing to keep the gophers informed.

Speaking up. Heather Ries (10) and Vivian Ho (12) read the annoucments on the snowy winter morning we got let out at 12p.m. “It was super hard to keep from laughing that morning, I was so excited that we were going to get out early and play in the snow,” laughed Ries.

Staying organized. Seniors Tim Constien and Dylan Crimp divide up the announcements “The announcements are actually kinda fun to read, it’s really tight,” said Crimp.

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A Little Bit

Extra

Seniors who went far beyond the requirements in order to make a difference.

Giving baskets. Denise Crowder (12) takes a final check of all the baskets to be auctioned off at her black tie event.

“The night was one-of-a-kind, it meant so much to me to see all the money raised because it hits so close to home,” Crowder admited.

Belt-it-out! Andrew Serino (12) sings his heart out while debuting a new song at his benefit concert for a young girl of 18 in need of a kidney transplant. “The whole experience as so rewarding, it really made me more aware of what I’m doing with my life and how much I want to keep helping,” Serino gave up.

By Kayla Metcalf & Kaylee Beall

The senior challenge project is designed so that seniors at GHS can branch out of their GHS families and get involved with the community doing something that not only provides work and career experience but really interests them as well. This year there were several students that took that idea to heart when planning out their projects. Some of these students raised money, some cleaned up the community, some became role models and some even used their education to help out those who needed it. The following six students designed and completed projects that went far above the requirements of the senior challenge project in hopes that they may make a difference.

“I volunteered for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundations, and I wanted to do this because I was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at age of four,” said Denise Cowder (12), who helped plan the Oregon/SW Washington chapters Hope gala, a premier black tie event, “This organization raised over 85 cents of every dollar directly for research to a cure, directly impacting myself as well as many others with diabetes,” commented Cowder.

“I plan on majoring in psychology in order to work with kids through child and family counseling,” said Jordan Haselnus (12) who worked at Camp Hope, a summer camp for 9-12 year olds who have one or both parents in prison. Camp Hope is designed to give role models to the kids as well as showing them a good time. “I saw this as an opportunity to serve and get outside myself for the week at Camp Hope not only to strengthen me spiritually, but it really taught me about being a more selfless person,” Haselnus said.

In times of financial crisis Darci Hall (12) put on a Film Festival to raise money for the drama program she has been apart of since her freshman year. The school wide contest show cased films directed and produced by students in the drama department. “It really made me appreciate what drama council does on a daily basis,” Hall said.

A GED is a degree most high school students receive when they pass a variety of skill tests. Isaac Hanset (12) used his high school education to help an older women with difficulty learning pass a GED test in math. “It really made me appreciate the talents that I have to help someone else succeed,” boasted Isaac Hanset.

Tim Mowery (12) launched a community service program with the Gresham Track Team called “Track gives back” “I decided to do this because it gave me the opportunity to give back to the community for all its given me,” said Mowery. He rallied up some of his track team members and they went and completed community service events around the city. “It made me realize the greatest reward for work is the feeling and satisfaction of being able to change someones life and help the community,” said Mowery.

“My whole high school career I wanted to put together a concert,” said Andrew Serino who put together an Acoustic benefit concert to raise money for an 18 year old teenager who needed a kidney transplant. He plays a variety of instruments although he isn’t involved in band. “My senior mentor happened to be an alumni from Gresham High School, Sean Garcia his band played during the event as well in order to help raise the money,” Serino said. He ended up raising $600 which was more than he expected. “It made me realize more responsibilities and caring towards others,” said Serino.

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Role model. Jordan Haselnus (12) devotes a full week to mentoring young kids who are facing the stresses of having a parent in prison. “I’ll never forget some of the girls I met, I know that I was supposed to be the inspiring one, but honestly those kids were the ones that inspired me to keep doing better and making something of myself, it was incredible,” Haselnus joyous poured out.

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Tutoring all ages. Isaac Hanset (12) does math problems with an elderly women whom never was able to pass all the tests needed to acquire a GED. “It was really cool being able to use my education to help someone else, it answered the question for me, when am I going to ever need this?” Hanset thoughtfully joked.

Cooking for the community. Tim Mowery (12) volunteers at a local resturant making sandwhiches as a part of his senior challenge project, Track Gives Back. “it was tight giving back to the community when they have done so much for me, it was a lot of fun too,” Mowery said.

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Kayla Hedlind

Abe Heacock

Taylor Hawkins

Jordan Haselnus

Kayla Hedlind

Haley Hofeld

Perter Higuera

Nellie Hirschmugl

Taylor Hawkins

Vivian Ho

Kaitlin Harding Kaitlin Harding

Josh Higgs

“Coooool”

“Defy Gravity”

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart!”

“ Like nothing else, for the magic, and then some”

“It is not our abilities that show who we truly are. It is our choices.” -Albus Dumbledore

“Never sell yourself short, because if you do then you will never be great.”

Mitch Hurley

Justin Hultquist

Justin Hultquist

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Jacob Hostetler

Nate Holmes Nick Ingram

“No bad days”

“Don’t give’em the stick!” - G.I.

Riley Hutchinson

“How many?...of what?”

“Hey Kid Ima Computa”

Every story has an end, but in life every end is just a new beginning.

Mickey Inns

“Where are the people from the future taking my photograph” - Stephen Hawking

“Don’t you already make a difference if no ones the same?”

Riley Hutchinson

Jerad Hoidal

David Holevas

Samantha Holm

Nellie Hirschmugl

“Attitude is everything”

Mickey Inns

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Dylan Johnson

Jason Jiron

Alex Jacoby

Kara Irvine

Clarissa Jenner “Rawr! I’m a dinosaur.”

“Bye Suckers”

“Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, Today is a gift, That’s why it’s called the present!”

“Live life to the fatest.”

Lisa Johnson

Lyuda Khrab “When you respect yourself, others will too.”

“Ya dig!”

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“How people treat you is their karma, how you react is yours.”

Madeline Kaufman

Leah Justice

Ashley Jones

Lisa Johnson

Dylan Johnson

“School is an opportunity, make the best of it.”

Tyson Kramer

Katie Kramer

Zach Lacey

Eric Koelling

“I may not be right, but I am never wrong.”

“Relax take it easy.”

“Its not how you stand by your car, its how you race it.”

Tyson Kramer Caitlin Laatz

Erika Kristensen

Evan Kratz

“It has to come from the heart if you want it to count.”

Eric Koelling

Michael Kveton

Brittany Kibbe

Ashley Kinne “Poetry is not a weakness, it’s the strength of your heart and soul.”

“Be Happy.”

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“If you can’t laugh at yourself, then who can you laugh at?” -Tiger Woods

Michael Kveton

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“I’ll show Ye!”

“It’s mind bottling. It’s like all my thoughts are trapped in a bottle.”- Will Ferrel

Julia Long Sarah Lund

Kindal McGill

Victoria McGuire

Kristin Monda

Jane Moesche

Katie Mills

Aaron Miler

Chelsea McCarty

“Strive for yourself, no matter what anyone says.”

Victoria McGuire

Kindal McGill

Chelsea McCarty

Susana Martinez

Ryan Martin

Lauren Luiz

Katja Ludeman

Brittaniny Lucas

Susana Martinez

Ryan Martin

Lauren Luiz

Katja Ludemann

Brittainy Lucas “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.” -Henry David Thoreau

Shayla Loving

Hannah Miles

Andrew Lange

Arielle Lambert

“Love the life you live, live the life you love!”

“Choose to smile.”

Mary Lilly

Andrew Lange

Arielle Lambert

Jake Lamb Shayla Loving

Jake Lamb

“BUMBAWEACHEWA” “AH, YES. BUMBLE-BEE TUNA” - MY GOOD FRIEND ACE

“;)”

“Of all the things you wear, your expression is most noticed.”

Kristin Monda

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Sylvana Louangsisongkham

Breneszell Lott “Helping Other People Everywhere HOPE”

OVERUSED

PHRASES AND

Izaac Machenzie

Courtney Macca

Sylvana Louangsisongkham

SAYINGS

“Got milk?”

Courtney Macca

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“Your face is [adjective used].”

:

Josh Melander

Michael Mehlhaff

“And thats all your morning announcements gophers, have a great day!”

“Success occurs when preparation meets opportunity.”

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035

“pwned and noob”

Elizabeth Moore

Briana Moore

Josh Melander

“Live it before you judge it.”

“OMG”

“God is so good to us.”

-Grandma Shires

Brianna Moore

“LOL”

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Shelby Murrell

Tim Mowery

Lindsay Morris

Alicia Moran

Lydia Morlan “Once it is asked, it is recalled.”

Life can be breathtaking.. so let it.

“Ain’t nothin to it but to do it.”

“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans with succeed.” - Proverbs 16:3

Everything is alright in the end. If it’s not alright, then it’s not the end.

Sydney Neeley

Erik Naydiuk

Josh Nanocchio

Nicholas Nafarrate

Amber Naef

Shelby Murrell

“You’ve got red on you.”

“I believe in Harvey Dent.”

Sally Olszewski

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“There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”

“More laugh, longer life.”

“Do not fear death but rather the unlived life. You don’t have to live forever, you just have to live. You gotta take the good with the bad, smile when your sad, love what you got and remember what you had. Always forgive but never forget, and live your life with no regrets.”

Msao Otake

Karli O’Shea Jessica Orn

Therese Olsen

Mai Nguyen “Never take life too seriously, nobody gets out of it alive.”

Aleshia Osterkamp

“People come and go...remember the ones who are always there.”

Jessica Orn

Sally Olszewski

“People say when you die, your life flashes before your eyes, make it worth watching.”

Braiden Newton

Kaylee Nelson

Charlie Neilan

Nicholas Nafarrate

“When the heart is right, the mind and body will follow.”

Msao Otake

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Kendriana Pang

Roman Page

Nathan Paden

Ashlynn Pack

Ryan Page

Kendriana Pang Shane Petesz

Alex Petersen “I never said most of the things I said.”

“FT4L” (KJR)

“When you want something in life, you just gotta reach out and grab it.” -C. McCandless

Matt Pechmann

Shane Petesz

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The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.-Ghandi

Camille Penk

Stevie Patnode

Matt Pechmann

Roman Page

“The travel of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

Valerie Reaves

Mckenzie Reasor

Nick Raterman

Joel Ramos

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Joel Ramos

“If you want some thing in life, go to it, don’t wait for it to come to you.”

Amy Protz

Travis Precoadp

Stephanie Raffaele

Ben Rafalski

Brandy Quinn

Amy Protz

Travis Preciado

Agnes Pomykala “Take every breath God gives you for what it’s worth !”

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“Go for what you want. It might be hard at first, but you’ll get through it.”

Nick Raterman

“You honestly thought I was going to put Live. Laugh. Love in here ?”

Mckenzie Reasor

7/7/2009 9:30:51 PM

? u o Y s i h T Is Don’t be that person that everyone is talking about!

By Alyssa Emoto and Bekah Mitchell

It's 7:30 on a Friday night. Right about now you're checking to make sure you look good, and smell good, for that 8:15 movie tonight. Whether this is your first date with that new girl or guy or you're just going to see the newest movie with some friends, this is an occasion we all want to enjoy. You stand in line for your tickets, then again for your popcorn, and then you're finally watching the movie you've been waiting for. Problem is ... you happen to sit behind the couple who can't keep their hands off each other, there's a kid behind you who is constantly kicking the back of your seat, someone forgot to shut their cell phone off, and there’s also that random hyena laugh that drowns out the voices of the actors at all the wrong times.

You leave the theater and swear to yourself that you won't make the same mistakes during the next movie. Simple, right?

But just in case, here are some tips to keep your from being the person everyone wants kicked out: • Turn your phone off, or at least put it on vibrate. Nobody wants to hear the latest Chris Brown song during the most intense scene of a movie.

• If you're tall, don't sit in front of short people when there are other open seats. None of us liked it as kids, so don't return the “favor.”

• Don’t kick the seat infront of you.

• Don’t be greedy with the armrests.

• Try not to talk during a movie. If you wanted to catch up with the latest gossip with your friends, you could've done it in the comfort of your own home without disturbing other people.

• Make sure your laugh isn't obnoxious! This may be a no-brainer to most of us, but some people just don't get it.

Spring ‘09 Ticket Prices: Regal Division/Stark Street: Adult- $9.50, Matinée- $7.50 Child/Senior- $7.00 and Student/Military- $8.50

Mt. Hood Theater: Adult- $4.00, Children/Senior- $3.00

Century Eastport 16: College Students- $8.25 Students- $9.50 Adult- $10.75, Matinée- $8.25 Child/Senior- $7.75 Early Bird Matinée- $6.00

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ovies Top Ten Mof The 2009 School Year

“That guy”. Evan Kratz (12) finds himself being “that one annoying guy” for a change while sitting “in front” with a few friends at the Mt. Hood Theater. “I hate it when I’m in the movie theater and right in front of me is somebody who i­s way too tall or talking a lot. But the other day when I was seeing Monsters Vs. Aliens someone told me I was blocking their view. It was weird being “that guy” for a change,” Kratz said.

1. The Hangover 2. Up 3. Land Of The Lost 4. Night At The Museum: Battle At The Smithsonian 5. Star Trek 6. Terminator Salvation 7. Drag Me To Hell 8. Angels & Demons 9. My Life In Ruins 10. Dance Flick

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Keith Richardson

Luke Ressler

Laura Reiman

Nick Roberts

Alex Rodriguez-Vega

Yaraneli Rodrigues Zurita

John Reese

Heather Rees Thomas Ries

Shelby Robinson

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“Ability is what your capable of doing.

Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” Lou holtz, Notre Dame football coach

Shelby Robinson

Alex Rodriguez-Vega

Yaraneli Rodrigues-Zerta

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“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them at least don’t hurt them.” -Dali Lama

“EBK all day everyday.”

Hang Loose

“125, ya!”

“We must write so they know who we are.”

Chelsea Sandmann

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Olivia Salgado

Snezhana Rudakova

Danielle Rubin

Maria Santan

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:13

Alexis Scheel

Olivia Salgado

Mayra Santos

Maria Santana

Chelsea Sandmann “If everything happened when and how we wanted it to, nothing would be worth waiting for.”

“Here’s a gopher buck, go buy yourself a biscuit.” -Negal

Creed Sargent

Alex Rojas

Alecia Royce “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

-Eleanor Roosevelt

“Wada wada bop

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Mayra Santos

Creed Sargent

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also BELIEVE”

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“I’m smiling, that alone should scare you.”

Max Seiler Alexis Showalter

Kileigh Shea “The bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you refuse to take the turn”

Jon Spooner

Alex Spicer

Kaera Smith

Andy Smith

“Always do right, for this will gratify some and astonish the rest”

“Live long and prosper!”

“Live one day at a time.”

“Live your life and never regret anything.”

Drew Stephens

“Love life.”

“What we do in life, echoes in eternity.” Maximus, Gladiator

“Through every dark might, there’s a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep your head up... and handle it.”

“What just happened?”

Ryan Seymour

Megan Severt

“I like the Beastie Boys & Japanese People!”

“With great power, comes great responsibility.” -Bo Baskoro

Savannah Scott

Nolan Scott

Jacob Schofield

Katya Schimmels Andrew Serino

“Those who dream by day are aware of things that escape those who dream only by night ”

“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” -Henry David Thoreau

“A vision is a gift to see what others only dream.”

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“I love myself, I am so cool.

“Under certain circumstances profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.”

- Mark Twain

Brandon Tatum

Jordan Swetnam

Nicole Suyehira

Tanner Suiter

Megan Stout

Kaera Smith

“One love, one body, one life.”

“Just do it...cuz...impossible is nothing.”

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“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”

Ivan Valencia

Mariah Turner

Rachel Troutt

Kevin Tripp

Amy Thao

“Forgive and forget.”

“Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.”-Oliver Wendell Holmes

“You never know where your going until you know where you’ve been”

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“I (heart) Lundberg.”

Jeff Tolman

Natalie Tidswell

Andrew Thom

Amy Thao

Zach Teel Domnic Tripp

Zach Teel

“I’d rather lose at my best, than win at my worst.”

“We cannot do great things, we can only do small things in great love.” Mother Teresa

“Durch Aufschreiben Lösen sich Ihre Probleme nicht.”

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Michael Wickstrom

Karly Watson

Brianne Walczak

Brydon Vaylon

Emily Wiedeman

“The mind has exactly the same power as the hands: not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.”

Brittany Wilson

Danielle Willard

Michael Wickstrom

Robert Weissenbuehler Robert Weissenbuehler

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” Anatole France

Emily Wiedeman

Miguel Vallejo

James Vang “Your dreams are your wings.”

“Don’t take life too serious.”

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Danielle Willard

Brittany Wilson

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Kiefer Wolfe

Brandi Wolfe

Shelby Wilson

Chelsea Wilson

Ryan Watkins

“A painting is a window into someone else’s world.”

“If you don’t know what you want, you’ll end up with a lot of what you don’t.”

Keifer Wolfe

Lyndsay Dye

Nick Durheim

Dylan Crimp

Steven Bishop

John Cervantes

Chelsea Wilson

“Let me copy your homework...NOW!”

Tyler Stockman

Pharose Saradi

Ezekiel McGraw

“Its because I’m Asian.”

“Do you believe in God?”

Lyndsay Dye

Nick Durheim

Dylan Crimp

John Cervantes

Longanecker, Raeven

Hiroaki Eda

Steven Bishop

“Don’t bother with my senior quote I waited too long , and now I have nothing.”

“I love Kinzey”

Kris Woods

Leif Tjaden

Tyler Stockman

“Don’t bother with my senior quote I waited too long , and now I have nothing.”

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“I’m Kris Woods”

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Y SHSE NIORS: John O’Connor Melissa Olson Jorge Padilla Jose Peinado Areianna Pellum Alex Petersen Karla Plascencia-Arreola Tina Quinn Bryan Raisanen Bjorn Reis Blake Romey Kory Ryan Stefany Sanchez Robert Sanchez-Busch Marco Sanchez-Diaz Catharina Santos Andrew Sappington Dora Severs Megan Severt Ashley Shelden Elton Sherman Maria Silerio Catalina Silva Rosa Silva Emily Simpson Grace Snyder Michael Stanley Shelby Strege Diego Suarez Alex Torres Jennifer Tower Devon Tykeson Mari Uc-Trujeque Oscar Valdovino Alexandria Vaughn Bernardo Vazquez-Pozos Griselda Velasco Iris Velasco Stephen Wallander Todd Wasmer Leesha White Tenzin Woden Kodi Young Rocio Zavala Teresa Zuniga Jorge Zurita

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Andrew Guess Alejandro Guzman Braden Hagen Ronnie Hall-Annette Darby Hansen Marcella Hansen Seth Harding Skyler Harris Kellie Hatton Sarah Hermanson Sean Hermanson Yuliana Herrejon Kyle Hickman Olivia Hind Daniel Hooper Justin Hultquist Matt Hunt Ashley Isenberg Rebekah Ivie Jonathan Jackson Zachary Jaynes Bethanie Jobin Jordan Johnson Valerie Johnson Olivia Jones Brent Junker Zachary Kokoruda Parker Lamoureux Nicole Larson Vitaliy Latyshev Brennon Leach A J Lindqvist Eric Lopez Rodrigo Lopez Luis Lopez-Diaz Hermelinda Luna Angel Marin Kelli Martellini Ana Martinez Sarah Martinez Zachary Meixner Daniela Mejia Marlene Menera Erika Michaud Hannah Miles Sean Mitts Jazmin Montes Fernando Morales Dario Morote Daony Moua Andrew Nichols

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Lindsay Aicher Lupita Aispuro Vanessa Alvarez Ian Anderson Nancy Aranda Thayne Arango Daniel Babiy Donna Babiy Andrew Backowski Maria Bermudez Kelsey Black Andy Blacksmith Kyle Brestel Renee Brokaw Amanda Brunelle Brady Brunkow Roberto Caballero-Andrade Jessica Camgros Matthew Caron Claudia Cecilio Jorge Ceja Ruben Chavarin Alexandra Christian Leonardo Clemente Shelby Clifford Jerimiah Cole Marco Colin Justin Corniel-Tapec Estefany Cortes Jose Damian-Damian Austin DeLapp Michelle Demuth Nick DeYoung Nicholas Durheim Meriya Ellsworth Ricky Eska Sergio Fajardo Yuriy Farina Amy Fellis Chad Ferguson Joseph Feuerborn Jesse Fischer Tyler Fisher Jarrod Foster James Fredrick Chandler Frey David Galis Martin Garcia Francisco Gonzalez Jacob Graham James Greenawalt

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Cross-town rival sparks

Into-It-Ness

The Gophers “punch the Bruins in the mouth” on their home court.

By Sarah Hermanson and Courtney Pattock

It is one thing to play on the road, it is another thing to play at Barlow, under standing room only conditions, where only a hand full of people are pulling for you.

After suffering a disappointing loss in a one game match to 25 during a pre-season jamboree, the Gophers had a lot to prove to themselves and to the Bruins.

Beginning the season, the Gophers had been plagued with playing with a lack of emotion and not being into games as much as they needed to be. Head Coach Lori AndersonCook coined the phrase “You’ve got to possess ‘into-it-ness’,” a statement used to motivate the girls to be in the moment and have their heads into the game.

“Their level of into-it-ness will decide their fate against the Bruins,” said Anderson-Cook.

“I was really anxious to play well and make up for the lack of performance displayed in the Central Catholic Jamboree,” admitted Chandra Baskoro (12).

The Gophers team huddle was filled with anticipation for the match to begin.

“Tonight was the first time we played Barlow after they beat us in the Jamboree a week ago,” Jane Moesche (12) said.

With the opportunity for redemption, the Gophers came out fast taking control in game one with strong defense.

The Gophers quieted the Bruin dominated crowd with a 2515 win.

“I was very excited and pumped for the rest of the game,”

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stated middle blocker Olivia Shropshire (11).

However, a slow start in game two allowed Barlow to gain some much needed momentum which resulted in igniting the crowd and taking a commanding lead of 18-9.

“At that point losing hadn’t ever crossed my mind. I knew we were going to battle back and that it would rely on who made the least mistakes,” Sarah Hermanson (12) said.

“Sadly, we weren’t able to pull out a win. But making a comeback and forcing a close game of 25-27 only made us more hungry to win the third game.”

The Gophers used the momentum swing from the end of game two to take game three 25-19. The once hostile crowd of the Bruins student section was but a skeleton of hope as the Bruins collapsed in game four losing 25-21.

“I was really proud of our team for competing hard throughout the match especially when it paid off with a win,” Taylor Richardson (11) said.

According to Head Coach Lori Anderson-Cook “that match was one of my top five most memorable coaching moments.”

Gresham went on to shut down the bruins 3-0 during the second match of league, and again during the state tournament (3-0).

“I am not sure what it is with Barlow, but if I could put a Bruins jersey on every one of the Gophers opponents the entire season I would have. They definitely possessed into-itness against the Bruins,” Coach Anderson-Cook stated.

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Offense is important but defense wins games. Taking over as team libero mid-seaon, Kelsey Merritt (10) leads the team in digs with emotional play sacrificing her body for balls many would not try for. According to Merritt, “I just wanted to play the best I could and take full advantage of the opportunity that was presented to me.”

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Another Big Block In The Middle. Leading the team in blocks, Olivia Shropshire (11) inspires her teammates with raw emotion after sending another ball back over the net during the home match against Barlow. According to Shropshire, “The more that we get into the game the more the crowd follows.”

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Get Up. Ceone Nojima (11) elevates above the net to get the kill for the Gophers against rival Central Catholic.

Amy Wooten (10) and Chandra Baskoro (12) get ready to cover the possible block. According to Wooten, “Ceone was a great addition to our offense this season.”

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Runner’s find common ground. Seniors Zach Teel and Brandy Quinn start off the line strong to the sound of the starting gun. “We both enjoy the sport so much it’s something we can really bond over and it’s cool that we get to compete side by side as well,” Teal admitted.

The Lone Runner. Jonathon Butcher (11) runs steady and alone while most of the initial pack has thinned out. When asked what keeps him going during the final miles of a long run, he gladly replied, “If you ain’t first, you’re last.”

Huddle up. Gresham cross country runners huddle up before a big meet. Teamwork and inspiration made up a big part of the team’s determination during the 08-09 season.

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Success The Ingredients of

The aroma of tomatoes and basil waft through the door as you enter a room full of teammates; not just teammates, but family. The night before each race the boys cross-country team would meet at one of the team members house and enjoy a spaghetti dinner. “With all the time we spent together, we couldn’t help but become some kind of family,” sophomore Eric Stevenson said. “We looked out for each other.”

The ‘team-family’ consisted of four juniors and seniors that filled the role as leaders and pushed the team to get better. “The upperclassmen made us all feel welcome, and got us to work harder at practices,” Joey Constein (9) described.

“They did a really good job at carrying the team this year.”

A relaxed atmosphere made it obvious that this team was anything but uptight.

Guitar Hero, chess and a piano proved these get-togethers to be a time filled with fun and stress free bonding.

“This tradition of dinner isn’t to psych us up for the next day,” stated Johnathan Butcher (11). “It’s just to have a good time; plus the carbs didn’t hurt either.”

With a quick reminder of the competition to follow, the night comes to a close.

The next day the team ran against Barlow, our cross-town rival. “Barlow’s a strong team and we knew we’d have to work hard to pull out a win,” explained Conner House (10).

This mentality allowed the boys to accomplish their goal of beating Barlow, but only by a two point victory. Winning this much anticipated meet, gave them that extra boost of confidence. This improved morale, accompanied with natural talent was enough to push them through the rest of the season and finish with a feeling of accomplishment.

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By Heather Ries and Taylor Richardson

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Spaghetti dinners and team bonding led the guys to a great season.

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n i a P e h T Pushing Through

Overtaking mental limits to compete like a true athlete.

By Taylor Richardson and Heather Ries

Running down the trail with nothing to push you besides your own endurance, all you can hear is the pounding of your heart, and the steady strides of your teammates.

Words of encouragement are interrupted by heavy breaths as it becomes harder to push forward. Rounding the corner, you brace yourself for the last hill that has just come into view. You’re reminded of the goals you set for yourself, and a new motivation to pass the competitor in front of you fills your body.

Endurance and mental toughness are said to be the most important attributes of a runner. Coach Kylee Hutchins says “cross country is 90% mental strength and 10% physical. If you can push through the pain, then the athletic part will come.”

Training for cross country is mainly learning where your limits are and how far past those limits you can go. You know someone is mentally tough when they come from behind to take a win from a competitor, this is exactly what junior Khalia Tidwell did.

Tidwell had been battling against a girl from Lincoln High School all season, and this girl had actually defeated Tidwell in previous races. At Franklin, Tidwell ran a great race and beat her rival by 5 seconds. This new time of 18:42 set a new course record and proved her title as a mentally tough athlete.

“She [Tidwell] is just strong,” coach Hutchins said. “She goes hard from start to finish and wants to be up in the front.”

Using natural leadership as a guide, Tidwell used it to push herself and her teammates to work hard all the time. The girls cross country team never gave up and went past expectations held in practice.

As coach Hutchins put it, “ they [these girls] were tough, running five hills and then asking to do a few more was what gave them their spark.”

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Fighting for position. Khalia Tidwell (11) leaves the starting line at Portland Meadows race track in a hurry.

Known to get out fast, Tidwell likes to get out early and stay ahead of the pack. “Why run from behind, I love to lead,” commented Tidwell.

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Brotherly love. Jon Kratz (9) and Evan Kratz (12) laugh about a misunderstanding with some fellow racers that turned into one of the season’s best jokes.

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Gresham Ski team takes family to a new level with state aspirations.

By Kaylee Beall & Alicia Moran

This year the Gresham High School Ski Team was made up of two brothers, Evan (12) and Jon Kratz (9) who took the ski team to the next level with their passion for skiing. It takes three people to qualify as a team in the conference and when trying to create this, there wasn't enough students who wanted to participate on a competitive team for Gresham. As a result, the boys had to train with Sam Barlow's Ski team who in every other sport is our rival. The two brothers spent time with Barlow's teammates and coaches every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday going up to the mountain and setting up courses to practice on. They became friends with all the kids and enjoyed spending time and practicing hard with their coaches. “The coaches were very helpful towards us because some kids didn't even want us to be there” said the older Kratz.

Being brothers didn't make a difference on the mountain because they shared the same love and determination towards the sport. “We practiced with Barlow but raced for our own school. We made extra trips to practice and prepare Evan for state,” said the younger Kratz. The brothers became more than just that, they were also teammates who had to help each other train for races. Taking fourth in solemn gave older brother Evan the chance to race at the state competition. “My goal was to at least place in the top ten at state, but I'm very grateful that I just got to go at all! Being able to

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hang out at Mt. Bachelor for a few days was a lot of fun,” Kratz commented.

After his run of the day, he was holding solid in sixth place overall - well within his goal for the state competition.

During his second run, however, Kratz got ahead of himself and in efforts not to fall ended up straddling a gate. In a quick attempt not to be disqualified for the round, he hiked back just enough to clear the gate completely and finished the run - no problem. Unfortunately, the extra time it took for Kratz to re-clear the gate took him out of the runnings for his tentative sixth place position.

At the end of a long day, both brothers, family and friends gathered around the state skier for a round of congratulations, no matter the final results.

“He qualified for state as an individual not as a team thats incredible! It takes a lot of hard work. That alone needs explaining; but, I need more than a couple lines to describe all of his accomplishments. I'm just really proud of him,” father Jamie Kratz boasted when asked his thoughts on the whole event. With Evan off to college in the fall, Jon will be the sole member of the Gresham Ski Team. Next year, Jon will practice with the Sandy team instead of Barlow and he hopes to live up to the Kratz' name when it comes to making it to state. Hoping to someday even surpass his big brother in state competition.

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Rookie racer holds his own. Jon Kratz (9) runs a slalom course on Valentine’s Day. This was Jon’s first year racing in the Mt. Hood League. “It was really fun, I think that it was the best activity that I have done all year. Right before I would start out on the course all I could think about was how I was going to hit the gates and how hard I would have to turn to make it to the bottom of the course as fast as possible. Overall, I learned a lot and I’m looking forward to next year and just improving and getting even better,” Kratz said.

Let’s talk. Jon Kratz (9) and Evan Kratz (12) talk about the day’s race, missed gates and each other’s form while unpacking some gear.

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Racing with state in mind. Evan Kratz (12) races down the slopes running a GS course against his Mt. Hood League opponents. “I have always loved skiing! My dad started me out when I was three, but I have only been racing since my sophomore year. Skiing is definitely a passion of mine and I plan on racing in college and hopfully for the rest of my life,” Kratz said. Kratz placed second in slalom for the Mt.Hood League making it to state for his first time this year.

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He may have gotten a head on it but we’ve go it now.. Brandon Tatum (12) steals the headed ball from his opponent during the Centennial game at home. “Things can get pretty intense, and that’s what makes it fun, at least most of the time,” Tatum replied.

Three’s a crowd. Andrew Beekman (11) edges out his teammate and an opponent from Central Catholic to head the ball downfield.

Taking it back. Armando Hernandez (11) makes a steal in the Gresham vs. Barlow game. “It comes down to whoever gets a good jump on the ball,” Hernandez said.

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A Young Team

Y R O T C I V S E TAST Although the soccer team is very young, the coaches had no trouble because the players knew the game so well already. This comfort with the sport led to a victory against

By Jasmin Williams the Reynold Raiders.

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The screams of joy from the Superfans and spectators alike pumped adrenaline into varsity boys soccer team as they fought for their battle over the Reynolds Raiders, Tuesday, Sept. 16. With an experienced team laced-up for the season, head coach Jimmy Webber sees great potential with returning all-stars and a few young apprentices. “The best thing about [our] team this year is how they came in and already know the game so well that we really don’t have to teach them new things,” Webber said.

Webber and his players were mentally ready for this game as soon as the Raiders set foot on the turf. According to team captains, seniors Robert Brewer, Brandon Tatum, Thayne Arango and Braiden Newton, the main strategy was to have a strong defense.

“It is important to have a strong defense, expescially against Reynolds,” Thayne Arango (12) said.

The first half of the game started with the Raiders kicking a powerful shot out of bounds past the Gopher goal, and that gave the ball to goal-keeper, junior Lyle Keathley.

He then tossed the ball down-field to Brewer who then attempted to score but missed the first shot. Soon after that, the Superfans in the stands made hysterical comments and smart remarks because of how the referees were handling the situations of the game in the first half. The lack of communication and unity from the team gave the Raiders the first point of the game according to JV sophomore soccer player Keegan Johnston, who was excited with the other Superfans.

In the same play, the referee gave Arango a red card, which had the player kicked out of the game, for his attempt to shield the kick of an opponent from the goal with his hands. The fans severely disagreed with the referee’s decision and showed this by their hysterical comments. This was a sign for the boys to begin to step up their game.

Despite their efforts, they were not able to hold off the Raiders’ goal before the end of the half. Keathley lunged for the ball, but once it had touched the ground the goal was made in the left corner of the goal. The team got serious, and with four minutes and five seconds left on the clock, they scored their first goal of the night. It did not just make the crowd go wild, but the players as well. So much that forward, sophomore Isaac Niyonkuru began to perform back flips up and down the field with a big smile on his face. Even though the team was pumped and ready to go after that single shot, their fast plays and smooth passes did not get past their opponents.

Finally, the first half of the game ended with a score of 2-1,Reynolds. The second half of the game began with sophomore Armando Suarez taking a hesitant shot, but it was caught

by Raider’s goalkeeper, Fernanado Lopez. Finally, to tie the game, Brewer scored with a soft header, but of course, the goal was not official until the crowd saw a celebration of back flips by Niyonkuru. Brewer then bursted down the field and scored yet another goal and placed the team ahead by one point.

The game got more rigorous as they finally held the lead with a more able-bodied defense and more hustle than the first half.

“Gresham was going to own the game,” Brewer said.

No one got injured, but the game got tough for the Raiders who had two of their players thrown out as the heat of the game grew. Another call by the referees raised the voices of the crowd, and Brewer earned a yellow card, which was a warning for a temporary suspension for wasting time. He was later subbed back in when the team regained possession of the ball. In the end, the team took the victory, 3-2, adding another win to their undefeated season record.

“As long as we work on teamwork and communication, it will be a good season,” Arango said.

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Kicking it off. Braiden Newton (12) kicks off looking for an open player to make the winning goal. “Life is a game.

Soccer is serious!” Newton proclaimed.

All tied up after the ball. Riley Protz (10) gets his arms and legs tangled with his opponent from Barlow as they both run down the ball before it goes out of bounds during the last home game against Barlow on Oct. 23rd.

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Battle Hard. Young player Danielle McMurray (9) holds her own during a game at home against Hood River. “U had so much fun this seaon, I can’t wait til next year!” exclaimed McMurray.

Bring it down. Hanna Kristensen (9) brings the ball down while battling a fellow player, both girls sporting the number 3. “I’ve been playing soccer forever and it was great that I got to have at least one season playing with my big sister.

Bend it like Brewer. Ashley Brewer (12) sends it long down the field. “Soccer has always been a big part of my life and my highschool years.” commented Brewer.

Just Do It

By Bekah Mitchell

“Because some days, even if you don’t feel like playing, you do it for your team.”

This year’s varsity girls team aimed for the top, with eight returning seniors and a new head coach, they started the season with high spirits and high expectations.

Many players agree that the team pulled together for a successful season.

Ashley Brewer (12) recalls the team preparing for a possible loss to Barlow HS because of their status as the number one team in the league but pulling together and defending a shallow goal margin.“We expected it to be worse but everyone played really well and we shut down their top offensive players.”

“When Karly [Watson] went out again this season, we started playing for her,” said Rachel Kelley (11) in reference to senior captain Karly Watson who suffered from a torn ACL early last year which kept her off of the field for the remainder of the season. She came back to play this year but injured her ACL in the third preseason game, once again placing her on the bench for the rest of the season.

The team made it through the season preparing to take out the other teams at playoffs and make it to finals. Despite the seemingly impassible Gopher defensive line, Sheldon, a team from Southern Oregon, knocked the Gophers out of the playoffs in the first round. “We just couldn’t get the ball away from them but our offense was really good and our defense kept us in the game.” Erin Urbanowicz (10), said about their 0-1 loss.

“We’re a great team together,” said Kayla Erspamer (11). “ We’re compatible and we worked really well together.” Despite the accompanying trials and hardships, the Gopher girls remained positive, confident, and ended the season with heads held high.

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Get out of my way! Maddie Kaufman (12) skillfully traps the ball off a crossfield kick during a home game. “I’ve been on varsity all four years and each season meant a lot, I’m really going to miss it.” said Kaufman.

Way to use your head. Erika Kristensen (12) puts a head on the ball during a defensive play for the Varsity team. “Moments like these really make me excited that I get to play next year in college,” commented Kristensen.

Keeping her eyes up field. Jordan Haselnus (12) looks up for an open player. “I loved the team, its sad that it was out last season together after four years, but we made memories we’ll never forget.” said Haselnus.

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Greatness

Competitive

With his hand held high. Abe Heacock (12) goes in for a block against his opponent. “In order to annihilate my opponents chances of winning, I knew I had to block the ball!” Heacock explained.

Feeling pressured from tough defense. Johnny Dirksen (11) gained possesion of the ball late in the game against Sandy. “I decided to play waterpolo beacuse both of my siblings played. Waterpolo is a phyically and demanding sport, and I love the water,” Dirksen said.

Upper corner. Ryan Lile (11) scores a goal from the outside to keep the score close with the Pioneers. “I felt good making this goal beacuse it showed that our team was still in the game,” Lile remarked.

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Going Hard No Matter The Opponent

By Taylor Richardson

; Athletics |

Water polo is a game of high intensity and endurance. If you talk to Head Coach Shane Dye, it will quickly become apparent that “Competitive Greatness” was the primary goal for this team. “Competitive greatness” is the top block of the ‘Pyramid of Success,’ built upon a foundation of enthusiasm, self control, skill, confidence, and poise. This formula for success was founded by legendary basketball coach John Wooden.

Dye says “We don’t think of things in terms of wins and losses. We think of things in terms of ‘competitive greatness.’ Go hard, all the time, no matter the opponent. We’ll play anybody, anytime, we’re not afraid.”

The boys bonded over the common objective of just wanting to play for the sake of the game. “We all just played for each other, for the pure love of this unique game,” remarked Ian Anderson (12). “And everyone was an equally important member on our team.”

The water polo team learned to love the game for what it was. They did not only play because they genuinely wanted to play the game, but also because they enjoyed coming to practice and games everyday. Because of that, it became easy for them to accomplish their goal of “competitive greatness.”

“One time this kid from Sandy almost completely pulled off my Speedo,” said Jacob Hostetler (12). “But that stuff happens all of the time, its just part of the game, it’s just competitiveness.”

With a go get ‘em attitude and competitive greatness in mind, the boys varsity team gave their all throughout the season and finished strong while working their way up the ‘Pyramid of success.’

“I expected the kids to work hard every second of every day, and they exceeded my expectations in so many ways,” Coach Dye recalled.

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Where did she go? Jaimie Bartels (12) plays aggressive defense as she forces her opponent underwater. “I did what I had to do to win,” Jaimie Bartels proclaimed.

One on one with the goalie on the breakaway. Cassy Slayton (11) gets behind the defense and pulls up for a shot in the shallow end at home against David Douglas.

“Getting out on fast breaks is an attitude. If you want to score you’ve got to out work your opponent,” Slayton responded.

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7/7/2009 9:45:18 PM

No Room For

Sissies

By Taylor Richardson and Heather Ries

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Man down defense. Erika Michaud (12) plays tight defense as she moves in on the shooter. “It’s always a challenge to protect the goal when your team suffers a kickout. All you can do is take away the offenses shots and try and get the ball back,” Michaud commented.

Girls sports are often considered less brutal and intense as boys; girls water polo proves to be a contradiction. That’s why the girl’s team is anything but weak. All of the players wore two suits as an extra precaution to not become overexposed.

Because of the amount of physicalness in the water, hair and make-up was never a concern to the girls before a game.

“We pride ourselves in representing one of the most physical sports for girls,” said Cassy Slayton (11).

The pure athleticism and strength needed is what makes water polo less popular by students, but more difficult to play.

We have all treaded water for a minute or so in P.E. thinking it was difficult. But these girls commit to not touching the pool floor for a full 24 minute game. Although the game is tough, the team agrees that this is what makes it different than any other girl sport.

“It’s the only sport that you have to think about being able to breathe,” said Maddie Clark (11).

The referees can’t catch everything and unseen violence happens during the constant blasts of whistles. Despite the amount of fouls that remain unseen, the girls team still averaged around 6 kick outs per game.

“The brutality is just part of the game, it’s actually what makes it fun,” said Slayton. “And there’s times to use it to your advantage.”

With a young team, juniors such as Cassy Slayton, Laney Strand, and Carley Gendron stepped up and led the team along side the few seniors available for the role.

A major set back the team had to overcome was losing a valuable player to an injury. Marissela Velasquez (11), who had surgery on her shoulder, had to suffer through the season on the sideline.

“I love that our team kept working hard, and didn’t give up, even if we didn’t do so well,” said Velasquez .

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Water Polo Girls Welcome Brutality and pride themselves in representing one of the most physical sports for girls

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Relaxing at rehearsal. Lauren Luiz (12) takes a minute to chill during a rehearsal for the fall musical “Beauty and the Beast”. “It was a wonderful experience being able to play Belle, the costumes and songs and everything, but it was a ton of work, I’m glad it was only once,” joked Luiz.

We R 1. Kayla Metcalf (11), Erica Heine (11), and Morgan Garry (12) go all out to support the varsity football team at an away game against Barlow. “It’s super fun painting our faces and getting decked out for the games,” commented Garry.

Last time in the stands. Seniors Alicia Moran, Nicole Suyehira, and Camille Penk enjoy one of the last assemblies of the year. “Looking back, senior year flew by. I dont regret a thing,” said Alicia Moran (12). “I had some really great times, I think I’m going to miss it, but I’m ready for what’s next.”

OMG you should totally come to Homecoming, ‘Night on the Strip’! Alisha Garner (12) talks to the school with tons of enthusiasm during the Homecoming Assembly. “One of the best memories I have from senior year are from doing the assemblies, sometimes it was embarrassing but I still loved it,” admitted Garner.

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Finding the zone. Michael Melhaff (12) focuses in on the basket as he shoots a pair of free throws after taking a hard foul late in the game against the Pioneers. “When I’m shooting free throws I just kind of zone out. Everything else kind of fades out and all I see is the basket,” said Melhaff.

The three is up, and good. Mickey Inns (12) lets one fly early in the first half against the Scotts. “I love shooting from that corner,” stated Mickey.

Feeling the pressure. Andy Smith (12) pushes the ball up the floor against a tough Barlow team. “Coming into the game against Barlow, I thought we were well prepared and had the talent to win. But, we came out flat and they jumped on us early. And against a good team like that, it’s just tough to dig yourself out,” expressed a disappointed Simth.

Driving the baseline. Zach Scherba (11) passes by all the defending Scotts, making his way up to the basket to score. “There were times when we had difficulties shooting from the outside, so it was important for us to take it to the hole and see what we could get,” Scherba commented.

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All Around

player Garcia energizes teammates with small, yet powerful stature

By Erin Urbanowicz

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Added to the varsity squad his junior year, Martin Garcia (12) is known to his teammates as a “freak of nature” and has his own aspirations to play in college.

According to head coach Todd Nagel, Garcia is a fiery competitor and everyone feeds off of his energy.

Fellow teammate senior Mickey Inns commented that Garcia is the teams’ inside power and also has the ability to shoot on the outside.

“He brings a lot of intensity,” Inns said.

According to Inns, Garcia gets teased for the dimensions of his size. He has the legs and arms of a 6-foot-5 person, but the body of one who is 5-foot-10.

Playing since he was in seventh grade, Garcia hopes to play college ball at Mt. Hood Community College.

According to Garcia, his favorite basketball players are Brandon Roy and Dwayne Wade, who dominate the NBA, and he hopes to do the same.

“If he worked on his outside shot, he could play,” Nagel said. “He has post moves in a guard’s body.”

According to Nagel, because Garcia brings so much energy, if he is down then the rest of the team is down. The team depends on Garcia to bring his game so the rest of the team can.

Nagel adds that Garcia is an all around player. He can rebound, play defense and is a threat on offense. Garcia’s competitiveness keeps him going even when he is against players who are five or six inches taller, according to freshmen basketball coach Alan Simpson. “He has played like an all conference player, aggressive, a really fierce competitor and you can tell he enjoys it,” Simpson said.

Breaking down the defense. Martin Garcia (12) attacks the hoop against David Douglas. Garcia plans to play basketball for Mt. Hood Community College in the Fall. “Martin was our best player, he hit some shots and grabbed some key rebounds thoughout the season to get us to the playoffs,” Gresham Head Coach Todd Nagel said.

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Getting back on defense. Nche Onyima (11) shows her speed as she runs down the Eagle from HRV preventing the break-a-way layup. “I knew I could catch her, it was just a matter of not picking up the foul,” Onyima replied.

Pushing the ball up the floor. Leah Justice (12) turns the corner to look for an open teamate but is met by a defender from David Douglas. “That chick closed quickly, but I got around her and found Char under the hoop for two,” Justice remarked.

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Floating jumper. Kelsey Dransfeldt (11) gets the ball up top and drains the “J” to close the end of the first quarter against the Scots. “It was such a great feeling to hit the open jumper when the team needed it,” Dransfeldt said.

Team plays hard for all 668 minutes of the season.

Despite their teams ups and downs.

By Kaylee Beall and Erica Heine

In a closed meeting prior to the 09 season, the team gathered in the team room off the main gym to discuss the upcoming season.

“I think we should play hard for every minute of every game,” said captain, Charlie Neilan (12), as the team discussed their goals for the season. This contentious discussion made by the team turned out to be the backbone that would highlight many distinguishing moments for each of the team members throughout the season.

“From the very beginning we knew that playing hard for the full 668 minutes of the season would be tough, but an advantage to us in the end,” said Nche Onyima (11).

Although the advantage gained due to effort didn’t bring the team more wins than losses, it did keep things interesting. With each minute that passed their intensity drew different memorable moments to each girl that hit the floor.

“The Barlow game was the best. We came back at the very end making it a close game, and ended up losing by one point but it was the hardest we’ve ever played!” said Stevie Patnode (11).

For Ashely Duncan (12), it was the first minute of the Central Catholic game that stands out in her mind. “They were the best team in our conference this season. We came out looking better than them! We started so well, even though we lost in the end.”

“We fought hard and strong against every competitor we faced,” stated Ariana Cooley (10). “In the Reynolds game, Erin [Urbanowicz] almost got in a fight because she was playing so aggressively towards the other team,” Cooley added.

Even with many struggles throughout the season, the team walked away with many positive memories knowing they did all they could while on the court and that they had achieved their team goal of “playing hard for every minute of every game.” All 668 minutes of them.

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Taking on the triple team. Charlie Neilan (12) attacks the rim against HRV. Scoring in bunches, Neilan found success scoring down low aginst the Eagles. “They [Eagles] played swarming defense. We worked our tails off that game. It’s too bad we came up short 45-52,” stated Neilan.”

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Rowdy pirates. Sword fighting juniors Ceone Nojima, Andrew Culley, Sarah McGregor, Chelsey Sann, Amy Docken, Cameron Ell, Chelsea Johnson, Kayla Metcalf and Daniel Dempsey fake ‘fight to the death’ in front of hundreds of on looking eyes during the ‘08-’09 homecoming parade.

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“Everyone went out there and started fighting, but Kyle

and I tried to throw a few matrix moves,” joked Ceone Nojima (11).

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Daphney Aadams Emily Aalbers Tyler Abdelmalek Tarik Abdsameia Nick Accuardi Kayla Adams

Tyler Adams Corinne Aldrich Jacqueline Altamirano R.J Alter Julio Andrade Emily Apon

Megan Apon Nickolas Ard Nicole Ard Alex Arevalo Justin Argue Colleen Bailey

Savanna Baird Nikita Balch Dajanique Barber Danielle Barnes Jaimie Bartels Andrew Beekman

Yovana Benancio Whitney Benavente Devyn Benfield Marisa Benson Mark Bigler Codie Blanchard

Jesse Boda Cassie Bone Jessika Brandt Steven Breckenridge Emilie Breiling Chelsa Briggs

Katey Brightwell Morgan Brittain Cole Brown Hayley Brown Jake Bryant Victor Buckley

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7/7/2009 11:08:59 PM

Tracy Bulow Lacey Busch Vanessa Bustamante

Tweet, Tweet. Late in a yearbook editing session, Advisor Brad Cook and Math Teacher Lori Anderson-Cook take a break to check out the micro-blogging website Twitter.“See it’s kind of cool,” Cook laughed. Playing along, Anderson-Cook replies sarcastically, “Nice ‘twit’ Brad.” After a laugh, Cook replies kindly, “Honey, it’s ‘tweet’, not ‘twit’.”

Jonathan Butcher Adam Cage Monica Camara

Tanya Casas Ivan Castillo Jessalette Castro

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Kyle Catchpole Mary Helen Cermack Lisa Cha

Manon Chaney Amy Chao Chelsea Chavez

Facebook is in,

Twitter rise”

is on the

By Bekah Mitchell & Taylor Richardson

Irvin Chavez Maryann Chavez-Salazar Joanna Chicas

Samantha Christian Eric Clardy Madison Clark

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We all remember when Myspace first came out and it became the thing we could not get enough of. It helped us spend hours on the computer checking out others bulletins and scandalous pictures from the night before while we procrastinated doing our homework.

Homework breaks became taking a break from Myspace and doing some homework. But in 2007 when Facebook was introduced, we were given a new distraction. But now the thing that’s going to be the next big deal in the technology world would be Twitter.

All three of these networking sites let you tell your friends what you’re up to or how you are feeling. These sites let us upload pictures to our profiles, send messages to our friends, and check our profiles using cell phones. They are all used for networking, but why are they so addicting?

When animation teacher John Walker’s twitter account was pulled up, his most recent tweet commented on his most recent cycling trip around Sauvie Island. People are always connected to their profile somehow. Whether it’s using their cell phones or using the schools Internet, even though that means we have to find a proxy that hasn’t been blocked by the school yet. But no matter what the reason, people just can’t seem to get enough of of Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter.

| Juniors + Social Networks

“Myspace is out,

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Ms. Tear Dots. Janelle Neal (10) was a winner for one of the comedy awards for the “Biggest Cryer.” “Okay I really felt like crying, but not just because of the Award but because all of the seniors were leaving and that night was the last night that I was going to see most of them.

But I loved that night and I will always remember my friends,”said Neal (10).

A whole lot of sparkle. Haley Hofeld (12), Andrew Serino (12), and Kennan Vierra (11), as the fairies, capture Drew Stephens (12) and make him their hostage. While tied up, they toture him with magical glitter. “I actually liked the glitter even though I knew that I would have to wash myself for a week before I could get it all off. But, overall I loved hosting the Associate Awards and I think it was a good way to end the year out on a bang,” said Stephens (12).

The lady with the addiction. Jeremy Lewis (11) and Darci Hall (12) sit at the Associate Awards moments before Hall wins her “Free of Addictions” award. According the to the award Hall is ‘addicted’ to boyfriends, boys, and Dr. Pepper. “I thought that it was interesting because I got the same award for the Choir Comedy Awards. It’s just funny that that’s what I’m going to be remembered as - the girl who likes Dr. Pepper,” Hall said.

Mychele Clawson Taylor Clements Rahne Collier Alexis Combs Marco Contreras Karina Contreras Bribiesca

Jordan Cooper Kayla Cord Oscar Cortes Rian Cottor Derek Councilman Samuel Crouser

Andrew Culley Micah Dalzell Hoa Dau Brandon Daun Kevin Davis Austin Day

Nathan DeLong Daniel Dempsey Keely DiPietro Kelly Dick Olivia Dick Caitlynn Didlick

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One Last Time A night of goodbyes, tear, swans, bacon, and attacking fairies?

By Alicia Moran

Lists of awards, gold trophies, beautiful ball gowns and funny hosting skits can usually only mean one thing: the Oscars, but to the GHS drama department the first thing that comes to mind isn’t a million dollar, red carpet event, it’s the Annual Associate Awards.

The night is one of past prom dresses, final senior slide shows, and dances of dedication and something about a swan. Every year the event is a little different being that it is put on by different kids, but each time it is something that the drama department seniors tend to never forget. “I think it’s really meaningful and it’s a good tradition for the school. I guess I would just say that it was a really good goodbye,” Evan Kratz (12) said.

This year the hosts put on an especially exciting show. The situation was one of Midsummer Night’s Dream fairy’s led by the fairy King Puck attacking the GHS students. Hosts Kris Woods (12), Drew Stephens (12), and Kaylee Nelson (12) were acting as army guards and trying to protect the nights audience of any fairy shenanigans. The on going skit ensued with glitter attacks, bacon baiting and even some “clipping” of fairy wings. “I attended the Associate Awards all four years of high school and my favorite memories of the department are definitely being a part of my class’ Junior Dedication and this year’s Senior Swan song.

I can’t lie its going to be really tough topping our classes two performances; we basically killed it,” Alicia Moran (12) said.

The night ended with the two main events - the performances by the juniors and the seniors. The juniors dedication followed three of the juniors on a hilarious musical adventure collecting props from the past four years in order to keep the seniors around, while the seniors entered the Twilight zone - which included a rabid swan and songs by the likes of Billy Joel and T.I. “I cried so hard! The Drama Department has really become my family in the past year, it was hard to say goodbye,” Jessica Clifford (12) said.

He’s got brains. Chris Forrer (12) performs his state qualifying musical scene, “The Brain”, at the Associate Awards. “I really liked it because it was a scene that I could really connect with. I played a science kind of geeky character so I really enjoyed it,” joked Forrer.

Jacob Elwess Cory Elwood Alyssa Emoto Danielle Erickson Kayla Erspamer Maritza Estrada

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Lexi Dupasquier Sebastian Durland Ayako Eda Ryan Edwards Cameron Ell Courtney Ellis

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Johnny Dirksen Amy Docken Emily Dodge Alma Dominguez Brannon Dooley Kelsey Dransfeldt

Marissa Ethridge Cory Evans Dakota Everaert Edgar Farfan Malia Ferron Rachael Fisher

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MiExmoetiodns Students respond differently to the introduction of more computer usage within the areas of writing and online assignments for english classes.

Focusing In. Jazmine Halstead (10) turns in her paper online during her English class taught by Mr. Smith. “I like using Turnitin.com, it makes things easier at home and saves paper,” stated Halstead.

By Taylor Richardson

Technology has become a regular in classrooms around the school. English, Language Departments, and History classes are all new to using teacher tools like Moodle, Blogspot, and turnitin.com.

Students turn in work and can even take tests on Moodle. It works the same way that hand grading does, except for it is much faster and free of grade percentage errors. While Turnitin.com checks for plagerism and can tell you the exact time the assignment was turned in, so that way there is no question to whether the assignment was late or not.

“It’s like an automated text book with ablility for kids to get feedback on their work and turn it in,” said Graphic Design teacher Brad Cook. “And the kids can do it from any computer making it really accessible.”

Spanish 5-6 teacher, Allison Brink, converted all assignments to be done on Moodle.

Students had mixed emotions on this new method.

“I didn’t really like having to do everything on the computer. It was a hassle to have to remember to get on the computer,” Ceone Nojima (11) said.

Despite the fact that turning things in on the internet can be a chore, it also opened the door for cheating. When students are being held accountable for doing their own work online, problems arise with students and their ability to cheat because there is no way for the teacher to know for sure who completed the work.

The technology wave that is happening in classrooms across Gresham is looked at in both a good and bad way. But it is important for students to be able to do work either way.

Independent worker. Jorge Yanez (9) works quietly and independently while typing on a paper in an AVID session in the library. “I like being able to work on my own, it’s cool working on the computers instead of writing,” Yanez said.

Finishing an Essay. Student teacher Nathan Enns helps students in Mr.Smith’s Sophomore English class who are spending time in a computer lab in an effort by the English Department to integrate more technology use within the program. “I really enjoyed my experience at GHS this past year. Getting to know the kids and spending real time in the classroom made me all the more excited for when I have my own class,” Enns commented.

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Kyle Fitzpatrick Jake Foland Joshua Forrer Carissa Foster Stephanie Frank Katie Fravel

Devon Gaboury Natalie Gabrielson Pedro Galindo-Rodriguez Anddy Garcia Carley Gendron Berakhiah Gibbs

Eddie Giblin Payton Gibson Kevin Giddings Michael Girton Maggie Gohl Cherrian Goldberg

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Travis Guenther Julie Guerrero Casey Gurnett Brandon Gustaveson Edgar Guzman Charlie Hanchett

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Becky Gomez Erik Gomez Diana Gonzalez Yajaira Gonzalez Siana Grisham Kendra Groom

Jasmine Hankerson Klara Hanna Christina Hanson Quintin Hardgrove Danielle Harness Paige Harry

Mitchell Haskett Valerie Haskins Gage Hawes Michelle Haynes Julianne Heater Erica Heine

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Cameron Helzer Armando Hernandez Wendy Hernandez Maricela Herrera Kailey Hettinger Lauren Hickman

Danielle Hill Brianna Hinojosa Jacob Hodges Mia Honn Caley Hubert Jordan Huggett

Brandt Ivanoff Casey Jackson Cole Janzen Ying Jiemphanthong Chelsea Johnson Hayley Karkkainen

Brett Kaufman Lyle Keathley Emily Kelley Rachel Kelley Ben Knapp Joshua Koga

Stockton Korst Dillon Kousol Anna Kramer Sharie Krouse Kyle Kuiawa Marina Kuzmenkova

Kalyn Lagunsad Erick Lainez Wesley Laitinen Ashly Lake Zachary Laxton Petr Lebedev

Caitlin Lehman Elyssa Lehman Devonna Leiby Valerie Leon-Rosales Kaylyn Lewis Dalia Leyva

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7/7/2009 11:09:20 PM

A text message... Really

Guys?

By Hillary Dube

It seems that over the years the men at Gresham High School have gotten lazy when it comes to asking girls to school dances. Why don't guys ask girls to Homecoming or any other dance in a cute way anymore? Some resort to text messages or even just going in groups to

“Its more relaxed, I don't have to pay for dinner, I can dance with whoever I want, and I can be lazy.” Which get out of the asking process. According to Westly Meng (11)

is probably true for a lot of guys, not just Meng. We just want to know what happened to the good old days when guys would find interesting and unique ways to ask? A huge poster, a crazy scavenger hunt, or even a bouquet of beautiful flowers during a class of theirs. When asked about the reasons why guys don’t ask girls to dances anymore, Zach Scherba (11) said, “Homecoming is informal. If I'm going to ask someone its going to be for a bigger dance like Snoball or Prom. Plus I have gone to Homecoming with girls every year so this year I just wanted to go with the guys.”

Come on guys, how many chances are you going to have to take beautiful women to dances.

You only live once and if you don't take up those little opportunities you never know what you missed out on. Text messaging... not so charming and I think that all the girls here would agree.

So, guys, here’s your cue to step it up and make your past senior studs proud.

ught o th e th ’s it , it o d u yo w o h r no matte unts. behind the question that co Ask a girl in a romantic, exciting, or even silly way,

Sean Marrs Remi Martinez Daven Matthews Zachary McClure Eric McDonald Ricky McElroy

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Aaron Lyski Kayleigh MacKay Leann Malloy Gunning Malone Jordan Marcoff Ciera Marie-Frazier

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Ryan Lile Adam Lindqvist Austin Livingston Vang Lor Ali Lowe Olga Luenga

Sarah McGregor Da’Naiya McPherson Jenny Medel Kolton Meigs Maria Mejia Robert Mejia

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Westly Meng Chad Menicosy Kayla Metcalf Yovana Meza-Ramirez Anthony Michaud Stefan Mihaltan

Dakota Miller Andrea Mills Athina Mitchell Bekah Mitchell Hiromi Mizuno Rebecca Moen

Martin Monteblanco Cassie Montgomery Maxwell Montgomery Silvia Montoya Devante Moore Nick Moore

Jimmy Morelos Alex Moua Joshua Murrell Seiji Nanbu Quintero Jessica Neffendorf Katie Newman

Ceone Nojima Brad Norman Max Norum Donald Nutt Taylor O’Ree Rj Occhiuto

Kyle Olsen Jordan Olson Nche Onyima Thea Oswald Dylan Ottesen Steve Page

German Palacios Steven Parker Kristina Partina Brianna Patterson Kalyx Patterson Courtney Pattock

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7/7/2009 11:09:31 PM

Construction in progress. (photo taken from hallway) With the last minute approval from the city, the district moved quickly to complete the transformation of Mr. John Walker’s tech-lab splitting room 508 into two rooms, 508 and 509. The process took only four weeks to complete.

The two integrated media labs now host state-of-the-art computer hardware and software for Graphic Design, Video Editing, Pod-Casting, and Animation. (Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU 3.00 Ghz, 3.25 GB or Ram with dual 19” flat screen monitors; Adobe CS3 Creative Suite)

Just one of those days in design. Paige Slagal (9) is having some fun messing around with the programs used in the course. “I really think that Graphic Design will help me with what I want to do with my future. It is fun and a really great experience,” Slagal said.

Rockin’ the screen away. Aaron Katske (9) is in the middle of his CD cover design project for Graphic Design 1. “Yeah, the class is pretty fun. I like doing it but I really love learning how to use the programs,” Katske said.

Graphic design gets a facelift.

Cutting away the excess. Sofiya Popova (9) and Tunui Borabora (12) cut away the margins while workng on a Graphic Design 1 project - making the cover and backing for a CD case of their choice. “It was enjoyable but complicated but also like not not doable. I had my wrists broken for three of the projects so it was tough to do them without being able to move my arms,” Popova commented.

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In the spring of ‘08, Gresham received word that they were going to be getting new hardware for the Graphic Design and Web Design labs. The dual monitor setups and new hard drives had students salivating at the chance to use the new equipment. With the influx of a new FLS classroom, the district decided to split room 508 into two new rooms to house the two programs. This remodel inspired students to take a class they might not have. “Having a bigger space to work in and getting the chance to use all the new programs and equipment made the class more enjoyable to take,” Braden Thelander (9) noted.

The open atmosphere of the lab, grounded by two islands of computer banks, showcases the eye opening dual monitor setups that every student enjoyed working on. “The projects we got the chance to do were so much fun, the atmosphere was always very positive and energetic,” said Ali Padilla (9). When students were asked what they found to be the most fun aspect of taking the course, Whittney Cole (9) new exactly what to tell us “Being in Cook’s class and having a fun time, without things being too serious, was the best part about it. He taught us all new and interesting ways to use the programs. In his class there was never a dull moment!”

The Graphic Design class opened up new opportunities for students to explore and try new things that they never thought would be of any interest to them. “The project where we got to make our own cd’s was a lot of fun, but it definitely had its challenges along the way.

It was a project I thought I was never really going to enjoy but in the end it became very fun and interesting to do,” said Wade Kimble (9).

As students continued the course and became more familiar with all the new equipment, it began to grow even more and more exciting. If they were to to tell someone about the class, Whittney Cole (9) said “I would tell anyone of my friends to take this course. It’s a class where you get to learn so much about new technology that you will be able to use later in the future, plus it’s so much fun and Cook is an amazing teacher.”

When Gresham decided to split the room 508 into two new rooms, it begun to be the most successful decision bringing in the new dual monitors and hard drives. The larger and more positive atmosphere of the classroom started drawing students in from their average elective classes to a class they never imagined taking.

| Juniors + Graphic Design

By Erica Heine

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The new Mona Lisa. This portrait turns heads at the Art Walk because of its unique style. Artist unknown.

Aww so sad. AJ Lindquist (12) contemplates the depth of some emotional pictures drawn by Donna Babiy (12).

“Some of the art produced from our art classes are pretty amazing. It was nice to be able to appreciate it,” commented Lindquist.

Bursting color. Tucans fill the canvas in this beautiful work of art which is displayed in one the years most compellling art shows. Artist unknown.

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Lessons learned about more than painting

By Bekah Mitchell

Deep thought. Mr. Lehr examines drawings at the art walk with Rahne Collier (11). “Art has always been such a big thing for me, it was really cool being about to talk about it with a teacher and not same old school stuff, I really enjoyed myself,” Collier commented thoughtfully.

This year the Art Department held several student-oriented art shows. Free entrance and original artwork drew many students to room 502 after school. Mrs. Pratt said, “It’s important for the students’ sake to be able to show their work.” This year Gresham High School had a total of four art shows. These art shows consisted mostly of paintings, sculptures, and IB artwork. There was only one main reason for the art shows this year, which was to give students an opportunity to gain an audience for their work. “Even though we are not a performance art, we still need an audience and the more audience we have the better voice we have,” said Ms. Pratt.

The night looked somewhat like an open house or a social museum, as Mrs. Pratt described, with cookies and drinks provided for the students who took time to explore the walls plastered with unique creations. It was a relaxed atmosphere where you could walk around like you were in a gallery while listening to live music. “It was where you could come and stay as long as you wanted. You could even come for just 10 minutes and you would understand it. The work spoke for itself,” said Mrs. Pratt.

As this year was the first where the art department hosted more than one art show, Chandler Bartlett (10) described what it felt like to have recent and personal work on display, “It was kinda scary, ‘cause you don’t know how people will take it. I found myself comparing my own art to others around me, but that only made me want to improve my work more than it discouraged me.”

Students in Mrs. Pratt’s art classes not only learn the basics of drawing, painting, or sculpting, bu they also learn more about themselves and how they interpret the world. Allie Piazza (11) said, “I’m proud of the things that Mrs. Pratt taught me and I saw myself grow as an artist over the year.” The lessons her students learned were portrayed in their art and displayed for anyone to see. “It was really cool to have it all up on the wall where people could see it. I’m looking forward to next year,” Piazza concluded.

Turtle Turtle. Awesome turtle, saddly the artist is unknown.

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David Payne Jordan Pedersen Denise Perez Felipe Perez Marco Perez-Magdaleno Kellie Pertl

Katrina Pettigrew Allie Piazza Sergey Pipchenko Cristina Plesa Justin Potter Holly Powell

Bradlee Raisanen Ryan Redfern Sebastian Reynolds Shawn Rice Stevie Rice Taylor Richardson

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Moises Romero Zamora Janet Rosales Brittany Rose Danny Rovira Jared Rowell Nicole Rudy

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Gennifer Rigby Ivan Rivera Brandon Robbins Christopher Robinson Sean Rogers Diana Romero

Sean Ryan Shawn Saetern Spenser Saling Erika Salisbury Joanna Sanchez Brittany Saniti

Chelsey Sann Erik Santiago Salvador Santiago Angel Santos Victor Sastre Zach Scherba

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Shelby Schwartz Melanie Shackelford Bradley Shadwick Amanda Shaffer Rodney Sheaffer Samantha Shinaver

Olivia Shropshire Marcello Sifuentes Kyle Simms Wilson Sivertson Craig Slate Cassy Slayton

Kelsy Ann Smith Angela Sotnikov Joshua Spiers Paul Staton Philip Staton Samuel Steinbrugge

Conner Steinhebel Mike Stewart Kristen Stout Laney Strand Tyler Strand Jessa Strickland-Takemoto

Kayla Studer Derek Sturdavant Lisa Sturges Karla Suarez Lauren Summers Olivia Taylor

Bailey Thomas Marissa Thompson Khalia Tidwell Nancy Torres Hanna Trapold Alex Trosper

Kelly Tull Oscar Urcino Miguel Urena Tori Valdez Hannah Van Meter Joseph VanCauteren

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Connie Vang David Varcoe Kk Vaylon

This Prysila Vazquez Marissela Velasquez Kennan Vieira

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Steven Wainwright Carissa Walczak James Walker

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Getting Ready for V.S. School Justin Waters Sarah Weaver Sarah Webb

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Significant Other V.S. Etienne Weidman Gillian Welsh Joey White

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Mac Wiencken Alex Williamson Andy Wilson

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7/7/2009 11:10:23 PM

Christiana Wilson Cody Wilson Michael Wilson Derek Wisher Christina Wohlers Kimberly Woods

Jason Woung Jessica Yang Michael Yang Alec Yoshizumi Jesus Zacarias Joanna Zavala

Konstantin Zavalin Emily Zhang Derek Zollman

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2009 MTV Movie Awards:

Best Movie Twilight Best Female Performance – Kristen Stewart Breakthrough Performance Male – Robert Pattinson Best Kiss – Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson Best Fight – Robert Pattison vs. Cam Gigandet

By Alyssa Emoto

You walk into the Borders at Gresham Station and the first thing you see is a huge display devoted solely to the Twilight series and you’re like whoa, what is all of this? Not only are there stacks upon stacks of the series’ four books, there’s a ton of other Twilight merchandise like Edward Cullen action figures, Twilight movie posters, and “Team Edward” and “Team Jacob” t-shirts. You sit there and you think to yourself, what’s this huge craze all about?

For those who haven’t read this teen series, Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight is about “forbidden love.” Isabella Swan moves to Forks, Washington from Phoenix, Arizona, to live with her father at the start of her junior year. On her first day at Forks High School, she meets the mysterious Edward Cullen and is instantly drawn to him. As their relationship progresses, Edward warns Bella that she shouldn’t be his friend because he’s putting her and those around her in danger but she refuses to listen to him. Bella eventually learns Edward’s secret.

He and his family are vampires. They are superhumanly strong, fast, and good looking. Despite the fact that the Cullen’s are what they call “vegetarians,” and try to not drink human blood, Bella is not at all concerned with them being vampires or the danger that she puts herself in by being with Edward. The only thing that Bella is afraid of is losing Edward forever.

Now, even though Twilight’s plot is clearly very unique, that still doesn’t explain why the series is as popular as it is. Valerie Haskins (11) said, “it’s the concept of the ‘perfect guy’ that Edward encompasses that made me first fall in love with Twilight.” Others like Natalie Gabrielson (11) have described Twilight as being, “...a simple love story that adds in a vampire twist. The story is really well told and makes you

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feel as if you’re part of everything that’s going on.”

The hype that is Twilight has brought some people to propose that it has gone too far. According to teacher Ty Gonrowski, he has seen T-shirts, Vampires, and even Edward the main character in his room.

He likes that people are reading; however, he gets angry during lectures when he has to take a Twilight book away that someone has been stealthily hiding behind a binder.

There are still Gresham students, girls and boys alike, that will watch the movies and read the books that have become quite a success. “Well I like the books, but don’t like the screaming fan base,” Erika Salisbury (11) said. According to Buddy White (10), “The movie is tight. I don’t read the books.”

People like to criticize success. Whenever something is popular for the time, people persist to tear it down. According to Alex Statler (9), his sister lovers everything Twilight and she watches the movie multiple times a day. To him, the series is over-advertised and that is the main reason he dislikes it.

Luckily for him, the whirlwind has to eventually die down sometime.

In time, after all the Twighlight series movies have come and gone, it will be as inconspicuous as any other book to movie saga has been before. After all, it is only a “fad” of the times.

So, for now, it will remain to be a guilty pleasure and best seller.

Though there are still people that argue that Twilight is not what it’s hyped up to be, it seems that Gresham’s girls - and girls all across the nation - for now have been taken captive by Edward’s capacity for unconditional love and soul searching topaz eyes.

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Finding time to read. After finding a warm window seat in early spring, Allison Humphreys (10) enjoys a few pages of reading prior to class beginning. “Even though finding time to read is hard, it’s always worth every minute of it. I have really gotten into the series. I am on the third book and should be done soon. I can’t wait to start the next,” Humphreys said smiling.

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The Next

n o i t a r e n Ge What It’s Like For Teachers Leaving to Be With Their Babies

By Bekah Mitchell & Evan Kratz

Shocking mom stories. Teachers Kathy Childress, Tori Maehara, and Lori Anderson-Cook share their most memorable baby stories with new mom Amber Villa-Zang.

“I think I shocked everyone with my story of baby wipes versus Armoral Interior wipes. Let’s just say he thought the labels looked a lot alike,” laughed Anderson-Cook.

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Throughout this year many of our teachers left us in the middle of our studies with substitutes to finish the year. Their reason for leaving was because they were going to be occupied at home with their newly born children. Among these teachers were Mr. Enoch, Ms. Burkamp, Mr. Daley, and Ms. Villa-Zang. This is not including the teachers that are planning on leaving early next school year. The soon to be parents are Mr. Harshfield, Mrs. Switzer, and Mr. Yoshikane, who are planning on a maternity/paternity leave next year for their babies.

Gresham High is exceptional when it comes to staff members taking leave for their children. “Paternity leave isn’t a paid absence, so the great thing about this school is that they let you use your paid sick leave time during paternity leave. That way you’re still getting paid,” Mr. Enoch said. The first five years of a child’s life are the most critical when it comes to their development. Infants need to be raised in an environment that nurtures their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Both parents being involved is essential.

“It was wonderful to be with my daughter and give her the love and attention she need,” Mr. Daley said. “Next fall I will be able to take full paternity leave, as well.”

Most people would be ecstatic to get away from school for a month or more, but the teachers who went on leave were glad to be come back.

“It’s very strange coming back to school after being away. Everything is the same, but the students are different.” Mr. Daley explains. “There were a few different substitutes for me while I was gone, so that in most of my classes we had to go back and cover the material again.” Some teachers say it’s difficult to change routines while others find it a simple relief to be back in their classrooms. “Time with your newborn and your family is priceless. It’s nice to leave, but it’s nice to come back, too,” Mr. Daley added.

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Emmitt! What did you do now? Amber Villa-zang (English) sits with her newborn son Emmitt Zang in the staff lounge while visiting fellow staff and students during her maternity leave from the English Department.

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Missed again. Brannon Dooley (11) uses his athletism to quickly get up and out of the way of a lazer sent by Charlie Neilan (12). “There was never a doubt in my mind that we weren’t going to the finals. We carried that same confidence into the finals where we took care of business,” Dooley said.

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Throwing for the fences. Giving them her best shot, Leah Justice (12) sends a ball flying to her opponents side. “The dodgeball tournament was great, my team may not have finished as high as I would have liked, but I enjoyed hurling the balls at people when they were not looking,” Justice said.

Nice Catch. Nellie Hirschmugl (12), team member of the Ponkers, comes up big with a catch late in the game to keep her team alive in the semi-final round of the tournament. “It was tough, the guys threw the ball so hard.

You had to choose your moments and go after the balls that you felt were catchable,” Hirschmugl said.

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SAW COMING...

The overly confident Ruff Riders back up their mouths in the finals.

By Arielle Cortese

Twenty-six teams filled the bleachers clustered in their assorted colored T’s as Bill Chisholm clarified the rules. “It was like a scene out of the movie Top Gun, each team sat sizing up their competition, wondering who was the best,” said referee Brad Cook.

One team wasn’t afraid to give their opinion. “When we win, don’t say I didn’t tell you so,” Zach Scherba (11) said in a confident manner prior to the the preliminary rounds, defending his team, the Ruff Riders.

A night of upsets showcased numerous teams expected to go deep into the tournament, but were eliminated after only the second round. By night’s end, two teams stood alone waiting to play in the finals; Da Captains, comprised of the team captains from the varsity wrestling team and four girls from the softball team, and yes, the Ruff Riders.

Two weeks following the preliminary rounds, the much anticipated dual between the elite qualifiers had center stage in the main gym during the winter recognition assembly. Seemingly loose and care free, the Ruff Riders warmed up while discussing their feelings about the match-up.

“We are the four best all around athletes in the school, we are going to WIN!” declared Westly Meng (11). When confronted with the question “what if you lose?” Meng replied with another question in a casual manner.

“Lose?” Meng asked.

“How do you spell lose?” Morgan Brittain (11) added.

“D-A-C-A-P-T-A-I-N-S, thats how you spell lose,” the entire team spelled.

The team concept in the finals was one sided. Da Captains worked together and went after the balls in equal fashion. A strategy that could have been their downfall. Utilizing a different scheme, the Ruff Riders kept their girls out of play and out on the floor. In the end, they won two straight games.

Coming together at center court after the match while holding the coveted broken trophy from 1985 over their heads, the team continued the trash talking.

“We told you so! Who won? Yeah! We did!” Scherba bellowed.

“Tell Barlow to get any team from their school together, and we’ll beat them too,” Brittain added.

“This was probably the easiest match we ever played,” said Meng. The Ruff Riders sailed through the 2009 tournament, but it could be a different story next year, although they may think otherwise.

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Ruff Riders ready, Da Captains ready, Tweet! Nick Roberts (12) holds on to the wall in preparation for game one of the finals during the assembly in front of the student body. “I anticipated that it was going to be a good match, I never thought that we would get ourselves in trouble like we did. We just couldn’t stay ahead as the time wound down,” Roberts explained.

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Using the clock. Nche Onyima (11) holds onto the ball as the clock clicks down in game two. “Our game plan was to get ahead and make them suffer by using the clock against them and taking them out of the game,” Onyima said.

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ParitytotheForefront BringsVarsityII

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Varsity 2 lineup makes the difference at district tournament

By Kaylee Beall and Kayla Metcalf

“. . . And taking home the trophy for the 2008 district tournament, the Gresham Gophers!”

While the team celebrated the announcement of their dual meet and tournament championship victories, Coach Enoch, with a huge grin on his face, raised two trophies over head his head in pride as he was hoisted in the air by players.

As the 08-09 season first began, few could forget the moments following last seasons achievements, but the sixteen returning seniors who had wrestled together since their freshman year were already looking towards a repeat of last season. Three schools were picked by the local press to finish at the top of the league’s standings at the onset of the season. It was no surprise that it was going to be a dog fight within the Mt. Hood Conference.

“When the season began we knew we had the talent up front in the varsity line-up. We just didn’t know about the depth on our team to repeat at the [district] tournament.” Coach Brad Cook stated.

Throughout the dual meet season, not one team stood out amongst the rest. Senior heavy line-ups throughout the league created exciting finishes to many of the dual meets.

“It seemed like every dual came down to one or two matches,” said Tim Constien (12)

With close wins over Barlow, Centennial, David Douglas, and Sandy, the Gophers had the opportunity to win league with a win over a tough senior laden team from Hood River Valley, but they would have to come though on the road. With a climactic finish during the last match of the night, the dual got away from the Gophers creating a three way tie for first between Gresham, Barlow, and Hood River Valley.

“It kinda sucked tying with Barlow, and Hood River. Having won it all last year and with most of us being seniors this was our last chance, we really wanted it,”stated Jose Damian (12)

Using this disappointment to their advantage, the Gophers entered the Mt. Hood Conference district tournament with high hopes of redeeming themselves and were determined to claim the top finish. With the seeding brackets drawn, the Gophers were in a position as early favorites.

Of the fourteen weight classes, the Gophers and HRV both entered 6 number one seeds with Centennial and Sandy each having a number one seed respectively.

“I knew going into districts that three teams had the chance to win the title, but I believed that our guys wanted it and would fight hard for the title. It was great to see our varsity two athletes peak at the right time and upset many known wrestlers,” stated Head Coach Zac Enoch.

Displaying their senior leadership, Tim Constien, John Reese, Jeremiah Cole, Jose Damian, Braiden Newton, Dylan Crimp, Jake Lamb, and Nick Roberts battled their way to qualify for state.

“Jake Lamb was one of the varsity two athletes that stepped up and helped the team out this year. He also was the only one from the varsity two team that made it to state,”stated Nick Roberts (12).

Picking up valuable points in the consolation placing rounds of the district tournament, the Gophers separated themselves from the rest of the league by nearly 40 team points over second place HRV.

“I knew that if we got ahead and took care of business in the consolation rounds that we could put it out of reach from the other schools,” said Braiden Newton.

Going into the final championship round, the Gophers had extended their lead to the point that there was no need to tabulate the final team scores to know who had taken the tournament.

What once was anticipated to be a close finish was another run-a-way victory for the Gophers.

Gathering in the center of the mat for the second year in a row, the fans stood and cheered in excitement for their two time district champions. Flashes from every direction captured the moment once again as the team held coach Enoch high over their heads.

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State Champion at 119lbs - John Reese (12).

Following one of the most dominating performances of the state finals, leading 11-2, Reese ran the bar to a figure four around the head to a fall. Rising to his feet, he circled the mat with his hands held high. A humble victor, Reese commented, “I can’t believe that I pinned him. I was so tired.

The finals were much easier then my semi-final match.”

The Clash of the Titans. Unarguably the best match of the night, Nick Roberts (12) faced off with Olajuwan Stiffler (12) of Reynolds. Both incredibly strong and explosive, the two wrestlers matched wits throughout the match. Roberts would score first with an escape at the onset of the second period giving him the choice in the third overtime. “I am glad that we had odd matches tonight, but I would have beaten him anyway,” Roberts proclaimed.

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All Tied Up. Jerimiah Cole (12) works to keep his opponent face down on the mat in the closing moments of the district consolation finals to go to state. “I did it!” Cole exclaimed as he came off the mat. “I worked so hard in the off-season. I’m glad it paid off.”

Headbutt Turns Bloody. Josh Melander (12) battles Brad Grubbs (12) of Sandy in the first home match of the season. “When his head hit mine, it felt like a big hit but I didn’t think it was anything much. It took a lot of gauze and tape to slow the bleeding so I could finish the match,” Melander said. Melander fell short, losing in third period of overtime but saw Grubs in the consolation semi-finals of the district tournament where Melander out paced Grubs to win in quadruple overtime.

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By Andrew Thom and Eddie Ramirez

Teachers Take time to give students the opportunity to witness history.

“It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter’s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent’s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.”

President elect Barack Obama was sworn into office as the President of the United States of America, Tuesday, Jan. 20, and students here watched the historic event unfold.

Students and teachers alike set aside time to watch Obama’s Inaugural speech in the auditorium. The speech itself was about 19 minutes long, but the Inauguration viewing played up until lunch. “In my 17 years of teaching [here], I have never seen so many students interested in a Presidential Inauguration,” social studies teacher Jay Lehr said.

As Obama walked to the podium to begin his speech, most students and teachers stood to cheer and clap. According to sophomore Rianna Smith, the reason she stood to clap was because she was proud to finally see a black president in office. The auditorium was about three-fourths full when the Inauguration ceremony began at about 8:45 am. The Inauguration ceremony was nearly flawless, but

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some students did not show as much attention or respect for the event when Obama fumbled on words while taking the oath. Many thought that it was President Obama, but in fact, it was Chief Justice John Roberts who jumbled some of the words around, throwing off Obama. This event is the first of its kind here because there was no setup such as this for former president George Bush’s Inauguration. Some teachers set aside time for their students to have a chance to go and see part of the ceremony, but others were not able to for various reasons.

President Obama took the presidential oath on the Bible that former president Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office with, and this Bible has only been taken out of the Treasury once since Lincoln’s Inauguration, for this event.

The Inauguration of President Obama marked its place in history being that he is the first multi-racial president and his Inaugural speech was given the day after the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday. “[It is amazing] when after a race who had whips across their backs for 500 years has risen to the presidency of the United States of America,” social studies teacher Mike Lindblad said. Inaugaration Day January 20, 2009.

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Look at my muscles! Sophomores take a harmless stab at fellow classmate Brandon Guerrero by having Arielle Cortese imitate him with some big muscles and a cheesy smile.

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She’s alive! The robotics team focuses hard to make sure that each number typed and each wire tied is correct in the final moments before the robot battle at the Memorial Coliseum during their annual competition.

A Team Like Any Other

Robotics club works hard to gain success in the end.

By Sarah Hermanson

Sawing off the competition. Team captian Nicole Larson (12) spends several hours after school working on all facets of the robot, who was affectionately named Beatrice by the team.

January 1st rolls around and you find yourself anxiously waiting along with your fellow club mates. It is not until that day that you will discover what the next six weeks will have in store for you. This is a day the Robotics Club finds themselves reliving year after year.

While they've been growing tired of meeting once a week during the off-season, it is this moment that all of their skills and training will be put to the test.

The Robotics Club kicks off their season with a live broadcast from NASA telling them the requirements that their robot must meet for it to be eligible for the Regional Competition. The team wakes up bright and early at 5 a.m. for a quick breakfast in order to arrive on time at Oregon City High School for the 7 a.m. broadcast. Starting the day after the broadcast, the group has six weeks to have a finished product. With no flexibility in the time schedule, the team immediately begins planning ideas and reading the new rules.

This year they found themselves with one requirement: to drive.

“Robotics Club is as much of a sport as any other,” claims club director Cyrus Harshfield. “You have your off-season, and a tournament at the end of it all.” A season starts in the first week of January and goes until mid February. With one competition at the Memorial Coliseum in March, the club must have the same determination and drive as any other sports team. They must meet the deadline with the essential qualifications; a large task on its own. Along with that, they must be able to operate their robot in a competition against many other schools in the region.

“Our robot not only met the specifications, it exceeded them,” Nicole Larson (12) said. “ It had two motors, rear wheel drive, and a wireless camera.” Two days to spare before the deadline, they had a completely wireless robot that was built and programmed exclusively by the team. Once at the Memorial Coliseum, they found they had to move or pick up “orbit balls” into personal trailers that were hooked up onto their robots.

The team finished their season with 2 wins and 5 losses after successfully competing in all seven competitions. “Some teams had problems with their robots so they competed in less matches. I was proud that our robot hadn't broken down at all in the competition,” Mr. Harshfield commented. After a relatively successful and exciting season, the Robotics Club is only losing one senior member. Next year, with more experience and further recruiting, the team is looking forward to even more success.

011000110 001101 01. Programmer, Isaac Yang (10), works diligently on the programing and wiring of ‘Beatrice.’ “Harshfield was a lot of fun. He helped make the club more fun and I learned a ton. I look forward to next year,” Yang stated.

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Laura Aguon John Akre Brandon Albrecht Hailey Albrecht Nathan Allen Nicholas Allison

Jamie Altenhofen Teddy Alverson Jacob Amano Kaleb Anderson Israel Aranda Kyle Augur

Reyna Avila Jenna Ayin Giovanni Baez Duarte Shelby Baisden Carl Bakke Raquel Barajas

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Tena Binder Carrie Blacksmith Timothy Blanchard Sierra Blefgen Sarah Boger Ashley Bonneville

Josi Bonneville Ashley Borman Levi Borman Ashley Brand Katelyn Brasesco Brian Brose

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Ahh they’re everywhere! Ugg Australia boots have taken over Gresham for some time now. “When you walk down the halls you see them on every five girls, they’re really comfortable but it almost makes me not like wearing mine at school,” Kelsey Meritt (10) said.

Kyle Brought Katelyn Buchanan Chris Buck April Buckley Donald Bulow Aaron Burkholder

Ariel Burt Brett Butler Oscar Cabrera-Paniagua Amanda Cain Evonnie Camacho Rand Campbell

Leslie Capps Taryn Carbone Hannah Carlton Austin Caroussos Luke Casteel Kristen Castro-Nevius

Matthew Chin Amy Chism William Cline Ryan Compton Daniel Conner Anthony Cook

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Years of Comfort

When walking through the halls, one will see a multitude of shoes, but the one brand that is chic among teen girls is the infamous sheep skin UGG Boots that is worn through out all seasons of the year.

UGG Australia began in 1978 when an Australian surfer by the name of Brian Smith came to California with a bag crammed full of sheepskin boots. This took hold among the surfers of California.

Though it is interesting that these boots caught on in such a hot climate--considering that they are made of sheepskin and wool-surprisingly UGG Boots are designed to keep the feet comfortable in temperatures ranging from 30 degrees to 80 degrees.

“They are comfy and warm and you can wear them with anything like shorts, jeans, sweats, skirts and capris. They keep my feet comfortable almost year round,” Olivia Shropshire (11) said.

The mission statement of this brand states that they market the best brand in luxury and comfort. According to the UGG Australia website, the philosophy behind the brand is to deliver on its promise of luxury and comfort. UGG Australia is all about accessible luxury.

The products fit into the consumer’s every day life offering them products that are fashionable, comfortable and attainable.

In 1998, UGG Australia stepped up alongside the world’s finest in footwear. In 2003, it was named “brand of the year”, and since

By Carissa Walczak

then has been seen on major runways around the world. Around here, in these cold winter months, one will see UGG boots being warn with jeans, sweats, or a dress complimented by a scarf or sweater.

The most popular color and style of the UGG boot this year is a short black boot. One would commonly see short or tall boots in the color names of chestnut, chocolate, sand or grey.

“Everyone has UGG boots, but it is how you persoanlly wear them that makes them unique. I like to wear knit UGG’s because even though many people have them I feel that I can make them look more unique,” Tanya Casas (11) said.

New colors for the spring include aqua blue, tomato red, sage and sunflower. Besides the classic sheepskin boots, UGG’s also carries knit boots, rain boots, sandals, slippers, casual slip on shoes and high heels, as well as men’s shoes. UGG also sells accessories such as handbags, gloves, hats and earmuffs.

UGG Boots can be found at Nordstrom at Clackamas Town Center, Lloyd Center and Washington Square. Prices range from $40-$200 depending on the style of the shoe.

“UGGs are worth the money. I wear them at least every other day, and I can wear them with anything. I would definitely get another pair,” Shorpshire declared.

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Arielle Cortese William Crawford Athena Cromoga Tarah Crompton Sage Cruser Daniel Cruz

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Chelsea Cook Ariana Cooley Jose Luis Corral Fernando Cortes Hugo Cortes Luis Cortes

Jose Cruz Leaha Cruz Ian Cummings Devon D’Amico Shane D’Angelo Laura Damian

Chris Damonte Emerald Dash Meghan Daye Sarah De La Paz Monica DePiero Presley DeWolfe

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Cody Dean Hamesha Demison Kayley Deyoe Dominic Di Vito Chelsea Dieringer Tia Dinucci

Ke-Ke Dixon Angel Dolores Erin Donohue Evan Donohue Haley Downey Angela Dunham

Jared Ell Brittany Erickson Jacob Espinoza Victoria Espinoza-Dasalla Jazmin Estrada Martin Estrada

Manuel Estrada-Diaz Osvaldo Estrada-Diaz Michael Faulkner Samantha Fazekas Adrian Felix Liliya Fendich

Megan Fera Brittany Fisk Taylor Francois Ray Fryer Daniel Gallagher Allison Gallegos

Taylor Gibbs Calvin Gibson Tyeler Goche Sophia Gohl Paola Gomez Janet Gomez-Morfin

Cindy Gonzalez Lesly Gonzalez Ricardo Gonzalez Jacob Gordon Taylor Gordon Alexis Graham

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Sarah Greear Casey Green Alec Greenaway

Smile Seniors! Senior Rythmette captains Megan Ashley, Kileigh Shea, Kaitlin Harding, Lyndsey Dye, Karli O’Shea, and Hillary Dube pose and smile for the camera while walking in the Race for the Cure in order to help out the local community. “I love knowing that we are doing something good. Something that will help a lot of other peoplle!” O’Shea stated.

Donald Grentz Brandon Guerrero Myciala Guess

David Gutierrez Michael Gutierrez Luis Guzman

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By Erica Heine & Hillary Dube

Sarah Hager Erica Haide Tyler Hanefeld

Cody Hanset Garren Harding Parker Harm

Max Harris Jeanette Harvey Joshua Heath

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Gresham High School isn’t usually known for their volunteer work, but if you ask about Race for the Cure, the Gresham Gophers know exactly what to tell you. According to Maddie Kaufman (12),“Every year we step up and give back to our community by participating in Race for the Cure.” Many students and teachers from Gresham have been through the loss of loved ones, known a survivor, or have even been a survivor themselves. “Giving back to our community and participating in the Race for the Cure has become a well-known tradition for both the Gresham Rythmettes and women’s soccer team,” says coach Jennifer Wilson.

Race for the Cure has been going on in Portland, Oregon for 17 years. This year there were around 45,000 participants, 1000+ volunteers, and 3,200 breast cancer survivors. The goal was to raise $3,000,000 across the nation. Thus far, they have raised $3,320,233.

Every year Gresham High School has two teams that participate in the Race for the Cure activities. The women’s soccer team has run the 5k since 1999 and since 2003 the Rhythmettes Dance Team either walks the 5k or volunteers for Race for the Cure. Both teams use Race for the Cure as their way to give back to the community.

“Participating in Race for the Cure gives us such a good feeling because we know that the money we all donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation will help all the breast cancer patients,” said Karli O’Shea (12).

The students and teachers at Gresham High School have all given their love and support to the breast cancer patients and their families. “When I finished the race I felt so relieved and accomplished because I knew that what I had just done meant a lot to those survivors,” said Ashley Brewer (12). Both the soccer and dance teams are planning on continuing this tradition for many years to come.

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63 Girls Give Back to Thousands

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Kassandra Haddock Alex Hagel Nollen Hager

Gresham Girls

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Sandstorm. As the song Sandstorm plays during opening session at the State Career Development Conference, the DECA girls huddle. “DECA was great! It was my first year doing it and I learned a lot. There were so many seniors and I was the only junior, but it was fun going to state,” Sarah McGregor (11) said.

g n i d Buil UP

Practice, Practice, Practice. Nicole Suyehira (12) tries to be charasmatic while practicing her speech that is to be presented in front of judges. “We try to go into our presentation without notecards, so we end up practicing up until the very last minute so we can get everything memorized,” explained Suyehira.

Last Minute. Erika Kristensen (12) and Vivian Ho (12) finish writing their speech for their team’s Internet Business Plan. “It was easier to write our speech this year becuase we knew what the judges expected to hear,” said Kristensen.

DECA Grows from 5 to 20 Members

By Erika Kristensen

DECA. SCDC. ICDC. AAM. BLMDM. HMDM. IMDM. SMDM. TMDM. IMP. All of the acronyms make DECA confusing to new members. “What is DECA?” That is the question president Nicole Suyehira (12) tried to explain to the 15 new members of DECA this year.

“Technically, DECA is a marketing club, but basically you are given a situation and you have to come up with a plan and explain it to the judge. The most important thing is to be charismatic and act confident; you can do well even if you haven’t taken a marketing class,” said Suyehira.

“This year our membership increased by about 400 percent. All of us but two were seniors and there were only four returners, everyone else was a newbie. It was a great learning experience and all of us had a great time at state, especially when we got to see Eric Koelling (12) working it in a pair of Nicole [Suyehira]’s high heels,” said Brooke Beland (12).

“DECA was great! It was my first year doing it and I learned a lot. There were so many seniors and I was the only junior, but it was fun going to state,” Sarah McGregor (11) said.

Next year McGregor and Hanna Kristensen (9) will be tackling the tough job of explaining DECA to new members.

“It’s hard to convince people that DECA is fun because it is a business club. But, we have time at state to hang out with friends and get a chance to travel for the teams making it to ICDC,” explained Kristnensen.

Now with state competition behind them, the ICDC qualifiers, Suyehira and Erika Kristensen (12), and Agnes Pomykala (12) and Kevin Tripp (12) are heading to Anaheim, CA to compete against DECA students from across the United States as well as Canadian Provinces, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Germany. Along with them, Hanna will be attending Leadership Development Academy (LDA) as she is one of only two returning members to lead Gresham’s DECA next year.

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T Bone Heckman Marina Heffner Cody Helvey Tanner Hemenway Angel Her Johnny Hernandez

Stephanie Hernandez Jason Hickok Alyx Hicks Michael Hinton Kami Hobbs Jeremy Hodut

Sabrina Hostler Conner House Alex Huddleston Jade Huey Chris Hughes Taryn Hultquist

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Julie Ionescu Jesse Ivie Everardo Jaime D.j Johnson Dalton Johnson Nikki Johnson

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Christopher Hummel Shane Hummel Allison Humphreys Brianna Hunt Darian Hutchinson Brandon Ingram

Audrey Johnston Keegan Johnston Kristi Kachel Bahar Kasimi Aaron Katzke Mary Keathley

Ashley Keller Ryan Kelley Jonathan Kessell Shannon Khal Joshua Kim Xylon King

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Melissa Kitchens Sierra Kleiboeker Shannon Krakowski Emily Kratz Colton Kresse Cameron Krum

James Lambert Kevin Langman Nick Latimore Marissa Lawer Kiel Leach Ilya Lebedev

Jesse Lee Emily Leed Cori Lehr Hannah Leithem Jordan Lenchitsky Brittany Lewis

Emily Lewis Jeremy Lewis Courtney Liebelt Becky Linares Jon Long Edgar Lopez

Ida Lopez Tammy Louie Desiree Lucero Chandlir Luckett McKaya Mabbott Christine MacIntyre

Victor Maceda De Jesus Abigail Macias Katlin Macomber Aaron Madrosen Trevor Madtson Lizbeth Maldonado

Lindsay Malikie Xiomara Marin Emmanuel Martinez Jose Martinez Miranda McCausland Marisa McCormick

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I’ll take one of those please. MECHA members Jorge Padilla (12) and Robert Mejia (11) gather memorabilia at one of the many booths during their convention at U of O. “It was a great experience to go to the conference. It was a lot of fun,” commented Padilla.

Creating works of art. Erik Santiago (11) tries his luck at decorating with a frosting bag during an club activity in late October. “It was a lot harder than it looks,” Santiago laughed.

By Erin Donohue

MEChA has been involving Latino students in their community and school while promoting their culture since the 1960s, when it was founded at the college level. The club here had a Halloween canned food drive. The food drive is only one of several projects that MEChA participates in year-round.

“What we do instead of trick-or-treating for candy is collect food and give it to the Oregon Food Bank,” MEChA president, Crystal Galarza (12) said.

MEChA stands for “Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan”, which means Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan when translated to English. The name refers to the place where legends say the Aztecs came from, but its exact location is not known, according to MEChA adviser Armando Gonzales.

Since the club was created partly to raise Latino culture awareness, students from other cultures can also join if they so desire “It is a group, not just for Latinos, but it was created for Latino students,” MEChA adviser Josephina Romero said.

MEChA here has four goals: promoting education excellence, school involvement, community involvement and promoting Latino culture. The club “encourages and helps students do well in high school and go on to college” according to Gonzales. “If you have a good education, you can be in control of your life,” Gonzales added.

According to Gonzales, MEChA members help the school be a better place through volunteer help at school events. The club encourages students to be involved with the school.

MEChA recently built an altar and set it up in the cafeteria for Día de los Muertos. Parkrose High School holds a competition every year between four or five school for which MEChA club can build the best

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altar. Though they were not able to compete this year because of the canned food drive, the club here won second place last year.

Additional activities include singing Spanish Christmas carols at Alzheimer patients’ homes, organizing scholarship fundraisers and initiating other toy and food drives.

MEChA also aims to raise Latino students’ cultural awareness.

According to Gonzales, this means being a positive role model for other students and promoting Latino culture in a positive way. They spread cultural awareness through activities like the Día de los Muertos and Cinco de Mayo celebrations.

“The main thing is to help the kids to go to college, be good citizens, be good leaders in the community, and be good role models in their Latino community,” Romero said.

There are MEChA conferences all over the US throughout the year that members can attend. Some conferences or events are general attendance, while some are specifically leadership conferences for the MEChA officers, where they can learn leadership skills. Many of the conferences consist of workshops, usually at universities.

“The workshops can teach anything from culture heritage to filling out a résumé,” Galarza said.

MEChA has projects and activities to fulfill each of its four goals, but MEChA vice-president, Salvador Santiago (11), values some of the goals more than the others. “[It is] mostly our cultural awareness and community service [that is most important to me],” Santiago said

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Latino students band together to help others

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Raising Awarenes

7/8/2009 10:55:59 AM

SOCK IT TO

POVERTY

1st Annual Sock Drive Meets Goal and Introduces New Ideas

By Erika Kristensen

With Improv Night run by Drama this year, National Honor Society needed a new “it;” a major project for the year. This project soon became the sock drive after advisor Mr. Shawn Daley mentioned the need for socks for homeless people in the Portland Metro area.

With a goal of collecting 1000 socks, the NHS officers set to work coming up with ideas of publicizing the drive. Using car flyers, large posters, and a reminder to “bring sox” in pink tape on the tennis court fences, NHS spread the word about the new drive.

But the sock drive hit some bumps in

the road with the collapse of the sock tube.

“We needed a large tube to hold the socks since we were shooting for over a thousand pairs. We ended up having to build it by hand using plastic sheets and PVC pipe. After we built the tube something went wrong and it all collapsed, forcing us to rebuild it again. It was definitely a lot of work,” copresident Kevin Tripp (12) explained.

Things turned around at the sock toss on March 3rd where Michael Mehlhaff (12) won an HD video camcorder for hitting the target with three out of the 18 pairs of socks he brought to the event. “My strategy was to

tape the socks into a ball with duct tape so they would go further,” Mehlhaff said.

Just above their goal, NHS collected 1022 pairs of socks. The largest contribution came from the class competition. Mr. Daley’s and Ms. Carol Quarles’ classes battled back and forth to bring the most socks with Mr. Zac Enoch’s class working hard to stay in the race. In the end Mr. Daley’s sixth period class won, even with Cameron Ell (11) donating about 100 socks to Ms. Quarles’ class.

Emily McDonald Madison McGarity Ashley McKenzie Mike McPherson Nikki Mcmanus Leighann Measamer

Ricardo Medina David Mejia Jose Luis Melendez Stori Mendoza Kelsey Merritt Gavin Michaels

Alex Miletich Alexis Mills Skyler Mofford Michael Moore Victoria Moore Alyx Moothart

Sabrina Mora Eddy Morales Miguel Morales Robert Morgan Tracy Morris Carly Mosher

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That target is smaller than I expected. Students stand behind the railing of the upper gym bleachers throwing their socks towards the target that lies at the opposite side of the gym. “I can’t believe that Mehlhaff won! I thought that I would win one of the top three prizes. I brought the most socks to the toss by far. I wasn’t anywhere close though,” Nicole Suyehira (12) said.

Taking home ALL the goods. Michael Mehlhaff (12) took home the top three prizes with the best tosses of the event. “I was fortunate to have won a Video camera, tripod, and a case. It was cool to have the three closest throws. It may have been because of my strategy of taping the socks so they would travel further. I am really happy and grateful to have won the video camera, but I am even more glad that I could be a part of such a great charitable event,” stated Mehlhaff.

Top three throws of the 300+ socks thrown. Although some student got close, no one expected that Mehlhalff would have three socks hit the target paper.

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Isaac Niyonkuru Scout Northway Emily Noyes Michael Nunziato Jordan O’Connell Colby O’Guin

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Lana Muller Heather Naef Sam Naydiuk Janelle Neal Codie Newell Cassie Nida

Evan Olson Ariel Olvera Prangchai Onkhamla Elona Orel Jacob Page Rebekah Page

George Palmiter Nicholas Pappas Dillon Paquette Megan Parker Joshua Parmenter Ashley Pechmann

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L

s n o s es Learned

We don’t say mushrooms, they’re fugus. Leading a discussion on proper terminolgy, Kat Pettigrew (11) shares a fungus diagram with students. “Fungi, I love fungi,” exclaimed Pettigrew.

Parts of a tree? Nicole Larson (12) shares her knowledge of a tree’s anatomy with the students in her group. “I was so tired of talking about: Outerbark, Innerbark, Cambrium, Sapwood, and Heartwood; I hope they learned something after all that,” Larson said.

A Week in the Woods Teaches Students Valuable Lessons

By Bekah Mitchell

The opportunity to change lives begins with a simple overnight venture to a camp site where you’ll be spending another week later in the semester. Site staff spend many days at the site before the actual Outdoor School Workshop in order to have a system of preparation ready for new and returning student leaders. Cherrian Goldberg (11) says that the workshop teaches “what to do and what not to do and how to be an effective SL [student leader].” With effectiveness and enjoyment being two of the top priorities during any ODS week at any site, Goldberg and many other SLs agree that the workshop achieves great results with new student leaders as well as teaching returners new things and improving their previous knowledge.

Mr. Scott Lipner, Counselor and ODS Coordinator here at Gresham High School, believes that there are great benefits to taking a week off and focusing on students that

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will remember your influence for years to come. “For some students, it helps to raise self-confidence and encourages independent decision-making.” But aside from being able to take a “break” from the rest of your life and learn something new, ODS is quite the opposite of a vacation. An individual’s Program Mentor, a supervisor of sorts, wakes up the SL and their cabin at 6:45 every morning. The average day is full of walking, teaching, enthusiasm, and only 45 minutes of alone time. SLs everywhere consider themselves lucky when the after-bed meeting, also called Social Hour, let’s them get to bed before 11:00 at night.

However, despite all the hard work that SLs put in at ODS, the hardest parts could easily be the “before” and “after”. Teachers and parents aren’t always supportive and grades may be slipping a little. Homework doesn’t just disappear for that week, it has to be done before you leave

or the day you get back, and an English paper is really the last thing you want to do when you get home from a two hour bus ride and a crazy week. The worst part of the entire week, Kat Pettigrew (11) commented, is when “the kids get on the bus to go home. I miss it already ‘cause I know that I have to say goodbye to everyone and go home too.”

Not many students here at Gresham can afford to take a week away from school, work, relationships, and sports only to spend almost every waking moment with a group of 6th grade students. But, the ones who risk a week away from reality come back with incredible stories and lessons learned that will carry over into every other aspect of their lives.

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Travis Pederson Michael Pelett Joseline Perez Nicole Perkins Heather Peterson Kate Piluso

Riley Protz Brian Quach Mercedes Quinn Eddie Ramirez Maritza Ramirez Tony Ray

Rylan Rees R.j Relos Heather Ries Travis Riley Alana Roberts Elizabeth Roberts

Christina Salgado Katie Samperi Harpriya Samra Samantha Sanders Ariell Sangolt Juana Santiago Santos

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Janie Rudnick Rebecca Rust Olivia Rynevich Krystena Saenz Tatiana Salas-Munoz Luis Salazar-Lemus

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Jake Roberts Bonita Rodriguez Sadie Rodriquez Kortney Rogstad Angelica Romero Michael Rosenboom

Susan Santos J.T Scott Jon Scroggins Lauren Searls Robert Senn Matthew Serino

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Christina Shackelford Shayla Sharp Logan Sheehan Chelsea Shepherd Courtney Shropshire Betania Silva

Trae Sirimanodham Corey Slaughter Danielle Smith Kelly Smith Phillip Smith Rianna Smith

Robert Smith Corina Solomon Tatiana Souza Tia Spahan Brooklyn Sprauer Julianna Stai

Amanda Stanley Austin Steinebach Faith Steltzer Alex Stephens Eric Stevenson Krissy Stewart

Bryana Stockwell Breanna Stone Julia Strohmaier Armando Suarez Ingrid Suarez John Sutherland

Jon Swails Aliya Sweet Christopher Tang Linda Thao Kaelly Thelander Will Thies

Daniel Thomas Jacob Tolai Martin Torres Robinson Tran Shelby Traughber Alicia Turcotte

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what’s in

Wendy Uc-Trujeque Carly Uebel Chanel Underwood

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Your bag Melissa Kitchens (10)

Chelsea Updike Erin Urbanowicz Michael Valenzuela

It's an OP bag. Shoulder bag. Wine red w/ cream, blues, and yellow strip on the front. Only has one pocket. Keeps school stuff, make up, phone, ipod, camera.

Max Harris (9) Austin Van Zant Alexander Vaughn Ana Velasco

Allison Humphreys (10) Oversized purse. Keeps school books, money, chapstick, phone, ipod.

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David Vorobyov Nathan Vredevelt Tyler Vrvilo

Blue/Green duffle bag. Keeps workout stuff, shoes, paperwork.

Nikalaus Waggoner Samantha Wanderscheid Kailene Warner

Zach Watson Maria Wendt Ashley White

Valerie Reaves (12) Oversized purse that resembles a trash bag. Keeps camera, lotion, tanning goggles, spoon, lipstick, necklace, wallet, taser, sunglasses, contacts, headache medicine, and other things that I will keep private.

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Hannah Leithem (10)

Ryan White Tre White Zach Wich

A black Juicy Couture purse.

Keeps wallet, books, gum, change, pencils.

Anonymous (11) Skull Candy link pack. Keeps sketch book, Zoon, books, and spray paint.

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Kalie Wilkinson Danielle Williams Jasmin Williams Shane Wilson Bryan Winegar Shad Woodruff

De Andre Woods Amy Wooten Charlie Wright Kyle Wyatt Isaac Yang Chelsea Young

Joffre Zelinski Karen Zhou Carl Ziemianski Carolina Zurita

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A H C A CH

WHAT?

Need an answer? Ask 242242, you’ll get one.

by Taylor Richardson and Heather Ries

“My weirdest question was if I’ve ever eaten a plate of raw, live lizards. I haven’t.”

Tom Ries(12)- “What is the meaning of life?”

Julianne Heater(11) - “What color is my underwear” ...and it was right!”

Joey Constien(10) – “Who is Joey Constien?”

Allie Piazza(11) – “How much does Chloe Kardashian weigh?”

Heather Ries (11)– “How do I get famous? “ Kelsey Merritt (10) - “How do I marry George Clooney?”

Steven Bishop (12) – “Do you have a life?”

Chacha’s reply - “Cha cha helps me pay the bills” Chacha is definitely a new trend that people are hooked on. You now have the knowledge that Chacha can answer ANY question you could ever think of with an entertaining reply. You will be entertained for hours with Chacha with all the unusual questions you can throw at them. Don’t forget, the next time you need a question answered Chacha’s got your back.

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“They asked for the world record for wearing sombreros, weird.”

The next time you text Chacha, you might like to know that they can see the last three text messages you have sent them. So, any sketchy texts you had sent them right before...they will be able to see. A good hint to know when your a Chacha fanatic.

We also asked people around GHS what they ask Chacha. Here are their responses...

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“Chacha is like having a really smart friend you can call or text for answers on your cell phone anytime for free,” said 242242.

A new informational data base is becoming more and more popular by students, it is called Chacha (Cha meaning “search” in Chinese).You can talk to Chacha by texting the number 242242 and asking the question of your choice. Many students say they use it for homework help, or sometimes to cheat on tests. This mobile answering service is available to answer your zany or serious questions any time of the day, 24/7. The privately owned company started in 2006 and has recently become more used than ever. Thousands of Chacha guides receive over 20,000 texts a day with questions asking all kinds of things. We texted Chacha and asked the guides what the weirdest questions they had ever received were. These are their answers...

“I was asked for the circumference of a moose. That varies by the way by the size and age of the moose.”

What do you think they will answer if we ask....?

Sarah Hermanson (12), Heather Ries (10), and Taylor Richardson (11) laugh about the answers they recieved from ChaCha. “I love how you can ask ChaCha anything, and I mean ANYTHING! You have to be careful though, cause they can block your number if your questions are too dirty,” Richardson said.

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Stunting high! Alisha Garner (12) at the spring pep assembly being tossed high by the varsity wrestling team.

“It was tight getting to throw her [Alisha] and not have her mad at us. Dude, we threw her higher than the cheerleaders,” Dylan Crimp (12) remarked.

Smile Big! Brooke Beland (12) smiles proud as she dances front row during the cheer teams state routine performed at the spring pep assembly.“I loved our state routine this year, we worked really hard on it. I was really proud of it no matter what we placed at state,” commented a happy Beland.

Everybody do that Gopher Rumble! One of the crowd favorites, “The Gopher Rumble” got superfans and parents pumped up during varsity football games all season long. The Gresham Gopher joins the cheerleaders to help get the crowd going during a home game against Reynolds. “Normally I would be way too embarrassed to do anything like that in front of so many people, but when I was in the gopher suit I didn’t care. It was sick,” Jordan Bowman (12) joked.

Go, Fight, Win! Alisha Garner (12) gives it her all cheering during the spring pep assembly while performing with her team for the student body. “Being a cheerleader in high school was a really cool experience. I got to do a lot that I wouldn’t have been able to otherwise. And I love the girls, they’re my best friends,” Garner reminisced.

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s r o i en Their Mark SLeave Upperclassmen work hard to make sure the team feels like a family.

By Alyssa Emoto

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113 | Cheerleading

B.S.T. (Blood, Sweat, and Tears) was the Varsity Cheerleader’s motto for the 08-09 year.

They had a wonderful year, with many ups and only a few downs. “I wouldn’t trade this team for anyone else,” said Agnes Pomykala (12). “Ever since my sophomore year on varsity, the seniors and juniors have had a major gap between them, but this year, everyone - even the four sophomores - were connected. We were literally a family.”

The team went into state this year both excited and nervous. “We put so much work into our routine, we were just really nervous about what would happen in the end,” said Pomykala.

Despite their nerves, the team did an excellent job and placed fifth at state. The girls were all satisfied with the performance that they gave. Pomykala summed things up by saying, “Yes, we were definitely happy. We were just a little mad that we didn’t get a trophy!”

According to Pomykala, after their performance all of the girls bonded in one of the team rooms below the Coliseum and made sure everyone left on the same note. “We knew that we had given a perfect performance, one that none of us could ever be more proud of!” Pomykala declared. It was because of their excellent performance at state that the girls also qualified for Nationals.

The cheerleaders at Gresham High School are at the heart of school spirit. From the many football and basketball games that they have cheered at to the assemblies that they have taken part in, their goal has always been to get as much of the student body involved as possible.

Though they have been successful in achieving this goal in the past, this year the girls were especially effective; it is clear that this year’s varsity cheerleaders at Gresham have clearly left their mark on the school.

Making her voice be heard. Agnes Pomykala (12) gets the superfans pumped during a close football game. “Most people don’t realize exactly how hard we work to keep the spirit up in the fans, we give our all to keep the people in the stands pumped,” explained Pomykala.

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Second Again?

Ouch!

Everything Came Down to the Final Moment.

“Dysfunctional, then broken, the past is gone. Near to you I am better. I am a better person, a better dancer. I am better near to you.”

Putting heart into every last moment. Hillary Dube’ (12) performs for the last time as a Rythmette during the state competition at the Memorial Coliseum. Giving it her all and making every movement count with no regrets.

“I was going across the floor and couldn’t believe it was the last time. I could feel everyone’s energy driving me into every arm movement, jump, and turn,” proclaimed a proud Dube’.

Hands up, hearts open. Kaitlin Harding (12) reaches to the sky with high hopes of placing at the OSAA State Competiton. A senior dominated team knew this was their last opportunity for that elusive state title. “I really wish we would have gotten first. However, I felt good about how we ended and we did the best we have ever done as a team,” spilled Harding.

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Final Feelings. Kileigh Shea (12) remains in the final pose right before she walks off the Colliseum floor with pride. “I just remember that I felt amazing about what I just did. The routine felt like it just flew by and it was over for good. It felt so finalized,” Shea commented.

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Unified. The girls pour their hearts out for thousands as they dance across the floor. They complete one of the last team jumps of the entire routine before the big breakthrough turn sequence. According to Coach Jennifer Wilson, “All of us coaches grabbed hands and held on for dear life hoping they would do the upcoming turn section amazingly like they practiced. And they did!”

Squeezed hands, clenched teeth, heart beating out of your chest, as you look around at your team who is all looking at you with that same look. The “We could actually take State” look. They call 5th place everyone closes their eyes and looks down... Forest Grove, the entire team took a brief sigh. Then stress sets in again as 4th place is called.. Centennial, a relaxed feeling comes over the team once again.

It starts to get serious, the top three places in the state are up for grabs.

Pre-seasoned predictions for the year had the last three teams in the top three spots: Gresham, Milwaukie, and Sheldon. Three amazing dance teams with all the criteria to make a state champion. The announcer starts to call 3rd place, now everyone holds their breath.

While seated on the Coliseum floor, the annoucer awarded the trophies for the other divisions as the Rhythmettes team sat reflecting back over their experiences in the last year. Starting their season off stronger than ever, the team placed first in all of their divisions nearly all season; with the exception of one second place finish. They were on fire to say the least. Beginning the state season they had high hopes for bringing home a State Championship. After moving to the large, drill division in the ‘08 season and having a “journey” to finish second, the coaches made a difficult decision to downsize the team this year in an attempt to secure a spot in the 6A small division.

The girls had to make some sacrifices for this to happen; some were even put in shared spots.

“It was tough only being able to dance one round of each competition. But no matter what, I would sit and watch in the stands cheering my teammates on with the pride of knowing I sacrificed for my team.” said Kennan Vieira (11). The whole team was excited to be in the small division this year; the competition would not be as tough, or so they thought.

To everyone’s surprise, the year flew by. With the State Competition among them again. Pre-performing jitters filled the dancers. Ayako Eda (11) recalls “I felt confident and totally ready to go out there and beat the other teams! But also sad, because I did’t want it to be over.” After having such a successful year, the dancers were extremely confident and proud of what they had and could accomplish.

Prior to walking out onto the floor to dance their hearts out for thousands, they sat in a circle and listened to their state song, visualizing their perfect routine. According to Ms. Wilson, it’s a tradition that they started last year; they sit in “circle time” and it motivates the team to go dance.

“This year was truly a team effort, I have never seen a group of people strive for something as hard as this team did. It was such an amazing feeling coming off that floor with each and every dancer proud of what they just did,” Morgan Garry (12) declared.

“And, now, 3rd place in 6A small division”.....The announcer continues. The girls take a deep breath as the tension builds. Knowing the moment was coming a silence hushes the crowd. . . . “Milwaukie High School.” Another bullet dodged.

The moment of truth is here. It could go either way Gresham or Sheldon. Time stops and everyone takes a last look at each other as they put their heads down, close their eyes, and pray that the announcer doesn’t call their name. Everything comes down to this moment. The announcer reads, “Second place in the 6A small division goes to ... The Rhythmettes from Gresham High School.” A mixture of emotions are felt. According to Karli O’Shea (12), “It was shocking and upsetting at first, but I was still happy because I knew we gave it all we had. It was too bad the judges didn’t see that.”

According to the team their quote for the year was,“Don’t let failure go to your heart, but don’t let success go to your head.”

The varsity Rhythmettes definitely lived by this quote through their final steps across the Coliseum floor.

By Hillary Dube

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Why Us? Brandon Tatum (12) and Erika Kristensen (12) protest at the “Save the Sports” rally. Many supporters came out to the rally to help save three sports program water polo, soccer, and golf - from being cut. As of June 10, 2009 water polo and golf are being cut from the ‘09’10 school year. Along with sports, coaches are also being cut from football, softball, wrestling, and track, and there will be no middle school sports activities except for track.

In addition, because of the budget cuts the district can no longer provide bus transportation to sports events either.

Economic Situation Hits Home

By Erika Kristensen

Gresham High School has felt the pinch of the economy situation this year with threats to cut extracurricular activities and increase class sizes. When rumors spread that soccer, water polo, and golf were on the chopping block these atheltes teamed up to defend their sports.

“The sports rally was to make Gresham-Barlow students, parents, and community members aware of the effect that the budget cuts may make on high school sports. The rally was to fire people up and get them asking questions so they could better defend their particular sports team against drastic cuts due to budget restrictions,” said soccer player Kayla Erspamer (11). Erspamer, along with soccer players from Barlow High School, organized a rally to show the district how much the sports meant to athletes and the community. A school board member in attendance answered questions about the budget and other possible options.

These options would include even budget restrictions across all sports, or cutting freshmen teams in all sports. Athletes also shared their stories about high school sports and appealed to the community for their help.

Although budget cuts forced golf and water polo to be suspended for at least the next two years, soccer will remain an option for students wishing to participate in sports. Gresham High School is not exempt from being impacted by the world economic situation. Budget cuts have taken away some options for students next year, but the cuts have also shown the ability of the community and students to come together to defend what they believe is important for students.

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Economic Problems Force the Government to Take Action

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3.8 million jobs lost from December 2007 to January 2009.

7.6% unemployment rate by January 2009.

Motor vehicle sales dropped 4 million units and their production levels are the lowest level seen since 1967. Chrysler/GM requested assistance from the federal government to remain in business. They were given 18.5 billion dollars all together out of a 700 billion dollar relief program.

Increase in foreclosures and decline in value of mortgage-backed securities caused by falling house prices. Mortgage delinquencies show sharp increase.

Unemployment rates sky rocket to 12.1% as of April 2009.

Oregon has the second highest unemployment rate in the nation, whereas Michigan topped the list with12.9%.

The state of Oregon employs 45,000 workers for school districts, 17,000 are being cut to save the state $100million.

15.5 percent of families are on foodstamps in Oregon statewide.

Department of Human services reported 21,633 families received walfare payments in May, the highest in 10 years.

These are the cold, hard facts about the current economy according to the Executive Office of the President Council of Economic Advisers Notes on Economic Developments for the First 100 Days in Office. The United States has been hurting for a few years now, but 2008-09 has taken a turn for the worse. New President, Barak Obama, has focused on improving the economy, and many financial experts predict a recovery in the near future.

However, the current economic situation has changed the United States drastically from the land of opportunity to a place filled with unemployment and families trying to make ends meet. While financial experts are now saying the United States is in a “Great Recession,� the situation reminds many people of the Great Depression of the 1930s.

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100M Fly. Ben Rafalski makes his mark at Gresham setting records and a good teammate. Accomplishments: 4 years on varsity, team captain 07-09, MHC honorable mention 200M Freestyle and 100M Butterfly 05/06, MHC 2nd Team 200M Freestyle and 100M Butterfly 06/07, MHC 1st Team 200M Freestyle and 100M Butterfly 07/08, MHC 1st Team 200M Freestyle and 100M Butterfly 08/09; Athlete of the year finalist `09. 2nd in state - 100M Butterfly `07; 4th in state - 100M Butterfly `08; 3rd in state - 100M Butterfly `09.

Gresham’s

By Taylor Richardson

Phelps

A childhood hobby to an All-American talent, Rafalski, has made the jump in a hurry

What started as fun in a neighborhood pool has transformed into a talent that drives Senior Ben Rafalski to Olympic aspirations. Rafalski has become Gresham’s most skilled swimmer and led the team through a an undefeated duel meet record and a 2nd place districts title.

Growing up, he lived next door to a pool so he wanted to get into swim lessons.

After a week of moving rapidly through the different swim levels his instructors were asking him to join the Mt. Hood Swim team.

“I just wanted to do it for fun at first, but because I excelled so quickly coaches encouraged me to train more and begin competing.”Rafalski commented.

From that point on he was hooked on swimming and kept exceeding as he started to compete on higher level teams. Most club swimmers do not participate in their high school swim programs because they feel the level isn’t high enough for them, but that didn’t sway Rafalski for a second.

“I really enjoy my high school team, it is different than club because we are much closer as a team, we’re more like a family, ”Rafalski explained. “Being that there is only one meet per week. You learn about your teammates and how they race, and you really enjoy swimming with them and supporting them.”

Ben has received several honors this year, some he admitted he didn’t even know about. He was state champion in the 200 Butterfly, he made it to Junior National and qualified for Senior Nationals. Rafalski was also KEX’s swimmer of the month.

But when a swimmer has reached the level he has it can become hard to stay driven and want to be better. There is just less people better than you, less people to compete with.

“It’s one thing to be the best at GHS, but the club circuit is a whole different story. The competition there really pushes me.” Rafalski said.

He plans to swim for Ettensborough College in Pennsylvania and wants to work towards his goals.

“All I want to do is get better, and possibly make it to the Olympic Trials.”

Rafalski stated.

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Getting in a short break before his next race. Ben Rafalski sits pool with Cassy Slayton (11) between races.

“Competing only one meet per week I found my self much closer to the team, we are like a family. You learn about your teammates and how they race and you really enjoy supporting them,” Rafalski commented.

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Waiting to get started. Jordan Pedersen (11) waits patiently for his race to start as he looks on during girls event. “Being apart of the team was really cool this year, I’m going to do it again next year,” noted Pedersen.

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119 Next man in. With the touch of the wall Erik Magistrado (9) dives into the pool to increase the lead over Barlow in the 200IM Relay. “The relay is were it is at, we really came together as a team. I’m glad I was able to contribute to their success this season,” Magistrado commented.

Warming up the backstroke. Ricky McElroy (11) makes the turn and heads back down the pool as he gets ready for the swim meet aginst Barlow. “Warm-ups are never fun, but they are neccessary to compete as well as I can,” McElroy stated.

Team warm up. The men’s and women’s teams swim their warm up laps prior to the visiting school showing up for the league contest.

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Eyes up, almost there. Sarah De La Paz (10) works hard and fast with long, steady strokes performing the front stroke, or butterfly during a meet at GHS. “I like all the strokes, I probably think that the butterfly is the most challenging though,” commented De La Paz. Every second counts. Jillian Lauderback (9) dives hoping to get a great start to her event during a big meet at GHS. “The start, the dive, its one of the most important parts, every second counts, and if you don’t get those first few right, it can come back to get you in the rest of the race,” joked Lauderback.

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By Taylor Richardson

With only one senior, underclassmen step up to varsity level

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The girls varsity swim team faced a new challenge this year. With the loss of five seniors last year the team was left with only one senior this year. Because she was the only senior, Erika Michaud was left with a large leadership position. She was one of three captains and was left with the responsibility of motivating and leading the team.

“Being one of the captains was a good experience. We were a young team, but I really think it helped us. There were a lot of underclassmen stepping up.” explained Michaud.

The team had two other captains besides Michaud. The junior captain was Cassy Slayton while the sophomore captain was Sarah De La Paz. “I wanted to be a captain just because I could help the ones with lots of questions. Even though I was only a sophomore I had lots of experience so I could step in and show them.” said De La Paz. Despite the fact that having many newcomers to the varsity level, the team saw it as a year to improve. All the freshman and sophomores who made the team will now know what it looks like to be leaders and can be young leaders themselves next year.

“I think having [the underclassmen] to come up to varsity will definitely help them next year, they will know exactly what to expect and how to act.”

In the end, the bounty of unexperienced varsity members did not hinder the team at all, they finished strong at districts and took fifth place. The team expects to finish even better next year.

Hitting the water. Cassy Slayton (11) takes a quick dive in order to get to the water before her opponent. “Swimming is so self motivated, all you have is yourself when your in the water.” commented Slayton.

In it to win it. Erika Michaud (12) awaits to see times of the race she just won. “The backstroke is the stroke of indurance, its my thing.” claimed Michaud

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How fun! Sarah McGregor (11) shows of her pearly whites at the homecoming court reveal. “I though it was cute and creative how they announced the winning court,” commented McGregor.

Put a smile on your face. Hillary Drake (12), Heather Ries (10) and Kaylee Beall (12) smile wide in celebration of the first football game win of the season. “I was so happy I couldn’t stop smiling and yelling!” exclaimed Drake.

Super fan smurf...? Johnny Dirksen (11) shows his Gopher pride at a football game. “Getting painted for the game got me pumped,” explained Dirksen.

We’re #1! Mickey Inns (12) and Andy Smith (12) celebrate after dominating the Bruins in the first boys volleyball game ever. “It was awesome to look almost as good as our girls beating Barlow at volleyball,” commented Inns.

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a ic er inoughAm One Year Thr the Eyes of Others

By Andrew Thom

Six foreign exchange students started here in September and have blended into the school. They all have experienced things on their own and in their own ways.

With their year almost up, these girls count the days until they return to their home countries: Germany, Belgium, Thailand, Brazil, Finland and Norway.

Katja Ludemann

Germany With only a few months left in America, Katja Lüdemann has made the most of her time. She has made some very good friends that she plans to keep for the rest of her life. She also made many memories while she has been here, such as her trip to Memphis, Tennessee where she got to visit many Elvis Presley tourist attractions.

“I am a really big Elvis fan, but actually, I think everyday was memorable, every single day was an adventure,” Lüdemann said.

According to Lüdemann, her exchange here has been life changing; it has shifted her view on the world and has taught her to not believe what everyone tells her and to stand up for what she believes in. However, her American experience could not keep her from her family in Norderstedt, Germany .

“I don’t think [I would stay here], but I’ll maybe come back. I really like the US,” Lüdemann said.

Out of everything she has done and experienced here, Lüdemann said that she will miss her host family and all of her friends. Lüdemann is also very proud of her grades as well as the friendships she has made here, she is proud of the “little things” she has accomplished.

“Katja has helped me see that there is some good in all people. I’ve heard that before but Katja lives her life so that you can truly believe it. How she relates to people is amazing,” host mom Cara Lynn said.

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Therese Ying Jiemphanthong Olsen

NORWAY After visiting California and Hawaii, senior exchange student Therese Olsen is ready to see her family and friends in Norway. She has done many things while she has been here such as playing softball and water polo and hanging out with the many friends that she has made.

“I have learned more English, come closer to friends, seen memorable places and learned to play softball,” Olsen said.

Olsen came here with a minor goal of learning more English, but she just wanted to experience the United States for herself. Even with many fond memories, Olsen does not want to stay in America.

“I will go back to Norway [at] the end of the school year first, [I’m] starting to miss it now,” Olsen stated.

Olsen has become very close with her friends and host family. According to host mother Kathy Underwood, Olsen and herself plan to meet in Paris, France in a few years and Skype regularly. Out of all her memories, she could not choose which one she is most proud of, but with this she has left an impact on her host mother. “[What I will remember most is] her wonderful sense of humor, her laughter and her warm personality,” Underwood said.

Thailand

For senior exchange student Ying Jiemphanthong, everything about her stay here has been memorable because she is in a foreign country for a year. She has gotten to practice her English in a more consistent manner than in her home country, Thailand.

“The main reason that I wanted to be an exchange student was because I wanted improve my English skills. Now I feel my English is better than before,” Jiemphanthong said.

Jiemphanthong will be returning to Bangkok where she goes to boarding school and lives with her brother. She is excited to go home but said that she would not mind staying in the United States. “[I would stay here] but in a different state because I have heard that each state is different.

I want to see something new [in each state],” Jiemphanthong said.

Jiemphanthong has learned many lessons that she believes will be useful in her future. According to Jiemphanthong, the society today is becoming more global and the world will be more connected so it is good to learn about another culture.

“Ying has a maturity and wisdom way beyond her years, she is one of the kindest and most giving people I have known,” host mother Kathy Underwood said.

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Ready to go home, senior exchange student Luiza Barros, cannot wait to return to her hometown of Curitiba, Brazil. During her stay, Barros has improved her English immensely, visited places such as California and New York and make life long friends, so there are lots of people and places that she will miss. “[I will miss] the friends I made, my new family that really saved my exchange program, they helped me a lot,” Barros said.

Barros has become close to many people, such as senior Brandon Tatum. According to Tatum, he will remember her because it is hard to forget someone so nice and special. “[My experience with her] has been really good, she is a great friend. It is fun to be around her, she makes me smile all the time,” Tatum said.

After coming to a foreign country where her native language was not spoken, Barros overcame many obstacles and is proud of them.

“My courage of coming for a year in a foreign country, without my family, and being so successful in so many ways [is what I’m proud of],” Barros said.

Senior exchange student Laura Remain has experienced many activities and events during her stay here that she has deemed memorable.

125 She could not choose one specific memory to pick as her favorite because they are all important to her. Even with all these memories, Remain is still ready to return to her home town Kuopio, Finland.

“Yes, [I’m happy to return,] even when it comes closer, I kind of feel it comes too soon,” Remain said.

According to Remain, she did not come here to do one specific thing but rather practice her English and experience the culture as an average teenager would. She does not get any credit for the work she does in her classes, but she stated that it was worth it.

“I just wanted to experience a new adventure in my life, and I really think it was worth it!” Remain exclaimed.

During her time here, Remain stayed with the Wolfe Family and was like a family member.

“She’s been another daughter to this family, she sleeps in late and goes to bed late,” host mother Michelle Wolfe said.

According to Wolfe, Remain loves her computer and loves to shop just like a typical teenage girl. “[My most memorable thing was] watching her experience new things,” Wolfe said.

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Senior exchange student Kim Beurskens from Saintes, Belgium, has had her fair share of the US. Beurskens has been to three very popular tourist locations, Hawaii, California and New York City. While in California she was able to go to Disneyland.

“I went to Disneyland [in] California and just came back from Hawaii,” Beurskens said.

According to Beurskens, she is ready to return home, she has missed her family and friends. When she leaves Beurskens will miss her host family and new friends the most. She will also miss those funny and weird times with her host sisters. With all that however, Beurskens is ready to go home.

“I don’t think I would stay [here]. It’s great, but I love my country and I really want to go back,” Beurskens said.

She has been living with her host mom Elizabeth Gallegos. According to Gallegos, they have a good bond and lots of inside jokes. She will be sad to see her go back to Belgium. They plan to stay in contact via e-mail, Facebook and web cam. “[My] experience has been really fun, [I] have gotten to know Kim and learn many things from her,” Gallegos said.

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Is Perfection Only

Illusion?

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Sometimes it seems that a play runs too smoothly; if only the audience knew what had to happen to achieve such a

By Bekah Mitchell flawless performance.

A rich, magical comedy of spirits and spells, tricks and potions, lovers lost and found, and a perfectly happy ending. In ancient Athens, where the line between dreams and reality is blurred beyond the point of confusion, Gresham students overcome dreamy hardships, showcasing an amateur theater department’s professionalism at its finest.

The cast had to put in tons of time and effort to make the production what it was, but there were many challenges that needed to be overcome. “During the second to last dress rehearsal Andrew Serino threw out his back and Dylan Stevens (9), his understudy, had to step in for him during the very last dress rehearsal,” Leif Tjaden (12) said.

“Then Dylan pulled a muscle during that rehearsal doing all of Andrew’s flips and jumps. Luckily, Andrew was in good enough shape to perform opening night!” Tjaden continued. Injuries seemed to plague the production, but cast members were gifted with the ability to rebound quickly and still be able to perform.

Injuries weren’t the only snag in an otherwise perfect play; there were illnesses and cues missed also, but you never would have noticed. “We were all really worried about Drew [Stephens] one night,” Chris Forrer (12) stated. “He got sick at school and some of the staff members thought he had swine flu so they wouldn’t let him perform. Josh [Forrer] had to fill in for him, with one day to learn the lines! And Brian had to fill in for Josh.” These student actors never missed a beat, except with the occasional missed cues.

“There was another night where Sammie [Sanders] missed one of her cues because she fainted downstairs,” Alicia Moran (12) explained. “The people on stage just went on as if she wasn’t supposed to be there and she was back in time for her next cue.”

Not many productions include characters continuing to perform during the intermission. It’s an inventive way to create a sense of reality while many other things are going on. In this particular show one of the main characters, Titania, played by Kim Woods (11), was under a spell that caused her to sleep, onstage, through the intermission. “It was really tough to pull off,” Kim said. “There were people in the audience who would throw M&Ms at me, and other members of the cast would crawl down under the stage and poke me, trying to me make laugh or break character, but I never did.”

From the audience’s perspective every performance was flawless. There were many things that could have detracted from the performance, but instead were dealt with quickly and went unnoticed. The audience is it’s possible that nothing went wrong?

The dancing queens. Haley Hofeld (12), Samantha Sanders (10), and Kennan Vieira (11) frolic as forest fairies through the magical scenery of the Midsummer Night’s Dream set. “It was really fun being cast as a fairy in the show, I love to dance so the show was just a chance to do it in beautiful costumes,” said Vieira (11).

True love or is it? Chris Forrer (12), Jessica Clifford (12), Kris Woods (12), and Kassandra Haddock (10) play the parts of The Lovers, a group of love sick royalty who fell in and out of love many times throughout this twisted comedy. “It was really fun to play a part in a messy love situation because all high school teenagers can relate to that at one point or another,” said Cliffold (12).

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A thundering relationship. Leif Tjaden (12), and Kim Woods (11) play the parts of the two gods, Oberon and Titania, both caught in a fiery love quarrel. “It was really great working with Leif one more time before he left high school and we had a lot of fun with our roles,” said Woods.

A perfect ending. Andrew Serino (12) played the lead role, Puck, in his last performace at Gresham high school.

“It was so awesome, I never thought I would be a fairy for my last show. It took so much energy but I loved it. My favorite line from the show was “Up and Down.” It was by far the best role I got to play!” proclaimed Serino.

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On her way to her first state title. Ify Onyima turns the final corner and heads for home in the 400M event finals at Hayward Field in Eugene on May 23. “It was an indescribable feeling winning that race, but it was even better knowing my family was there to cheer me on. Their support means everything to me,� Onyima replied.

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STATE TITLE Onyima takes individual honors in the 400m at state

By Taylor Richardson

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Ahead of the Pack. Tim Mowery (12) runs strong against his competitors from Central Catholic in a big race of the ‘08-’09 season. When asked about the season Mowery replied with a quote that he used all season, “Do work all day every day!”

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Jumping to get ahead. Jeff Tolman (12) battles against Barlow and Central Catholic to get ahead in the 110M high hurdles. “It’s a real adrenaline rush when you come out of the blocks and you’re all neck and neck and knowing that if you want to take the race you have to be one of the first people over the hurdles. The whole race is exciting knowing that you’re running as fast as you can and every three steps you have to jump over a hurdle,” Tolman said.

When the real track season started in the spring, Ify set goals for herself: 60 seconds in the 400m dash and later to break the school record of 55.7. She received a state winning time of 57.01 seconds for the 400M and is well within reach of her goal to break the school record in the near future.

“I wanted to win state so bad, I felt like I owed it to my coach. He was there for me that whole season, and I didn’t want to let him down,” admitted Ify. Despite the fact that Ify has become such an asset to the track team she manages to stay humble and extremely family oriented.

“There was a point during state when I wasn’t sure whether or not my family would be able to see the 400M race because they were flying in from Maryland. But when I was getting ready to start I heard a bunch of people screaming my name, and I looked over, and there they were. I loved knowing that my family was there for me, it feels so good to know you’re supported like that,” Ify said smiling.

Ify’s win in the 400M gives Gresham 6 state championships in individual/team track events the last 4 years.

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It is a rarity for a freshman to become an elite competitor in track, but that is exactly what Ify Onyima has become for the Gresham track and field team. With a State Championship under her belt, Onyima is a great example of a female athlete.

During the summer before her freshman year, Onyima was able to participate in Summer Track because she came with her older sister Nche Onyima (11) who was already on the track team at the time. Being able to get an extra jump start on the year and getting to know some of the people from the team gave Ify the chance to start the 2009 track season filled with confidence.

“Summer track really helped me, especially getting to be with Nche. She pushes me and we can hang out, plus we are good competition for each other,” Ify explained.

Nche completely agreed with that statement when we asked her what she thought of working with her sister during track.

“I love having my sister on the team! It makes practice and meets so much more fun. Plus we really try and make each other better,” Nche declared.

Running hard. Jesse Ivie (10) works his hardest to stay ahead of the competition. When asked what he really loves about being in a race Ivie said, “When I’m racing all I can think about is the moment. There are no worries; just the motivation to keep moving.”

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A Family

Legacy

Take a leap of faith. Dillon Hoecker (9) launches himself into mid-air, competing in the long jump. “It’s a rush, being able to work up to a good distance,” Hoecker said.

Oh, mighty Hercules! Sam Crouser (11) puts a lot of effort into javelin. Olympic strength is practically in his genetics. “I’m not the best, I’ve just been throwing since I was five,” a humble Crouser remarked.

Clearing the bar. Alex Hagle (10) takes her final jump attempt at the Dean Nice Invitational. “I had worked all season to clear that height, when I made it I had made my goal for the season,” Hagle recounted.

Lives On

Crouser Captures Another State Title Towards His Olympic Dream by Taylor Richardson It is a rarity for a family legacy to lead to the Olympics, but that is exactly where Sam Crouser (11) finds himself heading the 2012 Olympics in London.

But, Olympians run in the family. Sam’s dad (Dean Crouser) was on his way to the Olympics, averaging throws further than the eventual gold medal winner, when an injury prevented him from being able to throw. In addition, Sam’s cousin, Ryan (Barlow HS), is the state champion in the discus and second in javelin. Not only does the amount of superior athletes cause a great deal of competition within the family, but it raises the expectations between father and son.

“Working with my dad is fun. It can be frustrating though because he pushes me harder. He drives me crazy sometimes, but it’s worth it because he can teach me so much,” Sam Crouser said.

Because Sam grew up with javelin, his dad made sure to hook Sam on it early.

“I’ve been throwing since I was five. But there is a picture of me when I was like six months old, and I’m throwing a wooden javelin,” Crouser joked.

All of his hard work, and practicing two to three hours a day paid off when Sam threw the winning javelin distance at State.

He destroyed the competition with a 231’ 1” throw, surpassing the state meet record of 215’ 5” held by Alex Wolff of Newberg.

“I knew I had to hit a big one. The state record was 237’ and the wind was blowing hard that day, so I knew I had to throw even harder. I ran faster that time, and I threw it lower so the wind wouldn’t push it back. Then I heard the crowd freak out, and I knew it was good,” Crouser said with a smile.

With a newly won State Championship on his belt, Sam continues to stay humble and grounded. When we asked him what it was like to know you’re the best, Sam immediately corrected us and said, “Well, I’m not the best. There is still ‘a guy’ from Pennsylvania who throws farther than me.”

Sam continues to make goals which include throwing a 245’ in javelin and 100’ in discus by the end of the summer track season. In the future, he says he plans on going to the 2012 olympics in London. And with the determination mixed with execution that resides inside Sam Crouser, we can all believe that that is exactly what he will do.

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Widespread Participation Students anticipate summer with springfest activities

By Taylor Richardson

As the sun begins to shine more consistently thoughts of vacations and freedom fill the heads of Gresham students, but what really gets the feeling of summer going is Springfest.

For many, this springtime event is what shows that school is finally coming to an end.

“Springfest was a blast! But it was such a summer teaser though, it made me want summer so bad,” delcared an excited Brittiny Williams (9).

This year Springfest featured everything from cotton candy and Jamba Juice to “The Sling Shot” and a rock wall. There was also body painting and of course the infamous volleyball tournament.

The volleyball tournament featured some of the most creative team names that Springfest had ever seen. A few included: Team Work, R U OK?, 100% Natural, Motha Trucka’s, K.A.K.E., and See Mr. Wells. The sun managed to stay under the clouds so the players could see while the volleys continued. However, the wind proved to be a small factor and threw some teams off a bit. Despite the lack of sunshine and the wind, the weather stayed fairly warm and clear,

keeping the feeling of summer alive.

“It felt so much like summer, it was just all your friends and a day in the sun,” remarked RJ Alter (11).

The warm temperature was enough to cause a large water fight between a bunch of teachers and students. Mr. Courier, Ms. Lundberg, Ms. Quarles, and Ms. Leitch could be seen teaming up with their SuperSoakers to take on the the unarmed students. Drenched bodies could be seen running around the turf field, making it clear that the students could not defeat the wrath of the teachers.

“Springfest was so full of life and energy!” proclaimed Activities Director Bill Chisolm.

“It always means two good things, the seniors are getting out of here and school is almost over!”

Water fights to keep cool, playing beach like sports, and enjoying a refreshing Jamba Juice are are what truly make Springfest the first taste of summer for Gresham students. That is why Springfest can always be counted on to be the last hoorah before school comes to a close and freedom begins.

Volleyball Madness? Erik Gomez (11) takes one for his team as he hits the volleyball over the net at Springfest.

“I was the star of my team, easily the best. I lead by example, you know.” said Gomez.

Tasty, Fun, And Rasing Money. Allison Gallegos (12) spins the tasty treat at the Springfest’s cotten candy machine rasing money for the school. “It was so sticky! The cotton candy was everywhere - in my hair, on my clothes.

People could get a free taste because it was just flying around,” laughed Gallegos.

Take That! Mr. Currier takes the chance to soak some students during the sunny weather. When asked what it felt like to dominate the kids with a squirt gun, all Currier could do was laugh, “Words really can’t describe how much fun I had, it was a blast!”

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Iron Man To The Finish. Ryan Martin (12), uses all his might to conquer the human sling shot. “The slingshot thing kinda hurt, but it was tight,” Martin said.

Fear of hights? Elizabeth Roberts (10) scales the rock face in the courtyard. Rock climbing was a new activity for this year. “I was nervous about climbing at first, but I wasn’t sure when I would get the chance to do it again, so I just did it,” said a smiling Roberts.

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Sing your hearts out ladies. Seniors Kindal McGill, Grace Snyder, Hannah Miles, Kaylee Nelson, Natalie Tidswell, and Gillian Welsh serenade the crowd at one of this year’s assemblies. “I love to sing! And being a part of the Overtones is so much fun and everyone that is in that class is cool and awesome,” Miles replied.

Playing sweet melodies. Seniors Kevin Tripp and Bryce Armstrong play their saxaphone as part of the Jazz Band’s last performance for the student body. “Being in band all four years was a really good experience and a good chance to learn from each other and make new friends.

My experience with a new band director was weird at first, because I was so used to Mr. Egan. But, Mr. Prunk really helped the band and pushed us in new directions,” Tripp stated.

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John Travolta? No its just... Jon Kratz (9) singing a solo to the audience at the spaghetti sing. “I actually messed up my solo that night twice, but the audience didn’t even know. It was really fun,” Kratz chuckled.

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l a c VoAction Controversial decisions lead students and staff to take a stand through song.

By Evan Kratz & Alicia Moran

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Now presenting the amazing uni-cycling trom-bonist.

Aaron Lyski (11) is performing his talent at the spaghetti sing. “ Playing the trombone and uni-cycling are two of my hobbies so I decided to put them both together for the best talent ever,” Lynski laughed.

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When this year began, the last thing on the students minds was that we were going to have to cut over half of our extra-curricular activities. Some of the main worries were in the performing arts department. With a new band director and one of the top high school choirs in the state, the students were in an uproar.

The band students were afraid that they might lose Mr. Justin Prunk, the new band director, who seemed to blend with the band department over night. “The ‘Prunkinater’ is such a great teacher and he really loves what he does,” commented Kris Woods (12). “And, I’m not even in band.”

Luckily when it came time for the budget cuts to be announced this spring, the band department in particular had little to worry about. Mr. Prunk still has his job and the students didn’t have to start thinking about the future of their program.

Band was not the only activity that was in jeopardy; choir was in trouble too.

This time the threat came not at the high school level, but instead at the elementary one. When decisions were announced, it was determined that elementary music education would indeed be cut for the following ‘09-’10 school year. When the high school program got wind of the news, they were outraged - thinking about what the new decision meant for kids who loved to sing but would no longer get the experience and practice in elementary school.

Mrs. Janine Kirstein took action and organized a trip to Gresham City Hall where the Concert Choir sang as a way to peacefully protest the new decision.

When asked about the budget cuts Kirstien replied bitterly, “It represented a loss that our community is going to face now that we have lost the base of our choral education.” With the economy continuing to struggle, the students and staff will continue to fight for the futures of their departments and extra programs. The students will continue to fight to keep the music alive; not just with high school but for every age.

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Party like it’s ancient roman times. Freshman girls Sofiya Popova, Alex Townley, and Mikayla Monnie forget about the crowded stands as they perform their rehearsed number for the homecoming parade.

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looking up and seeing all the people, I’m definitly doing it again next year!”

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“My first homecoming experience was amazing! It was crazy

exclaimed Sofiya Popova (9).

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Trevon Abshire Ndayishimiye Adeline Nicholas Aicher Diana Alarcon Brodie Allen Connor Allen

Sam Alter Danice Alvarado Cris Angeles Jacob Argue Cody Armstrong Chance Atencio

Cody Ault Katy Ault Christopher Austin Luis Edgar Baez-Duarte Matt Baird Julian Baker

Jayna Balonzo Tyler Becker Marina Benancio Erik Bennett Morgan Benson Jonathan Berkey

Tony Bernabo Jeremy Berndt Jacky Bertholomey Courtney Bielawski Emma Bird Stephanie Bishop

Dj Bisorca Travis Blanchard Aleck Blanger Ellie Bohrer Kai Boldt Aarion Booth

Kyle Boyd Landon Brainard Katie Brashear Annie Brown James Brown Nicole Brown

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Amanda Brummel Veronika Bubnova Evan Burchell Mason Burgwin Hunter Busse Dwight Cameron

Will Cameron Jeffrey Campbell Caleb Carr Jessica Carrasco Alex Carrasco-Gomez Giovanny Carrasco-Gomez

Jacob Carter Makinna Carter Lorena Casteel Belicia Castellano Maria Castellanos Vicky Cha

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Erin Clements Aaron Cochran Emily Cochran Whittney Cole Victoria Conner Joseph Constien

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Erin Chamberlain David Chao Cara Chase Brian Chin Curtelle Clark Grace Clemenson

Brandon Cook Kathryn Cook Timothy Cooke Vivian Copado Baily Copeland Kaila Copus

Andrea Cord Paola Cortes Danielle Councilman Raven Couturier Garrison Cox Eddie Crainic

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Dancing to Mario Brothers. Tim Blanchard (10) dances to a remixed version of the classic theme song from the Super Mario Brothers game during the ‘09 Talent Show.

“It was a good learning experience because I don’t get to do many performances on stage,” Blanchard said.

ent re TThealStage PuTakes A cast of talent that included everything from original rappers to young Michaels.

By Shelby Schwartz

Parents and students applauded and cheered on the talents, Wednesday, Feb. 25 during Student Council’s annual talent show. The show brought out a large audience, presenting ten acts with students of all grades and talents ranging from singers to rappers to dancers to comedians. “It was amazing, people from Gresham are amazing,” Brazilian cxchange student, Luiza Barros (12) stated. “I have never been to a school with so many talents. We don’t have talent shows in Brazil.”

Starting the show off was freshman rock group After the Madness, doing a rendition of Iron Maiden’s “Run to the Hills.” The four boys rocked out with lead singer Jake Sundquist wearing purple pants, and an electric guitar solo by Jeff Foster who donned some pink pants. Foster announced in the on stage, post-show interview that they “killed it.”

“All the acts were pretty interesting and entertaining, and they all brought something different to the show. They all had a different personality,” Sierra Blefgen (10) said.

Rick Garner, Marsha Chisholm and Vicki Mount judged the competition and scored the show based on stage presence, crowd appeal and outstanding originality.

Receiving the award for the most original and creative was the Merengue dance crew. After finishing in second place last year with 22 dancers, the group reduced its size to only eight dancers, which proved to be beneficial.

Sophomore Jason Hickok won third place for doing the robot and moon walking to Michael Jackson’s “Billy Jean.”

Hickok though was not the only moon walker of the show, Alex Spicer (12) also performed “Billy Jean”, but did it with a different sense of style and flair.

“It was fun, but we didn’t know we were doing the same thing,” Spicer insisted, noting that neither him nor Hickok knew that they would be performing to the same song until the night before the competition.

Taking second place was Naisa Willingham (11), a recent transfer, singing “Angel of Mine.”

First place was a tie between hip hop group The Freshest, consisting of non-related sophomores Ashley and Buddy White and building substitute Mario O’Brien, and senior Andrew Serino, who performed a solo act.

The Freshest sung their original rap “Who I Am.” The group earned many comments of praise from the audience,

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Rock and roll all night. Jake Sundquist (9) and Jeff Foster (9) show off their guitar skills during their smashing performance. “We were the one of the first acts to go so it was kind of nerve racking. I think we did really good though,” Sundquist lightly admitted.

A “Thrilling” dance performance. Alex Spicer (12) gives it all he’s got dancing to the famous song “Thriller” by the late Michael Jackson who died June 25, 2009. “I really didn’t care if I won or not, it was just something that I wanted to do for fun. I was really happy with the turn out too. There were a lot of people and I really liked performing for them,” Spicer remarked.

such as students saying “that was awesome!” immediately following the act.

According to Ashley White, they each wrote their own verses, and O’Brien wrote the chorus.

Serino also performed an original song “Within A Tide,” which he wrote two weeks ago. Serino did not audition for the competition and was told only two days ago by student council that he would be competing.

“I loved it and people enjoyed it. It’s nice to know people enjoyed my music,” Serino said.

Although there were many new acts, several have made the talent show a tradition. The sophomore basketball girls from both the junior varsity and varsity teams performed again this year. Last time the girls came in third place with their dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, and this time they performed a dance from the movie “Superstar.”

“I’m very impressed with everybody tonight! This is like American Idol,” judge Marsha Chisholm said.

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Ashley Cramblett Jassmine Crittenden Hailey Cromoga Daniel Cummins Dilynn D’Agostino Kelsea Dahl

Krista Dahlke Katie Davis Stefan Dawson Noemi De Leon Savanah DeCourcey Sarah DeMyer

Christopher Decair Hayward Demison Eric Dezellem Martha Diaz Trevor Dietz Aaron Doering

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Mayumi Eda LaDajah Elliott Jordan Escutia Brandon Eska Brisa Estrada Santos Euan

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Kristopher Dolan Samuel Dominguez Jessica Donnelly Keiko Downing Kevin Dunlap Trevor Earley

Colton Evans Michael Farrer Brandon Fast Cassie Fellows Austin Fenske Haley Fletcher

Chloe Forrester Jeff Foster Trevor Francois Lindsey Frilot Marcus Gabrielson Dylan Galbreath

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Samuel Gandara Leo Garcia Luis Antonio Garcia Andria Garriott Morriah Gifford Brinidey Gil-Silva

Elizabeth Girdan Taylor Gjesdal Jose Gonzalez Yancy Gonzalez Armando Gonzalez-Lopez Joshua Gordon

Charley Gormley Nicole Gould Jorgen Graham Arnold Gubchak Gurme Gurme Luis Gutierrez

Peter Gutierrez Shantel Hadley Jamie Hagen Joey Hagen Rhiannon Hagen Joseph Hansen

Dylan Hanson Mackenzie Hardgrove Chris Hardy Alex Harrison Lauryn Hartung Zachary Hay

Kaia Hazard Jordan Helzer Alfredo Hernandez Laura Hernandez Monica Hernandez Saidy Hernandez

Diana Hernandez Castaneda Sage Higgins Kirstin Higgs Abagail Hill Abby Hill Sarah Hill

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Joey Hodges Dillon Hoecker Teddy Hofmann

Kassee Holmes Natasha Horgan Kristal Huggett

N E H T S E PRIC AND NOW

By Yearbook Staff

Trey Huggett Megan Humphrey Jacob Hunt

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Cody Hunter Karina Jimenez Justin Jiron

Ashley Johnson Taylor Johnson Megan Jones

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Blake Jossi Kevin Kaufman Larisa Keller

Spencer Kelley Monica Kemp Christopher Kennard

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Boys on the Volleyball Court Gopher boys give a brutal beating to the Barlow Bruins.

By Evan Kratz

High school volleyball isn’t just for girls anymore. This year was the first that Gresham and Barlow founded their first competitive boy’s volleyball teams. “I’ve always wanted to see what an organized boy’s team would be like at Gresham,” questioned head volleyball coach Lori Anderson-Cook, who doubled as co-coach of the boy’s team as well. “We have always had great athletes, but they don’t have the opportunities to play volleyball like they do in Southern California.”

Each team consisted of junior and senior boys who volunteered to join the team with winning in mind. Gresham’s team trained for just two days before the big game. Even if the game was just for fun, for some of the guys, it quickly changed when they brought their competitive attitudes to the court at game time. “I was disappointed in the level of competition,” Michael Mehlhaff (12) scoffed. Gresham came out on top winning 2 games to 0 with scores of 25-15, 25-11 respectively. “Every one was important to the team whether it was raw talent in volleyball, team motivator, or even as the smack talker. We were all needed in one way or another to perform like we did,” said Kris Woods (12). After beating the Bruins, the guys wanted to continue with men’s volleyball but no one else would accept the challenge after hearing about the first and last game of the Gopher boy’s volleyball season.

Tammy Kerr Wade Kimble T J Kitchen Alex Klym Nicole Kobayashi Preston Korst

Clayton Krakowski Kaitlyn Krenzer Hanna Kristensen Cheyenne Kruse Sarah Kuhn Veronika Kunda

Kurtis Kveton Nikole Lane Austin Larsen Jessica Lastivka Jillian Lauderback Briana Laxton

Stephen Leathers Jacob Lemons John Lilly Sierra Lindhorst Jordan Linn Ashley Lloyd

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Ahh ace! Gresham’s bench consisting of seniors Kris Woods, Jeff Tolman, Andrew Gandara, Tim Mowery, and Michael Mehlhaff joins in one of many ace cheers from the sideline. “The match was over before it ever got started. I was there for one purpose, trash talking,” Andrew Gandara (12) laughed.

Swinging for the back wall. Mickey Inns gears up for a huge kill out of the middle. Barlow had no answers for the Gresham front line who scored at will. “I enjoyed watching them try and block me. Although every once in a while, one got away and hit the back wall of the gym,” Inn commented.

Team Leader. Andy Smith never left the floor as he set and hit for the Gophers. A closet volleyball player, Smith is the only player with legitimate volleyball skills. “I am glad that we got to play. I wish we could have played it at one of the two high schools though. We might have had a much larger crowd,” said Smith.

Macie Mann Calvin Marble Reed Martin Maira Martinez Marcus Martinez Matthew Martinez

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Anna Lupanov Sabreena Lutz Jacob MacClanathan Alec Machuna Erik Magistrado Corbin Mandzij

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Osvaldo Lopez Xo Lor Gregory Louie Timmy Lucas JR. Olivia Luengas-Ubaldo Eric Luna

Ramses Martinez Sydaysha Mason Kyle Masterson Sean Mathews Samantha McAllister Sami McCauley

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Whatever

Floats Your

Boat?

Freshman science classes test their boating skills.

By Heather Ries

Every year the Freshman Gopher Boat race is a competition to shake up Science class. Students compete in constructing a ‘boat’ (or something that slightly resembles one) to race across the GHS swimming pool. The boats are judged in three categories: Fastest, Highest Efficiency, and Coolest Design.

The Students used PVC Pipe, milk jugs, gallon buckets, cleaning buckets, duct tape, card board boxes, Saran Wrap and anything else they can find to make a floaty device. “We got extra credit for racing homemade boats...how awesome is that?!” said Jacob Young (9).

Most of the boats fell apart in the middle of the pool before ever reaching the other side, but everyone was smiling regardless. “It was fun to do something for extra credit that was actually fun. My boat wasn’t the greatest but people made shirts and went all out, it was really cool!” said participant Taylor Simms (9).

As the freshman struggle across the pool, Mrs. Quarrels, Mr. Winters and Mr. Harshfield were seen cheering them on.

“It’s always the highlight of freshman science. It’s great to see students work so hard on something and be able to have fun too!” proclaimed Mrs.Quarrels.

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Ahhh! Morgan Schwab (9) balances in her boat while paddling across the pool. “My ‘box boat’ was about to tip over the entire time. It was pretty much nerve racking,” Schwab described.

Oh no what have I gotten myself into. Taylor Simms (9) is about to start her race. “It was a blast watching my friends make fools out of themselves, I was just hoping I wouldn’t do the same to myself,” said Simms.

Sinking into laughter. Jacob Young (9) and his partner try desperately to avoid sinking, without much luck.“I couldn’t stop laughing, as soon as we got on our boat, it was awful I could barely paddle,” said Young.

Cardboard sucks! Jake Sundquist (9) struggles across the pool in his deteriorating cardboard boat. “If I could do it again I would definitely use something other than cardboard. Just a little advice,” said Sundquist.

Judging the boats. Mr. Elsbury takes notes on design, speed, and overall effectiveness of the freshman boats.

“Some of the boats are really good! It’s great to see new, creative designs,” commented Mr. Elsbury.

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Elizabeth McConnell Angelo McCoy Devin McCoy Heidi McGill Aly McKenzie Danielle McMurray

Brandi McPherson Lewis McPherson Victoria McVay Christian Mejia Cinthya Mejia Maria Mendez

Alejandra Mendoza Cynthia Menera Lupita Meza-Segura Zachary Millar Brittany Miller Kevin Miller

Kadyn Nannini Gabe Narro Luis Navarro Anya Nead Annie Nedelisky Amanda Neffendorf

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Samantha Moore Taylor Moore Paige Morris Owen Murray Taylor Myers Celena Nafarrate

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Mitch Million Ryan Mitchell Annaly Molina Mikayla Monnie Kirsten Moody Dillon Moore

Hannah Nelson Corey Newell Kelly Ngo Robert Norfleet Nathan Nutt Miguel Olmos

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Ifunanya Onyima Wendy Ornelas Eduardo Ortiz Brandon Orton Garrett Pacheco Alicia Padilla

Elaine Palma Emily Palmer Alex Palmquist Christian Parrish Talon Pauker Kerri Ann Peetz

Erica Perez Kristy Peringer Anthony Petersen Leslie Pettigrew Peter Pham Bradley Phearson

Hannah Phillips Laura Phillips Pedro Pineda Andrey Pipchenko Kayla Pointer Sofiya Popova

Vasiliy Pukay Emalie Radocchia Daniel Rafalski Jenny Ramirez Rosa Ramirez Jordan Randall

Antonio Rangel-Romero Margarita Rangel-Romero Ashley Rea Cheyenne Rebensdorf Amanda Reed Raistlin Reed

Tiara Reese Morgan Reid Logan Rekdahl Paloma Rendon Suhiba Rezayee Chloe Ritmiller

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The witch with soul. Kim Woods (11) played a hysterical witch and got high honors on her performace, wowing the crowd with her curtain call ‘R-e-s-p-e-c-t’ at the end of “Rupunzal Un- cut”. “I never thought I’d play Aretha Franklin as a witch, it was so much fun,” Woods said.

When is the wicked witch coming?. Brian Brose (10) and Erin Chamberlain (9) worry about the witch, “which witch,” moving in next door during the winning one act ‘Rupunzal Un-cut.”.

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A Competition to be better instead of against each other.

By Evan Kratz & Alicia Moran

In late January, the theater arts department always puts on a night of great acts all of which are student directed. The event is known as the One Acts. This year was especially memorable being that all five one act plays were comedies.

It became a night of great laughs and hilarious memories for all, participants and audience members alike. Although the night ends with awards and is essentially a competition, that was not what was on the minds of the students involved.

“My goal as a director was not to have my one act win but have my actors perform the best they could every night,” director Alicia Moran (12) said.

The different acts that performed that night were “Spectrum Six,” “Part Time,” “The Two Halves of Andrews Brain,” “Harold P. Truthington Presents The Absolutely True Story of Robin Hood AKA Rob Hat Guy,” and “Rapunzel Uncut.”

The event ran for three nights, each of which were a little different and equally funny. This year one of the acts chosen was a world premiere and its cast and directors delighted in making sure they made the playwright proud. “Harold P. Truthington Presents The Absolutely True Story of Robin Hood AKA Rob Hat Guy,” directed by Moran and Andrew Serino (12) got rave reviews and even received a letter from the playwright congratulating them.

At the end of the third night the act that came out on top was “Rapunzel Uncut” directed by Lauren Luiz (12) and Drew Stephens(12).

“I never doubted that my cast could win first place but I was still really excited when I heard that we won,” Luiz admitted.

Several awards were given out and all the acts were honored. As the night came to an end each of the casts went their separate ways to celebrate the three wonderful nights and the remarkable memories that they had shared.

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Harold P. Truthington Presents the Absolutely True Story of Robin Hood A.K.A. Rob Hat Guy, or something like that. Erik Naydiuk (12) and Ben Knapp (11) play the parts of Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham. “It was really fun to reconstruct the story of Robin Hood to match different points of view, and rehearsals were a lot of fun,” Knapp commented.

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Johnathan Rivera Bianca Roberts Gabrielle Roberts Andy Robertson Arie Robinson Monica Robles

Christian Rodriguez Maritza Rodriguez Thomas Roebuck Seraphina Rohrbacher Dulce Roque Daniel Rosales

Brian Rydquist Tommy Saetern Kimberly Sanchez Miguel Sanchez Lourdes Santos Jessica Sappington

David Sause Danielle Schneider Riley Schofield Aric Scholer Tanner Schrenk Morgan Schwab

Cristal Segura Vitou Sek Katie Sewall Tyler Shaw Sydney Shephard Lee Shetzline

Brent Showalter Juan Silva Taylor Simms Paige Slagal Ashley Smart Christopher Smith

Cole Smith Ricky Smith Shaylin Smith Tanner Smith Katie Sorensen Cody Soule

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Alyssa Souza Amberly Sowers Ali Sparks Chris Spitzengel Danielle Sprando Breanna Staats

Alex Statler Katelyn Steiner Alex Stephens Sasha Sterner Kyle Stevens Lane Stickell

Nicholas Stilwell Ciara Stinson Joshua Stout Darien Straine Zach Studer Jake Sundquist

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Jasmine Thill Heather Thom Samantha Thompson Allen Tinkle Brent Tolvstad Mario Torres

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Daniel Taheri Charmaine Tano Angelica Tanzer Nathan Tarbet Clarice Terry Braden Thelander

Diana Tovar Alex Townley Ashley Tracewell Maya Travis Jonathan Treloggen Sarah Triplett

Kellie Tripp Kaitlyn Turpen Lauren U’Ren Carlos Urena Daniel Vallejo Kit Vandenbroeke

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Emily Vang Tabitha Vanveen Alvaro Vasquez Endy Vasquez Carlos Vazquez Leticia Vega

Santiago Velasco Brandy Velasquez Garren Vidalis Tori Volk Anthony Vorobyov Morgan Wallace

Ashley Walls Sarah Walton Grant Warner Crystal Weber Bryce West Brandy Wickham

Sadie Wierschke Nick Wilkinson Brittiny Williams Andrew Wilson Christopher Wingler Madison Wisher

Marissa Wright Amanda Yacapin Jorge Yanez Clark Yeakle Alla Yevsikov Tiffany Yost

Jacob Young Beatriz Zailas Leanne Zailas Juan Carlos Zamora

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t h g i n r e v OSucces s

The first “Movie NIght on the Turf” bcomes an instant classic.

For the first time ever, Gresham had a movie night on the football field.

This new late night get together was a time of school-wide bonding for those who went. There were seniors sitting next to juniors and freshman mixing with sophomores. It was a chance for everyone to get to know one another while sharing a blanket or two.

While the movie Transformers was playing, sporadic “Oooh’s” and “They are so hot” came from the crowd as images of Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf came up on the screen.

“It was a great time, we don’t get to [chill together as a school] a lot and watching Megan Fox all night wasn’t too difficult to do,” said Jake Bryant (11).

With a cost of just two dollars to get in, students could lay on the field and enjoy a full length movie. Snacks were for sale at the snack shack during the show, where hot chocolate was a popular choice.

“There aren’t a lot of times were you can spend two bucks and have a great time on the field with all your friends, actually with the whole school,” said Daniel Dempsey (11).

Students were seen laying in long lines scrunched together in front of a ten foot screen. It looked like one giant blanket. Everyone was covered and everyone was sharing the warmth they had.

“It was a great way to bond and connect with my school and a great way to fill your Friday night. I got to see friends that I don’t usually get to hang out with outside of school,” said Amy Wooten (10).

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Watching closely. Jon Kratz (9) enjoys the movie while hanging out with his friends. “It was very cool to able to hang out with all my friends. The one thing that I didn’t like was that it got really uncomfortable watching the movie at some points. But I think that it was something the school should continue to do,” Kratz said.

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A movie with good friends. Alexis Mills (10) laughs at comments made by other students during the movie while friend Brandon Tatum (12) displays only his slight amusement.

Winding down. While stretched out on the turf, Seniors Nicole Suyehira, Jeff Tolman, and Maddie Kaufman watch intently, even with tired eyes, as the movie unfolded late into the night. “That night was so much fun. I really enjoyed it a lot and I’m really happy that I decided to go to it,” Suyehira remarked.

A night on the turf. Students from all grades enjoy the movie of choice: “Transformers”, while laying with blankets and pillows on the GHS turf. “It was pretty cool and kind of weird to be laying around when usually I’m on the turf for practice during track season,” Sam Crouser (10) joked lightly.

Great laughs. Vanessa Bustamante (11) shows her enjoyment of chillin’ with friends at moive night. “I had so much fun just sitting there. It was really tight. I think that it was a really good idea. The school should definitely do it again,” Bustamante commented.

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A Spike In The Dark. Jacob Hostetler (12) plays a dramatic game of beach volleyball during his swimwear act during the show. “It took a lot of practice to get the scene right, and a lot of toetouches to get that flexible,” Hostetler said. this was one of the many acts that scored Hostetler his 1st place trophy in the 2009 Mr. Gresham pagent.

4 Stepped Up

By Arielle Cortese

Mr. Gresham contestants stay appropriate and surpass expectations.

Shredding metal and melting faces. Issac Hanset’s (12) rocking guitar solo secured him runner-up of the renowned Mr. Gresham title. I couldn’t beleive I got second place. It was just so fun and such a good experience,” Hanset remarked.

Volleyball taken to the next level. Jacob Hostetler (12) showcases superior athleticism with his rendition of a beach volleyball game with help from seniors Mickey Inns and Andrew Gandara. “There is nothing like volleyball in super slow mo, it was intense,” commented Hoss.

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Inappropriate attire? Making fun of other students?

Scandalous behavior? These may have been seen at Mr. Gresham’s of the past, but this year was a completely different story. After narrowly being canceled indefinitely, the ASB banded together to find a way to keep it on the activities schedule for the school year. After pleading with administration, Activities Director Bill Chisholm instituted new rules that the contestants would need to follow to ensure that the event would provide an appropriate atmosphere.

“This year the main focus was to make it a family show,” Alisha Garner (12) said. “They didn’t want a dull moment.”

With the announcement that the Mr. Gresham show would go on, students were at first hesitant to participate knowing that real talent was a requirement for making the cut. It was decided that try-outs were necessary to select only those truly qualified to compete. With only four individuals stepping up to the challenge, it was a pleasant surprise to find all four extremely talented and highly qualified for the task.

“Even though the rules of Mr. Gresham were more strict, it was still a lot of fun. It was great that real talent was important this year,” Andrew Serino (12) commented.

With only four contestants vying for the coveted Mr. Gresham title, there was plenty of time for each contestant to demonstrate their worthiness in each of the four categories that included talent, swim wear, formal wear, and fish-bowl questions. Audience members were not disappointed. Hilarious skits, largely inspired by You-Tube videos, kept the audience laughing in their seats. While musical and performance numbers by Kris Woods (singing), Isaac Handsets (guitar), Leif Tjaden (acting), and Jacob Hostetler (dancing) dazzled the audience by displaying their wide array of genuine skill.

“The best moments were back stage hearing the audience react so well to all our stuff,” Woods commented.

According to the cast and MC’s, being backstage was more enjoyable than actually sitting in the crowd. “If only the audience could have seen Issac and his crew jumping back and fourth across the stage splatting on the mat as they pretended to synchronize swim. It was gut wrenching,” Kaylee Nelson (12) said.

Those who chose not to attend missed an amazing night. “Although I heard that some of the acts came from You Tube, I had not seen any of the acts performed. It was cool that there are guys in our school who were brave enough to get up on stage and dance around and wear tu tu’s in front of the entire school. It really takes guts to do embarrassing acts in front of hundreds of people, and that’s what truly entertained me,” Jordan Linn (9) stated.

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Here are your hosts. Seniors Thomas Ries and Andy Smith were two of many hosts for this year’s Mr. Gresham. “I’m really happy that I got to host and watch this year’s Mr. Gresham. It was really funny. My favorite skit was probably ‘The Perfect Man’ skit that Kris Woods did,” Ries said.

Can you save the earth tonight? Seniors Kaylee Nelson, Kris Woods, and Alicia Moran are singing the new remake of Elton Johns “Can you feel the love tonight.”

“Yeah Evan [Kratz] and I actually wrote that song on the way back from a choir field trip. It took about three hours but it turned out really good,” bragged Woods.

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Aerobics anyone? Leif Tjaden (12) works out the crowd with his newly discovered fitness method. “I really liked being a part of Mr. Gresham. I was really happy to keep the tradition going,” Tjaden commented.

Evolution of the dancing king. Jacob Hostetler (12) gets down with his bad self on his way to winning this year’s Mr. Gresham.

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Anticipating the poke. To avoid fainting, Charles Fallihee (12) looks away while the nurse starts his donation. “I figured after the needle was in I’d be fine, so I just looked away and thought about something else,” Fallihee explained.­ Half a pint down, another half to go. Jose Damian (12) watches his blood fill the bag while getting light headed. “I was doing alright until I started to actually look at my arm and the needle. After that I got a lilttle dizzy,” Damian recounted.

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Spring Blood Drive saves 693 lives.

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Giving a helping hand. Dre Woods (10) searches for a song to calm down best friend Bonita Rodriguez (10) while she gives blood at the spring blood drive. “I couldn’t do much, but it felt good to be able to help her out in whatever way I could,” commented Woods.

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For some people the thought of giving blood would make them pale, but for 162 students and staff members here at GHS it was an opportunity to save lives. The two annual blood drives put on by Student Council are some of the most successful in Oregon. This year a daunting goal was set to surpass our previous record of 230 units of blood. Although this was a lofty goal, Kayla Erspamer (11), the co-coordinator of the spring blood drive, said, “Our student body is always surprising us at the blood drives, tons of people are always willing to give what they can to save a life.”

Our school’s blood drives have proved more successful than any other type of charity drive our school puts on. For most people, knowing that their donation is going to benefit others is what makes the difference. Another factor that contributes to the large amount of donors is that everyone, no matter what socio-economic status, has an equal opportunity to be able to give blood.

For some, the choice to give blood was easy. Bonita Rodriguez (10), who gave blood for the first time, said, “I didn’t really know what I was getting into! At first I thought ‘Okay, well what ever happens I’m getting to help others.’ Then, when I started seeing the equipment, I was a little skeptical, but I still did it.”

With tears in her eyes and a little humor from her best friend Dre Woods (10), Rodriguez stuck it out. “Dre helped me by relaxing me and letting me know it was going to be fine. He kept making me laugh, so that kept my mind busy! I really thank him for that he helped a ton,” said Rodriguez. “He kept me from saying ‘See ya!’ and giving up, and I’m so glad.”

In the end, Rodriguez says she would definitely give again despite the complications.

“Knowing I’m saving someone by giving one small thing gave me this great feeling that I myself am helping someone live. I’m doing it again next year, and looking forward to it.”

Beating our previous Blood Drive record by only one unit, saving 693 lives the Spring Blood Drive has set a new standard. Bill Chisholm said “I always look forward to the Blood Drives. Gresham is exceptionally generous when it comes to giving blood and it is always a big ginormous success.”

Staying strong to save lives. Bonita Rodriguez (10) wipes away tears while giving blood. “I wanted to quit early on, but my dad taught me to always finish what Istarted. So I wiped away my tears and sucked it up. Now I’m really glad I did,” gushed Rodreguez.

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Confidence and style. After being voted best dressed in the senior hall of fame, Alex Spicer (12) confidently wears his usual golf attire consisting of a polo, hat, and sunglasses, while taking a confident swing, and waiting to see the outcome. “Golf is such a well dressed sport that that is one of the reasons I try and dress nice for school.

The sun glasses I wear because they’re really helpful in reducing glares and seeing the course,” Spicer said.

Practice. Nicole Suyehira (12) takes a practice swing before making her next shot at the district tournament.

“I usually don’t practice swing, and my coach has always gotten on me about it, but because it was districts I figured it was probably worth it,” Suyehira joked.

Check the slope. Caley Hubert (11) is making sure her putt is nothing less than perfect. “Lining up putts is so important in golf because a short putt is worth the same on a scorecard as a long drive,” noted Hubert.

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An Individual

Goes To State Senior ends high schoool career with another trip to state.

By Erika Kristensen

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After the loss of multiple seniors from last year’s girls golf team, the girls faced a rough start to the season as they worked to fill the gaps. However, as the season progressed, the girls continued to improve, and ultimately ended the season with senior Nicole Suyehira qualifying for the State Championship Tournament. Although the team missed the chance at state by a small margin, Suyehira, who finished in 6th overall in the District Tournament, qualified in the second individual spot.

“I was excited, but I really wished our whole team would have been able to go because it’s always a lot more fun that way,” Suyehira commented.

At the State Tournament at the Trysting Tree golf course in Corvallis, Suyehira played a total of 36 holes in the two day tournament, and ended up placing 46th in the state. “It was a little disappointing because I didn’t end up doing as well as I had junior year. But just being able to go to state again was a good experience,” Suyehira said. Because Suyehira qualified as an individual, the rest of the team wasn’t at the tournament, but she was accompanied by the girls coach Scott Shields.

“It was fun as a coach being able to see one of my seniors go to State,” Shields said.

“Overall though it was a good season and I’m proud of all of the girls.”

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By Kaylee Beall

This year the Gresham High School boys golf team was given a new challenge. They were invited to participate in the Bandon Dunes Golf Tournament. As one of the most challenging courses in Oregon, this tournament would test the team’s personal abilities and also their skills at playing on an unfamiliar course. Dominic Diveto (10) stepped up to the tee feeling a little nervous, but when he finally hit the ball he proved what he was capable of.

“I hit a really good shot and my ball disappeared over the hill.

When I got to the other side, I realized it was already in the hole.

I accomplished getting a hole in one on an exotic and well-known course. It gave me confidence and also gave the upperclassmen a boost because they knew that the underclassmen had come ready to play,”said Diveto.

Stuck in the sand. Nick Ingram (12) chips his way out of a sand trap. “All I wanted was to make sure I got myself out of the sand and in a better spot to finish the hole,” Ingram said.

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One big family, or two groups that collectively coexists?

by Taylor Richardson

Our two newspapers here at Gresham have always been well-known and respected, but what most people don’t know about the Gresham Argus and the Gopher Gazette is that there is a continuous rivalry between them.

This competition is often covered up because of their advisor Sarabeth Leitch, who likes to believe that the two papers share a tight, family-like bond. However, all families fight, and this sibling-like rivalry becomes apparent as soon as you speak to a writer from one newspaper about the other.

“Argus is definitely more fun; the atmosphere brings something special to the table,” said Carissa Walczak (11) of the

Gresham Argus.

Random signs about which paper is better can be found in the production room and on the Gopher Gazette’s website. Under the important information section on the site, the fifth piece of information clearly states that, “The Gazette is better than the Argus... Never forget!”

An Anonymous source said, “Off the record, Gazette kicks Argus butt! However, if I said that [Ms.] Leitch would kill me.”

The reader’s opinions of the two newspapers is split. The Argus is delivered around the school to classrooms and is aimed toward our high school students. On the other hand, the Gazette is sent home in the mail

and is aimed toward the parents and guardians of Gresham’s students. Both the Argus and Gazette are respected by students and staff at Gresham.

“I think that they [the newspapers] are both important because they’re programs that let future journalists and writers get a jump-start,” said Braiden Newton (12).

No matter what though, both of the papers have a unique quality about them that makes their newspaper shine in its own special way. “Both papers are great, Gazette is just more suited to me,” said Editor Bailey Thomas. “But the personalities of both staffs, layout, and design are different in good ways.”

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Junior edition time. Rachell Kelley (11) finishes up her last story for the junior edition of the Argus.

“The junior edition was a nice way to end the year for the rest of the kids who would be returning next year,” said Kelley Round two of editing. Heather Rees (12), the Senior Editor for the Gazette, reviews an assortment of articles to be placed in the next issue. “Gazette serves as an important connection between GHS and the community,” said Rees.

I am almost done. Cassie Montgomery (11) finshes up her last story for the year for Argus. “It was sad knowing that next year we’ll only be published on the internet, it won’t be the same,” said Montgomery.

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You can’t write that. Brandon Buell (12) entertains Jamie Downey (12) with some creative language in his latest article. “Brandon kept the mood in the classroom light during our long work sessions,” Downey commented.

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A Team

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By Taylor Richardson State Approaches The Gresham girls tennis team has become more competitive than ever. Not only do they work hard at practices and matches, but all their dedication started to pay off as the team began to set their eyes on a nice league finish.

“Tennis has become more fun as we became more competitive,” said Sarah McGregor (11). “We went from wanting to win, to winning and then expecting to win.”

With a winning attitude and an underdog status, the girls varsity team pushed themselves to a level where they could play aggressively at all times. The girls developed a new found confidence, giving them a new edge over their competition.

“One of our main strengths is our confidence. We go into every match with the mindset that we’re going to win. And if that doesn’t happen, we’ll go down fighting,” said Chelsey Sann (11).

As the varsity’s level of play began to rise, so did their hope for players making it past districts to the State Competition. Alyssa Emoto (11) and Sydney Neeley (12) were the only girls from the team to make it to the second round of districts, where Neeley lost. In the end, Emoto was the only member from the girls varsity tennis team to make it to the State Tournament.

“Our team is really special. We may not look the best or be the best technique-wise, but we give everything we have, and that’s how we’ve won matches that we probably shouldn’t have,” said Emoto (11).

Keep your eye on the prize. Vivian Ho (12) watches the other side of the court as she returns a backhand to her opponent during a rally. “Our tennis team was the greatest balance of team chemistry and effort, we were there for each other and always gave all we had,” Ho shared.

Seeing red! Mary Lily (12) hits a volley past her opponent at the net despite the impediment of her hair flying everywhere. “Maybe I should have pulled my hair back...” admitted Lily.

Zoom! Madison McGarity (10) hits a hard forehand down the line past her opponent. “My favorite part about the season was getting to know all the girls, we really did become a tight-knit team,” explained McGarity.

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Will she keep it in? Alyssa Emoto (11) winds up as she prepares to hit a forehand winner. “We [team] may not look the best or be the best technique-wise, but we give everything we have,” Emoto stated.

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FUN

Playing for

Keeping it Loose

By Alyssa Emoto

With an overall record of 3-8 and an in-conference record of 2-5, the boys tennis team’s ultimate goal for this year was to have fun. According to Coach Nagel, that has always been his philosophy when it comes to the tennis team as he has realized that “tennis is a sport that has to be practiced all the time to be really good.” This is what sets boys tennis apart from any other high school sport at Gresham; the expectations of the athletes who participate in tennis are much more lax. Tennis is the sport that people join so that they are involved in some way in Gresham athletics. There are no expectations; you can just come out and play no matter what your ability level is.

“My job is to identify and help shape appropriate goals for kids based on the amount of time they want to put in. If kids just want to have fun, we’ll keep it loose. If someone says they want to be district champ, well then that means things will have to get ramped up a bit,” said Coach Nagel. Keeping this philosophy in mind, the team had no set line-up as there was little difference between their 1’s and 4’s. They mixed and matched all season long, allowing the boys to experience different levels of play at both singles and doubles which helped them to prepare for the district tournament.

At districts the boys experienced some success. Alex Miletich (10), Kevin Miller (9), and David Galis (12) were all able to get past the first round of singles. In the doubles draw, Robert Brewer (12) and Michael Kveton (12) also advanced to the second round. Though none of Gresham’s boys were able to reach round three, the team as a whole tried extremely hard and played well. It seems that Coach Nagel’s team philosophy about just going out and having fun fit the team well and enabled them to experience an overall successful season.

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Swinging Away. Nick DeYoung (12) swings as a ball comes his way during practice. “Our team really got along well, we are all laid back and enjoy our time together,” said DeYoung.

Taking down the opponent with a forceful serve.

Robert Brewer (12) practices his glory hit that makes his opponent wonder if he’s going to come down hard.

Keep your eye on the ball. Eric Koelling (12) prepares for a backhand return during a practice prior to districts.

“Tennis was a blast to play with my friends, it was so chill,” Koelling remarked.

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MORE THAN A G Bonding strengthens teams making them better than ever

By Heather Ries

A hard hit grounder snaps into Stephanie Guenther’s mitt after she instinctively dives for a ball at short. Confident in her teammates snag, Leah Justice is at second base ready for the flip from Stephanie to force out the charging base runner from first. With excellent precision Leah fires the ball into Charlie Neilan’s outstretched mitt at first, executing a seamless double play. These girls have played together for so long now, the smoothness of this play is perfected.

“At the beginning of the season we got in trouble for saying our chemistry was our biggest strength,” said Charlie Neilan (12). “But besides skill, in the end, I still think our chemistry is what helped us through tough games.”

The Wikipedia explanation for a ‘team’ is a group of people linked in a common purpose. Every team at GHS is a group of talented kids who practice and play together. Every team in the conference has some talented kids, but what gave our softball program the edge over other equally talented programs? Our edge was the bonds formed during the

time they spent together when the mitts and bats were put away. “The thing I love about our softball team is that we’re always together,” said Neilan. “Whether we’re practicing or just hanging out.”

The varsity softball team went paint balling together, camped, played beach football, and had plenty of team dinners. Besides the time outside of softball, most girls have been on the same team for 3 years or more, such as Leah Justice (12) and Stevie Patnode (12) who spent all four years on the varsity team.

Without one or two set captains the entire team had the responsibility of upholding the leadership position. “If an underclassman could tell a senior was having rough day, they would help them out by taking more of a leadership role than they normally might,” said Kayla Metcalf (11).

“One time I wasn’t having the best day and Emma Bird [one of the two freshman on the Varsity team] helped out the team by just encouraging us to run a little harder.”

She’s save. Becca Moen slides into home in the second inning of the Barlow game. “I really wanted that game. I was upset that we let it get away,” Moen grumbled.

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recalled Kendra Groom (11), “We each played a big role on this team.”

A team tradition is a trip to Stevie Patnode’s grandparents house at Cannon Beach, where some major pranking and football goes down. Everyone who plays a sport knows the biggest bonding moments are while pranking coaches. “We Saran wrapped the coaches cars and did some other things,” said Justice. “But of course they got us back.”

During one practice, Coach Hart put pancakes in all of the girls’ helmets, and another time put shaving cream in all their shoes.

You can have a team full of fantastic athletes but if each player is only playing for themself, than the real meaning of “team” is diminished. Our varsity softball team has the edge of playing not only for themselves and the love of the game, but also playing for each other as a true team.

The smell of their own mitt, the sting of a game winning catch, the scars from sliding past a tag for a stolen base, crowding around home plate to celebrate a home run; the love of the game of softball is written in each of our players. “Softball is a game where sharing triumphs together is what makes all of the hard work worth it,” Kayla Metcalf (11) added.

Facing tough, competitive pitching. Charlie Neilan (12) focuses on making contact to try to put the ball in play. “I knew that if I could make contact and get on base, my teamates would hit me home,” Neilan said.

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Playing it safe. Kayla Metcalf (11) throws the ball into second base making sure the runners don’t advance. “I like that picture, it makes me look taller,” joked Metcalf.

Off to the races. Stevie Patnode (12) takes off towards first after hitting a blooper to the shortstop against Lakeridge. “All I was thinking was beating out the throw to first base,” admitted Patnode.

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Facing

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Batters step into the box afraid of what’s to come

By Heather Ries

Looking back at your coach, he gives you the sign for hit away, but you know you have to take a few pitches first to expose the pitcher. You picture a ball soaring over second base for the first hit of the game, yeeeah that looks good. Stepping into the batter’s box you take a deep breath and wait for Pechaman’s release. Pitch one: ‘striiike!’, an 86mph fastball inside.

With Pechmann on the mound the Gophers are almost promised a win. The only game he lost while pitching was against Wilson in the state playoffs. Pechmann proved to be the ‘go-to-guy’ for the varsity team. “When Matt’s pitching the whole atmosphere in the field is more relaxed and comfortable. We all have so much confidence in Matt, he always throws a good game,” said friend and teammate Thomas Ries (12).

Shaking off that last pitch you step back into the box. Fast hands, you can do this. Strike two: an 85mph curve ball that you swore was going to hit you, but it dipped right over the plate for a strike. Looking back at your coach, he gives you a shrug. The image of the line drive over second base starts to melt. You choke up on the bat and move back in the box, and just hope for contact.

What makes Matt such a force to reckon with is his wide range of different pitches. His splitter, curve, and change up throw off

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the batter and leave them wondering what’s coming next. Despite the incredible movement, he can throw the heat, with a mid to upper eighty’s fastball. Matt worked in the off season to perfect his pitches. “Matt is a really good teammate he’s one of the hardest working kids on the team,” said Andy Smith (12). All of his work during the off season paid off when he earned his spot on first team all state.

It’s an 0-2 count. You tell yourself you gotta hit this one. Looking at Pechmann’s face it looks like he’s taking candy from a baby.

You’ve got his speed figured out, just swing early. He releases pitch three, and you swing, completely missing the ball. Strike three: a change up that slows and drops with so much contrast from his fast ball that switching speeds seems close to impossible.

Matt’s tricky pitches lead the team in defeating the returning state champion, the Clackamas Cavaliers. The expectation in the stands was a loss, but the boys plundered the Cavaliers with a score of 3 to 1. Coach Lindblad said, “I’ve never been so proud of the team. They worked really hard and it paid off, the boys deserved that win.” The team eventually lost to Wilson in the second round of the state playoffs to end their season.

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Owning the Mound. Matt Pechmann (12) throws a blistering pitch, earning him First Team All-state honors. “I always grew up around baseball, and being on the field just feels natural to me,” Pechmann said.

Making contact. First team, All-state player Michael Mehlhaff (12) swings for the fence during the spring season.

“It was great to help the team and extend our lead late in the game to win at home against Hood River,” said Mehlhaff.

Sliding to Safety. Morgan Brittain (11) slides into home just missing the outstreached arm of the David Douglas catcher to score a run for Gresham. “It’s plays like these where you need to make a quick decision, and in this case I knew I needed to slide,” Brittain said.

Out at the plate. Travis Pederson (10) makes an important play, tagging the Central Catholic opponent out at home. “This is the kind of play that baseball players live for,” Pederson said.

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Swimming in Homework, Literally. Mickey Inns (12) and Alex Torres (12) really GET IN to the paper toss in the final days of the 08-09 school year. “I wanted to go crazy during it because I felt like it was one of the last moments I would have of my senior year in high school. It was pretty memorable now that I think about it,” recalled a smiling Torez.

Paper Shower. What began with one hand full of paper thrown into the air exploded into a shower of old notes and worksheets. “I have been waiting for the paper toss for a long time. The opportunity to get rid of all my History notes was great,” declared Alicia Moran (12).

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Seniors Celebrate Their New found Freedom

By Erika Kristensen

It has long been a right of passage for the seniors to throw their papers into the air during the paper toss on their last day of school. The once clear gym floor becomes covered in the paper that marks four years of homework, tests, and assignments for the class of 2009.

“You can tell who is IB and who’s not,” joked Andy Smith (12) as he held a giant stack of paper. Students waited with their paper, some holding only a few, others with backpacks full of past assignments. As the final bell rings seniors toss reams of paper into the air, but this year’s seniors were a bit anxious, throwing papers early and cheering as the bell rang for the final time.

The paper toss is “like being set free,” and “Christmas times 13,” according to Haley Hofeld (12) and Kindal McGill (12) respectively. The evidence of high school academics for this senior class lie on the gym floor as reminders of forgone high school obligations and are “set free.”

With papers flying and pictures being taken, the seniors celebrated their final moments as high school students.

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Friends in Final Moments. Kaylee Nelson (12) and Evan Kratz (12) hug and say their last good-byes of the school year during this year’s senior paper toss. “It was wonderful to finish out the year with my best friends and the paper toss was the ultimate feeling of accomplishment seeing all your hard work fly up in the air,” boasted Nelson!

Photo shoot. Seniors Samantha Holm and Alex Gillmore take pictures to remember their last day of being at Gresham High School. “Words can’t explain how exciting it was to just toss all of our school papers and be done,” Alex Gillmore exclaimed.

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The Sandstorm. The Sandstorm is a long standing tradition for the class of ‘09. The crazy mob-like dance started back during one of the after game dances during the classes freshman year. At the 08-09 Prom held at the Crystal Ballroom, the guys took part in the huddle one last time. “The last sandstorm was the most epic one and a lot of people got hurt, thats the way we wanted it,” said Andrew Gandara (12).

m r o t s d San An Epic Event Was Bitter Sweet For The Class Of ‘09

Stepping out of the limo with your date, you take in the classical feel of the Crystal Ballroom in Downtown Portland. The beautifully aged brick building is full of history that started in 1914. While you wait in line to get in, you size up your peers. Once in, you climb the three flights of dimly lit stairs, as excitement rises with each step. As you walk to the dance floor, you become eager to dance the night away with all your friends.

This years prom really did look like a movie set. With a classy location to begin with, the minimalistic décor gave the whole room the traditional prom look, even including the balloon arch.

Each year, anticipation for prom builds months before the dance. The dress, the date, the venue. The anticipation is unlike any other high school event. Often times, prom is portrayed in movies as the perfect night, the epitome of high school.

“It looked amazing, So much better than the zoo, it just looked like a prom should,” said Valerie Reaves (12).

Not only were the decorations prom-esque, but the fact that everyone was dancing and having a great time contributed to the picture perfect prom. “I would have thought it was a movie set, if I wasn’t there myself.” said chaperone Patti Ries.

The thing that makes prom special for seniors is knowing that it’s their last prom ever.

It’s the traditional way to end your high school career. With only a few weeks left of high school, spending their last memories with the people you grew up with proves to be your traditional picture perfect ending to a senior year

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“What’s cool about prom is since its juniors and seniors only, literally you’re surrounded by all your friends,” said Nicole Suyhira (12). One less typical tradition for this years senior class is the sandstorm huddle. For the last time, the senior boys huddled together moving to the techno beat.

“The prom sandstorm was easily the best, way more people got into it and it was crazy!” exclaimed Dylan Crimp (12).

This tradition all began when the class of 2009 went crazy to Sandstorm during their sophomore year, from that point on, it happened at every dance. After three years, the girls knew to take a step back and let the boys be boys. Naturally the energy of the song condensed the boys into a single mass of bodies, insanely yet impressively moving together. Everyone at prom stopped dancing to honor this final farewell to the senior class.

“It was epic. It was our last one, that made it bittersweet. It was the best Sandstorm ever, but just knowing I was never going to do this again made it sort of sad,” said Andrew Gandara (12).

Throughout its long colorful life The Crystal Ballroom has hosted a wide array of musicians and entertainment from jazz to square dancing, all the way to concerts from the Grateful Dead, James Brown, and Ike & Tina Turner. Needless to say, it has shared moments that are unforgettable, but the most unforgettable for the class of 2009 was their last senior prom.

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A scene from a movie. Eager dancers fill the dance floor as prom began. The DJ hooked the students up with an assortment of tracks that could be heard from the streets below. “The atmosphere was cool and the DJ was okay, but it was all about the jerseys,” Abe Heacock admitted (12).

Sitting this one out. Jason Jiron (12) takes a break during the prom due to his injured arm. “I had fun at prom, even with my broken wing,” said Jiron.

Leaving the Ballroom. Jessica Neffendorf (11) and her date walk out of the ball room, their faces lit up with smiles of joy and happiness after attending their first prom as Juniors. “It was really cool being able to go to prom my junior year. I had a lot of fun and I can’t wait for next years,” said Neffendorf.

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“Do

Father of the Dead. Maddie Kaufman (12) embraces with her father for the firs time in two days after the extremely emotional Every 15 Minutes assembly this year.

The love of a daughter to her father is like nothing else.

“After the assembly I realized I never wanted to make a mistake that would cost me my life and make it so that I could never be able to hug my dad again,” said an emotional Kaufman.

Engaged Audience. Reality sets in as Brooke Beland (12) watches the skit unfold. “When I saw my friends reading their notes to their families and just that WHAT IF it really happened and they weren’t there. How different my life would have been without having these people surround me. It was a truly disturbing feeling,” Beland expressed.

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Don’t

Let it be You”

by Hillary Dube’

The moments when it became more than just a GHS tradition.

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At first glance the “Every 15 Minutes” experience is a way to get out of class and participate in a long standing tradition here at GHS. But being escorted out of class by the Grim Reaper, roaming the halls in black attire, and doing the things known only to the people that “die”, has created a glamour side as well in the eyes of the underclassmen. However, it is not until a student’s senior year at the assembly that any of us truly understand the impact of what could take place if the wrong decisions are made. By making the decision to drive drunk you could be 1 of the 35,040 people that die every year due to drunk driving. But what does it really mean to the seniors that got to see the outcome of what it means to drive under the influence?

Being a senior, I knew, as did the hundreds of other seniors like me, only a smidgen of what to expect as I was walking into the assembly. Our only insight of what was to come had been the stories shared by last year’s seniors who explained how gripping and emotional their experience was with the assembly. Being the emotional eighteen year old girl I am, through the whole assembly I was struck with emotion and tears that just kept coming; no matter how hard I tried to fight them. My goal while starting to write this story was trying to find what that “AHA” moment was for everyone as a whole. I wanted to know what specific part of the assembly made people really start to feel what was intended to be felt.

For Ashley Duncan (12) she recalls her emotional breakdown, “When the people read their letters to their families. How much people care and how one person can affect a whole group of people. Just the thought of something like that happening is crazy.”

After taking in all of the assembly, many people, like Ashley, marked these emotionally charged letters as their favorite part; something that moved them. For me, it just felt so real hearing them say goodbye to their loved ones and reminiscing in memories that are very similar to my own.

Although I can speak of the difficult and emotional experience of being one of a large group chosen to “die,” one “dead” senior had to undergo something far more emotional.

As a tradition, the program simulates the death of one of the chosen participants. As part of the simulation, police officers were sent to senior Kaylee Nelson’s house to inform her parents that she had died in a drinking and driving related accident. Dana Nelson (Kaylee’s Mom and GHS’s Bookkeeper) remembers the experience to be emotionally draining.

“After receiving the news and actually having Kaylee’s things handed to us, I was frozen and couldn’t believe how I felt. I was sick to my stomach and really wanted to see her right then. The thought of not seeing her or hearing her was overwhelming. The house was quiet. This may have been staged but the emotions we all felt were real. I lost my dad to an alcohol related accident when I was young, so what I felt that night was all too real.”

This reality really took Kaylee by surprise. “ The hardest part about my experience was hearing my mother speak about the night before when my parents were delivered the fake death notice,” recalls Nelson. “Her speaking about it was so surreal because everything she had talked about happened two nights previous so it was very raw emotion.”

Raw emotion led into another presentation by a dad, who was also an officer, whose daughter had actually died from a drunk driver. Seeing him stand up there reminded me of my own dad as it probably did for a lot of people like me. Nick Nafarrate (12) and Caitlin Laatz (12) both dubbed this as their grand moment. “I think what made it really hit me was the officer that had it happen to his daughter and the reality of it and how hard it is to handle it emotionally when it happens to you or a close friend,” commented Nafarrate.

Laatz added, “I had a hard time listening to how it affected him for her being a daddy’s girl and how much love was between them and then for her to be taken from him like that.

What also hit me and made me break down even harder was how he knew he was going to see her again someday in heaven and she was being taken care of in a better place.”

The officer went on to say how when they were searching through his daughter’s car for her lost cell phone they found found a book whose title read “Why Daughters Need Their Fathers;” his daughter was going to give him the book for his birthday.

Laatz noted that this was when her emotion peaked, “The part where the officer was talking about the book he found in his daughter’s car after she was dead. The book was about how every daughter needs a dad. I’m really close with both of my parents so it hit me really hard.”

How ironic that you would find a book that was so completely relevant to their situation.

Right after the assembly I went home and gave my father the biggest hug, told him I loved him, just to remind him how much he means to me. This process has taught me a lot. For one I try not to take things for granted. Two, I try to let people I love know more often how much I love them. And three, that I take all the necessary steps to achieve my goals before my time is up.

Most seniors would say that this assembly changed their views in some way. Everyone I interviewed said that this assembly either enhanced their already strong beliefs about this issue or made them realize that this issue was something not to take lightly.

According to Alyssa Dahl (12), “I knew that it (the assembly) was going to be sad, but I didn’t know that it was going to be inspiring and also life changing at the same time.”

“Don’t Let it be You” was the prominent theme throughout the assembly and it certainly holds true. “It taught me to truly not take anything for granted because you never know when IT COULD BE YOU!” expressed an emotional Kaylee Nelson.

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Life Lessons. Seniors act out a real life scenario in which someone dies from drunk driving. This is an effective way to teach people who need a visual example. “Acting during the assemblIy really helped get the message across to all of my friends. It really captured how I am going to make decisions in the future,” Morgan Garry declared (12).

Smashed Reality. Every year the Gresham Police Department places a car that has been involved in a drunk driving accident on the front steps of the school. The demolished car is used to showcase the true effects of an accident. “It made me reflect on my life and all the things I need to change. Just looking at the wrecked car I kept thinking how lucky I am to be the one standing on the outside looking in,” professed Stephen Bishop (12).

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we have arrived A JUMP FOR THE AGES

By Alicia Moran

Each year the taking of the senior class picture marks the beginning of a bittersweet end. Moments before we walked out on the turf to take the picture all I can remember thinking is my senior year is almost over and this is the first of many events that are going to constantly remind me of it. Walking out on the field I remember seeing everyone huddling around best spots to be seen, everyone wanted to be standing at the

bottom of the zero or under the loop on the nine. The mood was excited and everyone was just buzzing, I think we all collectively were thinking the same thing, “Wow, it’s almost over.”

Mr. Cook came on over the microphone and said, “Jump on the count of three!” As our feet left the ground it was nothing but cheers and big smiles, it was an indescribable moment in time that none of us will probably ever forget.

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BIGGEST FLIRTS: Brooke Beland & Jordan Bowman

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MOST FRIENDLY: Snezhana Rudakova & Drew Stephens

MOST HUMEROUS: Jacob Hostetler & Mary Lilly

BEST LEADERS: Dylan Crimp & Agnes Pomykala

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MOST ATHLETIC: Charlie Neilan & Mickey Inns

BEST COUPLE: Lyndsey Chamberlain & Mitchell Hurley

MOST DEDICATED: Tim Mowery & Heather Rees

BEST SMILE: Hillary Drake & Thomas Ries

MOST SPIRITED: Tim Constien & Madeline Kaufman

MOST LIKLY TO SUCCEED:

MOST TALENTED:

Mai Nguyen & Kevin Tripp

Andrew Serino & Lauren Luiz

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BEST DRESSED: Kindal McGill & Alexander Spicer

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Congratulated. Breneszell Lott (12) shakes hands with Mr. Lipner after completeing her walk across the stage.

“As soon as I took my “diploma,” it just felt like a new chapter in my life was about to start. You couldn’t help but smile,” explained Lott.

Time is Relative Four Long Years Is Wrapped Up In A Hurry.

By Erika Kristensen

This is it. Students stand outside the Memorial Coliseum, taking pictures with family and friends. The wait has lasted four years, but now that some want just a little more time to take pictures and reminisce, time seems to move a little faster. For others, it seems that the wait for the ceremony to start takes forever. Either way, the last minutes before graduation are spent squeezed under cover at the Coliseum, avoiding the rain as the thunderstorms come to an end and the sky gets darker for the late graduation.

“Graduation seemed way slower than I thought it would, but it was worth it because I was looking for to the all night party through the whole ceremony,” said Isaac Hanset (12). Waiting for each individual name to be called required patience as students waited to hear their name to be able to walk across stage. While in some ways graduation was long, it also flew by as Brooke Beland delivered a jam-packed, quick-paced speech and four years were wrapped into one night.

“Graduation is sooo short compared to how much time we spent at Gresham and so I took advantage of every moment during graduation.

I was so full of excitement, I was waving at the whole audience and hugging everyone because it was our time to shine,” said Snezhana Rudakova (12).

Whether fast or slow, the much anticipated graduation proved to be a memorable experience for this year’s seniors.

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Celebrate. After Principal Carol Daiberl announces the graduted class of 2009, Tim Constien (12) is congratulated by Mr. Enoch. “I was so glad it was all over. I know I’ll miss high school, but just to know that I completed high school is crazy!” said Constien.

Standing Proud. Leesha White (12) stands after walking across the stage and recieveing her “diploma.” “I was so mixed with emotions as I was walking. I was sad, excited, happy, relieved. It was such a rush,” admitted White.

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Waiting to walk. Seniors watch as Principal Carol Daiberl speaks to the class of 2009. “It was a pleasure to receive honors when I graduated. I felt so proud and relived that I finished the way that I did,” said Crystal Galarza (12).

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y z a r C e n O Night...

The Classic Party Still Entertains Graduates

By Erika Kristensen

The senior all night party is generally the same every year, but that does not take away any of the excitement. The senior all night party staples - mechanical bull, green screen, mazes, money, and tattoos - were all present again this year.

Seniors arrived at Cascade Athletic Club to find the tennis courts home to blow-up mazes, rock band, and a prize wheel among other things rather than the usual nets. One gym had been converted to a room for laser tag while the other gym housed raffle items and a gyroscope just outside. Although the party was nearly the same as previous years, it was still just as exciting for the graduating class who was experiencing it for the first time.

“All night party was a blast. There was great food and so much to do that I didn’t even get a chance to do everything.

It was a great last party with all my peers and a fun way to celebrate the last four years of our lives,” said Camille Penk (12).

“By the end of the all night party I had made 40 dollars… not bad. The mechanical bull was fun because it could be done at any speed and at the top one nobody could ride it for more than a second,” Isaac Hanset (12) said.

“I thought the senior all night party was a blast, especially having chance to hang out with all your friends and staying up all night with them,” Jeff Tolman (12) said. With everything found in a classic senior all night party the senior class celebrated their graduation and enjoyed their last moments together as an entire senior class.

Upside-down. Brandon Buell (12) spins on the Gyroscope early in the morning at the Senior All Night Party.

“That thing was so awesome! I felt a little sick but it was so worth it,” said Buell. The Gyroscope was only one of the many activities offered to seniors on their last night together as a class.

Green. Seniors Jessica Clifford, Hannah Miles, and Valerie Reaves get ready to be in their own music video. “That was funny seeing my head on random things,” Miles said.

Seniors walked away with a DVD of their music video where their bobbing heads were placed on computer generated bodies.

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Hook me up with some roses. Laura Reiman (12) gets her airbrushed tattoo of some roses on her ankle at the Senior All Night Party. “It was a lot of fun, there was alway something new and exciting to do throughout the entire night!� Remain noted.

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Welcome back students. Carol Daiberl addresses the GHS students and staff at the welcome back assembly outside in the grandstands.

Cindy Acott

Peggy Adams

Kate Allen

Mike Allison

Attendance Secretary

Special Services Secretary

Social Worker

PE / Health

Lori Anderson-Cook

Zhenya Antonov

Ann Baldwin

Rick Bartha

Math / Business

ELL

Fine Arts

Options

Carol Blythe

Cara Burkamp

Liz Cannon

Chris Cansler

Production Secretary

English

ELL

Social Studies

Betsy Carroll

Lisa Cavanagh

Linda Centurian

Juan Cervantes

Science

World Languages

Counseling

ELL

Kathy Childress

Bill Chisholm

Angela Christman

Lowell Clardy

Science

Activities Director

Science

Special Services

Tim Collins

Brad Cook

Shawn Daley

Sara Dempsey

Science

Graphic Design

Social Studies

Drama

Looking tough. Kathy Childress and Lori Anderson-Cook stand back-to-back after discussing whose fall team was going to be successful in its upcoming season. “I’m not sure which team will fair better this season. But I do know that I don’t want to arm or leg wrestle her again! Hey, does she look taller than me in that picture?” AndersonCook joked.

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Joanie DeWitz

Sandy Dornfeld

Dan Drasbek

Robin Drews

Ric Elsberry

Nathan Enns

Zac Enoch

Secretary

Nurse

Custodian

Tutuoring Center

Science

ELL

Math

Hayley Etnier

Susan Fields

Sue Gant

Jim Gardenhire

Cathy Gibbs

Susan Gibson

Lauren Goerke

Special Services

Counseling

Career Center

English

PE / Health

Educational Assistant

Math

Mayra Gomez

Ty Gonrowski

Armando Gonzales

Doug Goodwin

Pat Gray

Olivia Green

Jenny Halley

ELL

English

Counseling

Science

Business

Math

Special Services

Scott Halley

Julie Hampton

Cyrus Harshfield

Kevin Hart

Amy Henry

Tara Hieggelke

Theresa Hubbard

Technology Support

Foods

Science

Business

Counseling

World Languages

Math

Aaron Ingolia

Mark Jacobson

Janine Kirstein

Rick Jimison

Suzzane Johnson

Linda Karpstein

Kathy Kowaleski

Woods

Math

Performing Arts

Math

Educational Assistant

Counseling

Security

Tamara Kramer

Pam Krein

Brandi Kruse

Tracey Lacey

Jay Lehr

Sarabeth Leitch

Katrina Levin

Educational Assistant

Educational Assistant

English

Educational Assistant

Social Studies

English

Social Studies

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Michael Linblad

Ron Lincoln

Scott Lipner

Christine Lotz

Kendra Maddox

Victoria Maehara

Brian Malan

Social Studies

Grounds Keeper

Counseling

Educational Assistant

Career Center

Social Studies

English

Todd Nagel

Danna Nelson

Donna Matteson

Mark Mayko

Damon Messer

Mike Malony

Kristin Nagel

Principal’s Secretary

Special Services

World Languages

Health/PE

Special Services

Catherine Newberry

Kelly Norman

Mario O’Brien

MaryAnn Peterson

Anita Phillips

Vala Plate

Carol Quarles

World Languages

Health/ PE

Building Sub

Technology Support

Educational Assistant

Educational Assistant

Science

Tim Ramstad

Genevieve Raze

Josefina Romero

JoAnn Ross

Stephen Rouffy

Michael Ruff

Renice Seifer

Business

World Languages

ELL

Special Services

Attendance Monitor

Automotive

Counseling

Alan Simpson

Chris Smith

Julianne Standish

Wendy Switzer

Tim Taaca

Sean Taylor

Hoan Tran

Math

English

Child Development

Math

School Resource Officer

Aquatics

Fine Arts

Maureen Unruh

Tom Urbanowicz

Bart Walker

John Walker

Amanda Weber- Welch

Lonnie Wells

Amber Villa-Zang

Business

Business

Social Studies

Video/Web Design

Options

Vice Principal

English

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Social Studies

Bookkeeper

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Randy Williams

John Wilson

Robert Winters

Malynda Wolfer

Mary Yakutis-Suit

Derek Yoshikane

Tahana Young

Athletic Director

Independent Studies

Science

Math

Transition Services

Photo

Athletics Secretary

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Eric Benvenuti Karen Boston Terri Bowsher Allison Brink Tim Brink Lucia Brown Matt Coleman Barbara Cooke Brian Currier Carol Daiberl Karen Ford Christopher Forrester Ayesha Freeman Jane Glaser Jo Guyer Ellie Hakala Judy Hassing Kylee Hutchins Tracey Kent Chris Koenig Penny Kuehl Julie Kuntz Addy Lundberg Rosa Marquez Sandy Maynard Kristin Mayville Debbie McNally Mike Melton Emily Pratt Justin Prunk Julie Ramos Christina Riehl Ed Sage Iris Schaffer Luba Shargorodskiy Moe Tauilo Carol Tingley Chad Waples Floyd Whitlock Tia Wildner Sheryl Williams Jennifer Wilson Linda Wood

Oh say can you see. . . Janine Kirstein directs the Overtones as they open the winter sports assembly. “It was such an honor and pleasure to lead the Overtones this year,” stated Kirstein.

Come on, we can hit him. Zac Enoch pretends to write on the board while students attempt to hit him with paper airplanes thrown from the upper balcony of the main gym during the GDP pep assembly. “No one came close, but it was an uneasy feeling knowing that I was the target of the activity,” Enoch commented after the assembly.

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Dylan Johnson

Kristin Monda

Dear Dylan, You are intelligent strong-willed, compassionate, caring and very funny. Those attributes along with your inquisitive nature guarantee you a bright future. Follow your heart and you can’t go wrong.We knew this day would come, though it seems like just yesterday you were asking us to tell you more about life and the world. As you move through college and beyond you will be making your own way through life. Be strong, be proud and know that we will always love you.

Dad and Mom

Dear Kristin, On the day you were born, a precious gift was added to our family.

From Ookie- pookie to hair-wet to living under the table, you’ve shared your laughter and humor. Your common sense and independent nature will take you far. We wish you well on the adventures ahead and bid you safe journey, for we love you more than anybody can...

Mom and Dad

Scott, Jaclyn,andEzra Elizabeth and Jamie

Timothy Constien

Be strong in The Lord, and in The Strength of His might (Ephesians 6:10)

For with God nothing shall be impossible (Luke 1:37)

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MIckey Inns

Trickey, Wow, you made it to Senior Year... all in one piece! When you were little, you were so wild and crazy, we never dreamed you’d grow up to the laid back, bright and talented man you are today. Of course we are proud of your grades, good choices and dedication to athletics, but most importantly, it’s your character that will take you the furthest....and we can’t wait to see how far you’ll go!

Love,

Mom, Dad and Sheesh!

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Brooke Beland

Karli O’shea

Karli, We are so proud of all you have accomplished. Stay true to yourself and “always dance like no-ones watching” Love you,

Brooke, You’ve grown into a BEAUTIFUL, INTELLIGENT young lady! We’re very proud of you! Future holds change and you are equipped with the values of HONOR, COURAGE, STRENGTH, AND DETERMINATION to help you take full advantage of all that life has to offer. Your FAITH in GOD protects you. Our LOVE surrounds you and guides you home.

Keep your DESIRE of ADVENTURE, DREAM BIG, follow your PASSION! This is your LIFE! LIVE! SHINE! WE LOVE YOU!

DAD & MOM

Dad, Mom, Jaron, Jaymen

Dear Torrie, “Life is like a box of chocolates you never know what your going to get.” Who knew that my baby girl would grow up to be such an amazing woman! Our wish for you is that your journey ahead be full of life, love, and laughter. Let your ongoing courage and passion for adventure lead you every step of the way.

Thanks for the memories!

Love you,

Mom and Shan (not the mama)

Emily Wiedeman

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Dear Kaylee, We have loved and watched you grow into a fine young woman. It’s now time for another exciting phase of your life.

We know you will once again excel! You will always have our love and support. You have so much to look forward to. Your future is bright, and your family is behind you.

Love ya!

Kaylee Beall

Dad, Mom, Kristi and Michael

Our EmilyYou have grown into a very independent young women. You are the best sister anyone could ever ask for. We know you will succeed in all of your endeavors. Reach for the stars- they are yours for the taking.

We love you,

Mom, Dad and Lanora

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Torrie Gandsey

Jacob Hostetler

Tor,

We’ve watched you develop into an incredible woman throughout high school, with the ability to use your intelligence to achieve your goals. It’s important to see things in the world as you would have them, instead of how they are- and never let the urgent crowd out the important. We are hopeful that you will use your life to make a positive change in the world!

All our love,

Dad and Denise

Jacob (aka Hoss), We can’t believe that in 18 years you’ve gone from waaatoons to back to back ASB vice Presidencies. Enjoy the ride, soak up life, and laugh long and hard, because your laugh is contagious. Be true to yourself and what you believe. Our prayer is that God will continue to bless all you choose to do. Thanks for being the kind of son that makes us proud to be parents.

2 Chronicles 16:9

Love …. Mom and Dad

“Someday I’ll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me.”

You’re our little princess, always dreaming of a magical place where you’ll meet a handsome prince and run with your unicorns. You’re blessed with the face of an angel, the heart of a lion, an unquenchable thirst for life and laughter. Follow your Dreams Honey!

Jessica Clifford

Lindsay We are very proud of you and your accomplishments. You always give your best in all you do and aren’t afraid to stand up for your beliefs. We look forward to how God will continue to work in you as you move into the next exciting stages of your life. You are our joy and we love you!

Love,

Lindsay Morris

Shelby Wilson

Mom & Dad

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Shelby, From the minute you were born you had your own unique way of doing things. We love that about you. We love that from a small child you were always caring, sensitive, and giving to anyone who needed it. We did not have to teach you these things, they are just a part of your unique character. Stay strong and true to yourself and don’t be afraid to follow your dreams. We are so very proud of you!

Dad, Mom, and Shane

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Zach Lacey

Chelsea Sandmann Congratulations Baby Girl, Time has gone by too fast, yet it’s only the beginning! We wish you courage and strength to fulfill your dreams. We have all the faith that you’ll be successful no matter where your future leads you. We’re proud of you and love you with all our hearts.

-Mom, Sissy, and Brother Chelsea Rose, Thank you for being a great role model. I’m so proud of you. Congratulations!

- Love,

Dad (TS “81”)

Dear Zach, Graduation at last! You did it! You’ve been our bright spot and enriched each and every day for us since you were just our little “busy guy”. Thanks for always being honest, dependable, loving and sharing your amazing friends with us over the years. What lies ahead will be some of the best days of your life. Follow your passion for golf, dream big, and always be true to yourself.

Congratulations! We love you.

Proudly,

SkeezicksTime Flies!

- Love,

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Mom & Dad

Alex Rojas We will love you forever, We will like you for always, As long as you are living, Our baby you will be.

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Keith Richardson

Thanks for the memories,

Love, Your Family Dear Keiferdoodles, We can’t believe how fast these 18 years have flown by. It seems like it was just yesterday that you were getting ready for your first day of school with your Power Ranger lunch box. Now you are getting ready to take that big step into the next chapter of your life. We have watched you grow into a wonderful and talented young man and you have been the son and brother any of us could have asked for. We love you and are so very proud of you!

Kisses and Hugs,

Mom, Dad, Rylee, Tanksta

and Lollipop

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Dear Taylor, You have continued to surprise us over the years as you have grown in your skills and abilities. You are an amazing person with so much to give.

Continue to pursue those things that will make a difference!

We Love You,

Taylor Hawkins

Dear Kristin, The joy you have brought us from day one couldn’t fit in a box, though sometimes putting a lid on it was tempting! You have grown into a woman who is focused, driven and compassionate with God centered ideals for life. We are so very proud and know whatever you dream you can achieve.

Kristin Chase

Jamie Downey

Mom, Dad, & Cameron

Love,

Mom, Dad & Cara

Jamie, Your father is watching from above. Always remember just how much he loved you and that through you he will always be remembered. His words to you: Always stay true to yourself and strive to do your best where ever life leads you. He would be so proud to see the wonderful woman you have become. Keep working and achieving and the world is yours to conquer.

Love,

Wisdom from your Dad

Jamie Wow! It seems like yesterday when your dad was walking you to kindergarten at West. The time has flown by so very quickly and I have enjoyed the journey with you.

You have grown into such a beautiful person both inside and out and I am so proud of you. You have brought so much joy to my life . You are amazing and always remember that I love you. You have so much life ahead of you. Remember to enjoy the journey and be happy. Reach for the stars. You can make it happen.

Love,

Jamie Downey

Mom, Haley, and Mikey

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Ashlynn, Your amazing! How confident you were on your first day of preschool, to how proud I am of you, your senior year.

You have strived and accomplished so much. As for the next chapter in your life, I hope it to be rewarding and successful. You will always be my little girl, I’m always here for you.

Love,

Ashlynn Pack

Leah Justice

Dear Leah, We have always been so proud of you! From the moment you were born you’ve had such great strength and spirit. As you go forward in life, we know that your tenaciousness and self confidence will enable you to achieve all of your goals. Your future holds such great promise. Follow your dreams and reach for the sky, “Bagoo”! And remember we will always be there for you.

Love,

Stephanie Guenther

Nick Ingram

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It seems like yesterday this was you. A baby with an adorable smile. You’ve still got that smile but the years have flown and you’re on the verge of finding your own way in life. Dream big and know you can achieve those dreams. Yet, no matter how old you are, you will always be my baby.

All of my love,

Mom and Dad

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Mom, Randy, Kara, Bob, and Gma and Gpa Fisher

Dear Moriah, You are a shining star.

Watching you grow up has always brought us great pride and such joy. Now your next adventure awaits you. Go blaze your light upon the world!

We love you,

Moriah Hale

Mom

Dear Lisa, We are so proud of you.

We pray that you will follow the Lord’s leading every day. We love you so very much.

P.S. Wanna run?

Love, Dad & Mom

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Lisa Ann Johnson

Mom

Congratulations Nick, An adorable child who truly enjoyed the outdoors and the simple fun of banging a stick on the ground – that was our “Nicky Boy”. You were such a happy, energetic and curious boy who spent hours and hours outside shooting hoops in the rain (in your bare feet)! You have given our family such joy and so many wonderful memories to treasure. You’ve been such a hard working student as well as a talented athlete and we are so very proud of your character and your many accomplishments.

We wish you the brightest of futures as you continue to “dazzle” into your adult years We love you with all our heart,

Mom & Dad

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Agnes Pomykala

“Agnieszka”Our cute, smart, and talented little girl has grown up... definitely too fast! We are so proud of you and of course know that you will succeed in all you do. Continue to set the bar high and be the shining role model for others that you have always been.

Kochamy cie!

Mama and “ Tata”

Bailey DeWolfe

Bailey, Can you believe how fast time has gone by? It feels like just yesterday you came into this world. Now you are graduating. I’m so very proud of you and the beautiful person you have become inside and out.

My hope for you is to live life to its fullest, be happy and follow your dreams. Continue to blossom and amaze me with your strength and maturity. Always remember you can do anything you put your mind to.

Love,

Mom

Ashley Duncan

Dear Ashley, We are so proud of all you’ve accomplished and the beautiful person you’ve become! As you begin your next journey remember, think big but enjoy the little things in life. We know as you travel down your road you’ll remember the words you’ve heard almost everyday. Be Smart, Be Good, and Be SAFE. We love you very much!

Love,

Mom & Dad

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Kendriana Pang

Dear Kendriana, It gives us great joy to have watched you grow into such a bright, young woman. Still, memories of your adorable toddlerhood will always warm our hearts. No matter what you strive to accomplish, we hope you’ll be happy in the fullest expression of your true nature.

We love you very much!

Mom & Dad

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Mom, Dad, and Katie

Dear Jeff: I cannot believe how fast the years have flown by. I’ve watched you grow from a rambunctious child to an ambitious young man. I am always amazed at your dedication and drive to succeed in everything you do. I am very proud of all of your accomplishments, but I am most proud to you my son.

I Love You,

Mom, Dad, Adrienne, and Amanda Karly Watson

Dear Karly, You have become such a beautiful young lady with such great strength and determination.

These qualities will take you far, as you begin your new journey.

Please know your family will always be there for you, cheering for you, every step of the way. Karly we love you and are so proud of you!

Shelby Ann Clifford

Mom, Dad, and Jeffrey

Shelby, Words can not begin to describe what a wonderful daughter and sister you are and how very proud we are of you. You have grown into such a beautiful and caring young woman and I know that you will make a difference in the lives of others in your future career.

We love you,

Jeff Tolman

Danielle Rubin

Dear Danielle, We are so lucky to have you in our lives. Your smile, twinkle of your eyes and warmth of your hugs start our days. Your ambition and dedication prove the person you are and always will be. You have grown to be a truly amazing, beautiful young lady. You have made us very proud parents and brother.

Love you always and forever,

Brandon Tatum Brandon, Wow you are graduating from high school. It does not seem possible, for us it seems time has flown by and probably for you it seems to drag on. You have grown into a terrific young man caring, loving, responsible, confident, and ready to take on the world. We are confident that you will go far and do well for yourself. Please know that we will always be here for you.

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Love,

Mom & Grandma

Seemed like yesterday we were in the same school. Now your graduating high school.

NOT COOL!

Staci

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Stephanie Guenther

Steph, The past 18 years have gone by too fast! It seems like last week you were learning to fish and play softball. I’ve enjoyed all the time and memories we’ve had together and hope there’s many more.

Love,

Dad

Andy Smith

Dear Andy, “What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us” [Emerson] You are at an exciting time in your life and the promise of your future unfolding is a special thing to watch. The man you’re becoming is so amazing. The exceptional son you’ve always been is so loved. Keep living the life your inner voice directs- kindly, lovingly Always remember you have the love and support of family behind you. “Mizpah!”

Dear Alisha, You were born under a lucky star. Happy, healthy, confident, alive! Poised at the beginning of the next great adventure of your life, remember to hold onto who you are. Keep smiling, stay involved and give back to life and all that you have been given. Share your joy!

We all love you,

Mom,Dad,Aunt,Uncle, Nana, and Grandma

Dear Cait, As your parents, we couldn’t be prouder of you than if we had special ordered you. You’re a shining example of what people can be like when they’re at their best. Self confidence, friendship, compassion... and willingness to share yourself & your experiences with others, are only part of what makes you so special.

Love

Caitlin Laatz

Alisha Garner

You came into this world with a strong will to survive. Along with your determination, free spirit and the will to stand up for what you believe in you will succeed at whatever you strive for. I am so proud and blessed to have you as my daughter.

I Love You,

Amy Fellis

Mom, Dad, and all

Mom&Dad

Mom

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Shelby Robinson Dear Shelby, We are always talking about the fact that every individual has a unique and special “Gift”, and we have often times contemplated just exactly what your gift is (ha ha). All kidding aside, your gifts are immeasurable; your heart for God is contagious, your caring, loving, nurturing sole is relentless, and your zeal for life is abundant.

Shelby, YOU are my gift! I have been living vicariously through you since the day you were born.

Remember that “Beginnings are usually scary, endings are always sad, but its the middle that counts”. My cup runneth over!

Love,

Mom

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Camille Penk Dear Bob, Camilley, Jam, “The King is enthralled by your beauty; honor Him, for He is your Lord.” Psalm 45:11 Certainly the Lord has blessed you with outer beauty.

However, we are always blessed by your inner beauty. Together these qualities have fashioned a sweet and caring daughter and a phenomenal sister. May you continue to be blessed as you share your beauty with the world!

Much Love,

Andrew Stevens DrewIt was so hard to choose just two baby pictures. We loved going down memory lane with all your pictures in front of us.

What a precious baby, happy child and wonderful adult son we have enjoyed raising. You are so special to us.

Love,

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Dad, Mom, and Risha

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I can’t believe how fast the years have gone by and that you are heading off to college.

You have brought so much joy into our lives and we will miss your beautiful smile and your can-do personality. Enjoy everyday at college, we know you will succeed and have a wonderful future.

We love you,

Denise Crowder

Mom & Dad

Michael Mehlhaff

Carly Halverson

Dear Daughter, Don’t lose your adventurous spirit.

We are very proud of you.

Love,

Michael, You are God’s gift delivered to us that Christmas Day in Japan and now, headed off to college. We could not be more proud of you and your amazing accomplishments. Your hard work and determination have paid off and will continue to serve you well in the future. Keep setting the bar high for your studies and athletics.

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” -Thoreau We love you,

Mom, Dad, and Greg

Mom & Dad

Dylan Drake

Hillary Drake

Dear Dylan, We’ve spent 18 years guiding you, nudging you, nagging you, laughing with you, and most of all loving you. We hope you can take our love and guidance and build a wonderful future...the power is yours. Make the most of your life and believe in yourself, we believe in YOU! Love,

Mom & Dad

Dear Hillary, Take that drive, ambition, and strong will, we’ve come to know and love, and build whatever life you dream of. Your tenaciousness will help you achieve whatever your heart desires. We are so proud of that young woman you have become and look forward to seeing the adult you will become!

Love,

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7/7/2009 11:58:11 PM

“Life is an incredible journey, and yours has only just begun.

Keep the song in your heart, the love in your soul, and the smile on your face and you’ll go far!

Love,

Brianne (Sissy), Since you were born, you have been one of our greatest joys! You are a wonderful daughter and sister who has grown into an amazing young woman. We know that your strengths, talents, loyalty, intellect, and wit will help you succeed in whatever you do. Your commitment to doing what is right is admirable. You repeatedly make us so proud. We know you will continue to be a blessing to all who know you. We love you forever!

Mom, Dad, and

Carissa

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William Halladin

Mom and Dad

Brianne Walczak

Hannah Miles

Dear William, May you always find life this exciting.

Love,

Lauren Luiz

My Dearest Lauren, These are the days that you will remember and, with so many outstanding experiences, what fun memories you will have to treasure always. You have been truly blessed with a wealth of wonderfully gifted friends, had many incredible opportunities, and worked with some very talented mentors along the way who have guided you through this high school journey. Whatever your future holds or wherever your choices take you, please remember to stay true to yourself and protect the instrument that so many have helped to perfect. Above all, know that I love you very much and I am extremely proud of the young woman my Bubba Lou has become. All my hopes, dreams and desires for your wonderful future,

Mom

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Char-Bear, Watching you grow up has been a blessing to us all. Our little “Tomboy” has matured into a beautiful young lady. We are all so proud of your accomplishments, from your discipline in the classroom to your 3 point shot. It has all been very impressive. You can achieve anything you strive for, so reach for the stars and we will always be behind you.

Congratulations,Love Always,

Mom, Dad and Family

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Nick Benzinger Dear Nick- Wow, how time has flown...seems like only yesterday you were rolling around the house in your baby walker wearing Gymboree! You have always been such a fun loving person. Ever since the minute you were born, you were the “social butterfly” of the family, making friends so easily and enjoying life so much. Even when you were little and hurt your hand one day, it didn’t stop you from going to a family BBQ and wearing a baggie over your bandage so you could still play in the water with all the kids. Little setbacks never stop you I thank God everyday for bringing you into my life! You are such a genuine, caring person and I admire your strong, independent ideas. I am very proud of you, in good times and in tough times too. Remember... you can do ANYTHING! I am so excited to watch you fulfill your dreams. Love,

Mom

Thomas Ries Thomas, It has been out greatest privilege and joy to be a part of your life and watch you become the person that you are.

We are so proud of your many accomplishments.

Be true to yourself...act on your dreams, keep your sense of humor and you will succeed.

Be happy and remember you’ll always be our #1, very favorite, son!

Love,

Mom and Dad and Heather

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Dad, Mom, and Randy

Rachel Troutt

Dear Becky, Whether it was falling off your tri-cycle and getting a fat lip, to setting yourself on fire with a sparkler, to breaking your nose, to 4- wheeling in your Jeep, it’s easy to say that you never shy away from a challenge. It has been a pleasure watching you grow from our baby girl to the beautiful young woman you are today. We are so proud of you and know that you have a bright future ahead of you. GO NAVY!!

Love,

Ray Charles, We are so proud of you!

You have always has so much determination. Whatever you do, you always give your all and you have already accomplished so much. We know you will go far in life.You also possess a wonderful, kind heart. Thank you for being a terrific daughter.

We love you,

Travis and Alex, Congrats to both of you.

You both have made me so very proud to call you my son and daughter. Now you begin a new chapter in your lives. I know you both will have great success.

Love,

Alex and Travis Gillmore

Becky Eason

Mom and Dad

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Haleigh Grenier

Maritza Gutierrez Maritza: Hija a nombre de tus papas y hermano te deseamos los mejores anhelos, propositos y logros que deseas tener en la vida, se complan y obtengas el mayor exito en la vida, y luchar mientras tengas oportunidades dios te protesa hoy y siempre.

Felicidades te deseamos tos papas

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Raul y Magdalena Haleigh, We love you baby and are so very proud of you. We wish for you a future that matches the melody in the music you listen to. To think it all started with “I’m a little tea pot”. Thank you for allowing us to listen with you. Live your life baby, remember you make it happen.

Love always,

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Elizabeth Moore

Morgan Garry

Mom

From the time you were a baby in my arms throughout your teenage years you have given me pure joy. You are becoming a woman of good character that can be trusted by all in your life.

Thank you for being a great example to Erin. You are truly an inspiration and I am very proud of you. Stay focused on the Lord and know my love is with you always. Love,

Dear Morgan Believe in yourself like I believe in you. You can do anything if you think you can! Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do. Dream big and never, never, never give up! I am so proud of you.

I love you,

Dear Tyler, Ever since you were a little boy, it was evident you had an awesome, caring, loving heart.

We know the Lord is going to take that gift and bless the world with it, as you become the young man He envisioned. We feel blessed to be your parents, and know the Lord’s hand is upon your life.

Love,

Tyler Falkosky

Be true and authentic. Base your goals always on who you want to be, not what you want to be. You are ready, strong and loved.

Love,

Lyndsey Chamberlain

Lyndsey,

You are the miracle. you are the gift.

And we are privileged to call you all this, and more......

Elizabeth, Our Daughter

Johnathan Reese

Light and Sweet Little Hand God Our Father had a plan to bless us with this precious childTo watch her grow, and hold her dear enveloped in our heart’s mirror Grace and Beauty Strength.......Integrity

Your Daddy

Johnathan, It’s been a pleasure watching you and your twin sister grow up. You have made me proud of who you have become. Life has dealt you some tough blows, but you have fought your way back and faced the challenges and beat the odds, you have taught me so much, especially a love for wrestling. Keep your eyes on God. You’re the best! Love,

Mom

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Alex Spicer

Dear Erika, On the day you were born, we were so proud. That feeling has grown, just as you have, over the past eighteen years. As a student, you’ve excelled at learning and getting things done. As an athlete, you’ve given your all to the team, playing through injuries at times. As our daughter, we’ll love you always.

Erika Kristensen

Mom, Dad, and Nene

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! ~ Henry David Thoreau

Alex, We are so happy for you and the great things you have to look forward to in your life. You have been an open book in our life and have shown true maturity. Thanks for the joy, the adventure, the honest conversations, and especially for being part of our lives. We have all grown because of the spirit you bring to those around you. We are very proud of all you have done and look forward to the coming years.

Love,

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Nicholas Durheim

Aleshia Osterkamp

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Dear Nick, You never to cease to amaze us! We are so proud of you and pray your life be spirit filled. Be a truth seeker and a truth teller putting your trust in Christ for he is truth! So...Go forth and serve your king!

Love,

Mom and Dad

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It has been a joy to watch you to grow up. Your achievements and accomplishments are so amazing. As you enter the next chapter of your life and enter the complicated world that we are living in, we want you to aim high, do the right thing, focus on the positive things in life.

We are very proud of you and will always be here for you.

Congratulations!

Love,

Mom and Dad

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Alexis Scheel

Nicole Suyehira Dear Nicole, What a pleasure you have been!! From your youngest years, you have always brought laughter and joy into our lives. You are such an incredible young woman, smart and engaging, we know that whatever you do, and where ever you go, you will be successful! We are wishing you a wonderful graduation, and a glorious college experience, you have made us very proud!

Alexis, It seems just like the other day our Baby was a little chubby roundfaced, blue eyed, toe-headed baby girl. Now look at you! You have so many goals and big dreams. We know you will accomplish every one of them. We are so proud of you in every way! There’s always been something special about you touching everyone’s heart that you come in contact with.

Always remember to be who you are!

Love you,

Love,

Dad, Mom and Megan

Patrick Gallagher

Congratulations, Son-O-mine!

What an amazing, fabulous son you are! We are very proud of you.

Back then you were our chubby little sweetheart. Now you are “Kris Woods”, tall and handsome, flanked by “killer” and “Brutis” but still our huggable, considerate, intelligent, (Sarcastic!), wonderful boy! Keep the faith - hold tight to the “way you should go”. We love you so much.

Kristoffer Woods

Dad Mom and Brittany

Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad

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Michael Kveton

Patrick, You are wise beyond your years. You set goals and exceed them.

Your hard work and determination will take you far in life. Your a wonderful son and little brother. We are so proud of you!

Love,

Michael, I blinked and you grew up.

You've become a confident, responsible and kindhearted person who makes anyone around you feel welcome. A passion for sports has been a big part of your life and such a joy to watch you play. I know God has great things in store for your future, believe in yourself and you'll go far. Congratulations, Love,

Mom

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Kevin Tripp

Bailey Dewolfe My Dearest Bailey, As you move forward in your life, remember one thing.

Always strive to be better than past generations. I know it is in you to be that person.

You have already achieved morethan most. I have always known through love and attention that you would become someone very special. I am so very proud of you. May your years ahead be wonderful and exciting. “her eyes were blue and then I knew”

Dear Kevin, Where do I begin to tell you how proud I am of you? Your kindness and understanding are beyond measure. You've surpasses my wildest expectations academically. I want to tell the world that you are my son and boast of your accomplishments, but I know how modest you are. So I'll just say, “I love you and I'm so proud to be your mother.” As your Dad watches from above, I know he's smiling with enormous pride. Thank you for being such a wonderful son.

All My Love,

Love Daddy!

Mom

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Braiden Newton

Braiden, We could not be more proud of the young man you have become.

Love,

Dear Haleigh, Think of all the things trees have seen!

Like trees we have stood together to watch you develop your roots, form your branches, shed your leaves and mingle with the shrubs. Seasons passed and you blossomed into a rainbow of color. Haleigh you have pushed through the canopy, you stand peeking out the top, reaching towards the sun. The light is and has always been shining on you. Let the wind help you make your way in the world and share your adventures. The forest has eyes and will always watch over you.

Our bark is busting with pride.

We love you!

To the Moon & Back

Mom and Bo

Haleigh Grenier

Dad, Mom, Tisa, Mike, Josh, Whitiney and Thomas

Chandra Baskoro Dear Chandra, Wow! What an amazing young woman you have grown to be. You make me so proud! My prayer for you is that the strength of your character will lift the spirit of those around you. Remember to always put God first in your life. He will guide your way. I love you so much!

Proverbs 3: 5, 6 Love,

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Ister and Uncle Dave Madison & Spencer

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Matt Pechmann

Dear Matt, You are such a compliment to our family. It is complete amazement to have watched you grow from this muscular baby to a 6’4” man. Always there to entertain your family, whether it was some words of wisdom or watching you pitch on the mound. Never causing any trouble except for teasing your sisters from time to time!

Some of your nicknames through the years are Mashu, Iceman – in baseball early years, Mato and Big Pech.

You have made us so proud. The future is yours to create, be aggressive with it. Enjoy the many opportunities it has in store for you!

Love your family,

Mom, Dad, Angela and

Ashley

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Alicia Moran

Stevanna Patnode

Our dear daughter Alicia was a beauty at birth. We now know that her beauty is a reflection of her good deeds and kindness towards everyone.

With lasting love, your parents,

Angela & Partick Moran

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Stevie, our beautiful little girl has grown to be even more beautiful on the inside. What’s inside your heart and mind is truly amazing. You are happy, kind, loving, compassionate and strong in your beliefs!

Soccer, basketball, varsity softball four years, wrestling stat girl/photographer, homecoming princess, team captain, most improved, 1st team honorable mention and 1st team all league softball, and most inspirational player all four years of basketball. Sports reinforced what you inherently knew, respect your coaches, respect yourself and never quit. Your determination and work ethic is unmatched.

You talk about Kyle often and you have honored Kyle’s memory with teamwork and a positive attitude.

Your are resilient, tenacious, strong and fast. Your are Taurus the bull! The sign you share with your brother. Instead of butting heads as two strong willed kids you two have a fierce bond that as parents is a joy to witness.

We are proud of you and love you,

Mom, Dad and Casey

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VARSITY Football

Front Row: Victor Sastre, Kelsey Dransfeldt, Devon Gaboury, Nick Roberts, Marcello Sifuentes, Kendra Groom, Tim Mowery Second Row: Nicholas Nafarrate, Josh Kim, Jarl Otake, Steven Wainwright, Brannon Dooley, Nick Moore, David Payne, Alex Vega, Chris Robinson, Morgan Brittain Third Row: Whitney Benavente, Lacey Busch, Roman Page, Jose Damian, Assistant Coach Tim Brink, Assistant Coach Ric Elsberry, Head Coach Mike Allison, Assistant Coach Mike Melton, Assistant Coach Brian Currier, Assistant Coach Chris Koenig, Donald Nutt, Vanessa Bustamante, Jenna Ayin Fourth Row: Tyler Stockman, Dylan Crimp, Andrew Gandara, Justin Potter, Andrew Culley, Kolton Meigs, Westly Meng, Quintin Hardgrove, Zach Scherba, Ryan Seymour, Mitch Hurley Back Row: Michael Mehlhaff, Luke Cooley, Martin Garcia, Zeke McGraw, Keith Richardson, Mickey Inns, Nick Ingram, Creed Sargent, Josh Melander

Aadams, Daphney 68 Aalbers, Emily 68, 222, 223 Abdelmalek, Tyler 68 Abdsameia, Tarik 68 Abshire, Trevon 138 Accuardi, Nick 68 Achim, Jon 21 Acott, Cindy 184 Adams, Aaron 225 Adams, Bryan 21, 223, 226 Adams, Kayla 68

Anthony, Ruth 21, 223 Antonov, Zhenya 184 Apon, Emily 68 Apon, Megan 68 Aranda, Israel 95 Aranda, Nancy 43, 21 Arango, Thayne 43, 53, 214 Ard, Nickolas 68 Ard, Nicole 68 Arevalo, Alex 68 Argue, Jacob 138 Argue, Justin 68 Armstrong, Bryce 134, 21 Armstrong, Cody 138, 215 Ashley, Megan 222, 224, 21 Atencio, Chance 138 Augur, Kyle 95

That balloon is ginormous! During an extremely memorable pep assembly in the spring of the ‘09 school year friends Kennen Vieira (11), Jon Kratz (9), Micah Dazell (11, and Drew Stephens (12) take advantage of the balloons that were distributed for a game that would take place during the assembly that involved blowing the balloons up as big as they would go and having them pop in your face.

“I remember thinking, what the heck, I’ll try, and I just kept blowing and blowing. The thing just wouldn’t pop.

Drew was so freaked out by it, we were all laughing so hard about that thing for like the next week,” boasted Dalzell.

Overall Record: 7-4 League Record: 4-3 Sandy A 16-6, Central Catholic H 14-35, Hood River Valley A 17-14, Barlow A 7-20, Centennial H 22-20, David Douglas A 14-24, Reynolds H 26-21 Non-League Roseburg H 23-21, South Eugene A 14-10, McMinnville A 13-7 · Coach Awards: Team Captains-Mickey Inns, Zeke McGraw, Dylan Crimp Team Honors: MVB-Tim Mowery, MVL- Zeke McGraw

JR. VARSITY

Football

Front Row: Kaleb Anderson, Cody Hanset, David Mejia, Josh Heath, Nathan Allen Second Row: Brandon Guerrero, Jake Roberts, Casey Green, Coach Ric Elsberry, Coach Brian Currier, Warren Benvenati, Dillon Paquette, Jesse Ivie Back Row: Max Harris, Shane D’Angelo, Darian Hutchinson, Tanu Tolai, Brian Brose, Travis Pederson, Cody Dean, Logan Sheehan Overall Record: 2-6 Legaue Records: 2-5 Barlow H 25-57, Centennial A 7-38, Central Catholic A 7-48, David Douglas H 6-34, Hood River Valley H 21-12, Reynolds A 21-27, Sandy H 48-10 Non-League McMinnville H 15-29

FRESHMAN

Football

Front Row: Tony Bernabo, Kadyn Nannini,Chris Decair, Austin Larsen, Will Cameron, Hailey Cromoga, Daniel Taheri, Gabe Narro,Travis Blanchard, Clay Mott, Eddie Crainic Second Row: Jon Kratz, Anthony Petersen, Dwight Cameron, Grant Warner,Ryan Mitchell,Cris Angeles,Tim Cooke,Matt Baird, Brodie Allen, Tyler Shaw, Cody Hunter Third Row: Julian Baker, Aaron Cochran, Nathan Nutt, Mackenzie Hardgrove, Coach Kramer, Coach Nagel, Coach Gardenhire, Kyle Boyd, James Brown, Cody Hunter, Hayward Demison Back Row: Kai Boldt, Marcus Martinez, Aric Scholer, CJ Gormley, Brent Tolvstad, Jonathan Treloggen, Spencer Kelley, Caleb Carr, Thomas Roebuck, Tanner Schrenk, Dillon Hoecker, Dylan Hanson, Samuel Gandara Overall Record: 7-2 League Record: 5-2 Sandy A 38-22, Central Catholic H 16-46, Hood River Valley A 30-18, Barlow A 38-40, Centennial H 36-14, David Douglas A 56-38, Reynolds H 44-32 Non-League South Eugene A 30-06, McMinnville A 36-22

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Bartha, Rick 184 Bartlett, Chandler 78, 95 Barton, Chris 224 Baskoro, Chandra 44, 45,

205, 211, 223, 226, 21 Bates, Titi 95, 220 Bautista-Gomez, Humberto 95 Beach, Sara 211 Beall, Kaylee 30, 50, 64, 88,

123, 159, 189, 223,

226, 13, 15, 21 Becker, Tyler 138 Beekman, Andrew 68, 215, 217 Beiersdorf, Jonathan 95 Beland, Brooke 29, 100, 112,

174, 176, 180, 189, 213,

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Adams, Peggy 184 Adams, Tyler 68 Adeline, Ndayishimiye 138 Aguon, Laura 95, 212, 216 Aicher, Lindsay 43 Aicher, Nicholas 138, 213, 223 Aiono, Kyshia 21 Aispuro, Lupita 43 Akre, John 95, 212 Alarcon, Diana 138 Albrecht, Brandon 95 Albrecht, Hailey 95 Aldrich, Corinne 68, 223 Aldrich, Jonathan 223, 225,

226 Allen, Brodie 138, 210, 216, 222 Allen, Connor 138 Allen, Kate 184, 223 Allen, Nathan 95, 210, 224 Allison, Mike 184, 210, 211 Allison, Nicholas 95 Altamirano, Jackie 68, 225 Altenhofen, Jamie 95, 213, 224 Alter, RJ 68, 132, 223 Alter, Sam 138 Alvarado, Danice 138 Alvarez, Vanessa 21,43 Alverson, Teddy 95, 223, 225 Amano, Jacob 95, 219 Anderson-Cook, Lori 44, 69, 84,

144, 184, 211, 220, 226 Anderson, Ian 43, 57, 213, 21 Anderson, Kaleb 95, 210, 217 Anderson, Kalie 226 Andrade, Julio 68 Angeles, Cris 138, 210, 216

Ault, Cody 138 Ault, Katy 138 Austin, Christopher 138 Avila, Reyna 95 Ayin, Jenna 95, 210, 222

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Babiy, Daniel 43 Babiy, Donna 43, 78 Backowski, Andrew 43, 222 Baez-Duarte, Luis Edgar 138 Bailey, Colleen 68, 215, 222,

223 Baird, Matt 138, 210, 217 Baird, Savanna 68, 214, 218

223 Baisden, Shelby 95 Baker, Julian 138, 210 Baker, Shelby 18, 21, 225 Bakke, Carl 95, 222 Balch, Nikita 68 Baldwin, Ann 184 Balonzo, Jayna 138 Baptista, Nina 21 Barajas, Raquel 95 Barber, Dajanique 68 Barnes, Danielle 68 Barros, Luiza 21, 125, 140,

220 Barry, Willow 24, 95, 213 Bartels, Jaimie 58, 68, 212

Beland, Madison 95, 213 Bell, Kama 95 Bellware, Susy 21 Bemis, Shane 9 Benancio, Marina 138 Benancio, Yovana 68 Benavente, Morgan 210 Benavente, Warren 95, 217,

222 Benavente, Whitney 68, 210 Bender, Dannell 95, 223 Benfield, Devyn 68 Benitez, Trista 95, 212 Bennett, Erik 138 Bennett, Kelsey 21 Benson, Marisa 68, 212, 222 Benson, Morgan 138, 212,

221, 222 Benvenati, Warren 210 Benvenuti, Eric 187 Benzinger, Nick 21, 200 Berins, Kyle 216 Berkey, Jonathan 138 Bermudez, Maria 43 Bernabo, Tony 138, 210 Berndt, Jennifer 95 Berndt, Jeremy 138 Bertholomey, Daniel 21 Bertholomey, Jacky 138, 214 Beurskens, Kimberly 21 Bieker, Donyial 95, 225 Bielawski, Courtney 138, 223 Bigler, Mark 68, 216 Binder, Tena 95 Bird, Emma 138, 214, 220, 224

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Birnbach, Craig 15 Bishop, Stephanie 138, 220 Bishop, Steven 42, 111, 223 Bisorca, Dj 138 Black, Kelsey 22, 43 Blacksmith, Andy 43 Blacksmith, Carrie 95 Blanchard, Codie 68, 215,

226 Blanchard, Tim 95, 140, 225 Blanchard, Travis 138, 210 Blanger, Aleck 138, 223 Blefgen, Sierra 95, 140, 212,

216, 225 Blythe, Carol 184 Boda, Jesse 68, 224 Boger, Sarah 95 Bohrer, Ellie 138, 211, 223 Boldt, Kai 138, 210, 216, 223 Bone, Cassie 68 Bonita Rodreguez 157 Bonneville, Ashley 95 Bonneville, Josi 95 Booth, Aarion 138 Borabora, Tunui 22, 77, 223 Boren, Sam 22 Borman, Ashley 95 Borman, Levi 95 Boston, Karen 187 Bowman, Jordan 15, 22, 112,

176 Bowsher, Terri 187 Boyd, Kyle 138, 210 Brainard, Landon 138 Brand, Ashley 95, 211 Brandt, Jessika 68, 223, 226 Brasesco, Katelyn 95 Brashear, Ashley 215, 216 Brashear, Katie 138, 215, 216,

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Brown, James 138, 210 Brown, Lucia 187 Brown, Nicole 138 Brummel, Amanda 139, 211,

218 Brunelle, Amanda 22, 43 Brunkow, Brady 43 Bryant, Jake 11, 24, 68, 153,

217 Bubnova, Veronika 139 Buchanan, Katelyn 96, 213 Buck, Chris 96 Buckley, April 96 Buckley, Victor 68 Buell, Brandon 22, 161, 182 Bulow, Donald 96 Bulow, Tracy 69 Burchell, Evan 139 Burgwin, Mason 139 Burkamp, Cara 184 Burkholder, Aaron 96 Burris, Jessica 224 Burt, Ariel 96 Busch, Lacey 69, 210, 211 Busse, Hunter 139, 212, 217 Bustamante, Vanessa 69,

153, 210, 211 Butcher, Jon 46, 47, 69, 212,

215, 221, 222 Butler, Brett 96

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43 Cabrera, Eddie 22, 217, 221

Cansler, Chris 184 Capps, Leslie 96, 218, 224,

225 Carbone, Coach 220 Carbone, Taryn 96, 220, 224 Carlton, Hannah 96 Carlton, Lindsay 223, 226, 22 Caron, Matthew 43 Caroussos, Austin 96 Carrasco-Gomez, Alex 139 Carrasco-Gomez, Giovanny 139 Carrasco, Jessica 139 Carr, Cabel 210 Carr, Caleb 139, 223 Carroll, Betsy 184 Carter, Jacob 139 Carter, Makinna 139 Casas, Tanya 69, 97, 213, 223 Castaneda, Diana Hernandez

142 Casteel, Lorena 139, 223 Casteel, Luke 96 Castellano, Belicia 139 Castellanos, Maria 139, 211,

222 Castillo, Ivan 69 Casto, Ryan 22, 225 Castro, Jessalette 69 Castro-Nevius, Kristen 96 Catchpole, Kyle 69, 224 Cavanagh, Lisa 184 Cecilio, Claudia 43 Cecilio-Santos, Belkis 22 Ceja, Jorge 43 Centurian, Linda 184 Cermack, Mary Helen 69 Ceruantes, Juan 184 Cervantes, John 42, 225 Cervantes, Yadira 22 Cha, Lisa 69, 223

Twins right, 32, blast on 2. Head Coach Mike Allison calls in the play to Ryan Seymour (12) during the preseason game against South Eugene. The Gophers traveled down to South Eugene and grabbed their second win on the road to start out the season. The success the football team found this season was a catalyst for much of the school spirit thoughout the school year.

Breckenridge, Steven 68 Breiling, Emilie 68 Brennan, Sara 22 Brestel, Kyle 43 Brewer, Ashely 22, 53, 54, 99,

214, 223, 222, 224,

226, 22 Brewer, Robert 164, 214, 221,

222, 224, 225, 22 Briggs, Chelsa 68, 223 Brightwell, Katey 68 Brink, Allison 72, 187 Brink, Tim 187, 210, 211 Brittain, Morgan 68, 87, 168,

210, 219, 224 Brokaw, Renee 43 Brose, Brian 95, 149, 210, 225 Brought, Kyle 96 Brown, Annie 138, 211 Brown, Cole 68 Brown, Hayley 68

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VARSITY Volleyball

Ceone Nojima, Taylor Richardson, Ashley Pechmann, Jane Moesche, Sarah Hermanson, Chandra Baskoro, Heather Ries, Coach Lori Anderson-Cook, Assistant Coach Jim Hartner, Chelsey Sann, Kelsey Merritt, Courtney Shropshire, Courtney Pattock, Olivia Shropshire, Hannah Leithem, Amy Wooten Overall Record: 20-8 League Record: 14-2 Barlow A 3-1 H 3-0, St. Marys A 3-0 H 3-0, Centennial A 3-0 H 3-1, Central Catholic A 1-3 H 0-3, Reynolds A 3-0 H 3-0, Hood River A 3-0 H 3-0, Sandy A 3-0 H 3-0, David Douglas A 3-0 H 3-0 Non-League: Jesuit A 0-2, Oregon City A 2-0, Ashland A 2-0, Silverton A 2-0, Southridge A 2-0, Clackamas A 1-2, Sheldon A 0-2 State Playoffs/Tournament: West Salem H 3-0, Lincoln A 3-2, West Linn A 0-3, Barlow A 3-0, Canby A 0-3 Team Honors: Team Captains: Chandra Baskoro, Jane Moesche, Sarah Hermanson Coach Awards: MVP: Chandra Baskoro, Most Inspirational: Olivia Shropshire, Most Improved: Kelsey Merritt All League Awards:1st Team-Chandra Baskoro, Jane Moesche, Courtney Pattock, Kelsey Merritt Honorable Mention-Olivia Shropshire, Taylor Richardson

JR VARSITY Volleyball

Front Row: Heather Peterson, Brandy Velasquez, Maria Castellanos, Heather Ries, Ashley Brand, Taryn Hultquist. Back Row: Amanda Neffendorf, Allison Humphreys, Ciara Stinson, Head Coach Matt Hartner, Morgan Schwab, Ashley Pechmann, Jordan Lenchitsky Overall Record 24-9 League Record 14-2 Barlow A 2-0 H 2-0, St. Mary’s A 2-0 H 2-0, Centennial A 2-0 H 2-0, Central Catholic A 0-2 H 0-2, Reynolds A 2-0 H 2-0, Hood River A 2-0 H 2-0, Sandy A 2-0 H 2-0, David Douglas A 2-0 H 2-0

Cabrera-Paniagua, Oscar 96 Caccamo, Christopher 22 Cage, Adam 69, 213 Cain, Amanda 96 Camacho, Evonnie 96 Camara, Monica 69 Cameron, Dwight 139, 210 Cameron, Will 139, 210 Camgros, Jessica 43 Campbell, Jeffrey 139 Campbell, Rand 96, 213, 216 Candenbroeke, Kit 223 Cannon, Liz 184

Chamberlain, Erin 139, 149,

225 Chamberlain, Lyndsey 22,

177, 202, 214, 222 Chaney, Manon 69 Chao, Amy 69, 224 Chao, David 139 Chase, Cara 139, 223 Chase, Kristin 22, 192 Chavarin, Ruben 43 Chavez, Chelsea 69 Chavez, Irvin 69 Chavez-Salazar, Maryann 69

FRESHMEN Volleyball

Front Row: Sara Beach, Sarah Walton, Ellie Bohrer, Kaitlyn Krenzer, Victoria Conner Back Row: Annie Brown, Sarah Triplett, Amanda Brummel, Coach Amber Villa-Zang, Shantel Hadley,Katelyn Steiner, Cassie Fellows, Overall Record 10-6 League Record 10-6 Barlow A Lost H Lost, St. Mary’s A Won H Won, Centennial A Won H Won, Central Catholic A Lost H Lost, Reynold A Lost H Lost, Hood River A Won H Won, Sandy A Won H Won, David Douglas A Won H Won

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GIRLS Cross

Country

Front Row: Laura Aguon, Tia Spahan, Laura Damian , Emerald Dumas, Sarah Greear, Khalia Tidwell, Marisa Benson Back Row: Sadie Wierschke, Nche Onyima, Lexi Dupasquier, Assistant Coach Tim Collins, Head Coach Kylee Hutchins, Brittany Ford, Trista Benitez, Brandy Quinnw Overall Record: 4-4 League Record: 4-4 Centennial A 19-42, David Douglas A 30-25, Reynolds H 23-33, Barlow H 20-37, Central Catholic A 26-29, St. Mary’s Academy A 4019, Hood River Valley A 35-22, Sandy A 31-26 Non-League Bill Chapman Invite A 5th, Crossover Meet 7th, New Balance Invite A 3rd, Nike Pre Nationals 9th, Brooks Harrier Classic 6th, Pendleton Invite 4th, MHCC District Meet 3rd Team Honors: Team CaptainsBrandy Quinn, Khalia Tidwell Coach Awards: MVP-Khalia Tidwell, Most inspirational-Brandy Quinn, Most Improved-Emerald Dumas All League Awards: 1st Team-Khalia Tidwell, Honorable Mention-Lexi Dupasquier, Emerald Dumas All State: 1st Team-Khalia Tidwell

BOYS Cross

Country

Front Row: Morgan Benson, Jonathan Butcher, Kyle Stevens, Zach Teel, Eric Page, Joey Constien Second Row: Brandon Cook, Taylor Meyers, Alexander Vaughn, Derek Councilman, Conner House, John Akre, Evan Donohue, Back Row: Arie Robinson, Michael Wilson, Hunter Busse, Isaac Hanset, Assistant Coach Tim Collins, Head Coach Kylee Hutchins, Garrison Cox, Jeff Tolman, Tanner Hemenway, Spencer Sailingi Overall Record: 4-3 League Record: 4-3 Centennial A 43-15, David Douglas A 19-33, Reynolds H 34-21, Barlow H 28-29, Central Catholic A 47-16, Hood River Valley A 23-38, Sandy A 22-41 Non-League Bill Chapman Invite A 14th, Crossover Meet A 11th, New Balance Invite A 8th, Nike Pre Nationals A 7th, Brooks Harrier Classic A 5th, Pendleton Invite A 5th, MHCC District Meet A 7th Team Honors:Team Captains-Zach Teel, Jonathan Butcher, Jeffrey Tolman Coach Awards: MVP-Jonathan Butcher, Most Inspiraational-Zach Teel, Most Improved-Michael Wilson All League Awards: 2nd Team-Jonathan Butcher Team Honors: Team Captains-Zach Teel, Jonathan Butcher, Jeffrey Tolman Coach Awards: MVP-Jonathan Butcher, Most Inspiraational-Zach Teel, Most Improved-Michael Wilson All League Awards: 2nd Team-Jonathan Butcher

GIRLS Water

Polo

Front Row: Amy Docken, Sierra Blefgen, Madison Clark, Kailene Warner, Adina Warner, Kristin Monda, Kelly Smith, Sarah De La Paz Second Row: Erika Michaud, Jaimie Bartels, Paola Gomez, Rebecca Rust, Cassy Slayton, Laney Strand, Kayley Dahl, Back Row: Coach Sean Taylor, Therese Olsen, Olivia Rynevich, Marissela Velasquez, Kristen Stout, Carley Gendron, Coach Shane Dye. No season results reported.

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Cha, Vicky 139 Chicas, Joanna 69 Childress, Kathy 84, 184, 214 Chin, Brian 139 Chin, Matthew 96 Chisholm, Bill 29, 87, 132,

154, 157, 184 Chisholm, Marsha 140 Chism, Amy 96 Christian, Alexandra 43 Christian, Samantha 69, 216,

223, 225 Christman, Angela 184 Clardy, Eric 69 Clardy, Lowell 184 Clark, Curtelle 139 Clark, Madison 59, 69, 212,

216, 223 Clawson, Mychele 70 Clemenson, Grace 139, 223 Clemente, Leonardo 43, 216 Clements, Erin 139 Clements, Taylor 70 Clifford, Jessica 71, 126, 182,

190, 225, 22 Clifford, Shelby 22, 43, 22,

195 Cline, William 96 Cochran, Aaron 139, 210 Cochran, Emily 139 Cockerham, Jason 22 Cockerham, William 23 Coffeen, Michelle 23 Cole, Jerimiah 43, 89, 216 Coleman, Matt 187 Cole, Whittney 77, 139 Colin, Marco 43 Collier, Rahne 70, 78 Collins, Tim 184, 212, 213 Combs, Alexis 70 Compton, Amber 23 Compton, Ryan 96, 225 Conner, Daniel 96, 224 Conner, Victoria 139, 211,

220, 224 Connor, Allen 223 Constien, Joey 47, 111, 139,

212, 217, 219 Constien Tim 2, 11, 23, 29,

88, 177, 181, 188, 216,

224 Contreras, Marco 70 Contreras Bribiesca, Karina 70 Cook, Anthony 96 Cook, Brad 20, 69, 72, 87, 88,

176, 184, 216, 226, Cook, Brandon 139, 212 Cook, Chelsea 97 Cooke, Barbara 187 Cooke, Tim 139, 210 Cook, Gavin 226 Cook, Kari 23 Cook, Kathryn 139, 225 Cook, Mary Ellen 224 Cooley, Ariana 64, 97, 214, 218 Cooley, Luke 12, 23, 210, 211 Cooper, Jordan 70 Copado, Vivian 139 Copeland, Baily 139 Copeland, Cami 23 Copus, Kaila 139

Cord, Andrea 139 Cord, Kayla 70, 222, 224 Corniel-Tapec, Justin 43 Corral, Jose Luis 97 Cortese, Arielle 24, 87, 97, 154, 213, 222, 223, 226 Cortes, Estefany 43 Cortes, Fernando 97 Cortes, Hugo 97, 215, 216 Cortes, Luis 97 Cortes, Oscar 70 Cortes, Paola 139 Cottor, Rian 70 Councilman, Danielle 139,

222 Councilman, Derek 70, 212,

221, 222 Couturier, Raven 139 Cowder, Denise 30 Cox, Garrison 139, 212, 215 Crainic, Eddie 139, 210 Cramblett, Ashley 141, 218,

223 Crawford, William 97, 224 Crimp, Dylan 13, 29, 112,

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222, 224 Crittenden, Jassmine 141 Cromoga, Athena 97 Cromoga, Hailey 141, 210,

222 Crompton, Tarah 97 Crouser, Coach 222 Crouser, Sam 70, 130, 222 Crowder, Denise 23, 30, 198 Cruser, Sage 97, 218 Cruz, Celene 23 Cruz, Daniel 97 Cruz, Jose 97, 216 Cruz, Leaha 97 Culley, Andrew 70, 210, 211 Cummings, Ian 97 Cummins, Daniel 141, 223 Currier, Brian 132, 187, 210,

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Dabriel, Carol 181 D’Agostino, Dilynn 141 Dahl, Alyssa 23, 223 Dahl, Kayley 212 Dahl, Kelsea 141, 216 Dahlke, Krista 141, 216 Daiberl, Carol 181, 184, 187 Daley, Shawn 84, 104, 184 Dalzell, Micah 70, 225 Damian, Jose 43, 88, 156,

210, 211, 216 Damian, Laura 97, 212, 222 D’Amico, Devon 97, 219 Damonte, Chris 97 D’Angelo, Shane 97, 210 Dash, Emerald 97 Dasalla, Mayli 23 Dau, Hoa 70

Daun, Brandon 70 Davis, Katie 141 Davis, Kevin 70, 215 Dawson, Stefan 141 Day, Austin 70 Daye, Meghan 97 Daye, Morgan 23 Dean, Cody 98, 210 DeAngelo, Shane 216 Decair, Chris 141, 210 DeCourcey, Savanah 141 De La Paz, Sarah 97, 121,

212, 216 DeLapp, Austin 43 DeLong, Nathan 70 Demison, Hamesha 98 Demison, Hayward 141, 210,

217 Dempsey, Daniel 16, 17, 66,

70, 153, 223, 224, 225 Dempsey, Sara 184 Demski, Mathiew 23 Demuth, Michelle 43 DeMyer, Sarah 141 Dennis, Stacey 225, 23 DePiero, Monica 97 DeWitz, Joanie 185 DeWolfe, Bailey 23, 194, 205,

224 DeWolfe, Presley 97, 222 Deyoe, Kayley 98, 216, 220 DeYoung, Nick 23, 43, 164,

221, 222, 224 Dezellem, Eric 141, 221 Diaz, Cortney 23, 223 Diaz, Martha 141 Diaz, Steven 23 Dick, Kelly 70, 223, 226 Dick, Olivia 70 Didlick, Caitlynn 70, 213 Dieringer, Chelsea 98 Dierkson, Johnny 213 Dietz, Trevor 141, 217 Dinucci, Tia 98 DiPietro, Keely 70, 223 Dirksen, Johnny 56, 71, 123,

215 DiVito, Dominic 98, 213, 221 Dixon, Ke-Ke 98 Docken, Amy 66, 71, 212,

223, 224, 225 Dodge, Emily 71, 225 Doering, Aaron 141 Dolan, Kristopher 141 Dolores, Angel 98, 221 Dominguez, Alma 71 Dominguez, Samuel 141, 215 Donnelly, Jessica 141, 214,

223 Donohue, Erin 98, 103, 221 Donohue, Evan 98, 212 Donohue, Max 23, 221 Dooley, Brannon 71, 86, 210,

211, 219, 224 Dornfeld, Sandy 185 Downey, Haley 98, 214 Downey, Jamie 161, 192, 23 Downing, Keiko 141, 214, 224 Drake, Dylan 198, 26 Drake, Hillary 18, 26, 29, 123, 177, 198, 222, 224

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Dransfeldt, Kelsey 64, 71,

210, 211, 218, 220, 224 Drasbek, Dan 185 Drews, Robin 185 Duarte, Giovanni Baez 95 Dube, Hillary 11, 24, 27, 75,

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226 Dugwyler, Eric 222 Dumas, Emerald 27, 212, 221,

223, 226 Duncan, Ashley 9, 27, 64, 194,

218, 223 Dunham, Angela 98 Dunlap, Kevin 141, 216, 221,

223 Dupasquier, Lexi 71, 212 Durheim, Nick 43, 203, 223,

225, 226 Durland, Sebastian 71, 223 Dye, Shane 57, 212, 213 Dye, Lyndsay 42

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Earley, Makaela 27 Earley, Trevor 141 Eason, Becky 27, 201 Eda, Ayako 71, 115, 222 Eda, Hiroaki 42 Eda, Mayumi 141, 214, 220 Edwards, Ryan 71, 225 Ell, Cameron 11, 66, 71, 104,

217, 219, 223, 224 Ell, Garren 217 Elliott, LaDajah 141 Ellis, Courtney 71, 223, 224

Escutia, Jordan 141 Eska, Brandon 141 Eska, Ricky 43 Espinoza-Dasalla, Victoria 98 Espinoza, Jacob 98 Estrada, Brisa 141, 218 Estrada-Diaz, Manuel 98 Estrada-Diaz, Osvaldo 98 Estrada, Jazmin 98, 213 Estrada, Maritza 71 Estrada, Martin 98 Ethridge, Marissa 71 Etnier, Hayley 185, 214, 215 Euan, Santos 141 Evans, Colton 141 Evans, Cory 71 Everaert, Dakota 71

f; Fajardo, Sergio 43 Falkosky, Tyler 26, 202 Fallihee, Charles 156, 26 Farfan, Edgar 71 Farina, Yuriy 43 Farrer, Michael 141, 219 Fast, Brandon 141, 219, 223 Faulkner, Michael 98 Fazekas, Samantha 98, 216 Felix, Adrian 98 Fellis, Amy 43, 196, 218,

224, 27 Fellows, Cassie 141, 211 Fendich, Liliya 98, 220 Fenske, Austin 141

Foland, Jake 73 Ford, Brittany 212, 222, 26 Ford, Devontra 222 Ford, Karen 187 Ford, Tra 223, 226 Forrer, Chris 17, 27, 71, 126,

223, 225 Forrer, Josh 73, 224, 225 Forrester, Chloe 141, 225 Forrester, Christopher 187 Foster, Carissa 73, 223, 226 Foster, Jarrod 43 Foster, Jeff 140, 141 Frainey, Sean 27 Francois, Taylor 98 Francois, Trevor 141 Francois, Tyler 27 Frank, Cory 27 Frank, Stephani 73 Fravel, Katie 73, 223, 226 Frazier, Tamauria 27 Fredrick, James 43 Frey, Chandler 43 Friedman, Tara 26 Frilot, Lindsey 141 Fryer, Ray 98 Fussell, Crystalina 26

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Fera, Megan 98, 225 Ferguson, Chad 43 Ferguson, Justin 27 Ferron, Malia 71, 220 Feuerborn, Joseph 27, 43 Fields, Susan 185 Finley, Olivian 27, 223, 226 Fischer, Jesse 43 Fisher, Rachael 71 Fisher, Tyler 43 Fisk, Brittany 98, 225 Fitzpatrick, Kyle 73 Fletcher, Andrew 27 Fletcher, Austin 26, 224 Fletcher, Haley 141

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Overall Record: 5-13; League Record: 4-8 Barlow A 11-22 H 6-17, Centennial A 26-3 H 20-7, David Douglas A 18-17 H 18-12, Reynolds A 6-12 H 8-13, Sandy A 9-17 H 9-16 Non-League: Tigard A 13-15, Sunset A 12-21, Hillsboro A 18-11, Aloha A 7-11, Beaverton A 7-13, Parkrose A 9-13, Westview A 7-23, South Eugene A 13-18 Team Honors: Team Captains-Abe Heacock, Chris Gibbs, MVP-Chris Gibbs, Most Inspirational-Travis Guenther, Most Improved-Michael Guiterrez All League Awards: 2nd Team-Chris Gibbs, Honorable Mention-Abe Heacock, Ian Anderson, Travis Guenther

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Gaboury, Devon 73, 210, 211 Gabriel, Coach 222 Gabrielson, Marcus 141, 223 Gabrielson, Natalie 73, 82, 223 Galarza, Crystal 27, 103, 181,

223 Hope you can keep up. Mario O’Brien (teacher) and Buddy White composed and rapped a song for the student body during the Spring Awards Assembly in the main gym. “O’Brien and White put on quite a show for the students. I could only understand three fourths of the lyrics, but what I heard was good.

They were really into it,” Erica Heine (11) exclaimed as she walked out of the assembly.

Ell, Jared 98, 217 Ellsworth, Meriya 43 Elsberry, Ric 185, 210, 211, 222 Elwess, Jacob 71 Elwood, Cory 71 Emoto, Alyssa 38, 71, 82, 113,

162, 163, 164, 220, 221,

223, 226 Enns, Nathan 72, 185 Enoch, Zac 84, 88 104, 181,

185, 187, 216 Erickson, Brittany 8, 98, 225 Erickson, Danielle 71 Erspamer, Kayla 4, 54, 71, 116,

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BOYS Water

Front Row: David Vorobyov, Michael Gutierrez, Zach Studer, Dominic DiVito, Peter Gutierrez, Travis Guenther, Anthony Vorobyov. Second Row: Abe Heacock, Ian Anderson, Nick Aicher, Rand Campbell, Braden Hagen, Jacob Hostetler, Adam Cage, Ricky McElroy, Chris Gibbs. Back Row: Xylon King, Jacob Sundquist, Sean Ryan, Coach Sean Taylor, Marissela Velasquez, Coach Shane Dye, Johnny Dierkson, Ryan Lile, Brant Ivonoff.

Galbreath, Dylan 141 Galindo-Rodriguez, Pedro 73 Galis, David 43, 164, 221, 222 Gallagher, Daniel 98 Gallagher, Patrick 204, 221, 27 Gallegos, Allison 98, 132, 213,

225 Gallegos, Elizabeth 125 Gandara, Andrew 12, 27, 142,

143, 154, 172, 210, 216,

223, 224, 225 Gandara, Samuel 142, 210, 216 Gandsey, Torrie 189, 190, 27 Gant, Sue 185 Garcia, Anddy 73 Garcia, Leo 142 Garcia, Luis Antonio 142 Garcia, Martin 43, 63, 210,

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VARSITY Cheer

Front Row: Brooke Beland, Thea Oswald, Carissa Walczak Second Row: Caitlynn Didlick, Chelsea Johnson, Julia Strohmaier, Alisha Garner, Sarah McGregor, Agnes Pomykala Third Row: Alexis Scheel, Krissy Stewart, Arielle Lambert Fourth Row: Tanya Casas, Jamie Altenhofen, Willow Barry, Lindsey Morris Back Row: Paige Harry

JV Cheer

Front Row: Abbi Macias, Chelsea Updike, Marissa Lawer, Ali Gallegos,Katelyn Buchanan, Megan Parker, Erica Haide Back Row: Arielle Cortese, Bonita Rodriguez, Alexis Mills, Jazmin Estrada, Miranda McCausland, Ariel Olevera, Madison Beland

Gardenhire, Jim 185, 210, 216 Gardner, Dylan 216 Gariboy, Marcie 225 Garner, Alisha 18, 27, 29, 61,

112, 113, 154, 196,

213, 224 Garner, Rick 140 Garrigues, Marissa 28

Garriott, Andria 142 Garry, Morgan 25, 28, 61,

115, 202, 222, 224 Garza, Coach 215 Gendron, Carley 59, 73, 212,

225 Gibbs, Berakhiah 73 Gibbs, Chris 28, 213

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FRESHMEN Cheer

Andrea Cord, Jacky Bertholomey, Mayumi Eda, Gabrielle Roberts, Tori Ryals, Sami McCauley, Kelsea Dahl, Emma Bird, Alex Townley, Keiko Downing Not Pictured: Cheyenne Kruse

VARSITY BOYS Soccer

Front Row: Bernardo Vazquez- Pozos, Riley Protz, Isaac Niyonkuru, Brandon Tatum, Jacob Young Second Row: Jordan Olson, Ivan Valencia, Braiden Newton, Armando Suarez, Alfredo Hernandez, Alex Harrison, Robert Brewer. Back Row: Zach Wich, Michael Kveton, Lyle Keathley, Head Coach Jimmy Weber, Eddie Ramirez, Austin Steinebach, Thayne Arango.

Overall Record 4-9 League Record 4-8 Barlow A 2-0 H 1-2, Centennial A 1-4 H 0-0, Central Catholic A 0-5 H 0-4, David Douglas A 4-2 H 1-1, Hood River A 2-4 H 2-4, Reynolds A 0-2 H 3-2, Sandy A 3-1 H 0-1 Non-League Forest Grove A 1-5 Team Honors Team captains: Robert Brewer, Brandon Tatum, Braiden Newton, Thayne Arango, MVP: Robert Brewer, Most Inspirational: Braiden Newton, Most Improved: Ivan Valencia, Michael Kveton. All League Awards: 1st Team- Robert Brewer, 2nd Team- Brandon Tatum, Thayne Arango, Honorable Mention-Armando Suarez, Braiden Newton

VARSITY GIRLS Soccer

Front Row: Assistant Coach Hayley Etnier, Ashely Brewer, Nicole Suyehira, Lyndsey Chamberlain, Erika Kristensen, Karly Watson, Nellie Hirschmugl, Maddie Kaufman, Jordan Haselnus, Head Coach Kathy Childress Back Row: Jessica Donnelly, Danielle McMurray, Erin Urbanowicz, Rachel Kelley, Kayla Erspamer, Ariana Cooley, Hanna Kristensen, Savanna Baird, Haley Downey Overall Record: 5-6-4 League Record: 4-3-1 Reynolds H 4-0, St. Mary’s H 0-1, David Douglas A 3-0, Sandy A 3-1, Centennial A 2-2, Central Catholic H 0-2, Barlow A 0-2, Hood River Valley H 2-1, Non-League West Linn H 0-2, Rex Putnam A 2-1, Newberg H 1-1, Beaverton H 0-0, Aloha A 0-0, Wilson A 1-3 Team Honors: Team Captains: Maddie Kaufman, Karly Watson, Jordan Haselnus, MVP: Maddie Kaufman, Most Improved: Dani McMurray, Most Inspirational: Karly Watson, T.L. Award: Ashley Brewer All League Awards: 1st Team Forward-Ashley Brewer, 1st Team Midfielder-Maddie Kaufman, 1st Team Defender-Rachel Kelley, Honorable Mention Forward-Jordan Haselnus, Honorable Mention Defender- Kayla Erspamer, Karly Watson

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Gibbs, Cathy 185, 220 224, Gibbs, Taylor 98 Giblin, Eddie 73, 215 Gibson, Calvin 98 Gibson, Payton 73 Gibson, Susan 185 Giddings, Kevin 73 Gifford, Morriah 142, 222,

223 Gigandet, Cam 82 Gilbert, Charley 28 Gillmore, Alex 28, 171 Gillmore, Travis 28, 223 Gil-Silva, Brinidey 142 Girdan, Elizabeth 142 Girdan, Rebecca 28 Girton, Michael 73 Gjesdal, Taylor 142 Glaser, Jane 187 Goche, Tyeler 16, 98, 225 Goerke, Lauren 185 Gohl, Maggie 73 Gohl, Sophia 98 Goldberg, Cherrian 73, 106,

223 Goldberg, Cherry 226 Gomez, Becky 73, 223, 224 Gomez, Erik 73, 132, 215 Gomez, Mayra 185 Gomez-Morfin, Janet 98 Gomez, Paola 98, 212, 224 Gonrowski, Ty 82, 185 Gonzales, Armando 103, 185 Gonzalez, Cindy 98 Gonzalez, Diana 73 Gonzalez, Francisco 43 Gonzalez, Jose 142 Gonzalez, Lesly 98 Gonzalez-Lopez, Armando 142 Gonzalez, Ricardo 98, 216 Gonzalez, Yajaira 73 Gonzalez, Yancy 142, 215 Goodwin, Doug 185 Gordon, Jacob 98 Gordon, Joshua 142 Gordon, Taylor 98, 225 Gormley, CJ 142, 210 Gould, Nicole 142, 221 Gowin, Bradye 28 Graham, Alexis 98 Graham, Jacob 43 Graham, Jorgen 142, 223 Gray, Pat 185 Greear, Sarah 99, 212 Greenawalt, James 43 Greenaway, Alec 99, 215 Green, Bethany 28 Green, Casey 99, 210 Green, Olivia 185 Grenier, Haleigh 28, 201,

205, 223 Grentz, Donald 99 Grisham, Siana 73 Groom, Kendra 73, 167, 210,

211, 220, 222, 224 Gubchak, Arnold 142 Guenther, Stephanie 28, 166,

193, 196, 220 Guenther, Travis 73, 213, 215,

224, 225 Guerrero, Brandon 99, 210,

216, 219, 224

Guerrero, Julie 73 Guess, Andrew 43 Guess, Myciala 99 Guin, Colby O’ 224 Gurme, Gurme 142 Gurnett, Casey 73 Gurnett, Josh 28 Gustaveson, Brandon 73 Gustaveson, Shawn 216 Gutierrez, David 99 Gutierrez, Luis 142 Gutierrez, Maritza 28, 201 Gutierrez, Michael 99, 213,

215 Gutierrez, Peter 142, 213, 215 Guyer, Jo 187 Guzman, Alejandro 43 Guzman, Edgar 73 Guzman, Luis 99

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Haddock, Kassandra 99, 224,

225 Hadley, Shantel 142, 211, 218 Hagel, Alex 7, 99, 215, 222 Hagel, Andrew 28 Hagen, Braden 43, 213, 223 Hagen, Jamie 142 Hagen, Joey 142 Hagen, Rhiannon 142 Hager, Nollen 99, 225 Hager, Sarah 99, 218, 222 Hagle, Alex 130 Haide, Erica 99, 213 Hakala, Ellie 187 Hale, Moriah 28, 193 Halladin, William 28, 199,

223 Hall-Annette, Ronnie 43 Hall, Darci 28, 30, 70, 225 Halley, Jenny 185 Halley, Scott 185 Halverson, Carly 28, 198 Hampton, Julie 185 Hanchett, Charlie 73 Hanchett, Emily 28 Handsets, Isaac 154 Hanefeld, Tyler 99 Hankerson, Jasmine 73 Hanna, Klara 73 Hansen, Darby 43 Hansen, Dylan 216 Hansen, Joseph 142 Hansen, Marcella 43 Hanset, Cody 99, 210 Hanset, Isaac 25, 28, 30, 31

154, 180, 182, 212,

220, 221, 223 224, Hanson, Christina 73 Hanson, Dylan 142, 210, 222 Hanson, Tina 223 Hardgrove, Mackenzie 142,

210, 217 Hardgrove, Quintin 73, 210,

211 Harding, Garren 99

Harding, Kaitlin 18, 32, 115,

222 Harding, Seth 43 Hardy, Chris 142 Harm, Parker 99 Harness, Danielle 73 Harris, Max 99, 109, 210 Harrison, Alex 142, 214, 216, 222 Harris, Skyler 43 Harry, Paige 73, 213, 223, 226 Harshfield, Cyrus 84, 94, 185 Hart, Kevin 185, 220 Hartner, Jim 211 Hartner, Matt 211 Hartung, Lauryn 142 Harvey, Jeanette 99 Haselnus, Jordan 30, 31, 32,

55, 214, 224 Haskett, Mitchell 73, 224 Haskins, Valerie 73, 82, 223 Hassing, Judy 187 Hatton, Kellie 43 Hawes, Gage 73 Hawkins, Taylor 32, 192 Haynes, Michelle 73 Hay, Zachary 142 Hazard, Kaia 142 Heacock, Abe 13, 32, 56, 173,

213 Heater, Julianne 73, 111 Heath, Josh 99, 210 Heckman, T-Bone 101, 224 Hedlind, Kayla 32 Heffner, Marina 101 Heine, Erica 61, 64, 73, 77, 99,

213, 222, 223, 226 Helvey, Cody 101 Helzer, Cameron 74, 219 Helzer, Jordan 142 Hemenway, Tanner 101, 212,

216 Henry, Amy 185 Her, Angel 101 Hermanson, Sarah 9, 20, 43, 44, 94, 111, 211, 223, 226 Hermanson, Sean 43, 9 Hernandez, Alfredo 142, 214 Hernandez, Armando 52, 74 Hernandez, Johnny 101, 215 Hernandez, Laura 142 Hernandez, Monica 142, 218,

220 Hernandez, Saidy 142 Hernandez, Stephanie 101 Hernandez, Wendy 74 Herrejon, Yuliana 43 Herrera, Maricela 74 Hettinger, Kailey 74 Hickman, Kyle 43 Hickman, Lauren 74, 216, 225 Hickok, Jason 101, 140 Hicks, Alyx 101, 220 Hieggelke, Tara 185, 223 Higgins, Sage 142, 223 Higgs, Josh 32, 222, 225 Higgs, Kirstin 142 Higuera, Perter 32 Hill, Abby 142 Hill, Danielle 74 Hill, Sarah 142 Hind, Olivia 43

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Drop a beat. During the GDP pep assembly freshmen Kevin Dunlap and Jake Sundquist have one minute to improv a beat and rhyme during one of the many class challenges. “At first I was pretty nervous, but once I got my beat down, I thought ours was really funny, I mean I laughed,” joked Dunlap.

Hinojosa, Brianna 74 Hinton, Michael 101, 222 Hirschmugl, Nellie 13, 32, 87,

214, 224 Hobbs, Kami 101 Hockert, Coach 217 Hodges, Jacob 74 Hodges, Joey 143 Hodut, Jeremy 101 Hoecker, Dillon 130, 143,

210, 222 Hofeld, Haley 17, 32, 126,

171, 222, 225 Hofmann, Teddy 143 Hoidal, Jerad 32 Holevas, David 32 Holmes, Kassee 143 Holmes, Nate 32 Holm, Samantha 32, 171 Honn, Mia 74 Hooper, Daniel 43 Hoover, Austin 216 Horgan, Natasha 143, 225 Hostetler, Jacob 4, 11, 29, 32,

57, 154, 155, 176, 190,

213, 219, 224 Hostler, Sabrina 101 House, Conner 47, 101, 212,

221, 222 Ho, Vivian 4, 14, 15, 29, 32,

100, 162, 176, 203,

215, 220, 222, 223,

224, 226 Hubbard, Theresa 185 Hubert, Caley 74, 158, 221,

223, 224, 226 Huddleston, Alex 101 Huey, Jade 101, 222 Huggett, Jordan 74, 217 Huggett, Kristal 143, 222 Huggett, Trey 143 Hughes, Chris 101 Hultquist, Justin 32, 43 Hultquist, Taryn 101, 211, 225 Hummel, Chris 101, 219 Hummel, Shane 101, 217, 219 Humphrey, Megan 143 Humphreys, Allison 83, 101,

109, 211, 220, 224 Hunt, Brianna 101 Hunter, Cody 143, 210 Hunt, Jacob 143 Hunt, Matt 43 Hurley, Mitchell 32, 177, 210,

211 Hutchins, Kylee 48, 187, 212,

213, 222 Hutchinson, Darian 101, 210,

225, 226 Hutchinson, Riley 32, 223

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Ingolia, Aaron 185 Ingram, Brandon 101 Ingram, Nick 13, 32, 159, 193,

210, 211, 217 Inns, Mickey 4, 14, 15, 32,

62, 63, 123, 143, 154,

170, 177, 188, 210, 217,

219, 223, 224 Ionescu, Julie 101 Isenberg, Ashley 43 Ivanoff, Brandt 74 Ivie, Jesse 101, 129, 210, 222,

224 Ivie, Rebekah 43 Ivonoff., Brant 213

j; Jackson, Casey 74 Jackson, Jonathan 43, 217 Jackson, Kisa 223 Jacobson, Mark 185 Jaime, Everardo 101 James, Alicia 216 James, Jenavieve 226 Jamie, Junior 225 Janzen, Cole 74 Jaynes, Zachary 43 Jenner, Clarissa 223 Jiemphanthong, Ying 74 Jimenez, Karina 143 Jimison, Rick 185 Jiron, Jason 173, 223 Jiron, Justin 143 Jobin, Bethanie 43 Johnson, Ashley 143, 222 Johnson, Chelsea 66, 74,

213, 223, 224 Johnson, Dalton 101 Johnson, D.j 101 Johnson, Dylan 188 Johnson, Jordan 43

Johnson, Lisa 33, 193 Johnson, Nikki 101, 218, 225 Johnson, Suzzane 185 Johnson, Taylor 16, 17, 143,

225 Johnson, Valerie 43 Johnston, Audrey 101 Johnston, Keegan 53, 101,

215, 225 Jones, Ashley 33, 223, 226 Jones, Megan 143 Jones, Olivia 43 Jossi, Blake 143 Junker, Brent 43 Justice, Leah 33, 64, 87, 166,

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Kachel, Kristi 101, 222 Karkkainen, Hayley 74, 224 Karpstein, Linda 185 Kasimi, Bahar 101 Katzke, Aaron 77, 101, 225 Kaufman, Brett 74, 225 Kaufman, Kevin 143 Kaufman, Maddie 33, 55,

99, 153, 174, 177, 214,

222, 223, 224 Keathley, Lyle 53, 74, 214,

225 Keathley, Mary 101, 215, 216,

222 Keller, Ashley 101 Keller, Larisa 143 Kelley, Emily 74, 225 Kelley, Rachel 54, 74, 214,

223 Kelley, Ryan 101, 225 Kelley, Spencer 143, 210, 217,

222, 223 Kemp, Monica 143, 222 Kennard, Christopher 143,

225 Kent, Tracey 187 Kerr, Tammy 144, 216 Kessell, Jonathan 101 Khal, Shannon 101 Khrab, Lyuda 33 Kibbe, Brittany 33

Front Row: German Palacios, Codie Blanchard, Martin Torres, Nick Latimore, Hugo Cortes, Erik Gomez Second Row: Jordan Olson, Johnny Hernandez, Keegan Johnston, Cody Armstrong, Jan Carlos Zamora Back Row: Andrew Beekman, Sam Steinbrugge, Eddie Ramirez, Head Coach Garza, Bryce West, Michael Nunziato, Yancy Gonzalez No season results available.

JV VARSITY GIRLS Soccer

Front Row: Colleen Bailey, Hannah Phillips, Laura Phillips, Katie Brashear, Mary Keathley, Ashley Smart, Jillian Lauderback Back Row: Ashley Brashear, Carly Uebel, Taylor Simms, Head Coach Hayley Etnier, Jordan O’Connell, Alex Hagel, Shaylin Smith No season results available.

BOYS Swimming

Front Row: Travis Guenther, Jonathan Butcher, Ryan Mitchell, Robert Morgan, Michael Gutierrez, Garrison Cox , Erik Magistrado, Eddie Giblin, David Vorobyov, Anthony Vorobyov, Miguel Sanchez Middle Row: Josh Stout, Alec Greenaway, Josh Parmenter, Dan Rafalski, Alex Miletich, Tyler Strand, Jordan Pedersen, Kyle Stevens, Peter Gutierrez, Zack Laxton Back Row: Sebastian Reynolds, Derek Sturdavant, Ryan Lile, Kevin Davis, Ben Refalski, Samuel Dominguez, Johnny Dirksen, Thomas Roebuck, Ricky McElory Jake Sundquist Overall Record: 8-0 League Records: 7-0 David Douglas A 101-70, Centennial A 13733, Reynolds H 100-70, Hood River Valley H 137-17, Sandy A 105-67, Central Catholic H 111-59, Barlow H 86-84 Non-League Hillsboro H 119-57, Redmond Invite A 3rd, MHCC Districs A 2nd, State A 9th Team Honors: Team Captains-Ben Rafalski, Jordan Pedersen Coach Awards: MVP-Ben Rafalski, Most inspirational-Ben Rafalski, Most Improved-Kevin Davis All League Awards: 1st Team-Jordan Pedersen 100 Back, Ben Rafalski Jordan Pedersen Michael Gutierrez Evite Magistrado 200 Medley Relay, 2nd Team-Ben Rafalski 100 A 200 IM, Honorable Mention-Tyler Strand 200 Free 500 Free, Alec Greenaway 200 Free 500 Free, Michael Gutierrez 200 IM 500 Free, Dan Rafalski 100 Fly, Erik Magistrado 100 Fly 100 Brst, Jordan Pedersen 100 Free, Ryan Lile 100 Back, Rick McIlroy 100 Back, Johnny Dirkson Ryan Lile Dan Rafalski Alec Greenaway 200 Free Relay, Jordan Pedersen Ben Rafalski Tyler Strand Michael Gutierrez 400 Free Relay

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GIRLS Swimming

Front Row: Krista Dahlke, Jillian Lauderback, Katie Brashear, Kelly Smith, Maddie Clark, Sierra Blefgen, Mary Keathley, Ashley Smart, Annie Nedelisky, Samantha Fazekas, Emily Kratz, Ashley Rea, Tammy Kerr, Samantha Christian Back Row: Ashley Brashear, Mikayla Monnie, Kayley Deyoe, Jordan O’Connell, Cassy Slayton, Sarah De La Paz, Erika Michaud, Lauren Hickman, Sarah Triplett , Lauren Searls, Kirsten Moody Overall Record: 5-4 League Record: 4-4 David Douglas A 34-136, Centennial A 92-78, Reynolds H 74-96, Hood River Valley H 96-70, St. Mary’s H 48-121, Sandy A 88-92, Central Catholic H 86-84, Barlow H 55-115 Non-League: Hillsboro H 100-72 Team Honors: Team Captains-Erika Michaud, Cassy Slayton, Sarah De La Paz, Most Improved-Katie Brashear, Most Inspirational-Cassy Slayton, MVP-Dilynn D’Agostino All League Awards: Honorable Mention-Dilynn D’Agostino 200 IM 100 Brst, Erika Michaud Dilynn D’Agostino Sarah De La Paz Cassy Slayton 200 Medley Relay, Erika Michaud Dilynn D’Agostino Sarah De La Paz Cassy Slayton 400 Free Relay

Kimble, Wade 77, 144, 225 Kim, Josh 101, 210, 211, 224 King, Xylon 101, 213 Kinne, Ashley 33 Kirstein, Janine 135, 185, 187 Kitchens, Melissa 102, 109,

225 Kitchen, T J 144 Kleiboeker, Coach 220 Kleiboeker, Sierra 102, 220 Klym, Alex 144 Knapp, Ben 74, 149, 225 Kobayashi, Nicole 144 Koelling, Eric 33, 100, 164,

221, 222 Koenig, Chris 187, 210, 211,

222 Koga, Joshua 74 Kokoruda, Zachary 43 Korst, Preston 144, 217 Korst, Stockton 74, 217 Kousol, Dillon 74, 223, 20 Kowaleski, Kathy 185 Krakowski, Clayton 144

JV/FRESHMEN Wrestling

Front Row: Jake Lamb, Stevie Rice, Ricardo Gonzalez, Sean Mathews, Nicholas Stilwell, Kyle Berins, Lane Stickell, Brian Qua, Brodie Allen, Shawn Rice Second Row: Laura Aguon, Katie Samperi, Marcello Sifuentes, Hugo Cortes, John Southerland, George Palmiter, Carlos Zimmora, Leonardo Clemente, Devon Gaboury, Chris Angeles, Zach Studer, Christian Miranda, Brandon Guerrero, Kayla Metcalf Third Row: Alicia James , Nikalaus Waggoner, Alex Stickler, Rand Campbell, Austin Hoover, Assistant Coach Derek Yoshikani, Assistant Coach Brad Cook, Assistant Coach Jim Gardenhire, Head Coach Zac Enoch, Assistant Coach Eddie Siffuentes, Shane DeAngelo, Alex Harrison, Steven Parker, Mark Bigler, Marissela Velasquez, Kendra Groom Back Row: Dylan Gardner, Roman Page, Shawn Gustaveson, Kyle Olson, Zeke McGraw, Jacob Tolai, John Treloggen, Kevin Dunlap, Sam Gandara, Kai Boldt

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Laatz, Caitlin 33, 196 Lacey, Tracey 185 Lacey, Zach 33, 191, 221 Lagunsad, Kalyn 74 Lainez, Erick 74 Laitinen, Wesley 74 Lake, Ashly 74 Lambert, Arielle 34 Lambert, James 102

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Front Row: Alex Rojas, Jerimiah Cole, John Reese, Nick Roberts, Tim Constien, Jose Cruz, Jorge Padilla Second Row: Dylan Hansen, Braiden Newton, Assistant Coach Derek Yoshikani, Assistant Coach Brad Cook, Assistant Coach Jim Gardenhire, Head Coach Zac Enoch, Assistant Coach Eddie Siffuentes, Nick Moore, Taylor Myers Back Row: Andrew Gandara, Josh Melander, Tanner Hemenway, Dylan Crimp, Jose Damian-Damian League Record: 5-1 Sandy H 38-30, Centennial A 35-25, Barlow A 32-31, David Douglas H 33-28, Reynolds H 40-15, Hood River Valley A 22-27, Team Honors: League Dual Meet Champions (3-way tie with Barlow and HRV) District Tournament Champions.

Individual Honors: Team Captains- Tim Constien, John Reese, Alex Rojas, Nick Roberts, Braiden Newton, Most Improved – Josh Melander, Jose Damian, Most Inspirational – John Reese- , MVP – John Reese, All League Awards: 1st Team - John Reese 125, Jose Damian 145, Nick Roberts 171; 2nd Team - Tim Constien 119, Braiden Newton 152, Dylan Crimp; Honorable Mention - Jose Cruse 103, Alex Rojas 130, Jeremiah Cole 130, Dylan Hansen 135, Zach Teel 135, Devon Gaboury 152, Jake Lamb 160, Josh Melander 189, Steven Parker 215, Nick Moore 285; All State Awards: 1st Team - John Reese, Honorable Mention – Tim Constien, Jose Damian, Nick Roberts

Kuhn, Sarah 144, 225 Kuiawa, Kyle 74 Kunda, Veronika 144 Kuntz, Julie 187 Kuzmenkova, Marina 74 Kveton, Kurtis 144, 223 Kveton, Michael 33, 164,

204, 214, 221, 222

Krakowski, Shannon 102 Kramer, Anna 74 Kramer, Coach 210, 219 Kramer, Katie 33, 224, 225 Kramer, Tamara 185 Kramer, Tyson 33 Kratz, Emily 8, 16, 102, 216,

225 Kratz, Evan 16, 33, 38, 51, 71,

84, 135, 144, 149, 171,

225 Kratz, Evin 226 Kratz, Jon 50, 51, 134, 153,

210, 225 Krein, Pam 185 Krenzer, Kaitlyn 144, 211, 220 Kresse, Colton 102 Kristensen, Erika 24, 33, 55,

100, 104, 116, 117, 159,

171, 180, 182, 203, 214,

222, 223, 226 Kristensen, Hanna 100, 144,

214, 218, 222, 223 Krouse, Sharie 74, 222, 223 Krum, Cameron 102 Kruse, Brandi 185 Kruse, Cheyenne 144 Kuehl, Penny 187

Lamb, Jake 34, 216 Lamoureux, Parker 43 Lane, Nikole 144, 223 Lange, Andrew 34 Langman, Kevin 102 Larsen, Austin 144, 210 Larson, Nicole 43, 94, 106,

223, 7 Lastivka, Jessica 144 Latimore, Nick 102, 215, 222 Latyshev, Vitaliy 43 Lauderback, Jillian 144,

215, 216, 220, 223 Lawer, Marissa 102, 213 Laxton, Briana 144 Laxton, Zachary 74, 215 Leach, Brennon 43 Leach, Kiel 102 Leathers, Stephen 144 Lebedev, Ilya 102 Lebedev, Petr 74 Leed, Emily 102 Lee, Jesse 102 Lehman, Caitlin 74 Lehman, Elyssa 74 Lehr, Cori 102 Lehr, Jay 78, 90, 185 Leiby, Devonna 74

Leitch, Sarabeth 132, 160,

185, 218 Leithem, Hannah 9, 102,

109, 211 Lemons, Jacob 144, 223 Lenchitsky, Jordan 102, 211,

224 Leon, Noemi De 141 Leon-Rosales, Valerie 74 Levin, Katrina 185 Lewis, Brittany 102 Lewis, Emily 102 Lewis, Jeremy 70, 102, 225 Lewis, Kaylyn 74 Lewis, Logan 225 Lewis, Riley 225 Leyva, Dalia 74 Liebelt, Courtney 102 Lile, Ryan 56, 75, 213, 215,

221, 224 Lilly, John 144, 219 Lilly, Mary 15, 34, 162, 176,

220, Linares, Becky 102 Well deserved. Rhythmettes advisor Jennifer Wilson laughs with Hillary Dube, Ashley Brewer, and Morgan Garry as they check out the certificate at the end of the bleachers during the awards assembly in late spring.

Wilson received all league honors, as the Advisor of the year, for her work with the two dance teams at GHS. The varsity team came away with a 2nd place finish. The highest team finish of any athletic team in the conference this school year. “It was a pleasure to receive the award, but if it wasn’t for the girls on the team, I wouldn’t have even been a consideration,” commented Wilson.

Linblad, Michael 90, 168, 186 Lincoln, Ron 186 Lindhorst, Sierra 144 Lindquist, AJ 43, 78 Lindqvist, Adam 75 Linn, Jordan 144, 154, 222 Lipner, Scott 106, 180, 186 Livingston, Austin 75 Lloyd, Ashley 144, 225 Long, Jon 102 Long, Julia 34 Longanecker, Raeven 42 Lopez-Diaz, Luis 43 Lopez, Edgar 102, 222 Lopez, Eric 43 Lopez, Fernanado 53 Lopez, Ida 102, 218 Lopez, Osvaldo 145 Lopez, Rodrigo 43 Lor, Vang 75, 223 Lor, Xo 145 Lott, Breneszell 35, 180 Lotz, Christine 186 Louangsisongkham, Sylvana

35 Louie, Gregory 145 Louie, Tammy 102, 220 Loving, Shayla 34 Lowe, Ali 75, 220 Lucas, Brittainy 34 Lucas, Timmy 145

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Lucero, Desiree 102 Luckett, Chandlir 102 Ludemann, Katja 34 Luenga, Olga 75 Luengas-Ubaldo, Olivia 145 Luiz, Lauren 17, 34, 61, 149, 177, 199, 223, 224, 225 Luna, Eric 145 Luna, Hermelinda 43 Lundberg, Addy 132, 187 Lund, Sarah 34, 223 Lupanov, Anna 145 Lutz, Sabreena 145 Lynn, Cara 124 Lyski, Aaron 75, 135, 224,

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Mabbott, McKaya 102 Maceda De Jesus, Victor 102 Macca, Courtney 35, 223 MacClanathan, Jacob 145,

217 Machuna, Alec 145 Macias, Abigail 102, 213,

214, 224 MacIntyre, Christine 102 MacKay, Kayleigh 75, 223 Macomber, Katlin 102 Maddox, Kendra 186 Madrosen, Aaron 102 Madtson, Trevor 102 Maehara, Victoria 84, 186 Magistrado, Erik 119, 145, 215 Malan, Brian 186 Maldonado, Lizbeth 102 Malikie, Lindsay 102 Malloy, Leann 75 Malone, Gunning 75 Malony, Mike 186 Mandzij, Corbin 145 Manley, Gene 218 Mann, Macie 145, 225 Marble, Calvin 145, 223 Marcoff, Jordan 75 Marie-Frazier, Ciera 75 Marin, Angel 43 Marin, Xiomara 102 Marquez, Rosa 187 Marrs, Sean 75 Martellini, Kelli 43 Martin, Connie 224 Martinez, Ana 43 Martinez, Emmanuel 102 Martinez, Jose 102 Martinez, Maira 145 Martinez, Marcus 145, 210 Martinez, Matthew 145 Martinez, Ramses 145 Martinez, Remi 75 Martinez, Sarah 43 Martinez, Susana 34 Martin, Reed 145, 223 Martin, Ryan 34, 133 Masa, Moorea 224 Mason, Sydaysha 145

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Masterson, Kyle 145 Mathews, Sean 145, 216 Matteson, Donna 186 Matthews, Daven 75, 222 Mayko, Mark 186 Maynard, Sandy 187 Mayville, Kristin 187 McAllister, Samantha 145 McCarty, Chelsea 34 McCauley, Sami 145, 214 McCausland, Miranda 102, 213 McClure, Zachary 75 McConnell, Elizabeth 147 McCormick, Marisa 102 McCoy, Angelo 147 McCoy, Devin 147, 223 McDonald, Emily 104, 222,

223, 226 McDonald, Eric 75 McElroy, Ricky 75, 119, 213 McGarity, Madison 104, 162,

220 McGill, Heidi 147, 223 McGill, Kindal 34, 134, 171,

177, 223 McGraw, Zeke 12, 42, 43, 210,

211 McGregor, Sarah 66, 75, 100,

123, 162, 213, 220, 221,

222, 224 McGuire, Victoria 34 McKenzie, Aly 147, 225 McKenzie, Ashley 104, 225 McKenzie, Izaac 35, 42 Mcmanus, Nikki 104 McMurray, Danielle 147, 214,

218 McNally, Debbie 187 McPherson, Brandi 147 McPherson, Da’Naiya 75 McPherson, Lewis 147 McPherson, Mike 104 McVay, Victoria 147 Measamer, Leighann 104 Medel, Jenny 75 Medina, Ricardo 104 Mehlhaff, Michael 35, 62, 104,

105, 142, 144, 169, 176,

198, 210, 211, 217, 219,

220, 223, 224 Meigs, Kolton 75, 210, 211 Meixner, Zachary 43 Mejia, Christian 147 Mejia, Cinthya 147, 218 Mejia, Daniela 43 Mejia, David 104, 210 Mejia, Maria 75 Mejia, Robert 75, 103 Melander, Josh 13, 35, 89,

210, 211, 221, 222 Melendez, Jose Luis 104 Melton, Mike 9, 187, 210, 211,

217 Mendez, Maria 147 Mendoza, Alejandra 147 Mendoza, Stori 104, 225 Menera, Cynthia 147, 225 Menera, Marlene 43 Meng, Westly 12, 29, 75, 76,

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Menicosy, Chad 76 Merritt, Kelsey 8, 45, 104,

111, 211, 223, 226 Messer, Damon 186 Metcalf, Kayla 13, 15, 30,

61, 66, 76, 88, 166,

167, 216, 220, 223,

226 Meyers, Taylor 212, 219 Meza-Ramirez, Yovana 76 Meza-Segura, Lupita 147 Michaels, Gavin 104, 225 Michaud, Anthony 76 Michaud, Erika 43, 59, 121,

212, 216, 222 Mihaltan, Stefan 76 Miler, Aaron 34 Miles, Hannah 34, 43, 134,

182, 199, 223, 225 Miletich, Alex 104, 164, 215,

221 Millar, Zachary 147 Miller, Brittany 147 Miller, Dakota 76 Miller, Kevin 147, 164, 221,

223, 225 Million, Mitch 147, 219, 223 Mills, Addie 223 Mills, Alexis 104, 153, 213,

224 Mills, Andrea 76, 224 Mills, Katie 34 Miranda, Christian 216 Mitchell, Athina 76, 221, 223,

226 Mitchell, Bekah 38, 54, 69,

76, 78, 84, 106, 126,

223, 226 Mitchell, Ryan 147, 210, 215,

223 Mitts, Sean 43 Mizuno, Hiromi 76 Moen, Becca 76, 166, 220,

224 Moesche, Jane 20, 34, 44,

211 Mofford, Skyler 104, 11 Molina, Annaly 147 Monda, Kristin 34, 188, 212,

222 Monnie, Mikayla 136, 147,

216, 225 Monteblanco, Martin 76 Montes, Jazmin 43 Montgomery, Cassie 76, 160 Montgomery, Maxwell 76,

224 Montgomery, Pat 224 Montoya, Silvia 76, 223 Moody, Kirsten 147, 216 Moore, Briana 35 Moore, Devante 76 Moore, Dillon 147 Moore, Elizabeth 35, 202 Moore, Michael 104 Moore, Nick 12, 76, 210, 211 Moore, Samantha 147 Moore, Taylor 147 Moore, Victoria 104 Moothart, Alyx 104 Morales, Eddy 104, 225

VARSITY BOYS Basketball

Front Row: Alex Spicer, John Jackson, Wes Meng, Michael Mehlhaff, Stockton Korst, Zach Scherba, Eddie Cabrera Back Row: Nick Ingram, Andy Smith, Keith Richardson, Head Coach Todd Nagel, Jake Bryant, Mickey Inns, Martin Garcia Overall Record: 9-14 League Record: 6-8 Barlow A 44-81 H 38-59, Centennial A 54-58 H 60-65, Central Catholic A 41-65 H 39-48, David Douglas A 43-32 H 64-66, Hood River Valley A 55-36 H 67-59, Reynolds A 59-57 H 66-45, Sandy A 66-68 H 51-41 NonLeague Hillsboro A 54-73, McMinnville A 53-41, Clackamas A 51-59, Roosevelt A 41-54, North Eugene A 45-55, Rex Putnam A 55-43, Franklin A 41-64, Milwaukie A 53-40, Jesuit A 28-71 Team Honors: MVP: Martin Garcia, Most Inspirational: Keith Richardson, Most Improved: Stockton Korst. All League Awards: 1st Team- Martin Garcia, Honorable Mention-Mickey Inns, Keith Richardson

JR VARSITY BOYS Basketball

Front row: Robinson Tran, Warren Benavente, Logan Sheehan, Cameron Ell, Jared Ell, Garren Ell, Kaleb Anderson Back Row: Andrew Beekman, Jordan Huggett, Travis Pederson, Coach Hockert, Coach Melton, Shane Hummel, Quintin Hardgrove, Brad Norman Overall Record: 8-12 League Record: 7-7 David Douglas A 39-23 H 44-39, Centennial A 32-30 H 29-45, Reynolds A 38-48 H 55-40, Barlow A 35-39 H 39-49, Sandy A 31-49 H 33-26, Central Catholic A 25-67 H 31-41, Hood River Valley A 43-34 H 60-38 Non-League McMinnville A 26-34, Clackamas A 45-58, Wilson A 42-55, Barlow A 33-48, Franklin A 40-39, Milwaukie A 37-53

JR VARSITY BOYS Basketball

Front Row: Â Marquese Walker, Jacob Young, Preston Korst, Christian Parish, Trevor Dietz, Matt Baird, Joey Constien Back Row: Hayward Demison III, Brent Tolvstad, Spencer Kelley, Head Coach Alan Simpson, Jacob MacClanathan, Hunter Busse, Mackenzie Hardgrove Overall Record: 4-16, League Record: 3-11 David Douglas A 29-56 H 42-56, Centennial A 61-65 H 46-67, Reynolds A 44-46 H 43-60, Barlow A 53-62 H 41-70, Sandy A 52-54 H 45-29, Central Catholic A 34-63 H 42-72, Hood River Valley A 73-46 H Won Non-League McMinnville A 26-34, Clackamas A 48-52, Wilson A 56-52, Barlow A 2356, Franklin A 50-66, Milwaikie A 36-49 Team Honors: Team Captains: Spencer Kelley, Trevor Dietz. Coach Awards: MVP: Spencer Kelley, Most Inspirational: Spencer Kelley, Most Improved: Matt Baird

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VARSITY GIRLS Basketball

Stevie Patnode, Leslie Capps, Ashley Duncan, Ariana Cooley, Nche Onyima, Sage Cruser, Kate Piluso, Amy Fellis, Erin Urbanowicz, Charlie Neilan, Brandy Quinn, Leah Justice, Haley Downey, Not pictured Erika Kristensen Overall Record: 5-18 League Record: 2-14 Sandy H 52-58 A 45-54, David Douglas A 48-42 H 45-42, Central Catholic H 25-75 A 38-58, Hood River A 35-56 H 45-52, St. Mary’s A 34-52 H 36-47, Centennial A 20-32 H 31-37, Reynolds H 40-52 H 45-59, Barlow A 47-48 H 33-44 Non-League Hillsboro A 35-59, Grant A 49-58, Lincoln A 25-43, McMinnville H 44-32, Milwaukie H 56-34, McNary H 47-19, Union H 46-51; Team Honors: Captains-Charlie Neilan, Leah Justice, MVP-Charlie Neilan, Leah Justice, Most Inspirational-Stevie Patnode, Most Improved-Ashley Duncan All League Awards: 2nd Team-Leah Justice, Honorable Mention-Charlie Neilan

Morales, Fernando 43 Morales, Miguel 104 Moran, Alicia 16, 36, 50, 61,

71, 126, 135, 149, 155,

170, 176, 207, 215,

223, 225, 226 Mora, Sabrina 104 Morelos, Jimmy 76 Morgan, Robert 104, 215 Morlan, Lydia 36 Morote, Dario 43 Morris, Lindsay 36, 190 Morris, Paige 147 Morris, Tracy 104, 225 Mosher, Carly 104, 220 Mott, Clay 210, 219, 224 Mott, Coach 219 Moua, Alex 76, 224 Moua, Daony 43 Mount, Vicki 140 Mowery, Tim 30, 31, 36, 129,

142, 177, 210, 218,

222, 223, 224 Muller, Lana 105 Murray, Owen 147 Murrell, Joshua 76 Murrell, Shelby 36 Myers, Taylor 147, 216, 219

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Front Row: Kelsey Dransfeldt, Jasmin Williams, Sarah Hager, Savanna Baird, Ida Lopez Back Row: Kailene Warner, Rianna Smith, Kate Piluso, Head Coach Sarah Beth Leitch, Nikki Johnson,Chanel Underwood, Adina Warner No season results available.

FRESHMEN GIRLS Basketball

Front Row: Cinthya Mejia, Monica Hernandez, Taylor Simms, Ashley Cramblett, Dani McMurray, Shaylin Smith, Brisa Estrada Back Row: Hanna Kristensen, Ify Onyima, Ciara Stinson, Chris Smith, Gene Manley, Shantel Hadley, Amanda Brummel, Katelyn Steiner Overall Record: 6-13 League Record: 6-10 Sandy A 21-24 H 36-20, David Douglas A 24-33 H 33-26, Central Catholic A 25-44 H 35-62, Hood River Valley A 20-54 H 15-28, St. Mary’s A 20-54 H Forfeit, Centennial A 34-30 H 29-16, Reynolds A 34-41 H 25-22, Barlow A 34-48 H 31-54 Non-League: Lincoln H 31-36, McMinnville H 17-41, Grant A 21-36 Team Captains: Taylor Simms, Dani McMurray

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Naef, Amber 36 Naef, Heather 105 Nafarrate, Celena 147, 222 Nafarrate, Nicholas 36, 210 Nagel, Kristin 186 Nagel, Todd 63, 164, 186,

210, 217, 221 Nanbu Quintero, Seiji 76 Nannini, Kadyn 147, 210, 219 Nanocchio, Josh 36 Narro, Gabe 147, 210 Navarro, Luis 147, 223 Naydiuk, Erik 36, 149, 225 Naydiuk, Sam 105 Nead, Anya 147 Neal, Janelle 70, 105, 225 Nedelisky, Annie 147, 216,

225 Neeley, Sydney 36, 162, 220 Neffendorf, Amanda 147, 211 Neffendorf, Jessica 76, 173,

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Neilan, Charlie 15, 36, 64,

86, 166, 167, 177, 199,

218, 220, 224 Nelson, Danna 186 Nelson, Hannah 147 Nelson, Kaylee 17, 36, 71, 134, 154, 155, 171, 225 Newberry, Catherine 186 Newell, Codie 105 Newell, Corey 147 Newman, Katie 76 Newton, Braiden 36, 52, 53,

88, 160, 205, 214,

216, 223, 224 Ngo, Kelly 147 Nguyen, Mai 36, 177, 224,

225 Nichols, Andrew 43 Nida, Cassie 105 Nielson, Coach 221 Niyonkuru, Adeline 222 Niyonkuru, Isaac 53, 105,

214, 222 Nojima, Ceone 45, 66, 72,

76, 210, 211, 212, 213,

214, 215, 222 Norfleet, Robert 147 Norman, Brad 76, 217, 219 Norman, Kelly 186 Northway, Scout 105 Norton, Nicole 225 Norum, Max 76, 222 Noyes, Emily 105, 225 Nunziato, Michael 105, 215,

222 Nutt, Donald 76, 210, 211 Nutt, Nathan 147, 210, 225

Occhiuto, R.J 76, 223 O’Connell, Jordan 105, 215,

216 O’Connor, John 43, 225 O’Guin, Colby 105 Olevera, Ariel 213 Olmos, Miguel 147 Olsen, Kyle 76 Olsen, Therese 36, 212, 220 Olson, Evan 105 Olson, Jordan 76, 214, 215 Olson, Kyle 216 Olson, Melissa 43 Olszewski, Sally 36 Olvera, Ariel 105 Onkhamla, Prangchai 105 Onyima, Ify 128, 129, 148,

218, 222 Onyima, Nche 64, 76, 87,

129, 212, 218, 221,

222, 223, 224 O’Ree, Taylor 76 Orel, Elona 105 Ornelas, Wendy 148 Orn, Jessica 36 Ortiz, Eduardo 148 Orton, Brandon 148 O’Shea, Karli 36, 99, 115,

189, 222 Osterkamp, Aleshia 36, 203 Oswald, Thea 76, 213, 223,

224, 226 Otake, Jarl 210, 211 Otake, Msao 36 Ottesen, Dylan 76

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Obama, President Barack 90 O’Brien, Mario 24, 140, 186, 213

Pacheco, Garrett 148 Pack, Ashlynn 37, 193 Paden, Nathan 37

Gresham Track Adopted Main Street. Tim Mowery (12) orgainized the Adopt A Highway program for his senior project. The track program volunteered many hours of community service in efforts to clean up Main Street. “It was a cool experience. I am glad that I took the initiative to address this issue. The track team has been a big part of my life. It was an honor and a pleasure to organize this not only for my senior project but the track team as well,” Mowery stated.

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Padilla, Ali 77, 148 Padilla, Jorge 43, 103, 216 Page, Eric 212 Page, Jacob 105 Page, Rebekah 105, 225 Page, Roman 37, 210, 211 Page, Ryan 37 Page, Steve 76 Palacios, German 76, 215 Palma, Elaine 148 Palmer, Emily 148 Palmiter, George 105, 216 Palmquist, Alex 148 Pang, Kendriana 37, 194 Pappas, Nicholas 105 Paquette, Dillon 105, 210, 221,

224 Parish, Christian 217 Parker, Megan 105, 213, 224 Parker, Steven 76, 216, 225 Parmenter, Josh 215, 225 Parmenter, Joshua 105, 225 Parrish, Christian 148 Partina, Kristina 76 Patnode, Stevie 37, 64, 166,

167, 207, 220, 223, 224 Patterson, Brianna 76, 224 Patterson, Kalyx 76 Pattock, Courtney 44, 76, 211,

223, 226 Pauker, Talon 148, 223 Payne, David 79, 210, 211 Pechmann, Ashley 105, 211,

224 Pechmann, Matt 2, 37, 169, 206, 219, 224 Pedersen, Jordan 79, 119, 215 Pederson, Travis 107, 168, 210,

217, 219, 224 Peetz, Kerri Ann 148, 223 Peinado, Jose 43 Pelett, Michael 107 Pellum, Areianna 43 Penk, Camille 18, 37, 61, 182,

197, 215 Perez, Denise 79 Perez, Erica 148 Perez, Felipe 79, 223 Perez, Joseline 107 Perez-Magdaleno, Marco 79 Peringer, Kristy 148, 222 Perkins, Nicole 107 Pertl, Kellie 79 Petegue, Kat 106 Petersen, Alex 37, 43 Petersen, Anthony 148, 210 Peterson, Heather 107, 211 Peterson, MaryAnn 186 Petesz, Shane 37, 223, 226 Pettigrew, at 223 Pettigrew, Kat 106, 223 Pettigrew, Katrina 79 Pettigrew, Leslie 148 Pham, Peter 148, 223 Phearson, Bradley 148 Phillips, Anita 186 Phillips, Hannah 148, 215,

222, 223 Phillips, Laura 148, 215, 222,

223 Piazza, Allie 78, 79, 111

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Piluso, Kate 107, 218, 222 Pineda, Pedro 148 Pipchenko, Andrey 148 Pipchenko, Sergey 79 Plascencia-Arreola, Karla 43 Plate, Vala 186 Plesa, Cristina 79 Pointer, Kayla 148 Pomykala, Agnes 7, 24, 37,

100, 113, 176, 194,

213, 220, 222, 224 Popova, Sofiya 77, 136, 137,

148, 222, 225 Potter, Justin 79, 210, 211,

219 Powell, Holly 79, 220 Pratt, Emily 78, 187 Preciado, Travis 37 Protz, Amy 37 Protz, Riley 107, 214 Prunk, Justin 135, 187 Pukay, Vasiliy 148

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Quach, Brian 107, 216, 224 Quarles, Carol 132, 186 Quinn, Brandy 37, 46, 212, 218 Quinn, Mercedes 107 Quinn, Tina 43

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Radocchia, Emalie 148 Rafalski, Ben 2, 37, 118, 215,

223, 225, 226 Rafalski, Daniel 148, 215 Raffaele, Stephanie 37 Raisanen, Bradlee 79 Raisanen, Bryan 43 Ramirez, Eddie 24, 90, 107,

214, 215 Ramirez, Jenny 148 Ramirez, Maritza 107 Ramirez, Rosa 148 Ramos, Joel 37 Ramos, Julie 187 Ramstad, Tim 186 Randall, Jordan 148 Rangel-Romero, Antonio 148 Rangel-Romero, Margarita 148 Raterman, Nick 37, 224 Ray, Tony 107 Raze, Genevieve 186 Rea, Ashley 148, 216, 225 Reasor, Mckenzie 37 Reaves, Valerie 18, 37, 109,

172, 182 Rebensdorf, Cheyenne 148 Redfern, Ryan 79 Reed, Amanda 148 Reed, Raistlin 148, 223

Reese, John 39, 89, 202,

216, 224 Reese, Tiara 148 Rees, Heather 39, 177 Rees, Rylan 107 Reid, Morgan 148, 225 Reiman, Laura 39, 183 Reis, Bjorn 43 Rekdahl, Logan 148, 225 Relos, R.j 107 Remain, Laura 125 Rendon, Paloma 148, 223 Ressler, Luke 39 Reynolds, Sebastian 79, 215 Rezayee, Suhiba 148 Rice, Shawn 79, 216 Rice, Stevie 79, 216 Richardson, Keith 4, 39, 191,

210, 211, 217, 224 Richardson, Taylor 20, 44, 47,

48, 57, 59, 69, 72, 79,

111, 118, 121, 129,

130, 132, 153, 160,

162, 211, 223, 226 Riehl, Christina 187 Ries, Heather 9, 20, 29, 47,

48, 59, 107, 111, 123,

146, 160, 166, 168,

211, 223, 224, 226 Ries, Patti 172 Ries, Thomas 39, 155, 168,

177, 200, 219, 224 Rigby, Gennifer 79 Riley, Travis 107 Ritmiller, Chloe 148 Rivera, Ivan 79 Rivera, Johnathan 150 Robbins, Brandon 79 Roberts, Alana 107 Roberts, Bianca 150 Roberts, Elizabeth 107, 133,

225 Roberts, Gabrielle 150, 214 Roberts, Jake 107, 210, 224 Roberts, John 90 Roberts, Nick 12, 39, 87, 88,

89, 210, 216, 223, 224 Robertson, Andy 150, 219 Robinson, Arie 150, 212 Robinson, Christopher 79,

210, 211, 221 Robinson, Quinn 224 Robinson, Shelby 39, 197 Robles, Monica 150 Rodriguez, Bonita 107, 157,

213 Rodriguez, Christian 150 Rodriguez, Maritza 150 Rodriguez-Vega, Alex 39 Rodriquez, Sadie 107 Roebuck, Thomas 150, 210,

215 Rogers, Sean 79 Rogstad, Kortney 107 Rohrbacher, Seraphina 150 Rojas, Alex 39, 191, 216 Romero, Angelica 107, 222 Romero, Diana 79 Romero, Josefina 103, 186 Romey, Blake 43 Roque, Dulce 150

VARSITY Baseball

Front Row: Morgan Brittain, Miguel Vallejo, Zach Scherba, Westly Meng, Cameron Ell, Jacob Hostetler, Brannon Dooley, Thomas Ries Back Row: Justin Potter, Andy Smith, Travis Pederson, Coach Chad Waples, Coach Mott, Matt Pechmann, Mickey Inns, Michael Mehlhaff Overall Record: 17-12 League Record: 14-7 Central Catholic A 3-2 H 6-9 A 0-4, Hood River H 5-4 A 4-10 H 5-4, Reynolds A 5-6 H 5-1 A 1-2, Barlow H 4-1 A 10-4 H 5-8, Sandy H 9-0 A 4-2 H 4-1, Centennial A 9-1 H 6-2 A 5-7, David Douglas H 14-4 A 14-4 H 10-9 Non-League - Hillsboro A 10-0, Pegis Jesuit T 4-7, Willow Canyon AZ T 15-18, Boulder Creek AZ T 20-3, Desert Edge AZ T 7-17, Tualutin A 5-7 Team Honors: Team Captains-Mickey Inns, Michael Mehlhaff Coaches Award: Travis Pederson Most Improved-Justin Potter (1st Base), Matt Pechmann (Pitcher). All State Honors: 1st Team, Michael Mehlhaff (1st Base), Matt Pechmann (Pitcher).

JR. VARSITY Baseball

Front Row: Brandon Guerrero, Kyle Simms, Clay Mott, Cameron Helzer, Marcello Sifuentes, Devon D’Amico Back Row: Michael Rosenboom, Jacob Amano, Chris Hummel, Coach, Shane Hummel, Taylor Myers, Brad Norman; No season records available.

FRESHMAN Baseball

Front Row: Travis Blanchard, Joseph Constien, Kadyn Nannini, Lane Stickell, Andy Robertson, Daniel Vallejo Middle Row: Michael Farrer, Nick Wilkinson, Taylor Meyers, Grant Warner, John Lilly Back Row: Marcus Martinez, Hunter Busse, Coach Kramer, Assistant Coach, Brent Tolvstad, Brandon Fast Not Pictured: Mitch Million No season records available.

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VARSITY Softball

Front Row: Emma Bird, Kayla Metcalf, Becca Moen Middle Row: Coach Truttman,Monica Hernandez, Holly Powell, Coach Anderson-Cook, Kendra Groom, Lacey Busch, Coach Hart Back Row: Charlie Neilan, Leah Justice, Stevie Patnode, Stephanie Guenther Overall Record: 11-12 League Record: 8-6 David Douglas A 4-2 H 1-0, Reynolds H 16-0 A 14-4, Sandy A 3-7 H 4-3, Centennial A 0-2 H 9-7, Central Catholic H 0-7 A 0-5, Hood River Valley H 1-0 A 7-2, Barlow A 2-7 H 2-6 Non-League: Glencoe A 0-10, Lakeridge A 3-5, Scappoose T 6-5, Southridge A 4-5, Tualatin A 7-3, McMinnville State 1-10 Team Awards: MVP-Becca Moen, Most Inspirational-Stevie Patnode, Most ImprovedKayla Metcalf All League Awards: Becca Moen-Inf 1st Team, Kendra Groom-P 2nd Team, Leah Justice-Inf Honerable Mention, Charlie Neilan-Inf Honorable Mention, Stevie Patnode-Of Honorable Mention

JR VARSITY Softball

Front Row: Carly Mosher, Jillian Lauderback, Katie Samperi, Luiza Barros, Alyx Hicks Middle Row: Shaylin Smith, Kayley Deyoe, Tori Volk, Kaitlyn Krenzer, Stephanie Bishop Back Row: Allison Humphreys, Sierra Kleiboeker,Coach Kleiboeker,Coach Gibbs, Coach Carbone, Taryn Carbone, Therese Olsen Overall Record: 6 -11 League Record 5-9 David Douglas H 5-4 A 1-2, Centennial H 3-12 A 3-2, Central Catholic H 4-8 A 5-4, Hood River H 2-3 A 1-3, Reynolds H 8-5 A 4-2, Barlow H 1-3 A 3-6, Sandy H 2-4 A 3-5 Non- League: Lakeridge A 15-5, Glencoe A 7-15, Southridge A 3-13 Team Awards: Team Captains-Taryn Carbone, Sierra Kleiboeker MVPSierra Kleiboeker Most Inspirational-Luiza Barros Most Improved-Katie Samperi

GIRLS Tennis

Front Row: Tammy Louie, Karen Zhou, Titi Bates, Kelsey Dransfeldt, Vivian Ho Middle Row: Victoria Conner, Chelsey Sann, Liliya Fendich, Brittiny Williams, Sydney Neeley, Malia Ferron, Ali Lowe, Mayumi Eda Back Row: Agnes Pomykala, Mary Lilly, Alyssa Emoto, Jessica Neffendorf, Coach Simpson, Amy Wooten, Ciara Stinson, Madison McGarity, Sarah McGregor Overall Record 7-5 League Record 4-4 Barlow A 2-6, Centennial A 6-2, Central Catholic A 0-8, David Douglas 6-1, Hood River 5-3, Reynolds 3-5, Sandy 6-2, St. Mary’s 4-4 Non-League Southridge H 1-7, Benson A 5-3, Glencoe A 7-1, Hillsboro H 5-3 Team Honors: Team Captains: Mary Lilly, Agnes Pomykala, Sydney Neeley, Vivian Ho MVP: Alyssa Emoto, Most Inspirational: Mary Lilly Most Improved: Chelsey Sann, Madison McGarity All League Awards: 1st Team: Alyssa Emoto Honorable Mention: Sydney Neeley

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Rosales, Daniel 150 Rosales, Janet 79 Rose, Brittany 79 Rosenboom, Michael 107, 219 Ross, JoAnn 186 Rouffy, Stephen 186 Rovira, Danny 79 Rowell, Jared 79 Roy, Brandon 63 Royce, Alecia 39, 223, 226 Rubin, Danielle 39, 195, 224 Rudakova, Snezhana 39, 176,

180, 223 Rudnick, Janie 107 Rudy, Nicole 79, 225 Ruff, Michael 186 Rust, Rebecca 107, 212 Ryals, Tori 214 Ryan, Kory 43 Ryan, Sean 79, 213 Rydquist, Brian 150 Rynevich, Olivia 107, 212, 225

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Saenz, Krystena 107 Saetern, Shawn 79 Saetern, Tommy 150 Sage, Ed 187 Sailingi, Spencer 212 Salas-Munoz, Tatiana 107 Salazar-Lemus, Luis 107 Salgado, Christina 107, 222 Salgado, Olivia 39 Saling, Spenser 79 Salisbury, Erika 79, 82, 223 Samperi, Katie 9, 107, 216,

220 Samra, Harpriya 107 Sanchez-Busch, Robert 43 Sanchez-Diaz, Marco 43 Sanchez, Joanna 79

Sanchez, Kimberly 150 Sanchez, Miguel 150, 215 Sanchez, Stefany 43 Sanders, Samantha 107, 126,

224, 225 Sandmann, Chelsea 39, 191 Sangolt, Ariell 107 Saniti, Brittany 79 Sann, Chelsey 66, 79, 162,

211, 220, 224 Santana, Maria 39 Santiago, Erik 79, 103 Santiago, Salvador 79, 103,

223 Santos, Angel 79 Santos, Catharina 43 Santos, Juana Santiago 107 Santos, Lourdes 150 Santos, Mayra 39 Santos, Susan 107 Sappington, Andrew 43 Sappington, Jessica 150 Saradi, Pharose 42 Sargent, Creed 11, 39, 210,

211 Sastre, Victor 79, 210, 223 Sause, David 150 Savory, Alex 224 Schaffer, Iris 187 Scheel, Alexis 39, 204, 224 Scherba, Zach 62, 75, 79, 87,

210, 211, 217, 219, 224 Schimmels, Katya 40 Schneider, Danielle 150 Schofield, Jacob 40 Schofield, Riley 150, 223 Scholer, Aric 150, 210 Schrenk, Tanner 150, 210 Schwab, Morgan 146, 150,

211 Schwartz, Shelby 80, 140,

223 Scott, J.T 107 Scott, Nolan 40 Scott, Savannah 40 Scroggins, Jon 107 Searls, Lauren 107, 216, 223,

225 Segura, Cristal 150 Seifer, Renice 186 Seiler, Max 40, 222 Sek, Vitou 150 Senn, Robert 107 Serino, Andrew 30, 40, 127,

149, 154, 177, 223,

224, 225, 16 Serino, Matthew 16, 107, 225 Serino, Thomas 225, 16 Severs, Dora 43 Severt, Megan 40, 43 Sewall, Katie 150 Seymour, Ryan 40, 210, 211,

215, 223 Shackelford, Christina 108 Shackelford, Lil 223 Shackelford, Melanie 80 Shadwick, Bradley 80 Shaffer, Amanda 80 Shargorodskiy, Luba 187 Sharp, Shayla 108 Shaw, Tyler 150, 210 Sheaffer, Rodney 80 Shea, Kileigh 40, 115, 222 Sheehan, Logan 108, 210,

217 Shelden, Ashley 43 Shephard, Sydney 150, 225 Shepherd, Chelsea 108 Sherman, Elton 43 Shetzline, Lee 150 Shields, Scott 159, 221 Shinaver, Samantha 80 Showalter, Alexis 40 Showalter, Brent 150 Shropshire, Courtney 108,

211 Shropshire, Olivia 11, 44, 45,

80, 97, 211, 223, 224 Siffuentes, Eddie 216 Sifuentes, Marcello 80, 210,

211, 219 Silerio, Maria 43 Silva, Betania 108 Silva, Catalina 43

2009 Athlete Of The Year. Michael Mehlhaff (12) hits one out to right field in the playoff game against Clackamas. Mehlhaff was recognized by the choaching staff for his athletic accomplishments which included: Baseball: Coach Bob National Invitational AllTournament Team 2008; Coach Bob National Invitational All-Tournament Team 2009; 1st Team All-Mt. Hood Conference First Baseman 2008; 3rd Team All-State First Baseman selection 2008; Team Captain 2009; 1st Team All-Mt. Hood Conference First Baseman 2009 1st Team All-State First Baseman selection 2009; Recognized by ESPN Rise Magazine: All-Area Top Player (Baseball), April 2009; Selected to the 6A Metro Baseball All-star Series Football: KATU News Play and Interview of the Week (vs. Sandy, September 2008); 1st Team All-Mt. Hood Conference Tight End; 1st Team All-Mt. Hood Conference Defensive End 2nd Team All-Mt. Hood Conference Kick Returner; Gresham High School 2008 Football MVP; Honorable Mention All-State Linebacker/Defensive End; Honorable Mention All-State Tight End; Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year 2008; Les Schwab Bowl Selection (Oregon’s Senior Shrine Game) 2009; National Football Foundation: Portland Chapter Scholar- Athlete of the Year

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Smile! Or something like that... Senior Andrew Serino organized a benefit concert for a special member of his church who needs a liver transplant. In order to pull off the night, he recruited the help of fellow seniors Alicia Moran for advertising and Blake Romey for lights and sound. The $5 cover charge got audience members in to see a total of four acts ranging from punk to acoustic to alternative rock. The night ended with a long set

by Vioket Isle, the band containing two Gresham Alumni, Sean Garcia nad Nick Gable.

“The night was amazing, I couldn’t have asked for it to go better, we raised money, heard really good music, and I got to play, want more is there!” exclaimed Serino in response to the evening.

Silva, Juan 150 Silva, Rosa 43 Simms, Kyle 80, 219 Simms, Taylor 146, 150, 215,

218, 224 Simpson, Alan 63, 186, 217,

220 Simpson, Emily 43, 223 Sirimanodham, Trae 108 Sivertson, Wilson 80 Slagal, Paige 77, 150 Slate, Craig 80 Slaughter, Corey 108 Slayton, Cassy 58, 59, 80,

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221, 223 Smart, Ashley 150, 215, 216,

222, 225 Smith, Andy 11, 40, 62, 123,

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217, 219, 222, 224 Smith, Chris 72, 150, 186,

218 Smith, Cole 150, 223 Smith, Danielle 108, 225 Smith, Kaera 40, 223 Smith, Kelly 108, 212, 216 Smith, Kelsy Ann 80, 225 Smith, Phillip 108 Smith, Rianna 90, 108, 218 Smith, Rick 150, 221, 223 Smith, Robert 108, 224 Smith, Shaylin 150, 218, 215,

220 Smith, Tanner 150 Snyder, Grace 43, 134, 225 Solomon, Corina 108 Sorensen, Katie 150 Sotnikov, Angela 80, 20 Soule, Cody 150 Southerland, John 216 Souza, Alyssa 151 Souza, Tatiana 108 Sowers, Amberly 151, 223 Spahan, Tia 108, 212 Sparks, Ali 151 Spicer, Alex 40, 140, 158,

177, 203, 217, 221 Spiers, Joshua 80 Spitzengel, Chris 151 Spooner, Jon 40, 223

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Sprando, Danielle 151 Sprauer, Brooklyn 108 Staats, Breanna 151 Stai, Julianna 108, 222 Stai, Sally 20 Standish, Julianne 186 Stanley, Amanda 108 Stanley, Michael 43 Statler, Alex 82, 151, 222 Staton, Paul 80 Staton, Philip 80 Steinbrugge, Sam 215 Steinbrugge, Samuel 80 Steinebach, Austin 108, 214 Steiner, Katelyn 151, 211,

218, 222 Steinhebel, Conner 80 Steltzer, Faith 108 Stephens, Alex 108, 151 Stephens, Drew 16, 40, 71,

149, 176, 225 Sterner, Sasha 151 Stevens, Andrew 197 Stevens, Dylan 126, 225 Stevens, Kyle 151, 212, 215,

221 Stevenson, Eric 47, 108, 222 Stewart, Krissy 82, 108 Stewart, Mike 80 Stickell, Lane 151, 216, 219 Stickler, Alex 216 Stilwell, Nicholas 151, 216 Stinson, Ciara 151, 211, 219,

220 Stockman, Tyler 13, 42, 210,

224 Stockwell, Bryana 108, 225 Stone, Breanna 108, 222 Stout, Coach 222 Stout, Joshua 151, 215 Stout, Kristen 80, 212 Stout, Megan 40 Straine, Darien 151 Strand, Laney 59, 80, 212,

225 Strand, Tyler 80, 215 Strege, Shelby 43 Strickland-Takemoto, Jessa 80 Strohmaier, Julia 108, 213 Studer, Kayla 80, 223, 224 Studer, Zach 151, 213, 216

BOYS Tennis

Sturdavant, Derek 80, 215 Sturges, Lisa 80, 225 Suarez, Armando 53, 108,

214 Suarez, Diego 43 Suarez, Ingrid 108 Suarez, Karla 80 Suiter, Tanner 40 Summers, Lauren 80 Sundquist, Jake 140, 146,

151, 213, 215 Sutherland, John 108 Suyehira, Nicole 40, 61, 100,

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223, 224 Suyhira, Nicole 172, 226 Swails, Jon 108 Sweet, Aliya 108 Swetnam, Jordan 40 Switzer, Wendy 84, 186

t; Taaca, Tim 186 Tafolla, Erick 223, 226 Taheri, Daniel 151, 210 Tang, Christopher 108 Tano, Charmaine 151 Tanzer, Angelica 151, 222 Tarbet, Nathan 151, 223 Tatum, Brandon 40, 52, 116,

125, 153, 195, 214, 224 Tauilo, Moe 187 Taylor, Olivia 80, 223 Taylor, Sean 186, 212, 213 Teel, Zach 41, 46, 212 Terry, Clarice 151, 222, 223 Thao, Amy 41, 223 Thao, Linda 108 Thelander, Braden 77, 151 Thelander, Kaelly 108 Thies, Will 108, 224 Thill, Jasmine 151, 222 Thom, Andrew 41, 90, 124 Thomas, Bailey 80, 160 Thomas, Daniel 108 Thom, Heather 151 Thompson, Marissa 80 Thompson, Samantha 151, 223 Tidswell, Natalie 41, 134, 224,

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Front Row: Christopher Robinson, Robert Brewer, Kevin Miller, Anthony Vorobyov, David Vorobyov, Alec Yoshizumi, Patrick Gallagher Back Row: Angel Dolores,Eric Koelling, Eddie Cabrera JR, Michael Kveton, Isaac Hanset, David Galis, Alex Miletich, Nick DeYoung, Eric Dezellem, Coach Nagel Overall Record 3-9 League Record 2-5 David Douglas A 0-8, Centennial H 1-7, Hood River Valley A 9-10, Barlow H 1-7, Central Catholic H 2-6, Reynolds A 9-8, Sandy A 7-1 Non-League Southridge A 1-7, Benson H 3-5, La Salle A 3-5, Glencoe H 2-6, Hillsboro A 6-2 Team Honors: Most Outstanding: Alec Yoshizumi, Most Improved: Chris Robinson, Rookie of the year: Kevin Miller All League Awards: Honorable Mention- Robert Brewer, Michael Kveton, Kevin Miller, Alex Miletich, David Galis

BOYS Tennis

Front Row: Rick Smith, Max Donohue, Kyle Stevens,Dillon Paquette, Dominic Di Vito Back Row: Ryan Lile, Nick Ingram, Kevin Dunlap, Coach Nielson, Zach Lacey, Kyle Wyatt, Alex Spicer

BOYS Tennis

Front Row: Nicole Gould, Nicole Suyehira, Brianne Walczak, Emerald Dumas Back Row: Athina Mitchell, Erin Donohue, Coach Shields, Caley Hubert, Cassy Slayton League Record: 36-19 Match 1st - 4th place, Match 2nd - 4th place, Match 3rd - 3rd place, Match 4-3rd place, Match 5th -4th place, Match 6th - 5th place, Districts - 3rd place Team Awards: MVP-Nicole Suyehara, Most Improved-Caley Hubert All League Awards: 6th Districts- Nicole Suyehara

Tidwell, Khalia 48, 49, 80, 212 Tingley, Carol 187 Tinkle, Allen 151 Tjaden, Leif 17, 42, 126, 127,

154, 155, 224, 225 Tolai, Jacob 108, 216 Tolai, Tanu 210 Tolman, Jeff 24, 41, 129, 153,

182, 195, 212, 221, 222 Tolvstad, Brent 151, 210, 217,

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Torres, Alex 43, 170, 224 Torres, Mario 151 Torres, Martin 108, 215 Torres, Nancy 80 Tovar, Diana 151 Tower, Jennifer 43 Townley, Alex 136, 151, 214 Tracewell, Ashley 151 Tran, Hoan 186 Tran, Robinson 108, 217

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BOYS Track

Front Row: Eric Dugwyler, Conner House,Jonathan Butcher, Nick Latimore, Brodie Allen, Eric Stevenson, Daven Matthews, Edgar Lopez Second Row: Tim Mowery, Morgan Benson, Warren Benavente, Alex Harrison, Isaac Niyonkuru, Derek Councilman, Alex Statler, Alexander Vaughn, Jesse Ivie, Dylan Hanson Third Row: Josh Melander, Michael Nunziato, Buddy White, Zach Wich, Michael Wilson, Michael Hinton, Andrew Backowski, Max Norum, Devontra Ford, Dillon Hoecker, Jeff Tolman Back Row: Jonathan Treloggen, Spencer Kelley, Max Seiler, Coach Hutchins, Coach Elsbury, Coach Crouser, Coach Koenig, Coach Stout, Coach Gabriel, Josh Higgs, Sam Crouser, Carl Bakke Not Pictured: John Akre, Ian Commings Team Awards: MVP-Tim Mowery, Most Inspirational- Tim Mowery, Most Improved- Edgar Lopez, Top Point Scorer- Sam Crouser All League Awards: 2nd Team 200m Jesse Ivie, 2nd Team 400m Tim Mowery, Honerable Mention 400m Jesse Ivie, 2nd Team 110/100m HH Jeff Tolman, Honerable Mention 300 IH Jeff Tolman, 2nd Team 800m Dylan Hanson, 2nd Team 400m Relay Tim Mowery, Jesse Ivie, Jeff Tolman, Dillon Hoecker, 2nd Team 1600m Relay Jesse Ivie, Tim Mowery, Eric Stevenson, Dylan Hanson, 1st Team Discus Sam Crouser, Honerable Mention Warren Benavente, 1st Team Shot Put Sam Crouser, Honerable Mention Jonathon Treloggen, 1st Team High Jump Dillon Hoecker, Honerable Mention Pole Vault Alex Harrison, 1st Team Javelin Sam Crouser, Honerable Mention Josh Melander

GIRLS Track

Front Row: Marisa Benson, Christina Salgado, Adeline Niyonkuru, Laura Damian,Colleen Bailey, Maria Wendt Second Row: Sharie Krouse, Hannah Phillips, Jordan Linn, Mary Keathley, Jasmine Thill, Sarah Hager, Ashley Smart, Laura Phillips, Morriah Gifford, Hailey Cromoga, Arielle Cortese Third Row: Jenna Ayin, Kristin Monda, Danielle Councilman, Maria Castellanos, Erin Urbanowicz, Kristi Kachel, Erika Michaud, Clarice Terry, Angelica Tanzer, Alex Hagel, Katie Brashear, Katelyn Steiner Back Row: Sadie Wierschke, Hannah Miles, Brittany Ford, Karly Watson, Ceone Nojima, Coach Hutchins, Coach Ellsbury, Coach Crouser, Coach Koenig, Coach Stout, Coach Gabriel, Kate Piluso, Ify Onyima, Lyndsey Chamberlain, Hanna Trapold, Nche Onyima Not Pictured: Hanna Kristensen Team Awards: MVP: Ify Onyima Most Inspirational: Hannah Miles Most Improved: Adeline Niyonkurau, Clerice Terry Top Point Scorer: Colleen Bailey All League Awards: 1st Team 400m: Ify Onyima 2nd Team 100m: Nche Onyima Honorable Mention: Lyndsey Chamberlain, 2nd Team 200m: Ify Onyima 2nd Team 400m Relay: Lyndsey Chamberlain, Ify Omyina, Nche Onyima, Maria Castellanos 2nd Team 1600m: Lyndsey Chamberlain, Nche Onyima, Ify Onyima, Hannah Miles 1st Team Triple Jump: Nche Onyima 1st Team Shot Put: Colleen Bailey 2nd Team Shot Put: Christian Selgado Honorable Mention Shot Put: Erin Urbanowicz Honorable Mention Discus: Collen Bailey 1st Team Pole Vault: Kristin Monda Honorable Mention Erin Urbanowicz

Trapold, Hanna 80, 222 Traughber, Shelby 108 Travis, Maya 151 Treloggen, Jonathan 151, 210,

216, 222, 223 Triplett, Sarah 151, 211, 216 Tripp, Domnic 41 Tripp, Kellie 151, 223 Tripp, Kevin 41, 100, 104,

134, 177, 205, 222 Trosper, Alex 80 Troutt, Rachel 41, 201 Truttman, Coach 220 Tull, Kelly 80 Turcotte, Alicia 108, 222 Turner, Mariah 41 Turpen, Kaitlyn 151 Tykeson, Devon 43

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Uc-Trujeque, Mari 43 Uc-Trujeque, Wendy 109 Uebel, Carly 109, 215 Underwood, Chanel 109, 218,

225 Underwood, Kathy 124 Unruh, Maureen 186 Updike, Chelsea 109, 213 Urbanowicz, Erin 54, 63, 109,

214, 218, 222 Urbanowicz, Tom 186 Urcino, Oscar 80 Urena, Carlos 151, 223 Urena, Miguel 80 U’Ren, Lauren 151

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Valdez, Tori 80 Valdovino, Oscar 43 Valencia, Ivan 41, 214 Valenzuela, Michael 109 Vallejo, Daniel 151, 219 Vallejo, Miguel 41, 219 Van Meter, Hannah 80 Van Zant, Austin 109 VanCauteren, Joseph 80 Vandenbroeke, Kit 151 Vang, Connie 81 Vang, Emily 152 Vang, James 41, 226 Vanveen, Tabitha 152 Varcoe, David 81 Vasquez, Alvaro 152 Vasquez, Endy 152 Vaughn, Alexander 109, 212,

221, 222 Vaughn, Alexandria 43 Vaylon, Brydon 41 Vaylon, Kk 81 Vazquez, Carlos 152 Vazquez-Pozos, Bernardo 43,

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VARSITY Rythmettes

Front Row: Megan Ashley, Karli O’Shea, Haley Hofeld,Monica Kemp, Ashley Brewer Second Row: Kaitlin Harding, Erica Heine, Kayla Cord, Ayako Eda, Kennan Vieira Back Row: Emily Aalbers, Hillary Dube, Morgan Garry, Presley DeWolfe, Kileigh Shea Fall Competitions 1st in Kick, Small Jazz, and Small Lyrical at the Clackamas Competition, Monica Kemp - Top 5 in Novice Drill Down; 2nd in Kick, 1st in Lyrical, and 1st in Jazz at the Rex Putnam Competition Pre-State Competitions: 1st Rogue Valley Competition.

Drill Down winners, Advanced : Hillary Dube 2nd, Kayla Cord 3rd, Morgan Garry 5th; Monica Kemp 1st in Novice; 2nd Place at Tigard Competition; 1st at the Parkrose Competition; 1st at the Sprague Competition, Drill Down Winners Haley Hofeld 5th, Monica Kemp 3rd, and Kaitlin Harding 2nd, 1st at the Metro Dance Competition; State Honors: 2nd place in the 6a small division at the state competition, Hillary Dube (Dance Scholarship) Kileigh Shea (Academic Scholarship)

JR. VARSITY Rythmettes

Front Row: Sofiya Popova, Celena Nafarrate, Julianna Stai, Angelica Romero, Samantha Sanders, Kristy Peringer, Ashley Johnson, Cara Chase Back Row: Paola Gomez, Alicia Turcotte, Jade Huey, Breanna Stone, Kristal Huggett, Emily McDonald Rogue Valley Competition: Drill Down Kristy Peringer 2nd Novice, Samantha Sanders 1st in Advanced 2nd at the Dallas Competition; 3rd at the JV Championship. Drill Down Placers: Julianna Stai and Kristy Peringer. All-Star winners: Julianna Stai and Samantha Sanders.

CLUB Deca

Front Row: Madeline Kaufman, Hillary Drake, Brianne Walczak, Agnes Pomykala, Vivian Ho, Sarah McGregor, Karly Watson. Back Row: Erika Kristensen, Hanna Kristensen, Brooke Beland, Eric Koelling, Nick DeYoung, Kevin Tripp, David Galis, Robert Brewer, Andy Smith, Nicole Suyehira, Michael Kveton.

Vazquez, Prysila 81 Vega, Alex 210, 211, 224 Vega, Leticia 152 Velasco, Ana 109 Velasco, Griselda 43 Velasco, Iris 43 Velasco, Santiago 152 Velasquez, Brandy 152, 211 Velasquez, Marissela 59, 81,

212, 213, 216

Vidalis, Garren 152 Vieira, Kennan 81, 115, 126,

222, 225 Villa-Zang, Amber 84, 85,

186, 211 Volk, Tori 152, 220 Vorobyov, Anthony 152, 213,

215, 221 Vorobyov, David 109, 213,

215, 221

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Vredevelt, Nathan 109 Vrvilo, Tyler 109

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School

First Row: Nicole Larson Second Row: Ashley Duncan, Chelsea Wilson, Sharie Krouse, Shelby Schwartz Third Row: Leesha White, Katie Kramer, Sebastian Durland, Kat Pettigrew, Courtney Ellis, Cherrian Goldberg

PRODUCTION Photography

Front Row: Ashley Brewer, Kelly Dick, Thea Oswald, Paige Harry, Jonathan Aldrich, Nick Durheim, and Sean Hermanson. Second Row: Olivia Finley, Katie Fravel, Erick Tafolla, Caley Hubert, Bryan Adams, Shane Petesz, and Athina Mitchell. Third Row: Lindsay Carlton, Alecia Royce, Carissa Foster, Jessika Brandt, and Ben Rafalski.

Link Crew

R1 - Tara Hieggelke, Joanna Zavala, Kayleigh MacKay, Erika Salisbury, Sal Santiago, Cortney Diaz, Victor Sastre, Felipe Perez, Travis Gillmore, Clarissa Jenner, Emily Simpson, Steven Bishop, Brooke Beland, Chelsea Johnson, Kate Allen R2 - Dillon Kousol, Sebastian Durland, Silvia Montoya, Rosie Zavala, Crystal Galarza, Nick DeYoung, Agnes Pomykala, Alyssa Dahl, Riley Hutchinson, Sarah McGregor, Andy Smith, Nche Onyima, Cameron Ell, Christina Wohlers R3 - Kat Pettigrew, Kisa Jackson, Vang Lor, Amy Thao, Tina Hanson, Lisa Cha,Erika Kristensen, Karly Watson, Vivian Ho, Isaac Hanset, Braiden Newton, Nick Roberts, Ryan Seymour, Maddie Kaufman, Stevie Patnode R4 - Daniel Dempsey, Erica Heine, Josh Forrer, Jessica Yang, Kayla Studer, Amy Docken, Andrew Serino, Christopher Forrer, Ruth Anthony, Snezhana Rudakova, Emily Aalbers, Keely DiPietro, Tim Mowery, Mickey Inns R5 - Tunui Borabora, RJ Alter, Madi Clark, Samantha Christian, Chelsa Briggs, Jason Jiron, Bekah Mitchell, Haleigh Grenier, Becky Gomez, Savanna Baird, Cassy Slayton R6 -Shelby Schwartz, Lil Shackelford, Mai Nguyen, Kaera Smith, William Halladin, Sarah Lund, Courtney Macca, Nicole Larson, R.J Occhiuto, Tanya Casas, Paige Harry, Andrew Gandara, Michael Mehlhaff R7 -Olivia Taylor, Colleen Bailey, Olivia Shropshire, Kayla Erspamer, Rachel Kelley, Addie Mills, Alyssa Emoto, Natalie Gabrielson,Corinne Aldrich, Valerie Haskins, Travis Guenther, Thea Oswald, Jon Spooner

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Wade, Dwayne 63 Waggoner, Nikalaus 109, 216 Wainwright, Steven 81, 210, 211 Walczak, Brianne 41, 199, 221, 222 Walczak, Carissa 81, 97, 160, 213, 24 Walker, Bart 186 Walker, James 81 Walker, John 69, 77, 186 Walker, Marquese 217 Wallace, Morgan 152 Wallander, Stephen 43 Walls, Ashley 152, 225 Walton, Sarah 152, 211 Walton, Tanner 81 Wanderscheid, Samantha 109 Waples, Chad 187, 219 Warman, Heather 81 Warner, Adina 81, 212, 218 Warner, Grant 152, 210, 219 Warner, Kailene 109, 212, 218 Wasmer, Todd 43 Waters, Justin 81 Watkins, Ryan 42 Watson, Karly 2, 10, 24, 41, 54, 195, 214, 222, 223 Watson, Zach 109 Weaver, Sarah 81 Webber, Jimmy 53, 214 Webb, Sarah 81 Weber, Crystal 152 Weidman, Etienne 81 Weissenbuehler, Robert 41, 7 Welch, Amanda Weber- 186 Wells, Lonnie 132, 186 Welsh, Gillian 81, 134 Wendt, Maria 109, 222 West, Bryce 152, 215, 223 White, Ashley 109, 140 White, Buddy 82, 221, 222 White, Joey 81 White, Leesha 43, 181, 223 White, Ryan 109 White, Tre 109 Whitlock, Floyd 9, 187 Wicht, Cory 225 Wich, Zach 109, 214, 222, 224 Wickham, Brandy 152 Wickstrom, Michael 41 Wiedeman, Emily 41, 189 Wiencken, Mac 81 Wierschke, Sadie 152, 212, 222 Wildner, Tia 187 Wilkinson, Kalie 110 Wilkinson, Nick 152, 219 Willard, Danielle 41 Williams, Brittiny 132, 152, 220 Williams, Danielle 110 Williams, Jasmin 11, 53, 110,

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PUBLICATIONS Yearbook

James Vang, Alyssa Emoto, Courtney Pattock, Hillary Dube, Emily McDonald, Emerald Dumas, Alicia Moran, Erica Heine, Kaylee Beall, Kayla Metcalf, Ashley Jones, Taylor Richardson, Sarah Hermanson, Chandra Baskoro, Heather Ries, Braiden Hagen, Tra Ford, Kelsey Merritt, Arielle Cortese

Concert BAND

Nicholas Aicher, Allen Connor, Teddy Alverson, Dannell Bender Jr., Courtney Bielawski, Aleck Blanger, Ellie Bohrer, Kai Boldt, Katie Brashear, Caleb Carr, Lorena Casteel, Cara Chase, Grace Clemenson, Ashley Cramblett, Daniel Cummins, Jessica Donnelly, Kevin Dunlap, Brandon Fast, Jeff Fosterm Marcus Gabrielson, Morriah Gifford, Jorgen Graham, Sage Higgins, Spencer Kelley, Hanna Kristensen, Kurtis Kveton, Nikole Lane, Jillian Lauderback, Jacob Lemons, Calvin Marble, Reed Martin, Devin McCoy, Heidi McGill, Kevin Miller, Mitch Million, Ryan Mitchell, Dillon Kousol, Luis Navarro, Talon Pauker, Kerri Ann Peetz, Peter Pham, Hannah Phillips, Laura Phillips, Raistlin Reed, Palmola Rendon, Riley Schofield, Cole Smith, Rick Smith, Amberly Sowers, Nathan Tarbet, Clarice Terry, Samantha Thompson, Brent Tolvstad, Jonathan Treloggen, Kellie Tripp, Carlos Urena, Kit Candenbroeke, Anthony Vorobyov, Bryce West, Shane Wilson

Concert CHOIR

Alphabetical: Emily Aalbers, Diana Alarcon, Jonathan Aldrich, Danielle Barnes, Jaimie Bartels, Chandra Baskoro, Donyial Bieker, Katey Brightwell, Amanda Brunelle, Lindsay Carlton, Samantha Christian, Jessica Clifford, Amber Compton, Ryan Compton, Luke Cooley, Micah Dalzell, Mayli Dasalla, Bailey DeWolfe, Danielle Dempsey, Keely DiPietro, Johnny Kirksen, Hillary Dube, Ryan Edwards, Davontra Ford, Chris Forrer, Carley Gendron, Christoffer Gibbs, Kassandra Haddock, Darci Hall, Cody Hanset, Isaac Hanset, Tanner Hemenway, Joshua Higgs, Haley Hofeld, Caley Hubert, Mitchell Hurley, Darian Hutchinson, Mickey Inns, Kisa Jackson, Taylor Johnson, Hayley Karkkainen, Lyle Keathley, Katie Kramer, Evan Kratz, Cori Lehr, Valeria Leon-Rosales, Jeremy Lewis, Kaylyn Lewis, Julia Long, Vang Lor, Ali Lowe, Lauren Luiz, Aaron Lyski, Kayleigh Mackay, Kindal McGuil, Hannah Miles, Lindsey Morris, Josh Nacocchio, Kaylee Nelson, Codie Newell, Nche Onyima, Steven Parker, Joshua Parmenter, Brianna Patterson, Camille Penk, Allie Piazza, Ben Rafalski, Thomas Ries, Nolan Scott, Lauren Searls, Andrew Serino, Matthew Serino, Ryan Seymour, Cassy Slayton, Andy Smith, Grace Snyder, Jon Spooner, Paul Staton, Alex Stephens, Lisa Sturges, Christopher Tang, Olivia Taylor, Natalie Tidswell, Leif Tjaden, Robinson Tran, Rachel Troutt, Oscar Urcino, Austin Van Zant, Brydon Vaylon, Kennen Vieira, David Vorobyov, Gillian Welsh, Kimberly Woods, Kristoffer Woods, Isaac Yang, Joffre Zelinski Honors: Lauren Searls, Second Place Soprano, Leif Tjaden, First Place Baritone, Darian Hutchinson, Second Place Baritone, Lauren Luiz, First Place Alto, Kindal McGill, Third Place Alto, Natalie Tidswell, Second Place Mezzo Soprano, Kassandra Haddock, Third Place Mezzo Soprano, Daniel Dempsey, First Place Bass and Aaron Lyski, Third Place Bass.

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CLUB Racquetball

Top Row: Kyle Catchpole, Will Thies, Ryan Lile, Max Montgomery, Nick Raterman, Daniel Conner, Jason Woung. Middle Row: Alex Savory (Coach), Connie Martin (Head Coach), Hayley Karkkainen, Caley Hubert, Austin Fletcher, Danielle Rubin, Colby O’ Guin, William Crawford, Chris Barton (Coach). First Row: Cathy Gibbs (Advisor), Amy Docken, Brie Patterson, Kayla Studer, Andrea Mills, Courtney Ellis, Pat Montgomery (Coach), Missing: Mitchell Haskett.

3RD ANNUAL Dodge

Ball Tournament

First Row: Tim Constien, Nellie Hirschmugl, Morgan Garry, Alexis Scheel, Alisha Garner, Becky Gomez, Kayla Cord, Chelsea Johnson, Alex Moua, Paola Gomez,Quinn Robinson, Amy Chao Second Row: Tyler Stockman, Dylan Crimp, Keith Richardson, John Reese, Nick Roberts, Kelsey Dransfeldt, Kendra Groom, Braiden Newton, Becca Moen, Stevie Patnode, Brandon Tatum, Jordan Haselnus, Ashley Brewer, Robert Brewer, Alexis Mills, Cameron Ell, Ashley Pechmann, Heather Ries, Allison Humphreys, Jamie Altenhofen, Travis Pederson, Jordan Lenchitsky, Dillon Paquette, Brandon Guerrero, Robert Smith, Megan Parker, Alex Vega, T-Bone Heckman Third Row: Zach Wich, Abby Macias, Leslie Capps, Brooke Beland, Sarah McGregor, Mickey Inns, Thomas Ries, Michael Mehlhaff, Matt Pechmann Forth Row: Jesse Ivie, Jake Roberts, Josh Kim, Zach Scherba, Brannon Dooley, Westly Meng, Nche Onyima, Chelsey Sann, Morgan Brittain, Amy Fellis, Leah Justice, Maddie Kaufman, Hillary Drake, Charlie Neilan, Taylor Simms, Emma Bird

3RD ANNUAL Mr.

Gresham

First Row: Leif Tjaden, Jacob Hostetler, Kris Woods, Isaac Hanset, Second Row: Andy Smith, Vivian Ho, Hillary Drake, Mary Ellen Cook, Jessica Burris, Moorea Masa, Nicole Suyehira, Alisha Garner, Thomas Ries.

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Williamson, Alex 81 Williams, Randy 187 Williams, Sheryl 187 Willingham, Naisa 140 Wilson, Andrew 81, 152, 225 Wilson, Brittany 41 Wilson, Chelsea 42, 223 Wilson, Christiana 82 Wilson, Cody 82 Wilson, Jennifer 99, 115, 187, 216 Wilson, John 187 Wilson, Michael 82, 212, 221, 222 Wilson, Shane 110, 223 Wilson, Shelby 42, 190 Winegar, Bryan 110 Wingler, Christopher 152 Winters, Robert 146, 187 Wisher, Derek 82 Wisher, Madison 152 Woden, Tenzin 43 Wohlers, Christina 82, 223 Wolfe, Brandi 42 Wolfe, Kiefer 42 Wolfe, Michelle 125 Wolfer, Malynda 187 Wood, Linda 187 Woodruff, Shad 110 Woods, Dre 110, 157 Woods, Kim 82, 126, 127, 149,

225 Woods, Kris 25, 42, 71, 126, 135,

142, 144, 154, 155, 204,

224, 225 Wooten, Amy 45, 110, 153,

211, 220, 225 Woung, Jason 82, 224 Wright, Charlie 110 Wright, Marissa 152 Wyatt, Kyle 110, 221

xyz; Yacapin, Amanda 152 Yakutis-Suit, Mary 187 Yanez, Jorge 72, 152 Yang, Isaac 94, 110 Yang, Jessica 82, 223 Yang, Michael 82 Yeakle, Clark 152 Yevsikov, Alla 152 Yoshikane, Derek 84, 187,

216, 226 Yoshizumi, Alec 82, 221 Yost, Tiffany 152 Young, Chelsea 110 Young, Jacob 146, 152, 214,

217 Young, Kodi 43 Young, Tahana 187 Zacarias, Jesus 82 Zailas, Beatriz 152 Zailas, Leanne 152 Zamora, Juan Carlos 152, 215 Zamora, Moises Romero 79 Zang, Emmitt 85 Zavala, Joanna 82, 223 Zavala, Rocio 43, 223 Zavalin, Konstantin 82 Zelinski, Joffre 110

2009 Snoball

Court

Olivia Shropshire, Bailey DeWolfe, Morgan Garry, Keiko Downing, Ashley Pechmann

2008 Homecoming

Court

Thea Oswald, Travis Guenther, Clay Mott, Victoria Conner, Leif Tjaden, Lauren Luiz, Alex Torres, Mai Nguyen, Andrew Serino, Megan Ashley, Taryn Carbone, Nathan Allen.

2009 Prom

Court

Front Row: Natalie Tidswell, Lauren Luiz, Brooke Beland, Amy Fellis, Chelsey Sann, Back Row: Andrew Serino, Leif Tjaden, Keith Richardson, Isaac Hanset, Jesse Boda

BOYS Volleyball

Front Row: Mickey Inns, Jacob Hostetler, Jeff Tolman, Chris Woods, Thomas Ries Back Row: Tim Mowery, Andrew Gandara, Michael Mehlhaff, Brian Quach-

Cameron Ell, Matt Pechmann, Andy Smith

Zhang, Emily 82 Zhou, Karen 110, 220 Ziemianski, Carl 110 Zimmora, Carlos 216 Zollman, Derek 82

Zuniga, Teresa 43 Zurita, Carolina 110 Zurita, Jorge 43 Zurita, Yaraneli Rodrigues 39

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ONE ACTS Two

Halves

Ryan Edwards, Kassandra Haddock, Tim Blanchard, John Cervantes, Steven Parker, Aly McKenzie, Chris Kennard, Chloe Forrester, Andrew Wilson, Amy Docken, Ashley Rea, Cynthia Menera, Marcie Gariboy, Morgan Reid, Natasha Horgan

ONE ACTS Part

Time

Jeremy Lewis, Brett Kaufman, Logan Rekdahl, Gavin Michaels, Ryan Compton, Nathan Nutt, Carley Gendron, Emily Noyes, Teddy Alverson, Ryan Kelley, Mikayla Monnie, Riley Lewis, Logan Lewis, Darci Hall

ONE ACTS Rapunzel

ONE ACTS Spectrum

Six

Lyle Keathley, Taylor Johnson, Kevin Miller, Amy Wooten, Aaron Katzke, Elizabeth Roberts, Darian Hutchinson, Tracy Morris, Kelsey Smith, Megan Fera, Kaylee Nelson

FALL MUSICAL A

Midsummer Night’s Dream

PARTICIPANTS: Lauren Luiz, Kim Woods, Jessica Clifford, Lauren Searls, Kaylee Nelson, Haley Hofeld, Taylor Johnson, Kennan Vieira, Kris Woods, Chris Forrer, Leif Tjaden, Andrew Serino, Daniel Dempsey, Lyle Keathley, Aaron Lyski, Evan Kratz, Thomas Serino, Ryan Edwards, Darci Hall, Annie Nedelisky, Bryana Stockwell, Kassandra Haddock, Lisa Sturges, Hannah Miles, Mikayla Monnie, Erin Chamberlain, Sarah Kuhn, Samantha Christian, Donyial Bieker, Ashley Walls, Emily Kratz, Brittany Erickson, Nick Durheim, Eddy Morales, Drew Stephens, Jeremy Lewis, Ryan Compton, Ben Knapp, Ben Rafalski, Josh Parmenter, Micah Dalzell, Josh Higgs, Matt Serino, Drew Stephens, Josh Forrer, Jon Kratz, Nick Durheim,Kelsey Smith, John O’Connor, Sierra Blefgan, Taylor Gordon, Emily Kelley, Nollen Hager, Aaron Katzke, Robert Brewer, John Aldrich, Keegan Johnston, Junior Jamie, Andrew Gandara, Allie Gallegos, Ashley McKenzie, Brittany Fisk, Ryan Kelley, Danielle Smith, Melissa Kitchens, Ryan Kelley, Janelle Neal, Taylor Gordon, Natalie Tidswell, Chloe Forrester, Andrew Wilson, Olivia Rynevich, Lauren Hickman, Brett Kaufman, Ryan Casto, Chris Kennard, Ryan Edwards, Aaron Adams, Cory Wicht, Bryana Stockwell, Chanel Underwood, Kathryn Cook, Morgan Reid

Uncut

Aaron Lyski, Eddy Morales, Kimberly Woods, Bryana Stockwell, Robert Brewer, Josh Parmenter, Janelle Neal, Erin Chamberlain, Brian Brose, Kim Woods, Lauren Luiz, Drew Stevens

SPRING PLAY Beauty

and The Beast

Erin Chamberlain, Jessica Clifford, Micah Dalzell, Daniel Dempsey, Chris Forrer, Josh Forrer, Chloe Forrester, Kassandra Haddock, Darci Hall, Haley Hofeld, Taryn Hultquist, Taylor Johnson, Aaron Katzke, Lyle Keathley, Ben Knapp, Evan Kratz, Jon Kratz, Aaron Lyski, Gavin Michaels, Eddy Morales, Janelle Neal, Annie Nedelisky, Steven Parker, Josh Parmenter, Logan Rekdahl, Samantha Sanders, Andrew Serino, Drew Stephens, Dylan Stevens, Leif Tjaden, Kennan Vieira, Andrew Wilson, Kim Woods, Kris Woods, Amy Wooten, Brian Brose, John O’Connor, Sierra Blefgen, Junior Jamie, Ryan Compton, Danielle Smith, Ryan Kelley, Emily Kelley, Sarah Kuhn, Shelby Baker, Ashley Walls, Ashley Lloyd, Natalie Tidswell, Katie Kramer, Ryan Kelley, Lauren Luiz, Grace Snyder, Nicole Norton, Stacey Dennis, Jackie Altamirano, Ryan Kelley, Leslie Capps, Joshua Parmenter, Tracy Morris, Stori Mendoza, Lauren Searls, Taylor Johnson, Samantha Sanders, Taryn Hultquist, Nikki Johnson, Aly McKenzie, Taylor Gordon, Brett Kaufman, Nicole Rudy, Emily Dodge, Wade Kimble, Alicia Moran, Laney Strand, Aaron Lyski, Sofiya Popova, Andrew Wilson, Chloe Forrester, Erin Chamberlain, Mikayla Monnie, Macie Mann, Ashley Rea, Tyeler Goche, Ashley Smart, Brian Brose

ONE ACTS Harold

P. Truthington Presents The Absolutely True Story of Robin Hood A.K.A. Rob Hat Guy

Micah Dalzell, John O’Connor, Erik Naydiuk, Ben Knapp, Danielle Smith, Jon Kratz, Matthew Serino, Sydney Shephard, Kathryn Cook, Shelby Baker, Katie Kramer, Josh Forrer, Ashley Lloyd, Emily Kelley, Rebekah Page, Sarah Kuhn, Alicia Moran, Sofiya Popova, Andrew Serino

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A Letter from your Editor

Dear gophers, Walking in the back door of 508 one last time my mind shoots off to all my best memories In the last weeks I spent in the yearbook room, got me thinking a lot about the whole experience, my junior year as a design editor, how I came to become interested in graphic design, my relationships with the people I have met over the years and some of the memories that came along with those late nights spent pushing

to get it done.

In that time I realized something, I didn’t cry at graduation, the allnight-party, on the last day or school, or at the associate awards, each of those events meant a lot to me, but they didn’t mark the end of high school necessarily. I always knew that it wouldn’t be over for me until the book was done. As I write this I can feel my throat clenching at the thought of it all being over. It really is in every way bittersweet. In the last couple weeks of production a handful of truly committed staff members, few incredible friends and myself spent the better part of everyday in that room. It took 9 cases of soda, 12 Starbuck’s bottles of frappacino, 3 dozen donuts, 4 orders of taco bell, 6 Little Ceaser pizza’s and countless snacks before it was all done.

I cannot describe the long times spent dying of laughter and saying stupid things because we were all way too tired. I will never forget the inside jokes, the vented frustrations and the bonds that come from a common goal. In every way, I will truly miss those nights, the jokes, the quotable quotes, the tired laughter and the moments that marked my time there. I will truly miss those people who made it possible for us to accomplish the feat that we did, one in particular I know I can never

forget. Calling him our advisor sounds strangely formal because he, in my four years, became so, so much more. Cook, became a guide, a mentor, a valued teacher, an outpost for frustration and worry, and above all a friend; one to share laughs with, to stress out with, to be angry with and to sing to early 90’s rap with because that is the music that keeps you going at 2:00am. You were the first one to call me turbo and rightfully so, thanks Cook, for everything.

My hope is, as the student body reads through this year’s books, they are able to remember great moments they shared in during the year. I hope that you can read a caption that makes you laugh, or a story that makes you cry or see a picture that you never knew existed and remember a tiny piece from the ‘08-’09 school year that one more time. And twenty, thirty, forty years from now when you stumble over an old book with “Speak” scribbled across the cover, you open it and your senior year comes back to life all over again. I want you to relive your first homecoming parade, or remember what you did during the snow week, or even who you went to prom with and how much you loved playing your sport or acting in your final performance. My hope is that some part of what we did, whether it be a tiny piece or a large portion makes you smile just a little, makes you remember a beautiful moment or makes you happy to know it happened.

For me, making this book created those ever present high school memories, the faces I will never forget and the moments that will last forever. It is how I spoke this year, how I expressed who I am and what I love to do. After everything, no matter what, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget all the time I spent in 508, but nor would I really want to, I loved it there. I loved everything about making this book, down to the last frustration, it was something to remember. Now, that it’s out of mine and in the students hands, I hope you all love it just a little bit as much as I do and that’ll be enough for me.

.... g ni n

Thoughtfully yours,

Editor-in-Chief.

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Yearbook Name: Issue Title: Issue: Yearbook Staff Production Photography Staff Number of Pages Number of copies printed Price per copy Publisher

Walsworth Representative Software Used: Type Usage Body Copy: Caption Headline: Caption Body: Headlines

Font Name News Got TLit News GotTDem News GotTLig !Sketchy Times Sketchy Rockwell Fail

Munhinotu Speak 93 18 35 229 750 $50.00 Walsworth Publishing Co. Marceline, Missouri Matt Holmes Adobe Indesign CS3 Size Leading 10pt. 12pt. Lead 7pt.

7pt. 9pt. Lead

YEARBOOK STAFF: Advisor:

Editor-in-Chief:

Design Editor:

Story Editor:

Groups Editor: Baby Gophers Manager: Cover Design:

Brad Cook Alicia Moran Emerald Dumas Alyssa Emoto Courtney Pattock Ashley Jones Alicia Moran

Designers: Alicia Moran, Emerald Dumas, James Vang, Arielle Cortese Writers: Hillary Dube, Erica Heine, Kaylee Beall, Kayla Metcalf, Taylor Richardson, Sarah Hermanson, Heather Ries, Tra Ford, Bekah Mitchell

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Summer Crew: (June 12-July 7) A special thanks to those individuals who came in during the summer months to finish “Speak”; some of whom were not even a part of the class. Thank You. First Team All Yearbook: Brad Cook Lori Anderson-Cook Taylor Richardson Heather Ries

Alicia Moran Evan Kratz

Second Team All Yearbook: Emerald Dumas Nicole Suyhira Chandra Baskoro Courtney Pattock

Kelsey Merritt

Honorable Mention: Kayla Metcalf Cherry Goldberg Kalie Anderson

Kaylee Beall Gavin Cook

Bekah Mitchell Arielle Cortese

Records/Production: Ashley Jones, Courtney Pattock, Emily McDonald, Chandra Baskoro, Kelsey Merritt, Arielle Cortese

PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF: Photography Advisor: Yoshikane, Derek

Ashley Brewer, Kelly Dick, Thea Oswald, Paige Harry, Jonathan Aldrich, Nick Durheim, and Sean Hermanson. Olivian Finley, Katie Fravel, Erick Tafolla, Caley Hubert, Bryan Adams, Shane Petesz, and Athina Mitchell, Lindsay Carlton, Alecia Royce, Carissa Foster, Jessika Brandt, and Ben Rafalski.

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