Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1988 volume:

ROUND TV VO — Former Senator Gary Hart (D-Cok ), with his wife Lee, re-entered the 198$ presidential race. Hart withdrew earlier after reports of a sea cruise with Donna Rice caused a scandal. LITE METAL — The topselling album of 1987, Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet, sold 11 million copies, the largest-selling album ever in the metal category. TINY HEROINE — Eighteen-month-old Jessica McClure held on for two and a half days until rescuers freed her from the 22-foot abandoned well in Midland. Texas. FAREWELL FINAL BOW — Fred Astaire, 88, was called the greatest dancer in the world. His innovative, elegant style graced the screen with many partners, including Ginger Rogers and Rita Hayworth. SHOWBIZ —The consummate showman, I Jberaee, 67, was famous the world over for glitzing up his concerts with furs, rhinestones and glowing candelabras. HOLLYWOOD LEGEND — Director and actor John Houston, 81, acted in 21 films and directed 41, including The Maltese Falcon and The African Queen. MEMOLOG 1987-88 Vernonia High School 299 Bridge Street Vernonia, Oregon 97064 503-429-3621 Classes 6 Academics 48 Fall 22 Spring 70 Winter 36 Advertising 82 2 Making Choices 3 5 Faculty The V.H.S. Faculty was an enthusiastic team of hardworkers. Throughout the year, they helped the students in developing their education, as well as their marketable skills. Chorus teacher Bonnie Schorzman resumed her classes at Washington Grade School and assumed the position of elementary music director, as well as high school chorus director. Ontario’s Dave Firman transferred to the Vernonia school district to fill the band instructor vacancy for both high school and grade school. Janet Bernardi served as secretary until January, when Kathi Rumbolz returned to work from maternity leave. Another shift that took place in the office was Terry Nimz’ appointment to the Vice-Principal position, to serve under returning Principal Randall Aultman. Various faculty members’ job description have changed over the Summer months. Marha King took a one year leave of absence, causing a schedule change for many instructors. Some other changes made in the schedule include the involvement of Mr. Foss and Mr. Remsen in the Grade School’s rotation program, teaching drafting and keyboarding, respectively. Mr. Nimz also offered a new computerized drafting course, Mr. Nice offered a new psycology sociology course and Mr. Calhoun offered driver’s ed. Randall Aultman Principal Terry Nimz Vice-Principal Bob A1 lord Counselor Roy Behnke Day-Custodian Janet Bernardi Secretary Steve Calhoun Wld. Geo. P.F. Gordon Crowston P.E. O.V.AVld. H Nancy Dailey Library Aide Penny Dean Night-Custodian Bruce Dustin English Spanish Larry Emme Math Physics Dave Firman Band 6 Faculty Ron Svenson Gov. His.t S.C. Doug Tesdal Art Photography Billie Wallace Home Ec. Fam. Liv. Dan Foss O.V. Ilene Grady Chapter One Tom Krise Special Ed. Ward Nelson English Journ. Mel Nice Psyc. Soc. P.E. Chuck Nichols Science Math Comp. Peggy Pitt Secretary Ron Remsen Business Y earhook Kathy Rumbolz Secretary Bonnie Schorzman Chorus Dan Sevig Librarian Kathy Sevig English Drama Faculty 7 SENIORS: A Chance Of A Lifetime The class of 1988 made this their year. There were fifty seniors who all helped pull together to make this, their chance of a lifetime, a success. Among these fifty, there were three foreign exchange students: Asa Brolin from Sweden, Thomas Ladefoged from Denmark, and Barbara Ruebig from West Germany. The senior class advisors (Nancy Dailey, Ward Nelson, Steve Calhoun and Dan Foss) supported the seniors in achieving the goals they needed to accomplish during the school year. They did a number of fund raisers such as selling cordwood, calendars, and raffle tickets for a weekend at the Shilo Inn at Seaside. They also hosted the second annual High School Carnival, and a Portland Wrestling exhibition to raise money for their trip to Disneyland. When asked about what she thought about this years Seniors, fund raising advisor Nancy Dailey replied, “The class of 1988 was a well organized, get-the-job-done group of young people who were anticipating their trip to Southern California. Spring of 1988 found them preparing for graduation, finishing fund-raisers, and looking forward to the Prom and Senior Banquet. They were a great group to work with.” 1. Senior class officers; Vice-President Carlene Barker, Secretary Stefanie DeLaittre, and President Chary Van-dehey. 2. Seniors listen intently as advisor Nancy Dailey explains details of the Disneyland trip. Christine Marie Allen Carlene DeeAnn Barker Kaleen Katherine Bateman 8 Seniors Mitchell Luke Bowden Kelli Sue Brewer Asa Elizabeth Brolin Dianna Rae Conklin Jackie Lynn Outright Archie Brent Dass Dori Denae Bernardi Marvin Edward Bloomer Margeux Lori Ann Bowden Valerie Kay Busch Anne Marie Cahill Sarah Kathaleen Carter Seniors 9 Pamela Rae DuVall Sonja Marie Egge Shannon Lynn Ervin Stefanie Denise DeLaittre Anthony Dettmers Henry Wyland Dupuis Ellen Marie Flanders Darrel Duane Gamroth JR. Eugene M. Guzman Matthew P. Hillhouse Susan Marie Jackson William Jaques 10 Seniors Jennifer Lynn Klavinski Damon Gordon Knight Thomas Ladefoged Troy Allen McClafflin Stacy Renee McDonald Brody Scott McMann Matthew Garrett Parris Fredrick Joseph Reinisch Shawn C. Richardson Casey Blair Mitchell Tami Renee Naeve Connie Jean Oviatt Seniors 11 Denise Ramona Shirley Carl Fredrick Stuebner Alisa Ann Taylor Corinna Rae Wright Robert Randall Zavales Alice Louise Ziegler Barbara Christine Ruebig Patrick Paul Schmidlin Jacqueline Ruth Scott Charmaine Terese Vandehey Robert Everett Wolf Darrell Le Roy Wolfe 12 Seniors CLASS MOTTO The start of our lives has begun. We know that our job as the Class of ’88 has yet to be done. Fulfilling our hopes, our wants, and our dreams, We are faced with life’s reality, as it seems. To succeed in this, our time of history, Is a goal to us and not a mystery. Seeing us gathered together is not fate. But only the rising Class of Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Eight. Seniors 13 CLASS CLOWNS Denise Shirley Casey Mitchell BIGGEST FLIRTS Anne Cahill Shawn Richardson MUSCLES CURVES Kaleen Bateman Matt Parris BEST TALKERS Dori Bernardi Thomas Ladefoged 14 Seniors MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Stacy McDonald Tony Dettmers FRIENDLIEST Asa Brolin Joe Reinisch BEST SMILES Chary Vandehey Damon Knight MOST ATHLETIC Lisa Taylor Bob Zavales Seniors 15 Choices Of 89 This years junior class was comprised of 31 enthusiastic people who were constantly doing their best. The class officers were; President; Jill Budge, Vice-President; Steve Morrison, and Secretary; Kathy Jones. During Homecoming week the juniors took first in dress-up day and first for the skit. For overall competition, the juniors took a second. Some responsibilities that this class was faced with were preparing for the Prom and managing the concessions for all of the Home sporting events. They also held many dances as fund raisers. Some of the required classes for the juniors were; U.S. History, Personal Finance, and Composition. Some of the other courses that many of them took were Physics, Geometry, Business Lab, Shop, Home Ec, and Spanish II. This years’ juniors had a lot of choices to make and for the most part, they made the right ones. 16 Juniors Sharleen Anson Wade Bruce Jill Budge Frank Cieloha Angela Crabtree Roger Outright Craig Dailey James Day Ed Dotter Tera Garcia Jeff Goodman Suzanne Hall Gerry Hendershott Terri Hogenson Carla Holmes Kathy Jones Dan Madsen Sherri Miyasaki Steve Morrison Michelle Paschal Sherri Pederson Brady Remsen Janine Riley Lemel Seibert Brian Siebert Roger Skidmore Keri Utting Wesley Vaughn Michelle Wilson Billie Worley 1. Janine Riley gives a speech in Mr. Nelson’s speech class. 2. Billie Worley reads intensely in his U.S. History class. 3. Class Officers from left to right: Jill Budge, Steve Morrison, and Kathy Jones. 4. Brady Remsen and Steve Morrison working on their Geometry assignments. Linell Wright Juniors 17 Rookies No More. . . Don Cheney Cindy Cieloha Mike Conklin Tim Connor The class of 1990 was busy throughout the year making choices and inevitably taking chances. During Homecoming sophomores had to take their chances to compete against other classes, receiving third place overall, but coming out on top with Booster Club Parent Membership. Throughout the year, the sophomores had an opportunity to make choices about several things. They were offered a visit to Portland Community College to discuss the variety of classes that colleges can offer. There were many required courses for the sophomores to enroll in this year. Among these were; Composition 1, Health, and World History. When asked about the positive points of being a sophomore, someone said, “Overall, this year was great, because we weren’t Rookies anymore. We have got someone to pick on instead of someone to pick on us.” 1. Kim Soderback, Mariya Thomas, and others try to be as enthused as possible about taking a test in Health. 2. Sophomore Class Officers: Timothy Sexton-President, Cassie Seeberger-Vice President, Jennifer Hepler-Secre-tary. 3. Jim Morrison and Mike Schrier look through the shrubs for bugs in Biology. 4. Chris Hogan shows off his insect collection that took a long time to prepare for Mr. Nichols Biology class. Darilee Aultman Joshua Barclay Steve Barker Scott Buchholz 4 18 Sophomores Shawn Coon Dan Outright Todd Cutright Jason Danielson John Delaittre Denny Dennis Joshua Elliott Shannon Fennell Tim Grady Jennifer Hepler Travis Hinds Chris Hogan James Mandes Candi Martin Starr McMillen Tammy Minger Jim Morrison Kim Oblack Lois Osborne Ezra Owen Cindy Port Jeni Prohaska Lisa Ragsdale Tami Reed Scott Scharringhausen Melissa Schmidlin Mike Schrier Cassie Seeberger Timothy Sexton Dannielle Smith Kim Soderback Billy Stacy Mariya Thomas Ricky Thompson Craig Tolonen Melissa Weaver Dan Wilmont Richard Wolf Karrie Wolfe John Young Tiffany Young Not Pictured: Joe Perez Sophomores 19 Taking A Chance At Success This year’s freshmen class worked well together in the events throughout the year. During Homecoming week their theme was “Hang the Pirates out to dry.” They placed 4th in their skit and their sign and hall decoration placed 4th also. The class participated in the Logger Olympics and seemed to enjoy the Volkswagon push and arm wrestling. Overall, the class took fourth place in the 1987 homecoming events. Required courses that a VHS freshman can look forward to include Communication Arts, Math, Science, and World Geography. The electives favored by the freshmen class include Home Economics, Computers 1, Shop, Band, and a P.E. Class. Independence in High School was the main enjoyment by most all of this year’s freshmen. The class of 1991 fit in well with the upper classmen of VHS. With all of their efforts combined throughout the year made their first year of High School a “Success”. 1. Freshmen class officers: Pres. Leah Vandehey, Sec. Treas. Trygve Berge, Vice Pres. Jenny Budge. 2. Jessica Jensen presents her island in World Geography class. 3. Michelle Osborne works to improve her typing skills. 4. Members of the freshmen class listen attentively in Physical Science. 3 20 Freshmen Linda Stringfield Matt Utting Leah Vandehey Philip Vaughn Colt Young Greg Baska Trygve Berge Cheyanne Bloom Albert Brieder Jenny Budge Angie Cavinee Aubrey Clark Amy Elton Tina Fernen Carl Fetterly Ed Forney Michelle Fowler Troy Garcia Joe Guillen Forrest Green Brandy Hall Steve Hargrove Mike Allen Bryon Hendershott Traci Holce Jill Hult Julie Hult Jessica Jensen Tim Jensen Kurt Julian Jasson Kyser Jacob Mandes Ewan Mcl ean Jennifer Merrill Donald Naeve Eric Orlando Elizabeth Premo Jamie Regan Misty Regan Dawn R ooze boom Jasen Shaw Freshmen 21 22 23 Varsity Football No Choice On Outcome If the 1987-1988 Varsity Football team would have had a choice on outcome, they would have had a winning season. Although the team had a losing season, with only one win, the Loggers gave it their all, never giving up their strong determination to win and improve their status. At the beginning of the season the loggers luck was not in their corner. They had three injuries right away that really hurt the team. Soon after, five more defensive players were hurt, leaving the team with little depth. As the season progressed the defense improved a lot and was able to keep the game closer, which ended up in games decided by just a few points. Towards the middle of the season the loggers played the Lutheran Bluejays. They passed for 227 yards and rushed for 226. The loggers played hard throughout the game and handed the Bluejays a 47-30 loss. The last game the Loggers played was against the defending State Champions, the Dayton Pirates. The Loggers passed for 256 yards to become Dayton’s highest scoring contender, with 24 points. Coach Ron Svenson thinks that next year’s team could be an improvement over this year’s, even though many of the players will be lost to graduation. 2 24 Varsity Football 7 1. Bob Zavales stays in the pocket for a short pass. 2. Richard Wolf sticks his man. 3. Matt Parris breaks loose from his defender for a big gain. 4. Steve Morrison catches the football with an open field ahead. 5. Tim Grady gains yards against Lutheran defenders. 6. Team: Back row, 1-r; assistant coach Wally Thomas, Tim Connor, Hank DuPuis, Matt Hillhouse, Casey Mitchell, and Jim Morrison. Second row; assistant coach Randy Livingston, Ed Dotter, Steve Morrison, Thomas Ladefoged. Brian Siebert, and Bob Zavales. Third row; Coach Ron Svenson, Frank Cieloha, Billie Worley, Billy Stacy, Brody McMann, James Day, and Denny Dennis. Front row; Roger Skidmore, Matt Parris, Gerry Hendershott, Richard Wolfe, Bill Jaques, Tim Grady, and Craig Dailey. 7. Foreign exchange student Thomas Ladefoged shows his excellence in kicking field goals during practice. 8. Bryon Hendershott returns the ball on a kick off. Varsity Football 25 Taking A Chance This year’s Junior Varsity football team did better than the scores show. Many of last year’s players returned again this season to show their stuff. There were also many new freshmen that added their bodies to aid in the fight against opposing teams. The final record for the season was two wins and seven losses. The team started out slow. Learning to work efficiently together was the hardest thing. With the help of three great coaches; Ron Svenson, Randy Livingston, and Wally “Sergeant” Thomas, the team came together and learned to work effectively. The J.V. Loggers ended up beating Warrenton and Knappa, two teams they lost to early in the season, for the last two home games. “This team improved two hundred and fifty percent from the beginning practice,” coach Thomas said at the fall sports awards assembly. Although the team didn’t win more games than hoped for, it was good to see the guys out there taking a chance. 2 26 JV Football 1. Coaches: Randy Livingston, Wally Thomas, Ron Svenson. Top row: Billie Worley, Frank Cieloha, Hank DuPuis, Scott Scharringhausen, John Young. Steve Barker. Middle row: Lemel Seibert, Craig Dailey, Jason Shaw, Tim Brady, Travis Hinds, Chris Hogan, Colt Young, Wade Bruce. Front row: Bill Jaques, Bryon Hen-dershott, Greg Baska, Richard Wolf, Mike Schrier, James Regan, Mike Allen. 2. Bryon Hendershott avoids the oncoming Knappa Logger. 3. Roger Skidmore lends a little of his varsity experience to the J.V.’s running team. 4. The Logger line faces up to the Warrenton line. 5. A Warrenton Warrior is brought down by a strong Logger tackle. 6. Rich Wolf sprints around and out of harm’s way. 7. Craig Dailey runs the ball. 8. Time for a water break and a piece of advice. IV Football 27 A New Chance For Varsity Volleyball “This year was a pretty good year for Ver-nonia Varsity Volleyball,” said coach Dan Foss. They had to face a tough league and the players worked very hard in each game. The teams win-loss record of 2 wins 7 losses wasn’t a good indicator of its ability, and when injuries befell the team, they had to work harder to win. More often than not, they fell short of victory. The seniors on the team were Dori Ber-nardi, Denise Shirley, and Lisa Taylor, who served as the team captain for the season. The team will miss the senior’s efforts next year. There were also three juniors and three sophomores on this years team. Lisa Taylor was awarded most valuable player by her teammates. The most inspirational award-winner was Carla Holmes, and Jeni Prohaska was awarded most improved. The Varsity Volleyball players participated in four Tournaments this year: North Clackamas Christian; and Vernonia, Sheridan, and Banks Invitationals. Vernonia’s Lady Loggers did well at the Sheridan Invitational when they got second by a total team number of four. “Eighy-Eight looks pretty good. There will be a strong nucleus of players returning. These players have seen the caliber of teams that were at the top of the league this past season and know what to expect,” coach Foss said. 28 V. Volleyball 5 1. Jeni Prohaska and team prepare to receive the ball as it catches the net. 2. Lisa Taylor sets the ball. 3. Angie Crabtree serves a mean ball. 4. Left to right. Coach Dan Foss, Denise Shirley, Manager Dianna Conklin, J.V. Manager Cindy Cieloha; kneeling, Sherri Pederson, Cindy Port, Lisa Taylor; sitting, Darilee Aultman, Angie Crabtree, Carla Holmes, Dori Bernardi; on floor, Jeni Prohaska. 5. Team celebrates after their win. 6. Darilee and Jeni prepare to block the opponents spike. 7. Between games, the team prepares to receive more coaching from Coach Foss. 8. Lisa Taylor bumps the ball to Carla for the return. V. Volleyball 29 Making It A Great Season This years JV Volleyball team ended their season with an overall record of 2 wins, 7 losses against the teams in their league. Although this record did not indicate the amount of effort that was put forth during matches. The teams first victory came against O.E.S. where they lost the first game and then came back in the second and third games. This according to their coach Dan Foss, showed a lot in terms of their will to fight back. The next win came in an exciting game against Knappa. “The band was playing, and the crowd was into the game. They really roasted the occasion,” said Coach Foss. The team showed much improvement from the first part of the season, especially in their serving techniques and accuracy. The junior varsity team had a high total of aces, which aided in scoring many of their points. The leader in ace points was sophomore Kim Soderback. The most valuable player award went to Kim Soderback, most improved to Asa Bro-lin, and most inspirational to Melissa Schmidlin. Leadership came from players Lisa Ragsdale, Melissa Schmidlin, and Kim Soderback. Asa Brolin, Kim Oblack, Barbara Rue-big, Sharleen Anson, Aubrey Clark, Jenny Budge, and Michelle Fowler showed much potential for the future. “If they continue their efforts in developing skills as they did during this past season, they could do quite well next year,” says Coach Foss about the future of the team. 4 30 JV Volleyball 1. Michelle bumps the ball as Aubrey, Kim, and Lisa get ready to set it up. 2. Melissa and Sharleen dive to save the ball. 3. Melissa makes the save as Kim Oblack waits to help her out. 4. Kim Soderback spikes the ball over to awaiting Knappa opponents. 5. Kim Oblack easily puts the ball over the net. 6. Lisa Ragsdale bumps the ball to her anxious team mates. 7. Kim Soderback spikes the ball over the net with ease. 8. Lisa spikes the ball up hoping it will drop on the opponents side of the court. 9. Team members; Back Row 1-r: Cindy Cieloha (Assistant Manager), Michelle Fowler, Jenny Budge, Asa Brolin, Kim Oblack, Barbara Ruebig, Coach Foss, Dianna Conklin (Manager), Front Row 1-r: Kim Soderback. Melissa Schmidlin, Lisa Ragsdale, Aubrey Clark, and Sharleen Anson. JV Volleyball 31 Taking It All The Way When the season began for Cross Country it was believed by many people that this would be the first time in nine years that Vernonia would not send a team to State. Coach Melvin Nice had to rebuild a team with only one returning runner, Wes Vaughn. Later in the season the team picked up four freshmen, Kurt Julian, Carl Fetterly, Donald Naeve, Philip Vaughn, and senior, Eugene Guzman. The team of six lost to many of the teams in our league at first but as the season progressed things started looking better. They won League Championship, took second by one point at District, and sixth at State. Team awards for the most outstanding went to Kurt Julian. The most academic went to Philip Vaughn. And the most improved went to Eugene Guzman. The season for the VHS Cross Country team was without question very successful and gratifying to both the coach and the runners. They definitely took it all the way. 32 Cross Country 1. Kurt Julian, 1 runner of the team runs for the finish line. 2. Philip Vaughn gives it his all as he nears the finish line. 3. Wes Vaughn, front, and Philip Vaughn, back, finish the race with relief. 4. Donald Naeve approaches a Wahtonka Runner. 5. The Cross Country team: Carl Fetterly, Donald Naeve, Kurt Julian, Eugene Guzman, Wes Vaughn, Philip Vaughn, and Coach Melvin Nice. 6. “Go!” 7. Eugene Guzman closing the gap between his opponents. 8. The team stretches out before their race. Cross Country 33 Seniors Make The Right Choice Spirit week for the 1987 Homecoming was a change from what we’ve had in past years. Nine week tests started off the week. Wednesday was Camoflage day, with the students decorating halls, painting signs, and practicing for the girls powder puff game, which was held on Thursday afternoon. Thursday was Cartoon Character day. The Seniors and Freshmen had a disappointing loss to the Juniors and Sophomores during the powder puff game. Friday was the traditional Blue and Gold day. That afternoon VHS students had the Second Annual Logger Olympics. In class competition, the seniors took first place with 505 points, juniors took second with 455, sophomores third with 325, and in fourth place came the freshmen with 170 points. Friday evening, the activities started off with the introduction of the court; Princess Pam DuVall and Prince Matt Hillhouse, Princess Asa Brolin and Prince Casey Mitchell, and Princess Chary Vandehey and Prince Joe Reinisch. As the tension rose for the crowning of the King and Queen, the Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors showed off their talent before the Juniors performed the winning skit. The highlight of the night was the crowning of Queen Pam DuVall and King Matt Hillhouse. Homecoming ended in a disappointing one point loss to the Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates, but overall, Spirit Week 1987 was indeed a chance of a lifetime which no one will forget. i 34 Homecoming 1. Lois Osborne carries the ball in the Powder Puff game. 2. Faculty poses as their favorite characters for Cartoon Character day. 3. Seniors spirit is well observed. 4. Sophomores show off their talent in their skit. 5. 1987 Homecoming court with their King and Queen. 6. Lisa Taylor perfects her costume on Camoflage day. 7. Seniors’ winning sign. 8. Matt Hillhouse and Ed Dotter battle it out at the Arm Wrestling tournament for logger Olympics. Homecoming 35 36 37 Varsity Basketball A Year To Build On This year’s Varsity Basketball team, coached by Sam Willard, was a very hardworking group of athletes. The team was comprised of four Seniors, three Juniors, and two Sophomores. Many of the underclassmen had an opportunity to get in a lot of playing time this year, so despite the loss of this year’s Seniors, next year’s team will have a lot of experience. The team played hard all year, even though their season record didn’t show it. Many of the games the Loggers lost were by only a few points. The Loggers started off the year with a great season opener against Day-ton, a non-league team. The team out-scored the Pirates to come out on top at the final buzzer with a strong three point victory. Unfortunately the Loggers had a hard road ahead of them, with five of their next seven defeats coming by an average of 3 points. Later in the season, the Logger’s played a hard game against the Corbett Cardinals. This was the first league win for the Loggers during their season. Vernonia also won a mid-season game against the Luthern Blue-jays. The Loggers played some pretty tough games and the spectators felt the heat. This made the games exciting and fun to watch. Coach Willard stated, “This was a great come back team all season. They have a good future in basketball.” 3 38 Varsity Basketball 8 1. Scott Scharringhausen takes a short jumper over a Clatskanie defender. 2. Bob Zavales drives hard to the hoop. 3. Bill Worley pulls the trigger on his shot. 4. John Delaittre unleashes an open jumper. 5. Pat Schmidlin goes up for a dunk during practice. 6. Brady Remsen finger-rolls his drive to the hoop. 7. Team picture: Back row; Coach Sam Willard, Brady Remsen, Bob Zavales, Pat Schmidlin, Scott Scharringhausen, John DeLaittre, Eugene Guzman, Bill Worley, and Assistant Coach Rue-ben Gonzales. Front row; Craig Tolonen, Brent Dass, Gerry Hendershott, and Roger Skidmore. 8. Vernonia cheerleaders perform a cheer to open the game. Left, Sherry Miyasaki; center, Julie Hult; right, Dianna Conklin; on top, Connie Oviatt. 9. Roger Skidmore, front; Brent Dass, directly behind; and Pat Schmidlin; defend the baseline showing their “Tough D.” Varsity Basketball 39 J.V. Boys Looking Ahead The 1987 88 J.V. Boys Basketball team was ready and willing to win this year. The team, coached by Reuben Gonzales, showed a lot of growth, and by the end of the season, were tough contenders. From the beginning of the season, the number of players out for the team was high, and in the end 12 players completed the season. The team proved to everyone that they had spirit and power to keep fighting to win, no matter what the odds. The team was real grateful for its coach. Some team-members claimed, “we couldn’t have done it without Coach Reuben. We owe a lot to him.” Coach Gonzales led his team to a 10 win and 9 loss season with little trouble. The entire team agrees that the best game of the season was when they played a triple overtime game against O.E.S. to come out ahead by two points at the final buzzer. The players are looking forward to returning next year to play on the varsity team. 3 40 J.V. Boys Basketball 7 1. Vernonia Loggers block their OES opponents. 2. Bill Worley tries hard to make a shot over the top of his opponent. 3. Team picture: back row 1 to r; Coach Rue-ben Gonzales, Mike Schrier, Jasen Shaw, Mike Harper, Gerry Hendershott, and Philip Vaughn. Front row; Kurt Julian, Tim Conner, Eugene Guzman, Toben Pond, and Craig Tolonen. 4. Toben Pond shoots for two. 5. Kurt Julian hopes for a basket. 6. Gerry Hendershott caught in the shot. 7. Eugene Guzman goes for a slam dunk. 8. Mike Schrier goes up against tough OES defense to try for two. J.V. Boys Basketball 41 Varsity Girls Show Good Effort The Varsity Girls Basketball team had a successful season. Despite the setbacks caused from injuries, the girls, displaying good efforts and positive attitudes, ended the season with an outstanding 8-12 record. The team led by five experienced seniors, including senior Captain Denise Shirley who led in scoring, always kept their team spirit even in defeat. The girls never gave up even when they were down, in fact three of the teams 8 wins were achieved when the team came from behind in the last few minutes. In many of the teams losses the girls fought hard, but just weren’t able to pull the score up. “This team has been a pleasure to coach,” said varsity coach Bill Howard, “The girls are good teammates, and they’ve been consistent in their common goals.” Denise was voted most valuable player by her teammates and also received a league honorable mention. The team voted senior Chary Vandehey most inspirational and sophomore Kim Soderback most improved. Coach Howard feels that the success of next years team will be dependent on the personal growth of those returning. “The five seniors will be missed,” says Howard, “but with hard work and dedication, the returnees can be expected to more than make up for the loss.” 2 42 Girls Basketball 4 6 1. Lisa puts up a jump shot, heavily guarded by Warren-ton defenders. 2. Denise blocks out inside for the rebound as Stacy watches. 3. Coach Howard gives the girls a few quick pointers before they return to the court. 4. Kim dribbles down court on a fast break. 5. Stefanie jumps high to tip the ball to the awaiting Lady Loggers. 6. Chary shoots the ball to bring up the score for Ver-nonia. 7. Back row; Coach, Bill Howard, Kim Soderback, Melissa Schmidlin, Stacy McDonald, Angie Crabtree. Front row; Chary Vandehey, deni Prohaska, Lisa Taylor, Stefanie DeLaittre, and Denise Shirley. Girls Basketball 43 A Team To Be Proud Of If hard work and pride would be transferred to the win column, this years JV team would have been undefeated, even though there was a lack of experience that didn’t stop the team from giving a hundred percent from start to finish. The girls won 2 of their 17 games, but that doesn’t measure how much the girls learned in the knowledge of the game and the ability to work as a team. Maybe the most important lesson the girls learned was that hard work brought on the will to succeed and to improve their attitude toward themselves and to the team. Even at times when the team would become frustrated and tired of being beaten, they never gave up. They chose to give that extra effort to do better and show this was a team to be proud of. Most of all, this was a team that coach Brenda Wuest took great pride in. The players felt good about the season, also. Jennifer Hepler, captain, commented: “Brenda was more than a coach, she was like one of us and we could always joke and have fun together as a team.” The awards for this years girls JV team went to Tammy Minger, most improved; Sharleen Anson, most inspirational; Amy Elton, best defense; and Jennifer Hepler, most valuable. 2 44 J.V. Girls Basketball 7 1. Tammy Minger forces her way down the court. 2. Sharleen Anson shoots while teammate Tammy Minger awaits for the rebound. 3. Back row: Kim Soderback, Tammy Minger, Coach Brenda VVuest, Melissa Schmid-lin. Amy Elton; middle row: captain Jennifer Hepler, captain Lisa Ragsdale and Sharleen Anson. Front row: Jenny Budge and Asa Brolin. Not pictured: Cindy Port. 4. Jenny Budge prepares for her pass to Lisa Ragsdale. 5. Sharleen Anson and Jenny Budge keep a Knappa player from scoring. 6. Coach Brenda VVuest gives last minute instructions before they go onto the floor. 7. Amy Elton keeps a close guard on Knappa opponent. 8. Kim Soderback jumps high in the air to try to score two points for Vernonia. J.V. Girls Basketball 45 Wrestlers Choose Their Moves The 1987-88 wrestling team had a good season. They had a dual meet record of 18 wins and 10 losses, won two 4-way tournaments, and placed 3rd in the District 1-A Tournament. “We became a much tougher team than most people believed possible, even though several of our more experienced team members suffered from various injuries. I believe this team came very close to reaching it’s maximum potential,” says coach Ron Svenson. Individually, the team was led by Matt Hillhouse who had a season record of 31-3, was first in district, and placed 2nd in the State A tournament. Bryon Hendershott had a record of 28-6, placed 1st in district and 5th in state. Bill Stacy had a record of 24-9, placed 2nd in district and 5th in state. Other team leaders were Matt Parris, 3rd in district, Casey Mitchell, Trygve Berge, and Brian Siebert, who all placed 4th in district. Brent VanBeek, Rob Wolf, Tim Grady, Ed Dotter, Craig Dailey and Frank Cieloha all placed 5th or 6th in district. The coach and team would like to express special thanks to their stats girls who did a great job all year; Carlene Barker, Kelli Brewer, Pam Duvall, Jill Budge, and Cindy Cieloha. 46 Wrestling 7 1. Tim Grady pins his opponent. 2. Brian Siebert wears-down his opponent. 3. Backrow 1-r; manager Joe Rein isch, Chris Hogan, Matt Parris, Bob Cheney, Frank Cie-Ioha, Tim Grady, and Coach Ron Svenson. Middle row; Brent VanBeek, Jim Morrison, Don Cheney, Brian Siebert, Denny Dennis, Matt Hillhouse, and Ed Dotter. Front row; Craig Dailey, Bryon Hendershott, Steve Hargrove, Todd Cutright, Trygve Berge, Rob Wolf. Not pictured: Casey Mitchell and Bill Stacy. 4. Casey Mitchell keeps his man down. 5. Bill Stacy tries hard to stay on top. 6. Matt Hillhouse takes time out to pose for a picture while pinning his opponent. 7. Coach Svenson gives Brian Siebert some helpful advice on his match. 6 Wrestling 47 48 Personal Finance And Business Add Up Personal Finance and business courses provide students with the skills necessary to survive in today’s business world. Courses in the business area included Typing I, and Business Lab. They were taught by Ron Remsen. Subjects offered within the business lab included Accounting, Marketing, Business Management, Business Law, Office Procedures, and Amateur Radio. A nine week keyboarding class was started this year for seventh graders. Personal Finance was taught by Steve Calhoun. The course is designed so that each student may acquire knowledge, and develop skills, in the management of personal resources for decision making. Areas of study included employment and income, money management, credit, purchases of goods and services, investments, real estate, and rights and responsibilities of the consumer in the market place. 3 50 P.F. Business 9 1. Aubrey takes time out from typing to talk with a friend. 2. Darilee helps John on a computer assignment. 3. Sherry is working hard on her assignment in office procedures. 4. Cindy types up a letter for office procedures. 5. Ed takes time out from his morse code to pose for a picture. 6. Janine and Kathy have a difference of opinion in their office procedures class. 7. Jennifer looks through the want ads for personal finance. 8. Mr. Rem-sen’s typing class concentrates on their typing. 9. Wesley tries to figure out where he messed up on his tax forms. P.F. Business 51 O.V.-Photo Taking It All The Way Occupational Versatility is an Industrial Arts Program where students managed their own success. Students had an opportunity to work in a variety of areas which were woods, crafts, plastics, and hot and cold metals. Some of the projects for woods were a large cedar chest by Valerie Busch and Jackie Outright, a picnic table by Troy Garcia and a porch swing by Brent Dass. The machines used for wood projects were a table saw, a band saw, a radial arm saw, a jointer and a planer. Crafts included silkscreening, marquetry and mirror etching. Some techniques used for plastics were injection molding, vacuum forming, expanding molding and dip forming. The cold metals included sheet metal fabricating and engine lathe. Techniques for hot metals were oxygen acetylene welding and ARC welding. Todd Outright and Jason Shaw made coffee tables. The students monitored their progress in notebooks which kept record of daily and quarterly work. Students were encouraged to learn about tools, materials, and processes from each of the five areas. At the end of the year students would have had experiences from a variety of possible future occupations. Photography was a semester class that was offered the first half of the year by Mr. Tes-dal. The students began by learning how to use a camera, and the different techniques of taking pictures. Then they learned the developing processes. The highlights of the year were two field trips, the first one to the coast and the Camp 18 logging museum, and the second one to the Portland Zoo and the Japanese Gardens. The photography students took many good pictures on both of these trips. Their final assignment was a collage for which the photography students were able to choose their own theme. Some themes were: Children, Basketball, and Vernonia. It was a very productive, and fun year for the photography class. Next year’s photography class can look forward to using the new dark room. 9 1. Mr. Tesdal checks over Keri’s photos for her last assignment; a collage. 2. Photography class relaxes. 3. Thomas snaps a photo from the bus. 4. Tim starts the welding tank while Steve and Brady watch. 5. Matt works with the radial arm saw. 6. Ellen looks over her negatives. 7. Denise takes her prints out of the wash. 8. Dori is pleased with her results. 9. Billy cuts out wood with the hand saw to make his bowl. O.V. Photo 53 Home Ec. Art A Big Choice Home Ec was a big choice for students this year. During the first semester they learned sewing skills, which they used to make an apron and various other projects. They also learned to knit. Second semester, they moved on to cooking, where they made pies, breads, and soups. They were also required to do four home-help projects so parents could see the skills their teens were learning in the kitchen. Art was another big choice for students this year. They did such things as colored pencil art, water colors, stained glass, acrylics, silk screen, and linoleum and wood block prints. Advanced art students went on two field trips, one to Astoria, and the other to the Washington Park Zoo, Japanese Gardens, and Portland Rose Gardens. i 54 Home Ec Art 8 1. James Mandes takes time out for a picture. 2. Dari lee Aultman wraps her t-shirt in saran wrap for tye-dyeing. 3. Brandy Hall works on her silk screen. 4. Traci Holce works on her jumpsuit for Home Ec. 5. Forrest Green, Mike Harper, and Ed Forney put the finishing touch on their rolls. 6. Mr. Tesdals art class works on their projects. 7. Denny Dennis puts rubberbands on his t-shirt for tye-dyeing. 8. Dean Smith puts finishing touches on his silk screen. 9. Tera Garcia concentrates on cutting her silk screen. 9 Home Ec Art 55 Math Science Making The Grade Of the many curriculum areas to choose from, math and science seemed to be among the busiest. There were many classes to choose from in the area of science. They are as follows: Physical science and Physics, taught by Larry Emme; and Computers and Biology; taught by Chuck Nichols. In the area of math, the classes and their instructors are as follows: Basic Math, taught by Tom Krise; General Math, taught by Gordon Crowston; and Consumer math, taught by Steve Calhoun. Algebra I is jointly taught by Billie Wallace and Larry Emme. Math Survey, Algebra II, and Gemetry are all taught by Larry Emme. There were two new classes this year, Math Survey and Physics. Math Survey is the next step up from Algebra I. It allows students to have a hands-on math computation and manipulation to find certain math patterns. Physics is also new this year. In the class the students learned about properties, interaction of matter and energy, etc. The students worked with thermodynamics in which they learned about the relationship between heat and other forms of energy. They also worked with forces. One exercise the class did to see the different effects of forces was to hook scales to different objects, with different surfaces to determine the different friction forces, thus determining the amount of energy needed to move the object. 2 56 Math Science 7 1. The Geometry class sits and works diligently under the supervision of Mr. Emme. 2. Tim Sexton checks over his work in Algebra II. 3. Amy Elton works on her assignment in General Math. 4. Karrie Wolfe tries to catch a bug to put in her collection for Biology. 5. Pat Schmidlin and Steve Morrison try to find the amount of energy needed to pull a brick wrapped in sandpaper in Physics. 6. Tom Perez puts his nose in the book in Consumer Math. 7. Joe Reinisch tries to figure out those darn computers in computer class. Math Science 57 Choices For Our Future This year’s Social Studies and Language Arts area’s improved the knowledge of students for the 1987-88 school year at VHS. In the area of Social Studies, classes such as World Geography, World History, U.S. History and Government were given. In World Geography, offered as a freshmen class, students learned about the geography of our earth. In World History, given to sophomores, students learned about how civilizations before us fought and grew to make up what we have today. For the juniors and seniors, U.S. History and Government classes were offered. Many classes in the Language Arts departments were offered. These classes included Spanish 1 and 2, Communication Arts for freshmen, Composition 1 and 2 for sophomores and juniors, English survey, American and English Literature for sophomores, juniors, and seniors, Novel, and Honors English. These classes were part of most students schedules during the 1987-88 school year. 2 58 Social Studies Lang. Arts 1. Amy Elton works on an assignment in World Geography. 2. Tony Dettmers tells it like it is during speech class. 3. Nedra Wholley accepts help during Literature of the West. 4. Corrina Wright plays Pictionary during W’orld History. 5. Jeff Goodman and Brian Siebert work during English Literature. 6. Matt Hillhouse and Frank Cieloha enjoy Mr. Nelson’s lecture in American Literature. 7. Tim Connor and Mr. Dustin have a conversation in Spanish. 8. Tera Garcia and Janine Riley read an assignment in Literature of the West. 9. Lisa Taylor, Stacy McDonald, Sarah Carter, and Thomas Ladefoged enjoy their discussion period during Modern Problems. Social Studies Lang. Arts 59 Band Chorus A Chance To Perform The band and chorus both had a very enjoyable year under the direction of Dave Firman and Bonnie Schorzman respectively. The band performed at basketball games and pep assemblies in an effort to raise school spirit. They even played in the first annual Homecoming Parade, and at the Citizen of the Year Banquet. Besides this the Vernonia Logger Band, as they were called, spent much time practicing for various concert performances. These included a Mass Band Festival at Columbia Christian College, and a band competition at Lewis and Clark College. In April, a group from Stanfield High School traveled to Vernonia to perform in concert with Vernonia band members. The chorus also kept very busy this year performing in concerts and assemblies. The group attended two choral festivals, one at Neah-Kah-Nie and the other at Columbia Christian. The chorus also invited the choral group from Stanfield to participate in a concert in Vernonia. Three members of the chorus, Anne Cahill, Ed Dotter, and James Day went to Music in May at Pacific University. There they sang in a 200 member choir. This year the chorus will be losing 11 seniors and the band will lose only one. 2 60 Band Chorus 7 1. The chorus, accompanied by Asa Brolin, performs an number. 2. Lisa and Tera practice during band. 3. The Vernonia Logger Band play during halftime at a basketball game. 4. Frank plays the drum set for the pep band. 5. Chorus members: 1st Row; Misty Regan, Jill Hult, Jessica Jensen, Michelle Fowler, Jennifer Hartson, Brody McMann, James Day. 2nd Row; Dean Smith. Julie Hult. Sonja Kgge, Cindy Cieloha. Tami Reed, Jackie Cutright, Valerie Busch, Tami Naeve, Trygve Berge. 3rd Row; Bryon Hendershott, Shannon Fennell. Karrie Wolfe, Ezra Owen, Lois Osborne, Sherry Miyasaki, Dianna Conklin. Anne Cahill, and Ed Dotter. 6. The band performs in a concert. 7. Anne, Ed, James, and Dean warm-up for chorus practice. 8. Band members: 1st Row; Carmen Hartson, Tammy Minger, Tera Garcia, Lisa Ragsdale. Amy Elton, Cindy Port, Sherri Pederson. 2nd Row; Mr. Firman, Ed Dotter. Craig Tolonen, Roger Skidmore, Scott Buchholz, Carl Fetterly, Ewan McLean, Eric Orlando, Frank Cieloha. 3rd Row; Jennifer Hepler, Brent Dass, Mike Schrier. Wesley Vaughn, Travis Hinds, Toben Pond, Craig Dailey, Jasen Shaw, and Billie Worley. Band Chorus 61 P.E. Health Feeling Active And Healthy This years health class was offered third and fourth periods by Mr. Mel Nice. In health, students (mostly sophomores and juniors) learned about anatomy, cancer, and muscles, among other things. During drug awareness month, the class made posters discouraging drug use and alcoholism. There were six P.E. classes offered this year. First semester, Dan Foss advised a first period P.E. class where they could be found playing games such as volleyball, pickle-ball, and badminton. Second semester, Doug Tes-dal instructed a Tae Kwon-do class to 28 enthusiastic teens. The other P.E. classes which were offered were 4th period Competitive Sports, by Mr. Crowston, and 5th, 6th, and 7th period P.E. by Mr. Nice. 62 P.E. Health 8 1. Fourth period Health students react to their graded assignments. 2. Steve Morrison darts a ball at James Day during 4th period Competitive Sports. 3. Cassie Seeberger bumps the volleyball against the wall. 4. Health students Kim Soderback, and Cassie Seeberger work on their Health assignments. 5. Craig Tolonen sights and throws at his next victim. 6. Richie Wolf, Jasen Shaw and Jim Morrison unite to pound an innocent by-stander. 7. John Young points out the bones of the skeleton, for Health class. 8. Denny Dennis looks for receivers in “Rambo-ball.” P.E. Health 63 Choosing The Right Words The 1987-88 Yearbook Journalism departments both had a very productive year. The Journalism staff published 11 issues of the Timberline. Included in the staff was a photographer, seven reporters, Sue Jackson as the graphic artist, and Mr. Nelson as advisor. The seven members could be found researching, interviewing students and teachers for polls, writing, and planning pages. Writing the headlines and editing the story length to fit were also part of their daily work. After the finished product returned from the E.S.D., where it was printed, the staff would get together to fold the new edition that was to be handed out before the end of the day. Everyone looked forward to this day and enjoyed reading it. The Yearbook staff also worked hard throughout the entire year to meet deadlines by researching, planning layouts or preliminary layouts, editing write-ups, taking pictures, and attending workshops. A total of ten people made up the staff and included Sue Jackson as the editor, Craig Dailey as the photographer, and the advisor was Mr. Rem-sen. J 2 64 Yearbook Journalism 8 1. The Journalism class from left to right: Melissa Schmidlin, Tiffany Young, Tim Sexton, Chary Vande-hey, Carlene Barker, Asa Brolin, and Bill Jaques. 2. Tim Sexton waxes a copy to paste down on his pages of the Timberline. 3. Chary Vandehey types out headlines on the headline machine in Journalism. 4. Sue Jackson helps Valerie Busch on her preliminary layout in Yearbook. 5. Melissa Schmidlin writes up another article in Journalism. 6. Tammy Minger fills out labels to place on pictures to put in the Memolog. 7. Asa Brolin and Billie Worley along with many other students sign each other’s Memologs at the yearbook signing party. 8. The yearbook staff: top row-Jackie Cutright, Craig Dailey, Valerie Busch, John DeLaittre, Candi Martin, Susan Jackson: bottom row-Barbara Ruebig, Melissa Weaver, Jennifer Hepler, Tammy Minger. and Advisor, Mr. Remsen. 9. Melissa Weaver and John DeLaittre crop and check pictures for their layout. 9 Yearbook Journalism 65 Drama Thespians Setting The Stage The 1987-1988 school year was very productive for the Theater Arts Department. In mid-November, 1980 graduate Shawn Stevens directed, and 1986 graduate Julie Budge produced A.R. Gurney Jr.’s “The Dining Room.” This was a story about the disintegration of the family unit made evident by the continuing disuse of the dining room. There were only six actors involved in this production, but each actor portrayed up to ten characters throughout the performance. In early spring, senior Tony Dettmers directed the advanced Drama class in “-Addict” — a true story about 10 drug addicts and the way drugs led to their death. “Addict” was performed several times for small groups of less than 50 people. Four performances were for the VHS student body, while two were for the grade school and Jr. high. There was also an evening performance for the Vernonia general public. After the season ended, the cast toured to Neah-Kah-Nie High School. The spring musical, performed in May, was Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” also directed by Stevens. “Anything Goes” is a story of passengers on the luxury liner, “S. S. American,” on their way to England. The newly formed troupe of the International Thespian Society also did a number of things for the 87-88 season, including concession sales, and management of the house at productions. The troupe was advised by Kathy Sevig, senior Tony Dettmers was president, senior Susan Jackson was vice-president, and junior Jill Budge was secre-tary treasurer. The Thespian Society operates on a point system and an actor must have at least ten points to join. The three members with the most points are automatically officers. Points can be accumulated by doing any number of things having to do with a drama production, including stage management or character portrayal. 66 Drama Thespians 7 1. Thespian Society, 1 to r, top row; Anne Cahill, Susan Jackson. Asa Brolin, Frank Cieloha, and Advisor Kathy Sevig. Center row; Cindy Cieloha, Timothy Sexton, Jill Budge, Travis Hinds, and Cassie Seeberger. Front row; Ed Dotter, James Day, Damon Knight, and Mariya Thomas. 2. Bill Worley, Tony Dettmers, Mariya Thomas, Damon Knight, Asa Brolin, and Jill Budge congregate in the Dining Room to reminisce old times. 3. Roger Skidmore, covered with theatre blood, lies dead on the floor after an enactment of a scene from ‘‘Romeo and Juliet” in Drama. 4. Addict cast, 1 to r, back row; Jeni Prohaska, Asa Brolin, Anne Cahill, Joe Reinisch, Car-lene Barker, Frank Cieloha, Chary Vandehey, and Ed Dotter. Front row; Sonja Egge, Lisa Taylor, and Bill Worley. Not pictured, Jill Budge. 5. The cop (Joe Reinisch) arrests Cuda (Bill Worley) for an attempted mugging in Addict. 6. Reno Sweeney’s four fallen angels (1 to r, Dianna Conklin, Mistie Regan, Jenny Budge, and Jill Hult) join Bonnie, (Asa Brolin, center) in a chorus of “Heavenly Hop,” in Anything Goes. 7. Tony Dettmers, Asa Brolin, and Bill Worley celebrate at Sandra’s birthday party in the Dining Room. 8. Anything Goes cast. 1 to r, back row; Travis Hinds, Dean Smith, James Day, Ed Dotter, Bill W’orley, and Carmen Hartson. Center row; Tony Dettmers, Timothy Sexton, James Mandes, Cindy Cieloha, Chris Hogan, Damon Knight, Mariya Thomas, and Cassie Seeberger. Front row; Jessica Jensen, Asa Brolin, Dianna Conklin, Jill Hult, Jill Budge, Jenny Budge, and Mistie Regan. Drama Thespians 67 F.B.L.A. Ron Remsen (advisor), Damon Knight, Stefanie DeLaittre, Stacy McDonald, Chary Vandehey (Pres.), Tiffany Young, Sharleen Anson, Carla Holmes, Angie Crabtree (V.P.), Carlene Barker (Sec Tres.), and Dianna Conklin. Not pictured, Ellen Flanders International Club Steve Barker, Melissa Schmidlin (Sec Tres.), Cindy Cieloha, John Young, Damon Knight (Pres.), Billie Worley, Craig Dailey, Carlene Barker (V.P.), Jill Budge, Sarah Carter, Kathy Sevig (advisor), Mariya Thomas, Tim Sexton. Barbara Ruebig, Asa Brolin, and Thomas Ladefoged. 68 Clubs Student Council Joe Reinisch (S.B. Pres.), Lisa Taylor (S.B. Sec Tres), Steve Morrison (Jr. V.P.), Ron Svenson (advisor), Carlene Barker (Sr. V.P.), Jill Budge (Jr. Pres.), Chary Vandehey (Sr. Pres.), Jenny Budge (Fr. Pres.), Tim Sexton (So. Pres.), Cassie Seeberger (So. V.P.), Leah Vandehey (Fr. V.P.). Not pictured, Casey Mitchell (S.B. V.P.) National Honor Society Susan Jackson, Sherri Pederson, Brent Dass, Melissa Schmidlin, Craig Tolonen, Ward Nelson (advisor), Damon Knight (Pres.), Stacy McDonald, Chary Vandehey, Stefanie DeLaittre, Carla Holmes, Jill Budge, Tim Sexton, Brody McMann, Bill Jaques, Jennifer Hepler, Hank DuPuis. Not pictured, Tony Dettmers, Keri Utting, and Darilee Aultman. Clubs 69 70 71 Track The Winners Choice This year’s track team was relatively small, starting with 22 athletes and losing a few as the season went on. But each team member seemed to excel in their own event and set many personal records. The team saw their best performance at the District Meet in Aloha. Many team members were able to break school records including Jenny Budge who set the record in the 400 m. run, Melissa Schmidlin who had a record long jump of 14’7”, and Shannon Fennell who broke the record in the 300 m. hurdles. Gerry Hendershott jumped 19’6‘ 2” in the long jump which topped his own personal record. Kurt Julian also had a very impressive performance in the 3000 m. run, placing second with a time of 9:40 and qualifying for the State track meet. Kurt’s run also set a new freshman school record. Of the 22 athletes who started out 15 received varsity letters. Mr. Nice feels that the team has great abilities and should do well in the future. 2 72 Track 7 1. Kurt Julian finishes first in the 3000 m. run far ahead of the other competitors. 2. Matt Parris gets ready to hand off to Rob Wolfe in the 400 m. relay. 3. Jenny Budge is tired after a great finish. 4. Gerry Hendershott jumps easily over a hurdle. 5. Barbara, Tami, Shannon and Melissa stretch before their events. 6. Brian Hendershott completes another lap in the 3000 m. run. 7. Joe Reinisch tries for a good throw in the shot put. 8. The 1988 Track team: Back row; Coach Melvin Nice, manager Tami Naeve, Brody McMann, Gerry Hendershott, Eugene Guzman. Kurt Julian, Bryon Hendershott. Assistant Coach Billie. Front row; Rob Wolfe, Jenny Budge, Melissa Schmidlin, Shannon Fennell, Margeux Bowden, Tami Reed, Barbara Ruebig, and Philip Vaughn. Track 73 Golf Swings Into Action “Over all, I had a good time this year,” said Dan Foss of the 88 golf season. Mr. Foss’s attitude seems to reflect everybody’s attitude about this year’s golf season. “We didn’t do quite as well as we had hoped to, but there was a lot of improvement out there on the course. There was also lots of experience on the team to help us out,” says Foss. The team did have a few outstanding and memorable moments on and off the course. First of all, Bill Worley’s 78 at Elkhorn to take the medalist position, and win a dozen balls. Then there was Bob Zavales and Bill Worley playing head to head against St. Helens for first place at the Tillamook Best Ball tournament. Finally there is no doubt that everyone will remember Brent Dass and Craig Dailey getting into a car wreck with Frank Cieloha on their way to golf practice. This year, there was a new addition to the golf program. That was the girls team. “Our girls played well against the more experienced Astoria girls team. It gave our girls good experience and provided an opportunity for competition,” says Foss. Craig Dailey sums up the season that the golf team had, “Over all the team performed great, but more important was the fact that everyone had a good time. And isn’t that what it’s all about, having fun?” 74 Golf 7 1. Bill Worley heads for the hole. 2. Mr. Foss gives a few of the girls a little lesson on stance and swing. 3. Travis Hinds teeing off on the eighth hole. 4. Boh Zavales takes a practice swing on number one. 5. Tammy Minger in the middle of her back swing on number five tee. 6. Thomas Ladefoged takes a swing at his ball on number six fairway. 7. Bill Jaques goes for the green. 8. Top: Coach, Mr. Foss, Amy Elton. Tammy Minger. Roger Skidmore, Jeni Prohaska, Kim Oblack, Craig Tolonen. Tim Grady, and Assistant Coach, Mrs. Grady. Middle: Thomas Ladefoged, Brent Dass, Bob Zavales. Craig Dailey, John Delaittre, Lemel Seibert. Travis Hinds. Front: Bill Worley, Bill Jaques, Troy Garcia. Mike Schrier. Greg Baska, Trygve Berge, Ewan McLean, Cassie See-berger. Golf 75 A Royal Night In Camelot This year’s prom, sponsored by the Junior class, was held on April 30 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the high school gym. The theme for this year’s formal was “A Royal Night In Camelot.” The spectacular decorations, a simulated castle and a wall of balloons, among other things, were put up during an all-night work party. To enter the dance-area, one had to walk over a drawbridge and through castle doors. The dance floor was surrounded by tables decorated with pinks and blues, and castles and crowns as center pieces. The colors for the evening were blue and silver. Prom Queen Amie Adams (1987) flew in from Boise, Idaho, to crown Denise Shirley as her successor. Joe Reinisch crowned Casey Mitchell as King. Casey and Denise’s Court was: Stefanie DeLaittre, escorted by Damon Knight; Chary Vandehey, escorted by Pat Schmidlin; Sarah Carter, escorted by Matt Hillhouse; and Asa Brolin, escorted by Matt Parris. Disc-Jockey for the evening was Steve Gustovich, and Nancy Dailey provided refreshment service. 2 76 Prom 1. Queen Denise Shirley and King Casey Mitchell take pleasure in the Queen’s Dance. 2. Chris Hogan and Princess Sarah Carter just realized how much fun a prom can really be. 3. Stacy McDonald and Brady Remsen really dig the music played during the prom. 4. Princess Stefanie De-I.ailtre and Prince Damon Knight walk down the path headed towards the prom court. 5. Eugene Guzman and his date, receive satisfaction as they dance. 6. This year’s 1988 Prom Court. 7. Nancy Dailey serves some punch to Lisa Ragsdale and her escort David Anderson. 8. Getting in the right tune, is Disc-Jockey, Steve Gustovich. 7 Prom 77 A New Chance On Life Forty-four seniors participated in the seventy-first annual commencement exercises held in the high school gym on Sunday, May 29, 1988. The guest speaker for this memorable occasion was former math teacher Steve Whiteman. The class purchased Whiteman’s airfare with money they had saved in their treasury. Honor speakers were Damon Knight and Stacy McDonald. Asa Brolin, Thomas Ladefoged, and Barbara Ruebig also gave speeches bidding a final farewell to the community before they returned to their native countries. The V.H.S. Band, under the direction of Dave Firman, played “Armida.” At the end of the ceremony, the class sang a rowdy “Happy Birthday” to classmate Casey Mitchell, after which, they also sang the theme to St. Elmo’s Fire. “For Just a Moment.” Asa Brolin accompanied on the piano for both tunes. There were six honor students at this year’s exercises; Damon Knight, Stacy McDonald, Sarah Carter, Tony Dettmers, Brent Dass, and Stefanie DeLaittre. The Wallace McCrae award for service went to Susan Jackson, and the Senior Cup was awarded to Tony Dettmers. To end the graduation festivities, which began with the Senior Banquet, and included the principal’s awards assembly and a trip to Disneyland, an all night party was held at Lew’s Place in honor of the new graduates. 1 2 78 Graduation SCHOLARSHIP Butch Dettmers Memorial Condit Family Scholarship Holce Logging......... Lews R.C. Trucking .. Lions Club International Lisa D. Fletcher Memorial Mickey Bruers Memorial Golf Scholarship Mike Busch Memorial Portland Community College Shawn Ostrander Memorial Sydney and Billie Bourne VEA OSEA Scholarship Vernonia Alumni Award Vernonia Arts Crafts Society RECIPIENT . Kaleen Bateman . .Chary Vandehey Dianna Conklin .......Brent Dass Damon Knight . Stacy McDonald . . Estella Morgan . . .Stefanie DeLaittre . . Tony Dettmers Tony Dettmers .....Bob Zavales .......Joe Budge . . Kaleen Bateman Stefanie DeLaittre Damon Knight Stefanie DeLaittre Damon Knight Sarah Carter . . Tony Dettmers Susan Jackson 7 8 1. The Class of 1988. 2. Swedish Exchange Student, Asa Brolin, receives her diploma from her host dad, Don Skinner. 3. Carlene Barker, Matt Hillhouse, and Pam DuVall make their way down the aisle in the processional. 4. The rest of the Class of 1988. 5. Steve Whiteman delivers his inspirational speech to the grads. 6. After the ceremony, graduates and guests gather to exchange hugs and warm thoughts. 7. The six honor students receive recognition. 8. Denise Shirley pauses for just a moment before commencement begins. Graduation 79 Sport's Awards Varsity Football Outstanding Lineman-Casey Mitchell Outstanding Defense-Brody McMann Outstanding Back-Matt Parris J.V. Football Most Aggressive-Bryon Hendershott Best Lineman-Steve Barker Varsity Volleyball Most Improved-Jeni Pro-haska Most Inspirational-Carla Holmes J.V. Volleyball Most Improved-Asa Brolin Most Inspirational-Melissa Schmidlin Cross Country Most Improved-Eugene Guzman Varsity Boys Basketball Most Improved-Billie Worley Most Inspirational-Pat Schmidlin J.V. Boys Basketball Most Improved-Eugene Guzman Most Inspirational-Gerry Hendershott Varsity Girls Basketball J.V. Girls Basketball Most Improved-Kim Soder-back Most Inspirational-Chary Vandehey Most I m p ro ved-Ta mm y Minger Most Inspirational-Sharleen Anson Wrestling Most Improved-Craig Dailey Boys Track ... Most Improved-Bryon Hendershott Girls Track Varsity Golf Most Improved-Billie Worley J.V. Golf 80 Sport's Awards Principal's Awards Perfect Attendance ..........................................Scott Bucholz, Sherri Pederson, Valerie Busch Mathematics: General Math ..........................................................................Forrest Green Algebra I .....................................................Philip Vaughn, Leah Vandehey Algebra II................................................................Melissa Schmidlin Mclntire Award ............................................................................Tim Sexton English: Writing Award ...............................................................................Sarah Carter Hearing English .....................................................................Tony Dettmers Yearbook Award........................................................................................Susan Jackson Journalism Award..............................................................................Tony Dettmers Cert, of Appreciation ......................................................................Susan Jackson Business: Business Ed...............................................................................Carlene Barker Typing I..................................................................................Michelle Fowler Accounting .— ...............................................................................Hank DuPuis i Best Actor Tony Dettmers Best Actress.....................................................f. . Jill Budge Best Supporting Actor ...............................................................Billie Worley Best Support. Actress..........................................................................Asa Brolin Technical Theatre .............................................................................Dean Smith Outstanding Senior .................................................................Tony Dettmers Rand: John Phillip Sousa........ Chorus: Music in May ........... Four Year Award ........ National Choral Award Social Science: World History U.S. History..... Government................... Science: Biology............................ Physics............................. Physical Science ................... Home Economics.............................. Spanish: I.................................. II ................................ Health...................................... Physical Education.......................... O.V.: Industrial Arts ...................... Art: I...................................... II ................. Photography ........ Leadership: Freshmen . . . Sophomore .. . Junior ...... Senior....... Student Body Most Inspirational Underclassmen Brunsman Memorial Award....... Outstanding Athlete .......... Terry Smith Memorial.......... U.S. Army Scholar Athlete Award Service Awards: Freshmen ..... Sophomore ..... Junior ........ Senior ........ ....................................Brent Dass .............Anne Cahill, James Day, Ed Dotter .....................Dianna Conklin, Anne Cahill ........................................Anne Cahill ... .Chris Hogan, Tim Sexton, Melissa Schmidlin ......................................Sherri Pederson ................................Tony Dettmers ...................Chris Hogan, Jennifer Hepler ..................................Stacy McDonald .....................................Barbara Ruebig ...................Jackie Cutright, Alice Ziegler .......................................Jenny Budge ....................................Jennifer Hepler .......................................Chris Hogan .......................................Craig Tolonen ......Brady Remsen, Troy Garcia, Jim Morrison ......................................Billie Worley ......Asa Brolin, Susan Jackson, Matt Hillhouse .....................Denise Shirley, Kari Utting ......................Leah Vandehey, Jenny Budge .......................Tim Sexton, Cassie Seeburger ......................Jill Budge, Steve Morrison ................Chary Vandehey, Carlene Barker ...............................President-Joe Reinish Vice President-Casey Mitchell Secretary-Lisa Taylor ............Bryon Hendershott. Melissa Schmidlin ......................................Eugene Guzman ....................................Bob Zavales ....................................Lisa Taylor ....................Steffanie DeLaittre, Brent Dass ...................................Leah Vandehey ................................Melissa Schmidlin ........................................Jill Budge ........................................Hank DuPuis Principal's Awards 81 Phone 556 5232 30111 Maple Dr. Rainier, Oregon 97048 SCHOOL PICTURES PORTRAITS WEDDINGS LITTLE LEAGUE CLASS REUNIONS PROMS AND DANCES OFFSET PRINTING COPY AND RESTORATION 0 (} LOOK VERNONIA SENTRY 735 JEFFERSON AVENUE MUTUAL OF OMAHA 715 Bridge ST. 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OR 97123 Dr. Barry Hoaglin, D.M.D., P.C. 648-7775 Dr. Bruce Fiske, D.M.D., P.C. 648-0859 Specialist in Orthodontics 400 E. Main St., Suite 280 Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 (503) 357-6631 SINCE 1909 Patezton ‘Juznituze COMPLETE HOME DECORATORS GIB PATERSON 2017 MAIN STREET CUFF PATERSON FOREST GROVE. OR 97116 CURL'S TRANSPORTATION COMPANY S 91 0 THE YARD DOCTOR, INC. Landscaping • All Yard Care • Sprinkler systems Allen Reinsch Timber Route. Box 26. Vernonia, OR 97064 Call Collect 429-4761 Ellson Cedar Products Keasey Rd. Vernonia. OR 97064 429-5353 Vernonia Lanes 950 Bridge Street Vernonia, OR 97064 429-9881 93 VERNONIA REAL INSURANCE 953 Bridge Street Vernonia, OR 97064 429-6203 FRYE'S ACTION ATHLETICS 357-5120 2016 Pacific Avenue Forest Grove, OR 97116 For all your sport needs. Team sports-shoes-racquet sports. VIDEO EXPR 852 Bridge Street Vernonia, OR 97064 429-9111 . Hrs. 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BOX 21 Vernonia, OR 97064 REFLECTIONS OF THE 1800’S MAIN AUTO SUPPLY 2003 19th Avenue Forest Grove, OR 97116 357-3176 CONTRACT LOGGING AND ROAD BUILDING HOLCE LOGGING CO., INC. 17633 KEASEY ROAO VERNONIA. OREGON 97064 WILFRED E HOLCE PRESIDENT (503) 429-6783 Beer, Wine VJ Beer, Wine and Sandwiches Your Hosts: John Bev 733 Bridge St. Vernonia, Ore '987 LANDMARK TREATY — Ronald Reagan and Soviet head of state Mikhail Gorbachev begin the first of three days of summit talks, which ended in the signing of a treaty hanning medium-and shorter-range nuclear missiles from Europe and Asia. TEARFUL MELTDOWN — Televangelists Jim and Tammy Bakker watched their PTl. empire fall in March after alleged corruption and wrong-doing within the organization. PAPAL VISIT— Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif., was just one of Pope John Paul's stops during his nine-city tour of the United States in September. NUMBER ONE — Mariee Matlin signed her thanks at the 1987 Academy Awards after winning the award for Best Actress for her role in Children of a Lesser God. LET FREEDOM RING — Fireworks above Independence Hall in Philadelphia celebrate the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. A GIANT WIN — New York Giants teammates Brad Benson and Phil Simms celebrate their 39-20 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI. Photos by: Wide World Photos WAR ZONE —While patrolling international waters in May, the fngate Stark was hit by Iraqi missiles, killing 37 crewmen HEAT WAVE — Ll Col Oliver North seized the spotlight for six days m July during the Iran-Contra hearings. Despite the wave of OUiemania, many Americans felt North broke the law. BLACK MONDAY — The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 508 points to an all-time low following the biggest one-day selloff in history October 19. FAREWELL POP ARTIST —Andy Warhol 58, immortalized the Campbell s soup can and brought pop art to life in the 1960s. He once proclaimed everyone would have 15 minutes of fame. HOW SWEET IT IS” — Jackie Gleason, 71. created Brooklyn's rotund bus driver, Ralph Kramden. in television's The Honeymooners” TV FAVORITE — l ome Greene, 72, played the father to three boys in the television senes ' Bonanza for fourteen years. He later used his gentle, but rugged, appearance in TV commercials.