Pirate Pride Winter 2013

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Pirate Pride

Winter 2013

Neah-Kah-Nie High School

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Pirates at midseason look for consistency and more wins Midway through the season the boys and girls varsity basketball teams have experienced their ups and downs as they continue to struggle to achieve consistency.

Going into games against Portland Christian and Knappa in mid-January the Lady Pirates sported a 4-7 record overall with two of those wins coming against NW League opponents.

The boys’ varsity team was at 2 and 9, with a lone league victory against Nestucca on Dec. 21, just before winter break.

In a home game against the Portland Christian Royals on a Friday evening, both the boys and girls fell to defeat. Things didn’t get any better the following day in their Saturday

matchup on Jan. 12 against the Loggers on Knappa’s home court. Both teams ended up on the short end of the stick.

Part of the reason the Lady Pirates have struggled thus far is a lack of experience. “This is an incredibly young team,” said Coach Corey Douma, “the youngest since I’ve been here. We have zero seniors and seven freshmen, many of them seeing varsity action.”

While Douma, like his counterpart, Coach Steve Sherren for the boys, looks for more consistency on the floor, he appreciates the team’s positive attitude it has maintained throughout the season.

“I can’t say enough about what a great group of girls this has been. We

just need more experience. In a couple of years, we’ll be on the up and up,” said Douma.

With just one varsity player returning from last year’s squad and a handful of others who were swing players, playing mostly at the junior varsity level but seeing some varsity action, Coach Sherren is looking for improvement as the season progresses for the boys’ basketball team.

“We’ve dug ourselves in a hole,” said Sherren of the Pirates early season record. “Turnovers continue to be a problem. Skill level wise, we’re comparable to other teams in the league, but we need to overcome unforced mistakes.”

Still, Sherren sees improvement.

“This is a good group of coachable kids. We’re getting better.”

Wrestling squad short on numbers again this season With a handful of excellent wrestlers returning this season, new head coach Don Zellner is looking for another strong finish at the state level again this year. Kids like Logan Romig who took fourth in state, Matt Clayton who took third and second-place state finisher Alejandro Quintana are among the returnees that

include Jorden Bowden and Rebecca Savage as well.

The problem is the team only had just 16 kids out at the beginning of the year creating voids in the lineup. By midseason the number was 13. Still, Zellner is optimistic.

“With only five returning wrestlers from last year it is too early to predict how well we will do in the regular season,” Zellner said. “However, with three returning state placers I would expect a top 10 finish at the state tournament if everyone works hard and keeps getting better.”

Last year, the team finished fifth at state, an outstanding finish considering the small number of wrestlers on the squad.

Pirates athletes garner fall sports post-season recognition Northwest League Volleyball

season to prepare,” said Coach Scott Ross. “Craig and Brad were also two of our leaders on the team, participated in all of our team functions and served as positive role models for our younger players in the program.”

Pirate senior Rachael O’Quinn was named to the All Northwest League Second Team. She finished her final volleyball season with 110 kills and 42 blocks on the year.

O’Quinn was also named at her team’s Defensive and Offensive Player of the Year.

Neah-Kah-Nie Pirate Football The football team’s sole First Team All Leaguer was linebacker Craig Grasseth. In addition to his defensive ef-

Cross Country team prevails at NW League Championships Craig Grasseth

Brad Watson

forts, Grasseth was also named as a Second Team All League running back. The Pirates’ Brad Watson was also given the Second Team All League running

back honors.

“It was great to see Craig and Brad recognized by the league coaches, as both of these athletes worked hard in the off

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The Neah-Kah-Nie cross country team did something this season that they haven’t done as a team since 1997 and 1999. Both the boys and girls are Northwest League Champions and each team also had a huge group of runners receive All League honors.

To be named as All League, a runner must finish in the top six places and there were plenty of Pirates in those spots. For the girls team it was freshman Annie Romig, freshman Erin Savage and senior Willa Childress earning the honors. For the boys it was junior Logan Romig, junior Matt Clayton and freshman Julian Croman.

At the District 1 Championships at Tualatin Hills Recreation Center Oct. 25, The Pirates missed having a team or individual runner qualify for state by the closest of margins.

Neah-Kah-Nie cross country team Junior Logan Romig finished in led by freshman Annie Romig sixth place for the Pirates with who took seventh overall with Matt Clayton taking eighth fellow Pirate freshman Erin and teammate Julian Croman Savage taking ninth, Willa finishing right behind Clayton Childress taking 14th and Rein ninth. As a team, the boys becca Savage taking 20th. finished in fourth overall.

The Lady Pirates took third The Lady Pirates were also as a team behind Champion knocking on the doorstep with Valley Catholic and second four runners in the top twenty place finisher, Catlin Gabel.

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Girls Varsity/JV Basketball Roster Kristina Burdick – Jr. Destiny Canaday – Jr. Nakiya Dunn – Fr. Alaina Holm – Fr. Mariah Johnstone – Fr.

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Senior Akshar Patel stays busy volunteering For the Citizen

What does the Leo’s Club, National Honor Society, and nearby community service projects all have in common?

The answer is Neah-Kah-Nie High School senior Akshar Patel.

Akshar Patel balances the daunting tasks that are associated with being a high school senior, such as senior projects, school work, and extra-curricular activities with tasks taken voluntarily for the soul purpose of making the community a better place. It is a claim not many can make. Akshar keeps commendable grades while volunteering his time on a regular basis.

Akshar makes an effort to volunteer at least twice per month for as many as six hours at a time. He enjoys volunteering at the Rockaway Beach Parks and Recreation Department, specifically because he has been involved in many of their projects dating

back to his youth.

A major influence in Akshar’s decision to devote his time is his father.

Akshar Patel Akshar’s father raised him to give back

to his community, and so he has since as early as four years old. Other factors that have influence his actions include his presidency in the Leo’s Club and his membership in the National Honor Society.

“Get involved,” said Akshar. “It helps you out in the long run.”

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Honor Society all about helping the local community and school

By Chris Mills For the Citizen

106 – Tristan Fields 113 – Rebecca Savage 120 – Matt Clayton

132 – Logan Romig

Dakota Schijvijnck 138 – Alejandro Quintana

Jordan Bowen 145 – Levi Hill

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NKN art students spiff up Citizen newspaper racks It took some doing, but perseverance paid off for students of Steve Albrechtsen’s visual arts class who are

responsible for giving three newspaper racks owned by the North Coast Citizen a brand new look with a

coastal theme. The brightly colored racks will be back on the street after the installation of new plexiglass. The project, said Albrechtsen, was a way for students to get more involved in the community and, at the same time, see their artistic efforts on display.

“We certainly appreciate the help of Steve Albrechtsen and his students in taking on this project,” said Dave Fisher, editor of the Citizen. “They look great, and I’m sure the newspaperbuying public will agree. I look forward to hearing the reviews.”

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Club projects are planned to continue and expand as the year goes on, including spring yard work, again in Bay City, and operating the concession stand at NeahKah-Nie High School sporting events.

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Neah-Kah-Nie High School’s National Honor Society is an extraordinary group of individuals who work together for the betterment of their school and community through service projects.

Honor Society members work to make their community a better place for not just them, but for all. They do this by planning and completing a variety of projects that benefit the people living in their community; most recently was the annual Christmas gift exchange orchestrated by the club in raising funds for children in need. This year, the Honor Society was able to buy gifts for 20 different children.

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Oregon’s First Lady makes stop at Neah-Kah-Nie High B y D ave F isher The Citizen

Cylvia Hayes, companion of Gov. John Kitzhaber and Oregon’s First Lady, stopped at Garibaldi and Neah-Kah-Nie High School on a tour of the north Oregon coast in early December. Hayes, who is concerned about Oregon’s high hunger rates, was on a mission to learn more about the Coho Salmon Project that just wrapped up its fourth year.

The program, launched locally in 2009, involves the transporting of hatchery-produced Coho salmon at the end of their life cycle to Garibaldi where the meat is processed and canned for distribution to local food banks.

Hayes visited the Tillamook Bay Boathouse can-

Honor students designed labels for cans of tuna and salmon and applied the labels themselves.

Cylvia Hayes (far right), companion of Gov. John Kitzhaber and Oregon’s First Lady, stopped at Garibaldi and NeahKah-Nie High School on a tour of the north Oregon coast.

Art instructor Steve Albrechtsen. Photos by Dave Fisher ning facility in Garibaldi and then Neah-Kah-Nie High School where the task of designing labels for the tuna and salmon and adhering them to cans has become an annual student project. Visual arts students, under the direction of art instructor Steve Albrechtsen, designed the labels once again this year along with a poster commemorating the annual effort. Julia Baker’s design won top honors for the canned tuna while Ashley Pearson and Sierra Dement collaborated in producing the winning design for the canned salmon.

In addition, NKN High students Wayne Moore and Josh Landry filmed the harvest, took still photos and interviewed peo-

ple for their senior project and also for KGW-TV’s Grant McOmie for his weekly program, Grant’s Getaways.

“It’s a new wrinkle this fall and we’re excited about their participation,” said Bill Campbell who spearheaded the volunteer effort four years ago.

“Wayne and Josh will be working on this season’s effort from start to

finish. Not a bad thing to toss onto their resume for college,” added project volunteer Mike Ehlen.

Rounding out the effort were Honor Society students who applied the labels to the canned product. It was no small task, as over 4,500 cans of salmon and tuna were produced at the Tillamook Bay Boathouse.

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‘Ghost of Christmas Past’ reflects on theatre experience

By Willa Childress

NKN High School senior

It was a rainy night in Cannon Beach and the curtain was about to open on the final dress rehearsal of the Coaster Theatre’s winter show, “Scrooge the Musical.” The weeks leading up to this moment had been grueling for the cast; the last few days had been chaos for the tech crew. But, lines down and technical glitches resolved, the show was ready for an audience.

For years, the Coaster Theatre was perhaps best known for its annual production of some version of Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol.” Since the 1970s, members of the community—from sandwich makers to librarians to students—have came together to dress up in top hats and spread some holiday cheer. Those community members who didn’t take part in the show were sure to come and watch. The theatre truly

brought the community together.

For the Coaster Theatre’s 40th anniversary, the show made an appearance for the first time since 2004.

Coincidentally, that 2004 show marked my first experience with acting, at the age of nine. I enthusiastically donned a boys’ costume, playing the part of the crutch-wielding Tiny Tim. That play sparked my love of the stage, and inspired me to perform in many more Christmas shows, playing anything from an orphan to a member of the Von Trapp family.

A move to Tillamook County changed things significantly, making for a lengthy commute and later nights. And by the time I’d started high school, I was far too busy with the typical assortment of teenage occupations—school, work, friends, activities, sports— to try and be involved in anything else.

Willa Childress That is, until this year, my senior year, a year full of prepping for life beyond high school and last chances for experiences.

I found out that the Coaster was putting on “Scrooge,” and, in a moment of part nostalgia, part

insanity, I decided to try and make it work.

It wasn’t easy. Last fall found me with little time to spare, rushing from school to speech/ debate or cross-country practice to rehearsal for the play, and often eating my dinner in transit from one to another!

But the busyness definitely paid off. The production was a great one, as I came to know through getting close with a cast of quirky, talented people, humming Christmas songs, and working to make the directors’ dreams a reality. It was a truly fantastic experience.

In many ways, this opportunity was a gift – one that I realized I wanted to somehow give back to.

So, I decided that for my senior project, I would try to increase awareness of the theater over on “my side of the block.”

I have often felt that there is a huge gap between Tillamook and

Clatsop counties. For us, on the Tillamook side of things, anything farther north than Manzanita seems to be shrouded in a mist of secrecy—and I know that those from the north can feel the same way. However, since this gap is one that I commuted across daily, I felt that I was pretty qualified to try and bridge it.

There’s a myriad of things that both counties have to offer, and I think that it’s a shame not to connect the two.

So if you ever have extra time to spare, consider spending it in Cannon Beach—I can tell you from experience that the drive will be worth your time! Just as the curtains opened on a scene straight out of 1840’s-era London, you’re sure to be entranced. Such was the case when cast members from Tillamook and Clatsop Counties drew viewers into the world of a timeless holiday classic.

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