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Fall sports All Conference announced
Emily Davis and Andrea Rutherford for The Wa-Hi Journal Volleyball First team: Senior Tori Crawford Football First team: Seniors Dean Atkinson and Jonah Hoe Second team: Seniors Aaron Eggart, Jake Grandstaff and Logan Reardon Honorable mention: Juniors Stuart Gillin and Darnell Handcox Girls Soccer Honorable mention: Seniors Allie Greene and Brigit Lyons Girls Swimming [...] -
Sports Update: Nov. 5
Ryan Manny and Ruby Wachtel for The Wa-Hi Journal Varsity Football: Game against Lewis and Clark in Spokane at Albi Stadium Nov. 2. Wa-Hi: 20 Lewis and Clark: 17 Wa-Hi Blue Devils started off with a handicap right away at 10-0, but they made a swift comeback of 20 points and ended up winning. This [...] -
Sports Update: Oct. 29
Jennifer Cho and Ryan Manny for The Wa-Hi Journal Varsity Girls Swimming: Districts Meet in Ellensburg at CWU Oct. 26-27. Wa-Hi placed 3rd. DeSales senior Cheyenne Schoen won in her event of 100 breaststroke with a 1:11.67 and will be attending State. Senior Katelyn Elmenhurst finished 10th in the event with a 1:18.84. Schoen [...] -
Elementary Teacher Finishes International Class Race
Pound pound pound go thousands of feet. There’s Framingham Train Depot, after six solid miles of running. People are beginning to drop out. There’s Wellesley College, halfway there. Running, more running. There’s the Newton fire station, and it’s on to Commonwealth Ave. Just over 9 miles to go. It’s getting hotter. Hundreds of runners surrounding [...] -
Athletes Sign to College Sports
As of May 15, five seniors have officially signed to play college athletics next year. Chantelle Zamora- Walla Walla Community College volleyball “ Losers quit when they’re tired, winners quit when they have won.” Alyson Ambler- University of Connecticut softball “You can’t pace yourself because there might not be a tomorrow.” Paige Pontarolo- Walla Walla [...] -
Athletes Recognized for 12 Season Dedication
Kyle Jameson Sports: Basketball, football, and track Q: What was the best sports memory of your high school career? A: “Senior football. Two-a-days, summer workouts, senior camaraderie. Everything senior football.” Q: What is your greatest accomplishment during your high school career? A: “My greatest accomplishment was [when during] junior year I was district champion in [...] -
Kick Like a Pro Competition Showcases Talent
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Local Senior Marches on to West Point
The West Point Military Academy, often renowned as “the world’s premier leader development institution,” selected senior and local JROTC member Richard Jimenez for the 2012-2013 academic year. Many of its graduates became astronauts, generals or even presidents. Jimenez, with a family history of military service, will be attending the United States Military Academy Preparatory School [...] -
Cadet Major Attains Greater Academic Rank
The United States Coast Guard Academy (CGA) accepted senior Shane Perkins to its prep school, called the CGA Scholarship Program, a feat accomplished by a select few prospective students from across the nation. In order to be accepted to the Academy, Perkins conquered a vast array of application requirements, from the extensive paperwork application to [...] -
Prestigious Military School Accepts Rifle Marksman
Senior Kyle Jameson has recently been accepted to the United States Air Force Academy. Not only will he be a student at this prestigious school, but a member of the Precision Rifle Team. “I took [Rifle Marksmanship] because I enjoyed shooting and because I was good at it, not because I was trying to use [...]