LONGVIEW Mark Morris High School senior Mikayla Taylor sees the challenges she’s overcome so far in life as the experiences that led her to today’s opportunities.
Not pretty, but Mark Morris grinds out 15-8 win over Hudson’s Bay By JORDAN NAILON, Longview Daily News
Published: February 27, 2021, 1:02am
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Longtime Mark Morris coach Shawn Perkins was the first to admit that Friday night’s 15-8 win over Hudson’s Bay wasn’t the prettiest he’s seen over the last 18 seasons in Columbia blue and red. However, when it’s finally time to celebrate your first win since 2019, the final margin of victory is merely a garnish to the main course of meat and potatoes.
“They got it done. It wasn’t pretty but the boys got it done,” Perkins said while his charges belted out the Mark Morris High School fight song to the smattering of 50 or so fans that were allowed inside Longview Memorial Stadium for the Monarch’s first home game of the season on Friday. “I’m proud of those guys. They really played their tails off, played hard, and they got the win tonight.”
The holidays are traditionally a time of giving, but in a pandemic, local school districts are going the extra mile to make sure families have what they need over the winter break.
Catlin school counselor Erin Schuhmacher said the Kelso school usually has established partnerships and donation drives this time of year, but due to COVID-19 many didnât happen.
âBut that doesnât mean the need isnât there,â she said. âWe needed to find another way to help these families.â
The staff came together, donating about $800 on their own along with food, hygiene items and clothing. They also reached out to friend and local business, getting another $700 or so in donations and then food from Grocery Outlet, Franz Bakery and others, Schuhmacher said.
Joan LeMieux, a longtime Mark Morris High School English teacher and former Cowlitz County Commissioner, died Dec. 10 in Anacortes after a long illness. She was 87.
Initially a transplant to Longview, LeMieux quickly ingrained herself in the community and would eventually run for political office and rally other women to do the same.
âShe pulled together women in this area for the purpose of networking and trying to get women more involved on local boards and elected to political office,â said Karen Pickett, a longtime friend of LeMieuxâs. âThis was at a time when women were beginning to realize that if they were going to be part of the decision-makers (group), they needed to be in network with each other. ⦠That was kind of the genesis of this in Cowlitz County.â