Six team members are set to graduate in June

The six seniors on Estacada High School’s girls varsity basketball team were honored during a pre-game ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 12.

Balloons and flowers were presented to the girls, who were nearing the end of their high school basketball careers.

Seniors Lexi Chavez, Molly Kammeyer, Madison Haga, Katie Haley, Chelsea Eastman and Sam Hammons were called up individually while sporting their basketball uniforms.

They posed for photos while being joined by their parents at the center of the basketball court, with gift bags in hand and many embraces exchanged. An announcer read off the girls’ favorite team memories, which they had submitted in writing beforehand. Many of the girls fondly recalled trips to places like Seaside and Astoria with their teammates.

Thanks and special messages to loved ones were also cited, along with plans for the future.

Several of the girls plan to continue playing basketball at the college level while pursuing education in their chosen fields at many of the state’s various universities. Also honored were the foreign exchange students who have participated in the school’s basketball program.

A similar senior night was scheduled to take place Tuesday, Feb. 19 to honor members of the EHS boys varsity basketball team before it hosts Madras for The Rangers’ final home game of the 2012-13 winter sports season.