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Students learn through career day By Kathryn Godsiff Correspondent Sisters schools have a knack for incorporating creative learning into the school day, and the wider Sisters community has long been supportive. Sisters Elementary School continued the tradition last Friday with the first career day event. It brought some reality to the question of <what do you want to be when you grow up?= An overwhelming response from parents brought 23 different pre- senters to the school, cov- ering careers from farrier/ blacksmith to medicine, arts, law enforcement, helping professions, sports and vari- ous businesses. School counselor Kate Kuitert was one of the orga- nizers. She emphasized that part of the School District mission is to inspire students. <By doing a career day we hoped to inspire our students to think about their strengths, interests, and how those may connect to future career opportunities,= she said via email. Students each got to hear two presenters, in 25-min- ute sessions. Kuitert stated that the response was very positive and that the diver- sity of occupations made for interesting listening. She hopes to make it an annual event. Wednesday, February 26, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 13 Boys ski team grabs second place By Rongi Yost Correspondent The Sisters High School boys varsity ski team placed second in a giant slalom race at Hoodoo on Saturday, Febru- ary 22. It was sunny and calm, and snow conditions were hard and fast, which made for one of the best races of the season. The steep hill at Hoo- doo and the course set-up pro- vided a challenge for racers. This was the first high school race to be held at Hoo- doo in several years. Coach Gabe Chladek told The Nug- get they put on a great race and many folks were impressed. Teams wanted to express their thanks to Hoodoo for hosting the race, and hope there will be more races there in the future. Sisters had a bit of a home court advantage since they were familiar with the slope, and it showed up in their sec- ond-place team finish. Senior Evan Palmer was the Outlaws9 fastest racer. He placed fifth and earned 90 points for the team with a com- bined time of 1:16.93. Fresh- man Bela Chladek took eighth and earned 72 points with a combined time of 1:17.66. <Evan and Bela skied fast, direct lines that resulted in great finishes,= said Coach Chladek. <They9re both skiing with a lot of determination, and it9s driving them to be aggres- sive and direct in their skiing.= Corbin Fredland was 13th with 38 points with a com- bined time of 1:20.48, and George Chladek took 16th and earned 26 points with a combined time of 1:21.17. Colton Seymour was 17th (26 points) with a combined time of 1:21.53, and Mitchell Grif- fin took 31st with a combined time of 1:27.39. The boys JV team finished fourth overall. Christopher Lundgren logged the fast- est runs of the day for the JV squad with a combined time of 1:27.70 for a 32nd-place finish. Remaining times were: Simon Rhett, 1:28.05 (34th); Connor Petke, 1:31.36 (43rd); Oscar Rhett, 1:37.13 (51st); Ethan Eckert, 1:40.71 (54th); Ian Cash, 1:43.03 (57th); Ash- ton King, 1:52.16 (60th); and Ilya Goheen, 1:54.11 (61st). Aiden Eckert skied a good first run and got a single time of 49.63. Aiden pushed for a faster time on his second run and crashed. Chladek said, <I have a lot of respect as a coach for the effort Aiden put out on the course. You can9t win races unless you9re pushing yourself to go faster, and when you9re pushing, crashes are going to happen from time to time.= The varsity boys and girls teams, and a few JV racers, will be attending the league finals on Friday and Saturday, Feb- ruary 28 and 29 at Mt. Bache- lor. Over the course of the sea- son teams earn points for their finish order at each race, and points accumulate through- out the season. Both the girls and boys squads qualified as a team. Hollie Lewis, Sky- lar Wilkins, Sydney Wilkins, Piper Adelt, Tatum Cramer, and Annie Cohen make up the girls squad, and racing for the boys will be Evan Palmer, Bela and George Chladek, Cole Seymour, Corbin Fred- land, and Mitchell Griffin. The top 20 JV racers will qualify individually based on their accumulated points. Those 20 JV racers were to be announced on Tuesday, February 25. GREAT COFFEE GREAT CAUSE DINING & TAKE-OUT PHOTO BY KATHRYN GODSIFF Paul Weston demonstrated the very physical occupation of horseshoeing at Sisters Elementary School career day. until midnight every night Menu at SistersSaloon.net 541-549-RIBS 190 E. Cascade Ave. That’s a Cut! 152 E. Main Ave. • 541-549-8771 ever wonder what life is really supposed to be all about? We’re a welcoming community of people exploring what God has said about his purposes for us. Come explore with us. Worship service Sundays at 10:45 am 67130 Harrington Loop (only 5 mi. east of Sisters) 541-389-8960 • www.sistersnaz.org g BUY ON LI N E AT KABU M.ORG FREE DELIVERY TO SISTERS! BUY IN SISTERS AT OLIVE R LE MON’S (FORMERLY MELVIN’S)