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Wednesday, March 4, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon AMERICANA: Sisters Folk Festival program thrives in schools EQUESTRIAN: Team is expecting a strong showing this season Continued from page 3 Continued from page 5 Bartlett, a senior who has been in the program since the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year said, <It was a really fun experience. It was my first time actually per- forming in front of a crowd, so it was a new experience for me, but it was fun.= Bartlett performed an orig- inal entitled <Rumors= with freshmen Jessica Dunn. < F lig h t A tten d an ce,= <Rumors,= and all the other songs performed at the assem- bly were a big hit among stu- dents. August McKeown, a senior, said he enjoyed <get- ting to see people you know and speak with every day show what they9re capable of in a way we haven9t seen before.= Another senior, Quinlan Crowe, said she enjoyed <the quality music put on by our high school students.= The teachers, many of whom enjoyed the many per- formances, felt the assem- bly was well-received by the student body. Social studies teacher, Gail Greaney, said that she <enjoyed it, and no one was on their phones= in the audience, something <That means winter eve- ning practice on those cold dark days and trailering horses after practice in the dark, so it really requires true com- mitment from the kids,= she said. <Having to deal with a live animal makes this a much more complicated sport since every person is also dealing with another athlete: their horse,= she added. <The kids9 performances in this first meet definitely exceeded my expectations,= said Winter, who is in her third year as the head coach. She is assisted by Lori Kennedy and Dave Jones. Support from parents is key to this sport, and Winter wanted to thank all of the team parents for their help. PHOTO BY CHLOE GOLD Jessica Dunn (left) and Lydia Bartlett (right) were among the performers at the Americana Project assembly at Sisters High School. difficult to achieve at a high school assembly. Art teacher Bethany Gunnarson said that <the majority of the student body were really attentive, and I didn9t hear anyone being disrespectful, so I think they were pretty impressed overall.= Math teacher Kristy Rawls was impressed by the Americana Project assembly as well, and said she <appre- ciated the way Brad [Tisdel] set up the assembly, and the music was written really well.= Johnson had said that the goal for the assembly was <allowing the Americana Project students to show how incredible the Americana Project is and showcase their music.= When asked if he felt such a goal was achieved, Johnson said he thought the assembly <was amazing, I9m incredibly proud of all the students.= A Partnership Beyond Your Expectations With so many events to pre- pare for, time is precious at the four team practices held each week. In addition team members do conditioning with their animals outside of regular practice times. Winter also has special thanks to Kerry Newall and Julie Vosberg for the use of their facility, since the team practices indoors. Mike Pinto of JGW ranch also has made that arena available to the team, for which she is very grateful. <The support these people provide for the kids is actu- ally beyond generous,= said Winter. Next up for the Outlaws is a meet on March 20-22 at Brasada Ranch. Winter encourages people to come and watch. <Who knows, you might get to witness something you9ve never seen before, like a two-person birangle or a Canadian flag race,= she said. Serving Sisters Since 1994 D ESIGNERS & B UILDERS of D ISTINCTION Stop by and visit with Tiana Van Landuyt & Shelley Marsh. 541-549-1575 220 S. 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