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C LASSTIME www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Wednesday, January 14, 2015 A9 School Board meets tonight Hood River County School District Board of Directors meets tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Hood River Valley High School Library. The community is welcome to attend, and a period of public comment is always on the agen- da. Discussion items include English Language Development, an update on the student retention and promotion policy and an update on Common Core State standards and the board will hear budget committee and human re- sources reports, as well as a report from Superintendent Dan Goldman. Under action items, the board will consider adopting an updated policy on weapons in schools Serving are Board Chair Jan Veld- huisen Virk, Vice Chair David Russo; and board members: Liz Whitmore, Mark Johnson, Kateri Osborne Lohr, Bob Danko, Julia Garcia Ramirez, and ex-officio member Rob Brostoff. Elks Lodge honors Acosta, Sanchez as December Students of the Month A n n E l i s e A c o s t a a n d in our country. them not to sell tobacco Ibette Sanchez have been se- AnnElise is the daughter products to minors and de- lected as December Students of Orlando and Melody signing stickers and tagging of the Month and were pre- Acosta. She has two younger alcoholic beverages to re- sented checks for $100 at the sisters, Olivia, 15, and Celia, mind adults not to provide Elks Lodge weekly meeting. 12. Next fall, AnnElise will alcohol to minors. Ibette has The awards were in recogni- attend Washington Universi- worked in concessions to tion of their achievements ty in St. Louis, Mo. She will raise funds for the prop and in the classroom, extracur- major in International Stud- purchased, wrapped and de- ricular activities ies and Spanish. livered Christmas gifts for and for their vol- She would ulti- needy families in the com- unteer work in mately like to be munity. She has worked the community. involved in some many hours for St. Mary’s They are both se- type of social church at their annual sum- n i o r s at H o o d services work. mer camp, organizing meals R ive r Va l l e y Her spare time is and camp activities for kids High School. spent backpack- aged 8-12. AnnElise is a In July 2012, Ibette was in- i n g , t r ave l i n g very creative per- and playing the vited to represent our coun- son with an ener- ty in Nashville, Tenn., at the piano. ■ getic personality. semi-annual Community AnnElise Acosta Ibette Sanchez Anti-Dr ug Coalitions of She is an active is a very charis- America. She attended work- member of the youth group at Riverside matic and outgoing young shops with the club advisor Church and a member of the lady. She is very involved in and lear ned of strategic Hood River Valley Chamber various projects at school plans for successful preven- Singers. This group toured and in the community. With tion in the community. This Ireland in March 2013 and is t h e h i g h s ch o o l H e a l t h past year, she did work with highly ranked in State com- Media Club, she helped pro- the Mid Valley dancers, help- petition. She is a 13-year duce theater ads and radio ing teach three different member of the Columbia PSAs, and has given a num- dance groups and styles. She Gorge Dance Academy and ber of presentations in the helped choreograph a song performed in the Academy’s c o m m u n i t y t o p ro m o t e by herself, practiced three “Scenes from the Nutcrack- healthy and safe times a week for er” until 2012. She also in- h ab i t s a m o n g six months and terned at The Next Door, a yo u n g p e o p l e. attended perfor- local social services organi- Her junior year, m a n c e s wh i l e zation, for four months in she was treasur- wo rk i n g w i t h 2014. AnnElise has been a e r o f M E C H A kids 5-10 years member of the varsity ten- C l u b a n d t h i s old. nis team since 2013 and is year is club pres- Ibette is the also a member of the Nation- ident. She is a daughter of Este- member of the al Honor Society. ban and Isabel Her community service National Honor Sanchez. She has work includes preparing Society and has an older sister, Ibette Sanchez food packages and distribu- been a member Vanesa, a Port- tion for the Oregon Food o f t h e P ro m land State Uni- Bank and the FISH Food Committee, helping orga- ve r s i t y g r a d u at e, a n d Bank, and as a Link Crew nize the annual dance. younger sister Briseida, a Her community service Hood River Valley High leader helping freshman with orientation at the high work includes meetings with S ch o o l f re s h m a n . A f t e r school. She has also been in- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other school, Ibette will continue volved with her church Drugs Coalition, where she her studies at either Port- group babysitting, helping will update others on what land State or Western Ore- raise money for various the high school is doing, gon University. She would church projects and activi- along with future plans and like to study social work for ties. Through the Riverside activities. She also works elementary education and Church youth group, she with the Drug Free Commu- become a licensed state so- went on a five day trip to the nities Coalition, giving up- cial worker working with Yakama Nation to lear n dates on HRV Health Media children and families, or an about various programs on Club. Other volunteer work elementary school teacher. the Indian reservation and includes serving food at the Her outside interests in- learn about the current situ- fall Wy’east Eagle Fest, and clude going for an occasional ation of Native Americans talking to stores to remind run or making crafts. Local students start reading to prepare for Battle of the Books T he New Year means schools across Oregon are gearing up for the spring sea- son of Oregon Battle of the Books. OBOB, a kind of liter- ary, Jeopardy, pits teams of four against each other in three divisions, grades 3-5, 6- 8, and 9-12 in answering questions covering a list of a dozen books from multiple genres. Adult volunteers are needed to assist in officiating tournaments. A training has been sched- uled to aid adults learn the rules and procedures within OBOB, events to which the community is cordially invit- ed. Feb. 17, from 5:30-7 p.m. a session will be held at the Westside Elementary School in Hood River at 3685 Bel- mont. This is in preparation for the regional tournament, which will be held at TDMS o March 14 from 8 a.m. to-1 p.m. More details on OBOB may be found online at o b o b l s - ta.pbworks.com/w/page/565 3620/FrontPage. CLASS NOTES Gray, Gallagher, Norton earn honors Lauren Gray, of Hood River, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2014-2015 academic year at Illinois Wesleyan University. The Dean’s List, which was announced by Provost and Dean of Faculty Jonathan Green, includes students from 26 states and 17 countries. To be on the Dean’s List, a student must have a grade-point average of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for Joe Guenther Financial Advisor 1631 Woods Ct Suite 102 Hood River, OR 97031 541-386-0826 www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC straight A’s. ■ Trenton Gallagher, 2014 Hood River Valley High School graduate and fresh- man at Oregon State Uni- versity, has earned Dean’s List recognition for fall 2014. He currently has a 3.9 grade point average. Gal- lagher is majoring in Chem- ical Engineering. ■ Te r r y N o r t o n was named to the fall 2015 honor roll at Spokane Community Queen Size Mattress Sets Starting at $ 249 College. To receive honor roll status, students must earn a 3.0 grade point aver- age or higher. Community Colleges of S p o k a n e i s a dy n a m i c, 12,300-square-mile state community college district that includes Spokane Com- munity College, Spokane Falls Community College and six rural education sites, serving residents in Pend Oreille, Stevens, Whit- man, Ferry and parts of Lincoln counties. Mortgage Advice 5¢ Submitted photo THE DALLES YOUTH of Heart of Hospice members Martin Corker, and Andy Felderman, centenarian Viola Wilson, Ben Feil and Santa (Robin Pereyda) at Oregon Veterans Home. Heart of Hospice youth spread cheer Each year The Dalles and the Hood River Youth of Heart of Hospice (YoHOH) clubs end their year with a Christmas celebration, singing and giving out deco- rated gifts and cards. Santa joined the group of 14 Youth on their outing, sur prised that this was their first day of school va- cation. The group visited most every Hospice patients both in Hood River and The Dalles facilities. “It was meaningful to watch the patients to watch- ing Santa patients with child-like eyes pulling on his beard, to see if it was indeed a real beard,” volun- t e e r c o o r d i n a t o r J ay n e Mederios said. “Many of t h e re s i d e n t s a n d s t a f f joined in the singing.” N o m a t t e r wh a t t h e weather the Youth of Heart of Hospice and Santa (Robin Pereyda) car pool f r o m O r e g o n Ve t e r a n s Home in The Dalles, Hawks Ridge Assisted Living in Hood River, Hood River Care Center and every fa- cility they could visit, singing, shaking hands and bringing gifts and joy. “Thanks you YoHOHOs and Santa Robin for donat- ing your time and efforts it was wonderful to be a part of,’’ Mederios said. Gorge First Tech Challenge comes to The Dalles Jan. 31 Families and robot lovers of all ages are invited to watch the fun at the Columbia G o r g e F i r s t Te c h Challenge (FTC) Tournament on Jan. 31 at The Dalles Mid- dle School (1100 E. 12th St.). This free all-day event is the local qualifier for the inter national FTC robotics competition for students in 7th to 1 2 t h g r a d e s. B e s t p u b l i c v i ew i n g i s from noon to 3 p.m. In this sports-style competition, teams of up to 10 students have been working since Septem- ber to design, build and pro- gram their robots to com- pete on a 12-by-12-foot field against other teams. Robots are about 18-inches square and are built using a Tetrix platform that is reusable from year-to-year using a variety of programming languages. The match starts with a 30-second autonomous peri- od where robots are operat- ed via pre-programmed in- s t r u c t i o n s o n ly. A t wo - minute driver-controlled period follows where teams compete to score the most points. This year’s challenge, called the Cascade Effect, has the robots trying to score with 160 large and small white plastic balls into two center goals or six rolling goals with clear tubes of various heights. This event is being hosted by the students of T he Dalles High School FTC Teams, coached by Bev Froemming. Support is pro- vided by the Gorge Tech Al- liance and sponsorship Gorge youth artists invited to submit works The Dalles Art Center will be accepting entries for the annual Middle/High School Student Art Show Jan. 27 to Jan. 31. All submitted work must be ready to hang, mounted, matted, or framed. Registration for ms are available at the website, www.thedallesart.org under calendar, or at the gallery. The show will run Feb. 3-28th with closing reception and awards on Feb. 28 from 3-4 p.m. from Boeing. 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