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A2 Hood River News, Saturday, March 7, 2015 Dayley advances to State Geographic Bee Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea JEREMIAH DAYLEY, on the HRMS campus, enjoys U.S. geog- raphy questions most, but is preparing for global questions. Jeremiah Dayley gained his geography chops the classic way. “I have some atlases around the house, and I subscribe to National Geo- graphic,” said the Hood River Middle School sixth grader, who is a semifinal- ist in the 2015 Oregon Na- tional Geographic State Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek, March 27 in Salem. This is the second level of the National Geograph- ic Bee competition, which is now in its 27th year. School Bees were held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade stu- dents throughout the state to determine each school champion. Last month, school champions then took a qualifying test, which they submitted to the National Geographic Society. The National Geo- graphic Society has invited up to 100 of the top-scoring students in each of the 50 states, District of Colum- bia, Department of De- fense Dependents Schools and U.S. territories to com- pete in the state Bees. “It’s quite an achieve- ment for a sixth grader,” and the first time the school has had a semi-final- ist, said HRMS principal Brent Emmons. This year, 53 HRMS students partici- pated, up from about 30 in past years. Each state champion will receive $100, the “Na- tional Geographic Atlas of the World, 10th Edition,” a medal, and a trip to Wash- ington, D.C., to represent their state in the National Geographic Bee Champi- onship to be held at Nation- al Geographic Society headquarters, May 11-13. The national champion will receive a $50,000 col- lege scholarship and life- time membership in the Society. The national cham- pion will also travel (along with one parent or guardian), all expenses paid, to the Galápagos Is- lands, where he/she will experience geog raphy firsthand through up-close encounters with the island- s’ unique wildlife and land- scapes. Travel for the trip is provided by Lindblad Ex- peditions and National Ge- og raphic. Visit www.nationalgeographic.c om/geobee for more infor- mation on the National Ge- ographic Bee. National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo WILD will air the 2015 Na- tional Geographic Bee Championship final round, moderated by award-win- ning journalist Soledad O’Brien, on Friday, May 15, at 8 p.m. ET. The final round will be aired later on public television stations. Check local television list- ings for air date and time in your area. ■ How would you fare as a Bee contestant? At the school Bees this year, stu- dents had to answer such questions as: Balboa Park, with more than ten museums, per- forming arts centers, and gardens, is located in which southern California city? San Diego Taylor Swift performed songs from her album Red last summer in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of which Asian country that borders the South China Sea? Malaysia Disney’s blockbuster movie Frozen is set in the fictional land of Arendelle, which was largely inspired by the country of Norway. Norway is located on which European peninsu- la? Scandinavian Peninsula This Week at HRVHS Monday, March 9 Friday, March 13 Ski team awards, 6 p.m. @ Cafeteria “The Madwoman of Chail- lot” (winter play), 7 p.m. @ Bowe Theatre Tuesday, March10 National Honor Society in- duction, 7:30 pm @Bowe The- atre Wednesday, March 11 Wrestling team awards, 5 p.m. @ Cafeteria Thursday, March 12 Choir performance, 12:15 p.m. @HRMS Smarter Balance Informa- tion Night, 6 p.m. @ Bowe Theatre HRV football meeting, 7 p.m. @ Room H-15 Saturday, March 14 Lear n by Doing Track Clinic, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. @ HRVHS Fashion Club Meeting, 10 a.m. @ Room B-2 “The Madwoman of Chail- lot” (winter play), 7 p.m. @ Bowe Theatre Sunday, March 15 No activities scheduled All games and activities (home and away) can be found at www.HRVHS.com Page contest coming to an end at library Photo by Trisha Walker A RT Continued from Page A1 Hood River artist. Lindberg taught a bookmaking class in the cafeteria, where students used visual imagery — and watercolors — to express their thoughts and feelings. Every day, the students would jour- nal about the previous day’s experiences. Joining Lindberg in the cafeteria-turned-art-studio was Pam Springer of High Prairie, Wash., whose stu- dents molded clay into bird- houses. Charlene Fort, of Hood River, and Stephanie Johnston, of The Dalles, brought their glassmaking experience to the school’s li- brary, helping students make colorful designs on glass tiles. Tim Snyder, owner of Underground Music Station in downtown Hood River, turned the Old Gym stage into a music room with a bucket drumming class. And those are only four of the week’s offerings. In the past, Mid Valley par- ticipated in an Artists in Resi- dence program, but that would involve only one grade at a time. With Arts Week, all students are engaged all week. And even though they chose different classes (students identify their top three choic- es from the list and are placed accordingly), they are seeing what their classmates are doing, too. “There’s an exchange with the kids, ‘I did this, I did that,’” McCauley said. “They’re getting the rest of the experience.” Art Week classes run an MICHELE DEARING, Collection Department Specialist, updates the Million Page Challenge board. Photos by Trisha Walker DANIELA GARCIA works carefully to create a sunflower motif on her glass tile Thursday during her Art Week class, taught by Char- lene Fort and Stephanie Johnston, two Gorge-area glass artists. hour and a half daily, with school staff running addition- al classes to round out the pro- gram. Staff purposely choses a wide variety of activities for the students to pick from so everyone can find something that interests them. Michele Dearing, Collec- tion Development Specialist for the Hood River County Li- brary District, updated the Million Page Challenge board at the Hood River Library Thursday afternoon. And we’ve got sad news, Hood River County — we’re in last place. The Hood River Library District was challenged by the Pendleton Public Library and a combined team of the Har- ney and Lake County libraries to a three-way race to see which library’s patrons can reach one million pages first. The contest started Feb. 1. As of Thursday, Hood River County has read 76,486 pages, putting us in last. Pendleton is in second with 171,296 and Harney/Lake in first with 484,223. Books, audiobooks, newspa- pers and magazines all count in the contest. The catch: They must be read or check out from the library, and par- ticipants must be 16 years or older to qualify. Assistant Library Director Rachel Fox said patrons are encouraged to fill out their Million Page Challenge book- marks (or write the number of pages read on any sheet of paper) and regularly turn them in for tabulation to any county library branch. The contest ends March 15. Bonus Winner #3, 4 Max Spears cashed in as a DOUBLE bonus winner in this year’s Hood River News Kids Subscription Campaign! It’s Happening Now! Spread the News Kids Campaign Ends March 14 FULL SAIL MARCH PHENIX CARTON, Brycen Lauritsen, Oscar Zarate and Kyah Ferrel create one-of-a-kind custom birdhouses during their clay art class with Pam Springer, a Washington artist who resides in High Prairie. BREWMA STER DINNER Saint Paddy’s THURSDAY, MARCH 12TH C GCC Continued from Page A1 The combined savings of the three approaches is esti- mated at just under $1 mil- lion for the 2015-16 fiscal year. “The college will align op- erations to existing re- sources, while continuing to provide the high-quality ed- ucational services the com- munity has come to expect,” Toda said. He noted that community college enrollment is down across Oregon due to im- provements in the state’s economy. They’re Back! $ 15 Prime Rib Fridays Happy Hour the 5-6 p.m. During winter Every Day 541-386-3940 Stonehedge Gardens “The Columbia Gorge has not been immune from this common trend,” he said. “Community colleges indis- putably foster economic growth. In doing so, we are now, to some degree, victims of our own success.” Statewide enrollment is down approximately 20 per- cent from the height of the (2008-11) recession.” Revenue forecasts for the coming year anticipate flat tuition, level enrollment, a “less than adequate” in- A huge ‘Thank You’ to all who attended my surprise party, sent cards and gave me good wishes in person. Special thanks to my daughters, who really “Got me”. The support of family and friends is priceless, and turning 80 was a hoot! Sincerely, Jo Smith crease to $535 million for the state-wide Community Col- lege Support Fund and a slight increase in property tax receipts, Toda said. The college is working on next year’s budget, which will be considered first by the Columbia Gorge Com- munity College Board of Ed- ucation budget committee and then by the board itself. Positions are currently open on the budget committee, and the board is seeking ap- plicants from Wasco and Hood River counties: Inter- ested people can send a let- ter of interest with qualifi- cations and contact informa- tion to Tiffany Prince, assis- tant to the president and CGCC board, at 400 East Scenic Dr., The Dalles, OR 97058. Deadline for consider- ation is March 13. Oregon law requires the college adopt a balanced budget, and a variety of cost-cutting scenarios will be considered during the upcoming budget process. OPEN FOR DINNER First Course TRUFFLE CHIPPY Not your normal run to the Chippy; duck-fat-fried shoestring Yukon gold potatoes are topped with white truffle oil and sea salt served with a roasted garlic aioli. PAIRED WITH SESSION EXPORT Second Course SESSION ROLL House ground sausage wrapped with Session puff pastry and cooked golden brown. Served with demi-glaze and Session Black stone ground mustard. 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