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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 A11 Horizon scientists excel at fair DGCC wind program open house May 11 Horizon Christian School students Brennan Drach, sixth grader, and Marisa Rigert, fifth grader, recently traveled to the ACSI Region- al Science Fair. They won top achieve- ments in the science fair at Horizon and earned the right to travel to Eugene to present their projects at the ACSI Re- gional Science Fair. Marisa and Brennan then went on to achieve the highest honors at the regional fair called supe- rior. Marisa’s project was called “Fighting Back Against Weeds” and high- lighted various ways to get rid of weeds using house- hold products. Brennan had a very dif ferent project called “Propeller Perfor- mance”, which was based on battery power produced from “X” amount of RPMs. Horizon’s sixth g rade teacher, Sheila Sletmoe, cen- ter, accompanied them. She noted the students really un- derstand the scientific process and are very thor- ough in their work. Marisa and Brennan had to write up reports and cre- ate presentation boards about their projects. They then g ave presentations clearly represent their pro- jects at both sciences fairs. Ribbon cutting, tours available Submitted photos HORIZON CHRISTIAN School students Marisa Rigert, left, and Brennan Drach, with teacher Sheila Sletmoe. About Dementia Series offered May 2 OSU Extension Office, Oregon Geriatric Education Center and Providence Home Services, Mid-Colum- bia Senior Center and Hood River Valley Adult Center present “About Dementia Se- ries” on May 2. The series be- gins at the Mid-Columbia Se- nior Center, 1112 W. Ninth, The Dalles, from 10 a.m. to noon, and moves to the Hood River Valley Adult Center, 2010 Sterling Drive, from 2-4 p.m. The workshops will be pre- sented by Vicki Schmall, Ex- tension Gerontology Special- ist Emeritus, Oregon State University. The first in the series, “The Challenging Behaviors of Dementia,” will cover the management of behavior in persons with Alzheimer’s diseases or a related demen- tia and will provide an un- derstanding of how brain changes resulting from a de- mentia affect a person’s per- ceptions and behavior, why challenging behaviors occur, what to do to minimize such behaviors and intervene when the behaviors do occur; and the adaptions caregivers must make as dementia pro- gresses. The second, “Packing Your ‘Caregiving Basket’ for Self- Care,” addresses the chal- lenges family caregivers face is taking care of themselves while providing care to an- other person. It’s important for caregivers to thrive while caregiving, not just survive, but the reality is that some caregivers do not even sur- vive — they become a “sec- ond victim” of their family member’s medical condition. Columbia Gorge Com- munity College’s Renew- able Energy Technology (RET) program will host an open house on May 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. at its new home in the Fort Dalles Readiness & Workforce Innovations Center on The Dalles campus. Ribbon cutting will take place at 5:30 p.m. Tours of the state-of- the-art learning facility, hands-on demonstrations of equipment, and light refreshments and food will be offered. The nationally-recog- nized RET program pre- pares students for techni- cal positions in a variety of industries including renewable energy, ad- vanced manufacturing, and engineering. The center meets Sil- ver certification stan- dards of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Lead- ership in Energy and En- vironmental Design (LEED). The goal is to be a “net- zero” structure, ultimate- ly producing as much en- ergy as it consumes over the course of a year. Design features in- clude geothermal wells, natural materials for sound and thermal insu- lation, solar capacity, a “green roof,” and LED lighting for the workforce training area. The RET program is accepting applications for Fall 2015. To learn more about the program and take a virtual tour, visit www.cgcc/ret. Submitted photos GARDEN SYMPOSIUM SCENES ON APRIL 21, more than 100 Gorge-area high school students met at Hood River Valley High School for the third annual Garden Symposium. The group gathers, above, at the HRVHS Land Lab, scene of ex- tensive hands-on learning, which the HRVHS program shared with students from throughout the Gorge. Students and interested community members learned about school gardens, attending workshops and sharing information. At right, Austyn Polzel, a 2014 HRVHS graduate who now attends Oregon State University, spoke of his involvement with Hood River Valley FFA and Gorge Grown Food Network, and the valuable skills he learned at both. © 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 21 Children’s Book Week is celebrated May 4–10, 2015. It’s a week to think about the books you love and to enjoy new books. his telling of the legend in comic book style begins with the birth of King Arthur and moves swiftly along as he frees the sword from the stone, is tutored by Merlin, befriends Lancelot, marries Guinevere, seeks the Holy Grail and battles Mordred. The first Book Week was celebrated in celeb 1919. How 1919 many y years was that? ago w Fill in the missing vowels in the title of this book. Then, check it out at your library this summer! 1921, In 19 92 a Book Week poster was designed desig gn to encourage children read. to rea ad A new poster has been designed desig gn ned every year since then. Find the words in the puzzle. Then look for each word in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. Thi yea This y year’s poster was created by Grace Gra ac Lee. She was born Taiwan in Taiw wa and grew up in She is currently Los Angeles. A ng working workin ng as a storybook artist at Publishing Worldwide. Disney P Use the code to o find out t the slogan for the Childre enʼs Book Week Poster. first Childrenʼs Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple directions. hat if you couldn’t read? If you couldn’t read, the words on important signs might look like this. Learning to read is like finding a marvelous secret code. Use the decoder to find out what each sign says. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple directions. Kid Scoop readers had some questions for Jeff Kinney, creator of the popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series. Imagine you could design a National Children’s Book Week poster. What would your slogan be? What kind of picture would you put on your poster? Design your own Book Week poster. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple directions. =A =B =D =E =F =G =H =I =K =L =N =O =P =R =S =T =V =W Help Bert Bookworm find his way to the library. CHILDRENS BOOKWORM IMAGINE Y R A R B I L C W O LIBRARY B N S D S L O G A N POSTER O S N E R D L I H C SLOGAN SIGNS O E S N E E R F S U WORDS K L B I R K T O D O COMIC W E R G G K S S R B SEEKS O R E A D N S T O O BOOK WEEK R C I M O C S O W P READ M R E I A D K E E W GREW Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical CODE words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. House Your Favorite Character Imagine your favorite book character’s house was going to be sold in the classified ad section of the newspaper. Write the classified ad for the house. Standards Link: Language Arts: Narrative Analysis: Analyze features conveyed through character's words and actions. Think of a character from a book you have read. Look through the ads in the newspaper to find things you think this character would like to buy. Standards Link: Language Arts: Narrative Analysis: Analyze characterization. My Book Imagine you could write a book for kids. What would be your topic? Who would be your main character? What would make other kids want to read your book? Q: Did you always want to be a writer when you were a kid? A: I didn’t! I wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist, and that dream didn’t come through for me. I also wanted to be a computer programmer, and that dream did come true … I created Poptropica, a virtual world for kids. Q: As a kid, what was your favorite book? A: I liked Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume. Q: Have you always enjoyed reading? A: I have. Especially in the bathroom. Okay, that’s embarrassing. Q: What inspired you to write the Wimpy Kid series? A: My failure to become a newspaper cartoonist! I knew I had to get my cartoons seen, but I just needed to get them in another form. Q: Did you enjoy middle school? A: I didn’t! For me, it was scary. I think things have gotten better for kids. Q: Did you think that the first Wimpy Kid book would get so popular that you would have to write more? A: I never thought the first book would even get published! Q: What are your hobbies outside of writing? A: I like going to Boston Celtics games with my kids. Does that count as a hobby? Q: Are you thinking of writing another series? A: I am! I hope I can come up with a good idea!
