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Page 2C YOUR EO NEWS East Oregonian Saturday, February 20, 2016 Bill Hanley soars with Blue Mountain Wildlife HHS teacher receives philosophy degree Blue Mountain Wildlife has many dedicated volun- teers, including Bill Hanley. Recently identi¿ ed as the “Awesome Volunteer of the Week,” Hanley traveled nearly 500 miles, making two trips to Pendleton from Baker City while trans- porting a red-tailed hawk, a golden eagle, a great horned owl and a bald eagle. On his ¿ rst trip, Hanley brought an injured red-tailed hawk to Pendleton and transported a great horned owl and a young golden eagle to Eagle Falconers Joe and Cordi Atkinson near Vale. The owl had recovered from a broken wing and was released. The Atkinsons will evaluate the eagle and deter- mine the best course of action to prepare him for release. Unfortunately, the hawk did not fare as well. Due to the tip of her right wing being severed, she would never À y again and was humanely euthanized. When Hanley delivered the eagle and owl to the Atkinsons, he picked up an immature bald eagle that had been brought to them the previous night. Hanley turned around and made a second trip to Pendleton. The eagle was anes- thetized and examined in Pendleton. He had old wounds on his right shoulder and left elbow. A blood sample was taken and IV À uids were administered. The eagle’s blood lead level revealed a toxic amount of lead, indicating he had eaten prey that had been shot with lead ammunition. Due to the extent of the injuries, the eagle was euthanized. Blue Mountain Wildlife’s mission is to preserve wildlife and the habitats in which they live. They do this through wildlife rehabil- itation and public education. Serving Eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington, its primary center is located ¿ ve miles south of Pendleton. For more information, contact 541-278-0215, raptor@wtechlink.us or visit www.bluemountainwildlife. org. MUREA provides grants to Pendleton teachers The Morrow-Umatilla Retired Educators Associa- tion recently awarded grants to teachers in the Pendleton area. In the third year of its grant program, the associ- ation presented 13 grants totaling $2,941 to enhance student learning. The recip- ients and purpose of the grants include: MCKAY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Cindy Schimel, $250 for supplies to build two work stations in her third grade class. SHERWOOD ELEMEN- TARY SCHOOL: Julie Murphy, $250 for a fourth grade Mango Math Crate for the after-school math program. SUNRID*E MIDDLE SCHOOL: Ken Jacobs, $250 for a 12-inch compound miter saw for the wood shop program; Kaisa Phillips and Chris Schulze, $200 each to purchase cow eyes to be used for dissection in their sixth grade science classes; Jodie Harnden, $200 to purchase a 500g capacity electronic balance for seventh/eighth grade science classes. PENDLETON HI*H SCHOOL: Myrah Carey, Hermiston High School doctorate I learned how to construction technology be a better teacher, focusing positive student and woodworking teacher on Robert Greybeck recently outcomes, and making completed the requirements strategic decisions guided for a doctor of philosophy by data,” *reybeck said. degree. Hired by the * reybeck Hermiston School began his course District in 2004 of study with as the CREW Capella Univer- Room teacher at sity in February Armand Larive 2010, specializing Middle School, in curriculum *reybeck later and instruction. taught humanities Three years of for three years. In academic course- 2008, he moved to work provided Greybeck Hermiston High the theoretical School where he framework for his research has focused on building the and doctoral dissertation construction technology studying the integration and woodworking curric- of reading, writing and ulum. math skills into the career *reybeck previously and technical education served in the United curriculum. In October States Navy, worked as a 201, *reybeck success- carpenter and in program fully defended his work, management for aerospace completing his dissertation and defense contractors in “A correlation analysis California and Massachu- of Career and Technical setts. *reybeck retired from Education teacher’s the U.S. Navy Reserve in perspectives of integrating 2008. He also has partici- core academic skills into pated in the Jimmy Carter CTE curriculum.” Habitat for Humanity “While earning the annual projects. Photo contributed by Harper L. Jones II The Morrow-Umatilla Retired Educators Association recently awarded 13 grants to teachers in the Pendleton School District. $200 for food supplies for the cooking program and items for a sensory room for the school’s Special Educa- tion-Lifeskills program; Kristen Swaggart, $250 to update kitchen equipment for the culinary arts program; Kim Jones, $241 for two TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators for the math program; Schelle Hand Bixler, $250 to help with BIRTHS St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton FEB. 8, 2016 KING — Shayna M. Sims and Patrick M. King of Pendleton; a boy, Elliot Alexander Apollo King. FEB. 10, 2016 JORDAN — Nichole A. Wolverton and Curtis W. Jordan of Hermiston; a boy, Payton Shawn Jordan. FEB. 15, 2016 HERRERA — Natasha Herrera of Pendleton; a boy, Kellen Blake Herrera. FEB. 16, 2016 PARKER — Breanne R. Parker and Nicholas A. Parker of Helix; a girl, Everly Rowe Parker. Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston FEB. 10, 2016 BARRERA ARELLANO — Eufemia Arellano C and Jose R. Barrera of Hermiston; a boy, Julian Barrera Arellano. EGHAN-KPANGA — Ojinika Edeogu and Selassie Eghan-Kpanga of Richland, Wash.; a girl, Andrina-Janaya Sefakor Eghan-Kpanga. FEB. 11, 2016 ACTON — Cara Acton of Stan¿ eld; a boy, *abriel Anthony Acton. FEB. 14, 2016 MADERA AVILA — Ana L. Avila and Benito Madera Arellano of Hermiston; a boy, Yaed Everardo Madera Avila. student lodging for a marine biology trip to Newport. PENDLETON EARLY LEARNIN* CENTER: Lori Hale and Amy Martin, $200 to buy Preschool Language Scale-5 record forms. HOMESTEAD YOUTH LOD*E: Emily William, $250 to purchase books for the facility’s library. NIXYAAWII COMMU- NITY SCHOOL: Daniel Ward, $200 to buy equip- ment for the Career Tech- nology Education program. Membership in the Morrow-Umatilla Retired Educators Association is not limited to retired teachers and support staff, but is open to anyone interested in education. For more infor- mation, call unit president Bill Mayclin at 541-276- 4540. Bruce Kauss wins higher education excellence award Bruce Kauss, eLearning coordinator at Blue Mountain Community College, was chosen for a Higher Education Excellence in Online Adminis- tration Award. The recognition was part of the 2016 Online Learning Excellence Awards presented by Pearson, the world’s leading learning company. Kauss was among four winners in the Online Administration category, which were announced Feb. 10 at Cite 2016, Pearson’s online learning conference, in Amelia Island, Florida. Kauss was recognized for his measurable best practices and innovation in online and blended education. Kauss has worked at BMCC for nearly 16 years. Prior to that, he served in the U.S. Army for 22 years. In 2012, Kauss and colleagues from other colleges in the state sought to provide better programming for students in geographically disparate locations through the sharing of courses among member institu- tions. Kauss took the lead in the development of what became the “Oregon Colleges Course Sharing Consortium,” a coalition of eight small- and medium-sized colleges in Oregon focused on expanding learning opportunities for their students. As its leader, Kauss has driven the initiative by consulting with members and ensuring the best possible expe- rience for consortium members and their students. Pearson is a company with 40,000 employees in more than 80 countries that helps people make measurable progress in their lives through learning. For more information, visit www. pearsoned.com. Photo contributed by Mike Agidius Brendan Smith and Diego Romero received outstanding soloist awards for their performances with the McLoughlin High School jazz ensemble at the 54th annual Clark College Jazz Festival, held Jan. 29 in Vancouver, Washington. Mac-Hi jazz musicians receive soloist awards A pair of McLoughlin High School jazz musicians were recently awarded outstanding soloist awards for their solos with the McLoughlin High School jazz ensemble. Diego Romero was recognized for his guitar solo on “*roove Merchant” and Brendan Smith was recognized for his soprano saxo- phone solos on “*roove Merchant,” “Summertime” and “Caravan.” The perfor- mances were during the 54th annual Clark College Jazz Festival, held Jan. 29 in Vancouver, Washington. For more about the band program at Mac-Hi, including upcoming performances, contact band director Mike Agidius at mike.agidius@ miltfree.k12.or.us. 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