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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Tuesday, August 22, 2017 Stanfield turns eclipse into Day 1 lesson BRIEFLY Red Cross shelters evacuees from coastal Oregon wildfire By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN East Oregonian Stanfield students’ first day of school coincided with the total solar eclipse, but that didn’t mean the students had to miss it. Rather, teachers at the Stanfield Secondary School used the opportunity to spend the morning teaching astronomy, playing games, doing science projects and making eclipse-related art. Secondary school science teacher Devin Bailey and math teacher Tyler Davis put together a series of activities that helped students under- stand the way the sun works, and how it has been studied throughout history. Students participated in seven different sessions, switching every 15 to 20 minutes, before ending the morning out on the track, watching the eclipse itself. Teachers urged students to be careful even though they were all given eclipse glasses. “The glasses don’t make it OK for you to just look at the sun as long as you want,” said science teacher Lucas Tynkila. “It’s best to only do three minutes or less.” Tynkila and Language Arts teacher Ashley Snow led activities that helped students understand the relationship between the sun and the earth. Tynkila had students create a scale model of the distance between the sun and the earth using cutouts of each. Snow had students trace each others’ shadows on the sidewalk, marking where their feet were and the time they were measured. Later, students stood on the same spot and re-traced their shadows, showing how they had moved since they last stood there. On the track, social studies teacher Brad Rogers helped students with what might have been the most delicious activity of the day: Solar s’mores. Teacher had put together homemade solar ovens, using pizza boxes, black paper, plastic wrap and tinfoil. Students placed s’mores in the ovens and closed the lid, watching them cook. A handful of freshmen said they were enjoying the activ- ities on their first day back at GOLD BEACH (AP) — A wildfire burning for more than a month has grown dramatically in recent days, forcing evacuations in southwest Oregon. The Red Cross said Monday it provided shelter to about 50 people who evacuated their homes because of the lightning-caused blaze that's scorching the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Curry County residents living along Highway 101 north of Brookings were warned to evacuate Sunday afternoon after strong winds pushed the fire to the south and west. Fire officials told the Mail Tribune newspaper they've received reports of some structures being burned. The fire that was less than acre on July 12 has now charred more than 140 square miles, and an estimated 3,000 people have been warned to evacuate. The evacuation notices do not include the city of Brookings or Gold Beach, and Highway 101 from Brook- ings to Gold Beach remained open. More than 400 firefighters are battling the blaze. August is peak wildfire season in the Pacific Northwest, and firefighters are busy throughout Oregon. In central Oregon, a wildfire that led to the evacuations within the path of totality of Monday's eclipse increased in size to more than 16 square miles. Staff photo by Jayati Ramakrishnan Stanfield eighth graders Tania Lagunes and Courtney Carey measure shadows as part of the school’s eclipse activities on Monday morning. cookies on the dashboard of a car,” he said. “It took a couple of hours.” Inside, students had lessons, but they were all eclipse-themed. They heard from Good Shepherd health professionals about protecting skin and eyes from the sun, and played trivia games testing their knowledge. Math teacher Blaine Braithwaite read out questions to the students, who answered on laptops, and had to answer quickly and correctly to win points. “Which civilization believed that the earth had four previous suns, and we are currently on our fifth?” he asked students, who had a few seconds to answer. The correct response? The Aztecs. In addition to questions about ancient cultures’ beliefs about the sun, Braithwaite also asked questions about the last solar eclipse, and the order of the moon, earth and sun during an eclipse. At the elementary school, students poured out onto the field around 10 a.m., sitting on blankets with bags of popcorn, ready to enjoy the eclipse. Some had worksheets they’d brought, to track their observations as they watched. The students made note of the sky as it got darker, the air got a little cooler, and the moon edged over the sun, until it was time. The entire school put on their glasses, sat on their blankets, and looked skyward. Staff photo by Jayati Ramakrishnan Carlos, Nelly and Jjay Chavez show off their home- made eclipse viewers. Staff photo by Jayati Ramakrishnan A class of Stanfield first graders eagerly wait to watch the eclipse on Monday morning. school, and were excited to see the eclipse. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Lyndzee Keltz. “My dad hasn’t stopped talking about it,” said Kayla Perkins. Logan Hendricks knew how to harness the power of the sun to whip up a snack, as he revealed while placing a s’more inside a solar oven. “I remember baking Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Hi 68 90 85 66 86 86 82 87 92 88 82 87 84 92 65 68 93 92 89 80 86 83 86 84 79 90 93 Lo 53 54 50 54 48 55 55 59 63 55 49 55 53 59 51 54 63 57 62 56 48 56 59 51 55 64 57 W c pc pc pc t pc s pc pc pc t pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc t s s pc pc pc pc WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 83 98 84 74 77 83 81 84 86 65 87 Lo 74 80 66 60 56 66 60 65 73 48 78 W r t s pc t c pc s pc s c Wed. Hi 86 88 85 73 76 77 84 84 84 69 93 Lo 70 82 67 56 55 58 57 64 76 50 78 W r r s pc pc r pc s r s pc WINDS Medford 98/64 (in mph) Klamath Falls 89/54 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Eastern and Central Oregon: Plenty of sun today; hot. Partly cloudy tonight; however, cloudy in the south. Western Washington: Sunny to partly cloudy today; however, mostly cloudy at the coast. Eastern Washington: Plenty of sunshine today. Mainly clear tonight. Sunny to partly cloudy tomorrow. Cascades: Mostly sunny today; very warm in central parts. Partly cloudy tonight. Northern California: Mostly sunny today; a stray afternoon thunderstorm in the interior mountains. Wednesday W 3-6 NNW 6-12 WSW 7-14 WSW 7-14 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Clouds and sunshine today. Mostly cloudy tonight. Today 2 4 6 6 4 2 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Severe storms will extend from the central Plains to the eastern Great Lakes today. Storms will dot the Deep South and Florida. Much of the West will be dry. Cool and less humid air will invade the Midwest. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 107° in Thermal, Calif. Low 32° in Bodie State Park, Calif. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 86 92 86 93 89 93 97 87 89 91 80 84 97 84 80 92 63 77 88 95 82 92 83 101 92 83 Lo 64 74 77 74 60 76 68 70 76 68 59 62 78 59 58 71 45 50 75 75 61 74 55 81 74 64 W t pc pc pc pc pc s s pc t t t s pc t t c s sh t t pc c s t pc Wed. 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