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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Saturday, September 29, 2018 Lawmakers let students do the talking on school changes By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau If given a choice for one reform at his high school, Des’smen Pooler would add a mandatory class on preparing for college or career. The senior at Portland’s Parkrose High School said only about half of his peers have learned the value of attending postsecondary school or even how to apply for federal financial aid. His schoolmate, senior Meme Branch, said students need more basic help with skills such as managing per- sonal finances or cooking a meal at home. “Some kids don’t have par- ents to teach them,” she said. “They need to learn about life, not just college.” The two shared their insights Thursday with law- makers in Portland and are among nearly 300 students telling legislators how to fix Oregon schools. Jonathan House/Pamplin Media Group Lydia Wade-Sully, left, a junior at Portland’s Cleveland High School, and Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, during the Sept. 27 Legislature’s Joint Committee on School Success gathering at Portland. Three out of four high school seniors earned a diploma in 2016, leaving Oregon with the third worst on-time graduation rate in the nation. Fourteen legislators hope to change that, searching for ways to make school better focused on helping students toward a career while improv- ing graduation. Luggage handler at PDX stole six guns As the Joint Committee on School Success, legisla- tors have toured schools and held public meetings in nearly every part of the state, logging 2,100 miles in recent months. The committee has held eight public hearings, 10 listening sessions with students and toured 37 schools. Their stop in Portland Thursday was one of their last. to tamper with or obliterate the serial num- ber on a firearm. His court-appointed attorney, Michael Rees, had no comment. Court documents show authorities found five of the six stolen guns at his home. Police also placed guns in two “bait bags” to see who was taking the weapons. A probable cause affidavit says Kelly admitted to stealing the guns in an interview. PORTLAND (AP) — Authorities say a baggage handler at Portland Interna- tional Airport stole six guns from checked luggage. Court documents filed Friday show that 26-year-old Deshawn A. Kelly was arrested on suspicion of theft, being a felon in possession of a firearm and attempting Forecast for Pendleton Area TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Increasing clouds Nice with clouds and sunshine Pleasant with clouds and sun Nice with partial sunshine Partly sunny 73° 45° 67° 43° PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 73° 49° 73° 45° 64° 46° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 76° 47° 70° 44° 76° 51° 77° 46° OREGON FORECAST Wenatchee 72/55 Olympia 66/56 68/42 72/41 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 74/47 Lewiston 69/54 76/50 Astoria 67/51 Pullman Yakima 72/47 72/49 76/47 Portland Hermiston 71/55 The Dalles 76/47 Salem Corvallis 69/48 Yesterday Normals Records La Grande 75/44 PRECIPITATION John Day Eugene Bend 71/49 72/43 79/44 Ontario 83/50 Caldwell Burns 78° 45° 74° 44° 89° (1994) 31° (2015) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Albany 69/51 0.00" Trace 0.40" 5.15" 7.01" 6.52" Today Boardman Pendleton Medford 75/50 The Pendleton Fire Department announced the city’s ban on open burning remains in effect until further notice. The city usually lifts the burn ban Oct. 1. Shaw Pen- ninger, assistant fire chief, stated the ban remains in place due to the weather and conditions. The city will lift the ban, according to the announcement, “after the area receives a significant rain event.” Firefighters late Wednes- day through Thursday morn- ing fought a grass fire that threatened homes on North- east Ellis Place, Pendle- East Oregonian Two residents of Hines died Thursday in a two-vehi- cle crash near Burns. Oregon State Police reported troopers and emer- gency personnel at about 2:40 p.m. responded to the report of a crash at intersection of Highway 395 and U.S. High- way 20 about 2 miles east of Burns. The investigation showed WINDS (in mph) 83/53 79/35 0.00" 0.00" 0.51" 6.52" 12.28" 8.89" through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Pendleton 75/43 71/51 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date HERMISTON Enterprise 73/45 76/49 74° 43° 72° 46° 92° (1918) 27° (1911) PRECIPITATION Moses Lake 72/49 Aberdeen 62/40 68/47 Tacoma East Oregonian through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW Yesterday Normals Records Spokane Sun. NNE 6-12 NNW 6-12 of the strictest regimes we’ve seen and another where stu- dents have almost unlimited freedom,” they wrote. They were referring to Oregon National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program, a military-style alternative high school near Bend, and the Redmond Proficiency Academy. The Youth Challenge Pro- gram “is the most success- ful program of its kind in the country and succeeds for one segment of Oregon’s student population where everything else has failed,” the co-chairs wrote. “In most cases, the 22-week residential program is the last chance for students who have dropped out or are failing.” At least 250 students in the Youth Challenge Program each year earn a diploma or a GED or return to high school, while Redmond Proficiency Academy’s on-time gradua- tion rate exceeds the state’s by more than 6 percent. ton. The ban covers the city, the Rieth Water District and the fire districts of Lower McKay, McKay Dam, and Riverside. Open burning is any burn- ing outdoors including burn barrels, backyard burning, and piles of yard debris that is generated from that property. Burning stumps, field burns, burning trash, commercial waste, demolition waste, con- struction debris and bonfires require special permits avail- able from the Pendleton Fire Department at no charge. The city of Pendleton prohibits burn barrels year- round. The ban does not include burn barrels within the fire districts. However, according to the notice, resi- dents can only use burn bar- rels on “green days” — the days Umatilla County deter- mines are safe for burning. Call the county burn line at 541-278-6397 to find out if the day is “green.” Pendleton fire also warned it is against the law “to con- duct any open burning that unreasonably interferes with enjoyment of life or prop- erty, creates a public or pri- vate nuisance, or is a hazard to public safety.” For a complete list of burning regulations, visit the Pendleton Fire Department at 911 S.W. Court Ave. or visit our website at www.pendle- ton.or.us/fire-ambulance. Two die in Highway 395 crash near Burns PENDLETON TEMP. Seattle “The counselors had a two- month waiting list because they had no time, and they also were being told that they were supposed to be pay- ing attention to the academic issues,” he said. Jenessa Teachout, a junior, said Thursday that conditions are similar at Gresham’s Sam Barlow High School. The counselors “are spread so thin they don’t have time for us,” Teachout said. Another trend is frustration over standardized testing. Students “want to know what in the world are they being tested so much for. It doesn’t tell them anything,” Frederick said. State Sen. Arnie Roblan, D-Coos Bay, and Rep. Bar- bara Smith Warner, D-Port- land, the committee co-chairs, wrote in a joint newsletter Thursday that they’ve learned that different approaches to education can work. “On back-to-back days, we toured a high school with one Pendleton extends open burning ban 67° 47° ALMANAC Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. They finish their sev- en-month odyssey with a pub- lic hearing and school tours in Coos Bay on Oct. 10. In December, the com- mittee is scheduled to recom- mend education reforms. Talking with students “is the best thing about this tour,” said state Sen. Lew Frederick, D-Portland. “We ask them what works, what’s not working and what would you like to see? And they are very frank about it,” he said. He said he was struck by the amount of fear among stu- dents, stemming from a media focus on school shootings. Many students expressed a need for better mental health services. Mental health strug- gles, in many cases, impaired students’ ability to learn, Fred- erick said. At one high school in North Clackamas School Dis- trict, there are only two coun- selors for nearly 1,300 stu- dents, Frederick said. W 4-8 W 6-12 Judy Patterson, 78, of Hines, was driving a 2000 Mercury Sable south on Highway 395 when she failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection with Highway 20. A west- bound 2015 Chevrolet Sub- urban struck the Sable on the driver’s side. Patterson and her passen- ger, Charles Thompson, 83, of Hines, died at the scene, Amanda Hoyt, 43, of Burns, drove the Suburban. An ambulance took her to the Harney District Hospi- tal, Burns, where emergency medical staff treated and released her. The crash closed the east- bound lane of Highway 20 for approximately 2.5 hours. Har- ney County Sheriff’s Office, Burns Fire Department, Har- ney District Emergency Med- ical Services and Oregon Department of Transportation also responded to the crash. Correction Oregon State Police did not arrest Jesus Pacheco 22, of Boardman, for driving under the influence of intoxicants on Sept. 23, nor warn him for following too close. Rather, state police arrested Summer B. Putman, 22, of Richland, Washington, for the DUII and warned her for following too close. The East Oregonian sincerely regrets the error. SUN AND MOON Klamath Falls 70/37 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today 6:51 a.m. 6:39 p.m. 9:34 p.m. 11:37 a.m. Last New First Full Oct 2 Oct 8 Oct 16 Oct 24 NATIONAL EXTREMES GROCERY STORE TOUR! Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 107° in Needles, Calif. Low 17° in Angel Fire, N.M. Join Registered Dietitians, Christine Guenther and Melissa Naff, for this FREE interactive tour! NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY We will help you: • Understand food labels • Eat healthy on a budget • Make better choices from aisle to aisle Thursday, October 18, 2018 • 10:00-11:30 AM Safeway – Pendleton • 203 SW 20th Ave (Meet at the store in the produce section) Space is Limited – Call (541) 278-3235 to register. Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. 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