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A6 COMMUNITY East Oregonian Tuesday, January 25, 2022 STUDENTS Good times at Rec it Arena BMCC announces fall term honor roll PENDLETON — Blue Mountain Community College fall term 2021-2022 honor roll recognition went to the following full-time students: Photos by Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian TOP: Children play on an infl atable slide Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, during Rec It Arena at the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center in Hermiston. ABOVE: Gabe Anderson, left, and Vaso Tziouvaras wield infl atable pugil sticks also Jan. 22 during Rec It Arena at EOTEC. COMMUNITY BRIEFING IMAC serves fundraising breakfast IRRIGON — A hearty meal is available during the monthly Irrigon Multicul- tural Arts Center breakfast fundraiser. The event is Saturday, Jan. 29, 7-11 a.m. at Stokes Landing Senior Center, 150 Columbia Lane, Irrigon. The cost is $4.50 per person. Several years ago, a group of concerned citizens formed as the Irrigon Multi- cultural Arts Center. They are dedicated to preserv- ing Irrigon’s 1921 school building and developing a regional art venue. For more information, call Peggy Price at 541-561-1737. — EO Media Group Helix School Board praises superintendent Brad Bixler been further complicated by the continued issues posed HELIX — The Helix by managing through the School Board gave Super- COVID-19 pandemic.” intendent/Principal Brad Bixler’s accomplish- Bixler a vote of confi dence ments include doing an during its board “excellent job” of meeting on Wednes- transitioning to day, Jan. 19. the role of superin- Lar r y Parker, tendent/principal, chair of the school and his “ability to network in his new board, outlined role and these chal- Bixler’s accom- lenging times has plishments in his Bixler been invaluable,” seven months as according to Parker. s u p e r i nt e nd e nt / principal in a press release Bixler was instrumen- Jan. 21. tal in creating and main- “The job of any school taining a safe and healthy administrator is challenging learning environment and during good times,” Parker “demonstrated an absolute stated in the release. “This commitment to the eff ort transition year in Helix has regardless” of the issues and East Oregonian controversy surrounding state mandates, the release stated. St u d e nt r e t e nt ion , however, has been a subject of concern in the district for a while and seen little improvement. Still, accord- ing to Parker, Bixler under- stands that challenge and is bringing forth creative ideas to take it on. “We are optimistic that these eff orts can be a cata- lyst for a new vision of how we engage and retain students in the future,” Parker stated. Bixler’s transition has been diffi cult but successful, according to Parker, and he is committed to the school and community. President’s List (3.75-4.0 GPA) Daniel Abbott, Zoe Adamson, Jacob Airoldi, Paige Aldrich, Jacob Allen, Allison Allstott, Gustavo Amaya, Kaleb Arndt, Madison Ashbeck, Mersadees Avila, Shena Baker, Emma Bar- clay, Megan Baskins, Kikona Bautista, Nathan Beath, Saritta Bedolla, Hannah Beebe, Jayden Benson, Tyler Bick- ford, Brianne Bieren, Megan Billings, Mackenzie Bingham, Daniel Blanscett, Tulley Bloom, Kayla Boone, Kylie Borchert, Kaden Boyle, Madeline Breil- ing, Kennedy Buckner, Michael Caballero, Esperansa Carrillo, Ryan Casaray, Magnolia Cas- taneda, Corey Chandler, Cam- eron Chetwood, Danielle Church, Tyler Church Mikki Clark, Sequoia Conner, Dom- inick Cook, Cynthia Coons, Dominic Corby, Macy Cordon, Aramis Corpus, Liam Coyle, Cole Cramer, Katelyn Crismon, Autumn Daggett, Khaila Dahl- berg, Jade Davidson, Mckinzie Dawson, Joseph Derrickson, Wyatt Dial, William Domin- guez, Sarah Downing, Krys- tal Dunagan, Elizabeth Durfee, Victoria Edmonds, Aeryn Elder, Haven Esik, Isabella Espar- za-Clark, Gutierrez Estrada, Evan Evans, Nathaniel Farris, Sierra Fenley, Michael Fielden, Kristopher Fisher, Addie Fla- nagan, Lexie Flanagan, Keith Fleming, Kyra Ford, Jordan Forsythe, Patricia Gaede, Mor- gan Gaines, Victor Gamez, Vic- toria Garcia, Zora Gehrke, Zoey Gilbert, Keegan Glenn, Mell- yssa Guenther, Kirsten Gulde- mond, Julian Gutierrez, Mia Halcomb, Teri Hamilton, Mylah Handforth, Brady Harrington, Amanda Harris, Chaynie Hart, Taran Haug, Janessa Headley, Saranely Hernandez, Kayda Herrera, Brent Holden, Jacob Holling, Katrina Holmes, Shan- non Holmes, Tamara House, Jenna Houseworth, Jimena Ibarra, Donyale Jackson, Jai- lin Jimenez, Simon John- son, Alexis Johnston Kath- ryn Jones, Dilraj Kaur, Alyssa Keene, Lisa Keltz, Lucy Kenagy, Ernst Kern, Gwendolyn King, Crystal Klein, Brianna Kohr, Kira Kuhar Krumbah, Carlee Lacey, Daniela Lacopi, Kash Lang, Natalie Legore, Rebeca Lomprey, Rita Longworth, Kelsey Lovercheck, Reilly Lov- ercheck, Emma Lowe, Bar- rera Madrigal, Omar Mad- rigal, Carmen Markel, Dana Martin, Vajk Marvin, Savanna Matott, Kathleen Mayberry, Madelline McClain, Anna- bella McDaniel, Taelor McIn- tyre, Araceli Medina- Perez, Faith Meine, Brian Mendoza, Carlos Meza, Jaden Miethe, Summer Miller, Jarret Mink, Yolanda Montes-Cernas, Rylee Montgomery, Marcee Moore, Yaretzy Morfi n, Jennifer Mor- gan, Katie Mosqueda, Elisa- beth Munsell, Jake O’Brien, Emma Odman, Nicholas Olsen, Jack Olson, Penina Ongaki, McKaylee Orton, Curtis Pap- ineau, Byron Patt, Kylea Paul- lus, Eida Piercy, Belen Ponce, Kailee Ponce, Naomi Potter, Louis Powell, Travis Power, Hollie Putnam, Matthew Ramirez, Maggie Ramoss, Jason Rea, Samantha Rea, Zachary Reeves, Andrew Rey- burn, Jacob Reyburn, Yorcely Reyes, Whitney Richey, Lara- mie Ricker, Romayne Ricker, Kyra Rico, Brenale Ritter, Rhe- anna Rivera, Katie Roach, Faith Rosen, Eric Saldana, Laura San- chez, Olivia Sappe, Dean Schil- ler, Hannah Schvaneveldt, Maggie Sharp, Reece Sheller, Binita Shrestha, Alexia Sid- ers, Kyle Sigston, Jagjot Singh, Maya Smith, Rachel Sorum, Katelynn Sowa, Valerie Speir, Troy Stever, Colton Stew- art, Samuel Strong, Taylor Suko, Sarah Tachella, Bogdan Tanasa, Ashley Taylor, Maria Tejeda, Cody Thacker, Mckee- ley Tonkin, Rebecca Upchurch, Zshalie Vandever, Wyatt Van- koll, Enrique Villalobos, Sara Waldrop, Chelsie Walker, Ste- phen Walker, Zachary Walsh, Kylara Ward, Blaise Warn, Olivia Warner, Miranda Was- serman, Hunter Weaver, Crys- tal Wernlund, Jessica Wheeler, Tommy Whiles, Kenzie Wil- liams, Dysen Wilson, McK- ell Wilson, Matthew Wirth, Sarah Wollam, Jaelynn Wright, Noelle Wright, Jeremy Yepez, Keaston Young, Noelle Zach- arias, Irene Zaragoza, Andrew Zellars. Vice President’s List (3.5-3.74 GPA) Angela Abbott, Mandee Adams, Coy Aldrich, McKay Anderson, Lesly Anzora, Idet Arevalo, Yazeli Ayala, Kylie Baker, Brendan Barger, Debra Bartlett, Nathan Bean, Payton Beres, Caleb Bishop, Emanu- ela Boob, Julia Boyett, Abigail Bozarth, Kala Branson, Gra- cie Broadfoot, Michael Butler, Jessica Cain, Brenda Campos, Nicholas Cantelon, Leonel Car- rillo, Moncada Chavez, Kas- sidee Cimmiyotti, Tayla Coiner, Emily Collinsworth, Alan Con- treras, Mariah Dahlen, James Davis, Sheridan Deike, Garcia Delaluz, Dylan Deloe, Joshua Derrickson, Chad Doherty, Dawson Durham, Samantha Durning, Dallin Eddy, Maurissa Eshleman, Karla Frasser-Par- rish, Charmell Froats, Bianca Garcia, Tyler Garrett, David Gilgen, Dustin Goldie, Maxine Goldie, Izac Gonzalez-Ibarra, Tabitha Greene, Kohl Griffi th, Terra Griggs, Coady Hepton, Brooke Howland, Eric Hoyos, Kim Huling, Anaih Ibarra, Brit- tany Iles, Lindsey Jones, Anto- nio Juarez, Edward Juarez, Alexander Kehr, Nolan Ken- nedy, Amanda Kvamme, Tegan Lantz, Christa Loomis, Valeria Lopez, Hailei Lyda, Cal- vin Maljaars, Victoria Mal- lory, Samantha Marsengill, Jr Maxcy, Morgyn Maxwell, Aleia May, Taylor May, Grace McCarthy, Dawson McGraw, Wyatt McNary, Ivan Mendoza, Hayden Meyers, Dylan Miles, Inez Moff ett, Raina Moore, Avaley Mortimore, Anahi Mur- guia, Trevor Murphy, Ivo- nne Navarro, Citlali Orozco, Olivia Page, Samantha Patter- son, Renee Peterson, Braydon Postma, William Pratt, Abigail Prosser, Mark Pursel, Makayla Rabourne, Gabriela Ramirez, Sara Ramirez, Gwynn Razo, Noah Reaves, Emma Rice, Nora Rivera, Kennedy Rob- ertson, Alit Rosales, Magale Rubio, Mara Sampson, Jona- than Smith, Taliah St. Hilaire, Quirarte Suarez, Brissa Tejeda, Rebecca Tesch, Michelle Weber, Olivia West, Theodore White, Sean Wilber, Jessalee Wilks, Anna Williams, Charles Woods, Shelby Yunk, Kaylee Zimmerman. — EO Media Group IT’S IN YOUR INBOX before your mailbox Subscribers can receive daily email updates and uninterrupted digital delivery on a computer, tablet and smartphone Sign up for free digital access Call 800-781-3214 EastOregonian.com