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A18 Community wallowa.com March 18, 2015 Joseph Charter School adds classrooms, practice facility Community &DOHQGDUOld-Time Dance; session on Motorless Mondays Steve Tool/Chieftain Joseph Charter School’s new practice facility appears well on its way to its scheduled June 1 completion target. By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain -RVHSK &KDUWHU 6FKRRO recently undertook sever- DO LPSRUWDQW DGGLWLRQV WR LWV FDPSXVLQFOXGLQJQHZFODVV- URRPVDQGDSUDFWLFHIDFLOLW\ 6FKRRO VXSHULQWHQGHQW Rhonda Shirley said the VFKRRO UHFHLYHG D PLOOLRQ JUDQW VSHFLDOO\ DOORFDWHG IRU charter schools to fund the SURMHFW 7KHVFKRRODSSOLHGIRUDQG received charter school status in 2011. Shirley said the school needed the new additions as the district leased out the old -RVHSK (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO to the U.S. Forest Service in 2010. The lease accelerated WKH VFKRRO¶V SODQ WR FRQVROL- GDWH DOO JUDGHV DW WKH SUHVHQW VLWH &RQVHTXHQWO\ JUDGHV . UHORFDWHG WR WKH PDLQ FDPSXV ³:H ZHUH VXSHU WLJKW IRU room. We converted a hall- way that was a weight room into our resource room. When we needed a kindergarten URRP ZH SXW D GLYLGHU LQWR PIT STOP BBQ Cooked slow, served fast Reopening on Friday, March 20th Open Daily at 11:00 • Closed Tuesday Look for weekly specials and new salad options. Drive-thru or Dine Outside! Vegetarian & gluten-free options available Meat & Sandwich Selections Homemade Sides Baby Back Ribs Beans Brisket Coleslaw Chicken Garden Salads Pulled Pork or Beef Mac & Cheese Call ahead for orders to take to your destination! 541-886-2277 402 E Hwy 82 • Wallowa, Oregon one large room. We were real- O\FUDPSHGIRUVSDFH´6KLUOH\ said. The district decided to VWDUWORRNLQJIRUIXQGLQJSRV- sibilities. JCS found a charter VFKRRO IXQGLQJ JUDQW VSHFL¿- cally designated for facilities through the state of Oregon. 7KH SUDFWLFH IDFLOLW\ LV D SDUW RI WKH VDPH JUDQW SDFN- age. Shirley said the school needs the facility for reasons RI VSDFH DQG UHJXODWLRQV ³,W¶VDOZD\VEHHQDFKDOOHQJH to do all of our PE classes, DQG QRZ LW¶V PDQGDWHG IRU elementary students to have more PE.” Shirley added that WKH FXUUHQW ODFN RI D SUDFWLFH facility necessitates middle VFKRRO WHDPV KROGLQJ SUDF- tices before school. The new facility also meets the need for a covered area in which to hold recess during inclement weather. 6KLUOH\ VDLG WKH SUDFWLFH IDFLOLW\ LV UHJXODWLRQ VL]H VTXDUH IHHW DQG IHD- WXUHV D V\QWKHWLF ÀRRU DV WKH district cannot afford instal- lation and maintenance of a KDUGZRRG ÀRRU VXFK DV WKH SUHVHQWJ\PKDV³7KHIDFLOLW\ is large enough to meet vol- OH\EDOOVWDQGDUGVDQGZHSODQ WRXVHLWIRUYROOH\EDOOSUDFWLFH ATHLETE OF THE WEEK JADA GRAY This week’s athlete of the week features Enterprise fifth grader Jada Gray. Gray, 11, scored a whopping 12 points for the Outlaws in a March 10 game against Joseph. Gray’s mother, Chelsie Gray, coaches the team. Gray loves horses and likes to ride bikes and play sports in her spare time. Other sports Gray participates in include soccer, although basketball remains her favorite. She also likes running and hopes to participate in a future Olympics as a sprinter. Gray practices with her team every day. Her big sisters are an inspiration and she enjoys practicing with them on occasion and watching their games. Gray is also a scholar/athlete who likes to read and has A’s in all her classes. Wallowa County Chieftain as well,” Shirley said. The SUDFWLFHIDFLOLW\KDVDSURMHFW- HGFRPSOHWLRQGDWHRI-XQH $ORQJZLWKWKHSUDFWLFHID- cility, the school added three new classrooms. 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