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.-"1 r Spilyay Tym oo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 6 League play set to begin for MHS basketball B y Will R obbins fo r the Spilyay Tri Valley League play begins for Madras High School basket ball teams Tuesday, January 17. B o th the Boys and G irls teams have a legitimate shot at the state title this year, and both teams perform ed exceptionally in the preseason. Now, it’s time to focus on league play and set their sights on the post season. L ast year the M adras girls ended up third in state and have spent the o ff season and pre season working to get back to the state tournament. The Madras boys team is led by Senior Bobby Ahern. T he W hite Buffaloes com piled a record o f 7-3 in the pre season, including three wins in the Cactus jam in Arizona. Team m em bers include A hern, E d w ard Z ac h aria s, D rew M cConnell, Rodney Mitchell, Jaylen Yaquo, E ric Q uintana, Steel Haugen and Kyle Palmer. The lady Buffs, led by seniors Abby Scott and Rosey Suppah, whipped through the pre-season only losing twice, collecting two tournam ent cham pionships in the process. Juniors on the team Bobby Ahern in clu d e In e z Jo n e s , A shley K altsukas, L auren Sim m ons, Taneasha Adams and Josephine Hunt. The lone Sophomore on the team is K ortney Stacona. F re sh m e n o n th e team are Cirelle Frank, Jordan Leonard and Mariah Stacona. Both teams enter into league play o n T u esd ay a g ain st Gladstone. The girls will travel to Gladstone and the boys will host. Varsity games tip off at 7 p.m. All hom e games can be heard live on KWSO 91.9 FM with Ken “Kenm an” Miller and Ted Viramonte. The Warm Springs N a tion Little League elections are set for 6 p .m ./th is Thursday, January 12 at the community center. Please be in attendance if you want to be elected/ v o te d in to one o f the board positions. I f you any questions, p le a se c o n ta c t D a n n i K a tc h ia a t 5 4 1 -3 2 5 - 6790. Boxing Fundraising Courtesy photo. PCC Panthers Mallory Smith, Lucy Suppah, Dominique Butler and Brittany Davis (from left). Suppah and Smith are Ma dras H igh School graduates, class o f 2011. T he other N ative Afnerican players are B ritta n y D av is, freshm an, w ho is Yakama; and D om inique B utler, a so p h o m ore, o f the Crow Nation. T he P a n th e rs are p a rt o f the N orthw est Athletic Assó- Student Athlete Profile ----- Mariah Stacona •— — L ittle League board election Panthers Basketball T he P o rtlan d Panthers women’s basketball team fea tures four Native American student athletes, two from Warm Springs. T he W arm Springs play e rs are fre s h m e n L ucy S u p p a h , fo rw a rd , a n d M a llo ry S m ith , p o in t guard. January 11, 2012 ciation o f Com m unity Col leges. T h is m o n th th ey play Southwest Oregon Com mu n ity 'C o lle g e , C hem eketa, Umpqua and Clackamas. Fór m ore information on the team and the college, go to: nwaacc.Org The Warm Springs Nation Boxing Club will be fu n d - r a is in g fo r the ir annual registra tion renewal fees with USA Boxing, Oregon LBC. If you would like to be a sponsor, contact Austin Sm ith at 541- 325-2798. The spon s o rsh ip s are as fo l lows: Boxer $48. Coach $68. C lu b $203. Sanction Fee $278. The club has nine registered boxers to be re n e w e d fo r the year 2012. MHS freshman Mariah Stacona are s c n o n i a n a j u a e Schimmell o f the Louisville Cardinals. Mariah’s parents are A n drew Stacona and Blanca Plazola. She has a brother, Robert, who is in elementary school. B esides b a sk e tb a ll, Mariah runs track and plays soccer. The subjects she likes are English and math. She is not sure yet what career she might pursue, but college and basketball are clearly part o f the picture. Y ou can w atch M ariah play on the evening o f Janu ary 24 at M adras H igh S chool. (T h e team plays away games, at G ladstone and Estacada, on Jan. 17 and 20.) Mariah Stacona is a very quick player, on offense and defense. As a freshman, she is the starting point guard for the Madras High School girls basketball team. She has been playing bas ketball since the age o f 4. G ro w in g up, she played mostly at the Warm Springs com m unity. center. Lana L eonard was her coach at the middle school. During summers while in m id d le sc h o o l, M ariah played with the MHS var sity basketball players; so starting at point guard as a high school freshman is not as surprising as it m ight seem. B a sk e tb a ll is also in Mariah’s family: her cousins The Jefferson County M oving M ountains Slim Down C h allen ge is coming soon. Weigh-in measurements will be done this Thursday and Friday, Jan. 12-13, at the Warm Springs community center and at Mountain View Hospital from 8-10 a.m., 11:30-1:30 p.m., and 4-6 p.m. On Satur day, Jan. 14, weigh ins will be done at the hospital only from 9 a.m.-1p.m. For more information, call Edmund Francis at 541-553-2460, ext. 4142. V - __________1 ____ __________ ____ '. . L . l L i y READ to SUCCEED! More literacy. More choices. District News New Guidelines for School Breakfast & Lunch Programs The 2011-2012 guidelines for the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs are still available on the Parent Resources page of the JCSD website. Visit jcsd.kl2.or.us to view the guidelines and apply online. You can also call the district office for more information at (541)475-6192. “ Good nutrition makes a big difference in the academic success of our students,” said Superintendent Rick Molitor, “We w ant to encourage our families to take advantage of this program if they are eligible. Madras High School News Welcome to Semester Two! O n Monday, February 6th, we start the second school semester. While our goal is to have every student with a complete schedule on the first day, we recognize that some changes may still be necessary. W ith the upcoming January round of OAKS testing, our counselors will be busy moving students in and out of appropriate workshop placements. If your student has a need for a schedule change, please make an appointm ent with, a counselor in the Student Services office as soon as possible. Students must request an appointm ent by January 2 7 ,2 0 1 2 for the schedule change requests to be honored. Please remember that all schedules are built based upon the student forecasting that is done every spring. Talk with your student now about w hat classes they need or would like for next year. JCMS News After School Tutoring Beginning January 12,2012 Jefferson County Middle School will begin an after school tu toring program for all students in the school library from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The purpose is to offer students the academic support needed for them to be successful in school. The focus of the program is reading and math, but help in all subjects will be available. M ondays &c Wednesdays - M ath Tuesdays &c Thursdays - Reading Parent permission slips are required for participation. Student sign-up is in the main office. This program runs through end of the year and teachers will document attendance, Transportation will be available through the W arm Springs Activity bus. For m ore infor mation, contact the school at (541) 475-7253 and ask to speak to Diane Dominiak. Master Schedule changes for 2nd Semester JCMS will be on a new master schedule this semester This change will better meet the needs o f all our students with respect to safety. It will also create a wider variety of enrichment opportunities and provide smaller and more consistent learning environments. This change will occur at the start of the semester on February 6th. Look for your stu dent's schedule in the mail during the week of January 23rd through the 27th. We encourage you to take a look at this information and contact our counselors (Amy Gervais and Seth Burke) or the JCM S administration (Simon W hite, Diane Dominiak, or Trevor Flaherty) at (541) 475-7253 if you have any questions. Cinderella Formal "Midnight Masquerade" is January 14th Tickets for this "M idnight M asquerade" will go on sale Tuesday, January 3rd. The dance is from 8:00 to 11:30 p.m., but doors will close at 9:00 p.m. Students can wear masks, but they m ust be removed to check in. They m ust have their student identification to enter! Prices are $20 for singles and $30 for couples. These prices will go up $5 at the door. Calendar January N o School -M .L.K. Day 2-H our Late Start School-wide Chess Tournament Rescheduled School Board Meeting 7:00pm at SSB Board Room This week, M HS students are participating in an all school chess tournam ent. Students will be playing with a chess clock and keeping records of the games. Jefferson County School District 445 SE Buff Street, madras, OR 97741 (541J 475-6192 (uuiui.jcsd.k12.or.us i
