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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
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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
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Mariah Stacona
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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.
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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
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