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July 25, 2012
Spììyay Tym oo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Page 6
District announces start
date of new school year
State Tournament
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T o th e p a re n ts o f th e
W arm Springs community:
The first day o f school will
be in September.
Septem ber 10 is the first
sc h o o l day fo r g ra d es 1
th r o u g h 5 a t th e W arm
Springs Elem entary School.
Septem ber 10 is the first
school day for sixth-grade
J e f f e r s o n C o u n ty M iddle
School students.
Septem ber 10 is the first
school day for ninth-graders
at the Madras High School.
S e p te m b e r 11 is firs t
school day for grades 7 and
8 at the Je ffe rso n C ounty
Middle School.
S e p te m b e r 11 is first
sc h o o l day fo r grades 10
through 12 at M adras High
School.
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1st T ®
Kindergarten
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
The Warm Springs N a­
tion Little League All Star
Team represented District
5 in the State Tournament,
h eld in E n te rp rise , T he
team came hom e with sec­
ond place medals for 10-
11 year old softball divi­
sion. T he tournam ent got
o ff to a rough start with a
thunderstorm delay that set
the games back a day. W.S.
w on their first gam e vs.
D istrict 2 rep Mt. Tabor,
then lost their second vs:
host District 3 Pendleton.
Game 3 was an exciting
come from behind victory
over Mt. Tabor. G am e 4
(a re d e m p tio n w in over
Pendleton) and Champion­
sh ip gam e (a loss to
Corvallis) were played in
the same day due to the de­
lay o f the start o f the tour­
nament.
Top: District 5 Champs Left: Jiana Smith-Francis at bat.
NABI
J o r d a n L e o n a rd trav e le d to
Phoenix for the Tenth Annual N a­
tive Am erican Basketball Invita­
tional, created to showcase the tal­
ents o f Native athletes for college
recruiters. L eonard played w ith
F ir s t P lace tea m N o r th w e s t
H oops, coached by Jeff Brisbois.
After initial pool play, Northwest
H oops was placed in the tourna­
m ent Silver Bracket, then w on all
five o f their games including the
championship against Hualapai.
T here were a total o f 48 girls
teams. W inners o f pool play were
placed in a single elimination Gold
Bracket, and teams that lost a game
in pool play were placed in a single
elimination Silver Bracket.
— Yvonne Iverson
Jordan Leonard pictured left. NW
Hoops team photo below
Courtesy photos.
Students begin school on
a modified scheduled.
Conferences are held with
each parent on either Septem­
ber 10,11 or 12 at the Warm
Springs Elementary.
All kindergarten students
will attend school beginning,
September 18.
Contact the W arm Springs
E lem entary School at 541-
553-1128, after A ugust 27
for scheduling your confer­
ence.
Kindergarten and all new
students m ust provide the
following:
P r o o f o f b irth d ate. A
child m ust be 5 years old be­
fore September 1 to enroll in
kindergarten.
P ro o f o f im m unization.
O regon law requires im m u­
nizations before a student at­
tends school..
N STUD EN TS grades 1st
thru 12th, may register begin­
ning August 28,2012. Call for
an a p p o in tm e n t, W arm
Springs Elementary School at
5 4 1 -5 5 3 -1 1 2 8 , J e f f e r s o n
County Middle School at 541 -
4 7 5 -7253, M adras H ig h
School, 541-475-7265. M a­
dras Support Services for any
other questions, at 541-475-
6192.
School sports physicals
School sports physicals will
be done at the W arm Springs
Health and Wellness Center
on Thursday, August 2, start­
ing at 1 p.m.
T h e physicals are done
on a first come, first serve
basis. •
Please be sure to fill the
participation forms out before
your physical and p a re n ts/
g u a rd ia n s do h e e d to be
present.
K id s sh o u ld also w ear
loose clothing and bring im ­
m unization records if they
have ever had shots outside
o f Oregon.
Raffle for Team
A local Portland to Coast Team Is hav­
ing a fundraising raffle for travel, ex­
penses. The drawing is oh August 17.
If you are interested in tickets you can
see Shawna Jackson, Amanda Thomp­
son, Juanita Simpson, Melissa Benson,
Cheryle Lohman or Val Squiemphen.