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.