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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
May 11, 2016
Serving community,
kids at Head Start
The Warm Springs Head Start
program this month received a
three star rating from the Oregon
Quality Rating and Improvement
System.
The Quality Rating and Im-
provement System, or QRIS,
works to raise the quality and con-
sistency of child care and early
learning programs across the state.
The three-star rating means
Warm Springs Head Start is meet-
ing the standards that support
quality learning for children, said
Cheryl Tom, acting Head Start di-
rector.
Warm Springs Head Start is a
state certified child care center, li-
censed for 420 children. The pro-
gram first opened in 1992, one of
the original Head Start programs
in the U.S.
Warm Springs Head Start now
employs nearly 100 people, provid-
ing comprehensive services includ-
ing year-around child care, pre-
school, early intervention, inte-
grated special education, and Head
Start, both full and part-day.
Housed in the Early Childhood
Education Center, services also in-
clude after-school care, infant care,
parent education, the infant follow
along program, home base program,
and various outreach services.
Graduation
The Head Start graduation is
coming up on June 10 at the com-
munity center.
This year there is a large class
of 74 of graduating students, who
will be moving on to kindergarten
in the fall.
Aaron Winishut (above)
sliding for a score; and
Kanim Smith (left) at bat
in the sixth inning. The
game was 4A Tri Valley
Conference ball at Crook
County.
Madras won 19-11. At the
start of the seventh
inning, Crook was ahead
9-7. Then Madras scored
12 runs for the win.
Seeking teams for Relay for Life
The American Cancer Soci-
ety Relay for Life of Jefferson
County gives everyone in the
community a chance to help the
organization save lives and cre-
ate a world with less cancer and
more birthdays.
The Relay takes place on July
9-10 at the Jefferson County
Fairgrounds.
Currently, there are 17 teams
registered for the event.
If you are interested in reg-
istering a team, or joining a
team, go to:
jeffersoncountyrelay.com
Or you can call Shari Durgan
at 541-475-6665; or Bonnie
Grote, at 541-646-1073 or Alice
Satterlee, at 541-419-7335.
The Madras varsity
baseball team has a
home game this
Thursday, May 12,
against Gladstone. It is
the last regular season
game of the 2016 MHS
season.
The game starts at 4:30.
Jayson Smith photos.
Youth football sign-ups for 4th-6th grades
Jefferson County Youth Football
is taking signups now. There is a
league for kids entering fourth- and
fifth-grades, and another for those
going into the sixth grade.
They will practice twice a week,
and play games on Sundays.
All protective gear and jerseys
will be provided. Volunteer
coaches are needed. Contact
Greg Brady at 541-706-6124 to
volunteer.
The early registration fee at a re-
duced cost ends June 8. And the
final registration deadline is June 24.
You can register online at:
register.bendparksandrec.org