Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
May 8, 2019
Fourth Annual Veterans Powwow and Expo
T he Eugene “Cougar” Greene Sr. American Legion and
Auxiliary No. 48 hosted the Fourth Annual Welcome Home
Vietnam Veterans Parade and Expo.
Once again this was a wonderful tribute and thank you to
our Vietnam Veterans. Thank you Warm Springs Ameri-
can Legion.
Thanks for inviting us to participate in the parade and
the Expo. Myself and several others rode our motorcycles
in the parade for the third year now, and are looking for-
ward to next year.
The planning and work involved in this event has to be
huge. To all those who put it together, A special Thank
You for the welcome home many of us never received way
back when.
Many of us now feel proud to have served in an unpopu-
lar war. It is events like this that brings us together as
comrades once again.
Len Parsons , Madras
Jayson Smith photos
New principal at high school
Brian Crook will step into the
principal role at Madras High
School in July.
The current co-principals, Mark
Neffendorf and HD Weddel, are
retiring at the end of this school
year.
Currently serving as assistant
principal, Mr. Crook says he’s ex-
cited to take this next step. “I just
love this place,” he said. “We’ve got
amazing kids that are fun to be
around and fun to work with.”
Crook adds, “The staff are out-
standing. They believe in our stu-
dents and are totally committed to
these kids and families.”
Crook joined Jefferson County
School District in 2016.
Before coming to Madras, he
spent eight years with Bend-LaPine
as principal for High Desert Middle
School, and assistant principal for
Bend Senior High School.
In Redmond, he helped design
Redmond High School’s alternative
education program; and Obsidian
Middle School’s health curriculum.
He began his career in 1987 as a
teacher for Portland public schools.
“Brian has been a huge advo-
cate for students and educators
within the district and we are for-
tunate to have him as principal
for Madras High School next
year,” said Jefferson County
School District Superintendent
Ken Parshall.
“He is a great leader and will
continue the important progress
our team has made to help stu-
dents succeed.”
Over the past several years,
Jefferson County School District
graduation rates have improved
significantly—77 percent at the
high school.
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