TWO • Heppner Gazette Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 22, 1997
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To the Editor:
Following are the test scores o f
Morrow County schools as pub
lished this year by the Oregon Dept,
o f Education, as published in the
East Oregonian. Much has been
made publicly o f the alleged fact
that students’ test scores have not
gone down in the short time that
we have been using a four-day
school week.
AreaStudent
Test Scores
How area students scored when com
pared to classes in the rest of the state
with 0 being equal to the statewide aver
age.
Third grade
School
(Average)
ReadingMathRank
(206) (201)
Morrow County
A.C. "Houghton
-4
-2 120
Sam Boardmin
-3
-5 109
Heppner
0
0 453
lone
+5 • ♦5 466
*SES rank: Third graders in 764 schools
throughout Oregon were rated accord
ing to socioeconomic standing, in order
to help account for the wide variance in
test results. Wealthier schools received
the higher rankings. The rankings are
based on the number of students partic
ipating m the free-and-reduced lunch
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F ifth grade
School
(Average)
ReadingMathRank
(216) (214)
Morrow County
A C. Houghton
■3
-6 131
-4
Sam Boardman
-3
92
Heppner
•1
•3 428
lone
-1 388
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*SES rank: Fifth graders in 739 schools
throughout Oregon were rated accord
ing to socioeconomic standing, in order
to help account for the wide variance in
test results. Wealthier schools received
the higher rankings. The rankings are
based on the number of students partic
ipating in the free-and-reduced lunch
program.
Take students into
consideration
To the Editor,
I am a seventh grader at Heppner
High School. I am writing in
regards to the issue on the four day
school week
I have gone to
school with both a four day week
and a five day week. When we go
to school on the four day w eek w e
go from 7:55 a m until 3:36 p m
This all evens out to almost the
same amount o f time as the five
dav school week
My grades have actually raised
on the four day week because it
gives me more time to focus on my
homework and school. On the five
day week on Friday we didn't do
much o f anything.
This
arrangement has taught me how to
budget my time ana allows me to
spend more time with my family
On this program the school has cut
out wasted time like recesses and
time in between the classes
Benefiting from this program, I
am able to take private music
lessons and it also makes me feel
better about taking sports and
being in the Outdoor Club because
I don't have to worry about
missing school and having
mountains of homework
I hope that the school board will
think about how it affects the
people who go to school every day
and not how it suits their schedule
After trying to make the
adjustment from moving from the
junior high to the high school
already I would like to see some
consistency instead o f constant
change Iiust hope that the school
board will take the students into
consideration because we are the
ones that have to go to school
every day and live with it.
Eighth grad*
School
ReadingMathRank
(229) (231)
(Average)
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Eighth grade
Heppner
♦3 273
Boardman
Columbia
-6
-4 46
lone
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-2
-2 286
«‘ •SES : rank: Eighth graders in* 348
schools throughout Oregon were rated
according to socioeconomic standing, m
order to help account for the wide vari
ance m test results. Wealthier schools
received the higher rankings The rank
ings are based on the number of stu
dents participating in the free-and-
reduced lunch program
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April Hilton-Sykes....................................................................
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Tenth grade
David Sykes, Publisher
School
ReadingMathRank
(236) (232)
(Avorago)
Morrow County
Heppner
-6
-3 199
lone
.5
»5 230
Riverside
-2
-2
13
*SES rank: Tenth graders in 250 schools
throughout Oregon were rated accord
ing to socioeconomic standing, in order
to help account for the wide variance in
test results. Wealthier schools received
the higher rankings. The rankings are
based on the n u m iw of students partic
ipating in the froe-end-reduced lunch
program.
How far down should we toler
ate?
(s) Meg Murray
lore
Justice Court
_______ Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in Hepp
ner reports handling the following
business during the past week:
David Lee Hanna, 49, Heppner-
Violation of the Basic Rule, 83 mph
in a 55 mph zone, $122 fine;
Dale Jay Wilson, 19, Lexington-
Violation of the Basic Rule, 75 mph
in a 55 mph zone, $67 fine;
Dina L. Schacher, 28, Hermis-
ton-Unlawful U-turn, $67 fine;
Kay Francis Ford, 57, White
Salmon, WA.-Unlawful U-turn, $67
fine.
B ir t h s
A daughter, Gabriela Christine,
was bom to Bob and Vickv
Broden. Pendleton, on January 16,
1997 at St. Marx 's Medical Center
at Walla Walla! WA
The baby weighed six lbs 7-1/2
oz.
Grandparents are Elsie Broden,
Libby, Montana, and Juan and
Monica
Quevedo,
Caracas,
Venezuela
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County C le rk ’s
office at the courthouse in Hepp
ner reports issuing the following
marriage license during the past
week:
Jan. 3: Juan Carlos Gonzales,
29, Boardman, and;
Barbara Joanne Aguilar, 29,
Boardman.
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If there's a washed out bridge or a burned-out building for sale I'd
undoubtedly be considered a likely purchaser That's how gullible I've
become
At the Town and Country banquet I finally tumbled to the fact that
Cara Osmin was reading > the not-so-famous past history of my life in
conjunction with a first citizen aw ard Thankfully this wasn't a roast and
toast to broadcast major catastrophic events involving this very country
person.
While 1 am still in a shell-shocked state. I would like to thank the
Heppner Chamber of Commerce for this honor Yet I know of many
people who are far more deserv ing of this award for community service
Perhaps caring for ungrateful animals that often kick or shove you in the
muck mav have earned me some brownie points
Blissfully unaw are of w hat w as about to happen that evening, I enjoy ed
watching the surprised look on Kevin Erich's face as his life story
unfolded Still 1 was unaware of the the snowball job given me by my
own family members to explain their presence for this well-kept secret
A daughter-in-law is a smooth operator as she told me extra tickets had
come her way, explaining the presence of our oldest son and grandson
Knowing the Robinson appetite it sounded perfectly logical And even
the lame excuse given by my sister wasn't questioned as she has a habit
of popping up in unexpected places
It's ironic that for a number of years, 1 had enjoyed sleuthing out the
details of the personal liv es of first citizens for new spapers But 1 had no
idea that Jean Jepsen and others would turn the tables on me, causing me
to want to crawl under said table
Now 1 know it's not possible to hide even in the country, especially
when prone to opening my mouth in public. But I'm just grateful that there
isn't vision access with telephones thereby making a fashion statement of my
often scruagv setup or hair standing on end.
And thankfully there hasn't been anyone around with a video camera to watch
me doing the Macarana on ice or when I've been launched not too gracefullv
from the back of a horse Yet even more embarrassing is forgetting a welf-
known person's name Consequently I'm still working on the identityof some
folks who sent me a very personalized Christmas card
I'm fortunate to have ancestral roots in this great northeastern Oregon country
where caring people reside There are many individuals who freely give of their
time to help others, serve on volunteer boards and help our lifestyle in many
ways.
St. P atrick's Senior Center
___________ Bulletin Board___________
Bible Study fo r all age* 2 p.m.
Worship Service 3 p.m.
Meeting in the
7th Day Adventist Church
560 North Minor
/M ail 3
has added T A N N IN G services!
Get ready fo r summer!
Fight the winter doldrums!
I Introductory offer; 10 ta n s fo r $25.
Call 6 7 6 -9 6 4 4
to schedule your appointment
California Tan & Australian Gold products^ ,
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Yaw's..CRAB Feed Buffet
Jan. 25,1997
'Fresh not Canned'
Includes: Cole Slaw, Tossed Salad. Baked Beans,
Garlic Bread, Coffee, Tea, or Pop
EACH CRAB WILL BE 2 lbs. ♦/•
\)(/e Will Even 'CRACK tlie CRAB' Ror Y ou !
There were 74 present for the senior meal Wed. Jan 15. and six meals
were home deliv ered Norma French won the free meal ticket Members of
the Christian Missionary Fellowship did the serv ing and cleaning up after.
Ralph Strothers and Bill Cox set the tables. Bob Taylor. Barton Clark, and
George Jeffries cleared and washed off the tables after the meal Irene
Schroeder was the hostess. She is taking Lynn Bibby's place while Lynn is
on v acation in Florida Rose Mane Buschke and Eleanor Gonty were at the
sign-in table Daisy Collins and Irene Schroeder took care of the leftov er
food It takes a lot of volunteers to keep the center meal site open
A Senior Center Board meeting followed the dinner
The menue for the birthday dinner Jan 29 will be country beans,
coleslaw, peaches and cottage cheese, cheese sticks, cinnamon rolls and ice
cream Milk, coffee and tea are served with each meal The suggested
donation is $2 for those 60 and over The charge for those under 60 is
$3.75.
Thirteen volunteers folded bulletins for the Extension Service on Tuesday
morning There w as one table of cards in play Friday afternoon No movie
was shown Sunday
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4:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m.
676-9489
First come, First Serve
till we run out
Reservations O K. but not
gauranteed on this event
Student Checking
Accounts
From Bank of Eastern Oregon
It’s never too early to start managing your own
finances. And with help from the friendly staff at
Bank of Eastern Oregon you can begin right now.
(s)Meghan Bailey
Heppner
Public Notice
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF CALL
FOR BIDS:
Sealed bids for the purchase o f
flushometers will be received by
Morrow County School District
at the District O ffice, 270 W
Main, Lexington, Or 97839 until
2:00 p.m., February 5, 1997. At
this time, all bids will be opened
and publicly read aloud. Bid
documents may be obtained at
the District Office in Lexington,
OR, Monday through Friday
from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Scope o f work called for in this
project shall include, but is not
limited to all necessary crafts
required by the nature o f the
specific project. Morrow County
School District may reject any
bids not in compliance with all
prescribed public bidding pro
cedures and requirements and
may reject for good cause any
and all bids upon a finding o f the
district that it is in the public
interest to do so.
Charles D. Starr
Superintendent,
Morrow County School District
Published: January 22, 1997
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