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\ Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - THREE Three new catechists receive first communion Kindergarten students experience farm life Answers to the Mysteries of Education By Dr. Jack Crippen, Superintendent It seem s that tim e speeds up during Spring, I know that it d o e sn ’t, but it feels that way. It’s as though w e ju st finished the first sem ester and here we are with only 22 days o f school rem aining this year for students. I hope you all took the time to read what is going on in the schools in our district by reading the District newsletter mailed out last week. Why is there such a concern about athletic schedules? Jason Kendrick and Joe Schmidt bottle feed lambs, Daisy and Rosey. Mike Armato (far left) and Father Gerry Condon (far right), along with students from Armato's catechism class, (L-R) Chelsea Hamms, Austin Gutierrez and Andrea C ollins, celebrate as students receive their first communion Saturday, April 26. Students voice thoughts on Heppner-Centennial exchange By Debbie Harper N ineteen H eppner eighth graders w ent to Centennial M iddle School for a w eek this year. T hey attended classes with Centennial students, lived with host families, and went on tours and trips that highlighted agriculture, business and industry in the Portland area. W hen they returned I talked w ith several and asked them w hat th e y ’d enjoyed m ost, w hat had been the m ost unexpected, and why they felt this exchange program was o f value to the students. Kindergarten class poses in front of the Case Quad-trac. Also pictured are Ken Grieb, Richard Schmidt, Sharon Morris and Patti Rill. Despite rainy weather, the students enjoyed a day full M rs . M o rris ’ o f fun, w hich included horse k in d e r g a r te n c la s s fro m rides, pony cart rides, seeing H eppner E lem entary School the farm eq u ip m en t and a took a field trip to the farm o f K en a n d C a rri G rie b , o f picnic lunch. There were also What was the most fun?: Lexington, on Thursday, April sheep, bunnies, ducks, cows, horses and a goat for the kids Sarah Hickerson: M eeting the other kids, the jet boat 24. to see and pet. ride on the W illamette River, the family she stayed with. M ahaley H uddleston: W alking around dow ntow n Portland, “we saw' the oldest building in Portland.’’ Old Town. Hiking around M ultnomah Falls. A aron A llstott: G oing to O M S I, seeing the IM A X m ovie ‘Coral R e e f Tony H aguew ood: G oing to other p e o p le ’s houses, other H eppner kids’ host fam ilies’ houses, the je t boat ride. Regi Seitz: Seeing dow ntow n Portland, seeing all the different variety o f people. lone Schools receive donation for track improvements What was the most unexpected about the trip?: Sarah: The school was m uch stricter. “ You couldn’t eat, drink or chew gum in class.” T he class schedule was different every day and different period lengths. M ahaley: The different class sections. “Not seeing all H If, my classm ates all the tim e, it killed m e.” A aron: H ow the classes are arranged. “They switch every day.” Tony: School rules, they’re a lot stricter. Regi: How green it was. How many people there were. John Ripple (left), General Manager of Morrow County Grain Why do you think this exchange program is Growers, presents check for $1,000 from Land O’ Lakes to Del LaRue (right), of the lone Booster Club, to help w ith improvements important, of value, to the students?: Sarah: “You get to see the lifestyles o f other, different people.” Mahaley: Seeing how other people live, meeting a wide variety o f people. Aaron: Getting new experiences, staying with a different family for a week. Tony: Learning how different people live, the climate, the num ber and variety o f people. Regi: Know ing how much different it is to live with a different family, how to act around a different family. to the Track and Field facilities at the lone Schools. A s p a r t o f th e c o m m itm e n t to th e ru ra l com m unities w here Land O ’ L a k e s , In c . m e m b e r s , em ployees, and facilities are located, L and O ’ Lakes is pleased to match donations by m em ber cooperatives w hich help to enhance the quality o f life in their local communities. M o rro w C o u n ty Grain G row ers donates close to $30,000 annually to the com m unities in its trade area. In a c c o rd a n c e w ith th e ir philosophy, Land O ’ Lakes, Inc. d o n ated $1 0 0 0 to the lone B ooster C lub to help w ith tr a c k a n d f ie ld im provem ents for the lone Schools. Stage Race to be held this weekend Second session of Children’s will be held M ay 3, beginning The Columbia Plateau at 9 a.m ., in lone. T he third Art Classes to be held S tag e R ace is o n ce a g a in stage (another road stage) will com ing to the area. T he race will be held M ay 2-4. T he 85-m ile race is m ade up o f four stages and is c o m p rised o f four d istin ct groups o f riders. These groups in c lu d e : p ro fe s s io n a l an d c a te g o r i e s o n e a n d tw o (advanced riders); categories three and four (less advanced riders); Masters Men 40+; and Women. T he race will begin w ith a road stage, M ay 2 and go from Heppner to lone, with the first group starting at 1 p.m. T he second stage (tim e trial) A seco n d series o f C h ild re n ’s A rt C lasses will begin next w eek at H eppner E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l. T h e c la s s e s w ill be ta u g h t by Rosem ary Southw orth. Each class w ill m eet once a w eek on its designated date from 3:45-5:15 p.m ., and last for four weeks. By the Sea Art is set to begin Monday, M ay 5. The col um biaplateau@ attbi .com ; c la ss is d e sig n e d for first or visit the C olum bia Plateau through fourth graders and w ill S ta g e R a c e w e b s ite at c o v e r v a r io u s a c ti v it ie s w w w . o b r a . o r g / c e n te re d a ro u n d sea life. columbiaplateau/race.htm. begin at 1:40 p.m ., and the races will travel from lone to Fossil. T he fourth and final stage will begin at 9 a.m ., on M ay 4, w ith racers traveling from Fossil all the w ay back to Heppner. For more information contact M ark Schw yhart, by p h o n e , (5 0 3 ) 2 3 1 -0 2 3 6 ; e m a i l , M other j D a y Special! SPA DAY A T HAIR EXPRESSIONS M a y 9th an d 10th Treat your Mom with something special! Choice of Manicure, Pedicure, Massage or Facial. Cost: One fo r $25 — Two for $T5 — Four fo r $H5 Beverages and snacks will he provided. Make appointments in advance (limited available) Phone 676-5271 - H a ir Expressions, Heppner There are several reasons why the board is looking at the scheduling o f athletic contests. Several years ago, when the district discussed going to a four-day week, one o f the major considerations was holding athletic contests on Friday, Saturday and Thursday. Contests were to be minimized Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. This fall w e discovered that over a third o f our contests w ere scheduled on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Boards concern is tw o fold; first, is the tim e out o f school for the com petitors and the disruption to the rest o f the school when they leave. Both events impact student learning. The second is the im pact on the athletes w hen they participate in m id-w eek contests. O ur athletes w ork hard at their sport and expend a lot o f physical energy and they also expend a lot o f em otional energy as well. On the day o f the contest, their focus is on the contest. The closer the tim e to participate, the less thought goes into the classroom . W hen they return late in the evening and need to get up early in the m orning it can m ake them em otionally as well as physically tired. This m ay impact their schoolwork for that day. Because we are on a four-day week, each day is worth a 125 percent o f a traditional school day, w hich m akes the impact even greater. There are not any simple answers, however the Board does feel that it needs to tighten up the scheduling process. The Board also understands the com plexity o f doing that for three different middle school and high school programs in three different leagues. With everyone’s help, the Board will find a way to create quality time for classroom learning that also leaves our athletes the quality time to compete. How many employees were cut in the 2003-2004 budget? The B udget C om m ittee m et A pril 25, 2003 and approved the budget to go to a hearing o f the Board on June 9, 2003. Sadly, eleven teaching positions w ere cut; one adm inistrative position, and 57.5 hours per day o f classified positions were cut. These have been very difficult decisions for the principals and me to reach. D ecisions that affect the livelihood o f fellow community members are not taken lightly and are painful for all o f us to make. The com m ittee allowed the budget to be m odified and increased from w h at w as published on A pril 14 to allow for keeping four additional positions. This was possible by an increase in cash carryover and a perceived increase in m oney from the legislature. The board and the Com m ittee are m aking a sincere effort to hang on to as m any em ployees as w e can. The large num ber o f teacher retirements this year has meant that we will not have to let any teachers go. We are moving some around, but we have found positions for all who have not retired or moved on. That will not be the case for the classified positions. We have been filling 22.5 hours per day with substitutes. The rem aining 35 hours per day will still unfortunately impact eleven people who w ork from 2 to 7.5 hours a day. Please let Senator Dave N elson and Representative G reg Sm ith know how you feel about this situation and what should be done about it. What is happening with the lone secession? The process is m oving ahead. The Senate Education C om m ittee on April 10 gave the lone com m ittee and a com m ittee o f the school board a w eek to reach a w ritten agreem ent. The two groups put in many hours that w eek and were on hand in Salem when the committee voted Senate Bill Students will draw sea life 372-A out o f com m ittee to the full Senate. B ecause o f the (such as fish, clams, crabs and quickness o f the process both groups are not sure that all o f s ta rfis h ), m ak e life -s iz e d their agreements made it into the amended bill. It may still need s tu f f e d f is h , d o fish to be am ended some during comm ittee approval in the House printm aking, m ake an under- Education C ommittee. th e -se a p u p p e t h o u se and create a dioram as about sea Reminder life. Cost for the class is $20, Don’t forget to vote in the May School Board elections. which includes a $5 supply fee. Ballots will be com ing out in early May. This is an im portant Drawing and Painting election, with fifteen people running for the five positions. We will begin on Thursday, M ay need five people w ho are know ledgeable about M orrow 8. T his class is designed for County and can demonstrate that they have the whole district th ird th ro u g h six th g rad e as their agenda. students. Students will have the If you have questions about items in this article or desire opportunity to use a variety o f an explanation o f items concerning education, please write or m edium s including pencil, E-mail me in care o f this newspaper or to the M orrow County tempera, charcoal and pastels. School District office at P.O. Box 368 Lexington, O r 97839. Cost for the class is $20, which includes a $5 supply fee. We P rin t E nvelopes |V fQ |*|*|Q pp C all A n n e M o rter, BM C C C oordinator, at 422- Heppner Gazette-Times ® 7040 for more information. Licenses ON Tom Wilson and Faye Seitz invite Family and Friends to help them celebrate their marriage at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Saturday, May 10, at 11 a.m. A reception will follow at the SjT Wayne and Lori Seitz residence JCN on Baseline Lane. #41 No gifts, please. u» A pril 8: B ia s R. Zapata, 25, B oardm an and A re li P. A lv a r e z , 3 0 , Boardman; Carlos Barragan, 59, H e rm is to n a n d E s te r M endoza, 49, Herm iston. April 11: G ary Dean Buchanan, 30, Hermiston and K ristina M ichelle G ray, 25, Hermiston. A pril 2 5 : R u b e n T am ayo M o re n o , 26, Hermiston and Chantell Leone Lynn Michaels, 21, Hermiston. v
