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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 14, 2 00 3-THREE school board continued from page one D w a y n e C a r ro ll, B a rn e y Lindsay and Keith Lewis. T he m ajority o f the present board stressed that they e v e n tu a lly in te n d to estab lish a h igh school in Irrigon, but em phasized that criteria were not met. “I’m not voting against an Irrigon high school, I think the tim ing is wrong,” said M cNamee. But, the board also reiterated that they could not bind a new ly- elected board to their decision and a com m ent by Frederickson, “I can't imagine any board going back on its w ord,” elicited groans from the mainly Irrigon audience. G ladys H obbs, long tim e Irrig o n re s id e n t an d former teacher, angry with the board’s decision, commented, “I’ve been listening to this for 42 years... 1 think you enjoy torturing us.” Debbie Stratton o f Irrigon cautioned the board o f a loss o f Irrig o n v o te r support. “We busted our butts (to get the school bond issue p a s s e d ) . I f th is d o e s n ’t happen, there w ill n ev er be another bond p a sse d ,” she said. Meredith DeHaven o f Irrigon alleged that one o f the b o ard ’s m ajor concerns w as that R iverside H igh School would no longer have 3 A status and w ould drop dow n to 2A athletic competition. W hen the B oardm an m em bers o f the board said that they d id n ’t .support the motion, DeHaven retorted, “ I d idn’t expect that a n y o n e fro m B o a r d m a n w o u l d ,” in ti m a t in g th a t B oardm an area residents are g e n e ra lly n o t in fa v o r o t s p littin g R iv e rs id e H ig h School. Board m em bers were cautioned that if R iverside H igh School w ere divided, it w o u ld n ’t be a 5 0 -5 0 sp lit b e tw e e n I r r ig o n and B o a r d m a n s tu d e n ts , b u t p e rh a p s m o re o f a 6 0 -4 0 s itu a tio n , w ith B o a rd m a n e x p e c te d to h a v e m o re s tu d e n ts . U s in g c u r r e n t enrollment figures, if the north M orrow C ounty high school p o p u la tio n w as s p lit on a projected 60-40 situation, for g rad es n in e - 12, R iv e rsid e w o u ld h a v e a ro u n d 2 4 0 students and the new Irrigon h ig h s c h o o l w o u ld h a v e a ro u n d 160 s tu d e n ts . C u rre n tly , H e p p n e r H ig h S c h o o l, a g rad e s e v e n - 12 facility, has 133 students in grades n in e-12. A ccording to the proposal, both R iverside and the new Inigon junior high/ high school would eventually be grade seven-12 facilities. M onthly enrollm ent figures currently show 2,315 students in the district, exactly the sam e num ber o f students in the district as last year at the sam e tim e. E nrollm ent as o f M ay 1, 2 0 0 3 , sh o w s th a t R iv e rs id e H ig h S c h o o l’s enrollm ent is 406, up 11 over lone announces 2003 prom court Local student last year. Enrollment is also up at Sam Boardman Elementary w ith 481 s tu d e n ts , an additional six students over e n ro llm e n t M ay 2, 2 0 02. E n r o llm e n t a t C o lu m b ia M id d le S c h o o l a n d A .C . Houghton Elementary, both in Irrigon, is dow n, how ever, w ith 351 students at C M S, compared to 368 last year, and 393 s tu d e n ts a t A .C . H oughton, com pared to 401 last year. Heppner Elementary S chool e n ro llm e n t is also dow n, w ith 205 students this year, com pared to 218 last year. H eppner High School enrollm ent is up, w ith 201 students, compared to 187 last year. lone School enrollment, w ith 158 students, is up one over last year. In other business, the b o ard a g re e d to re je c t an a m e n d m en t th at had been attached to the lone School secession bill in the O regon Senate. The am endm ent was designed to show connection between the secession bill and th e b o a r d ’s le tte r o f understanding, but a majority o f the board did not believe the amendment added anything to the bill. Board members and m e m b e rs o f th e lo n e com m unity planned to travel to Salem Tuesday, since time w as o f the essence to get the lone secession bill passed. A division o f assets and liabilities b e tw e e n M o rro w C o u n ty S c h o o l D is tr ic t a n d th e proposed lone school district has yet to be w orked out. In other business, the board: -set a w ork session to discuss board policy rewrites. The board adopted a revised policy w hich put the athletic policy and other policies on h o ld u n til th e y c o u ld be examined further and amended the original policy m otion so th a t th è 2003 g ra d u a tio n requirem ents w ould be the sa m e as 2 0 0 2 g ra d u a tio n requirem ents. The board had earlier updated g raduation r e q u ir e m e n ts fo r 2 0 0 3 , sp e cify in g th at 24 cred its w o u ld be r e q u ir e d fo r a student to graduate. However, the student handbooks had not been updated and high school p r in c i p a l s , o b v io u s ly concerned that some students m a y n o t b e e lig ib le fo r g ra d u a tio n th is year, still believed that only 23 credits w ere required. - s e t in m o tio n a p r o c e d u r e to c h o o s e a committee to select names for the new elementary schools in Boardman and Irrigon. -h e a rd a re p o rt on changing the bell schedules to coordinate class tim es for all schools in the district. Reading periods w ould be added to each school’s schedule, which resulted in very little change to th e ir orig in al startin g and e n d in g tim e s a n d b u sin g schedules. -heard a report from Dr. Crippen on the process to close the district office and m inim um requirem ents for heating and cooling the newly- constructed buildings. Costs and other details are still not available and the board took no action. -discussed asphalting th e Sam B o a rd m a n E lem entary parking lot, but took no action pending review o f the M a trix list, w h ic h prioritized projects desired by com m unities, in the event o f m onies left over after m ajor b o n d p r o je c ts h a d b e e n completed. - a c c e p t e d r e s ig n a tio n s fro m S ta c ie M ille r, S B E e d u c a tio n a l assistan t; E rin A ndreason, RH S extra duty head g irls’ soccer coach; Karen Holland, lone Middle School extra duty position as volleyball coach; Dale Holland, IMS extra duty girls’ basketball coach. -learned that Christina Reggear, CM S m ath teacher, and Erin Andreason, half-time R H S h e a lth te a c h e r, h ad declined contract offers. - a p p r o v e d em p lo y m en t for: K resim ir Waite, H eppner High School a d v a n c e d m a th te a c h e r , replacing Fred M onaco; and D ieter W aite, HHS biology te a c h e r, r e p la c in g S te v e Brownfield. -approved extra duty contracts for: C hris Rauch, HHS assistant girls' basketball coach; and G igi L em m on, RH S head g irls’ basketball coach. -approved the 2003- 04 classified/confidential staff for re-hire. -heard the follow ing announcem ents: M em orial D ay holiday, M ay 26; lone H ig h S c h o o l g r a d u a tio n , Friday, June 6, at 7 p.m .; H e p p n e r H ig h S c h o o l graduation, Saturday, June 7, 2 p.m.; Riverside High School graduation, Sunday, June 8 ,2 p.m .; next board m eeting, M onday, June 9, 7:30 p.m ., RHS; last day o f school for students, Wednesday, June 11; last day o f school for staff, Friday, June 13. Date change for American Legion and Auxiliary meeting Due to Memorial Day, the A m e ric an L egion and A u x ilia ry has c h a n g e d it meeting date to Monday, May 19, instead o f the regular date. The m eeting will be held at 7 p.m., in the Methodist Church basement. VOTE BARNEY LINDSAY fo r MORROW COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD POSITION #6 Graduate of Morrow County School District. BMCC, University of Idaho Taught in Morrow and Umatilla County Schools Previous Morrow County School Board Member Currently serving on Board of Directors for MCGG and Morrow County Soil and Water Conservation District PARENT FARMER TAXPAYER EXPERIENCED DEDICATED DEPENDABLE I'aitl fo r h\ ( iininiittrc to l i m i t I H \ l ) / . / \ / ) \ I ) - HONEST inn Murray. Trcas. awarded MSU- Bozeman scholarship L in d s e y W ard o f H eppner was the recipient o f a scholarship presented to an ou tstan d in g student in the C o lle g e o f B u s in e s s at M ontana State U niversity- B ozem an. W ard , a sophom ore, who is pursuing an option in accounting in M S U ’s C ollege o f Business, re c e iv e d th e D e lo itte and Touche scholarship. M o re th a n 100 students received scholarships that w ere g e n e ra te d from endowments and funds set up to specifically grant financial aid to students enrolled in the MSU College o f Business. The College o f Business offers four option areas o f studies, five m inors and a M a s te r’s o f P rofessional A ccountancy. The M SU -Bozem an College o f Business is one ofonly 300 colleges in the nation to be a c c r e d ite d by A m e ric a n Assembly o f Collegiate School lone High School held its 2003 Prom, May 3. The 2003 Prom Court ofBusiness. (back L-R): Queen Diana McElligott and King Cayle Krebs; and For more information Crown Bearers (front L-R), Michaela Forester and Daniel Holtz. on M SU visit its w ebsite at w w w .m o n ta n a .e d u o r the College ofBusiness website at www.montana.edu/cob. High School in Stanfield; and a 1996 graduate o f University o f O regon, w ith a degree in Journalism - public relations. Currently, she is employed as the director o f The Q uixote Foundation. T h e 7 th A n n u a l The bridegroom -to- O regon W heat Foundation be, Erik M artin H anisch, is G o lf Tournam ent is set for Erik Hanisch and Lenore Pointer from Seattle, WA, and is the T hursday, M ay 15, at the L e n o re M a rih e le n son o f Lyn Maxwell McGuire, W ildhorse G o lf R esort in P o in te r a n d E rik M a rtin o f Berkeley, CA and the late Pendleton. Everyone is invited to H anisch w ish to announce A r th u r S tu a rt H a n is c h . th e ir e n g a g e m e n t to each Hanisch is a 1984 graduate o f a tte n d th is y e a r ’s e v e n t. other. West High School in Madison, Individuals without team s o f T h e b r id e - to - b e , WI. Currently, he is employed four will be m atched up w ith Lenore Marihelen Pointer is o f as th e p r e s id e n t o f T h e o th er in d iv id u als to form teams. S e a ttle , W A, a n d is th e Quixote Foundation. If you w ould like to d a u g h te r o f B a rb a ra L ee The couple plans a Pointer, o f Barrow , A K and July 19,2003 w edding at the attend, but do not golf, you are L arry E d w ard P o in ter, o f Maui Prince Hotel’s Maluaka w elcom e to com e and help Longview , WA. Pointer is a Lawn, M akena Beach, Maui, out. A d d itio n al hands are always needed when holding 1992 graduate o f Stanfield Hawaii. a g o lf scramble and are much appreciated. The tournam ent is an annual fund raising event for Pasco, Sunday, M ay 3 at the th e O re g o n W heat Red Loin Hotel. Foundation's many programs, Roberts placed first in including college scholarships. the dead lift competition for his Registration materials d iv is io n , T e e n s 1 6 -1 9 . are available from the OWGL R o b e rts ’ lifts w ere 474.5 office (541) 276-7334, and po u n d s, 502 p o u n d s, 519 a re a ls o a v a ila b le on the p o u n d s , a n d th e n 5 3 4 .5 O W G L w eb site, located at pounds. His 519-pound lift http://ww'w.owgl.org. broke the state record and then he turned around and broke this record again at 534.5 pounds. B uzz’s Pow erlifting Team o f Boardman, o f which Roberts is a m em ber, took Ashley Roberts with his trophy first overall. from the WABDLcompetition in Roberts has qualified Bv Debbie Harper Pasco. The Friends o f the A s h le y R o b e rts, a to compete in the World Finals Heppner Library are having a in Las Vegas on Decem ber 9- high school senior from lone, Book and Bake Sale June 14 14,2003. A nyone interested c o m p e ted in the W A B D L a n d th e y are lo o k in g fo r (W o rld A s s o c ia tio n o f in sponsoring Roberts for this donations o f books for their B enchpress and Dead lift) in competition in December can sale. contact him at 422-7559. The F riends o f the Library is an organization o f c o m m u n ity m e m b e rs dedicated to helping keep and A m y Jep sen , a improve library services. They The state finals had 24 are raising m oney to use for H eppner freshm an, recently had the honor o f w inning the different m usical instrum ent such program s as the weekly 2 0 0 3 O S A A S o lo M u sic categories, including stringed reading program and summer b r a s s , reading program . They are Cham pionship in harp. There in s tr u m e n ts , were 436 high school students w oodw inds, percussion and also hoping to fund additional representing 102 high schools piano, as well as six vocal programs in the future. in the O regon High School categories. Awards were given Donations are already Solo M usic C ham pionship to o n ly th e to p th r e e com ing in, said spokesperson competition held at Willamette contestants in each category. Ann Spicer. For people who University in Salem on May 3. Jepsen was the only Eastern are drow ning in books, but Jepsen performed the O regon m usician to place in can’t bear to throw them away, first m ovem ent o f the “H arp any event. First place w inners this is an alternative that can Concerto in B Flat M ajor” by were awarded a medallion in benefit the whole community. G.F. H andel fo r th e an aw ards cerem ony at the Donations can be left com petition and received top college that evening. at K uhn and Spicer attorney Jepsen is the daughter office, o r w ith Pastor Keith scores from all three o f her judges. Jepsen qualified earlier o f Bill and N ancy Jepsen o f B rudevold at the M ethodist this year for the state finals by Heppner. She has been playing Church. earning a “ 1” rating at the the harp for seven years and For questions, contact D is tric t 8 c o m p e titio n at currently studies with Denise Keith Brudevold at 676-9224 H erm iston H igh School in Fujikawa o f Portland. or Ann Spicer at 67 6 -9 141 or March. 676-5033. Engagement Pointer-Hanisch Annual OWGL golf tournament to be held Roberts breaks state record at weightlifting competition Friends of the Heppner Library to hold book/bake sale Local harpist wins state high school music championship »
