Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - ELEVEN
Cardinal Booster Club recognizes businesses
Knowledge is Mastered at Heppner Elementary
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(Back Row L-R): Bink Ramos, Debbie Radie, April and David Sykes and Jeff Shank.
(Front Row L-R): Cheerleaders Alyssa Rietmann and Eva Chittv.
()n Friday, Jan. 23 the Grain Growers represented by Tire Center represented by Jeff
lone C ardinal B ooster C lub B in k R a m o s , B o a rd m a n Shank.
T h e lo n e C a rd in a l
re c o g n iz e d the fo llo w in g Foods, Inc. represented by
Booster
Club will continue to
businesses for their support o f D e b b ie R a d ie , H e p p n e r
the activities for the students G azette represented by April recognize businesses at each
o f lo n e : M o rro w C o u n ty and David Sykes, Les Schwab o f its hom e basketball games.
Heppner Junior/Senior High Knowledge Master results
(Back Row L-R): Mrs. Allen, Ashley Wolff, Jordan Hatfield, Emily Thompson, Lacie
Wagoner and Curtis Harper; (Middle Row L-R): Justin Gutierrez Ian Murray, Eric
Chick, Joe Armato and Jodessa Chapa; (Front Row L-R): Jared Huddleston, Brent
Eckman, Justin Pranger and Lane Wright. Not pictured: Jessica Hughes.
On W ednesday, Jan.
2 1 , th e m e m b e rs o f th e
K now ledge M aster Team at
Heppner Elementary crowded
around the screen to take part
in th e W in ter K n o w led g e
M a ste r c o m p e titio n . T his
contest is in its 30th year with
thousands o f students in the
U n ite d S ta te s as w e ll as
several other countries.
The
K n o w le d g e
M aster Open is no mere trivia
c o n te s t. O n e h u n d r e d
challenging questions require
higher-level thinking skills, and
co v er 13 curriculum areas
from A m erican H istory to
Useless Trivia. The computer
was used as questions w ere
answered by all o f the students
on the team . Jordan H atfield
served as the team reader and
sat at the computer to enter the
a n s w e rs . A ll s tu d e n ts
brain sto rm ed answ ers and
w hen the w ords “ for sure"
w ere heard, Jordan w ould
type that answer.
H e p p n e r
E lem entary’s team received
top honors for the State o f
O regon in the sixth grade
d ivision. T here w ere four
O regon team s in the contest,
with H eppner receiving the
h ig h e s t s c o re . T h e o th e r
O re g o n
s c h o o ls w e re
Sherwood Elementary, Azalea
Elementary o f Brookings and
W indy River Elementary' in
Boardman. There were a total
o f 370 team s com peting, and
H eppner cam e in 65th. The
to p
te a m
w as
fro m
Westminster, Georgia.
M e m b e rs o f th e
Know ledge M aster Team at
HES were: Emily Thompson,
Jordan Hatfield, Ashley Wolff,
Curtis Harper, Justin Pranger,
Eric Chick, Ian Murray, Brent
Eckm an, Jared H uddleston,
L a c ie W a g o n e r, J e s s ic a
Hughes, Joe Armato, Jodessa
Chapa, Justin G utierrez and
Lane Wright.
Murray and Nelson nominated for National
Scholarship Program ,
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related activities
L u k e M u rra y a n d
C ourtney N elson, H eppner
H ig h S c h o o l s e n io rs and
members o f the Heppner High
S c h o o l C h a p te r o f th e
National Honor Society, have
been nom inated to compete in
the N ational H onor Society
p ro g ra m
High School Knowledge Master team: (Back Row L-R): Kyle Huddleston, Rory s c h o la r s h i p
Kilkenny, Luke Murray and Robert McElligott; (Middle Row L-R): Anthony Givens, sponsored by the N ational
John Franzwa, Josh Lankford and Judd Lemmon; (Front Row L-R): Sandra Krotzek A sso c ia tio n o f S eco n d ary
and Julie Moore. Not Pictured: Courtney Nelson
S c h o o l P r in c ip a ls . T w o
h u n d r e d n a tio n a l N H S
w inners will be chosen this
s p rin g to re c e iv e $ 1 ,0 0 0
college scholarships.
High school National
H onor Society chapters from
a c ro s s th e c o u n tr y w e re
eligible to nominate two senior
high m em bers to com pete.
N o m in e e s w e re s e le c te d
based on the basis o f their
leadership skills, participation
in service organizations and
clubs; achievements in the arts
and sciences; em ploym ent
e x p e rie n c e ; and a cad em ic
re c o r d . T h e y a ls o w e re
required to write an essay.
Jr. High Knowledge Master team: (Back Row L-R): Spencer Palmer, Kelsey Wolff,
Nacho Elguezabal and Jordan Shepherd; (Front Row L-R): Sherilyn Peck, Sean Murray
and Maggie Armato. Not Pictured: Taylor Disque, Katie Kilkenny and Grant Smith.
T housands
of
s tu d e n ts th r o u g h o u t th e
country and in m any foreign
c o u n tr ie s c o m p e te d in
D e c e m b e r in th e 4 1 “
K n o w le d g e M a ste r O p e n
academic competition. Middle
school, ju n io r high, and high
school students faced their
co m p u te rs an d 200 to u g h
questions to vie for top scores
based on the accuracy and
speed o f their answers.
E arlier in the school
year all H eppner Junior High
and H eppner H igh School
s tu d e n ts w e re g iv e n th e
o p p o r tu n ity to ta k e th e
qualifying test. The teams were
chosen from the top scorers
at the junior high and the high
school level. The high school
team included: Luke Murray,
R o ry K ilk e n n y , A n th o n y
G ivens, Julie M oore, Kyle
H uddleston, John Franzw a,
C o u r tn e y N e ls o n , J o s h
L ankford, S andra K rotzek
and Robert M cElligott. The
ju n io r high team included:
S p e n c e r P a lm e r, S e a n
M urray, M a g g ie A rm a to ,
Kelsey Wolff, Katie Kilkenny,
Jordon Shepherd, Sherilyn
Peck, Taylor D isque, G rant
Smith and Nacho Elguezabal.
The junior high team
scored 947 points o f 2,000
possible. This team scored
higher than Colum bia Middle
School. The high school team
scored 910, w hich w as 139
points less than lone High
School.
The
K n o w le d g e
M aster Open was designed to
s tim u la te e n th u s ia s m for
learning and recognition for
academ ic accom plishm ent.
The contest runs on classroom
com puters to allow all the
students the opportunity to
com pete in a large academ ic
event w ithout the expense o f
tra v e lin g to a central site.
R esu lts o f th e co n te st are
tabulated into overall, state,
and enrollm ent-size rankings
by A cadem ic H allm arks, a
Colorado publishing firm that
hosts the event. Contest results
and exam ple questions are
a v a il a b l e
at
www.greatauk .com .
The
s p r in g
K n o w le d g e M a s te r is
scheduled for A pril 21. The
high school team com petes in
th e s c h o o l lib ra ry in th e
m orning, and the ju n io r high
team com petes in the school
library in the evening. The
Heppner Junior High and High
School K now ledge M aster
competition is coordinated by
T a le n te d
and
G if te d
Coordinator Linda Dutcher.
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activities as well as academ ic
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High School, Murray has been
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re sports. He is currently the
president of the Heppner High
School chapter o f N ational
H onor Society, This fall he
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Sun Grant Program to begin new “bioenergy” era
O re g o n
S ta te
U niversity will help lead a
major national effort to reduce
A m e r ic a ’s r e lia n c e u p o n
imported fossil fuels, enhance
o u r e n e r g y s e c u r ity a n d
revitalize rural econom ies as
part o f the new Sun G rant
Initiative that was just passed
by Congress.
In th e le g is la tio n ,
O SU w as nam ed one o f five
centers o f excellence that will
conduct research, education
and outreach program s in the
evolving field o f “bioenergy,”
w hich uses sustainable and
r e n e w a b le a g r i c u lt u r a l
p ro d u c ts b ased on en erg y
from th e s u n - in ste a d o f
p e tr o le u m - for th e d ire c t
p ro d u c tio n o f fuels and a
myriad o f consumer products.
By 2007, plans call for
up to $75 m illion a year to
fu n d th is a m b itio u s n ew
program.
The initiative taps into
the existing scientific expertise
a n d o u tr e a c h c o n c e p ts
pioneered by the nation’s land
g ran t c o lle g e sy stem , and
organizers say the new Sun
G rant program can m ake a
s ig n if ic a n t c o n tr ib u tio n
tow ard s A m e ric a ’s energy
crisis while providing a beacon
ofhope to farm families across
the country who face sagging
prices, uncertain dem and for
th eir c ro p s and econom ic
hardships.
“ T h is is a m a jo r
opportunity for OSU and our
colleagues at other western
universities to help solve some
fairly serious energy problems
and address the crisis in the
agricultural sector at the same
tim e," said Thayne Dutson,
d e a n o f th e C o lle g e o f
Agricultural Sciences at OSU.
“ T h e r e ’s a lo t w e c a n
contribute in this area w ith both
r e s e a r c h a n d o u tr e a c h
program s, and w e're looking
forw ard to w orking closely
with our friends in agriculture,
p riv a te in d u stry , a n d the
academic community to get the
program moving as quickly as
possible.”
The legislation was
developed as an am endm ent,
prom oted by O regon Sen.
G ordon Sm ith, to a general
agricultural appropriations bill.
and the effort also gained the
support o f Sen. Ron W yden
and O reg o n ’s congressional
delegation. U nder the new
p la n ,
fiv e
la n d - g r a n t
universities and tw o national
laboratories w ill split $25
million in 2005, $50 million in
2006 and $75 million in years
2007 through 2010, pending
a p p ro v a l by C o n g re s s in
releasing these funds.
O SU will be the sole
university representing a nine-
state W estern Region, which
is to receive 20 percent o f the
funding. Other participants are
O klahom a State U niversity,
S o u th
D a k o ta
S ta te
University, C omell University,
the University ofTennessee at
K n o x v ille , th e N a tio n a l
R e n e w a b le
E n e rg y
Laboratory in Colorado, and
O ak
R id g e
N a tio n a l
Laboratory in Tennessee.
O S U 's leadership in
this program will m ake it one
o f only two universities in the
nation, along w ith C ornell
U niversity that will now be
designated as land, sea, space
and sun grant institutions.
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