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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 23,2005 - THREE Ione science students travel to coast r t: h 1 1 * lone students enjoy the ocean By Tiana Camarillo With funding help from the lone Education Foundation, the lone High School Research Science Class was able to enjoy a w eekend at the O regon Coast. The students who participated departed early in the morning on Saturday, October 22. Their first stop was OMSI where the students enjoyed some hands-on science. From there, they w ent to the T illam ook Cheese Factory where they took a break and sampled Tillamook cheese and ice cream. On Sunday they went to the Oregon Coast aquarium and got to go on a “ B e h in d -th e -S c e n e s” tour. They took a glimpse at what it takes to operate the aquarium and they got to feed the sharks. The funding from the IEF also provided money for the class to assem b le a saltwater aquarium in their science classroom. To help the stu d en ts u n d erstan d more about the aquarium, one of the stops was the OSU H atfield M arine Science Center. There, they learned about maintaining a marine environment. On the last day of the field trip they went to the E vergreen A ir M useum where they learned about air flight and got to go aboard the Spruce Goose. Students participating in the field trip were Jenny Griffith, Mason B radfield, Kayla LaRue, Brenna Rietmann, Brittnee D esB o u illo n s, Kyle P alm ateer, Tereza Sintakojva, Amber Patton, Meghan Gaines, and Priscilla Tellez. C h ap ero n es w ere lone P rin cip al/ S u p e rin ten d e n t Bryn Browning, science teacher Kevin Campbell, and parents Terri S ch ab er and G len Griffith. Christmas Village tour in planning stages Jody C happa and Judy Hanbury would like to open their homes to visitors who would like to view their Christmas Villages. They are looking for other volunteers who would be w illing to open their homes for 1 or 2 n ights in D ecem ber for visitors. If anyone would be interested in finding out more about this event, please call Jody at 676-8161 or Judy at 676-9936. INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP M edicare P art D (P r e s c r ip t io n D r u g P l a n ) lone School Board lone continued from page 1 -Students, beginning welcomes community. Two high school with seniors, will work on stu d en ts are also completing their education exchange volunteering. profile plans. R ead-n-Play student from program -The -S hop program for children from stu d en ts are creatin g Mexico in fan ts to five y ears is p ro jects such as folding Nallely Tellez is an ex change stu d en t from Chihuahua, M e x ic o . She is staying in lo n e for the 2005/ 2 0 0 6 school year with M a r k Bruno and A d e n a Nallely Priscilla Tellez Jo h n so n . She comes to lone through the A m erican S w edish S can d in av ian E xchange Program (ASSE). N allely arrived in lone on August 27. She said that when she first arrived she was in “shock.” She was used to a very big city in M exico and lone was so small. Now she likes it very much. She says that the people are “very cool.” She likes the small school where she can talk to the teachers and she finds them “very nice.” Her school in Mexico has 600 students with 63 students for every teacher. She has been able to travel to the Oregon coast w ith o th e r ex ch an g e students and has gone on sev eral fie ld trip s w ith students from school. She has visited other area towns such as C ondon and Heppner. Nallely thought that she might get bored, but her host family keeps her busy. She has been on several family outings. She likes to read, clean the house and e- mail her friends. She likes to play b a sk e tb a ll and volleyball. She got to help with the lone Volleyball team this year. She is helping a Spanish-speaking child in the Elementary School in the mornings. W hen she returns home to Mexico, she would like to attend college and become an English teacher. Free Plan Evaluation Assistance continuing and has been moved to the Creative Care Preschool. The Box Tops grant enabled funding for assembly of activity boxes that families can check out between sessions. The boxes contain puppets, children’s books, puzzles, coloring pages, crayons and toys and activities to do as a family. Themes are Barnyard, Under the Sea, Things That Go, Cats and Dogs and Jungle. R ead-n-Play meets from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every other Tuesday. -The Site Council m et, rev iew ed the fall assessm ent schedule and discussed ways to improve the “ w in ter w indow .” A parent flyer, that ads in grade-specific information will be sent out in January. The teacher group will sort the d ata from the fall window and determine what information they want to see from the winter scores. The council decided to create a school survey for parents to be administered in the spring. The purpose is to find out information about th e ir p ercep tio n o f the school including areas of stre n g th s and areas for improvement. The co u n cil also learned that the publications class has taken on public relations for the school and has submitted several articles for the Gazette. The co u n cil addressed the decision to have only honor roll students' names published in the new spaper, but both honor roll and honorable m ention in the school newsletter. -The school has had two colleges visit and has traveled to one college with the junior and senior classes, coordinated by Ryan Rudolf. A llison R udolf is in the p ro cess o f arran g in g individual student visits to colleges. TAYLOR'S RESTAURANT N o Sales - N o t a Sales Presentation in Ion* ♦ P er s o n a l A ssistance with m edicare ' s P la n E valuation T o o l . ♦ C ustom ized P la n O ption P rintouts to ta ke with YOU. The retftaurcmft w ill be doted November 24-23 for Thanbtgiving The lounge w ill open on Nov* 25 at 4 p.m . W hat you will need to bring: /Your Medicare Card / A list of your prescriptions Friends and relatives are welcome to attend. IONE HEPPNER BOARDMAN IRRIGON W e d .. N o v . 3 0 * Thürs., Dec. I “ M on ., Dec. 5th W ed ., Dec. 7th Jr./Sr. High School Jr./Sr. High School Computer Room, # 7 0 7 Computer Room, # 8 7 lone Schools Cafeteria 4 : 3 0 - 7 p.m. Jr./Sr. High School Computer Room, # 11 4 : 3 0 - 7 p.m. 4 : 3 0 - 7 p.m. 4 : 3 0 - 7 p.m. Another Service Provided by M orrow C ounty H ealth D istrict 676-9133 a m Peterson's H«ppn»r tables, sawhorses, garden benches and bird houses, m any o f w hich were on d isp lay at the m eeting. Future projects will include metal work. -Elementary teachers received a grant from the Cardinal Booster Club to purchase additional Accelerated Reader quizzes for K -first grade. The original request for $400 was doubled by the Booster Club. Local businesses have offered to sponsor monthly parties for students who have met their reading goals. This month the students are decorating a turkey with feathers as they meet their goal. Students who meet their goal this month will be treated to root beer floats. -The elem en tary school celebrated National Children’s Book week, with many junior high and high school students contributing. High school teachers were guest readers and “book fa irie s ” left books in classroom s as a surprise. Teacher Jim Raible’s drama class did a reader’s theater and each morning the school held an assembly to chant cheers and read a book as a group. M iddle school students dressed up to join the younger students by partner reading. On Dec. 12, stu d en ts in grades six through eight who pass a quiz on the book, "The Lion, the W itch and the Wardrobe,” will attend the movie. In other business the board: -Approved the first read in g o f a policy on student health services and re q u ire m e n ts w hich is mandated by the state. -Approved the first read in g o f a p olicy on reporting suspected child abuse. -Changed the time of the next meeting to be held from 5-6 p.m. on December 19, to accom m odate the school’s Christmas program, which is scheduled to being at 6 :3 0 p.m . No w ork session will be held that evening. -A p p ro v ed the follow ing sta ff co n tract recommendations: Dennis Stefani, head high school boys’ basketball coach; Jim S w anson, assistan t high school b o y s’ b ask etb all coach; Bink Ram os and Mike Garret to share duties as m iddle school b o y s ’ basketball coaches; Lyn Dee Ramos, middle school girls’ basketball coach; and Ryan Rudolf, head high school girls’ basketball coach. -A pproved a contract for services for N orthw est Leadership to provide Donna Murdock as lib rary m edia serv ices assistant. -A greed to allow M orrow C ounty H ealth D istrict to provide a M edicare drug b en efit workshop on November 30. -Held an executive sessio n c o n cern in g negotiations on extra duty contracts. Jewelers, Magnetic Door Signs HERE 676-9200 Heppner Ga/etle-Tlmes 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8
