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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 1,2006 CJRA Rodeo year-end awards given Head Start visits BEO I Back Row L-R): Rebecca. Amy and Eric Jepsen and Bo Foster: and (Front Row L-R): Devin and Garrett Robinson. Not Pictured: Ruben Finn ___ (Front Row L-R): Makayla Silvia, Jordan Spaulding, Angel Matthew, Zavier Glover and Raitlyn Martin: (Middle Row L-R): Annahelle McDaniel, Antonio Matthew and Kaydean Trickel; and (Back Row L-R): Morgan Burch. L u « On Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, the children of Heppner Head Start participated in a field trip to the Bank of Eastern Oregon- Heppner branch. The children were given a tour of the bank by Sharon Harrison. Along the way, they were introduced to the many employees, shown the various equipment the bank uses and were given piggy banks and change purses to begin saving money of their own. The children at Heppner Head Start had a great time. MCSD solicits input on educational goals Taighler Dougherty (L-R): Emily Rietmann, Mary Rietmann and Jenny Griffith E leven local m em bers o f the C ayuse Junior Rodeo Association were recently given awards at the CJRA annual dinner, w hich was held in c o m b in a tio n w ith the group’s spring meeting at the U m a tilla Sage R iders Clubhouse. They awarded $10,000 in prizes for 43 different categories. Prizes included such items as silver spurs from Hamley and Co., belt b u c k les, b ra c e le ts, headstalls, breast collars, rope cans, hat cans, various hand crafted leather, items and sweatshirts. All prizes w ere e n g ra v ed , monograrnmed or custom p ain ted . Patti K aiser o f C ondon did a g reat jo b ordering all the awards this y ear and had help from Ronald Wilson of Arlington who did all the leatherwork, B lue M t. C re a tio n s o f Pendleton who did all the embroidery, Jonna McKay of Condon who painted all the metal items and ZPTA Silver and Gold o f Pendleton did most of the silver work. The C JR A sponsored seven different rodeos in Eastern Oregon and E astern W ashington from May through August 2005. These rodeos were held in: Arlington. Prosser, G o ld e n d a le , U m a tilla , M ilton-F reew ater, Union and La Grande. This past year the group added a new Cow kids division for boys and girls ages 5-7. There were also three age divisions for both boys and girls: Peewee, age 8-11; Juniors, age 12-14; and Seniors, age 15-18. Prizes and money were paid out for winners at each o f the in d iv id u al rodeos. M em bers also accumulated points in the overall standings for year- end awards. In the C ow kids d iv isio n , R uben Finn of Heppner, son of Brian and Angie Knowles, received awards in all of the events for that age group. He was second in Barrel Racing, third in Calf Riding and Goat Tail Untying and fourth in the CA Stake Race. J n Pee Wee G irls, Rebecca Jepsen finished the y e ar w ith first place in Breakaway Roping, second in Goat Tying and seventh in Pole B ending. M ary Rietmann of lone claimed fourth place awards in both B arrel R acing and Pole Bending. Garret Robinson of Heppner finished up the year earning sixth place awards in three Pee Wee events: Barrel Racing, Goat Tying and Steer Riding and he was seventh in Pole Bending. Taighler Dougherty WB5W GodyJlL inx of Heppner earned awards in three Junior Girls events. She was th ird in Pole Bending, seventh in Goat Tying and eighth in Barrel Racing for the season. In Junior Boys, Eric Jepsen finished first in Calf Tying and sev en th in B reak aw ay R oping. Bo Foster of Heppner was fifth in Ribbon Roping, sixth in Breakaway and eighth in C ow /steer Riding. Devin Robinson earned awards for sixth place in Ribbon Roping and seventh in Cow/Steering Riding. Foster did especially well co n sid erin g that he joined the CJRA late in the season and only participated in four of the seven rodeos. Amy Jepsen finished the season with first place in Ribbon Roping, second in Breakaway Roping and third in Pole B ending, B arrel Racing and Goat Tying. She also won the silver spurs and title of All-Around Senior Cowgirl. Jenny Griffith was th ird in B reakaw ay and Ribbon Roping, fourth in Pole Bending, sixth in Goat Tying and seventh in Barrel Racing. Emily Rietmann was sixth in Barrel Racing and seventh in Pole Bending. In the Team Roping, w hich in clu d ed all age divisions, Eric Jepsen and Foster finished third and sev en th as H eaders. In Heeling, Devin Robinson and Foster finished seventh and ninth respectively. The Cayuse Junior Rodeo Association is open to anyone who wants to join. There were 189 members in 2005. To co m p ete, co n testan ts have to be 5 years old by Jan. 1, 2006, and not older than 18 on the same date. There is a $50 family membership fee. You can also com pete in one rodeo as a guest and not join the association. For more information, contact Mamie G ibbs in Prosser, WA at (509) 882-2802. On T h u rsd ay evening, Feb. 23, Morrow C o u n ty S chool D istric t sp o n so red a com m unity meeting to solicit input on e d u c a tio n a l g o als from parents and patrons. Over 30 c itiz e n s , farm ers, p ro fe ssio n a ls, b u sin ess owners, as well as parents and educators gathered in the H eppner E lem entary S chool L ibrary. S u p e rin te n d e n t, M ark B u rro w s, gave a b rie f p re se n ta tio n on the successes, challenges and current goals of the district. Moderator, Greg McKenzie, of the Oregon School Board A sso c ia tio n led the d isc u ssio n on three questions: What is Morrow C o u n ty S chool D istric t do ing w ell? W hat does M orrow C ounty School District need to improve? S h o u ld our th re e sm all comprehensive high schools c o n sid e r fo cu sin g on specialized programs? The group brainstormed, discussed, and prioritized ideas on the first two questions. Below are the suggestions in order of the am o u n t o f su p p o rt they received from the group: What is Morrow County School District doing well? -Encourages community to support the kids -Quality of personal a tte n tio n to stu d en ts; especially Elementary and Special Ed -S afe learn in g environment in our schools -Small class size -Good relationship am ong B oard/ Superintendent/community -Openness of Board to revisit FFA Program -High achievement levels and high expectations -C o m m itm en t to facilities -D iv e rsity of curriculum -Good quality staff -Dealing with budget constraints -Alternative school H E P P N E R E L K S 358 676-9181 Irresistibly Magnetic - "Where friends Meet" 142 N orth Main Thursday. March 2nd - O LD T IM E R S JVIGIIT \.H Peterson’s Heppner Steak Dinner with all the trimmings Jewelers / 676-9200 by the Trustees Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Lodge at 8:00 p.m. -O utstanding ESL program -Technology available -A b u n d an ce of extra-curricular activities -Equity among the 3 M orrow C ounty communities What docs Morrow County School District need to improve (challenges)? -M o tiv a tio n of students -Wellness program, including counselor who can deal w /n o n -e d u c atio n problems -More emphasis on vocation education -Recruit and retain q u a lity te ac h e rs and administration -Expansion of TAG Program -Focus on w riting skills at high school level -SAT Prep before testing -Alternative sources for raising funds -Track the 9 percent who do not graduate and lower the percentage -M ore v ariety o f languages -Elementary school facility is aging -Additional interaction between district schools -More emphasis on non-sport extra curricular activities -K eep acad em ics within the 4 days-athletics on day 5 and 6 M o r e com m unication to public about what district is doing well -Updating Heppner High facilities, including science lab The group did not prioritize their ideas on the third question. -In favor of limited specialization -K eep as comprehensive schools with some specialization -N ot o p p o sed to specialization, but focus on optimization. A sim ilar meeting was held in Boardman on Feb. 28 and another meeting will be held on March 8 at 12:45 p.m. at the Stokes Landing Center in Irrigon. The results from all three meetings will be compiled and used to help the School B oard d e term in e fu tu re initiatives. March events for Heppner schools Spring Break will clo se out the m onth of M arch with students out March 27 through March 31. The Morrow County School D istric t board meeting will be held at the District Office in Lexington at 7 p.m . on T hursday, March 9. On Tuesday, March 7, the Heppner Elementary School Site Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. and the HES Parent-Teacher Club meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m . The C om m unity Education Committee will meet on March 20 at 7 p.m. An all-grade Science Club meeting will be held at HES on Thursday, March 16. Sixth grade track begins on Monday, March 6. St. Patrick’s high school class to host soup feed Should our three small comprehensive high T he St. P a tric k ’s schools consider focusing Catholic Church high school on specialized programs? -C o n sid e r block style learning rather than students traveling - C o n t i n u e comprehensive program, but allow flexibility for each community -E q u al is not the sam e-n o t in fav o r o f specialization CCD class is hosting a soup feed on Friday, March 3 from 5-8 p.m. The event will be held in the church’s parish hall. The meal will include soup, bread, cookies and beverages. Cost for the meal is $4 for adults and $2 for those 12 and under. Need lodging for £t. Paddy's Day? Call Hotel Condon 1-800201-6706 Winter rates starting at *55
