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
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(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.
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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
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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
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-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.
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