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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 20,2006 - THREE Ione school board continued from pane 1 student enrollment is 150 with 61 students in grades kindergarten through five, 38 in grades six through eight and 51 in grades nine through 12, which is also the projected enrollm ent for next year. S ince the N ovem ber en ro llm en t rep o rt, three stu d en ts enrolled, five withdrew and two more enrolled. -heard a brief report on the proposed w eight room, which will be built with donations and grants. Board m em ber Joe McElligott said that size of the w eight room will be limited if it is built on the old w ading pool site. Preliminary plans and cost estimates are still pending. -learn ed from B row ning that a maintenance worker set off a fire alarm in the elementary school N ovem ber 30 and elementary and high school students were evacuated. She noted, however, a delay from the time the alarm went off in the elementary school to when it went off at the high school, which prompted a suggestion to have the two alarms connected. -ap p ro v ed an am endm ent to policy on special academic recognition so that courses taken at another institution will be weighted along with courses taken at the lone School District, unless those courses were graded pass/fail. -learn ed from Browning that the city of lo n e w ill not raise the district’s water rates from $35 to $40 per m onth, voting instead to maintain current water rates for non profit organizations. -learn ed th at the football field was driven on during Thanksgiving break and the sp orts sto rag e container was broken into. The district has since locked the C herry Street access gate. The case is under investigation by the Morrow County Sheriff's Office. -learn ed that the district is still awaiting locks to arrive for the new entry doors. Six e x tra doors delivered have been returned and the bill a d ju sted to reflect the four that had been ordered. -heard a reminder to listen to local radio and television stations, check the s c h o o l’s w eb site, www.ione.k 12.or.us, or dial the school’s regular number, 422-7131, and then dial one for school closure or delay information. -learned that teacher Erin Heideman received a $ 1,300 grant from the lone Education Foundation to take the seventh and eighth grade students to Portland for an overnight field trip. The students will spend one day in private labs at OMS1 and another at the OHSU Primate Center. -learn ed that the OSU research division is creating a program where local students assist with research . OSU w ould pro v id e in stru c tio n and students would collect, sort and c la ssify in sects according to research needs. -learn ed that the sixth grade class is selling poinsettias grow n in the school greenhouse for $15 per pot with two plants in each pot. -learned that the Site C ouncil d iscu ssed p re lim in a ry g rad u atio n requirement survey results receiv ed so far. O nline results will be available in January. -learn ed from Browning that the number of unexcused student tardies has decreased from a high of 16-20 in September to zero from N ovem ber 27 to D ecem ber 11, due to a tte n d an c e p ro ced u re revisions implemented this year. The Site Council was credited for working on the revisions. -learn ed of numerous charitable projects undertaken by students and staff-elem entary and high school students conducted a canned food drive, at the suggestion of a third grader; the Lady C ard in als b a sk e tb a ll team is spearheading a mitten tree where people can donate gloves, hats and scarves for c h ild re n ; the lone staff bought gifts for local families instead of holding a staff gathering and exchanging gifts among themselves; and six through eighth-grade students met at CAMP 5 (the d is tric t's Friday activity school) to create wreathes that will be included in the IC A B O gift b ask ets distributed to local seniors. -le a rn e d that teachers met to “brainstorm, p rio ritize and develop a plan” for the remaining in- serv ice days. They specifically addressed the need for teachers to learn Spanish as approximately 12 percent of the ISD student population speaks Spanish as a first language. MCCCF membership The M orrow C ounty Commission on Children & F am ilies (M C C C F ) is currently seeking application for vacant positions on the Commission. The MCCCF works with communities and organization to improve the h ealth and w elfare o f children and their families. It conducts local planning and serves as a policy advisor to the Morrow County Court Commissioner’s on a range o f c h ild ren ’s issues. The Commission also promotes c itiz e n in v o lv em en t, volunteerism , public and private p artn ersh ip s and local decision making within communities. With the decrease in state funding for children and families programs it becomes even more important that local citizens take an active part in deciding how these scarce funds can be used to make the greatest impact on o ur co m m u n ities. In d iv id u als who have a new The North and South Morrow County M N f transfer stations will be closed Sunday, December 24th. ^ stro n g in te re st in and know ledge o f ch ild and family issues and who are w Tiling to assist in engaging c o m m u n itie s to w ork together to enhance the lives of children and families are e n co u rag e d to apply. R egular atten d an ce at a monthly evening meeting and o ccasio n al sep arate sp ec ia liz ed w o rk g ro u p s meetings are expected. In te re sted M orrow C ounty resid en ts should contact the MCCCF at 5 4 1 - 676-9675 for an application. Qualified applicants will be reco m m en d ed for membership by the MCCCF and the M orrow C ounty Court Commissioners will make final appointments. 40 ave n ‘YTJerrjj £ h r is tm « s / Tartan Tidings Teleflora's Festive Tartan Bouquet Tune up the bagpipes for the bonniest Christmas centerpiece in years. 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