SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 28,2007
Heppner students to enter CyberFair
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Pictured are Heppner High Students in Mrs. Marquardt's class:
Brynna Rust. Jessica Hughes. Chance Day, Forrest Reed, and
Rlarissa Wellman. Other participating students that Mere not
pictured are: Ayla Fuimaono, kellec Jones. Jodessa Chapa.
Erin Price, Bryan Holland, Mark McCabe, My ah South worth.
Stephanie Howard. Rim Crumhliss, Chris l.ien, and keenan
■Plwlo hy Darlene Marquardt
Jack.
Heppner students
are exploring the historical
past of Heppner, Morrow
County and surrounding
areas. It is part o f their
y early
C y b e rF a ir
entry. Each year one, or
sev e ra l,
of
M rs.
M a rq u a rd t's co m p u te r
classes have entered this
contest. This is the fourth
year to have an entry.
There were several
c a te g o rie s
in w hich
students could choose from
for entering. This year they
choose
“'H isto ric a l
Landmarks.” They chose
the category because they
believe their community is
so rich with history. The
entry must be completed by
Wednesday, March 7.
Anyone interested
can w atch the w ork in
progress by visiting the
entry site at h ttp ://
w w w .g e o c itie s .c o m /
heppnercyberfair/
CyberFair2007/
The theme for the
overall CyberFair 2007 is
“ E m pow er and U n ite !”
Students are encouraged to
prepare for the future by
thinking about the possible
future, the probable future,
the preferable future and the
preventable future. Projects
that best illustrate “future
thinking” are invited to the
W orld F uture S o ciety
international conference in
M in n eap o lis, M N, July
2007.
Now in its 12th year,
C y b erF a ir
has
been
describ ed as the largest
educational event of its kind
ever held on the Internet.
T his program
brin g s
to g e th e r m ore than one
million students across
100 countries.
To view past
w inners and take a virtual
journey around the globe
to learn about people,
p ro g ram s and th e ir
com m unities, visit the
w eb site
at
h ttp ://
www.gsh.org/gsh/cf/.
International
Schools CyberFair is an
award-winning, authentic
learning program used by
sch o o ls and
youth
organizations around the
w orld. Youth co n d u ct
research and publish their
fin d in g s on the Web.
Recognition is given to
the best projects in each
of eight categories: local
lead ers,
b u sin esses,
community organizations,
h isto ric a l lan d m ark s,
environment, music, art,
and local specialties.
This White House
en d o rsed
pro g ram
en co u rag es yo u th to
becom e
c o m m u n ity
ambassadors by working
collaboratively and using
technology to share what
they have learn ed .
Students evaluate each
other's projects by using
a unique online evaluation
tool.
CyberFair
activities are designed to
su p p o rt 21st cen tu ry
learning skills and global
lite ra c y
stan d a rd s.
C y b erF air en co u rag es
youth to c o n n ec t the
knowledge they learn in
school to real w orld
applications.
IHS Chemistry
Class takes
career field trip
By Alex Carlson
T he lone H igh
School Chemistry class took
a field trip to C hem ical
W aste M anagem ent in
Arlington and the Boardman
C oal
Fire
Plant on
Wednesday, February 21.
The first stop on the trip was
at
C h em ical
W aste
M anagem ent. T here, the
class learn ed how they
neu tralize ch em icals for
disposal and the techniques
that they use to dispose of
them . T he lab m an ag er
showed the class the landfill
and the laboratory. In the lab,
he explained the different
processes of neutralization
and detection. The class also
o b serv ed the d ifferen t
containers that neutralized
chemicals are put into.
The next stop on the
field trip was the Boardman
Coal Fire Plant. While at the
plant, the class was able to
do many things such as meet
the chem ists and tour the
plant. A chemist at the coal
fire plant has to control the
w ater q u a lity and the
students were able to learn
how they do that. Along with
meeting the chemists, the
class saw train cars of coal
get unloaded, observed the
fireball, and saw the main
control room of the plant.
Teacher, Mr. Holland, said,
“ I ’m very glad that the
students were able to see
how some of the chemistry
concepts that they’ve been
learning can be applied in
real life.”
HHS FFA to
IMS students take educational field trip to Portland
celebrate
FFA week,,,
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M D -C O L U M B I
Pictured are back row, standing: Mariah Bradfield. Jeremy Coleman, Christine Raihle, Cassie
Arhogast, Makenna Ramos, Mary Rietmann, Raleh Dtimler. Micah Stillman. Luke Emmel, Adam
Collin. Jordan Peterson and Omar Mancilla: bottom row, kneeling: Mason Haguewood, Steven
Holland and Melanie Eldrige.
“Lions, tigers and
monkeys. Oh, my!” That was
kind of the theme for the
recent field trip the seventh
and eighth graders of lone
Middle School went on this
past week. Students visited
the O regon M useum o f
Science and Industry, OMSI,
and the O regon Prim ate
R esearch
C en ter
in
Beaverton.
“It was a fantastic
experience,” said m iddle
school science teacher. Erin
Heideman. “I was extremely
proud of how these young
people handled themselves
and the efforts they made in
order to be able to go. They
represented our community
very well.”
Due to a grant from
the
lone
E d u catio n
F o u n d atio n ,
stu d en ts
bo ard ed a c ru is e r for
P ortland early Thursday
morning and spent all day at
O M SI. They w atched an
O m nim ax
th eatre
presentation of Mt. Everest,
attended a w atershed lab
w ith O M SI p erso n n el,
toured the USS Blueback
S u b m arin e and rode a
motion simulator in addition
Magnetic
Door Signs
to g etting to see all the
OMSI exhibits.
After a group dinner
and a unique hotel stay with
middle schoolers, students
visited the Oregon Primate
R esearch
C e n te r
in
Beaverton. This facility was
the first of its kind in the
United States and is now
only one of eight. It houses
over 4000 m onkeys and
6000 rodent type creatures
that are used in a variety of
research areas. All students
got a first hand look at the
p rim ate s, th e ir liv in g
quarters and all of the lab
areas scientists and their
assistance work in. “I had
n ev er seen m onkeys so
close,” said eighth grader
M arco Juarez. “ I wish I
could have touched one.”
Several parents and
chaperons volunteered their
time to attend the field trip.
The Hefipnetr1 FFA
Chapter will be celebrating
FFA Week March 5 -10.
A ctivities planned
are as follow s: M onday,
March 5, will be the tike
tractor obstacle course and
the dress for the day is in
your favorite tractor color.
The dress for Wednesday,
March 7, is like your favorite
animal. Thursday, March 8,
will be a free community
breakfast at HHS from 6-8
a.m. (Menu: sausage gravy
and biscuits, juice and coffee,
a straw b ale th ro w in g
contest will be held with the
days d ress as co w b o y /
cowgirl, a petting zoo will be
held in the afternoon for
elementary students. Friday,
March 9, will be donkey
basketball at 7 p.m. The FFA
members will take on the
HHS staff. Pre-sale tickets
are av ailab le for $6 for
adults, $5 for 7th-12th grade
students, $4 for K-6th grade,
and younger is free. Tickets
will available at the door, for
an additional dollar. The
donkeys are being provided
by Bruce Wick of Donkey
Sports from Entiat, WA.
F o llo w in g
the
donkey basketball will be a
barn dance in the Ag Barn.
The dance will last from 9
p.m . until 12 a.m . HHS
students are invited and it is
free.
The FFA members
will be celebrating a fun-
filled week with a trip to
T riC itie s to see the
A m ericans H ockey team
play on Saturday, March 10.
FFA m em bers need to
remember to get the money
in for tickets.
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FFA Happenings
By Relsie Eox, Heppner FFA
Chapter Reporter
As the reporter from
the Heppner FFA chapter, I
would like to tell you about
some of the activities that
members of our chapter have
involved in this year. We
have participated in curricu
lar activities, FFA activities
and many fundraising activ
ities.
Som e o f the class
activities include: visiting the
Thom pson’s Ranch, where
we had the opportunity to
help preg check and vacci
nate the cows. The Horticul-
ture/W ildlife Management
class had a day-long field
trip. The trip included a trip
to Cottage Flowers of Her-
miston. Julie Spoo, of Cot
tage Flowers showed how
she constructs flow er ar
rangements. The next stop
on the trip was at the Ore
gon State University Exper
iment Station. The research
scientists there are working
to develop potato varieties
that are resistant to bugs; the
students also had a presen
tation about Integrated Pest
M anagem ent w hile they
were there.
H erm isto n H igh
School Ag Program hosted
us for a tour and Tom Spoo
gave some demonstrations in
the greenhouse. Students
were grow ing poinsettias
and gave us som e b ack
ground on how to do this
successfully. The field trip
concluded with a stop at the
Irrigon Fish Hatchery. These
students recently raised and
released R ainbow Trout
eggs for the Oregon Depart
ment of Fish and Wildlife.
The 158 fry were released in
to Willow Creek Reservoir
before the holidays.
Som e o f the FFA
events we have participated
include: District Ag Sales
Contest. Students choose a
product or service to sell to
a possible customer (judge).
Each student also had a
practicum area that they
took part in and gained
points for the team ’s overall
score. The practicums were
telephone skills, media, pros
pecting, and customer rela
tions.
There is also a team
activity, where four members
work together to problem
solve and present a solution
for a company’s said dilem
ma. We did pretty well for
our first year. Kelsie Fox
earned the most points for
our chapter in Ag Sales,
while Andre Rauch was run
ner-up.
P a rtic ip a n ts from
H eppner included: Trent
Miles, Taylor Disque, Ken
dra Rayburn, Kelsie Fox and
Andre Rauch.
The H eppner FFA
C hapter hosted the Blue
Mountain District Soils Con
test at B rian and Susie
Thompson’s ranch. The con
test was a great success and
every student that participat
ed had a delicious lunch
th an k s to the H eppner
Booster Club. It was a learn
ing contest and we all had a
lot to learn and did a great
jo b at the contest. Emily
Thom pson received ninth
place High Individual. Ken
dra Rayburn chose to partic
ipate in the Job Interview
contest and did an awesome
job!
We sponsored a Can
Food Drive, which every
class brought the most cans
got a root beer float party.
The ju n io r class won the
contest, and we were able to
donate more than 250 items
to the Neighborhood Center.
W e’ve been really
busy with fund raising. We
sold apples, which was a
great success due to commu
nity members, school em
ployees and the schools. We
made about $800. We sold
Krispy Kremes in January
they were sold for $8.00 per
dozen. We also had a pizza
feed and were able to sell out
of food at the Weston game.
We are also planning
a trip to a Hockey game in
TriCities on March 10th to
celebrate G reenhand d e
grees. The Greenhand de
gree is the first degree that
FFA members earn in the
organization. That will be a
culmination of the FFA Week
Activities.
We are celebrating
FFA Week March 5-10 and
have a variety of activities
going on through that week.
We would like to invite the
community to a free break
fast that Thursday (March 8’
from 6 a.m.-8 a.m. here at
the school to show our ap
preciation for the support
you’ve shown the program
in its first year back here at
Heppner High.
The chapter will be
traveling to the State FFA
Convention being held in
Corvallis at OSU March 23-
27. We will have two dele
gates from our chapter, as
well as other members go
ing to represent Heppner and
serve on committees during
the convention. We hope to
make it over to the coast to
visit Newport, since we'll be
so close and some of our
members haven't been to the
Oregon coast before.
HHS TSA members attend
competition
Pictured are: L-R: Chess Little. Casey O ’Neal. Baillie Keithley,
Brock Herhison. Christopher Hendricks, Jordan Shepherd and
Patty Little.
Students from the
H ep p n er
H igh
TSA
(T ech n o lo g y
S tu d en t
A sso ciatio n ) braved the
weather to attend the winter
competition in Pendleton.
They co m p eted in three
ev en ts against six oth er
schools in the region. The
events included D ragster
Design (a Co2 powered race
car. Technology Problem
Solving and Cyber Space
Pursuit (web page design).
Christopher Hendricks and
Jo rd an S h ep h erd took
second in T echnology
Problem Solving and Baillie
Keithley and Casey O'Neal
took third in Cyber Space
Pursuit.