SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, June 9,2010
Bank of Eastern Oregon awards $8,000 in scholarships
Bank o f Eastern
Oregon awarded 16 $500
scholarships to graduating
seniors through its Agricul-
tural/Business Scholarship
Program. This is the 18th
year the bank offered this
program, giving away over
$76,000 to date. Five of
these scholarships went to
Heppner High School stu
dents and two were award
ed to lone High School
students.
Keenan Jack,
Heppner High School, was
active in football and base
ball, lettering in both. He is
a member of the National
Honor Society and his aca
demic awards include: the
Gold Presidential Award
for Educational Excellence;
Excellence in Advanced
Placement Biology; Busi
ness Student of the Year;
Outstanding Achievement
in Spanish III; award for
Excellence in Academics;
and award for Excellence
in Language Arts. Keenan’s
community volunteer ac
tivities include: helping
the Chamber of Commerce
with Heppner Days Cel
ebration; serving breakfast
at the Heppner Masonic
Lodge and the Episcopal
Church. He could also be
found helping during the
high school’s annual Mus
tang M op-Up, and v o l
unteered for canned food
drives, splitting and hauling
firewood, fair and rodeo
preparation, and Cycle Or
egon.
Next fall, Keenan
plans on attending the Rob
ert D. Clark Honors College
at the University of Oregon
to major in accounting.
A s h l e y W o lff ,
Heppner High School, was
active in track and vol
leyball. Ashley was Fu
ture Business Leaders of
America Chapter President
and Fundraising Coordina
tor all four years. She also
acted as FBLA treasurer,
was 2009 FBLA Student
of the Year, and an FBLA
regional vice president can
didate in 2007. Ashley was
very active in Drama Club
and was this year’s club
secretary. Throughout high
school, she was also a sec
tion leader for the pep band.
Ashley was in the Talented
and Gifted Program and
a C ivics Club member,
where she had the oppor
tunity to travel to the 2009
presidential inauguration.
No stranger to a challenge,
Ashley participated on the
Knowledge Master Team
and was team captain on
both the Knowledge Bowl
Team and Science Bowl
Team. A shley’s involve
ment as a member of 4-H
had her receiving awards
for Oregon Dairywomen,
O regon Beekeeper, and
Oregon Trawlfish. In 4-H,
Ashley was a Junior Leader,
County Ambassador, Na
tional 4-H Conference Del
egate, Outstanding Senior
Foods member, and a State
4-H L eader’s Executive
Council Youth Representa
tive, attending many OSU
Summer Conferences. Ash
ley is a senior member at St.
Patrick’s Church Catechism
and received a 15-week At
tendance Award. Her other
awards and honors include
American Legion Auxiliary
Girls State Delegate, Gold
President’s Award for Edu
cational Excellence, and
National Merit Scholarship
Quarterfinalist.
Ashley plans on at
tending Oregon State Uni
versity to pursue a degree in
business management. She
is also considering a double
major, Spanish. One of her
own personal goals is to
continue her involvement
with Future Business Lead
ers of America by becoming
a professional member and
looks forward to a chance to
mentor the next generation
of students.
Jessica Hughes,
Heppner High School, was
active in volleyball and
basketball. She is a nine-
year member o f 4-H and
during her membership was
a camp counselor, ambas
sador, junior leader, club
secretary, and club reporter.
She participated in many
livestock judging clinics.
Some of her awards include
4-H Allied Livestock In
dustry, Master Showman,
and High Point Livestock
Judging. She is also a very
active member of FFA and
has earned her Greenhand,
Chapter, and State Farmer
Degrees. Her awards in FFA
are numerous and include:
Successful Academic Par
ticipation; Diversified Live
stock Proficiency 1“ Place
District Level; FFA Master
Showman; Reserve Round
R obin; and High Point
Livestock Judging. Jessica
is a six-year member of
Greater Columbia Barrel
Racing Association and a
12-year member of Wran-
g le r’s Riding Club. Jes
sica’s community service
includes helping at various
and numerous events held
by FFA and 4-H. She also
was a volunteer for Wil
low Creek clean up, hung
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like to transfer to East
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Jodessa Chapa,
Heppner High School, was
active in pep band, band,
drama, and track. She was
2009’s first place winner
in the 3000m Run River
side Invitational, and has
received numerous first
and second places for long
distance running. Jodessa
lettered in all these activi
ties, plus academics. She
was this year’s Drama Club
president, received the 2009
Best Actress for Fall Play
and the Overall Outstand
ing Drama Achievement
Award. She has a history
of dance awards and has
experienced first hand what
goes on behind the stage
as well as on it, as she
has held positions such as
stage m anager, scenery
designer, lighting tech, and
cast photographer, to name
a few. Jodessa has received
numerous academic awards
throughout her four years
in high school including:
Outstanding Achievement
in Algebra I; Excellence in
Language Arts; Great Atten
dance; Elks Americanism
Essay; and three Presiden
tial Awards for Outstand
ing Academic Excellence.
She was this year’s high
school newsletter editor and
writer/photographer. For
community service, Jodessa
could be found helping
at churches, the Morrow
C ounty F air, M ustang
Mop-up, babysitting at the
Heppner Booster club auc
tion, serving, bussing, and
cleaning at Heppner Elks
dinners or dancing with the
Shamrockettes Dance Team
during parades, at senior
centers, assisted living,
churches, and fairs. Jodessa
has a passion for writing
and photography.
Jodessa is enrolled
to start classes at Western
State University this fall.
Cherisse L e m
mon, Heppner High School,
was active in golf, vol
leyball, and drama. She
was this year’s Associated
Student Body president,
National Honor Society
publicity director, and co
captain of the high school
golf team. Cherisse!s hon
ors and awards include:
Best Lead Actress 2008;
Outstanding Performance
in Social Studies 2008;
Outstanding Performance
in Spanish II 2009; out
standing Performance in
Choir 2009; and she re
ceived a Presidential Award
each year. Cherisse plans
to attend Brigham Young
University-Hawaii.
R.J. Ramos, III,
lone High School, was cap
tain of the football and bas
ketball teams, and earned
MVP in tennis. He lettered in
all three sports. His awards
included: Dairyman’s Aca
demic Top 10, Dairyman’s
All Classification Football,
the Del LaRue Award, 1“
Team Defense Big Sky All-
Stars for football, Honor
able Mention Offense Big
Sky All-Stars for football,
Skilled Position Player of
the Season, and the OSAA
Sportsmanship Award at
state for basketball. He
was selected for the Eight
Man A ll-Star East/W est
Game. R.J. is a member of
the National Honor Society
and participates in the Tal
ented and Gifted Program.
His community services
include volunteering for
the lone Education Founda
tion, National Honor Soci
ety Coat Drive and Youth
Track Meet, and the ASB
Blood Drive. He volun
teered also for the Stormy
Kendrick Fundraiser, the
Breast Cancer Awareness
Walk, and the Diabetes
Walk. His w ork experience
includes farming for Proud-
foot Ranches and working
for IRT Transport.
R.J. has been ac
cepted at Washington State
University and he plans to
study for a degree in ag
ricultural engineering. He
has a strong interest in ag
ricultural irrigation systems
and hopes to someday help
to improve existing tech
niques and develop new
ways to irrigate.
Brianna Peterson,
lone High School, was ac
tive in volleyball, basket
ball, tennis, and track. She
was co-captain of her vol
leyball and basketball teams
and received the Big Sky
East Honorable Mention
All-Conferr nee All-Star
Award and the Sue Liebe
Sportsmanship Award. Bri
anna was a member of the
Speech and Debate Club,
placing 4th in Districts in
Duo Interpretation, 3rd in
Prose Reading and 1” in
Poetry Reading. As a junior,
she was the club’s team
secretary. At state Speech
and Debate, Brianna placed
3rd in speech. Through her
association with the Speech
Club, Brianna was instru
mental in raising money
for the research of Multiple
Melanoma by putting on a
bake sale and organizing a
walk-a-thon in lone. She is
a member of the National
Honor Society and helped
NHS and lone High School
organize a joint youth track
meet for preschool to 5th
grade children. Brianna is
a member of the lone Com
munity Youth Group and
served as secretary in fresh
men year, vice president
in sophomore and junior
years, and was the group’s
2010 president. During
her junior and senior year,
Brianna helped the student
body organize blood drives.
She, herself, also takes time
to give blood regularly.
Academic awards Brianna
has received are for At
tendance, Biology, Honor
Roll, Algebra I, and Physi
cal Science.
B ria n n a ’s co m
munity service found her
helping at school carnival,
traveling to Portland to
participate in the Susan G.
Koman Walk for the Cure,
Smart Reading, and Hoops
of Hope. Brianna also ran
concessions at a football
game to raise money for a
memorial scholarship set up
in honor of her friend and
classmate, Stormy Kend
rick. Her work experience
includes litter patrol for
ODOT, cutting rail and
building fence at the Mor
row County OHV Park for
MC Public Works, child
care, house sitting, tutoring
basic math, and teacher
aiding
Although Brianna’s
college of choice is not yet
designated, Brianna plans
to study for an associate’s
degree in business and ac
counting and will continue
her studies to obtain a bach
elors degree in business.
Bank o f Eastern
Oregon congratulates these
hard-working and dedicated
students.
Celebrate Heppner on June 11
Wright receives 2010 DEKALB
H e p p n e r this year is the “ Welly
Agricultural Accomplishment Award Cham ber T h o e f Commerce,
Toss,” with team competi
ev en t c o m m ittee, and
downtown merchants are
planning a fun filled Cel
ebrate Heppner Event on
Friday, June 11. Heppner’s
Main Street from Willow to
May Streets will be closed
from 2-9 p.m. to enjoy the
Celebrate Heppner evening
activities.
The day will start
out with the Merchant Side
walk Sale at 9 a.m. Chil
dren’s games will start at
10:30 a.m. at City Park with
tricycle races, egg race, egg
toss, water balloon toss,
and wheelbarrow race. The
hot dog eating contest will
start 11:30 a.m. at the City
Park for ages 11 to adult.
Morrow County Heritage
and Agricultural Museums
will be open from 1-5 p.m.
and there will be “Bingo” at
the Senior Center from 2-5
p.m. Murray’s Drug will be
giving away free shaved ice
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sweet
Productions Ice Cream Par
lour and Diner will be giv
ing out strawberry short
cake starting at 9 a.m. until
it’s gone. Community Bank
will be giving away root
beer floats from 11 a.m.-3
p.m. The Oregon Lions
Mobile Health Screening
Unit will be parked on
Willow Street next to the
Senior Center from 9 a.m.-5
p.m. and all the screenings
Pictured are the recipients of the Knights of Columbus schol are free.
arships. -Contributed Photo
A new event for
Lane W right o f
H ep p n er H igh S chool
was recently presented the
school’s highest agricul
tural honor, the DEKALB
Agricultural Accomplish
ment Award, sponsored by
Monsanto Company.
Wright, the son of
Tim and LeAnn Wright
o f Heppner, received the
award for excellence in aca
demics, leadership, and ag
ricultural work experience.
Wright’s significant experi
ences and accomplishments
have included: president of
the local chapter for two
years; district and state
recognition for his outdoor
recreation supervised Ag
experience projects; and
earning his state degree.
Beth Dickenson is
Wright’s agricultural edu
cation instructor at Heppner
High School.
• Over the past 63
years more than 164,000
high school seniors from
across the country have
received the aw ard. As
the w inner o f the 2010
award, Wright’s name will
be recorded on a permanent
plaque displayed at HHS.
Monsanto, a long
time supporter of agricul
tural education, FFA, 4-H
and other farm youth or
ganizations and initiatives,
sponsors the DEKALB
Agricultural Accomplish
ment Award. Monsanto is
a leading global provider of
technology-based solutions
and agricultural products
that improve farm produc
tivity and food quality.
Knights of Columbus
award scholarships
Ashley Wolff, Tony
Haguewood, Chloe Kennedy,
and Stephanie Petrie have
received $500 scholarships
from the Pendleton Knights
o f Colum bus. The awards
were given May 20, during the
annual Knights o f Columbus
Memorial Mass and Dinner
hosted by St. Anthony Hospi
tal in Pendleton.
A shley W olff is a
2010 graduate o f Heppner
High School and plans to at
tend Oregon State University.
She and her family are mem
bers o f St. Patrick’s Parish in
Heppner.
Tony H aguew ood
graduated from Heppner High
School and is a student at
Boise State University.
Chloe Kennedy and
Stephanie Petrie are 2010
graduates from Pendleton
High School. Chloe will be
attending Benedictine College
in Atchison, Kansas, while
Stephanie is planning to enroll
in the University o f Portland.
Both are active members o f St.
Mary’s Catholic Church.
tion starting at noon and
individual and family com
petition starting at 5 p.m.
Team sign up forms can be
picked up at the Chamber
Office, M urray’s or City
Hall. The “toss” will take
place on Willow Street be
tween Murray’s and Artisan
Village.
A dessert auction
will be held at 6 p.m. in the
Senior Center dining room.
Items can be dropped off
between 2 and 5 p.m. The
auction is a fundraiser for
the Heppner Chamber.
The Small Dog
Races will begin at 3 p.m.
on Main Street. Kay Fowler
will be doing air brush body
art beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Prices will be posted at the
table.
The Bank of East
ern Oregon will be host
ing their annual barbecue,
starting at 5:30 p.m. and
Morrow County Fair will
be serving baked beans and
salads. For adult beverages,
you will find Bucknum’s
Beer Garden and Murray’s
Wine Garden set up and
ready to serve you, starting
at 5:30 p.m.
Brady Goss, and
his electronic keyboard will
be providing the entertain
ment for the evening. Brady
Goss is being sponsored by
Tom Denchel Ford Country,
Murray Drugs, and Hep
pner Chamber.
lone 4th of July committee seeking
workers for celebration events
The lone 4th of July
committee is looking for
clubs, teams, or organiza-
tions to run park activities
for the 4,h of July Celebra-
tion. The Dunk Tank, Pie
Throw, Duck Races, and
other events are open for
fund raising opportunities,
For more informa-
tion organizations contact
the 4lh of July committee,
Their next meeting will be
held June 15 at 7 p.m. at
Taylor’s Restaurant,
Lexington Church to hold VBS
Lexington Church will hold Vacation Bible
School June 14-17 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will
be treats, fun, and special prizes.