FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, April 11,2012
lone track team continues to MCSD APPROVES AMBRE
gain ground
By Paula Emmel
T he lo n e H igh
School track team partici
pated in the McKenzie In
vitational in Blue River, OR
on April 6. This was lone’s
second meet of the season,
since last week’s meet was
canceled due to the weather
in Pendleton. The team
then stayed overnight and
attended the Pepsi Invita
tional Collegiate Meet at
the University of Oregon in
Eugene the next day.
It was an ex cel
lent trip for the lone team,
which gained eight personal
records (PRs) and two new
benchmarks. Two o f the
team’s seniors, Luke Em
mel and Jeremy Coleman,
also participated in the
exhibition 2K steeplechase.
Emmel placed third with
time of 8:13 (hand time);
both athletes said they had
a lot of fun.
Team PRs w ere
achieved by Emily Hol
land, javelin and 200M;
D om inika Senkerikova,
shot put; Justin Estabrook,
100M; Bailey Haguewood,
100M and long jump; Kaid
Peck, long jump and discus;
and Luke Emmel, javelin.
Team benchmarks
were made by Emily Hol
land in discus and Steven
Holland in shot put.
Complete individ
ual and team results from
the McKenzie meet are as
follows:
M en’s results
100 Meter
8th, Evan Rietmann,
12.25a
14th, Justin Estabrook,
12.82a
18th, Bailey H ague-
wood, 13.17a
200 Meter
8 ,h, L u k e E m m el,
25.45a
4x100 Re lav
Top: Luke Emmel hands off to Justin Estabrook during the
anchor leg of the 4x100 relay, lone placed third. Bottom:
Makenna Kamos (K) wins her heat of the I00M. - Photo by
Paula Emmel
3rd, Evan Rietmann,
Bailey Haguewood, Luke
Emmel and Justin Esta
brook, 48.87a
Shot Put - 12 lb.
17th, Steven Holland,
33-00.00
22nd, Jeremy Coleman,
29-05.00
3 4 '\ Kaid Peck, 12-
10.00
Discus 1.6 kg.
13th, Jeremy Coleman,
92-05
15lh, Trent Cannon, 86-
04
29th, Kaid Peck. 43-03
Javelin 800 g.
4,h, Luke Emmel. 131-
09
5lh, Bailey Haguewood.
125-01
High Jump
10lh, Justin Estabrook.
4-08.00
Long Jump
-
-
5th, Evan Rietm ann,
18-11.25
2 0 '\ Bailey H ague
wood, 16-09.00
3 1 “ , K a id P e c k ,
9-04.00
Women’s results
100 Meter
4th, Makenna Ramos,
14.10a
200 Meter
5lh, Makenna Ramos,
29.81a
15th, Emily Holland,
32.86a
Shot Put 4 kg.
10th, Dominika Senker
ikova, 24-06.00
Discus - 1 kg.
9th, Emily Holland, 68-
03
Javelin 600 g.
2nd, Em ily H olland,
90-06
5,h, Dominika Senker
ikova, 82-09
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4-H horse clinic held
Several M orrow
County 4-H horse mem
bers and leaders attended
the Ranch Horse Clinic
held at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds in Heppner
recently. Candi Bothum,
D eschutes County 4-H
specialist, was the guest
speaker and trainer for the
day.
Members learned
how to ear tag cattle, vac
cinate properly, brand and
tie proper knots for ranch
ing. A special session with
cattle and roping instruction
from local rancher Kyle
Robinson, his son Garrett
Robinson and fellow roper
Tate Gentry ended the day
before a potluck lunch.
Rain didn’t keep the mem
bers and their families from
having a great day learning
Ivy Sandford (center) gets roping instruction from Tate Gentry,
Garrett Robinson and Kyle Robinson. - Contributed photo
and having fun.
Several more 4-H
horse clinics are sched
uled for Morrow County.
The next one is April 14
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
the Morrow County Fair
grounds. The topic will be
equitation.
Call the OSU Ex
tension Office at 676-9642
with any questions.
Local students on OSU winter
honor roll
S e v e n M o rro w T hom pson, H ep
Hendricks, Board-
County students were listed pner, sophomore in
man, junior in pre
on the Oregon State Uni biology.
mechanical engi
versity scholastic honor
K e ls i T.
neering.
roll for the winter term, the Putman, Lexington,
A lejandra
university announced this freshman in agricul
Mendoza, Board-
week.
tural b u si
man, freshman in
Kelsi
ness m an- Putman
Each Mor
mathematics.
row County student
agement.
I va n A .
made the honor roll
Estrada, Irrigon,
with a GPA o f 3.5
Juana Gay sophomore in exercise and
or better. Students
ta n , B o ard m an , sport science.
freshman in general
on the honor roll Emily
Sheslly Zam ora-
included:
science.
Thompson
Martinez of Irrigon, a soph
E m ily J.
A aron M. omore in pre-business.
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-Continued from PAGE ONE the board:
Mendoza on Common Core
-learned from As professional development
businessman, not a state
representative, said that sistan t S u p erin ten d en t status and future plans.
-d is c u s s e d c u r
the project is in the public George Mendoza that the
comment stage and urged district health teachers have rently offered after-school
people to write to the Corps opted to use the current programs for students who
of Engineers in support of health textbooks as those have gotten off track and
the project. He said that the books already comply with behind in their school work.
project is being opposed by the new “sexual health” The programs are currently
Sierra Club, among other standards, and the book voluntary; however, if the
adoption team members programs were made man
groups.
He said that the recommended purchasing datory, then the district
project, which represents a new social studies books for would have to offer busing
$110-$ 115 million invest grades four-six, junior high for those students. Dirksen
ment on b eh alf o f Am- and high school. He said pointed out the importance
bre Energy, would add 25 that the district will “look of keeping younger students
family-wage jobs in the to reduce the book purchase in the fourth, fifth and sixth
neighborhood of $50-$90 and look to have buildings grades on track.
“We can’t wait un
thousand per year. In addi share” books. That would
tion to the monies dedicated mean that books would be til they reach their junior
to the school, the facil shared within each school or senior years,” he said,
ity would generate around grade level and high school adding that was why there
S750 thousand per year and ju n io r high school were so few of the students
in property taxes for the books would be shared in having such difficulties that
late in their high school
county and around $900 Irrigon and Boardman.
-received a report careers.
thousand in tippage fees
-received reports
to the Port of Morrow. He on the Common Core Pro
said that Ambre Energy is fessional Development sta from Windy River Elemen
tary teachers.
not asking to be included tus from Mendoza.
-accepted the first
-accepted the fol
in an enterprise zone, which
would reduce or eliminate reading of a change in the lowing employment action
their taxes for a period of compulsory attendance reg report: retirem ent-M ary
time, nor are they asking ulation which would elimi Haguewood, Heppner El
nate fines for parents who ementary teacher; retire/
for any tax breaks.
Smith emphasized are not sending their chil rehire Gail Homing, A.C.
that the project would not dren (ages seven through H o u g h to n E lem en tary
affect the environment ad 18 who have not completed teacher to retire August 1,
versely in any way, as the the 12th grade) to school. 2012, and then teach the
coal would be shipped to According to the previous 2012-13 school year; extra
the Port of Morrow from policy, parents could have duty resignations-Sonia
Wyoming and M ontana been fined up to $150 for Sanchez, Riverside High
in covered rail cars, with failure to send a student School assistant volley
a special coating that sup to school and maintain his ball coach, assistant girls’
presses dust, and is unload regular attendance, a Class basketball coach; employ-
ed in covered facilities and C violation, and up to $600 ment/transfers/promotions-
then sent down the Colum for failing to supervise a Jessica Lehman, full-time
bia in covered barges to be child, a Class A violation. Heppner Elem entary ed
shipped to energy-starved Included was a district tru- assistant to half-time HES
countries in the Far East. ancy/attendance flow chart ed assistant and half-time
He said the sheds will be lo which details procedures assistant custodian; Stacey
cated on industrial property in the event that a child Wainwright from Windy
with concrete foundations. has irregular attendance River Elementary language
He stressed that the project (eight half-day unexcused developm ent teacher to
would result in zero air absences or four full-day HES temporary teacher;
emissions and zero ground- unexcused absences during Sybil Steward, recalled into
a four-week period).
WRE language develop
water contamination.
-accepted the first ment position, replacing
“There will be no
burning o f coal” in the reading o f a policy on W ainwright; extra duty
school entrance in kinder contracts-Scott Dean, RHS
Northwest, he said.
“You can be anti garten and first grade. Ac head football coach for
coal,” he added, comment cording to the policy a child 2012-13; Janelle Ellis, as
ing that the project is about whose fifth birthday falls sistant softball coach for
the moving of a product. on or before September 1 2011-12.
-received the fol
“The question is who’s go may enter kindergarten and
the opening o f the same lowing attendance report:
ing to gain?”
Smith said he has year; any child whose sixth A.C. Houghton Elemen-
already received support for birthday falls on or before tary-274; Heppner Elemen
the project from the Mor September 1 may enter the ta ry -187; Heppner High
row County Court, Umatilla first grade at the opening of School-186; Irrigon El-
County Board of County the same year. If the parents ementary-220; Irrigon High
Comm issioners, the cit or guardians move into the School-331; Riverside High
ies of Heppner, Boardman district from another state or School-401; Sam Boardman
and Lexington, the Irrigon area where their child was Elem entary-306; Windy
Planning Commission, and enrolled in kindergarten or River E lem entary-200;
chambers of commerce in first grade, the child may be Morrow Education Center/
Heppner, Boardman and enrolled in kindergarten or Morrow County School
first grade if the child has District students-40; MEC/
Hermiston.
The school board been in regular attendance Umatilla School District
students-13; total-2158.
voted to give their support in the former district.
The
policy
further
-accepted and ap
to the project.
states
that
if
parents
or
propriated
a $3,965 dona
Also at the meet
guardians
enroll
their
un
tion
for
support
services
ing, the board approved a
derage
child
in
a
private
from
The
Jam
es
F. and
five-cent increase in lunch
prices for 2012-13. Busi or parochial school for a Marion L. Miller Founda
ness manager Andy Fletcher short period of time to avoid tion.
-heard the follow
told the board that the lunch MCSD policy, the child
program is “barely break will not be permitted to ing announcements: Com
ing even” and said that the transfer into MCSD during pact w ork session with
county superintendents
district is required to raise that year.
S u p e rin te n d e n t and the Education Service
the prices by federal law.
He said that the “Healthy, Dirk Dirksen told the board District-April 18; school
Hunger-Free Kids Act of that he favored some leni stakeholder meeting, April
2010 requires school food ency in the event that a child 25, 5 p.m., district office;
authorities participating in is evaluated by a screener, board work session to align
the National School Lunch which will be worked into board goals and compact
to district budget, May 1,
Program to. provide the the subsequent policy.
-learned that, due 6 p.m., district office; first
same level of support for
lunches served to students to unanticipated expendi budget meeting. May 7, 7
who are not eligible for free tures, some capital projects p.m., district office; board
or reduced price lunches will have to be postponed. meeting (potential to pres
(i.e. paid lunches) as they Fletcher said that some of ent final compact), May
are for lunches served to those projects may be rolled 14, Irrigon High School,
students eligible for free into capital outlay in future 7 p.m.; achievement com
budgets.
pact for board approval,
lunches.”
-heard a report from June 11.
The price for el
ementary school lunches
will go fixmi $2.10 to $2.15;
middle school and high
school from $2.35 to $2.40.
Practice for the Heppner Babe Ruth league will
Adult lunches will remain start April 23. Anyone who would like to play in the league
the same at $3.
needs to sign up by April 22. If interested in playing Bab
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