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Bessie W e tze ll N ew sp ap er Library U n iversity o f O regon Eugene, OR 9 7 4 0 3 lone crowns Homecoming court HEPPNEE lines VOL. 133 NO. 35 8 Pages Wednesday, October 15, 2014 lone’s Homecoming court was crowned last Thursday during halftime at lone’s home football game. Pictured left to right are Seniors Oskar Peterson, Allison Estabrook, Brandon Peck, Brianna Snyder, King Sam Gilbert, Queen Rita McElligott; juniors Brendan Thompson and Natalie Grigg; sophomores Austin Carter and Sydney Qualls; and freshmen Austin M orter Monow County, Heppner, Oregon and Sonia Medina. Crownbearers (front) were Cay Ian Proudfoot and Phegley Padberg. -Con tributed photo _See more photos PAGE e i g h t County school district approves ‘achievement compact’ By April Sykes The M orrow C ounty School District Board ap proved the district’s state achievem ent com pact at their regular m eeting at Windy River Elem entary School Monday night. According to the dis trict, “Achievement Com pacts are two-way partner ship agreem ents between the Oregon Education In vestm ent Board and e v ery kindergarten-12th grade school district, education service d istric t com m u nity college, the university system and individual uni versity, and Oregon Health Sciences University. “Each K-12 school dis trict’s achievement compact will include a comparison of the-iiinding it receives from the state versus the funding required for 90 percent o f students to reach state standards (as defined by the quality education goals o f ORS 327.056),” said the district. A ccording to MCSD, G overnor K itzhaber has said num erous tim es that education is underfunded at all levels and it will take ad ditional monies for Oregon to meet its 40/40/20 goals. They said that in Decem ber the governm ent will propose a 2015-17 budget that “will take the next step in outcomes based invest ment.” The 40/40/20 goal is that 40 percent o f Oregon high school graduates will go on to receive a bach e lo r’s degree, 40 percent will go on to receive an associate’s degree and 20 G-T Trophy Corner Above: Tyler Boyer of Portland, OR, a graduate student at Lewis and Clark, got his four-point at Rock Creek the open ing morning of rifle season, ly ie r is the son of John and Kelly Boyer of Lexington and a graduate of Heppner High. Below: Alexis Cutsforth, 11, of Heppner has had three successful years in the Mentored Youth Hunter Program. She shot this three- point buck at 398 yards with her dad’s 6.5 Winchester Short Mag. Alexis is the daughter of Stanley and Pam Cutsforth. -Contributed photos percent will graduate from high school “ co llege or career ready.” According to the dis trict ’s 2014-15 achievement compact, using the figures for 2008-09,76.3 percent o f students graduated in four years, 82.5 percent gradu ated in five years and 47.4 percent enrolled in post secondary education. For disadvantaged students in that time period (2008-09), 74.8 percent graduated in four years, 81.6 percent in five years and 43 percent enrolled in post-secondary education. For 2009-10, 71.4 per cent o f students graduated in four years and 68 percent o f disadvantaged students graduated in four years. No other data was avail able. M CSD’s goal for the 2011-12 year is that 77.4 percent graduate in four years, 21 percent enroll in college level courses and 56.4 percent enroll in post secondary education. The goal for disadvantaged stu dents for the 2011-12 year is that 74 percent graduate in four years, 13 percent en roll in college level courses and 52 percent enroll in post-secondary education. A lso e v a lu a te d w as data indicating that “ stu dents were making suffi cient progress toward col lege and career readiness.” According to that data for 2011, 73.5 percent o f all MCSD third-grade students demonstrated reading profi ciency; 63.8 percent o f fifth graders demonstrated math proficiency; 90.3 percent o f sixth graders were not “chronically absent”; 52.7 percent o f eighth graders dem onstrated math profi ciency; and 83.9 percent o f ninth-graders were not chronically absent. Data for disadvantaged students for 2011 indicates that: 69.8 percent o f third grad ers dem onstrated reading proficiency; 59 percent o f fifth graders demonstrated math proficiency; 91.1 per cent o f sixth graders were not chronically absent; 46 percent o f eighth graders demonstrated math profi ciency; and 80.8 percent o f ninth graders were not chronically absent. F or 2012 data is as follows: all students-67.3 percent third grade read ing proficiency, 52.9 per cent fifth-grade math pro ficiency, 87.2 percent sixth g rad e rs not c h ro n ic ally absent, 50 percent eighth- grade m ath proficiency, 81.4 percent o f ninth grad ers not chronically absent; disadvantaged students (us ing sam e categories)-62 percent. 45.8 percent, 88.8 percent, 42.5 percent, 80.9 percent. 2013 d a ta : all stu - d e n ts-9 7 .4 p e rc e n t k in dergarten assessm ent (an additional category), 66.2 percent third grade read- Foundation laid fo r much-anticipated Terrace addition Workers laid the foundation for the new $50k-plus solarium at Willow Creek Terrace Assisted Living recently. Allstott Con struction is building the addition to the Terrace; it will be made mostly of glass, allowing it to serve as a sunroom, with shades that can be closed when more privacy is required. Plans are for the room to serve multiple purposes ranging from private meetings and consultations to family gatherings and parties. Terrace board member Doris Brosnan says the project, the start of which was made possible through donations, moved slowly as the facility had to fulfill state requirements and get the necessary permits. However, they are hoping for completion this month. The board, staff and residents invite community -See SCHOOL DISTRICT/ members to take a trip to the terrace to check out progress PACE FIVE and even serve as “sidewalk supervisors.” -Contributedphoto For OHSU med student, life in Heppner feels a lot like home By Andrea Di Salvo Pioneer Memorial Hos pital and Clinic may not seem to have much in com mon with Oregon Health & Science University, but O H SU m ed ical stu d e n t Quinn Halverson says her residency in Heppner feels a lot like being back home. The 26-year-old, third- year med student was bom and raised in the sm all tow n o f S hepherd, MT, tang as a mascot. near the larger town “ T he sch o o l o f B illings in the song is even the eastern half o f the sam e,” H alverson state. She graduated says. “ 1 was at the from Shepherd High homecoming game School in 2007. Be and heard it start to ing in Heppner, she play and thought, Quinn says, brought back Halverson ‘Are you serious?” ’ som e high-school A fter high m e m o rie s . B o th school H alverson schools sport colors of blue -See MED STUDENT/PAGE FOUR and gold and have the mus- Entries requested to keep Parade o f Lights tradition going As some Heppner resi dents may remember, the Parade o f Lights was can celled last year due to lack o f parade entries. To k e e p th e t r a d i tion going, the H eppner C h am b er o f C om m erce is requesting businesses and community and school groups to commit to put ting an entry in this year’s Parade o f Lights, which is planned for Thursday eve ning, Dec. 4. The parade coincides with H eppner’s C u sto m e r A p p re c ia tio n Day, with extended hours by local merchants for early Christm as shopping, and the hanging of ornaments made by Heppner Day Care and Heppner Elementary School students on the town Christmas tree. Lack o f participation in the parade will mean an other cancellation this year. Those interested in being in the parade are asked to email the chamber at hep- pnerchamber@ centurytel. net or call 541-676-5536 to confirm their participation in the Parade o f Lights. The deadline to confirm partici pation is Friday, Oct. 31. Ballots go out this week fo r November general election It’s time for M orrow County voters to make their voices heard. Ballots go out this Wednesday, Oct. 15, for the Nov. 4 general election. On the line, o f course, co m m issio n er p o sitio n s are local city council and nonpartisan. In local races mayoral races, as well as with more than two candi- -See BALLOTS GO OUT/ a c o u n ty -w id e m easure PAGE FOUR seeking to m ake county Snowmobi/esi doub/e rebate on a//prior m ode/s REBATES U P Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington gton 989¿221 ♦ 1-600-462-7396 r.rtinn
