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lone crowns Homecoming
court
HEPPNEE
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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
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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/
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