Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 16, 2018
SCHOLARSHIPS
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of the Ione student body,
National Honor Society,
FFA and 4-H. She partici-
pated and lettered in volley-
ball, basketball and softball
and received the Big Sky
Scholar Athlete Award for
three years. She has helped
with many school and com-
munity activities including
being a 4-H camp counsel-
or, Tupper outdoor school
counselor, Elks Hoop Shoot
and the Red Cross blood
drive to name a few.
Alex Lindsay is the
son of Barney and Kim-
berly Lindsay of Lexington.
He attends Heppner High
School and after graduation,
he plans to major in history
at the University of Oregon
to pursue a career in teach-
ing. Lindsay is a member
of National Honor Society,
FBLA, FFA and 4-H. He
has participated and lettered
in basketball, cross country
and track and field and re-
ceived the OSAA Scholar
Athlete Award for three
years. He has helped with
many community activities
including being a 4-H camp
counselor, Booster Club
auction, Mustang Mop Up,
Morrow County Fair con-
cessions and other various
fundraisers.
M o rg a n C o r r e a i s
the daughter of Mike and
Christy Correa of Heppner.
She attends Heppner High
School and after gradua-
tion, she plans to attend
Blue Mountain Community
College to study account-
ing. She has served as a
vice-president or president
all four years, is a member
of National Honor Society,
FBLA and FFA. Correa has
participated and lettered
in volleyball, basketball
and softball and received
OSAA Scholar Athlete and
Tri-Sport Scholar Athlete
awards. She has helped
in the community and
schools by assisting with
Mustang Mop Up, Booster
Club auction, Red Cross
blood drives, St Patrick’s
Day walk and the Morrow
County Fair auction.
Reiah Waite is the
daughter of Dieter and
Bridget Waite of Heppner.
She attends Heppner High
School and after gradua-
tion, she plans to attend
Brigham Young University
in Provo, UT to study el-
ementary education. Waite
has participated and lettered
in volleyball and tennis and
received awards for drama
and choir. She holds offices,
volunteers and is very ac-
tive in her church, planning
to go on a mission in the
near future.
Beau Wolters is the son
of Kirk and Amy Wolters of
Ione. He attends Heppner
High School and plans to
attend Blue Mountain Com-
munity College this fall to
study ag science. Wolters
is the current student body
president and has been an
FFA member for four years.
He has participated and let-
tered in football, basketball
and baseball. He volunteers
at school and in the com-
munity with the Veteran’s
Day program, Red Ribbon
Week, Red Cross blood
drive and helping with
many youth athletic camps.
Sonia Medina was also
the recipient of the Coach
Del LaRue scholarship,
receiving $1,000.
The Coach Del LaRue
scholarship was developed
in memory of Del LaRue, a
long-time teacher and coach
at Ione High School. LaRue
had a passion for coaching
basketball and track and
field and loved seeing stu-
dents set and achieve their
goals. After retiring from
teaching, he continued to
coach track for twelve ad-
ditional years. During this
time, he helped many stu-
dent athletes achieve their
goals and was honored as
national Track and Field
Coach of the Year.
This fund awards one
scholarship to a college-
bound Ione High School
senior based on demon-
strated academic achieve-
ment, community involve-
ment and with preference
given to students who have
participated in the Ione
High School track and field
program. Students must be
continuing their education
at a community college,
trade school or four-year
college or university. Ap-
plicants must have a mini-
mum 3.0 accumulated GPA,
attended Ione High School
all four years of high school
and shown involvement
in community activities.
The South Morrow County
Scholarship Inc board of di-
rectors awards the scholar-
ship on behalf of the family.
The board of directors
include president Adam
McCabe, vice-president
Ginger Bowman, treasurer
Tricia Rollins, secretary
Brandi Sweeney, Martha
Munkers, Carri Grieb and
Karen Holland. The South
Morrow County Scholar-
ship Trust, Inc was estab-
lished several years ago
with the mission to grow
funds to provide scholar-
ships to graduating seniors
from Heppner and Ione
High Schools and to take
the place of the Troedson
Scholarship Fund which
will discontinue in 2023.
Tax deductible donations
can be sent to SMCS Inc,
PO Box 102, Ione, OR
97843.
Heppner Elementary
will be rounding up all the
kindergarten students for
the 2018-19 school year
on May 22 from 9 to 11
a.m. Parents are asked to
contact Mrs. Robinson to
pre-register their child for
Kinder Roundup at 541-
676-9128..
Each child will meet
Mrs. Calvert, tour the
school, meet the staff and
participate in other fun
activities.
Parents need to bring
their child’s birth certifi-
cate, immunization record
and emergency contact
information to the event.
Students must be five
years of age on or before
Aug. 31, 2018 to enroll at
HES.
Heppner Elementary to host
Kinder Roundup
Hunter ed. course to be held
A hunter education course, taught by Jim and Darlene Marquardt, will be held
June 12, 14, 19 and 21 at the Heppner high school from 6-9 p.m. An additional field
day will be held on June 23 at the Lexington Gun Club.
Registration is available online at www.dfw.state.or.us or at any POS license agent.
ODFW charges a $10 application fee for all hunter education students. For additional
information call 541-969-4845.
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Mustang golf teams head to
state
Mustang golf team back row (L-R): Coach Greg Grant, Casey Fletcher, Reno Ferguson,
Logan Burright, Cason Mitchell, Kellen Grant, Gavin Hanna Robinson and Coach Matt
Schrivner. Front row (L-R): Sasha Keown, Nicole Propheter, Claire Grieb, Sophie Grant,
Madison Combe and Caitlyn Scrivner. -Contributed photo.
Celebrating Girls’ third district championship in a row are Claire Grieb, Sophie Grant and
Madison Combe. -Contributed photo.
Both the girls’ and boys’
golf teams from Heppner
High School won titles at
the Special District 3, Dis-
trict Golf Tournament held
at Pendleton Country Club.
Both teams have now quali-
fied for the OSAA State
Championships which will
be held at the Quail Valley
Golf Course in Banks on
May 14 and 15.
The Mustang girls’
team shot a two-day total
of 720 to win the district
title by an astounding 102
strokes over second place
La Grande. Heppner had
a 51 stroke lead on the
Tigers after day one of the
tournament and went out
and doubled that on day
two. It has been a goal of
the Heppner girls team all
season long to shoot a total
of 350 for a single round.
They accomplished that
goal on the second day of
the tournament by shooting
a combined 349.
Scores on the second
day for the Mustang team
were Nicole Propheter 83,
Sasha Keown 84, Sophie
Grant 88, Claire Grieb 94
and Caitlyn Scrivner 95.
For the two-day tour-
nament, Sasha finished as
the second place medalist
overall with a total of 170.
Sophie shot a 174 to take
third place medalist hon-
ors and Nicole had a total
of 178 and was the fourth
place medalist. Claire was
sixth overall with a 198 and
the split team of Madison
Combe and Caitlyn Scriv-
ner had a two-day total of
200.
The Heppner boys’
team held a slim 12 stroke
lead after day one of the
tournament. They were
able to stretch that lead out
on day two and win by 37
strokes over second place
Grant Union. The Mustangs
shot a two-day total of 713
to beat Grant Union who
followed with a 750. Burns
with 759 and Echo with 803
rounded out the top four
team spots.
Kellen Grant led the
team on day two by shoot-
ing an 84 and Reno Fergu-
son followed with an 88.
Logan Burright and Cason
Mitchell both turned in
scores of 91 while Casey
Fletcher carded a 99.
Burright finished with
a two-day total of 171 to
take home the fourth place
medal. Ferguson captured
fifth place medal honors by
shooting a 173. Grant was
sixth overall with a 176 and
Mitchell had a two-day total
of 193. The split team of
Gavin Hanna Robinson and
Casey Fletcher shot a 202.
The girls’ team com-
peted against Wallowa,
Nixyaawii, Grant Union,
Enterprise, Burns, Vale,
Nyssa, Ontario, Mac Hi,
Baker and La Grande. The
boys’ team took on Echo,
Burnt River, Nixyaawii,
Wallowa, Imbler, Grant
Union, Enterprise, Burns,
Nyssa and Vale.
Ione student
awarded Grow Ag
scholarship
Ione student, Morgan
Orem has been awarded a
$1,500 scholarship from the
America’s Farmers Grow
Ag Leaders program, spon-
sored by the Monsanto
Fund. The Grow Ag Lead-
ers program, which seeks
to support students in ag-
related fields of study and
raise awareness of the job
prospects in agriculture, has
awarded more than a half-
million dollars in scholar-
ships to students across the
country.
Nominated by a farmer
in their state, the awarded
students can use the schol-
arship to pursue an educa-
tion in ag-related fields of
study, including agronomy,
education, engineering and
others.
Orem, who received
one of the scholarships to
put toward her education,
M o r g a n O re m , I o n e , i s
awarded $1,500 scholarship.
-Contributed photo.
will attend Oregon State
University to study animal
science. Morgan plans to
become a large animal vet-
erinarian.
For more information
about the program and to
see a full list of the winners,
visit www.AmericasFarm-
ers.com.
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