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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Heppner middle school wrestlers end season SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATES -Continued from PAGE ONE Pictured standing (L-R): Irelynn Tarvin, Tyler Rice, Lincoln Ellsworth, Darby Spivey, Olson Anderson, Chirs Humphrey, Quaid Jensen, Owen Guerra, Joe McMasters, Owen Cunningham, Maddex McMasters (jr assistant), Emmett Cunningham, Kaden Hudson and Kooper Miller. Kneeling: Zariah Martin, Landon McMahon, Journey Caven-Harris, K.C. Anderson, and head coach Miles Binger. Not pictured: Emillia Caven-Harris, Mason Seitz, David Asbridge, Axton Henderson, Landon Turner, Vinnie Proctor and assistant coach Ken Bailey. The Heppner Middle School Mustang wrestling team just concluded their season. The outstanding team of 24 hardworking middle school students, grades five through eight, are led by head coach, Miles Binger and assistant coach, Ken Bailey. The middle school Mustangs faced opponents from all over eastern Or- egon. Most recently they battled tough competition at the Eastern Regional Mid- dle School Championship in Boardman, OR. State qualifiers from Regionals were 8 th graders Landon McMahon and Journey Caven-Harris and 6 th grad- ers Zariah Martin, Emillia Caven-Harris, and KC An- derson. The number of female athletes participating in the sport is growing rap- idly nationwide which led to an all-girls bracket for both the Regional and State Championship. “The im- provement this team has made this season is truly incredible. Middle school wrestling is not separated by size of school, 1A-6A like high school. Oregon middle school wrestlers are all thrown into one big mix- ing pot. We were competi- tive and successful at the meets, and I only get these kids for roughly 45 days of practice while many kids on other teams practice year round from as early as four- years-old. We are working on making that possible for all of Heppner’s youth,” said Coach Miles Binger. “I believe every kid should at least try it. Most JH wrestling programs have dropped by 25-30 percent since last year. Over the last four seasons my num- bers are up 600 percent, 200 percent since last year, including five brave and courageous girls. I want the kids on my team to reap the rewards of not only the physical part of wrestling but also all the social bene- fits. Wrestling builds char- acter by teaching kids how to overcome obstacles, han- dle their emotions, respect authority, accept criticism and the importance of being a good teammate. Success has to be earned through hard work, grit, account- ability and determination.” Binger continued. “I wouldn’t be able to do this for the kids without the continued help of Eva McMasters, Ken Bailey, Zac Brown, Matt Combe, Greg Grant, Jessica Lentz, Tiffany Greenup, Dar- cy Robinson and Deiter Waite,” Binger added. “Once you’ve wrestled, Everything else in Life is easy” -Legendary Coach, Dan Gable. The Heppner Ranger District is recruiting four students between the ages of 15 and 18 for summer employment in the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC). Work can include noxious weed removal, fence re- moval and construction, trail maintenance, meadow restoration, campground maintenance, slash piling, marking timber, removal of tubing from tree seedlings, and fire line construction around logged units on the Heppner Ranger District. The program will last six to eight weeks begin- ning June 20, 2022. Youth will be paid $15 per hour. No previous experience is required. Applicants must be 15 years old on the start date of May 1, 2022, and not reach the age of 19 during the term of the em- ployment in the program; have a social security num- ber or have made appli- cation to obtain one and obtain parental or legal guardian consent to enroll in the program. To apply, all interested candidates must complete and submit a signed ap- plication. Hardcopy appli- cations can be picked up at Forest Service offices in Heppner and Pendleton and at local high schools. Additionally, the applica- tion is available online at https://tinyurl.com/5fvw- director of education ser- vices, Erin Stocker, exec- utive director of human resources, and Matt Combe, Ryan Keefauver, David Norton, Rose Palmer, Di- eter Waite, Kaira Rysdam, John Christy, Jill Ledbetter, Stephanie Ewing, Jamie Carbray, Steven Sheller and Marissa Turner. -approved the follow- ing employment action for March: Resignations-Krys- tal Corbaley, WRE ed assis- tant, Tyler Davis, RJSHS math teacher, end of school year, Andrew Kirk, IJSHS science teacher, end of s c h o o l y e a r, C a n d i c e Lindner, RJSHS language arts teacher, Stephanni McAninch, HJSHS junior high track coach, Caitlin Shimer, ACH first grade teacher, end of school year; Retirements-Dawn Callow, RJSHS science teacher, end of school year, Clair Costello, RJSHS PE teach- er, athletic director, head boys’ basketball coach, end of school year; Employ- ment/Promotions/Trans- fers-Krystal Corbaley, WRE ed assistant, Edgar Duenas, RJSHS facilities coordina- tor, Sandra Gomez, Irrigon Elementary head secretary, Lanae Hexum, WRE music teacher for 2022-2023; Ex- tra Duty Contracts-Julisa Garza, IJSHS assistant soft- ball coach, Alex Lindsay, HJSHS junior high assis- tant track coach, Michelle Patton, IJSHS junior high assistant track coach. -approved the follow- ing contract teachers rec- ommended for extension for 2022-23 (Heppner listed only): Heppner Elementa- ry-Lynn Calvert, Melissa Coiner, Sue Gibbs, Chelsea Summer job opportunities offered for local youth WWW.HEPPNER.NET Submit News, Advertising & Announcements Letters To The Editor Send Us Photos Start A New Subscription fj85. Applications will be accepted from March 15, 2022, until 2 p.m. on April 15, 2022. Completed appli- cations can be emailed to cynthia.doherty@usda.gov or turned in to the Heppner Ranger District office via mail or hand delivery at 117 S Main St., Heppner, OR 97836. New Baby in Your Family? Engagement? Wedding? We want to share your life events! Stop in the Heppner Gazette office or email us with details and photos. All birth, engagement and wedding announcements are always free! 188 W Willow Street Heppner, OR editor@rapidserve.net Matheny, Sara Matheny, Andrea Nelson, Joselyn Piper, Jeremy Rosenbalm, Madison Rosenbalm; Hep- pner JSHS-Katelyn Adams, Ashley Beard, Jean Collins, Beth Dickenson, John Fla- herty, Dave Fowler, Greg Grant, Troy Morgan, An- drea Nelson, Jason Palmer, Petra Payne and Jeremy Rosenbalm. -adopted a kindergarten through grade 12 “Compre- hensive sexuality Education Plan” as required by ORS 336.455 which includes courses on prevention and control of disease, alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention, promotion of mental, social and emo- tional health; violence and suicide prevention; and promotion of sexual health, depending on the age level of the student. According to the district, the plans were made up of sub-committees consisting of principals, teachers, district office per- sonnel, parents and guard- ians, community members and medical/mental health professionals. -learned that the district is continuing to receive property taxes and revenue in lieu of taxes more than originally budgeted. “As the end of year approaches, we will continue to revise the anticipated revenues and expenditures,” accord- ing to MCSD, with the fol- lowing general fund report: Revenues-$28,921,887, 2022 Estimated Expen- ditures-$28,073,466, Revenues Over Expendi- tures-$848,421; Beginning Fund Balance-$4,508,248, Projected Ending Fund Balance-$5,356,669. -approved early gradu- ation requests from: Daisy Torres, Riverside Jr./Sr. High School, Boardman, Gabriela Iniguez, Cyrus Piel, and Maria Schnei- der, all Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School. -heard presentations on the Sam Boardman Ele- mentary SPURS Program, and English Language Learner and Language Arts programs. -adopted textbook rec- ommendations as recom- mended for the English Language Learner and Lan- guage Arts programs. -received the follow- ing enrollment report for March: A.C. Houghton Elementary, Irrigon (Kin- dergarten-three)-215; Sam Boardman Elementary, Boardman (K-three)-352; Heppner Elementary (K-six); Irrigon Elementa- ry (four-six)-190; Windy River Elementary, Board- man (four-six); Heppner Jr./Sr. High School (sev- en-12); Irrigon Jr. High (seven-12)-372; Riverside Jr./Sr. High School, Board- man (seven-12)-488; Mor- row Education Center, Irri- gon-73; Total-2,283. -received the following enrollment by community report for March: Board- man, 1,094, plus 36 over previous year; Heppner, 339, plus 23 over previous year; Irrigon, 777, plus 13; Morrow Education Center, 73, minus 50; district totals, 2,283, plus 22 over previ- ous year. -approved a resolution accepting and appropriat- ing unanticipated revenues as follows: Sam Board- man Elementary-$48.55 to the ASB fund from Lamb Weston-Benevity Com- munity Impact Fund, $100 from the Haguewood Fam- ily; Riverside Jr./Sr. High School-$2,550 from the National Association of Agricultural Educators, $13,129 from the Riverside Booster Club. -approved the first reading of rescinded, new or revised policies on: Loss Coverage, Personnel Re- cords and the Talented and Gifted Program; rescinded policies on Disclosure of Information and the Tal- ented and Gifted Program. -adopted new, revised or rescinded administrative rules on Veteran’s Prefer- ence, Family Leave, Spe- cial Education-Individual- ized Education Program, Special Education-Proce- dural Safeguards and the Comprehensive Sexuality Education Plan. -held an executive ses- sion “to consider the em- ployment of a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent.” -heard the following announcements: special board meeting March 16 at 5 p.m. at the North Dis- trict Office/via Zoom con- cerning the superinten- dent search; March 17, noon-special meeting con- cerning the superintendent search; March 17-end of third quarter; March 21-25 spring break; April 11, 7 p.m., next regular board meeting; executive session to consider the employ- ment of a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent. 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