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Local athletes off to running start in first meet of season Morrow County teams made a good showing at the Bulldog Invite in Hermis- ton Thursday, March 23. The Heppner men’s varsity team came in third in a field of 12 be- hind only Hermiston and Weston-McEwen, while Ione men placed eighth as a team. Riverside placed fifth and Irrigon placed 10 th . For the women’s var- sity, Heppner placed fourth in a field of nine, while Riverside took sixth and Irrigon tied with Umatilla for eighth. Ione did not run a women’s team. On the individual side, several local athletes placed in the top three in their events, many of those breaking seasonal (SR) or personal (PR) records. H e p p n e r ’s Tr e v o r Nichols placed second in both the 800- and 1600-me- ter races. Gage Hart of Heppner placed third in the 1600-me- ter and the 3200-meter. H e p p n e r ’s D a i l e n Schultz placed third in the 110m hurdles, while Jacob Finch placed third in the 300m hurdles. The boys’ 4x400 relay team of Owen Cunningham, Jacob Finch, Hayden McMahon and Trevor Nichols also placed third in their event. On the women’s side, Riley Archer of Hep- pner placed second in the 800-meter race. Heppner’s Lily Nichols placed second in the 3200-meter, third in the 1600-meter and third in the 300m hurdles. Hallee Hisler placed third in the 200-meter, Ire- lynn Kollman placed third in the 800-meter, and Ari- ana Worden placed third in the 3200-meter. Placing third in the 4x400 relay was the Heppner team of Arian- na Worden, Lily Nichols, Hallee Hisler and Irelynn Kollman. Representing the north end of the county, Pedro Chavez of Boardman placed first in the 400-meter and second in the high jump. Tyrese Boyd of Riverside took first in the javelin, while Miriam Landeros, also of Riverside, placed second in the 100m hurdles. The Irrigon Knights team of Paul Sanchez, Jaton Black, Koebie Campos and Antonio Lemus took third in the men’s 4x100 relay. Full Heppner and Ione stats are as follows: Men’s Results 100 Meters Varsity 5. Henry Giefing, 11.81a (0.6)PR Ione 7. Hayden McMahon, 12.02a (2.4)SR Heppner 21. Saul Lopez, 12.61a (2.4)PR Heppner 26. Tyelor Moore, 12.73a (1.3)PR Heppner 48. Chace Jones , 1 3 . 4 4 a (3.1)SR Heppner 53. Dailen Schultz, 13.58a (0.6)PR Heppner 200 Meters Varsity 4. Hayden McMahon, 25.14a (3.3)PR Heppner 6. Henry Giefing, 25.29a (3.1) Ione 17. Tyelor Moore, 27.28a (4.6)PR Heppner 18. Owen Cunningham, 27.33a (4.6)PR Heppner 39. Landon McMahon, 29.88a (4.6)PR Heppner 42. Dailen Schultz, 29.99a (4.6)SR Heppner 400 Meters Varsity 13. Owen Cunningham, 1:03.94aPR Heppner 800 Meters Varsity 2. Trevor Nichols, 2:08.46aSR Heppner 5. Mika Limberg, 2:13.96aPR Ione 10. Jacob Finch, 2:27.68aSR Heppner 1600 Meters Varsity 2. Trevor Nichols 5:02.82aPR Heppner 3. Gage Hart, 5:10.61aPR Heppner 3200 Meters Varsity 3. Gage Hart, 10:42.27aPR Heppner 110m Hurdles - 39” Varsity 3. Dailen Schultz, 19.81a (0.5)PR Heppner 300m Hurdles - 36” Varsity 3. Jacob Finch, 49.74aPR Heppner 4x400 Relay Varsity 3. Owen Cunningham, Ja- cob Finch, Hayden Mc- Mahon, Trevor Nichols, 4:04.30a Heppner - A Shot Put - 12lb Varsity 9. Bryce Rollins , 37-09.50 Ione 14. Saul Lopez, 35-03.00SR Heppner 19. Lewkus Burright, 32- 07.50SR Ione 30. Landon McMahon, 30- 08.00PR Heppner 34. Nate Ellsworth, 30- 06.00PR Heppner 38. Tyelor Moore, 29- 04.00PR Heppner 41. Carter Eynetich, 28- 04.00PR Ione Discus - 1.6kg Varsity 4. Bryce Rollins, 112-02 Ione 8. Lewkus Burright, 103- 08 Ione 27. Tyelor Moore, 84-02PR Heppner 28. Ty Boor, 83-09PR Hep- pner 30. Carter Eynetich, 82- 00PR Ione 32. Saul Lopez, 77-00SR Heppner 41. Chris Humphreys, 73- 00PR Heppner 44. Landon McMahon, 68- 11PR Heppner 46. Nate Ellsworth, 68- 04PR Heppner Javelin - 800g Varsity 6. Trevor Nichols, 125- 00SR Heppner 12. Lewkus Burright, 117- 08SR Ione 13. Chace Jones, 115-09PR Heppner 14. Bryce Rollins, 112- 04SR Ione 17. Chris Humphreys, 105- 07PR Heppner 31. Carter Eynetich, 86- 02PR Ione Long Jump Varsity 4. Henry Giefing, 17-06.75 Ione 17. Ty Boor, 16-00.00SR Heppner Triple Jump Varsity 5. Ty Boor, 34-03.00SR Heppner 8. Saul Lopez, 31-07.75SR Heppner 10. Jacob Finch, 29- 03.75PR Heppner Women’s Results 100 Meters Varsity 5. Hallee Hisler, 13.59a (2.6)PR Heppner 27. Teagan Kelton, 15.36a (4.5)PR Heppner 34. Makiyah Christian, 15.69a (1.9)PR Heppner 37. Dusty Robinson, 15.96a (4.5)PR Heppner 44. Denisse Bracamontes, 16.62a (2.8)PR Heppner 200 Meters Varsity 3. Hallee Hisler, 28.47a (3.3)SR Heppner 25. Teagan Kelton, 34.32a (3.3)PR Heppner 29. Makiyah Christian, 34.74a (3.2)PR Heppner WCCC Sunday Men’s Play The opening day of Sunday Men’s play at Wil- low Creek saw 14 partici- pants on a very cold morn- ing. Breakfast was served, and then the wait began for the greens to thaw out so play could begin. After the frost delay, the following are the results: KP #4-13, Dallas Harsin, 5’9” KP #7-16, Doherty/ Ferguson Low Net—1 st , Charlie Ferguson/Mike Doherty, 34; 2 nd , Kelly Fox/Curt Day, 38. Low Gross--1 st , Duane Disque/Dennis Peck, 57; 2 nd , Dave Pranger/David Allstott, 58. The next men’s play will be on Sunday, April 2, hosted by Jim Swanson, Scott Burright and Tom Wolff. The signup sheet for Wednesday night play is on the bulletin board at the clubhouse. All players are asked to sign up before the beginning of play on April 12. WWW.HEPPNER.NET 36. Denisse Bracamontes, 36.37a (4.0)PR Heppner 400 Meters Varsity 8. Riley Archer, 1:13.26aPR Heppner 14. Saige Jensen, 1:18.27aSR Heppner 1 8 . L o r e n Tr u j i l l o , 1:25.93aPR Heppner 800 Meters Varsity 2. Riley Archer, 2:48.87aPR Heppner 3. Irelynn Kollman, 2:49.26aSR Heppner 1 0 . L o r e n Tr u j i l l o , 3:26.06aPR Heppner 1600 Meters Varsity 3. Lily Nichols, 6:07.43aPR Heppner 7 . A r i a n n a Wo r d e n , 6:17.79aPR Heppner 9. Irelynn Kollman, 6:29.07aPR Heppner 3200 Meters Varsity 2. Lily Nichols, 13:35.71aPR Heppner 3 . A r i a n n a Wo r d e n , 13:36.26aPR Heppner 6. Saige Jensen, 14:20.96aPR Heppner 100m Hurdles - 33” Varsity 8. Saige Jensen, 20.36a (1.4)PR Heppner 300m Hurdles - 30” Varsity 3. Lily Nichols, 56.63aPR Heppner 13. Makiyah Christian, 1:03.45aPR Heppner 4x400 Relay Varsity 3. Arianna Worden, Lily Nichols, Hallee Hisler, Ire- lynn Kollman, 4:53.70a Heppner - A Shot Put - 4kg Varsity 38. Dusty Robinson, 19- 00.00SR Heppner Javelin - 600g Varsity 23. Dusty Robinson, 66- 09PR Heppner 43. Loren Trujillo, 26-08PR Heppner High Jump Varsity 1 0 . Te a g a n K e l t o n , 4-00.00PR Heppner Long Jump Varsity 14. Hallee Hisler, 12- 11.50SR Heppner 21. Makiyah Christian, 11- 05.00PR Heppner 22. Teagan Kelton, 11- 03.00PR Heppner 24. Denisse Bracamontes, 11-02.50PR Heppner Triple Jump Varsity 12. Loren Trujillo, 19- 07.00PR Heppner Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 29, 2023 -- SEVEN MCSD new math curriculum -Continued from PAGE ONE tal manipulatives and learn- and staff respond to that type of a schedule and see how it might more positive- ly impact our attendance overall.” Stocker also said the district was gearing up for 2023-24 hiring and that she is optimistic for a light hiring year. “It’s always our objec- tive to have that retention of staff,” she said, adding that they had only a few res- ignations, and those were for normal life events like retirement or moving closer to family. “Hopefully our employees are feeling like this is a good place to be.” Also at the meeting, the board approved the adoption of a new K-6 math curriculum. The new cur- riculum is called i-Ready Classroom Mathematics MCSD instructional coach Sarah Christy and data coach Rachel Herron gave a presentation on the math curriculum, which is what is called a dis- course-based curriculum. That means students learn by talking to each other and explaining their thinking. Lessons include a try-dis- cuss-connect format. The curriculum in- cludes a diagnostic class- room assessment and two follow-up assessments, worktexts containing stu- dents’ lessons and practice, and online materials for students’ practice and dif- ferentiation. Christy said the diag- nostic aspect “helps teach- ers understand where the kids are performing and helps inform their instruc- tion.” Herron said her job as data coach is to make sure the kids are placed correctly and that the assessments are being used to drive that instruction. The goal is to make teaching as efficient as pos- sible, Christy added, and the diagnostic is used as a baseline for instruction. The student worktexts include reference problems worked on in class, practice problems, family letters that summarize the math concepts learned in class, and a math glossary the students can use to look up math terms in English and Spanish. “Because they use high-quality, rich problems, and students have time to dig into the problems us- ing the try-discuss-connect routines, there are fewer problems in the practice pages compared to other programs,” said Christy. “They really want students to dig into the discourse of mathematical thinking.” The program offers two kinds of math practice, one in the workbooks in class and one online. The online portion of the cur- riculum includes a student dashboard where they can access their diagnostic, teacher-assigned assess- ments and assignments, personalized learning, digi- Lunch & Dinner Menu Specials 3/30-4/5 Thursday-Reuben and Jojos for $9 Friday- Bacon and Swiss chicken breast sandwich with fries for $9 Friday night 630-9pm BBQ chicken breast, roll, salad, and roasted potatoes for $11 Saturday soup is chicken and wild rice Monday-chicken burger with ham and Swiss and jojos for $9 Monday night 6-9pm Prime rib, mashed potatoes and gravy or fries, roll, salad or clam chowder, and corn for $20 Tuesday- breakfast burrito for $9 Tuesday night 6-9pm $2 hard shell tacos Wednesday- Clam chowder, salad, and breadsticks for $9. ing games. Personalized learning is separate from students’ classwork and is assigned based on a student’s diag- nostic results. “This gives the students lessons at their academic level that they need,” Chris- tie said. “It’s impossible for the teachers to teach one-on-one, and this is what this program will provide for them.” The curriculum is based on Oregon education stan- dards and has four levels of instruction—core, one year below, skills/WIN and personalized instruction. If they only taught core, they would only reach about 11 percent of students, Herron said. By being able to draw from standards from one year below core, she said, they automatically meet 60 percent of the students’ needs. The third layer is skills, or WIN, time, where every student gets individual- ized, teacher-taught lessons based on their academic needs. The final layer is personalized instruction through the online portal. Morrow County School Board member Rosa Delga- do asked about the accessi- bility of the curriculum in other languages, specifical- ly Guatemalan dialect. “I just feel like they’re slipping through the cracks sometimes,” said Delgado. In response to a ques- tion, the presenters said not only do they have access to both English and Spanish, but there are multiple lan- guages available through the online portal. MCSD Superintendent Matt Combe said the dis- trict is fortunate to be the size it is and have instruc- tion coaches who can dig deeper into the data and support the schools with that information. “The teachers have really embraced that,” re- sponded Christie. “They’re asking for more of it.” “We have so many re- sources at our hands to meet all of the levels of the kids,” added Herron. “With the coach’s help, we try to give the teachers everything they need.” The board also ap- proved a draft of the dis- trict’s Student Investment Account (SIA) integrated plan. MCSD Director of Educational Services Marie Shimer told the board the plan is required as part of the grant application pro- cess for Oregon Dept. of Education (ODE) funding. SIA is the K-12 portion of the funding approved by the Oregon Legislature in the Student Success Act (HB 3427). The ODE’s application process was designed in response to requests from educational leaders and state legislators to com- bine six separate program requirements and common goals into one plan and create an accountability framework for measuring progress over time. Shimer said the dis- trict’s planning team has spent the last several months gathering feedback from students, families, community and staff, as well as trying to assess the district’s strengths and challenges. The intended outcomes of the plan are continued growth in students K-8 showing one or more years of learning growth in En- glish language arts and math; improved attendance rates at all grade levels; im- proved after school, Friday school and summer school opportunities; and provid- ing continued mental health counseling and CARE sup- port across all grade levels. She said they had iden- tified several key strategies to help accomplish those outcomes. Some of those include building stronger community partnerships across the county, solid in- tervention systems, systems of data monitoring, and maintaining partnerships with Community Coun- seling Solutions and local law enforcement through the school resource officer program. F i n a l l y, s o m e k e y investments for the up- coming biennium include comprehensive counsel- ing support, increased in- structional coaches at the 7-12 grade levels, school nurses in all three com- munities, elementary PE teachers in each building, continued STEAM Fri- days, behavior tech sup- port at each elementary building, English language development programing in affected buildings, high school tutors, educational technology support, com- munity engagement ac- tivities, STEAM related spaces in each community and additional elementary staffing to maintain low student-teacher ratios. Now that the draft has been approved by the board, it will be submitted to the ODE before coming back to the school board for final approval. The district anticipates $4,101,989.44 in preliminary SIA funding for the 2023/2025 bienni- um. In other business, Mor- row County School Super- intendent Matt Combe told the board the latest COSA state budget report is in and the numbers are similar to last month as far as funding for the biennium. “We’re still optimis- tically hoping for 10.3 billion, which will help keep up with the inflation demands and keep us pret- ty much status quo,” said Combe. “But many contin- ue to predict that it will land in the 10.1 to 10.2 range.” He said the district is currently in the budget- ing cycle process for the 2023-24 school year with a budget committee meeting May 9. The next regular meet- ing of the MCSD board will be Monday, April 10, at 6 p.m. at Windy River Elementary in Boardman. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. I nstallatIon of o ffIcers l adIes n Ight Thursday, April 6th Dinner at 6:00pm BBQ Salmon,Roasted Veggies Coleslaw and Dessert Dinner prepared by Mark and Jan Huddleston, Ken and Kaedene Bailey and Mark and Tami Rietmann Installation of Officer’s will begin around 7:00 pm (family memebrs are welcome to attend)
