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SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 COMMUNITY Custodian a backbone of Rocky Heights Elementary Powney helps keep school running BY MAEGAN MURRAY HERMISTON HERALD When something breaks or a student throws up on WKH ÀRRU DW 5RFN\ +HLJKWV (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO 7UDF\ 3RZQH\ LV WKH ¿UVW RQH RQ VFHQHWRUHPHG\WKHVLWXDWLRQ 3RZQH\ LV WKH VFKRRO¶V OHDGFXVWRGLDQDQGDOWKRXJK VKH RIWHQ ¿QGV KHUVHOI LQ what the average person ZRXOGQ¶W FRQVLGHU JODPRU- RXV VLWXDWLRQV VKH LV SURXG WKDWVKHSURYLGHVDVHUYLFHWR her fellow staff members at 5RFN\+HLJKWV ³,WPDNHVPHKDSS\´VKH VDLG DERXW KHU MRE ³, OLNH when a staff member needs VRPHWKLQJGRQH,FDQFRPH out and get them whatever WKH\QHHG´ 3RZQH\GLGQ¶WDOZD\VVHH KHUVHOIGRLQJFXVWRGLDOZRUN KRZHYHU 3RZQH\ DFWXDOO\ ZHQW WR VFKRRO WR EHFRPH DQ H[HFXWLYH VHFUHWDU\ DIWHU KLJKVFKRRO$IWHUODQGLQJD MRELQWKDW¿HOGKRZHYHUVKH TXLFNO\GLVFRYHUHGLWZDVQ¶W IRUKHU “I did that for about six weeks and realized that I GLGQ¶W OLNH LW´ VKH VDLG ³,W ZDV WRR PXFK , FRXOGQ¶W NHHSWKLQJVVWUDLJKW,ZRXOG JHWQHUYRXVRQWKHSKRQH,W ZDV DOO YHU\ RYHUZKHOPLQJ IRUPH´ $IWHUTXLWWLQJWKDWMREVKH GHFLGHG WR H[SORUH D FDUHHU ZKHUHVKHFRXOGUHFHLYHWKH VDPHW\SHRIEHQH¿WVZKLOH also giving her a little more MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO Sitting on the desk of Tracy Powney, Rocky Heights Elementa- U\6FKRROOHDGFXVWRGLDQLVKHU&ODVVLÀHG(PSOR\HHRIWKH<HDU award, which she earned this year for excellence in her job. 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Copeland Family Attention Parents: Don’t Miss the Bus! lue ountain ommunity ollege Student Spotlight: p g Did You Know? Kevin Hawman Hermiston BMCC Precision Irrigated Ag Student K ev grew up on his family’s farm in Hermiston, and Kevin when he got to BMCC, he wanted the precision whe w irrigated irr r rig agriculture program to have its own pivot. E ve the go-getter, Kevin was able to raise more than Ever $6 60 6 $60,000 in donations towards a new pivot. He then wo w worked with Valley Irrigation to obtain a $30,000 disc di scou ount nt o discount on the pivot’s price. Valley Irrigation was so im mpr pressed with h Kevin’s tenacity that its leadership invited Kevin to impressed Omah Om aha, h a, N ebraska, ebr eb raska, to see V Omaha, Nebraska, Valley’s headquarters in person earlier this month. BMCC is proud to call Kevin one o of its outstanding students! Have you heard about the BMCC bond? BMCC wants to continue to provide a high-quality education for students so they can succeed like our many distinguished alumni! Check out the bond page on our website to learn more about how BMCC could continue to provide an affordable education for family- wage jobs, a safe and secure learning environment and protect the community’s investment. Look for the bond on the May 19, 2015, ballot! www.bluecc.edu/about-bmcc/bond-measure BMCC is an equal opportunity employer and educator. Join us Thursday, April 23 learning An early t supports from 6-8 pm tha program their role as OR in parents d’s first and il h Saturday, April 25 their c luential 9:30-11:30 am most inf er. teach at Sunridge Middle School tion Sign-up Now! nt educa help e r a p r u O to Space is Limited! esigned class is d teach their Register at parents ages 0-5 www.readyforkindergarten.org children adiness a school re . il sk ls FREE Parent Class FREE Child Care FREE Books & Toys FREE Meal Questions? 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