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Hermiston names
Keown as ‘Distinguished
Alumnus’
Hermiston School Dis-
trict Superintendent Dr.
Fred Maiocco announced
Alan Keown, a 1975 Herm-
iston High School gradu-
ate, as the 2016 Hermiston
High School Distinguished
Alumnus.
Keown is
a well-known
percussion
teacher
and
arranger
throughout the
Paciic North-
Alan
west. In 1989
Keown
he
founded
the Alan Ke-
own Marching Percussion
Camp, held in Eugene, Ore.,
and he has taught for Uni-
versity of Oregon, Oregon
State University and various
high school programs, along
with Ted Turner’s Goodwill
Games ceremonies and the
competitive tour sponsored
by Drum Corps Internation-
al.
The Distinguished Alum-
nus award recognizes for-
mer Hermiston High School
graduates who went on to
serve in critical roles within
business, industry, academia
and government throughout
the United States and the
world and who will inspire
current students to pursue
excellence and achievement
in their own endeavors.
Keown is a 1980 gradu-
ate of University of Oregon,
where he earned a bache-
lor’s degree in percussion
performance. He publishes
marching band music with
Matrix Publishing Compa-
ny, concert percussion liter-
ature with Alfred Publishing
and Tapspace Publications,
and indoor drumline shows
with Marching Show Con-
cepts. Keown is married to
Denise, and they have two
sons, Matt and Chris.
Hermiston schools win
9th consecutive award
For the ninth year in a
row, the Hermiston School
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016
EDUCATION
District business ofice has
received the Certiicate of
Achievement for Excel-
lence in Financial Report-
ing.
Presented by the Gov-
ernment Finance Oficers
Association of the United
States and Canada (GFOA)
for the district’s 2014-2015
Comprehensive Annual Fi-
nancial Report (CAFR),
the Certiicate of Achieve-
ment is the highest form of
recognition in governmen-
tal accounting and inan-
cial reporting.
The certiicate is award-
ed primarily to govern-
ment units whose CAFRs
meet the highest standards
in government accounting
and inancial reporting.
The CAFRs are judged
by an impartial panel to
meet the high standards
of the program, including
demonstrating a construc-
tive “spirit of full disclo-
sure” to clearly communi-
cate its inancial story and
motivate potential users
and user groups to read the
CAFR.
This is the 10th time the
Hermiston School District
has been recognized for its
CAFR. The District was
previously honored for the
2013-14, 2012-13, 2011-12,
2010-11, 2009-10, 2008-
09, 2007-08, 2006-07, and
2004-05 school years.
Forum tackles school
funding crisis
A forum is planned to
explore the funding crisis
in Oregon public schools.
Sponsored
by
the
League of Women Vot-
ers, “Great Schools, Great
Communities” is Monday
from 6-8 p.m. in the com-
mons at Hermiston High
School, 600 S. First St.
People are invited to share
their ideas on what it will
take to provide all Oregon
students with a quality ed-
ucation.
For more information,
contact
541-449-1311,
tonilampkin@gmail.com
or visit, www.greatoregon-
schools.org.
Hermiston High heading to FCCLA Nationals
Students qualify at state
for national conference
By JENNIFER COLTON
Staff Writer
Seven students from Hermiston
High School have qualiied for the
FCCLA National Leadership Con-
ference in San Diego, Calif, and one
will travel as Hermiston’s irst Ore-
gon State FCCLA president.
“We’re pretty excited to have a
irst-time state president,” advisor
Susie Cobb said. “It’s a pretty amaz-
ing experience at nationals. It’s hard
to believe what it’s like until you go
there.”
FCCLA — Family, Career and
Community Leaders of America — is
a nonproit national career and tech-
nical student organization. Students
from across the country compete in
local, regional and state events to
qualify for the national conference,
July 2-8 in San Diego, Calif.
Thirty Hermiston students com-
peted at the Oregon state event this
year, and seven earned gold medals
to qualify for state:
• Hannah Reese, senior — Hospi-
tality
•Canden Gutierrez, freshman —
Focus on Children
• Jesus Ramirez, senior — Ap-
plied Math in Culinary Management
• Jasmin Chen, sophomore, and
Salma Anguiano, senior — Food In-
novations
• Amelia Boyd, sophomore, and
Yvette Mendoza, sophomore — Na-
tional Programs in Action
To compete at the state level,
students had to win a silver or gold
medal at regional competitions. To
qualify for the national competition,
they had to earn a medal at the state
competition as well.
“We were hoping for a silver, and
we never expected to get gold. We
went there to try out best and see
what happened,” Gutierrez said. “We
did come together as a team, and we
learned a lot.”
The projects run across the board.
Ramirez worked with applied
mathematics in culinary manage-
ment: building a menu for an event,
iguring our costs and prices and how
much to charge per plate to make a
proit. Chen and Anguiano created a
“Hawaiian Paradise” smoothie that
incorporated servings of fruits and
vegetables in “food innovations.”
Reese created an outline of a busi-
ness complete with a website, mis-
sion statement and audience consid-
erations. Gutierrez created a “Focus
on Children” program to increase
health for elementary kids through
different activites, skills and food
choices, and Amelia Boyd and
Yvette Mendoze organized a coin
drive for Agape House that earned
them a spot in the “National Pro-
grams in Action” category.
“There’s really a good range of
programs people can do. I think
people get confused that it’s just
cooking or working with kids, but
it’s not,” Reese said. “There’s so
much you can do to prepare for your
future.”
For Anguiano, the state confer-
ence had the added stress of her ap-
plication for state ofice. Once she
presented her speech, the competi-
tion returned to normal stress levels
— until she was named president.
“I had no idea. I was shocked,
but I am very grateful,” she said.
“When you go to state, you’re
representing your school,” Angui-
ano said. “At nationals, you’re rep-
resenting your state.”
During the national competition,
students will both compete and take
leadership training classes.
Ramirez said looking toward
nationals is both exciting and
nerve-wracking.
“State was fun, but nationals
might be a little more overwhelm-
ing,” he said. “It will be a chal-
lenge.”
In between now and July, the stu-
dents will study the feedback they
received at state and make any nec-
essary adjustments. They will prac-
tice and make their presentations
the best they can be.
“Once you go to nationals, it’s
down to business,” Reese said.
“There are always things you can
improve on.”
Each of the students said the
skills they practice for FCCLA com-
petitions translate directly into re-
al-world skills, such as learning how
to use algebra skills in a business
setting or how to interact with com-
munity members in a leadership role.
“I think FCCLA is very import-
ant because it teaches a lot of life
skills. Each day, I feel like I’m
learning something I can use in my
future,” Anguiano said. “I’m very
happy to be representing my state at
the national level, but I’m also hap-
py to be representing my school and
Hermiston.”
IMESD announces 2016 Crystal Apple Award winners
Hermiston Herald
The InterMountain Ed-
ucation Service District
has announced the winners
of the 2016 Crystal Apple
“Excellence in Education”
Awards.
A total of 45 individ-
uals were honored from
the IMESD’s component
school districts in eastern
Oregon.
Each year, the IMESD
partners with its school
districts to recognize out-
standing administrators,
teachers, educational as-
sistants and ofice and
building staff for their
dedication and commit-
ment to students and for
their willingness to go
above and beyond their
regular duties. Nomina-
tions are submitted over a
two-month period by ad-
ministrators, coworkers,
parents, students and com-
munity members. Winners
are selected from these
nominations by school dis-
trict administration.
More information about
the Crystal Apple Awards
can be found at www.
imesd.k12.or.us/crystalap-
ple/home.
Winners from local
school districts were:
Stanield School
District
Echo School District
Umatilla School
District
Jessica Rist (counselor, Echo High
School)
Brandi Russell (math/P.E. Teacher, Echo
High School)
Morrow County
School District
Pat King (special education teacher,
Riverside Jr/Sr High School)
Brenda Kittelson (1st grade teacher, A.C.
Houghton Elementary School)
Jody Marston (registrar, Riverside Jr/Sr
High School)
Barbara Phillips (head secretary, Irrigon
Elementary School)
Marilyn Durbin (language arts teacher,
Stanield Secondary School)
Katie Johnson (social studies teacher,
Stanield Secondary School)
Keith Gebers (business education
teacher, Umatilla High School)
Erin Iveson (ofice manager, McNary
Heights Elementary School)
InterMountain ESD
Kari Baybado (autism consultant, Re-
gional Programs & Related Services)
Obdulia (Abby) Munoz (lead recruiter/
parent liaison, Instructional Services)
Heidi Paullus (instructional strategies
specialist, Instructional Services)
Casey Seeger (E-Rate specialist, Inter-
Mountain Technology)
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