EDUCATION
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019
Book donation stocks Highland Hills library Mooney appointed
HERMISTON HERALD
to state commission
A group of third grad-
ers got fi rst pick of a wide
array of science books at the
Highland Hills Elementary
School library last Thursday.
“I knew some of them
would be silly,” said third
grader Aria Keefauver, 8,
who looked over one of the
many new copies of “What
Do They Do with all that
Poo?” by Jane Kurtz.
An avid reader, Keef-
auver said she was excited
about the books.
Hermiston-based Harley
Swain Subaru donated the
150 books to the school, all
of them science-themed, as
part of a nation-wide cor-
porate event in partnership
with the American Associa-
tion for the Advancement of
Science.
Next year, customer ser-
vice representative Dawn
Mathis said, the car dealer-
ship hopes to bring that same
amount of books to smaller
schools in the county.
“Rural schools don’t
always get a lot,” Mathis
said.
Larson was appointed to
the commission last year.
Hermiston School Dis-
Each biennium, the
trict Superintendent Tri- Quality Education Com-
cia Mooney was nomi- mission establishes the
nated for appointment to state’s Quality Education
the statewide Quality Edu- Model, which lists K-12
cation Commis-
education
goals
sion by Gov. Kate
and expectations
for Oregon’s K-12
Brown.
public schools.
If Mooney is
The commis-
confi rmed by the
sion then recom-
Oregon
Senate
mends how much
next month, her
state
funding
four-year term will
start on Nov. 25. Tricia Mooney would be required
to meet those
She would replace
McMinnville School Dis- goals. Oregon legislature
trict Superintendent Mary- has never met the funding
suggestions, and during
alice Russell.
“I am humbled to be the 2017-2019 Bien-
nominated. I think Mary- nium, the actual amount
alice Russell has been an of funding was $1.8 bil-
amazing leader,” Mooney lion short of the $10 bil-
said. “I’m excited to play a lion requirement.
The Oregon Education
part and represent Eastern
Association stated that
Oregon at a state level.”
Mooney would work the passage of the Student
alongside former Hermis- Success Act in May helped
ton High School English bring state funding for
teacher and president of the 2019-2021 biennium
the Oregon Education “within reach” of the goal
Association, John Larson. for the fi rst time.
HERMISTON HERALD
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Third-graders Aaron Manning, left, and Noah Aparicio read the book “What Do They Do With
All That Poo?” in the library at Highland Hills Elementary School on Thursday in Hermiston. The
books were part of a donation of books that the school received from Harley Swain Subaru on
Thursday morning.
Miranda Hunt, elemen-
tary school librarian for
the Hermiston School Dis-
trict, said that the kids each
picked out a book to take
back to their third-grade
classroom library. The rest,
she said, will likely be cata-
logued into the library.
“This donation is really
great, because library bud-
gets are really small. It’s
really helpful they’re will-
ing to give to a community,”
she said.
West Park elementary
celebrates star students
By JESSICA POLLARD
STAFF WRITER
Three times a year, the Hermiston School Dis-
trict Breakfast of Champions honors a select group
of elementary schoolers for the quality of their char-
acter, their school improvement and their academic
achievements.
Tuesday afternoon, the 20 West Park Elementary
School nominees — one from each class — had the
chance to celebrate their own successes at a luncheon
in the library.
Parents, families and teachers were invited to attend.
“These kids need to be celebrated,” said teacher
Marci Wattenburger, who coordinates West Park’s
Breakfast of Champions.
Third-grader Emmanuel Angel, 8, was one of
the students recognized. He said he wants to let sec-
ond-graders know that third grade is “harder than sec-
ond grade, and you’ll have to learn fractions.”
West Park Elementary School is this October’s
spotlight school for the Hermiston Herald.
Staff photo by Jessica Pollard
Staff photo by Jessica Pollard
Edeline Rojas, 9, was a nominee for the
Breakfast of Champions at West Park.
She said she loves helping her friends
learn math.
Pedro, 9, was nominated for Breakfast
of Champions this fall. His favorite thing
about school is learning. West Park
staff said he works hard and has a solid
attendance record.
Staff photo by Jessica Pollard
Third-grader Emmanuel Angel, 8,
pictured with his mom, was nominated
for the Breakfast of Champions at West
Park.
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