Adrian School District Newsletter

Adrian School District Newsletter
April 2011
High School Office 372-2335
K-8 Office 372-2337
Superintendent’s Report
Joanne and I had the pleasure of attending the Adrian Senior Citizen Luncheon on March
th
11 . This activity is very well done thanks to the leadership of Stephanie Allison and Lorine
VanCorbach. Over 200 guests were treated to: live entertainment, numerous exciting door prizes,
and a great lunch. The students, most of our high school body, did an excellent job of hosting.
Thanks, to all who attended and especially to those who made it happen.
The winter sports season awards program was held on March 16th. I was proud to be able
to recognize many girls for outstanding work as members of the basketball team. Madison Shira
was named the first team, High Desert East, All- League team. Nichole Orosco and Madison
Purnell made the second team.
Senior girls receiving special recognition included: Rebekah VanCorbach, most
inspirational; Ester Gordon, most improved; Jessica Morton, sharpshooter award; and Madison
Shira, most valuable player. These girls have done a great job of representing our team and
school. They will be missed next year. Than you, girls.
On a more somber note, school funding issues remain the central focus of the Oregon
Legislature. Here at Adrian, we remain hopeful that no staff, program, or student class time
reductions will be required. More on this next month.
I hope to see you at the drama production on April 14 – 16. As in the past, it is sure to be a
great production. Also, a quick reminder that the FFA annual banquet is set for April 21st. All
interested patrons are welcome.
Respectfully yours, Gene Mills
Principal’s Corner
We recognized our fall and winter athletes in one of our student meetings this month. Our
student athletes are doing extremely well. They represent our school with an example of hard
work and they take their school work seriously.
The high school history class did a wonderful job with our K-5, teaching them about the civil
war. They took part of an afternoon using stations that were set up to teach the students in a fun
way with activities that were related to the civil war. Our Middle School enjoyed their ski trip on
one of our Further Friday’s. We are looking forward to Parent Teacher Conferences on March 17th
and 18th.
Thank you for your continual support.
Sincerely,
William H. Ellsworth
H.S. Principal’s Report
One quarter of the school year is left, amazing! Let’s take a look at the most recent events.
Senior Citizen Luncheon: Our leadership kids do an outstanding job of representing this
community. Another record number of guests joined us right before the break for the luncheon and
the student workers were excellent. Blake Purnell and Ester Gordon did a great job of emceeing
the event and the student servers represented our school well.
Academic/Scholastic Awards: We held our quarterly awards assembly this past week and I
continue to be impressed with the caliber of students we have. Check out our list of Honor Roll,
High Honors and 4.0 students in this edition.
Athletics: Wrestlers concluded their season at the district tourney, though small in numbers the
four young men represented the school well. The girls basketball team also concluded their season
at the district tournament, and although they at time resembled a MASH unit, the girls fought hard
to the end. The boys basketball team completed one of the more successful seasons in recent
history with at 2nd place finish at the district tournament and a trip to the state playoffs. Basketball
All League recipients were as follows:
First Team: Blake Purnell and Madison Shira
Second Team: Paxton Shira, Madison Purnell, Nichole Orosco
Blake Purnell was named first team all-tournament and Madison Shira was named second team
all-tournament at the district tournament held in John Day. They were also two of six students
selected from the entire league as High Desert League Scholarship recipients.
Spring Sports and Activities: Check out the sports schedules for upcoming games and meets.
With over 50 kids participating in Track, Softball and Baseball this Spring, you should find
somebody you want to watch. Add in the Drama kids (40+ cast members) in the upcoming musical
and the District Choir and Band Festivals in April, and we have the cure for your boredom.
Selected students from the Middle School and High School will be heading west to Prairie City for
the Annual High Desert League Brain Drain competition in April. AHS is the reigning champion of
this event.
From the Counselor
Seniors, if you have not completed the FAFSA you need to do so, you cannot get into college
without it! If you still need to take the SAT or ACT sign up soon. Adrian will be offering the SAT in
June for your convenience! Pick up local scholarship applications from the counselor’s office.
Juniors, plan on taking the SAT in June. You will test while much of the information is still fresh in
your mind and you will at the very least have a score to report to colleges as the application
process begins next fall! The ACT will be offered at TVCC, check both registration deadlines on
the wall outside my office.
Honor Roll 3.0 -3.49
Shane Miller
Seungchul Kim
Thomas Shenk
Paxton Shira
Juan Carlos Munoz
Tyer Reinhart
Zackery Reinhart
Mark Ishida
Amber Mazac
Casey Parsons
Alexander Rips
Vallen Sipes
Federico Rinero
Tommy Miller
High Honors 3.5-3.99
Chantelle Baxter ~ Tane’t Campbell
Ronnie Delarosa ~ Ssonja Kleps
Kurtis Nielson ~ Madison Purnell
Olivia Walker ~ Cyrus Garner
Chelsey Heller ~ Noppadol Tuksakulvith
Jasper Snyder ~ Dulce Beltran
Carla Combe ~ Alysha Sifuentes
Amanda Thompson ~ Yaguang Wu
James Niccum ~ Uwe Fanghaenel
Annie Bowns ~ Elizabeth Furtado
Natasha Garner ~ David Stones
Autumn Snyder ~ Madolynne VanCorbach
Rebekah VanCorbach ~ LaRae Mazac
William Maxwell ~ Jessica Morton
Luis Esparza ~ Jeremy Price
Highest Honors 4.0
Raquel DeHoog
Hayley Au
Olivia Morton
Madison Pendergrass
Ester Gordon
Amanda Peutz
Blake Purnell
Madison Shira
Music Notes
The Advanced band will perform at TVCC Four Rivers Cultural Center on April 5th at 10:00 a.m. for
District IX Large Group Ensemble.
Spring Concerts will be Tuesday, May 24th at 2:00 pm (K-5) and 7:00 pm (MS/HS) Hope to see you
there!
Keep music alive!
Mrs. VanCorbach
Leadership: Students of Leadership and Members of National Honor Society worked together with
the Adrian Student Body Council to host our 9th Senior Citizen Luncheon, held March 11th, 2011.
We had a very successful event, with over 200 people from Adrian and the surrounding communities
in attendance. We enjoyed visiting with our guests and were pleased to serve our community!
Thank you to all who participated. In addition, we would like to thank the sponsors of this event.
Without your support, we would not have been able to host this luncheon!
Math Minute
The third quarter P squared for P cubed award goes to Jared Maxwell. This student was randomly
chosen from students that were punctual to math or psychology class and submitted papers on time. The
“Winner of the Cup” award goes to Seungchul Kim. This award is given for an extraordinary math
performance of some sort
There seems to be a positive relation between some classroom and/or behavioral practices and success
with mathematics and mathematics tests. These behaviors include active classroom participation, practice,
perseverance and the willingness to ask reasoned questions in class about the mathematics concepts that are not
understood. I believe that all students have the ability to persevere, think actively, practice and ask good
questions.
T.S.
STUDENT OF THE MONTH MARCH 2011
Kg:
Gracie Williams “Responsible Student”
Dallon Scott “Improving His Interest”
st
1 :
Allyssa Dudley, Chase Johnston and Chaylee Marquez “Improved Reader”
2nd:
Miguel Ramirez “Most Improved Math Student”
Madysson Williams “Outstanding Academic Student”
3rd: Giles Garner “Master of Math Concepts”
Genaro Robles “Significant Improvement of Reading Skills and Scores”
4th: Gracie Morton & Pepper Beed “Improved Reading Fluency”
5th: Michael Judkins “Always Polite and Eager to Help Others”
6th: Juan Figueroa & Roberto Ramirez “Conscientious Workers”
7th: Levi Fraizer & Luke Campbell “Great Improvement”
8th: Zane Marquez & Zackery Gifford
AHS Journalism focuses upon Senior Projects
Straight Talk, No Argument—Amanda Peutz
Submitted by: Olivia Morton
Can you be allergic to water? Puzzled, Amanda stumbled out an answer, “Water is an element your body needs,
so I don’t see how you can be allergic to something you need.” It may be arguable if Senior Project is a subject
seniors “need”; but being one not to argue—instead of spending her summer with her friends up at the lake
swimming and tanning, Amanda spent most of her summer working on her Senior Project.
Amanda got a jump start on her senior project by beginning the process in early May, first selecting a senior
project advisor—Mr. Johnson.
Amanda chose three careers that really sparked her interest and
decided to focus her senior project around Nursing, Physician
Assistant and a Nurse Practitioner. She thought of possible physical
projects options and then started scheduling job a variety of job
shadows.
Amanda scheduled many job shadows ranging from private
practices to emergency rooms and from dermatology to pediatrics.
Her favorite job shadow was when she experienced the St.
Alphonsus emergency room in Ontario. Amanda would like to
express her gratitude to Rhondi Nelson for allowing her the
opportunity to follow her around for the day. “It was like a big
family,” Amanda stated.
For Amanda’s physical project, she went above and beyond by
having two projects. For her first physical project, Amanda put on a
sports physical clinic before the school year started. The Straight
Talk Program was Amanda’s second physical project. Amanda
stated, “Basically, it is a program where teenagers learn about
abstinence and how to have healthy relationships.” This portion of
Amanda’s project occurred for three days in the middle school as
well as in the sophomore class in the high school.
After graduation, Amanda’s immediate summer plans simply
involve having fun with her friends. As for the fall when school
starts, she has been accepted to Northwest Nazarene in Nampa,
Idaho. Amanda plans to take required freshman classes her first
year and then apply for the nursing program in the spring.
Every senior always gives the same advice to underclassmen, “Don’t procrastinate!” Amanda concurs but also
suggests, “Don’t let senior project ruin your senior year, just have fun with it.”
I decided that I would ask Amanda some fun and silly questions such as, what color of hair do they put on a bald
man’s drivers license and what kind of juice would you be? Amanda was very stunned about the bald man
question but took a stab at it, “Whatever his original hair color is. . . or was.” Amanda would be any type of fruitytropical juice because it is fun, different and always unique!
Extra-Ordinary Intelligence--Vallen Sipes
Submitted by: Dulce Beltran
How do women’s minds work? Any man has an immediate response, or answer—the shrugging of shoulders
along with a facial expression. Understandably, a simple response for a simple answer—no need for any
complex, mind-boggling attempt of rationalization. Vallen Sipes, a simple person with extra-ordinary intelligence.
For his senior project Vallen chose three professions that were just as
profound and scholarly as he is. Vallen first chose three careers:
counselor, technical writer, and psychologist. Of these three careers,
Vallen selected one career that he would like to pursue for senior
project—counseling. He selected this career on the sole basis that he
likes helping people and offering advice.
Vallen chose Mr. Camp as his senior project advisor.
Vallen had a wide variety of job shadows throughout the first semester,
shadowing school counselors and social workers. His favorite job
shadow experience was siting in on a 504 meeting at the Malheur
ESD. A 504 meeting has to do with the Americans disabilities Act. He
really enjoyed it!
Vallen’s physical project was very unique, and it was something that
has not been done before. Vallen organized a tutoring club for high
school and K-8 students. This club met on further Friday’s in the
library, and it was to either tutor or be tutored by another person. His
physical project advisor was Mrs. Gordon.
Vallen describes his senior year as: “A lot of work, not hard, just a lot.”
This could explain his advice for underclassmen: Just do it!
Vallen would like to thank Mr. Camp for being his senior project advisor and Mrs. Gordon for being his physical
project advisor and always being there for him.
Vallen’s plans after high school, “going to college at either TVCC or CBC (Columbia Basin College) and major in
English and minor in psychology.”
Avoid the drama, drive a truck—Seth Maxwell
Submitted by: LaRae Mazac
Boys love toys—green tractors, big trucks, and lots of power. It would only seem fitting that Seth Maxwell career
interest would involved playing with toys, and trying to give them “more power!”
Seth grew up working in a business family. He works with his father
Bill and brother J.J in their family business, Owyhee Sand and
Gravel. Seth has his CDL (commercial drivers license) and drives the
big rigs, hauling rocks and other commodities. Of course, Seth also
has to have an understanding of how the large gravel trucks and
equipment works.
Seth’s chose to do his Senior Project on mechanics. His first interest
in mechanics sparked when he would work on his father vehicles. “I
would work on them as a hobby in my spare time.” Being that he grew
up around it, mechanics came naturally to him.
Senior Project requires that a student does job Shadows. Seth did his
two job Shadows with Jake Volk and Perfection repair. Seth had a
great time, and learned allot from both, but his favorite shadow was
with perfection repair. They let him a lot of hands on work with cars,
which he greatly enjoyed. He was able to rack up the required 16
ours in only two job shadows.
Seth’s Physical Project was rebuilding and tuning up a 76 D100
Dodge pickup with Jeremy Price (they did a joint physical project).
They both worked hard the truck, and were able to get it successfully running. “It turned out good, and it ran which
is impressive!” Seth had a great time with his Physical Project and learned a ton about trucks from it.
Seth’s favorite part of Senior Project was his Physical Project. He had a great time working on the truck, and it
was a great success to get it running with only Jeremy’s help. He learned a lot from his project, had a great time,
and it was an overall great experience.
Seth did his research paper on the pros of Algae fuels. “The paper is going great, and I’m happy with how it
turned out.” He wrote a great paper and learned valuable information while completing his research and writing
the paper.
Seth’s advice to the underclassmen is to “try and stay out of drama. And keep up on your school work! It sucks to
fall behind in Senior Project. Keep on top.”
During Seth’s free time he can be found hunting, which is one of his favorite pastimes.
After graduating, Seth plans to do one of three things: Attend Wyo Tech and persue welding, get a degree in
mechanics, or work in his family business with his dad. He can’t wait to graduate, and is excited to begin his life
away from high school.
Spicin’ up Life—Jesse La Grande Olsen
Submitted by: Maddy Pendergrass
Crazy, different, funny, caring, and a good friend—the personality traits of Bugs Bunny, Charlie Brown, and senior
Jesse Olsen.
Jesse is currently nine weeks away from completing his thirteenth year, beginning with his initial days of
kindergarten, in the Adrian School District. Now as a senior, Jesse is required to complete the time consuming
senior project course.
The three careers that Jesse chose to research for his senior project
were horse training, truck driving, and law enforcement. After further
research Jesse decided to make law enforcement his career choice
for his senior project simply because it was a new and different career
area that he had not had experience with before. Jesse said the main
thing that sparked him interest about becoming involved in law
enforcement was watching all the crime investigation and law
enforcement sitcoms.
The two people that were involved in Jesse’s job shadows were
Casey Walker from the Malheur County Sheriff Department, and
Robert Rodriguez from the Nyssa Sheriff department. Jesse’s favorite
job shadow was one that he experienced with Casey Walker because
it took place at night.
A Stranger Danger presentation and a Bike Safety Rodeo were both
portions of Jesse’s Physical project. Ms. Myers is Jesse’s Senior
Project advisor, and Mrs. Gordon is his physical project mentor.
When Jesse was asked his most embarrassing moment was he
simply giggled and said “When Seth pushed me down the stairs while I was on crutches recovering from a broken
foot.”
The most redundant answer that nearly all seniors use when asked about there advice for underclassmen is
simply don’t procrastinate, but of course Jesse is most definitely not one known for redundancy so his reply to this
question was “Don’t make acetylene bombs in the Ag. Shop because Mr. Culley doesn’t appreciate that.”
As far as Jesse’s immediate summer plans go he plans to rodeo with Richard Lyons, and start working on a farm
or ranch. Jesse’s post high school plans include work; he wants to become a bouncer, or move to Cody, WY in
order to better his bronc riding abilities.
At this time Jesse has not yet selected a college to attend, but his reply to this question when asked was he would
like to attend Harvard Law because he believes that he could spice up the culture.
Jesse’s favorite quote is “hope for the best, expect the worst.”
When Jesse was asked about his hobbies and everyday life, this was his reply: “ I enjoy riding horses, playing
guitar, riding broncs, working, driving ethyl (my car) to Watson with Carlos (my brother in-law) , eating at A&W,
welding, hanging out with friends, playing pool, hanging out with my sister, playing with my nephew
Addison(whom I care for deeply). I also love to educate J.J. Maxwell in the ways of life and Spanish. I also enjoy
driving heavy equipment such as hauling trucks, tractors, combines, loaders, and backhoes. Last but not least I
love to compete in rodeos in the bareback riding.”
AHS Journalism class highlights community invisible heroes
Holding things together, building life skills—Elisa Pendergrass
Times have changed! While the majority of youth prefer to spend their “personal time” texting, listening to music,
and hanging out with friends, Elisa Pendergrass believes keeping youth occupied with productive projects and
“daily work” is a more realistic means to teach teens and children the benefits of developing life skills. Working
with youth throughout the year with 4-H projects, assisting with rodeo events, volunteering for school functions,
and simply being a role model mom to every child entering her home—Elisa Pendergrass is making a positive
difference.
Tell me about yourself.
I’m Maddy & Quincy’s mom and Mr. Pendergrass’ wife. I was raised in Paradise Valley, Nevada. I attended a
small school there through 8th grade, then went to Winnemucca for High School. I was involved in 4-H, FFA & HS
Rodeo. Following HS, I went on to attended college at Walla Walla Community College, studying Agriculture
Business. Following college, Mike & I were married and a short time later, moved to Adrian (in 1989). My
parents, Bill & Barbara Hall, moved here a short time before us. We lived on Stateline Road for the first 20 years,
where we operated a small feedlot and farm. Three years ago we moved down the road a few miles to Fawn
Road, where we currently reside. I am employed by Quality Schools International, an International School
Organization that has schools throughout the world. We supply all curriculum and school supplies through their
office in Homedale.
What inspired you to donate so much of your time and energy to our school and 4-H program?
It’s easy when you can join forces with other families that are willing to make these programs work. When you
see how many kids have a desire to take on the type of projects that 4-H offers, it was an easy decision to
become involved.
In what ways do you see yourself making a difference? How are you involved in school activities?
If we meet the needs of each individual student or 4-H member, help them develop a work ethic and finally
achieve a level of success that brings confidence.
In addition to 4-H, I’m a member of the FFA Advisory Committee.
As the 4—H leader, you must have been involved as a youth. Please share a memory or two of your 4-H
experience as a youth.
Yes, I had both beef and horse projects. I liked the horse project better. I hate to share this, at the risk that some
of our members will read it. When I had steers, I found more satisfaction in being able to ride them. They were
familiar with saddles and snaffle bits. With my first steer, I was the very bottom of the class, however he rode
beautifully! Needless to say, my steers did not gain weight very well.
If you could be a 4—H animal, what animal would you be?
I would have to choose a rabbit. I think the rabbits have a pretty good life, they get to have ice to keep them cool
when we go to fair.
How did you come to be a 4—H leader?
I have Mrs. Ellsworth to thank for this. When Maddy & Quincy started school in Adrian, they did their projects
independently and were not involved in any club. When we arrived at the fair that year, the girls were included
with the other Adrian kids. I found other parents that were wanting to give their kids the same experience, and I
think all of us felt that we needed to make this available to any students that had the desire to participate. Mrs.
Ellsworth had spent many years guiding the club, and was ready to “semi-retire”. From there, it just happened.
This group of parents became the leaders and supporters of the Adrian Livestock Club, and an impressive group
of young people have joined the program.
How has being involved in 4-H affected you? As a child and as an adult?
As a 4-H member, I have the same memories that the members of our club have….ask any of them about the
Malheur County Fair. It’s a special experience and for some it’s probably the reason they are involved. As an
adult, I look back and see the people that gave me the same opportunity.
What is your most memorable moment from 4-H?
Last year at Fair, Quincy had a steer that was a little lazy. After being in and out of the show ring all day, they
were in the ring for one last class. When they lined up in the middle of the ring, he decided to lay down! Another
4-H member (not from Adrian) helped Quincy “encourage” her project to get back on his feet…….and it was not
an easy task. They were able to get this done without the judge even seeing it. It was great seeing the kids
helping each other.
What is going on in with the 4-H program currently? What club?
I'm involved with the Adrian Livestock Club. The majority of the club is beef projects, including steers, heifers and
cow/calf pairs. We have a strong group of swine projects and well as a lamb or two. Eric White, Carl Morton &
Mandy Harley are the other livestock leaders. Julene Bowns has a sewing group and Julie Morton is involved in
4-H cooking. We also have many great parents that are involved as well.
If you could be a pair of shoes, what kind/brand/etc would you be?
Stylish, square-toed cowboy boots. My kids don’t think I have any taste….I would like to prove them wrong.
How can someone with no knowledge of 4-H get involved in the program (meaning kids).
Contact the Malheur County Extension Office in Ontario. They will let you know what clubs are in the area,
depending on what project your kids are interested in.
What is your favorite quote?
It takes a village to raise a child. (anonymous, but definitely not Hillary Clinton)
What advice do you have to parents?
I find it better to get advice from other parents. Maybe someday I’ll have enough acquired to give some out.
What type of activities help to bring you closer as a family?
We’re pretty simple, we really value our time at home. I know all parents can relate to this. With all of the
activities that our kids participate in, sometimes it’s hard to find that quiet time. Our leisure time at home usually
involves riding & roping, which is something that all of us do, so it’s a great family activity.
If you could be a piece of rodeo equipment, what would you be?
Maddy says I should be a latigo, because I like to hold things together. I think she’s right.
You live on the Idaho/Oregon border of school districts. Why did you choose to send your children to
Adrian?
I remember visiting the school, before our kids started school here. We were impressed by a 7th grade boy that
greeted us in the hallway with a strong handshake, and looked us straight in the eye. Maybe that doesn’t seem
like anything unique…but it is. I especially like that students are recognized for who they are, and I feel that any
student has the chance to achieve at our school if they have the desire.
What advice do you have for teachers?
I don’t have much for advice, but I’ll tell you what I appreciate about our school. When you attend any type of
event, you will notice that the students are responsible to make things happen (with the guidance of their teachers
and staff). What better way to build life skills.
If you could be a color, what color would you be?
Buckskin. Anything around our house needs to be shades of brown. That way the dirt blends in.
Elisa Pendergrass’s concern for children and teenagers is evident in her commitment in helping others and
placing their needs first. Her caring attitude leaves a lasting impression upon students and staff. Thank you Elisa
for your leadership, devotion, and dedication— the Adrian community and Adrian schools are better due to your
efforts.
APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR 20112012 CHEER COACH
For More Information Please Contact:
Aimee Goss @ 541-372-2335
DEADLINE ~~ APRIL 15TH!!
May 6, 2011
Adrian High School
If you are interested in serving on the Adrian High Senior Boards, please contact
Mr. Johnson at 541-372-2335 or email [email protected]
Condensed Board Meeting Minutes
February 10, 2011
Members present were: Paul Shenk, Neil Allison, Ryan Martin, and Jake Speelmon. Casey Walker was absent.
Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Board Chairman, Neil Allison, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting
was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Adopt Agenda Motion was made and was seconded to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried
unanimously.
Student and Personnel Communications
Student Reports/Requests
FFA Overnight Trip Request FFA Officers, Madison Pendergrass, Olivia Morton and Jessica Morton,
requested an overnight trip for State FFA Convention March 18 – 22 in Medford. Fifteen students will be
attending with Mr. and Mrs. Culley as advisor and chaperone. They will be taking a large bus. Students will
attend workshops, be on committees and serve as delegates. Jessica Morton is a State Degree candidate.
Motion was made and was seconded to allow an overnight trip to State FFA Convention. Motion carried
unanimously.
Student Body Report Dulce Beltran, Student Body Representative, reported that Tip-off went well, the Student
Council received an award from the Foster Parent’s Association honoring the Adrian School for its support of
the Foster Child Christmas Gift Program. Senior night was Feb. 3rd for the girls and Feb. 4th for the boys and
cheerleaders. Rebekah and Madolynne VanCorbach participated in the District Solo Contest. March 4th is a
Blood Drive which is LaRae Mazac’s physical project. March 11th is Senior Citizen Luncheon. Also, on
March 11th is the Mr. AHS Pageant which is Madison Shira’s physical project. March 26 is Golf for the Cause
which is Autumn Snyder’s physical project. The drama is casting parts for the production of “Beauty and the
Beast”. District basketball tournament is in John Day on Feb. 16 -19. Locks of Love event on April 2 which is
Jessica Morton’s physical project.
Elementary Principal Report Mr. Ellsworth reported that the middle school boy’s basketball playoffs are
coming up next week and the Adrian team is in the top three. The seventh grade sponsored the middle school
dance. He has finished with the in class observations of the teachers. The Valentine’s Day parties in the
elementary are on Feb. 14th. The staff had a discussion about optimism and pessimism and how it affects
productivity. The middle school will be going skiing at Brundage on Friday.
High School Principal Report Mr. Purnell reported that the girl’s basketball team is currently tied for second
and if things go as expected this weekend, there will be a playoff game on Monday, Feb. 14th. They will play a
district game on Thursday if they are second or on Wednesday if they end up third. The boys are in second
place and will have a district tournament game on Thursday. The staff continues to have discussions on the
book, “The Mentor”. Mr. Purnell shared that he has been invited to serve on a county-wide committee to look
at the new academic standards.
Superintendent Report Mr. Mills reported that former foreign exchange student, Ygor Chrispin, will be here
for a visit. The lighting upgrade project is moving along. We are not planning any extensive maintenance
projects this summer. The bus purchase, which has been put on hold to see if we could take advantage of the
state program that would share the cost of bond sales, but no details are available, so he would like to proceed
with the purchase of a trip bus. Mr. Purnell and Mr. Price will be attending a baseball coach’s clinic.
Financial Report Darla Witty presented a balance sheet, a summary of receipts and expenditures for all funds,
a student body report, and a financial summary for the general fund, as of January 31, 2011. The high school
lighting upgrade project is now underway. We received 6 quotes for the project ranging from $17,618 to
$37,521. Pete Campbell Electric from Ontario presented the low quote and has been awarded the contract.
They will be working on the project on Fridays and during Spring Break. The Governor’s proposed budget for
education for the 2011-13 biennium has been released. Using a tool provided by Oregon Association of School
Business Officials which generates various funding scenarios based on the Governor’s proposed budget, all of
the distribution scenarios result in less state revenue for 2011-2012 than is budgeted for 2010-11. The Oregon
Department of Education will release the official estimate for 2011-2012 state school funds the first Monday in
March. This is the figure we will use as the basis for preparing the budget. The actual amount of funding the
district will receive will not be known until the legislature passes the State budget.
Consent Agenda Darla Witty pointed out an error in the December minutes in Mr. Mills’ report. The correct
date he referenced for funding was 08-09 instead of 09-10 as written in the minutes. The date was corrected in
the minutes in the newsletter and on the website. The board did not feel that it was necessary to readopt the
official minutes. Motion was made and was seconded to adopt the January 11, 2011 minutes as presented and
to authorize the payment of bills as listed in the amount of $ 167, 367.15. Motion carried unanimously.
Action Items
Extra-duty Contracts Mr. Mills recommended the following for extra-duty contracts: the baseball stipends for
the head coach and one assistant coach be added together and divided as follows: Kevin Purnell, Head
Baseball Coach to receive $2,200, Ed Price, Assistant Baseball Coach, to receive $1,600, and Brian Purnell,
Assistant Baseball Coach, to receive $1,200; Head Drama Advisor, Stephanie Allison and Assistant Drama
Lorine VanCorbach, with the amounts equal to a head spring sport coach and an assistant spring sport coach
being added together and divided in half; Head Track, Aimee Goss, Assistant Track Coach, Stephanie Ervin,
and Assistant Track Coach, Sarajane Rosenberg, with the three coaches covering both the high school and
middle school track programs; Head Softball Coach, Tony Sifuentes, and Assistant Softball Coach, Juan
Sifuentes, to receive one-half of a spring sport assistant coach stipend. Motion was made and was seconded to
offer extra-duty contracts as recommended. Motion carried unanimously.
Malheur ESD Local Service Plan Motion was made and was seconded to approve the Malheur Education
Service District Local Service Plan which outlines services to be provided to component school districts in the
2011-12 fiscal year. Motion carried unanimously.
Calendar Change Mr. Purnell requested a change in the school calendar changing April 22, 2011 from an
R/SD day to a no school day, and April 29th to a no school day from an RS/D day, which will allow better
utilization of R/SD days by students by matching the off Friday with away athletic events. Motion was made
and was seconded to approve the calendar change as requested. Motion carried unanimously.
Information Items
Standards Compliance Report Mr. Mills reported that the Adrian School District is in compliance with the
Oregon Administrative Rules Division 22 Standards for Elementary and Secondary Schools.
Executive Session Executive Session as provided by ORS 192.660 (d) Labor Negotiation strategy (i) to review
and evaluate the employment related performance of the Superintendent, and (f) personnel item was entered at
8:00 p.m. Regular session reconvened at 8:15 p.m.
Action from Executive Session Motion was made and was seconded to grant Sandy Shaw an additional 5 days
of sick leave and allow leave taken without pay to be spread over the balance of the school year. Motion
carried unanimously.
Adjournment The meeting was declared adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Complete copies of the minutes are posted in each building and on the district website, www.adriansd.com.
Copies may be requested from the District Office.
Adrian PTO
The Adrian Parent Teacher Organization is looking for Officers. In June we will be having our
President & Vice President’s positions available. We are also looking for a Secretary and Treasurer to start
immediately. If this is something that is of interest to you please contact Kimberly Bertalotto at 541-724-5071
for more information.
It has been great school year. We have had many things going on in our school. We would like to
thank the community for all your support throughout the year. We only have two month left of this school year
and many more events to go.
The Kindergarten through 5th will be having their Spring Parties with their classes on April 21st from
2:30 to 3:30.
The Adrian PTO will compete in a Lottery Scratch off on April 19th at the Four Rivers Cultural Center in
Ontario. We will be working with News Broadcaster’s in our area scratching lottery tickets to raise money for
our Elementary School.
We still have bricks for sale. You can have your family’s name placed on them and displayed around
the flag pole out front of the Adrian Elementary School. We have two sizes available for purchase. If you
would like to see what they look like please stop by the Elementary school and check out the area by the flag
pole. If you are interested in purchasing a brick please contact Kimberly Bertalotto at 541-724-5071.
We would like to thank our Community for their support for the School Mall Program which is helping to
raise money through purchasing catalogs and through internet purchases from various stores.
We would like to thank Mrs. Gordon for taking over the Box Top Program. Because of her efforts she has
help to raise money that will help towards scholarships, our AR Store, art supplies and much more.
The Adrian PTO would like to thank Shawn Snyder for putting on the AR Store for our AR Readers. This store
is put on three times throughout the school year, to reward children for reading books and taking the AR test
for those books. Points are accumulated from the test taking and the children get to use those points to make
purchases at the AR Store. Thanks to the teachers who give extra points in their classroom to these children
as well. This program has encouraged children to read more and more children to read.
Another special thanks to Shawn Snyder and Julene Bowns for their hard work each year on our
community calendar. Because of their continuing hard work and organizational skills our community calendar
is produced each year. Many thanks to everyone who volunteered to make phone calls, collect money and
distribute these calendars. If you are interested in getting a calendar or helping, please contact Mrs. Snyder
or Mrs. Bowns.
If anyone is interested in helping out with any of these programs or fundraisers please contact
Kimberly Bertalotto at 541-724-5071, any time between the hours of 8:00 am and 9:30 pm.
Thanks to our Community and volunteers that support and help out each year with everything. Our
school couldn’t do it without you.
Kimberly Bertalotto, APTO President
KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP!!!!!
Once again it is time for the Kindergarten Round Up. This year we will hold the round up on May 6th.
Kindergarten round up will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. We will have you drop your child at the
kindergarten room and then meet with the principal in the Library. We will be handing out registration
and immunization forms so we can pre-register your child. Please have a birth certificate, social
security card (optional), and immunization records with you and we will take copies. Please note that
your child must be 5 years of age on or before September 1st. Immunizations must be up-to-date or
complete by the first day of school.
We plan for this to be a fun experience for your child and we also look forward to meeting you. If you
know of anyone who might not see this and has a child to register, please pass this information on.
See you then!
Community Prom …………………………April 9
Beauty and the Beast…………………………. April 14, 15, 16
FFA BANQUET……………..April 21st H.S. Gym 6:30
INTERNATIONAL NIGHT AND FOOD FESTIVAL
May 3, 6:00 p.m.--- Tuesday
Adrian H.S. Gym
Taste different food from around the world. We will have food from India, Germany, Mexico, Asia and
America!! We will also have presentations form our International Students.
Come mingle, taste great food and have a wonderful time!!
A buffet of wonderful delights!
Tickets are $6 Kindergarten - Adult
All Meals Served With Milk--Adrian School District Is An Equal Opportunity Provider--All Meals Are Subject To Change
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
8
9
15
16
22
23
29
30
No School
3
Biscuits & Gravy
4
Fajitas
Rice & Beans
Fruit
Birthday Cake
10
Waffles
French Toast
11
Sausage
Maple Bar
18
Hash Browns
Muffins
6
Pancakes
Hash browns
Sausage
Oranges
19
26
Breakfast Burrito
13
7
Grilled Cheese
R/SD
14
Hamburger
Tots
Fruit
Cookie
20
Pizza Roll
Salad
Fruit
Cookie
Waffles
Pancakes
Chicken Nuggets
Tots
Fruit
Cookie
Grilled Cheese
Tomato Soup
Crackers
Apple Crisp
Spaghetti
Salad/Green Beans
Fruit
French Bread
25
Hash Browns
12 Eggs
Baked Potato
w/Fixings
Salad
Fruit
Cookie
Weiner Wraps
Tots
Fruit
Cookie
24
5
Macaroni & Cheese
GreenBeans/Spinach
Fruit
P.B. Brownie
Burrito
Tots
Fruit
Maple Bar
17
Sausage
Pizza Roll
No School
21
Beef Nachos
Salad
Fruit
Rice Krispy
27
Ham & Cheese
No School
28
Easter
Hamburger Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Fruit
Hot Roll
Choice of Sandwich
Chips
Fruit
Cookie
Ham & Cheese
Yum Yums
Corn
Fruit
Pudding
Sloppy Joe
Tots
Fruit
Cookie
RSD
Adrian High School Drama Presents
Beauty
and the
Beast
April 14, 15, 16
7:00 p.m.
Adrian H.S. Gym
All tickets just $6
for more information call
541-372-233
Adrian School District #61
Adrian, OR 97901
Non Profit Org.
U.S. Postage Paid
Adrian, OR 97901
Permit #1
Postal Patron
Adrian School District #61